Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024

[alegotardo]

But if he is not appointed to be the captain next season Ronaldo will still play a good role , he has been doing more than a captain ever since . If Ronaldo won't be the captain Manchester United needs to find one who can fit in to be the captain,   not just a captain that will occupy position and knowing what to do with the position.

Through out last season,Manchester United players as a whole have not been doing what they are supposed do,they have not played well for sometimes now,and maybe they really need a rebranding at the club.Christiano Ronaldo has been the only player playing well for Manchester United,and he has carried the club on his soldier to ensure they get to a good spot on the table.

Cristiano is a good captain, a veteran who has a strategic vision and knows very well how to lead his team, but I see that today's armband is more of a symbol, you don't have to wear a piece of cloth on your arm to be the " leader" of a team, there are a lot of players on the field who lead without an armband, and that's really cool to see.
So I don't see that as a problem, Ronaldo will always continue to impress, whether it's his goals or his leadership on the field... with or without an armband.

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[_BlackStar]

Frenkie De Jong is Man United's main target, Erik ten Hag really wants De Jong to join Man United to fill the position left by Pogba. But until now
Man United and Barcelona are still negotiating to find a price agreement, which Man United's offer is still far from the price that Barcelona wants.

De Jong is a player who is highly expected to stay at Barcelona because of the possibility of being included in Xavi's plans next season. Although so far De Jong has not performed as well as expected, but he is a great player at the moment. It's natural that Barcelona want a high price, so Ten Hag will have to take that into account if they want to get the player.

The transfer window will still be quite long, so there's still time to wait for some changes later. If De Jong does end up signing for Manchester United, I'm sure he might have a bit of a problem adapting later because the Premier League is a very different competition than Laliga.

[hd49728]

De Jong is a player who is highly expected to stay at Barcelona because of the possibility of being included in Xavi's plans next season. Although so far De Jong has not performed as well as expected, but he is a great player at the moment. It's natural that Barcelona want a high price, so Ten Hag will have to take that into account if they want to get the player.

De Jong is more relevant in clubs like Ajax and Barcelona. He is not relevant for Premier League which is keen on direct clashes between players. However, I don't base on this theory and say that De Jong can not play well in Premier League. Because we see David Silva, Bernado Silva, etc. they are all not too strong physically but they play very well there. De Jong can do it too but club signs him will take risk that he can adapt to Premier League.

The transfer window will still be quite long, so there's still time to wait for some changes later. If De Jong does end up signing for Manchester United, I'm sure he might have a bit of a problem adapting later because the Premier League is a very different competition than Laliga.

At least Manchester United will have Ten Hag who worked with De Jong and lifted they player career to a higher level when De Jong was young in Ajax. The success in Ajax with Ten Hag brings De Jong to Barcelona. Let's wait for their reunite in Manchester United and wait for their good collaboration again.

[Razmirraz]

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Since playing from the academy, he developed into a deadly striker in the Red Devils attack line.  However, Rashford this season has shown a very poor performance.  So he often sits on the bench.  With these conditions many think Rashford will leave Manchester United.  But there is news stating that the new Red Devils manager Erik Ten Hag still wants Rashford to join United's squad.  At least Erik Ten Hag will test Rashford's abilities in the MU pre-season session.

Marcus Rashford has emerged as a lethal striker since making his Manchester United debut, Rashford decline in form has been accompanied by Manchester United poor form in the Premier League.
The arrival of Erik Ten Hag opened a little hope for Manchester United and Rashford, Erik Ten Hag has had success with Ajax Amsterdam, he is also known as a cold-handed coach who can increase the confidence of young players. The trust that Erik Ten Hag put in Rashford is very reasonable, Rashford is still young, he was already at the highest level before Ten Hag set foot at Old Trafford. Ten Hag still believes in the ability that Rashford has, in his hands Rashford will return to his best form.

[Despairo]

By the way Lukaku is pretty close to reaching an agreement with Inter nowadays. It is most likely to be a loan move for him but he would still take this chance anyway. Because he hasn't been very happy with playing for Chelsea for some time. Chelsea are aiming another thing by this transfer too now. They aim to sign Denzel Dumfries after sending Lukaku. As Chelsea are looking for defenders now this would be really logical for them. Dumfries is one of the qualified defenders now.

Denzel Dumfries is mainly played on right midfielder, even he can played on right back, but he almostly played on right midfielder. I don't think Chelsea want to buy Dumfries is a good move because they already have Reece James who're excellent on the right midfielder. I don't really know what's the purpose of Chelsea now, perhaps they want to try their strategy even though they will need face trial and error.

I agree with Chelsea move to buy center forward player e.g. Richarlison, it's more make sense if Chelsea looking for a new goal keeper since Mendy isn't really good.

[Jody.Drummer]

De Jong is a player who is highly expected to stay at Barcelona because of the possibility of being included in Xavi's plans next season. Although so far De Jong has not performed as well as expected, but he is a great player at the moment. It's natural that Barcelona want a high price, so Ten Hag will have to take that into account if they want to get the player.

The transfer window will still be quite long, so there's still time to wait for some changes later. If De Jong does end up signing for Manchester United, I'm sure he might have a bit of a problem adapting later because the Premier League is a very different competition than Laliga.

Actually, if we look at the green light from Xavi if De Jong is indeed taken away, the problem is that the price offered is clearly quite expensive which makes this complicated.
De Jong's role for Barcelona is still there but I think his development has slowed down a bit which makes it difficult especially if Barcelona are looking for midfielders and strikers again obviously this is a problem for De Jong too.
For United it looks like they still need a midfielder and De Jong could be a good option for that but with the release of the clause that is almost £100 million it is clear that United will rethink this.

[Sebas.tian]

By the way Lukaku is pretty close to reaching an agreement with Inter nowadays. It is most likely to be a loan move for him but he would still take this chance anyway. Because he hasn't been very happy with playing for Chelsea for some time. Chelsea are aiming another thing by this transfer too now. They aim to sign Denzel Dumfries after sending Lukaku. As Chelsea are looking for defenders now this would be really logical for them. Dumfries is one of the qualified defenders now.

I think, Chelsea managements are preparing to release lukaku to bring in new talented striker that can handle his position very well in next season because they need a good striker that know how to achieve early goals from any match. Lukaku performance was very poor in this season that is making their coach not to allow him in next season than to release him to inter to see if him can perform well in their team. I believe, Chelsea really need a talented midfielder and defender because they are lacking in the areas of defense and midfield which their coach will do everything possible to get a good midfielder and defender that will help the team to achieve premier league title next season.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

Frenkie de Jong transfer seems like it is getting more and more difficult for Manchester United day by day. Barcelona don't want to lose one of their most crucial players easily and they want a really huge transfer fee for letting him go.

It sadden me that Manchester united aren't learning from there past mistakes. Their big signings aren't always productive to them, it's now more like a tradition of them, for big players with huge sum of money and don't get the worth of what they spent buying the players. Some examples are Pogba etc. Manchester united needs to learn how to stop signing overpriced players and use the money effectively buy signing multiple players that can work collectively in uplifting the club.

Manchester United losing in the premier League is very discouraging as at some point, they were the powerhouse of the tournament. They have to look for a way for themselves that even though they don't win the tournament ateleast they should be a strong force to not make a league they ones controlled been ruled by the rivals.

[tulusikhlas]

I believe, Chelsea really need a talented midfielder and defender because they are lacking in the areas of defense and midfield which their coach will do everything possible to get a good midfielder and defender that will help the team to achieve premier league title next season.

Looking at it now, I'm speculating a little bit that Chelsea will have a bit of a hard time competing for the title next season. They seem to be behind Manchester City and Liverpool in this regard, but this is not a final result that can really happen, because I also believe Chelsea are working to create a strong team.
  This is just my personal opinion regarding the developments that have occurred in this team.

[ShowOff]

By the way Lukaku is pretty close to reaching an agreement with Inter nowadays. It is most likely to be a loan move for him but he would still take this chance anyway. Because he hasn't been very happy with playing for Chelsea for some time. Chelsea are aiming another thing by this transfer too now. They aim to sign Denzel Dumfries after sending Lukaku. As Chelsea are looking for defenders now this would be really logical for them. Dumfries is one of the qualified defenders now.

Lukaku's form at Chelsea has been very erratic and I think his contribution to the team last season really didn't live up to expectations. Don't know where the fault lies, but that's what I saw from Lukaku last season. The number of goals he has scored is in contrast to what he did with Inter in the previous 2 seasons in a row. Maybe not not suitable to play in the Premier League because of his stature and weight, he is better in Serie A.

The total goals scored by Lukaku during his last season at Chelsea was minimal as he only scored 12 goals in all competitions from a total of 38 appearances. That's half of his goal tally at Inter so maybe this has him thinking about moving on again to Inter next season.

[Bobrox]

I think, Chelsea managements are preparing to release lukaku to bring in new talented striker that can handle his position very well in next season because they need a good striker that know how to achieve early goals from any match. Lukaku performance was very poor in this season that is making their coach not to allow him in next season than to release him to inter to see if him can perform well in their team. I believe, Chelsea really need a talented midfielder and defender because they are lacking in the areas of defense and midfield which their coach will do everything possible to get a good midfielder and defender that will help the team to achieve premier league title next season.

Who can replace position from Lukaku on Chelsea as central forward? I don't agree with your opinion about how poor Lukaku performance for Chelsea last season because he can consistent and scored several goals, but not have good position trough Thomas Tuchel why reason Lukaku can show his best performance. I think right now still not have new player transfer for Chelsea exactly with central forward position, still have chance for Lukaku keep stay with Chelsea and recovery his confidence how to be top scorer for Chelsea. I think if keep stay with Chelsea and get back his chance play still ability for Lukaku back to the top performance.

[bering]

Arsenal are finalizing the final steps of transfer from Fabio Vieira currently both of them has talking about contract duration and salary amount seems this transfer has surprising many people because although he had good statistics in Porto with 34 matches and 6 goals and 15 assists in all competitions but he hasn't recognized as potential players however about this transfer i think Arsenal need good attackers because last season their strikers have difficult to scored goals and i was wondering why Arteta buy Vieira instead of new attacker players

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

Who can replace position from Lukaku on Chelsea as central forward? I don't agree with your opinion about how poor Lukaku performance for Chelsea last season because he can consistent and scored several goals,

What do you call several goals, a striker bought for ~€100 but gives only 8 goals and zero assist in the premier league and you don't call that a flop. A midfielder Mason Mount even scored more than him while Kai havertz scored same amount of goals and was more impactive due to his link up game play and assists. Thankfully the board has given Thomas Tuchel power this time around and not what they did they last time. Lukaku wasn't even Tuchel choice, that was what the board wanted.

When you check his overall goals, he had just 13 same as Kai havertz and Mason Mount and you call yourself a prolific striker. Lukaku is Chelsea worst signing even worst than Kepa as he has save us severally on penalties. Thankfully he won't be around for next season.

[cryptofrka]

Yep, Arsenal is really active early on. They also look ready to spend serious money - Viera and Jesus will cost almost 100 million Euros.

Viera looks like a really promising talent but Arsenal is filled with them already, I kind of expected them to go for proven quality and some more experienced players.
If they manage to bring in Jesus he will for sure be able to lead the front line - but Arsenal really needs some older players at the heart of the team.

If they don't bring experience, they will again play nice football but end up losing control of the games too often - like it happened at the end of this season, eventually costing them a CL spot.

[CryptoBuds]

Who can replace position from Lukaku on Chelsea as central forward? I don't agree with your opinion about how poor Lukaku performance for Chelsea last season because he can consistent and scored several goals,

What do you call several goals, a striker bought for ~€100 but gives only 8 goals and zero assist in the premier league and you don't call that a flop. A midfielder Mason Mount even scored more than him while Kai havertz scored same amount of goals and was more impactive due to his link up game play and assists. Thankfully the board has given Thomas Tuchel power this time around and not what they did they last time. Lukaku wasn't even Tuchel choice, that was what the board wanted.

You are right, when a player is taken into the team with 100 million euros and given him high wages, then the expectations of the team from him will be much higher. Lukaku is a very talented player. But his performance at Chelsea was very weak. He didn't play well. However, next season Tuchel is trying to sort out his team in a new way. Hopefully next season we will see the Chelsea team in a stronger form

[AndySt]

Actually, if we look at the green light from Xavi if De Jong is indeed taken away, the problem is that the price offered is clearly quite expensive which makes this complicated. De Jong's role for Barcelona is still there but I think his development has slowed down a bit which makes it difficult especially if Barcelona are looking for midfielders and strikers again obviously this is a problem for De Jong too. For United it looks like they still need a midfielder and De Jong could be a good option for that but with the release of the clause that is almost £100 million it is clear that United will rethink this.

It's just that de Jong is now Barcelona's most liquid asset for potential sale. Such an inflated price for de Jong, which Barcelona requested from Manchester United, makes me think that Barcelona is trying to cover its financial holes with just one transfer and at the same time free up space in the budget for signing Robert Lewandowski. Given that Xavi also would not like to let the player leave the club, then if Manchester United refuses the transfer, then Xavi will be happy, if Manchester United agrees, then signing a contract with Lewandowski will go from theory to practice. And yes, I agree that Manchester United is taking a big risk by paying such a large sum for de Jong, despite all ten Hag's sympathies for the footballer.

[junmisakiro]

Who can replace position from Lukaku on Chelsea as central forward? I don't agree with your opinion about how poor Lukaku performance for Chelsea last season because he can consistent and scored several goals,

What do you call several goals, a striker bought for ~€100 but gives only 8 goals and zero assist in the premier league and you don't call that a flop. A midfielder Mason Mount even scored more than him while Kai havertz scored same amount of goals and was more impactive due to his link up game play and assists. Thankfully the board has given Thomas Tuchel power this time around and not what they did they last time. Lukaku wasn't even Tuchel choice, that was what the board wanted.

You are right, when a player is taken into the team with 100 million euros and given him high wages, then the expectations of the team from him will be much higher. Lukaku is a very talented player. But his performance at Chelsea was very weak. He didn't play well. However, next season Tuchel is trying to sort out his team in a new way. Hopefully next season we will see the Chelsea team in a stronger form

expectations due to the high price made Lukaku's appearance considered bad, in fact his performance with Chelsea is still stable not good and not too bad, but because the price is very expensive makes him continue to be judged not to be able to show good performances like he did when he was with Inter Milan 2020 season.
now Chelsea are being rumored with several new strikers, maybe they will get rid of Lukaku or even sell him. I think even if he is kept it will be very difficult for Lukaku to put out his best performance because his style of play doesn't suit Chelsea's game.

[Fakhrulenclix]

Arsenal are finalizing the final steps of transfer from Fabio Vieira currently both of them has talking about contract duration and salary amount seems this transfer has surprising many people because although he had good statistics in Porto with 34 matches and 6 goals and 15 assists in all competitions but he hasn't recognized as potential players however about this transfer i think Arsenal need good attackers because last season their strikers have difficult to scored goals and i was wondering why Arteta buy Vieira instead of new attacker players

Fábio Vieira is a young player with potential, he played very well with Porto throughout the 2021 season, I think Arsenal's choice was the right one. this is a talented young talent, he is only 22 years old which is very possible for him to be able to develop even better with Arsenal.
and for strikers I also think that Arsenal should look for new strikers for next season and I really hope that experienced strikers will come to help improve the quality of Arsenal's attack.

[Cnut237]

Actually, if we look at the green light from Xavi if De Jong is indeed taken away, the problem is that the price offered is clearly quite expensive which makes this complicated. De Jong's role for Barcelona is still there but I think his development has slowed down a bit which makes it difficult especially if Barcelona are looking for midfielders and strikers again obviously this is a problem for De Jong too. For United it looks like they still need a midfielder and De Jong could be a good option for that but with the release of the clause that is almost £100 million it is clear that United will rethink this.

It's just that de Jong is now Barcelona's most liquid asset for potential sale. Such an inflated price for de Jong, which Barcelona requested from Manchester United, makes me think that Barcelona is trying to cover its financial holes with just one transfer and at the same time free up space in the budget for signing Robert Lewandowski. Given that Xavi also would not like to let the player leave the club, then if Manchester United refuses the transfer, then Xavi will be happy, if Manchester United agrees, then signing a contract with Lewandowski will go from theory to practice. And yes, I agree that Manchester United is taking a big risk by paying such a large sum for de Jong, despite all ten Hag's sympathies for the footballer.

I suppose it's not just transfer fees, but also wages. I think de Jong is on something like 10m Euros per year, so if they sell him they also lose that commitment to the wage budget. I think they let Coutinho leave for Villa on a cheap fee mainly so that they could shift the wage burden. If Barca need more money to fund Lewandowski's wages, they might eventually let de Jong (as one of the top earners) leave for cheaper, if they don't have any other options... but for the moment they are seeing just how much they can get out of United.

[Velvet78]

By the way Lukaku is pretty close to reaching an agreement with Inter nowadays. It is most likely to be a loan move for him but he would still take this chance anyway. Because he hasn't been very happy with playing for Chelsea for some time. Chelsea are aiming another thing by this transfer too now. They aim to sign Denzel Dumfries after sending Lukaku. As Chelsea are looking for defenders now this would be really logical for them. Dumfries is one of the qualified defenders now.

Denzel Dumfries is mainly played on right midfielder, even he can played on right back, but he almostly played on right midfielder. I don't think Chelsea want to buy Dumfries is a good move because they already have Reece James who're excellent on the right midfielder. I don't really know what's the purpose of Chelsea now, perhaps they want to try their strategy even though they will need face trial and error.

I agree with Chelsea move to buy center forward player e.g. Richarlison, it's more make sense if Chelsea looking for a new goal keeper since Mendy isn't really good.

You are saying a good thing that they have Reece James now. However I especially pointed that out because there is a possibility for César Azpilicueta could leave the team this summer. If this happens Chelsea will have only one right-back in the team. Dumfries can be a really good addition at this point. Him and Reece James both can play as right-back and right midfielder now and this would solve a probable problem for Chelsea. But maybe Chelsea wouldn't go for Dumfries as long as they keep Azpilicueta here.