Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024

[Altryist]

Chelsea must make their finances more balanced after spending so much money last season to buy many players. I think over 70% of the squad that Chelsea have at the moment are new players, while some of the old players have been sold to maintain the financial balance. However, Chelsea also seems to be still eager to bring in several other players even though they are trying to balance the finances.

Pochettino seems to have a good plan for Chelsea next season, but he must be wise enough in managing his strategy when he has many players who have not fully adapted so far.

I hope Pochettino knows what he's doing, so far the sale of Chelsea players looks very confident, but we don't know how this will affect the team. Some will say that even with these players the team did not play well, but I tend to think that the problem was not with the players, but with the coaches who could not create chemistry between these players. Pochettino decided to go his own way, maybe he's right and lets players go who he doesn't need, that's fair to them. And how Chelsea will be a good team under the management of Pochettino, we will soon find out.

[shogun47]

I know so well that Chelsea spent a lot in bringing in new players and have to recover the funds but they now feel they have more than enough to give out. Now it's mason mount, just Kevin De Bruyne and Mohamed Sallah were given out in 2013 when the season didn't favour them.  Instead of reconsideMountmount proposal and offering offered him increments in salary since he demanded 300 hundred,  he was sold out for 60m. Manchester United now sees the need of going for young stars. I'm very sure the is underlying remorse awaiting Chelsea in this contract.

Obviously they are not leaving any stones unturned once more after spending a record breaking amount in the last 12 months on new players. The whole project Chelsea has turned into a massive high risk investment for Boehly. He now hired a new coach and Pochettino has his own idea of how he wants the team to play. Surprisingly, he is selling players that I did not expect he would sell. Mason Mount, Havertz and so many others. Some of the players were not key players anyway and also they need to find proper substitutes, but what is Pochettino's plan? Go out there again and spend more money than the sheikhs? if that doesn't work out and they miss a higher rank in the table again despite starting from zero, the club could suffer from long term consequences.

[BRINIRHA]

Since the club is currently in the acquisition process, of course this will disrupt Ten Hag's process of finding several players for them to bring to United. if they fail and are late in the transfer market this summer. I think Ten Hag should take care of his squad until the winter transfer window opens. and they can look for as few players as they can get. the most important thing now is that Ten Hag must be able to maximize the players they currently have.

Even though at this time several players were very closely linked with joining Manchester United. But with the current conditions. Maybe Ten Heg won't be able to get the player he has been eyeing in the transfer market. But I believe that even with the current squad Ten Heg will definitely be able to make the most of it. But it would be better if there were some additional strength from new players from the current transfer market which is still ongoing.

If the current issue in Manchester United will make Eric Ten hag not to sign new player into the club that is to say Manchester United will still use the same set of players they already have and with this it is expected for Manchester United to still display the same performance like that of last season, I think if this eventually happens that Manchester United is unable to sign in players it will really affect the performance of the team in the next season.  How the team performs in the beginning of the season  matters alot.

Waiting for the winter season to reach to sign players is a long time to me and this is the best time to get good players. In the winter market it is not easy to get quality players in the winter market.  This is a terrible news for Manchester United that may really affect them in the next season.  Next season Manchester United have lot of works for them, they seriously need a better squad expecially for the Champions league and also to be among the top Premier league team.

I agree with you that it is more difficult to sign great players in the transfer market that reopens in the winter. because at that time even the Premier League was in the middle of the season. So that the adjustment of new players in the middle of the season sometimes will not produce maximum results. we reflect on the Chelsea club which brought in more players in the winter transfer market. and they didn't get any improvement after bringing in a lot of players in that winter transfer market.

I hope Erik Ten Heg can still build a squad from the current transfer market quite well. although it is impossible for Man united to bring in a very expensive player for the club. but at least some new strength additions can be expected to bring greater hope for the club.

[kro55]

And the main problem that's happened to Chelsea I think is because Chelsea have been under three different coaches and also there have been mid-season squad changes throughout the season so the balance of the team has been shattered and it's been inconsistent for Chelsea. Due to differences in coaches that have an impact on changes in strategy and also changes in players.
and Chelsea really have to have the right coach so that there are no more changes in coaches, and I hope Mauricio Pochettino can turn Chelsea into a team that can compete at the top. Because next season the competition will be much stronger and tighter because several teams made significant changes last season and of course next season will be much better and stronger, and Chelsea must be able to be better than them especially with Newcastle which I think next season he will be one of a team not to be taken lightly.

Yeah it seems that reason is a little reasonable, changes in strategy and play style sometimes have an impact on players also more difficult to get cohesive
But management made the decision to replace the coach because Chelsea's performance continued to decline so there was no other choice, imagine Chelsea was thrown from the top 10 even though usually in every season Chelsea are always in the top 4. Pochettino has a tough challenge next season and so far he has not made efforts to improve in squad.

It was a terrible season for Chelsea. They can't even make it to the top 10 of the table. They played very badly. They changed coaches long before the start of the next season. It was a good decision. The new coach can form the squad with the players of his choice. And the coach will get enough time to apply his match strategy. And so Chelsea's performance is likely to stabilize from the start of next season. However, it cannot be said for sure if coach Poch can stabilize the Chelsea team.

[baeva]

It is possible that they could go far in the Champions League itself, as their form is likely to get even better next season. However, their merit this season is largely from the fact that other teams such as Chelsea and Liverpool have been extremely poor this season. In fact if it was otherwise, it's unlikely they would have stayed in fourth place, I think their position would have been 5 or 6

Yes, I wholeheartedly agree with your opinion. It is reminiscent of the 2015-2016 scenario when Leicester City emerged as the champions of the English Premier League (EPL). The major teams did not perform consistently, providing a significant opportunity for Leicester to dominate the league table. Apart from factors such as luck and the exceptional generation of players they had at that time, the dominance of teams like Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, and Manchester City, who are typically among the top contenders, was compromised as they were not at their best.

The illustrious name and the accomplishments achieved by Manchester United, along with Alex Ferguson, are undeniable. They truly deserve appreciation for that. However, since his retirement, it seems that Manchester United has lost its spirit and playing style, as evidenced by their failure to clinch the EPL title again. They have brought in David Moyes, Van Gaal, Mourinho, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, all with the aim of winning the league, but luck has not been on their side. During the transitional periods, they have also relied on interim coaches such as Giggs, Carrick, and Rangnick, who took over as the main coach but were eventually dismissed due to their inability to meet the club's expectations.

Hopefully, Ten Hag can rebuild Manchester United and bring back the glory days reminiscent of the Ferguson era. At the very least, we can enjoy a fierce competition in the EPL, and they can establish themselves as strong contenders in the race for the Champions League.

Except that when Leicester City won the league, they performed very poorly in the Premier League the following season. However, they were good in the Champions League, reaching the 1/4 final and almost beating Atletico Madrid to get to 1/2. I remember that season, that match, the Foxes were really unlucky in the match then, but they were strong. It felt like they were only wasting their energy on the Champions League, bypassing the main league. Overall, the foxes' level of play was around 7th in the league all the time, except for the last season when they dropped out of the league below.

I don't think the same fate awaits MU, but if they put all their energy into the Champions League to prove something to anyone, it will undoubtedly happen

[ampere]

Silently I get worried about Arsenal’s midfield shape if Partey /Xhaka leaves, I don’t know why it worries me so much. Assuming they got Kai Havertz for the Xhaka role, that leaves only him as a CM for them. Every option they have for the CM role (Kai Havertz Inclusive) is makeshift at best. Plus they have Rice and Jorginho as DM options (This I can live with as they’re both hardly ever injured). But they are very short on that role. Partey’s presence means they could utilize Rice as a B2B which he’s capable of, but letting both Xhaka and Partey go without adequate replacements will be a mistake.

I feel the same way too; this is why somehow, i think Arsenal will let only one of Partey or Xhaka leave this summer because they are pivotal for the team. And if both players does leave, Arsenal have to rely on Jorginho.

On the other side of london, Mount gets his move to the Theatre of dreams; as he joins Manchester United on a 60M deal. It promises to be an exciting premier league season. Cant wait!!!!

[Josefjix]

Except that when Leicester City won the league, they performed very poorly in the Premier League the following season. However, they were good in the Champions League, reaching the 1/4 final and almost beating Atletico Madrid to get to 1/2. I remember that season, that match, the Foxes were really unlucky in the match then, but they were strong. It felt like they were only wasting their energy on the Champions League, bypassing the main league. Overall, the foxes' level of play was around 7th in the league all the time, except for the last season when they dropped out of the league below.

I don't think the same fate awaits MU, but if they put all their energy into the Champions League to prove something to anyone, it will undoubtedly happen

Leicester city needs to signed more players despite their elimination from the English premier league. It perplexed me to see the foxes' terrible performance, the board always relenting in league games and they don't have the essential quality players, they blew good chances that would have governed them into becoming the top club, take a look at where they are, they landed back to the roots. Leicester City has been relegated from the English Premier League; they have been dealt a blow, and this time they will face the challenges that of attempting to return to such elite competition.

[Leviathan.007]

Finally Mount have left the bridge and UTD on the other hand have gotten a new player but the question is, does the man Mount has a lot to bring to the UTD side? Can he play like he did when Chelsea won the Champions league about 2 seasons back? Because at this point in time he's a flop, well time will tell.

Manchester United need to do more in this transfer window because they have been in contact with so many players but could only get one and now they're having issues with the contract of David de Gea, I can't really get why they didn't accept his proposal instead it was reversed or something, and I feel they're not going to get Onana before the window closes. Is Manchester United always going to be this disrespectful to players who gave their all? Why didn't they sign the proposal that De Gea has  already signed? Seems they don't really want him anymore at Old Trafford.

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Really wierd that Mount left Chelsea ,i was thinking he was gonna be there for a long time. Chelsea keeps on selling players to recover some money that they spent in the last year or so. For Man Utd this is a good transfer with this they will fresh up the midfield and will have a strong one aswell. I think we might see a new goalkeeper on Old Trafford really soon

Chelsea did sell their old players but it is a clear aim that their new coach wants to revive Chelsea's performance to be the strong club it was before by selling old players and replacing them with younger players who have better talent.
I really can't wait to see Chelsea play at the start of the season when I already have an experienced coach to be able to fix the bad things in the past

I'm not sure but that's the reason for Chelsea to have bad performance in this season. Because they had many expensive players and even according to information from transfermarkt, they are one of the most expensive teams in the Premier League but maybe because they had many old players they couldn't have good performance.

However, they sold many players but seeking and hiring players will be hard for Pochettino


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[ginsan]

Really wierd that Mount left Chelsea ,i was thinking he was gonna be there for a long time. Chelsea keeps on selling players to recover some money that they spent in the last year or so. For Man Utd this is a good transfer with this they will fresh up the midfield and will have a strong one aswell. I think we might see a new goalkeeper on Old Trafford really soon

Chelsea is like doing a warehouse wash in the transfer window this season. I have seen many players sold by Chelsea to various clubs. For now Manchester United managed to convince Chelsea to release Mason Mount with a £60 million release clause. So, will Chelsea experience a big setback next season after they sold their players in this season transfer window.

For Manchester United, they are moving quite well in the transfer window this season where the success of bringing in Mason Mount is allegedly going to strengthen their midfield next season. Well, De Gea replacement may be considered in this transfer market because De Gea has not decided to extend his contract.

[Wiwo]

I know so well that Chelsea spent a lot in bringing in new players and have to recover the funds but they now feel they have more than enough to give out. Now it's mason mount, just Kevin De Bruyne and Mohamed Sallah were given out in 2013 when the season didn't favour them.  Instead of reconsideMountmount proposal and offering offered him increments in salary since he demanded 300 hundred,  he was sold out for 60m. Manchester United now sees the need of going for young stars. I'm very sure the is underlying remorse awaiting Chelsea in this contract.

Chelsea indeed spent alot of money is hiring good players against the last season, but is quite unfortunate that the club could not perform well inntheir matches all through the season, and at this point sellin off their expensive players may be the best means to catch cost for the club against the coming season because what Chelsea need right now is not huge spending on salaries but club restructuring since that is what will set the club on the path of success again against future season.

Manchester United will make good use of the player since the club is also in a recovery mood too but more placed than Chelsea at this point.

[Asiska02]

Really wierd that Mount left Chelsea ,i was thinking he was gonna be there for a long time. Chelsea keeps on selling players to recover some money that they spent in the last year or so.

It’s not really about the money in this case, I feel the new manager has a list of players he’s ready to work with. He must have told the management the ones he wants to keep for the upcoming season and the little additions he needs to add up to the squad. It is better he left those he’s not interested to work with leave now, it is better for him and also for their own careers.

For Man Utd this is a good transfer with this they will fresh up the midfield and will have a strong one aswell. I think we might see a new goalkeeper on Old Trafford really soon

It is certain that a new goalkeeper is going to join Manchester United before this transfer window closes. De Gea don’t seem to renew his contract after its expiration soon. He wants an increase in pay which the team is not ready to consider, so a replacement should be on his way to replace him in the soonest.

[Zaguru12]

There are rumors that after the salary adjustment, now the club has reduced De Gea's salary adjustment so that the contract signing still cannot be done because there has been no decision on David De Gea, is it possible that he will stay?
Erik Ten Hag is really interested in Onana, he has the ability to control the ball in his penalty city as a goalkeeper, this is what Erik Ten Hag wants as a goalkeeper who will replace David De Gea.

Inter Milan's previous statement had indeed refused to sell Onana, but if there are longer negotiations and the price is high then it is very likely that Inter Milan can let him go, now Man United is waiting for De Gea's decision if he doesn't want to sign a contract then Man United will focus on pursuing Onana.

Yeah De Gea is yet to agree to a new contract extension and could be a free agent on the 30th of this month June. The problem is certainly from Manchester United board because agreeing with De Gea to reduce is wages and he agreed, and then went for holidays, they then went back again to further stretch the extension by suggesting further reduction of his wages. So De Gea see this a spit on him by the Club and that is why he is reluctant to sign a new deal. Personally I also feel United actually disrespected him because everything should have been sorted out in the first meeting.

My thoughts is maybe they are looking for a way to ditch De Gea and if that is it then I would say they are making a big mistake. Yes many people believe that De Gea shouldn’t be number one alone again Due to his lack of composure and passing ability which is needed in modern football, but he should be kept as a back up and could also offer leadership role in the squad most especially to Manchester United goal keeper department which lacks even a goalkeeper coach. De Gea is one of the best shot stoppers in the world due to his amazing reflexes and this can be thought to new coming goal keepers

[Iroh]

Manchester United won only one Champions League trophy almost two decades ago but then they did not win any Champions League trophy in the long 24 years. Manchester United are no longer considered favorites for the Champions League trophy. The only means of achieving European excellence is the Champions League trophy. They haven't won a Champions League trophy in a long time but they have no problem with that, they are only lying with the Premier League trophy and other minor tournament titles. After the change of ownership, Man U fans started to dream about this team again. If the plan goes according to plan and some changes are made in important places, maybe two eras will end their wait.

It would surely be an achievement if Manchester United could win the Champions league trophy. It's still a bit early to know if Manchester United could compete and actually have a chance at the trophy. I wouldn't hold my breath for long though as It's safe to say they're no longer considered favorites for the trophy.

But there's still hope for the club with Ten Hag at the helm. He has lifted the hopes of fans all over and I hope he could deliver.
The Champions league trophy might in my opinion still be out of their reach at the moment, they're still great contenders for the premier league.

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Of course Pochettino has a very tough task and it also seems like it will take time for him to rebuild Chelsea from a slump, at least they can qualify for the top 4 next season because it will definitely be full of competition next season, many clubs are spending on players as well as making the competition even tougher this season. forward, Chelsea need good players to fill their midfield and front line because I saw Chelsea's attack power which was not really good last season.

I think Pochettino will fill the void of players who have left Chelsea in their first-team squad and the most important thing is young players or players who really contribute well so that they don't spend too much money buying expensive players but they don't work well,

Chelsea will have a target of reaching the Top 4 next season under Pochettino's coaching. Chelsea downturn this season was indeed very unexpected because in the previous season Chelsea always closed the season in the top 4 but this season Chelsea closed the season in 12th place. So the failure in last season will be a valuable lesson for Chelsea in the next season. The first step Chelsea took under Pochettino was to sell players they didn't think would be able to make a big contribution to the team in next season and they have done that in this transfer window. I think a lot of fans are surprised to see Chelsea sell so many players in this transfer market. But that is the change they will make both in balancing their balance sheet, and none other than revamping the new squad under Pochettino and we will see which players Chelsea will bring in this season.

[Ndabagi01]

Manchester United won only one Champions League trophy almost two decades ago but then they did not win any Champions League trophy in the long 24 years. Manchester United are no longer considered favorites for the Champions League trophy. The only means of achieving European excellence is the Champions League trophy. They haven't won a Champions League trophy in a long time but they have no problem with that, they are only lying with the Premier League trophy and other minor tournament titles. After the change of ownership, Man U fans started to dream about this team again. If the plan goes according to plan and some changes are made in important places, maybe two eras will end their wait.

We've all seen that the team has improved recently, but it's still not good enough to win the Champions League trophy. I don't think their focus is there anymore, I don't know what happened, but they don't feel guilty about not being able to win the trophy again during the last two decades. I recall Alex Ferguson's old Manchester United, which had one of the best periods in the club's history.

Ten Hag is making an effort, and I can see that he is reviving their morale and improving team performance since assuming the managerial post. I'm eager to see how they do in the coming season, whether they can be a major contender for the Champions League or not. But, for the time being, their performance is positive and excellent, and they should be able to advance farther in the champions league competitions by next season.

[CryptoBuds]

Ten Hag is making an effort, and I can see that he is reviving their morale and improving team performance since assuming the managerial post. I'm eager to see how they do in the coming season, whether they can be a major contender for the Champions League or not. But, for the time being, their performance is positive and excellent, and they should be able to advance farther in the champions league competitions by next season.

Ten Hag worked hard to stabilize the team. Manchester United started the season in a very weak position. The performance was completely erratic. After becoming Ten Hag's coach, he found the team's problems. And strengthen the bond between the players. As a result, Manchester United's performance started to stabilize. At the end of the season, United's performance was quite stable and they managed to qualify for the Champions League. Hopefully, Ten Hag will take the necessary steps to strengthen their squad next season.

[JoyMarsha]

Really wierd that Mount left Chelsea ,i was thinking he was gonna be there for a long time. Chelsea keeps on selling players to recover some money that they spent in the last year or so.

It’s not really about the money in this case, I feel the new manager has a list of players he’s ready to work with. He must have told the management the ones he wants to keep for the upcoming season and the little additions he needs to add up to the squad. It is better he left those he’s not interested to work with leave now, it is better for him and also for their own careers.

That's correct. It is better for those old players that Pocettino doesn't want in the Chelsea team to leave and save their careers than keeping them on the bench seat which they won't like.
Chelsea will have a new full team of players by the start of the new season since they are signing precisely as many players as were removed from the Chelsea squad. I really hope Sterling will be among the players that will be sold out from the Chelsea squad. I am unsure of his influence on the Chelsea squad.

[nelson4lov]

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Chelsea indeed spent alot of money is hiring good players against the last season, but is quite unfortunate that the club could not perform well inntheir matches all through the season, and at this point sellin off their expensive players may be the best means to catch cost for the club against the coming season because what Chelsea need right now is not huge spending on salaries but club restructuring since that is what will set the club on the path of success again against future season.

Manchester United will make good use of the player since the club is also in a recovery mood too but more placed than Chelsea at this point.

Let's hope so. Man Utd is not so different from Chelsea when it comes to signing as the majority of their recent signings have underperformed. For Chelsea, they signed plenty of players that they really didn't need and that left a hole in their finances. Mudryk and Enzo signings were not necessary in my opinion and we saw how it played out last season. The team was already dysfunctional before their arrival so there was little they could do.

Good to see the team offloading some players that are no longer in the squat. I'm keeping an eye to see Pochettino's plan for this team.

[makishart]

Really wierd that Mount left Chelsea ,i was thinking he was gonna be there for a long time. Chelsea keeps on selling players to recover some money that they spent in the last year or so. For Man Utd this is a good transfer with this they will fresh up the midfield and will have a strong one aswell. I think we might see a new goalkeeper on Old Trafford really soon

Chelsea has big size of players in the club and it must be decreased by removing so many players owned by this club. So far chelsea has been doing something right by selling many players even though im a bit surprised to see that kante is also being a part from the player that has been selling by chelsea too. It's not weird to see mount left from chelsea. that means if mount has not been included in the pochettino's plan.
We have still some good midfielders. I hope that chelsea gonna be pay caicedo as soon as possible or kessie from barcelona.
MU is still in progress negotiating with intermilan. You can expect to see onana come to the old trafford as soon as possible.

[RockBell]

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It would surely be an achievement if Manchester United could win the Champions league trophy. It's still a bit early to know if Manchester United could compete and actually have a chance at the trophy. I wouldn't hold my breath for long though as It's safe to say they're no longer considered favorites for the trophy.

But there's still hope for the club with Ten Hag at the helm. He has lifted the hopes of fans all over and I hope he could deliver.
The Champions league trophy might in my opinion still be out of their reach at the moment, they're still great contenders for the premier league.

It will be a very difficult task for Manchester United to win the Champions League I am not even counting them among those who will succeed in the Champions League; the action they are taking appears to be very slow to me I know they tried during the Premier League, but I expected more from them even in the Premier League, I do not believe Manchester United has a chance to win I believe Manchester United should trim their players to just the way Chelsea is doing now. Why i made this statement is that next season is going  to be hot in all directions, they need to keep up to meet up. I see Chelsea making incredible changes to the club.