Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024

[Bananington]

De Gea is so old that it's time to part ways with Manchester United and have to be replaced with younger players.

He is not even close to the age that Edwin van der Sar was before he retired from Manchester United, and was an active goalkeeper in many important games. De Gea is not leaving the club because of his age alone, but because Manchester United see him as a player they no longer need.
 

I'm a little confused what the management of Manchester United are thinking when they need a good goalkeeper but don't want to spend more money

They are trying to do business, but they have to be careful in this business because another club may just decide to hijack the deal. The already lost Kim Min-jae to Bayern Munich. If they loose Onana, it will mean that they do not have a good team that negotiates this deals for them.

[Docnaster]

Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1677317371046797315

William Saliba has signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal until 2027 and it is certain that one of the young talents that Arsenal possess will be very difficult for any club to touch. We know that in the game towards the end of the season he suffered a serious enough injury so that William Saliba could not strengthen Arsenal's defense during this period and as a result Arsenal also often experienced a decrease in consistency. Mikel Arteta has a lot of confidence in William Saliba as a starter again for next season and it is hoped that his performance will not drop later. William Saliba will also renew his jersey number and he will wear jersey number 2 from next season.

Good deal for Arsenal for to renew William Saliba's contract with the club and also give him the number 2 jersey which will go a long way to give the player a sense of importance to the club.
Saliba was one of the best performers for the North London club last season and deserves a new deal. Mikel Arteta is doing great with the team and in few seasons from now, they'll lift the English Premier League title that's eluded them since 2004

[Drockyne1]

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Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1677317371046797315

William Saliba has signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal until 2027 and it is certain that one of the young talents that Arsenal possess will be very difficult for any club to touch. We know that in the game towards the end of the season he suffered a serious enough injury so that William Saliba could not strengthen Arsenal's defense during this period and as a result Arsenal also often experienced a decrease in consistency. Mikel Arteta has a lot of confidence in William Saliba as a starter again for next season and it is hoped that his performance will not drop later. William Saliba will also renew his jersey number and he will wear jersey number 2 from next season.

I love this, Saliba personally is physical and calm enough to be play at a top level in the Premier league, i feel so certain about Arsenal’s future in the league and even other European competitions, Arteta is trying to build a very deep team without having to spend extravagantly. I just hope his plans work out has he wishes, adding to Havertz, Timber, and Declan to that squad despite having a player like Jorginho on his squad list is so mind blowing, I predict them to end up at least second position in the league and maybe the Champions league quarter final at worst.

Of course, we know very well how busy Arsenal have been this summer, especially for the transfers of Kai Havertz and also Declan Rice, which they finally managed to get smoothly.

Arsenal will surely perform up to expectations next season for the fact that they  are very consistent on the transfer market, they know what they need and they’ve been outrightly fixing their loop holes, I feel Arteta is trying to create a strong and deep team to maintain fatigue and encourage player rotation in order to compete perfectly both in the league and other competitions, new signings like Havertz, Declan, Timber and co are pluses to the Arsenal squad regarding to their style of play.

[KTChampions]

Chelsea's management should be a little patient and give time to every coach they bring to their team, not immediately fire them when the team doesn't get good results. Next season everyone will see how Pochettino coaches the Chelsea team by applying the experience and method he already has at the moment, although Pochettino will have to change several players. And make old players better so that Chelsea can regain its achievements which were left far behind last season.

I'm sure next season we'll see some of these ridiculous layoffs anyway. There are too many clubs in the Premier League for which 6th-7th place is a failure. Let's say that the positions of Arteta or Guardiola are strong, but I'm not sure about the others. But as everyone understands, no matter what happens, someone will end up in these unfortunate places (and maybe even lower - like Chelsea last season).

[macson]

Yes, Arsenal are currently very active in the transfer market and they are also buying players as needed. The presence of Kai Havertz and also Declan Rice is a very extraordinary combination for Arsenal to compete in the EPL league. I think Arteta has learned from last season's experience, he not only wants to prioritize the main players but he also prepares the equivalent reserve players and of course prepares the mentality of the players as well. Because Arsenal's mistakes have always been inconsistent in the last 10 matches. And Arteta realizes that this is especially true every April until the end of the season, Arsenal's appearance has always been shaky in recent years.

It must be admitted, Arsenal if the problem of player transfers is indeed very smart. Fully supported by management, the direction of the policy is right and the investment is clear. The effect is that the level of the game always increases every season.

to be honest, arsenal's decision to buy declan rice at a fantastic price was very reckless imo, at that price arsenal should be able to get several other players to strengthen arsenal's front and midfield instead of having to spend big money to buy declan rice, so it's not surprising that some observers football criticized the decisions taken by arsenal, not even a few said that under arteta's leadership, arsenal was very wasteful in spending on players but the results were not good.

let's see what arsenal can do this season, will they repeat their performance like last season ^{(appeared strong at the start of the season but weakened at the end of the season)}

[ShowOff]

It seems that Inter Milan will not sell Andre Onan if Manchester United's offer is still below 42 million euros, why Manchester United most complicated without accept price offer from Inter Milan above 65 million euro? Manchester United have remember with their position without have good goal keeper right now after De Gea contract expiry and not agree for extend. United has up their offer to Inter Milan and make re offer above 60 million euro if really want to sign Onana. Sign less experienced goals keeper will problem at the future for Manchester United because next season will participants in many competition exactly United play in Champion League.

Manchester United and Inter's agreement regarding Andre Onana appears to be close. Romano has said it is very close especially that Onana has personally agreed to Manchester United's offer. Even Manchester United hope Onana can join them during their pre-season and American tour. Don't know yet about how much the final deal will be, but maybe it will be 60 million euros or higher.

Andre Onana has agreed with a 4 season contract period plus a 1 year extension option, but however everything seems to have not been announced, of course it will be announced either next week or after. Romano confirmed that.

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If Andre Onana comes that is a different story, but Manchester United is not all set if they start into the new season with only young goalkeepers. I guess that is why they stl keep the option with De Gea as some kind of joker. But De Gea won't play that game for very long and I assume he will make Manchester United bleed hard financially if they have to decide and offer him another new contract. He won't sign a contract below his expectations.

Over reliance on Degea almost gave Teng Erik a hypertension when he thought of making it among the top 4 was squashing out right in front of his eyes, it took lots of combine effort and extra calculations before they got to that spot again and he doesn't want to repeat this mistakes again, he is taking his chances to source for another good goalkeeper and as Onana  is available in the market, they are putting extra effort to bring him to Manchester United but De Gea unofficial announcement and what to expect in the future is not available, the club and him are not saying anything and that is why people think they Manchester United may still need De Gea.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

It seems that Inter Milan will not sell Andre Onan if Manchester United's offer is still below 42 million euros, why Manchester United most complicated without accept price offer from Inter Milan above 65 million euro? Manchester United have remember with their position without have good goal keeper right now after De Gea contract expiry and not agree for extend. United has up their offer to Inter Milan and make re offer above 60 million euro if really want to sign Onana. Sign less experienced goals keeper will problem at the future for Manchester United because next season will participants in many competition exactly United play in Champion League.

Inter Milan tried to press because they knew Manchester United really needed a new goalkeeper on the other hand Inter Milan also needs fresh funds to undergo competition therefore they set high prices. The reason for Manchester Utd did not want to pay more possible because Andre Onana was not a young player he is 27 years old only productive in the next 5 years, another reason Man United knows that Inter Milan brought Andre Onana from Ajax in 2022 without fee (free transfer) so they think Inter are too excessive  

Actually Andre Onana is not the only target of Manchester from what I know at least they have 4 choices Verbruggen, David Raya and Diogo Costa it's just that Andre Onana is more classy because it managed to bring Inter Milan to the Champions League final. Looks like this drama will continue, let's just wait

[Issa56]

So many expectations are placed on Pochettino to build Chelsea into a formidable club since the last two coaches that were brought into the club failed woefully to build Chelsea into the formidable club that the owner wants her to be despite spending hundreds of millions in signing quality players.

Everyone is having high expectation on Pochettino, and am also having the believe that he will perform well, but expectation shouldn't be too high, lets just hope Pochettino those not disappoint most Chelsea fans because they already put hope on him to rebuild Chelsea back, actually we all see the effort Pochettino is making just to build new squad, i know next season wont really be easily for him, so Chelsea fans shouldn't just expect everything to change at the beginning of next season, he needs to be given time to balance everything, they shouldn't put too much pressure on him. I just hope things work out well for him.

[nelson4lov]

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Pochettino's burden is very heavy because Chelsea is currently a team that is in a very downturn and right now they are overhauling a lot of players in the squad so Pochettino has to reorganize this team from the start.
If you want to make Chelsea a top team again, Pochettino needs a process and time. I have a little doubt on the part of Chelsea's management, whether they will be patient because last season, as we know, Chelsea's management made decisions very recklessly which harmed this team.

I agree with your thoughts. Pochettino does have a lot of work to do but is currently on the right path with overhauling the squad - selling off players that have been ineffective to this Chelsea team in recent years. However, I feel Pochettino might do well in Chelsea despite what the odds are. I could remember when Klopp was made the new Liverpool head coach. The impacts didn't come immediately but eventually.

Chelsea management don't have enough patient. Pochettino's limiting factor might just be not having enough time to prove himself.

[BigBos]

I agree with your thoughts. Pochettino does have a lot of work to do but is currently on the right path with overhauling the squad - selling off players that have been ineffective to this Chelsea team in recent years. However, I feel Pochettino might do well in Chelsea despite what the odds are. I could remember when Klopp was made the new Liverpool head coach. The impacts didn't come immediately but eventually.

Chelsea management don't have enough patient. Pochettino's limiting factor might just be not having enough time to prove himself.

Actually, whether this is true or false, I think it still needs to be proven.
Indeed, streamlining the squad which last season had too many players is a very good thing, but in terms of performance I don't think it can be said to be true because it could also be a double-edged knife for them.
Pochettino can be said to be right in the overhaul when he managed to make some changes from Chelsea's performance and that can only be seen in the next season. but if in the end he fails, then the overhaul carried out by selling a lot of players this season can be said to be wrong in their initial steps.

[Iranus]

So many expectations are placed on Pochettino to build Chelsea into a formidable club since the last two coaches that were brought into the club failed woefully to build Chelsea into the formidable club that the owner wants her to be despite spending hundreds of millions in signing quality players.

Everyone is having high expectation on Pochettino, and am also having the believe that he will perform well, but expectation shouldn't be too high, lets just hope Pochettino those not disappoint most Chelsea fans because they already put hope on him to rebuild Chelsea back, actually we all see the effort Pochettino is making just to build new squad, i know next season wont really be easily for him, so Chelsea fans shouldn't just expect everything to change at the beginning of next season, he needs to be given time to balance everything, they shouldn't put too much pressure on him. I just hope things work out well for him.

I think Chelsea fans will be disappointed if they have high hopes for Pochettino. I don't think Pochettino was very successful with PSG. Chelsea's problem is much the same as PSG's. Chelsea's squad has plenty of star players, but the bond between them is weak. Due to this, the performance of the team is not consistent. Pochettino will definitely need to develop a better match strategy, as well as strengthen the bond between the players. Then maybe Chelsea's performance will be somewhat stable. But I don't think Chelsea will fight for the title next season. A longer period of time is needed to build a squad capable of fighting for the title.

[baeva]

Pep Guardiola has done a very good job so far. Pep has proven that when Manchester City win the Premier League in the 2021-22 season, things like that also spread, but the Manchester City coach proved they could maintain team stability and it was proven that Manchester City managed to defend the Premier League title in the 2022-23 season

Manchester City are no doubts still the defending champions for the premier league next season and can win it again. They were able to show last season that they can perform consistently all through the season. They won the league last season because they were clearly better than every other premier league team, not because there were no good teams in the league. Manchester City had no problem winning the premier league last season and will not also have a problem this season if they can play well, they dominate the league already. The league that will give them a problem, were they are not as sure as winning the premier league is the champions league. They may not be able to defend it.

The problem I have is that even though they are the current Premier League champions, that does not guarantee they will win the trophy next season. The majority of people are judging the next season based on this [last season]. Guardiola has been a great coach for some time and has built himself, and they actually did maintain stability. Even though I don't support Manchester City, I was still astonished by their performance, as did everyone else. Winning three trophies was just incredible, but I'm confident that it won't happen again the following year.                                     

However, this is a completely different case. At least they are judged not on last season, where they won three trophies, but on several other seasons. You, as a Manchester City fan, know better how they have performed in the Premier League over the last few years. They've won their league title several times before and could well do it again

The most stable club in the Premier League is still Manchester City. Liverpool and Manchester United are trying to strengthen themselves. And adding more talented players to the team. But we are not sure if they will be able to perform consistently well in the coming season. Because new players need time to adapt to the team. And so I consider Manchester City as the favorite for next season's Premier League title. But I'm not sure if Manchester City will be able to maintain their dominance in the Champions League.

I don't think it matters that they won't be able to maintain their dominance. If the team keeps winning, it will soon get boring. As for the players, they will have time to adapt, at least pre-season training, then the first few games where they will appear as replacements, so that's not a problem. I wouldn't be so sure about Liverpool though, they still don't look great, we'll see them in the first few rounds

[youdacapt]

Pochettino's burden is very heavy because Chelsea is currently a team that is in a very downturn and right now they are overhauling a lot of players in the squad so Pochettino has to reorganize this team from the start.

If the Chelsea owners are very realistic with the clubs situation; then i  would say that Pochettino burden at Chelsea is not heavy. Its a tough and doable task. Over 9 first team players are sold and replaced with very young talents which means its a rebuild under Pochettino

For me, i think it would be magic if Pochettino is able to get champions league football with that squad; they are all new, no chemistry, no depth; just too many new signings. Time will tell

[Rengga Jati]

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Onana for 40-50mil is a good deal if we are being honest!! Also Onana is perfect fit for Manchester united judging by his success at Ajax with his former gaffer!!! And also looking at how Eric ten hag wants to play, they really need a goalie who is good with his feet and there are just little goalies who are better than him with the foot right now!!!

That's why Man United was interested in Onana, but Man United's bid for Onana was rejected by Inter because it didn't match the expected price, the offer level was still too low.

That's very sad that De Gea is not under contract anymore with any team even after the achievements he got in Manchester United, De Gea is a great player and he is still in the situation to have good performance......

Yes, it is. de Gea has gone through difficult times with Man United and has also made quite a good contribution. However, at this time Man United was interested in another goalkeeper and the contract ended. We know that sometimes, Ten Hag has surprising ideas to manage the club as we see in the previous season.

[Stable090]

I don't know why Arsenal got so screwed up at the end of the season, but I was very surprised by their results when they could easily win the EPL but lost points against weak clubs... If they've bought new players now, there's hope they won't make such offensive mistakes next season... Although Man City are the best right now, they have managed to take all the cups they could...

Some of their players went on injury and some of them got tired at the end of the season, which lead to them performing poorly at the end of the season, I was just surprise when arsenal was drawing and losing the small clubs which they are suppose to win which will help them maintain their first position on the league, they made Manchester City won the league even before the last match was being played. I was really disappointed by Arsenals performance because they made everyone had hope in them to win the league even people that are not arsenal fans already believed they will win the league.
Manchester city won three cups last season, they really deserve it, they performed well last season, and I still have believe that they are going to perform well in next season.

[bestcoins1]

If the Chelsea owners are very realistic with the clubs situation; then i  would say that Pochettino burden at Chelsea is not heavy. Its a tough and doable task. Over 9 first team players are sold and replaced with very young talents which means its a rebuild under Pochettino

For me, i think it would be magic if Pochettino is able to get champions league football with that squad; they are all new, no chemistry, no depth; just too many new signings. Time will tell

Time will indeed prove and give the right answer for everything, because I also believe that Pochettino will be able to overcome his difficulties at Chelsea, which is already in a slump. I believe this because Pochettino is a coach who is very experienced and with more new players who have been brought into the team, it will be a little easier for Pochettino to apply the tactics he has for the Chelsea team. So that the opportunity for performance improvement at Chelsea has the potential to occur more quickly next season.

[ginsan]

If the Chelsea owners are very realistic with the clubs situation; then i  would say that Pochettino burden at Chelsea is not heavy. Its a tough and doable task. Over 9 first team players are sold and replaced with very young talents which means its a rebuild under Pochettino

For me, i think it would be magic if Pochettino is able to get champions league football with that squad; they are all new, no chemistry, no depth; just too many new signings. Time will tell

What Chelsea has done this season is a pretty big overhaul they have done and I hope what they have done can be successful in next season. Many key players have been sold and it is an interesting event that is happening at Chelsea at the moment. Even the big teams are ready to buy the players sold by Chelsea. Pochettino will start next season with the addition of new players and their squad has completely changed from last season. So at least there is a reason for Chelsea's management in this decision because judging from the individual quality of the players being sold they are quite good and I hope they don't make blunders in this transfer window.

But for now we rarely hear news about Aubameyang, whether he will be retained by Chelsea or he will also be sold in this season's transfer window. I think he also failed to shine last season in Chelsea front line.

[Falconer]

If the Chelsea owners are very realistic with the clubs situation; then i  would say that Pochettino burden at Chelsea is not heavy. Its a tough and doable task. Over 9 first team players are sold and replaced with very young talents which means its a rebuild under Pochettino

For me, i think it would be magic if Pochettino is able to get champions league football with that squad; they are all new, no chemistry, no depth; just too many new signings. Time will tell

I don't agree if you say Pochettino will not be burdened by Chelsea's demands. Pochettino has signed a contract to do his job of reclaiming the glory left for Chelsea in recent seasons. He has to take responsibility for the job he chooses to do, so obviously that will be the weight Pochettino is most likely to think about during his stay.

Chelsea supported him with a budget and smoothed out his development plans by selling several senior players. This team has been very different and there is no certainty whether Pochettino will succeed in a few seasons or maybe he will suffer the same fate as Tuchel, Graham Potter and Lampard.

[Google+]

I don't agree if you say Pochettino will not be burdened by Chelsea's demands. Pochettino has signed a contract to do his job of reclaiming the glory left for Chelsea in recent seasons. He has to take responsibility for the job he chooses to do, so obviously that will be the weight Pochettino is most likely to think about during his stay.

Chelsea supported him with a budget and smoothed out his development plans by selling several senior players. This team has been very different and there is no certainty whether Pochettino will succeed in a few seasons or maybe he will suffer the same fate as Tuchel, Graham Potter and Lampard.

Surely there will be stronger pressure from Chelsea management on Pochettino next season. Because last season Chelsea did not display its best form as a big team in the Premier League, so it is hoped that his presence as the new Chelsea coach will bring Chelsea back into a strong team next season. Now seeing the big shake-up Chelsea have done in this transfer window I'm not too sure they will be stronger next season. Chelsea haven't made many big signings in this season's transfer window due to having a large stock of the players they brought in in last season's transfer window.

So Chelsea last season were really weak in their defense and front line. But so far there have been no players to be positioned as attackers that they managed to bring in. If they fail to make any changes up front, then their form may be even worse compared to last season.