Premier League Prediction Thread 2024/2025

[JeWay]

Personally, I think it could have been really intriguing to see if Chelsea came forward and had an agreement with Cristiano Ronaldo. It was going to be really great to see Cristiano Ronaldo for Chelsea as well. But I don't believe that is going to happen.

I think so, although there were rumors that Chelsea were at the forefront of wanting to get Cr7, but the issue did not become strong evidence because there were no rumors that said Chelsea had made an offer for Manchester United. So there were no further talks after the chelsea owner met with ronaldo's agent and the meeting didn't seem very meaningful if chelsea really wanted to get ronaldo.

Btw previously, Manchester United performance under Erik Ten Hag was really impressive, they can control almost all sides and can turn off quickly every time there is an attempted attack from Liverpool. in this friendly match Manchester United can win 4-0 even without the presence of Ronaldo.

[Agbe]

Premier League Pre-season Friendly March. Manchester United VS Liverpool on the 12th July, 2022.

Manchester United VS Liverpool
                  4         -        0

Zidane Igbal performed credible against Liverpool. The goals scorers in the march were.
Goal scored by:
1. Jadon Sancho. He scored 1 goal at 12 minutes in the game.
2. Fred. He scored 1 goal at 30 minutes in the game
3. Anthony Martial. He scored 1 goal at 33 minutes in the game
4. Facundo Pellistri. He scored 1 goal at 76 minutes in the game
That gave the total of 4-0.

[Pokapoka124]

After Arsenal's interest started for N'Golo Kante, I see that Manchester United have also decided to intervene. Kante is one of the best midfielders of the Premier League now. Aging doesn't change much for him for now. Chelsea wouldn't like to lose a player like him because this would cause them to be weakened in defense more. By the way I understand Manchester United's interest too as they are already after Frenkie de Jong too. They must be aiming to sign one of these players for sure.

Why do Arsenal and Man United try to sign Kante? They must know he is a key player for Chelsea, it is almost impossible to sign him. As far as I know, Chelsea has no other defensive midfielder that has the same capability as Kante. Even if they have Jorginho, Jorginho still can't play at the same level as Kante. I am really sure that Chelsea won't lose another key player after they lost Rudiger. Chelsea must be aware that they must keep the quality and the quantity of their squad if they still want to compete for the title in the next season.

Both teams are trying to build and strengthen their squad and will be willing to get any available player. for N'Golo Kante fits right in as a very qualified player and a player who will guarantee the team a certain level of safety in the midfield and defense.  I don't think Chelsea will allow their star player go as they also need him and see Kante as a very important player in the club and would need his services for the coming season.

[judas]

Chelsea are trying their best to complete their defender transfer as soon as possible. It seems like de Ligt is most likely to join Bayern Munich now. His asking price seems to be very high like around 90 million euros. Bayern Munich seem ready to meet this amount. I don't think that he would choose Chelsea over Bayern Munich even if Chelsea offer the same amount. Therefore Chelsea might focus on transferring Nathan Ake from Manchester City more after this happens. They are already in talks with them for him.

[CryptoPanda]

Will Eric Ten Hag be the one to take Manchester United back to old ways ? Premier League will be very interesting.

Eric Ten Hag still has a task ahead of him, this is just pre season and the club supporters should not get too excited or jump into conclusions that they are already a better team than they were last season. The win was however important to instill confidence in all those who are loosing confidence in the team, and also give the supporters something to look forward to. Manchester united has always played better without Ronaldo, his arrival made most of the other players withdraw into their shell and loose confidence in themselves and this affected the team, this game is also a pointer to show that they don't really need ronaldo to stay at the club, they can do better without him.

Some Manchester United fans have been praising the team today on the internet after their 4 nil victory over Liverpool in the Bangkok cup competition today. I heard some of the fans say their team is back and stronger again. It's so funny seeing them make these claims after fielding their top players against a Liverpool youth team in the first half of the game. I hope to see this kind of performanceand win when the league resumes in August also.

[Sterbens]

Premier League Pre-season Friendly March. Manchester United VS Liverpool on the 12th July, 2022.

Manchester United VS Liverpool
                  4         -        0

Zidane Igbal performed credible against Liverpool. The goals scorers in the march were.
Goal scored by:
1. Jadon Sancho. He scored 1 goal at 12 minutes in the game.
2. Fred. He scored 1 goal at 30 minutes in the game
3. Anthony Martial. He scored 1 goal at 33 minutes in the game
4. Facundo Pellistri. He scored 1 goal at 76 minutes in the game
That gave the total of 4-0.

Regardless of Liverpool's game that did not really want to win or indeed a pretty good start from Erik Ten Hag who implemented a strategy to play with Liverpool, he had to do a little penetration at the back of the defense, especially De Gea who appeared very extraordinary. Save after save, De Gea showed that this is proof Manchester United may still be able to provide resistance for the Premier League Pre-season. But again, don't think of this as an excessive achievement, because the competition in the Premier League is still a mystery.

[CryptoPanda]

There’s no truth in N’golo Kante's move to Arsenal. I know that Arsenal still see midfield as an area to improve on but Kante isn’t an option. Although his contract expires next season but I don’t see him joining Arsenal. Arteta is seeking a younger defensive-minded midfielder that will serve as cover for Thomas Partey next season. Kante is 31, he had spells on the bench amid a knee problem last season. That’s not the player that a club that’s building would want to sign. Besides there’s Thomas Partey, a proper defensive midfielder, so I don’t see the need for Kante. Also he is the second paid player in Chelsea after Lukaku, Arsenal would not offer him what Chelsea pays currently.

I agree you with your statements, Kante is 31 and Mikel Arteta is building a team for now and the future, he wouldn't be looking to sign a player now and start looking for a replacement for him the next year he will rather seek a younger player that will fit in that postion. Arsenal wants players that will play for the club for the next 3 to 5 years not players who are already aged and have a season or two to play in their career.

[Pokapoka124]

Jurgen Klopp seems contended with his present squad after signing Darwin Nunez as a replacement for Sadio Mane. It was a big loss for the reds but they need to keep pushing after all, players come and go. Rumours circulating that he wants Jude Bellingham in his squad. Klopp is a very calculating manager and wouldn't go for a player which he knows is a star and get him signed and then dump him or denied him regular play time. That's why he isn't going for Bellingham yet, and moreover Jude Bellingham is not even available in the transfer window.

I agree, Liverpool look balanced already, they have gotten replacements for Minamino and Mane and have squad debt. Their current team is doing well already finishing second last season with just a point difference from Manchester City, played in the champions league final, they already have a balanced squad and need a few additions to create options in all positions and they have done that so they are ready to kick off the season..

[panjul07]

I have high expectations of Ten Hag.

The same thing happened anytime Manchester United changed the manager after Sir Alex.
Most fans and management had high expectation of any new manager but they forget that there is no instant achievement after changing manager or having new players.
What fans and management need to do this year is to give a manager more time to build the team.
I will not expect too much from Ten Hag, what I hope is that they can be a better team than last season.

[CryptoPanda]

Spurs are really showing they are serious about improving their team and they now look ambitious. The management have invested so much in the team this summer to strengthen the team and Conte will be looking to compete and hopefully win his first trophy for spurs next season. The speculations about Harry Kane to join Bayern looks unlikely because i don't see Tottenham letting Harry Kane leave, he is a important player in the team and they need him for next season.

[Pokapoka124]

premier league promoted nottingham forest has now presented Neco Williams, its sixth new summer signing for the new season. the welsh international and right-back signs a four-year contract until summer 2026 and comes from fc liverpool.
the club have now spent almost €70 million in the transfer window ahead of their return to the pl

They are really trying to build a team with which they will be able to at least stay in the Premier League again and probably even finish as a mid-table team.
I think it is quite possible. With the amount of money they spent in this transfer market, Nottingham Forest will have high expectations this season.
I am also interested to see how they will perform in the Premier League after quite some time.

Nottingham which has been promoted this season looks quite active in the transfer market, compared to the other two promoted teams, Nottingham is the team that has brought in the most players so far, they have brought in 6 new players and most of them are defensive players, now they have spent almost 70 million euros to bring in new players and it looks like they will stop at nothing to strengthen the squad and maybe we will see some new transfers from them this season.

Taiwo Awoniyi was Nottingham Forest first signing he is a striker signed from Union Berlin, the club had really invested much on new young players other new signings include Dean Henderson, Giulian Biancone, Moussa Niakhate, Neco Williams and Omar Richards I believe their aim is to remain in top Flight in EPL as long as they can and avoid relegation because EPL is a different ball game compared to the Championship, I am quite impressed with  the swift signings by Steve Coope who is trying to build a formidable team and as well as wanted all the old and new players to adapt and quickly settle down before the commencement of the league.

I'm also impressed with the way Nottingham Forest are progressing with the strengthening of their squad. They have being very active in the market and have succeeded in bringing in some talents to the team. Their main aim next season will be to remain in the league, finish in the top half of the league and compete in the league competitions. Hopefully, with the kind of squad they are building they will be able to achieve their goal.

[Falconer]

Btw previously, Manchester United performance under Erik Ten Hag was really impressive, they can control almost all sides and can turn off quickly every time there is an attempted attack from Liverpool. in this friendly match Manchester United can win 4-0 even without the presence of Ronaldo.

Winning in a friendly match proves nothing as the competition is actually much tougher. I don't think Ten Hag was convincing enough even though today he could make Manchester United win that friendly, so we'll have to wait to see him in the Premier League. But good, he started to test his strategy.

Ten Hag needs time to test some strategies during pre-season and he should get a good formula when the league starts. He must be able to convince the management of Manchester United that he is the right person to bring Manchester United back to their best, hopefully it will work for him.

[Google+]

Winning in a friendly match proves nothing as the competition is actually much tougher. I don't think Ten Hag was convincing enough even though today he could make Manchester United win that friendly, so we'll have to wait to see him in the Premier League. But good, he started to test his strategy.

from this friendly match you can judge the figure of nunez who was bought at a high enough price, whether he really played well of course not, I saw him kicking the ball quite hard in front of De Gea which became the subject of ridicule for nunez on social media. he is like a star who has lost his instinct to score. friendly matches may not be a good benchmark to judge a player but nunez really played quite badly in that match.

[Falconer]

from this friendly match you can judge the figure of nunez who was bought at a high enough price, whether he really played well of course not, I saw him kicking the ball quite hard in front of De Gea which became the subject of ridicule for nunez on social media. he is like a star who has lost his instinct to score. friendly matches may not be a good benchmark to judge a player but nunez really played quite badly in that match.

Often the first chance is not the yardstick of how a new player is performing, but honestly you may be saying something right. The high price of a player will not guarantee good performance, that's the right thing. But in Nunez's case, I don't think he should be bothered just because his first game went badly for Liverpool. He's still had chances in many other games this season, so even if his first game was bad then I don't think he's going to be bad in the others.

It's natural for someone to praise a player's performance when they play well and score goals, but on the other hand they will berate and hate when they play poorly, especially if the player is an expensive new player like Nunez.

[Smartvirus]

Winning in a friendly match proves nothing as the competition is actually much tougher. I don't think Ten Hag was convincing enough even though today he could make Manchester United win that friendly, so we'll have to wait to see him in the Premier League. But good, he started to test his strategy.

Ten Hag needs time to test some strategies during pre-season and he should get a good formula when the league starts. He must be able to convince the management of Manchester United that he is the right person to bring Manchester United back to their best, hopefully it will work for him.

Friendlies might not mean so much, after all, there are no points gained from the game but it accesses the team and also helps them to develop rhythm that they could take to the league when the league kicks off. Manchester United haven't been a good team through the previous season and as such, there is a lot of expectations on them so, them winning today's game is a step towards the right direction.
Although, looking at the team they played against @Liverpool and the scoreline, we know this can't happen as Klopp is sure to turn tjing around pretty fast too.

[Lida93]

Winning in a friendly match proves nothing as the competition is actually much tougher. I don't think Ten Hag was convincing enough even though today he could make Manchester United win that friendly, so we'll have to wait to see him in the Premier League. But good, he started to test his strategy.

Ten Hag needs time to test some strategies during pre-season and he should get a good formula when the league starts. He must be able to convince the management of Manchester United that he is the right person to bring Manchester United back to their best, hopefully it will work for him.

Friendlies might not mean so much, after all, there are no points gained from the game but it accesses the team and also helps them to develop rhythm that they could take to the league when the league kicks off. Manchester United haven't been a good team through the previous season and as such, there is a lot of expectations on them so, them winning today's game is a step towards the right direction.
Although, looking at the team they played against @Liverpool and the scoreline, we know this can't happen as Klopp is sure to turn tjing around pretty fast too.

Winning a friendly aint a yardstick to quickly rain praises on a club that have been so disappointing, like any club in their good form can pretend to let a weaker one to override them as long as it's friendly only for them to meet in the real competitive games and reverse end up been the case.

Not until the EPL kick off then can we say UTD has really picked some improving form and deserves anything close to praising at the moment.

[Falconer]

Friendlies might not mean so much, after all, there are no points gained from the game but it accesses the team and also helps them to develop rhythm that they could take to the league when the league kicks off. Manchester United haven't been a good team through the previous season and as such, there is a lot of expectations on them so, them winning today's game is a step towards the right direction.
Although, looking at the team they played against @Liverpool and the scoreline, we know this can't happen as Klopp is sure to turn tjing around pretty fast too.

Right, I already said it above. Friendly matches don't really mean anything to these teams because maybe they don't play seriously the whole game. So I wouldn't really believe it was a bad start for Liverpool, but it's a good sign for Manchester United.

[harapan]

Chelsea are trying their best to complete their defender transfer as soon as possible. It seems like de Ligt is most likely to join Bayern Munich now. His asking price seems to be very high like around 90 million euros. Bayern Munich seem ready to meet this amount. I don't think that he would choose Chelsea over Bayern Munich even if Chelsea offer the same amount. Therefore Chelsea might focus on transferring Nathan Ake from Manchester City more after this happens. They are already in talks with them for him.

Chelsea should kindly take it a step at a time, you can't sign all the players at the same time. Koullibaly is also on their transfer wish list.
They have also started moving for Gnabry but not sure of them getting Gnabry.
They have to do all it takes so they can make replacement for the lost defender's

[Shasha80]

Chelsea are trying their best to complete their defender transfer as soon as possible. It seems like de Ligt is most likely to join Bayern Munich now. His asking price seems to be very high like around 90 million euros. Bayern Munich seem ready to meet this amount. I don't think that he would choose Chelsea over Bayern Munich even if Chelsea offer the same amount. Therefore Chelsea might focus on transferring Nathan Ake from Manchester City more after this happens. They are already in talks with them for him.

Chelsea should kindly take it a step at a time, you can't sign all the players at the same time. Koullibaly is also on their transfer wish list.
They have also started moving for Gnabry but not sure of them getting Gnabry.
They have to do all it takes so they can make replacement for the lost defender's

Although Chelsea have only managed to bring in Sterling so far, Chelsea supporters need not worry. Because Chelsea is still negotiating with
many players, it is not easy to transfer players, sometimes it requires a long negotiation process. So have to be patient for Chelsea supporters
waiting for their teams to get new players, actually Chelsea really needs new defenders. Hopefully in the near future Chelsea can get new defenders,
and according to the news Nathan Ake will indeed soon join Chelsea.

But because the transfer market is still open until early September, there is still the possibility that Chelsea will bring in some new players.
Because Juventus asked a very high price to be able to get Matthijs de Light, it seems that Kalidou Koulibaly is the most ideal alternative
for Chelsea to buy. Then regarding Serge Gnabry, it seems that Chelsea will easily get it, because Gnabry's contract will expire next season.
And surely Bayern don't want to lose Gnabry for free next season, so most likely Bayern will soon sell Gnabry. Maybe in the near future Chelsea
will negotiate with Bayern regarding the issue of the transfer fee of Serge Gnabry.

[AndySt]

Friendlies might not mean so much, after all, there are no points gained from the game but it accesses the team and also helps them to develop rhythm that they could take to the league when the league kicks off. Manchester United haven't been a good team through the previous season and as such, there is a lot of expectations on them so, them winning today's game is a step towards the right direction. Although, looking at the team they played against @Liverpool and the scoreline, we know this can't happen as Klopp is sure to turn tjing around pretty fast too.

Right, I already said it above. Friendly matches don't really mean anything to these teams because maybe they don't play seriously the whole game. So I wouldn't really believe it was a bad start for Liverpool, but it's a good sign for Manchester United.

Yes, such a score in a friendly match should not break a team like Liverpool. It's one thing when the team has certain problems with the results and the game and each subsequent negative result can only aggravate the problems in the team, and it's quite another thing when the team has a certain core and self-confidence, which is confirmed by the results that the team has shown in the previous few years. Therefore, the head coaches of the teams should treat such a result accordingly, that is, ten Hag should be optimistic about this result and inspire his players with it, and Klopp, on the contrary, should look at the problems that led to such a result, draw conclusions so that it does not happen again. But once again I would like to repeat that this result has no consequences either in terms of points or in terms of passing on in any official tournament.