Premier League Prediction Thread 2024/2025

[Joca97]

I see the loss of the figure of Kevin De Bruyne greatly affecting the performance of the Manchester City team, their front line is not well organized and there is not enough supply of balls for strikers, this is dangerous for Man City in the next match because they will lose Kevin De Bruyne who is absent for 6 months due to injury.

You are right, so far Kevin De Bruyne role has been very important in building Manchester City's attack. He has been likened to the brain of an attacker who can read the opponent's gap, but now Manchester City losing him for several months is a bad sign. In my opinion, it is very difficult to replace the role of Kevin De Bruyne, therefore Pep Guardiola must think hard to find other options. Especially after losing Gundogan when he was still at Manchester City he could replace Kevin De Bruyne.

I dont know what player can currently replace him on that position with the similar quality. He has been the brains behind a lot of attacks of Man City in the previous season and without him this is gonna cause problems. We seen already against Sevilla that there were many problems in getting that direct ball for the goal.

[Bobrox]

Manchester City are the reigning champions of UEFA Super Cup. Kelvin De Bruyne absence made the game a little bit difficult for the cityzens. Manchester City will have face some challenges this season, why? Because some of their crucial players have exits the club, the young ones are yet to buildup to the top phase. Checking the statistics of Erling Haaland in semi and finals, he have failed countless times to deliver his club, but if it's a regular game, he will scored an hat trick to prove his confidence and good positioning as an attacker.  Let's see where the cityzens goes from here.

Pep Guardiola used Phil Foden as an attacking midfielder to replace Kevin De Bruyne who was absent due to injury, Manchester City's game was not very effective when De Bruyne was absent and this seen when City struggled to score after going behind first. Although  still has another midfielder but Mateo Kovacic is a typical holding midfielder and he cannot replace De Bruyne's position, Pep Guardiola must look for other alternatives to balance the midfield position and contribute assists for the front lines. Kevin De Bruyne is most important player for Manchester City achievement with treble winner last season and many of Haaland goals come from De Bruyne assits.

[Unknown Op]

I don’t think Manchester City is going to lose against Newcastle United. The manifestation of Manchester City's prowess has been somewhat lackluster, if I may speak candidly. It is, but I think the performance is going to get better. I personally think that it is going to be a draw between Manchester City and Newcastle United.

The current performance of Manchester City has not been very good and at the same time, we have not seen too much from Newcastle United. Of course, it is the start of the season, so the results might be unpredictable. And we also know that Newcastle United has become a really good team in recent times. So of course, Manchester City is going to have to work really hard to win this match, but I think this might be a draw. But it is probably not going to be a goalless draw.

Given Manchester City recent play and Kevin De Bruyne injury absence Newcastle might have an opportunity to take advantage of City weaknesses. Newcastle may benefit from Harland reliance on De bruyne assistance especially after they showed promise in their first game. Although, Manchester city showed their tenacity and winning attitude in the European super cup they may be exhausted going into this upcoming game versus Newcastle. In order to earn three points for his squad Guardiola experience may be crucial. Manchester city may have an edge by playing at home particularly given the team, absence of injuries following the Sevilla match.

[Docnaster]

I see the loss of the figure of Kevin De Bruyne greatly affecting the performance of the Manchester City team, their front line is not well organized and there is not enough supply of balls for strikers, this is dangerous for Man City in the next match because they will lose Kevin De Bruyne who is absent for 6 months due to injury.

You are right, so far Kevin De Bruyne role has been very important in building Manchester City's attack. He has been likened to the brain of an attacker who can read the opponent's gap, but now Manchester City losing him for several months is a bad sign. In my opinion, it is very difficult to replace the role of Kevin De Bruyne, therefore Pep Guardiola must think hard to find other options. Especially after losing Gundogan when he was still at Manchester City he could replace Kevin De Bruyne.

I dont know what player can currently replace him on that position with the similar quality. He has been the brains behind a lot of attacks of Man City in the previous season and without him this is gonna cause problems. We seen already against Sevilla that there were many problems in getting that direct ball for the goal.

Judging by the kind of quality Kelvin De Bruyne brings to the  Manchester City side whenever he's playing, there's no doubt that his creativity in the attacking of Manchester City wouldn't be greatly missed.
Against Sevilla yesterday, City struggled to create goalscoring chances and that's because De Bruyne wasn't on the pitch. Pep Guardiola I know isn't a novice to this kind of issues and I know he'll find the perfect style that'll keep his City side going once again

[budi691]

I see the loss of the figure of Kevin De Bruyne greatly affecting the performance of the Manchester City team, their front line is not well organized and there is not enough supply of balls for strikers, this is dangerous for Man City in the next match because they will lose Kevin De Bruyne who is absent for 6 months due to injury.

You are right, so far Kevin De Bruyne role has been very important in building Manchester City's attack. He has been likened to the brain of an attacker who can read the opponent's gap, but now Manchester City losing him for several months is a bad sign. In my opinion, it is very difficult to replace the role of Kevin De Bruyne, therefore Pep Guardiola must think hard to find other options. Especially after losing Gundogan when he was still at Manchester City he could replace Kevin De Bruyne.

I dont know what player can currently replace him on that position with the similar quality. He has been the brains behind a lot of attacks of Man City in the previous season and without him this is gonna cause problems. We seen already against Sevilla that there were many problems in getting that direct ball for the goal.

when Kevin de Bruyne was injured it was clear that Manchester City's game had changed, it would be difficult for Manchester City if De Bruyne's injury problem was not resolved immediately by bringing in a new player on par with Kevin de Bruyne, so don't expect too much from Manchester City to repeat like last season,
but I'm sure Pep Guardiola can overcome this and Manchester City will still be a threat to the opposing team this season

[Litzki1990]

I don’t think Manchester City is going to lose against Newcastle United. The manifestation of Manchester City's prowess has been somewhat lackluster, if I may speak candidly. It is, but I think the performance is going to get better. I personally think that it is going to be a draw between Manchester City and Newcastle United.

The current performance of Manchester City has not been very good and at the same time, we have not seen too much from Newcastle United. Of course, it is the start of the season, so the results might be unpredictable. And we also know that Newcastle United has become a really good team in recent times. So of course, Manchester City is going to have to work really hard to win this match, but I think this might be a draw. But it is probably not going to be a goalless draw.

Given Manchester City recent play and Kevin De Bruyne injury absence Newcastle might have an opportunity to take advantage of City weaknesses. Newcastle may benefit from Harland reliance on De bruyne assistance especially after they showed promise in their first game. Although, Manchester city showed their tenacity and winning attitude in the European super cup they may be exhausted going into this upcoming game versus Newcastle. In order to earn three points for his squad Guardiola experience may be crucial. Manchester city may have an edge by playing at home particularly given the team, absence of injuries following the Sevilla match.

A number of players left Manchester City in the summer transfer window and the injury of Kevin De Bruyne, the most important player in the team, has put Manchester City under some pressure. Their next match in the Premier League is against Newcastle but they are going to miss their most important player due to injury. Newcastle are a very strong team in the Premier League, a good performance is a must to win against this team. Manchester City will have a slight advantage in this match against Newcastle as this match against Newcastle will be played at Etihad Stadium which is Manchester City's home ground. Manchester City is already a strong team and since this match will be held at their home ground, Manchester City will get extra confidence in this match.

[KTChampions]

I think City is overrated. At the moment we see that they couldn't beat Arsenal and they couldn't beat Sevilla (not the strongest team, right?). In their asset there is only a victory over Burnley, which can not testify to anything. Considering the odds and the absence of the KDB, I would rather bet on Newcastle (or Newcastle Double Chance) than City.

The main reason for Manchester City to get this rate is because of their performance in the last season and since they were stable in this transfer market, it's normal to see Manchester City with this rate.
However, regarding their performance against Sevilla, we know Sevilla is not a weak team and they beat many strong teams in the last season in Europe League while the performance of Manchester City in this game was not bad.

In other words, the City is quoted as such due to old merits. But on the field, old merits do not play and do not mean anything. And I do not agree that City played well yesterday - rather En-Neseri played badly and instead of scoring 2-3 goals, he scored only once. A more serious team can do better and Newcastle are looking very serious right now.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

I see the loss of the figure of Kevin De Bruyne greatly affecting the performance of the Manchester City team, their front line is not well organized and there is not enough supply of balls for strikers, this is dangerous for Man City in the next match because they will lose Kevin De Bruyne who is absent for 6 months due to injury.

You are right, so far Kevin De Bruyne role has been very important in building Manchester City's attack. He has been likened to the brain of an attacker who can read the opponent's gap, but now Manchester City losing him for several months is a bad sign. In my opinion, it is very difficult to replace the role of Kevin De Bruyne, therefore Pep Guardiola must think hard to find other options. Especially after losing Gundogan when he was still at Manchester City he could replace Kevin De Bruyne.

I dont know what player can currently replace him on that position with the similar quality. He has been the brains behind a lot of attacks of Man City in the previous season and without him this is gonna cause problems. We seen already against Sevilla that there were many problems in getting that direct ball for the goal.

Judging by the kind of quality Kelvin De Bruyne brings to the  Manchester City side whenever he's playing, there's no doubt that his creativity in the attacking of Manchester City wouldn't be greatly missed.
Against Sevilla yesterday, City struggled to create goalscoring chances and that's because De Bruyne wasn't on the pitch. Pep Guardiola I know isn't a novice to this kind of issues and I know he'll find the perfect style that'll keep his City side going once again

Very much agree with you, I watched a small part of the match between Manchester city and Sevilla yesterday and for the first time, i feared that Manchester city would lose the match, and not even to a big club, but to a small club as Sevilla, but then, was a bit relieved when later in the day, i discovered that Manchester city later won through penalties, goes a long way to prove that the absence of one key player in a team can indeed, have a great negative impact on that team..
Anyways, we need not fret, like you said, The coach< pep Guardiola is a professional, i also believe he knows what to do to fix his team, he know who the right replacement for Kelvin is, so lets hope all will be done and Manchester city will have a better play in their next game against Newcastle < if i am not mistaken.

[Ahli38]

I see the loss of the figure of Kevin De Bruyne greatly affecting the performance of the Manchester City team, their front line is not well organized and there is not enough supply of balls for strikers, this is dangerous for Man City in the next match because they will lose Kevin De Bruyne who is absent for 6 months due to injury.

You are right, so far Kevin De Bruyne role has been very important in building Manchester City's attack. He has been likened to the brain of an attacker who can read the opponent's gap, but now Manchester City losing him for several months is a bad sign. In my opinion, it is very difficult to replace the role of Kevin De Bruyne, therefore Pep Guardiola must think hard to find other options. Especially after losing Gundogan when he was still at Manchester City he could replace Kevin De Bruyne.

I dont know what player can currently replace him on that position with the similar quality. He has been the brains behind a lot of attacks of Man City in the previous season and without him this is gonna cause problems. We seen already against Sevilla that there were many problems in getting that direct ball for the goal.

Losing Gundogan has actually been a big loss for the club. And now De Bruyne must also rest and recover from the injury he experienced. And of course this will have a lot of effect on Manchester City's performance. But Manchester City are still lucky because they have Foden who is always ready to replace De Bruyne's position. Although he is not as good as De Bruyne. But still he is still an extraordinary player. All the club can hope for is that De Bruyne recovers quickly and can return to playing. Well, maybe for half the season De Bruyne will be out. But it is hoped that in the second half of the season he can return to the field. But usually players who have been injured have to adapt again if they want to return to their previous best performance.

[longyenthanh]

I see the loss of the figure of Kevin De Bruyne greatly affecting the performance of the Manchester City team, their front line is not well organized and there is not enough supply of balls for strikers, this is dangerous for Man City in the next match because they will lose Kevin De Bruyne who is absent for 6 months due to injury.

You are right, so far Kevin De Bruyne role has been very important in building Manchester City's attack. He has been likened to the brain of an attacker who can read the opponent's gap, but now Manchester City losing him for several months is a bad sign. In my opinion, it is very difficult to replace the role of Kevin De Bruyne, therefore Pep Guardiola must think hard to find other options. Especially after losing Gundogan when he was still at Manchester City he could replace Kevin De Bruyne.

I dont know what player can currently replace him on that position with the similar quality. He has been the brains behind a lot of attacks of Man City in the previous season and without him this is gonna cause problems. We seen already against Sevilla that there were many problems in getting that direct ball for the goal.

Losing Gundogan has actually been a big loss for the club. And now De Bruyne must also rest and recover from the injury he experienced. And of course this will have a lot of effect on Manchester City's performance. But Manchester City are still lucky because they have Foden who is always ready to replace De Bruyne's position. Although he is not as good as De Bruyne. But still he is still an extraordinary player. All the club can hope for is that De Bruyne recovers quickly and can return to playing. Well, maybe for half the season De Bruyne will be out. But it is hoped that in the second half of the season he can return to the field. But usually players who have been injured have to adapt again if they want to return to their previous best performance.

Kevin DeBruina is a great player. He covers the Manchester City team's midfield perfectly. Most of Manchester City's attacks come through him and Haaland has a great understanding with him. In his absence, the attacking part of the team will face some problems.

[hahay]

Manchester City are the reigning champions of UEFA Super Cup. Kelvin De Bruyne absence made the game a little bit difficult for the cityzens. Manchester City will have face some challenges this season, why? Because some of their crucial players have exits the club, the young ones are yet to buildup to the top phase. Checking the statistics of Erling Haaland in semi and finals, he have failed countless times to deliver his club, but if it's a regular game, he will scored an hat trick to prove his confidence and good positioning as an attacker.  Let's see where the cityzens goes from here.

Pep Guardiola used Phil Foden as an attacking midfielder to replace Kevin De Bruyne who was absent due to injury, Manchester City's game was not very effective when De Bruyne was absent and this seen when City struggled to score after going behind first. Although  still has another midfielder but Mateo Kovacic is a typical holding midfielder and he cannot replace De Bruyne's position, Pep Guardiola must look for other alternatives to balance the midfield position and contribute assists for the front lines. Kevin De Bruyne is most important player for Manchester City achievement with treble winner last season and many of Haaland goals come from De Bruyne assits.

The UEFA Super Cup winner last season was Real Madrid, so how can you say Manchester City as the reigning UEFA Super Cup champion? Because in fact, Manchester City got the UEFA Super Cup trophy only at this moment, and never before. Thus, Manchester City are not the reigning champions in the UEFA Super Cup.

But yes, apart from that I think Manchester City are still lucky to win the UEFA Super Cup trophy even though through penalties. Because in fact, even though Manchester City can dominate the match but still, Manchester City is still difficult to make goals. Because with Sevilla who managed to score first, then at least the situation made Manchester City get more difficult pressure. But yes, fortunately Manchester City have a good winning mentality, so they managed to make a return goal and win on penalties.

[shogun47]

I see the loss of the figure of Kevin De Bruyne greatly affecting the performance of the Manchester City team, their front line is not well organized and there is not enough supply of balls for strikers, this is dangerous for Man City in the next match because they will lose Kevin De Bruyne who is absent for 6 months due to injury.

You are right, so far Kevin De Bruyne role has been very important in building Manchester City's attack. He has been likened to the brain of an attacker who can read the opponent's gap, but now Manchester City losing him for several months is a bad sign. In my opinion, it is very difficult to replace the role of Kevin De Bruyne, therefore Pep Guardiola must think hard to find other options. Especially after losing Gundogan when he was still at Manchester City he could replace Kevin De Bruyne.

I dont know what player can currently replace him on that position with the similar quality. He has been the brains behind a lot of attacks of Man City in the previous season and without him this is gonna cause problems. We seen already against Sevilla that there were many problems in getting that direct ball for the goal.

Losing Gundogan has actually been a big loss for the club. And now De Bruyne must also rest and recover from the injury he experienced. And of course this will have a lot of effect on Manchester City's performance. But Manchester City are still lucky because they have Foden who is always ready to replace De Bruyne's position. Although he is not as good as De Bruyne. But still he is still an extraordinary player. All the club can hope for is that De Bruyne recovers quickly and can return to playing. Well, maybe for half the season De Bruyne will be out. But it is hoped that in the second half of the season he can return to the field. But usually players who have been injured have to adapt again if they want to return to their previous best performance.

I think this really is a massive problem for Manchester City. Just have a look at the numbers and it can easily be said that Manchster City could be in deep trouble here.

Gundogan had 18 scorer points with 11 goals and 7 assists and De Bruyne (this is really crazy) had 41 scorer points consisting of 31 assists and 10 goals. This is the summary for all competitions, but their contribution as the duo in the midfield was tremendous for their success last year. That means the two players were involved in 59 Manchester City goals. if now all of a sudden both players are gone from their midfield, how is any team in the world successfully compensating for such a loss.

[Avirunes]

Great Club, great coach, great fanbase and staffs too who have all contributed wholly for the development of the club in the last few months. European win from Man City is a win for every club in the Premier League and English League.
Sevilla did good but they should get another player that takes chances when he has it. El Nesri missed goals yesterday to put Sevilla ahead. One more thing remaining for him to win is to win Fifa World Club Cup to complete it all.

It looks like Manchester city is currently the most popular club for players to win titles. When it comes to money, Saudi Arabia will win, but titles are won in Manchester. Now the Supercup in the penalty shootout, every City player scored, very good. There was only one substitution during the whole game at city, I found that strange. But it was only 90 minutes, not 120.

Manchester City had 10 players on the field for 120 minutes. This means that their fitness is very good. Even then they could not win the match in 120 minutes. I thought City would win in 90 minutes. Because considering the squad, City was much stronger than Sevilla.

Manchester City played well throughout the match. They are having more ball possession, they attack is also several times more than Sevilla's. However, the match was a 1-1 draw. City's attack is considered one of the best in the Premier League. But we haven't seen such a good performance from City. City have to play better if they want to win the Champions League title again.

Thats what happens when you defend real good against a side like City. City plays a possession game but if opponent defenders doesn't gives much space then opponents have real shot at winning against City. With now De Bruyne out with injury their productivity while attack has really taken a hit and City are very much vulnerable right now. To be honest City were lucky to have gotten a win finally against Sevilla but Sevilla really pushed them to the edge.

[piebeyb]

Manchester City won against Sevilla. They performed well. But winning this match was not easy for Manchester City. Several of Manchester City's weaknesses were clearly visible in this match.

Yes, the results were a draw and even left behind in the first half, but Manchester City was able to reply in the second half and held the draw to a penalty shootout, winning on penalties didn't look that cool but I think they deserved to be champions and get this title, at least City got a few titles after the treble winner and seeing how their squad is playing this season even though there is something that needs to be strengthened, namely their back line.

I know Guardiola still has many ways to concoct a good strategy for the current squad formation where there are several new players who are still in the adaptation process, that's why there are some gaps that can still be exploited by opponents, just saying congratulations to Manchester City for the Super Cup UEFA  

[rahmad2nd]

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Pep Guardiola used Phil Foden as an attacking midfielder to replace Kevin De Bruyne who was absent due to injury, Manchester City's game was not very effective when De Bruyne was absent and this seen when City struggled to score after going behind first. Although  still has another midfielder but Mateo Kovacic is a typical holding midfielder and he cannot replace De Bruyne's position, Pep Guardiola must look for other alternatives to balance the midfield position and contribute assists for the front lines. Kevin De Bruyne is most important player for Manchester City achievement with treble winner last season and many of Haaland goals come from De Bruyne assits.

I didn't think that the match would end in a penalty shoot-out, the City squad had difficulty breaking into a team against Sevilla's class. but I can understand, in this match Pep did not play some of his main players. also, Guardiola rotated some of his players. Previously, I thought that Pep would use a 4-2-3-1 system. but apparently, Pep prefers to apply the 4-3-3 pattern plus rotate his players. the absence of De Brunye, Benardo Silva and Alvarez, made it difficult for City to score goals. which in the end, Haaland did not have much influence in this UEFA Super Cup match. he had only one shot blocked from 15 touches, a far cry from his usual form.

Maybe because Pep didn't really care about this match, so Pep didn't play Silva, saving it for the match against Newcaste. As for Alvarez, he was played in the 85th minute. Phil Foden, who usually plays on the wing, Pep rotates him to play in midfield. as a result, this fight did not match my expectations. even before, I predicted that at least City would score 2 goals against Sevilla. unfortunately, it looks like Pep prefers to prepare his team to face Newcastle in the Premier League.

[$anounimus$]

Losing Gundogan has actually been a big loss for the club. And now De Bruyne must also rest and recover from the injury he experienced. And of course this will have a lot of effect on Manchester City's performance. But Manchester City are still lucky because they have Foden who is always ready to replace De Bruyne's position. Although he is not as good as De Bruyne. But still he is still an extraordinary player. All the club can hope for is that De Bruyne recovers quickly and can return to playing. Well, maybe for half the season De Bruyne will be out. But it is hoped that in the second half of the season he can return to the field. But usually players who have been injured have to adapt again if they want to return to their previous best performance.

The loss of two mainstay players in the midfield this season has begun to be felt by Manchester City. Gundogan has left the squad while De Bruyne has to step aside, a situation like that certainly makes Pep Guardiola very confused and he must admit that the team's performance is starting to decline. But there is another side that makes City not so worried about the current situation, Kovacic's presence would certainly be the right alternative to overcome this problem and of course Guardiola had to change his scheme a little by placing John Stones as a defensive midfielder and giving roles to Kovacic and Foden as team rhythm controller. I think that scheme will be implemented by Guardiola.

[Spack17]

De Bruyne is a better team player compared to Foden. He is thinking of his teammates to score more. I can say that there is a great cooperation between De Bruyne and Haaland in most of their matches. For this reason De Bruyne's absence can affect the productivity of the team in a negative way.

Foden will most probably be the replacement for him now as you also have mentioned. He is a lovely player with great individual skills. Even though he doesn't have the same characteristics with De Bruyne I hope to see him showing a good level of performance in the meantime.

[Falconer]

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I dont know what player can currently replace him on that position with the similar quality. He has been the brains behind a lot of attacks of Man City in the previous season and without him this is gonna cause problems. We seen already against Sevilla that there were many problems in getting that direct ball for the goal.

So far it has been difficult to find a suitable replacement for Kevin De Bruyne at Manchester City, but it is not impossible.
Pep Guardiola is a coach figure who is able to optimize the appearance of a player under his care so that I think he can get a suitable replacement for De Bruyne in the future. Of course he needs time, but I think Pep Guardiola can.

Cole Palmer is one who will probably continue to improve under Pep Guardiola. He has a good game as an attacking midfielder, but Cole Palmer is not as good as De Bruyne. Cole Palmer will need time and hard work to reach his high level of play, but only if he is to stay a little longer.

[rendravolt]

De Bruyne is a better team player compared to Foden. He is thinking of his teammates to score more. I can say that there is a great cooperation between De Bruyne and Haaland in most of their matches. For this reason De Bruyne's absence can affect the productivity of the team in a negative way.

Foden will most probably be the replacement for him now as you also have mentioned. He is a lovely player with great individual skills. Even though he doesn't have the same characteristics with De Bruyne I hope to see him showing a good level of performance in the meantime.

It's clear that these two players are different, Kevin De Bruyne is more of a creative midfielder, while Phil Foden is a hole-hunting midfielder. I think in terms of character Kevin De Bruyne is very strong in setting the tempo of the game for his colleagues so he often creates opportunities through the assists he has made to convert as goals. Meanwhile, Phil Foden is more towards midfielders with the ability to dribble past several of his opponents before finally giving assists or shooting the ball directly towards goal. So even though Phil Foden will now start more often as a replacement for Kevin De Bruyne due to injury, I think he needs a lot more adaptation with the other players.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

De Bruyne is a better team player compared to Foden. He is thinking of his teammates to score more. I can say that there is a great cooperation between De Bruyne and Haaland in most of their matches. For this reason De Bruyne's absence can affect the productivity of the team in a negative way.

Foden will most probably be the replacement for him now as you also have mentioned. He is a lovely player with great individual skills. Even though he doesn't have the same characteristics with De Bruyne I hope to see him showing a good level of performance in the meantime.

KDB is one of, if not the most important City player. Without him they would not have had the trophy laden years they’ve had under Pep. Foden is a top player but make no mistake about it, they are going to miss KDB. A 4 month absence will hurt City, no doubt about it.