Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024

[Slow death]

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.

in recent years manchester united has made ridiculous signings, and i'm not talking in a good way, on the contrary i'm talking in a bad way, they keep spending a lot of money on buying players that aren't very effective when they're on the team, for example in this case from the goalkeeper, I think it was a bad move that they didn't keep the old goalkeeper, because in my opinion the problem with manchester united is not in the defense, at least this current manager of manchester united managed to make the defense more accurate and avoid conceding too many goals

in the midfield manchester united are also doing well, but the very big problem of manchester united is in their attack which is very inefficient, but strangely all the coaches of manchester united when they arrive in the team do not look at the attack as a problem, on the contrary they are satisfied and do not make major changes in attack, in my opinion manchester united has no condition to win the champions league, manchester united has no condition to win the premier league, that is very clear to me

[AndySt]

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.

Manchester United has not been the Champions League favorite for more than a decade, since Alex Ferguson left the post of head coach of the club. And right now, given the confusion and uncertainty with the sale of the club, there is an even greater distance to favoritism.  I respect what Ten Hag did when he came to the post of head coach and the club became the favorite for a place in the Champions League, but still you can't call the club a favorite even for the Premier League title, let alone the Champions League. As for arranging a purge in the club, this is quite controversial for me. The club is now playing in the Champions League, unlike Chelsea, which can afford to arrange a global restructuring and a sale of the squad. Therefore, for Manchester United, you need to have some depth in the squad and strengthen along the way.

[Velvet78]

There is finally an agreement for Mason Mount between the Red Devils and Chelsea. It must be good news for Chelsea as well considering that they were already prepared to sell him for the amount they would like. 60 million pounds is a really great amount for him and Chelsea can use this money for a solid transfer of them this summer.

They have sold Havertz for quite a high amount of money as well as you know. All of these departures shouldn't be for nothing. Boehly and Pochettino should be able to take the right steps in the transfer market. Because there is a big hole to fix in the team. Transfers are the starting point to deal with their problems.

[zuzie]

There is finally an agreement for Mason Mount between the Red Devils and Chelsea. It must be good news for Chelsea as well considering that they were already prepared to sell him for the amount they would like. 60 million pounds is a really great amount for him and Chelsea can use this money for a solid transfer of them this summer.

They have sold Havertz for quite a high amount of money as well as you know. All of these departures shouldn't be for nothing. Boehly and Pochettino should be able to take the right steps in the transfer market. Because there is a big hole to fix in the team. Transfers are the starting point to deal with their problems.

Yes finally Manchester United will get their first target player and Chelsea made the right decision because Mason Mount contracts will end in 2024
Of course Chelsea don't want Mason Mount to go for free while he is a talented young player of course many teams want it. On the other hand Chelsea began to find a replacement for Mount, one of which was Gabri Veiga from Celta de Vigo, so Chelsea are looking for a cheaper one?

[BRINIRHA]

There is finally an agreement for Mason Mount between the Red Devils and Chelsea. It must be good news for Chelsea as well considering that they were already prepared to sell him for the amount they would like. 60 million pounds is a really great amount for him and Chelsea can use this money for a solid transfer of them this summer.

They have sold Havertz for quite a high amount of money as well as you know. All of these departures shouldn't be for nothing. Boehly and Pochettino should be able to take the right steps in the transfer market. Because there is a big hole to fix in the team. Transfers are the starting point to deal with their problems.

I feel that the Chelsea Club in the transfer market this time is quite smart and very lucky, especially in terms of player sales. Because Chelsea has always managed to sell players at no small price. even at a relatively high price. Especially the players that Chelsea released to Arab clubs. And I also heard that Lukaku is also one step closer to being bought by AC Milan. I'm waiting for further news of the news.

And the point is that Chelsea managed to make a profit in the transfer market this time by selling the players they did. But unfortunately the process of bringing in new players to the Chelsea Club is still moving slowly.

[borovichok]

There is finally an agreement for Mason Mount between the Red Devils and Chelsea. It must be good news for Chelsea as well considering that they were already prepared to sell him for the amount they would like. 60 million pounds is a really great amount for him and Chelsea can use this money for a solid transfer of them this summer.

They have sold Havertz for quite a high amount of money as well as you know. All of these departures shouldn't be for nothing. Boehly and Pochettino should be able to take the right steps in the transfer market. Because there is a big hole to fix in the team. Transfers are the starting point to deal with their problems.

The Blues can't be mended in a season; it's more like rebuilding the club, and it'll be a long time before things return to normal for the Blues. Chelsea must be rebuilt immediately, not when these players are sold by the club. Todd Boehly and Mauricio Pochettino are required to pick up their game, and this time they will sign replacements for the club's departing players. losing Mason Mount to Manchester United and Kai Havertz to Arsenal makes minimal reason; losing both of their key players to opponents would only give their rivals an advantage when confronted with the Blues.

[len01]

There is finally an agreement for Mason Mount between the Red Devils and Chelsea. It must be good news for Chelsea as well considering that they were already prepared to sell him for the amount they would like. 60 million pounds is a really great amount for him and Chelsea can use this money for a solid transfer of them this summer.

They have sold Havertz for quite a high amount of money as well as you know. All of these departures shouldn't be for nothing. Boehly and Pochettino should be able to take the right steps in the transfer market. Because there is a big hole to fix in the team. Transfers are the starting point to deal with their problems.

The Blues can't be mended in a season; it's more like rebuilding the club, and it'll be a long time before things return to normal for the Blues. Chelsea must be rebuilt immediately, not when these players are sold by the club. Todd Boehly and Mauricio Pochettino are required to pick up their game, and this time they will sign replacements for the club's departing players. losing Mason Mount to Manchester United and Kai Havertz to Arsenal makes minimal reason; losing both of their key players to opponents would only give their rivals an advantage when confronted with the Blues.

I don't want to think too much about Chelsea because I was too careless to sell players to a rival team. this is an obvious mistake for me because if someone says this is the success of Chelsea who have taken good steps to profit from the transfer market I will say it is not true.
how is it possible if the team sells some of their best players to a rival team after that they haven't managed to get new players who really have very good talent who can dominate their own team. On the one hand, I agree with you that if Chelsea next season still cannot recover its performance because there is still a lot that needs to be fixed after the reshuffling of players is too inconsequential.
but let's see if Pochettino is able to contribute to all that he has done.

[UchihaSarada]

The Blues can't be mended in a season; it's more like rebuilding the club, and it'll be a long time before things return to normal for the Blues. Chelsea must be rebuilt immediately, not when these players are sold by the club. Todd Boehly and Mauricio Pochettino are required to pick up their game, and this time they will sign replacements for the club's departing players. losing Mason Mount to Manchester United and Kai Havertz to Arsenal makes minimal reason; losing both of their key players to opponents would only give their rivals an advantage when confronted with the Blues.

Mason Mount was grown in Chelsea and had some good seasons there but he is no longer in a plan of Chelsea and their coaches. It isn't a loss for Chelsea by selling Mason Mount and getting money to buy other players. Players come and go and it is very natural for Mason Mount. Players can go because of their ambition to win titles, greed to want to have better salary, conflicts with the club and coach, many reasons.

Mount already left so let's wish him the best. Euro 2024 will be hosted next year and Mason needs to play regularly to have a spot in England squad.

Yes finally Manchester United will get their first target player and Chelsea made the right decision because Mason Mount contracts will end in 2024

With Mason Mount, will Manchester United sell Jadon Sancho? They spent two seasons with Jadon and did not see any improvement from the player. Their patience will be lost some day and they want not wait Jadon forever.

[Strongkored]

There is finally an agreement for Mason Mount between the Red Devils and Chelsea. It must be good news for Chelsea as well considering that they were already prepared to sell him for the amount they would like. 60 million pounds is a really great amount for him and Chelsea can use this money for a solid transfer of them this summer.

They have sold Havertz for quite a high amount of money as well as you know. All of these departures shouldn't be for nothing. Boehly and Pochettino should be able to take the right steps in the transfer market. Because there is a big hole to fix in the team. Transfers are the starting point to deal with their problems.

My guess is all the players that Chelsea are letting go are recommendations from Pochettino because as a manager in the season which is just a few months away he will only keep players that are definitely suited to the type of strategy he is going to employ, and because Chelsea have a lot of players so when they do let players go - It seems that quite a lot of players have been released but there will definitely be a lot of players who are not in accordance with what Pochettino will implement but they are also still looking for other players in the transfer market, so they are building a team from scratch.

With the deal that has been completed for Mason Mount, all parties are happy, Chelsea for getting an injection of funds, Manchester United because they are so enthusiastic about getting this midfielder, especially for Mason Mount who really wants to leave Chelsea, even though he has stated this from last season, and at Manchester United Mason will continue his career which seemed to have faded due to the bad luck of his old club.

[rendravolt]

There is finally an agreement for Mason Mount between the Red Devils and Chelsea. It must be good news for Chelsea as well considering that they were already prepared to sell him for the amount they would like. 60 million pounds is a really great amount for him and Chelsea can use this money for a solid transfer of them this summer.

They have sold Havertz for quite a high amount of money as well as you know. All of these departures shouldn't be for nothing. Boehly and Pochettino should be able to take the right steps in the transfer market. Because there is a big hole to fix in the team. Transfers are the starting point to deal with their problems.

Yes finally Manchester United will get their first target player and Chelsea made the right decision because Mason Mount contracts will end in 2024
Of course Chelsea don't want Mason Mount to go for free while he is a talented young player of course many teams want it. On the other hand Chelsea began to find a replacement for Mount, one of which was Gabri Veiga from Celta de Vigo, so Chelsea are looking for a cheaper one?

Manchester United did a great job in signing Mount and Chelsea must now reconsider their full squad after selling several players. It's logical that Chelsea should sell Mount in the season to make a profit instead of him leaving as a free agent. Gabri Veiga was a pretty good player so far last season when he was with Celta Vigo and his performances attracted the attention of Real Madrid at that time, but over time his performances have also been unstable so it seems that Real Madrid are no longer interested in him. I think Chelsea should weigh their options for Gabri Veiga because he is 28 years old and maybe his time is running out soon even though he has a cheap transfer fee.

[Sebas.tian]

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.

I agree with you that Chelsea will reach top 4 next season, because their new coach is still doing some research to ensure he bring new talented players that will help the team to improve higher next season. I don't think pochettino will allow what happened to Chelsea in this season that made Chelsea to finished in 12th position in the premier league table to happen next season than to do everything possible within his skills to make Chelsea fans happy. I believe, the new coach will release some players in this summer, so that he will be able to bring some players that will handle those position more than the old players so that they can break record next season by embracing the title.

[shogun47]

There is finally an agreement for Mason Mount between the Red Devils and Chelsea. It must be good news for Chelsea as well considering that they were already prepared to sell him for the amount they would like. 60 million pounds is a really great amount for him and Chelsea can use this money for a solid transfer of them this summer.

They have sold Havertz for quite a high amount of money as well as you know. All of these departures shouldn't be for nothing. Boehly and Pochettino should be able to take the right steps in the transfer market. Because there is a big hole to fix in the team. Transfers are the starting point to deal with their problems.

Yes finally Manchester United will get their first target player and Chelsea made the right decision because Mason Mount contracts will end in 2024
Of course Chelsea don't want Mason Mount to go for free while he is a talented young player of course many teams want it. On the other hand Chelsea began to find a replacement for Mount, one of which was Gabri Veiga from Celta de Vigo, so Chelsea are looking for a cheaper one?

Manchester United did a great job in signing Mount and Chelsea must now reconsider their full squad after selling several players. It's logical that Chelsea should sell Mount in the season to make a profit instead of him leaving as a free agent. Gabri Veiga was a pretty good player so far last season when he was with Celta Vigo and his performances attracted the attention of Real Madrid at that time, but over time his performances have also been unstable so it seems that Real Madrid are no longer interested in him. I think Chelsea should weigh their options for Gabri Veiga because he is 28 years old and maybe his time is running out soon even though he has a cheap transfer fee.

Not letting him go as a free agent was of course the right decision in this situation, but usually I thought that Manchester United wants to keep building a young team and then grow it over the years while integrating or also keeping more experienced players. Mason Mount reminds me somehow of Jadon Sancho who is already thinking about leaving the club again and I wonder why that could happen. In terms of quality I think Mount and Sancho are similar and it will be equally hard for Mount to prevail in Manchester United.

[3meek]

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.

I agree with you that Chelsea will reach top 4 next season, because their new coach is still doing some research to ensure he bring new talented players that will help the team to improve higher next season. I don't think pochettino will allow what happened to Chelsea in this season that made Chelsea to finished in 12th position in the premier league table to happen next season than to do everything possible within his skills to make Chelsea fans happy. I believe, the new coach will release some players in this summer, so that he will be able to bring some players that will handle those position more than the old players so that they can break record next season by embracing the title.

There is huge competition in the EPL at the moment for the top of the standings... I'm not sure Chelsea can easily get back into the game after last season's poor performance... Of course I don't rule out that they can qualify for the Europa zone next season, but they really need good players in both defence and attack...

[asriloni]

Yes finally Manchester United will get their first target player and Chelsea made the right decision because Mason Mount contracts will end in 2024
Of course Chelsea don't want Mason Mount to go for free while he is a talented young player of course many teams want it. On the other hand Chelsea began to find a replacement for Mount, one of which was Gabri Veiga from Celta de Vigo, so Chelsea are looking for a cheaper one?

I remind you that if chelsea is still having casadei. This guy performed so well last season even though he has not been included in the main squad but he hopes that if he will able to go to the main squad soon. I think that pochettino shall consider him as one of potential player owned by chelsea to replace mason mount. Gabri vega is good but chelsea is still having back up. Pochettino may consider him as one of the potential players owned by Chelsea to replace Mason Mount..
Chelsea is now focusing on getting moises caicedo from brighton. As you can see that if intermilan has found a replacement for onana. Im sure onana will be going to the manchester united as soon as possible.

I prefer pochettino to take a look at casadei first rather than rushing to get gabri vega. At least give him a chance to play in the main squad.
Intermilan is now hunting anatoliy trubin to replace onana.

[uswa56]

There is finally an agreement for Mason Mount between the Red Devils and Chelsea. It must be good news for Chelsea as well considering that they were already prepared to sell him for the amount they would like. 60 million pounds is a really great amount for him and Chelsea can use this money for a solid transfer of them this summer.

They have sold Havertz for quite a high amount of money as well as you know. All of these departures shouldn't be for nothing. Boehly and Pochettino should be able to take the right steps in the transfer market. Because there is a big hole to fix in the team. Transfers are the starting point to deal with their problems.

Yes finally Manchester United will get their first target player and Chelsea made the right decision because Mason Mount contracts will end in 2024
Of course Chelsea don't want Mason Mount to go for free while he is a talented young player of course many teams want it. On the other hand Chelsea began to find a replacement for Mount, one of which was Gabri Veiga from Celta de Vigo, so Chelsea are looking for a cheaper one?

Manchester United did a great job in signing Mount and Chelsea must now reconsider their full squad after selling several players. It's logical that Chelsea should sell Mount in the season to make a profit instead of him leaving as a free agent. Gabri Veiga was a pretty good player so far last season when he was with Celta Vigo and his performances attracted the attention of Real Madrid at that time, but over time his performances have also been unstable so it seems that Real Madrid are no longer interested in him. I think Chelsea should weigh their options for Gabri Veiga because he is 28 years old and maybe his time is running out soon even though he has a cheap transfer fee.

Chelsea and Manchester United are very active in overhauling their squad for next season, but I see Manchester United continuing to progress better while Chelsea is the opposite, they have sold a lot of important pillars in their team.
Mason Mount is a young player with great potential and I think Manchester United are very lucky to get him, at the age of 24 it is possible for this player to contribute big and long to the team and can even be a good investment in the future.

Gabri Veiga is also a good player and still young but the transfer is still confusing at the moment because many teams are also fighting for the services of the 21 year old player, it seems a bit difficult for Chelsea to get him.

[makishart]

Yes finally Manchester United will get their first target player and Chelsea made the right decision because Mason Mount contracts will end in 2024
Of course Chelsea don't want Mason Mount to go for free while he is a talented young player of course many teams want it. On the other hand Chelsea began to find a replacement for Mount, one of which was Gabri Veiga from Celta de Vigo, so Chelsea are looking for a cheaper one?

True, mason mount's contract gonna end next season. Mount has been in talk with chelsea in the past but no agreement for extension reached by both of parties. That's why chelsea has been deciding to sell him to the manchester united instead of let him go out from the club with free agent. It's caused by chelsea has been allowing so many players to leave from the club with a free agent like kante. let him out from chelsea with a free agent was a big loss.
Glad to see that manchester united was not also missing golden opportunity to get mount from chelsea, chelsea can now use money from selling mount to buy caicedo or another good midfielder.
I think club has been taking the right decision for mount and havertz, Let those players go out from the club and chelsea can start to rebuild the club again from the bottom. Pochettino will come late of this week.

It has been confirmed by some reliable sources if official announcement for pochettino as a new coach for chelsea will come as soon as possible.
I can't wait to see what kind of composition gonna be used by pochettino after he will be officially chelsea's new coach.

[Awaklara]

Chelsea and Manchester United are very active in overhauling their squad for next season, but I see Manchester United continuing to progress better while Chelsea is the opposite, they have sold a lot of important pillars in their team.
Mason Mount is a young player with great potential and I think Manchester United are very lucky to get him, at the age of 24 it is possible for this player to contribute big and long to the team and can even be a good investment in the future.

Gabri Veiga is also a good player and still young but the transfer is still confusing at the moment because many teams are also fighting for the services of the 21 year old player, it seems a bit difficult for Chelsea to get him.

however what Chelsea showed last season did not make the players quite satisfied with the team. and that makes for quite a lot of reshuffling that will happen in the Chelsea squad. many have left, but that must also be evaluated immediately to bring in the players needed. Chelsea cannot give up for this season, they must immediately prepare the team to immediately schedule pre-season matches with several teams. of course this is to measure the readiness of their team in the next season.

[rendravolt]

Chelsea and Manchester United are very active in overhauling their squad for next season, but I see Manchester United continuing to progress better while Chelsea is the opposite, they have sold a lot of important pillars in their team.
Mason Mount is a young player with great potential and I think Manchester United are very lucky to get him, at the age of 24 it is possible for this player to contribute big and long to the team and can even be a good investment in the future.

Gabri Veiga is also a good player and still young but the transfer is still confusing at the moment because many teams are also fighting for the services of the 21 year old player, it seems a bit difficult for Chelsea to get him.

Indeed, it is quite the opposite of what Chelsea did in winter, which spent up to 600 million euros to build its squad and at almost the same time as now, Chelsea even threw away some of its players who were deemed unable to deliver good performance since last season. The real problem is not with the old Chelsea squad but because of management mistakes and the previous coach who was too confident by buying so many players and hoping it could synchronize with other players.

But this assumption is not always true and now it is precisely old players who are victims, including Mount, who finally left Chelsea and joined Manchester United. Gabri Veiga is not only Chelsea's target and according to sources from Transfermarkt there are Manchester City and Liverpool who will try to secure the services of this player from Celta Vigo.

[Velvet78]

There is finally an agreement for Mason Mount between the Red Devils and Chelsea. It must be good news for Chelsea as well considering that they were already prepared to sell him for the amount they would like. 60 million pounds is a really great amount for him and Chelsea can use this money for a solid transfer of them this summer.

They have sold Havertz for quite a high amount of money as well as you know. All of these departures shouldn't be for nothing. Boehly and Pochettino should be able to take the right steps in the transfer market. Because there is a big hole to fix in the team. Transfers are the starting point to deal with their problems.

Yes finally Manchester United will get their first target player and Chelsea made the right decision because Mason Mount contracts will end in 2024
Of course Chelsea don't want Mason Mount to go for free while he is a talented young player of course many teams want it. On the other hand Chelsea began to find a replacement for Mount, one of which was Gabri Veiga from Celta de Vigo, so Chelsea are looking for a cheaper one?

Actually they have a lot of money in the budget to use for a solid midfielder transfer. Gabri Veiga isn't a bad player of course and his performance was really solid this season. He scored many goals in addition to his contribution with assists. He is only 21 years old as well. However I still can't be sure if this would be the best move for Chelsea.

There are better alternatives in the market. They have made a lot of money in Mount and Havertz's sales you know. If they don't want to use it for another striker transfer then they can use it for a solid midfielder. Making the team very young is making them turn into Arsenal as well.

[Oneandpure]

Chelsea and Manchester United are very active in overhauling their squad for next season, but I see Manchester United continuing to progress better while Chelsea is the opposite, they have sold a lot of important pillars in their team.
Mason Mount is a young player with great potential and I think Manchester United are very lucky to get him, at the age of 24 it is possible for this player to contribute big and long to the team and can even be a good investment in the future.

Chelsea have more players out than players recruited for next season, we can see with how many players left Chelsea under Pochettion and last transfer agreement deal Mason Mount sign Manchester United offering. For primer league teams still not recruit many players right now and seems waiting the best bid transfer lower fees. Chelsea need recruit some new player depend how many position hole after selling potential player exactly for Saudi Pro League, need to find new goal keeper position after selling Édouard Mendy to Saudi Pro League team AL - Ahli.

Manchester United looks good first signing after success get Mason Mount from Chelsea, maybe right now waiting with new recruitment exactly with forward position because United lack goals contribution in this season.