Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024

[SatoPrincess]

This Manchester United team lacks chemistry, there is no proper communication and understanding between the players and that’s why they can keep possession, from the defense to the midfield doesn’t connect that is why you always see the defenders shooting the ball to the air. Improving the midfield will be very important and vital for this Manchester United squad right now. It is not really about buying all the superstars to make up a good team, it is mostly about how the players are willing to play and how well they respect the club they play for.

it's true as you said, manchester united now lacks cemestri, even though they have many star players but they have not been able to create cohesiveness in the team, their game has not been united, sometimes they don't even trust each other, like grenwood who doesn't want to pass the ball to his playmate, he is still selfish he wants to score his own goals.

Most players in United’s team especially the young ones see themselves more like competitors than teammates, for example greenwood not wanting to pass the ball to his teammates and always wants to score himself is because he sees Rashford or Sancho as rivals and he wants to register more goals than each of them before the end of the season and it shouldn’t be so. Most important things about playing for a team is sacrifice and selflessness, during Messi time at Barcelona I know everyone picks Messi and the masterpiece but we don’t talk enough about the work both iniesta and xavi did in the middle for Messi, they had opportunities they can score but they chose to pass, that how players should play, selflessly.

[masulum]

Whether ronaldo performance in manchester today may be influenced by the age factor and also his inappropriate duet?
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I think both have a role in the decline CR7's performance at Manchester United at this time. the age factor, he still seems to have good enough stamina to play 90 minutes. However, the EPL is quite tough, Ronaldo can lose in a body fight with other players when dribbling / grabbing the ball. As for the duet friends, Ronaldo planned to partner with Cavani at the start of the season, but Cavani is also too old, while other players seem to need time to be able to play with Ronaldo style. Ronaldo partner must also have speed so that they can balance each other in the process of attacking the opponent's defense.

[leea-1334]

I love watching premier league and la liga because if you ask me that is the two best leagues in the entire world and I do not think that we would ever get any better leagues for a while as well, they are just great. Watching Bayern is great too, I would love to see them lose championship just once to feel at ease to be fair but watching them play is great, and watching PSG feels great too, but those are just one team, so I could be considered "fans" for them since other teams are not enjoyable.

Premier league is not like that, they have 10-12 teams that I love to watch, hell even Southampton, watford, leeds trio at the bottom is great to watch because 2 of them had crypto sponsorship and leeds had docuseries.

I only watched Premier League but I started recently seeing a few Italian games and I have to tell you my thoughts about them were wrong. I used to not watch them because I thought they played defensive and boring football but I think they are now even better than Spanish football, much more aggressive and very free with the top half formations.

Premier League is truly great I agree because you can watch bottom table teams play and it is still exciting (which is not really to me the case for other leagues).

But maybe,,, it is simply because of language? I guess if I was from maybe Argentina I would love watching La Liga more because I can understand?

[oHnK]

Now, in Manchester United, there are more players like that, not only Pogba so I am not surprised to see their performance drops back too much.

The expensive players look like that, their act and performance is more important than team's performance. It will be find easily in the famous and big club without any strategic goals such as United. They're almost become a winner of the league but almost is never enough, so they need to be improved to reach their goal. Not only about coach which influence on the team's achievement but the most influence is the teamwork its self.

[onecall123]

This Manchester United team lacks chemistry, there is no proper communication and understanding between the players and that’s why they can keep possession, from the defense to the midfield doesn’t connect that is why you always see the defenders shooting the ball to the air. Improving the midfield will be very important and vital for this Manchester United squad right now. It is not really about buying all the superstars to make up a good team, it is mostly about how the players are willing to play and how well they respect the club they play for.

Observing the way they play or move at the pitch is what we can do now. However, these factors cannot force them to make drastic changes on the pitch in one night. Manchester United have been utterly unable to succeed as a squad as of lately. Their current standing is fourth, isn't that great? Finished second last year and third the year before, start following facts instead of crowds. Would Man United be willing to make a big move? Does Man United plan on leaving Chelsea's position?

[poldanmig]

I also think that Manchester United should do their best to keep Cristiano Ronaldo at the team for at least one more season. His performance so far has been really good. He got 14 goals and 3 assists in 24 official games. Maybe he is not the old Ronaldo but it would be too much to expect from him from now on. He is still good at this age which shows how great player he is. But if they finish this EPL season at a bad position in the standings, then it might not be easy to keep Ronaldo for them.

Ronaldo had a dream of returning to Sporting Lisbon. He wanted to play one more season with Sporting Lisbon without leaving football. Maybe at the end of this season we can watch Ronaldo in Sporting Lisbon jersey. Manchester United's performance this year is really bad. Ronaldo alone has taken on the team's goal problem. At this age, in a league where such good football is played, I think this performance is great.

Ronaldo is indeed pursuing his career in sporting lisbon, but i don't think lisbon will be the club for to end his career, ronaldo age has reached 36 years but his physical and performance is still quite good and we can see how he can still display his performance well so far in manchester.
I think at his age Ronaldo will still be able to play 3-4 more seasons like what ibrahimovich is doing now, besides that Ronaldo reportedly anticipates that if he leaves Manchester, maybe Real Madrid is the club he might go to later.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/weallfollowunited.com/2022/01/27/manchester-united-cristiano-ronaldo-real-madrid-uefa-champions-league-ucl-top-4-man-utd-jorge-mendes-transfer-news/amp/

[gabbie2010]

Such an experiment will still not be easy and of course it will take longer to build a team, while at the same time they want to bounce back quickly. So far Manchester United keep changing coaches and it at least makes it difficult to implement better gameplay in every match, I just hope Manchester United get the exact coach and not about star players who continue to be hunted.

Their problems belong mainly to their players. Solskajer did not solve it even sometimes he made great streaks with the team. However, the way they rely and put their belief on Pogba is something seriously wrong. If a team have to rely on a selfish player, it is something totally wrong and not good in long run. Pogba when he is happy, can carry Manchester United but don't forget that he is very careless and does not care about a whole team. What he cares about is his performance, and that's all.

Now, in Manchester United, there are more players like that, not only Pogba so I am not surprised to see their performance drops back too much.

I quite liked it when Carrick was there as interim coach. Maybe not too many changes were highlighted, but the compatibility was quite visible and also Manchester United game looked more free. We see him now trying to improve his performance from match to match. The existence of Carrick could be another option if the current coach also fails to improve Manchester United's game in a better direction.

Honestly had the board of Man Utd  allowed Micheal Carrick to continue as their interim manager till the end of this season Man Utd would have in a better position on the league, probably competing with Chelsea and Liverpool, unfortunately he step aside for the appointment of Rangnick, what improvement did Rangnick had on the team? he did nothing special to the team despite all the claims that he is an experience manager, he deployed 4-2-2-2 formation which has not yielded any positive result,Man Utd results so far had not been inconsistent though they are presently 4th on the table which is not guaranteed at the end of the season

[dustboy]

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Honestly had the board of Man Utd  allowed Micheal Carrick to continue as their interim manager till the end of this season Man Utd would have in a better position on the league, probably competing with Chelsea and Liverpool, unfortunately he step aside for the appointment of Rangnick, what improvement did Rangnick had on the team? he did nothing special to the team despite all the claims that he is an experience manager, he deployed 4-2-2-2 formation which has not yielded any positive result,Man Utd results so far had not been inconsistent though they are presently 4th on the table which is not guaranteed at the end of the season

This is what I have said few times previously that Ragnick is not even better than Carrick or Ole. Carrick did his job as interim manager in few matches very well, not sure why United decided to get Ragnick. Ragnick might be a manager with more experience than Carrick, but I'm sure Carrick know the whole situation in the squad and the whole situation in the Premier League better than Ragnick. It was bad decision from Man United not to keep Carrick till the end of the season at least.

[Boristhecat]

Such an experiment will still not be easy and of course it will take longer to build a team, while at the same time they want to bounce back quickly. So far Manchester United keep changing coaches and it at least makes it difficult to implement better gameplay in every match, I just hope Manchester United get the exact coach and not about star players who continue to be hunted.

Manchester United needs a manager who will be as stellar as the players he is trying to manage, maybe that will give a good result. Ole and Carrick are nothing like those coaches. If the players do not understand the subordination, then the discipline in the team suffers and all plans fall apart. Maybe Zidane would be a good option for Manchester - he knows how to connect with the players and he is a star both as a player and as a manager.

[SatoPrincess]

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Honestly had the board of Man Utd  allowed Micheal Carrick to continue as their interim manager till the end of this season Man Utd would have in a better position on the league, probably competing with Chelsea and Liverpool, unfortunately he step aside for the appointment of Rangnick, what improvement did Rangnick had on the team? he did nothing special to the team despite all the claims that he is an experience manager, he deployed 4-2-2-2 formation which has not yielded any positive result,Man Utd results so far had not been inconsistent though they are presently 4th on the table which is not guaranteed at the end of the season

This is what I have said few times previously that Ragnick is not even better than Carrick or Ole. Carrick did his job as interim manager in few matches very well, not sure why United decided to get Ragnick. Ragnick might be a manager with more experience than Carrick, but I'm sure Carrick know the whole situation in the squad and the whole situation in the Premier League better than Ragnick. It was bad decision from Man United not to keep Carrick till the end of the season at least.

I know carrick did well in managing his 3 games at United, maybe he should have been given more time, just maybe. You never can tell what he would have turned out to be, but let’s see how things goes with Ralf but so far things aren’t really in good shape for him, sometime I see he is lost of ideas and doesn’t really know what to do, against Brentford when he subbed out Ronaldo for H. maguire just because he was scared of what happened against Aston villa repeating itself, it shows how shallow his mind is and I am not sure those players needs such negative energy around them. I just hope he can make some improvements until the end of the season, even if it’s just finishing 4th and qualifying for next season champions league.

[$crypto$]

Whether ronaldo performance in manchester today may be influenced by the age factor and also his inappropriate duet?
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I think both have a role in the decline CR7's performance at Manchester United at this time. the age factor, he still seems to have good enough stamina to play 90 minutes. However, the EPL is quite tough, Ronaldo can lose in a body fight with other players when dribbling / grabbing the ball. As for the duet friends, Ronaldo planned to partner with Cavani at the start of the season, but Cavani is also too old, while other players seem to need time to be able to play with Ronaldo style. Ronaldo partner must also have speed so that they can balance each other in the process of attacking the opponent's defense.

But what I see is the age factor that affects Ronaldo's current performance decline because the EPL competition is very tight when compared to young players, of course they will lose and only have strong stamina like you said, about the duet it doesn't affect significantly only It's just that now Ronaldo doesn't hold the ball at his feet for long, maybe because the friction is no longer good and has to work more closely with his duet, and sometimes Ronaldo's duet is still not compatible.
When with Cavani only rely on bait and also his header.

[CryptoBuds]

Such an experiment will still not be easy and of course it will take longer to build a team, while at the same time they want to bounce back quickly. So far Manchester United keep changing coaches and it at least makes it difficult to implement better gameplay in every match, I just hope Manchester United get the exact coach and not about star players who continue to be hunted.

Their problems belong mainly to their players. Solskajer did not solve it even sometimes he made great streaks with the team. However, the way they rely and put their belief on Pogba is something seriously wrong. If a team have to rely on a selfish player, it is something totally wrong and not good in long run. Pogba when he is happy, can carry Manchester United but don't forget that he is very careless and does not care about a whole team. What he cares about is his performance, and that's all.

Now, in Manchester United, there are more players like that, not only Pogba so I am not surprised to see their performance drops back too much.

^ I do not believe that the players in Manchester United are selfish including Paul Pogba.

You cannot obviously call a player selfish just because he cares somewhat about his career and his own statistics. Because ultimately that's what people see and that's how a player is judged if he is good or bad. And always remember trust goes both ways.

I think the main problem is that the players don't have much good chemistry between them because in the field no one seems to understand what his teammates are trying to do or what his teammates want him to do. And maybe you can win some games but you cannot do good in the long run by just "going with the flow".

[Luzin]

If Newcastle can't get out of the relegation zone, then this pumping of money will not affect the EPL in any way (at least next year)  It will be funny if this really happens, but still I am sure that Newcastle will be able to avoid this scenario and starting next season will already successfully solve serious problems, and not the "interim" in the form of a return to the EPL.

This position makes it difficult for them to get the best players. If they want they also have to spend more money. The reason is  they are in the relegation zone, that's what I think makes players reluctant to join together. They have to maximize some of the players who just arrived, their points difference is also not much. I think they should be able to get out of the relegation zone.

[DU18]

Manchester United has yet to announce who will be the new coach next season considering that Ralf Rangnick has only been in charge until the end of the season. Currently, there are 4 candidates who are believed to be strong enough to become Manchester United coach next season.
Erik ten Hag is a candidate as Manchester United manager next season and he is still under contract with Ajax Amsterdam, in addition there are Mauricio Pochettino, Luis Enrique and Julen Lopetegui who are very likely to take charge of Manchester United for next season but the choice is certain with the approval of Sir Alex Ferguson.

Manchester United appointed Ralf Rangnick as temporary coach to replace Solskjaer and after the season ends Rangnick will get another job at Manchester, namely as a team consultant, I think Luis Enrique and Pochettino are suitable coaches to become the next Manchester coach, Enrique has been known as a cold-handed coach who is able to bring Barcelona to bring many titles and of course Enrique has quite a lot of experience in European competitions, other than Enrique, of course Pochettino can also be a good alternative for Manchester considering his pretty good performance during at coaching Tottenham.

[kro55]

Such an experiment will still not be easy and of course it will take longer to build a team, while at the same time they want to bounce back quickly. So far Manchester United keep changing coaches and it at least makes it difficult to implement better gameplay in every match, I just hope Manchester United get the exact coach and not about star players who continue to be hunted.

Manchester United needs a manager who will be as stellar as the players he is trying to manage, maybe that will give a good result. Ole and Carrick are nothing like those coaches. If the players do not understand the subordination, then the discipline in the team suffers and all plans fall apart. Maybe Zidane would be a good option for Manchester - he knows how to connect with the players and he is a star both as a player and as a manager.

Manchester United need a coach who can blend in well with the players. To build a friendly relationship with the players, the players need to find out the problems. Every Manchester United player is talented enough. We have seen a lot of good performances from them in the past. But now their team performance is not good. Because the mutual bond between the players is not good.
Zidane is a very experienced coach. The team will be stronger if he coaches Manchester United. Because they already have a strong squad. Zidane will only work to build bonding between the players. And I believe he can do this very well.

[tyz]

Manchester United needs a manager who will be as stellar as the players he is trying to manage, maybe that will give a good result. Ole and Carrick are nothing like those coaches. If the players do not understand the subordination, then the discipline in the team suffers and all plans fall apart. Maybe Zidane would be a good option for Manchester - he knows how to connect with the players and he is a star both as a player and as a manager.

Zidane already didn't work properly at Real, although he knew the club and some players well from his active days. He never played in England and therefore doesn't know the mentality there well. This is very different from Spain or Italy. And I don't know of any example where a top player successfully coached a top club a few years after he quit as a player. Such experiments have mostly gone wrong in the past. In my opinion, the problem at ManU is the composition of the players and not the coach itself. ManU's management needs to clean up the squad before success can return.

[Sterbens]

Honestly had the board of Man Utd  allowed Micheal Carrick to continue as their interim manager till the end of this season Man Utd would have in a better position on the league, probably competing with Chelsea and Liverpool, unfortunately he step aside for the appointment of Rangnick, what improvement did Rangnick had on the team? he did nothing special to the team despite all the claims that he is an experience manager, he deployed 4-2-2-2 formation which has not yielded any positive result,Man Utd results so far had not been inconsistent though they are presently 4th on the table which is not guaranteed at the end of the season

This is what I have said few times previously that Ragnick is not even better than Carrick or Ole. Carrick did his job as interim manager in few matches very well, not sure why United decided to get Ragnick. Ragnick might be a manager with more experience than Carrick, but I'm sure Carrick know the whole situation in the squad and the whole situation in the Premier League better than Ragnick. It was bad decision from Man United not to keep Carrick till the end of the season at least.

Rangnick really only follows the path of his players who have a little extra initiative in carrying out attacks. If I'm not mistaken, we can see that on the sidelines Rangnick is at all difficult to show his aggressiveness in directing the players. Unlike Carrick, who is dominant in giving instructions. Now being in 4th place for Manchester United is still like a dream, because Rangnick has never made many changes.

[KTChampions]

If Newcastle can't get out of the relegation zone, then this pumping of money will not affect the EPL in any way (at least next year)  It will be funny if this really happens, but still I am sure that Newcastle will be able to avoid this scenario and starting next season will already successfully solve serious problems, and not the "interim" in the form of a return to the EPL.

This position makes it difficult for them to get the best players. If they want they also have to spend more money. The reason is  they are in the relegation zone, that's what I think makes players reluctant to join together. They have to maximize some of the players who just arrived, their points difference is also not much. I think they should be able to get out of the relegation zone.

Typically, such issues are regulated by the contract - for example, if a club relegates from the EPL at the end of the season, then the player who has concluded a contract with the club has the right to terminate it without penalty. This is a fair and convenient condition for both parties. I also think that Newcastle will be able to solve the problem of getting out of the relegation zone this season, but it is never superfluous to speculate about different theoretical options.

[coderben]

Newcastle are really in an interesting condition now. They are one of the richest clubs in the world now but they are in the relegation area in the league at the same time. They must really start showing a much better performance than now. Otherwise they are in danger of relegating from the league. And after that, I don't think that bigger names would be eager to come to a club which are in the second league of their country. A really tough future would wait for them then.

[arallmuus]

Zidane is a very experienced coach. The team will be stronger if he coaches Manchester United. Because they already have a strong squad. Zidane will only work to build bonding between the players. And I believe he can do this very well.

In case if you missed this, Zidane has stated that he had no interest in coaching Manchester United. He stated this before United decided on Rangnick as interim manager but I doubt that he will change his mind on Summer. There is alot of speculation that it is going to be Pochettino that take over in the summer and Zidane will replace him on PSG

Zidane is not the type that will risk his career trying to get back United to its prime. He is the pretty much the same type as Pep, they come then coach a stable team that has the quality to win the league