Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024

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Manchester city have broken their bad losing streak and we all know what that actually means because they will be red hot wanting to gather as much point as they can and one thing about these two teams is that Manchester city always find a way to get the three point over arsenal although arsenal this time around is looking well structured and I think their squad is fully activated and not suffering from injury as the way they were during the two time clash between the two teams .

This is a fairly even match, both teams have almost the same quality of players. Interestingly, the style of play used by Arteta and Guardiola is not much different, they both apply a modern football scheme which really satisfies the audience. Arsenal has big ambitions to beat Manchester City, three points is a fixed price to be realized and I think Arteta has prepared a special strategy to be able to beat Guardiola's troops. I predict Arsenal will be able to win that match.

[hahay]

Manchester city have broken their bad losing streak and we all know what that actually means because they will be red hot wanting to gather as much point as they can and one thing about these two teams is that Manchester city always find a way to get the three point over arsenal although arsenal this time around is looking well structured and I think their squad is fully activated and not suffering from injury as the way they were during the two time clash between the two teams .

This is a fairly even match, both teams have almost the same quality of players. Interestingly, the style of play used by Arteta and Guardiola is not much different, they both apply a modern football scheme which really satisfies the audience. Arsenal has big ambitions to beat Manchester City, three points is a fixed price to be realized and I think Arteta has prepared a special strategy to be able to beat Guardiola's troops. I predict Arsenal will be able to win that match.

Obviously, as a coach must have good planning to play in big matches like this, because it is impossible for a coach not to make good preparations for every match he will play. But even so, I think it will still be difficult for Arsenal to beat Manchester City in the Premier League. Yes indeed, Manchester City have also suffered one defeat this moment and also, Arsenal can still maintain their unbeaten record until this moment. But even so, that doesn't mean Arsenal will easily beat or hold Manchester City to a draw. Because of course, Manchester City will also certainly try to make Arsenal suffer their first defeat this season.

[fullhdpixel]

Arsenal are very capable one and probably the next strong team after City right now. I am really hoping for Arsenal to win here but it won't be easy as City has taken a defeat in last game and they will be very careful and determined to try to win this game as well.

Arsenal can win their home match but the condition is that Arsenal must be prepared to have a better defense than Manchester City's attacking ability to find opportunities. So far it has been difficult for defenders to stop Manchester City scoring goals, but it is not impossible if they play calmly enough.

Haaland has struggled to score goals in the last two games and he seems highly motivated to do so again against Arsenal. Moreover, the defeat against Wolves should be the reason why Manchester City won the away match, but what will make them most motivated to win is if Tottenham and Liverpool manage to win in their respective matches.

Super Sunday is coming for the action packed between wounded Manchester City which is looking for the fight back into Premier League after having defeat against Wolves and injury-hit Arsenal which is trying to fix their problems after having unexpected defeat against Lens in France both are having problems but most chances Manchester City is going to have good advantage in this match but still things are looking good for the both sides to stay at the top of the league table Arsenal facing issues in defence and preparing for the better performance and Manchester City is surely having lack of confidence for the Haaland which is having not good time in last few games.

Now we have only two teams with no defeats in Premier League in this season Arsenal and Tottenham can they keep things on same level it's very interesting because Tottenham going to Luton which is easy game for them, but Arsenal is having challenge of the season for keeping things at the top for themselves.

[Weawant]

It looks like Arsenal is in good form and has the advantage of playing at home, so it will be very difficult for Man City to score a goal at Arsenal's home ground, because Arsenal have not experienced defeat at all in their last match, although I am optimistic that Arsenal will come out as winners, at least not I have doubts about placing a bet on Arsenal, even though Man City is still at the top of the class, that doesn't mean they will continue to dominate the class, there will definitely be mistakes in every match.

Arsenal is in good form and so is Manchester City. Arsenal playing at home could have some impact on the game, but just not the impact you’re hoping for. It won’t be that much of a feat for Man City to score Arsenal and I believe they’re going to do just that.
Not to underestimate Arsenal here but I don’t think they could comfortably afford to win Man City despite the so called advantage of playing at home. It wouldn’t be that easy for Man City as well but I think they’ve got better chances of having a win over Arsenal.

The only advantage arsenal have over Manchester city I think is just the home advantage aside that they seem not to have any other advantage over Manchester city so I'm not expecting arsenal to just win or lose but then for both teams to do the best they can and the best team goes home with the complete three points and for Manchester city they will stand stronger in their position but if Arsenal wins they get to move up the standing.

I'm yet to see the line up of both teams for the match so at this point I can't really say or tell who will be playing the game and who will not be playing aswell, but I'm sure both teams will be using their best of players as they both want to secure a win from this game at least, both teams currently do not have any case of injury that will probably cause any of their vital players from playing this game.

There is also no case of red card aswell from both sides so it definitely going to be a full squad against another full squad . My favorite for this game is Manchester city and am sure same goes for many other persons, even the bookies gave them a lesser odd as compared to that given to Arsenal but the difference isn't much, I know Arsenal will give Manchester a hard time so if they must win they must work hard for it.

[Oluwa-btc]

Arsenal are very capable one and probably the next strong team after City right now. I am really hoping for Arsenal to win here but it won't be easy as City has taken a defeat in last game and they will be very careful and determined to try to win this game as well.

Let's see who wins? 
If I'm not mistaken in important matches these two teams have only lost once - Man City in the EPL to Wolves and Arsenal in the UCL to Lens.
In the English league Man City lost 1x while Arsenal drew 2x, Yeah this is not a bad result for both of them but it is as a more qualified team especially Man City they will definitely believe in visiting the Emirates stadium headquarters.

It is curious that the odds are not much different because Arsenal can still be favored at home.

Manchester City have lost back to back games and the both games have been have been away from home. Arsenal has just one lose to lens. Arsenal will perhaps be without star boy Saka to and that will be a big blow for gunners and Mikel Arteta.
Manchester City have won more of the head to head games when facing gunners, though Mikel Arteta has finally won Manchester City at the beginning of the season during the Community shield.

Manchester City with Pep Guardiola are deadly but in this game, I'm backing Arsenal to win the match. Pep Guardiola already making the Premier League look like farmers league.

[temple]

Arsenal are very capable one and probably the next strong team after City right now. I am really hoping for Arsenal to win here but it won't be easy as City has taken a defeat in last game and they will be very careful and determined to try to win this game as well.

Let's see who wins? 
If I'm not mistaken in important matches these two teams have only lost once - Man City in the EPL to Wolves and Arsenal in the UCL to Lens.
In the English league Man City lost 1x while Arsenal drew 2x, Yeah this is not a bad result for both of them but it is as a more qualified team especially Man City they will definitely believe in visiting the Emirates stadium headquarters.

It is curious that the odds are not much different because Arsenal can still be favored at home.

Manchester City have lost back to back games and the both games have been have been away from home. Arsenal has just one lose to lens. Arsenal will perhaps be without star boy Saka to and that will be a big blow for gunners and Mikel Arteta.
Manchester City have won more of the head to head games when facing gunners, though Mikel Arteta has finally won Manchester City at the beginning of the season during the Community shield.

Manchester City with Pep Guardiola are deadly but in this game, I'm backing Arsenal to win the match. Pep Guardiola already making the Premier League look like farmers league.

I would see this the other way around. Manchester City has just lost in the League Cup, which isn't too important to them. Then they have lost one Premier League game, which was not very nice for them but sometimes it is undeniable, and then they had an important win against RB Leipzig in the Champions League. Arsenal, in contrast, could lose two extraordinarily important games in a row. The one against Lens was an important one and I am sure they did not expect to go home with 0 points. It makes group B more interesting than they could wish for and none of the opponents can be underestimated when they play at home either. There is a lot on the line for both teams.

[Ahli38]

Manchester city have broken their bad losing streak and we all know what that actually means because they will be red hot wanting to gather as much point as they can and one thing about these two teams is that Manchester city always find a way to get the three point over arsenal although arsenal this time around is looking well structured and I think their squad is fully activated and not suffering from injury as the way they were during the two time clash between the two teams .

This is a fairly even match, both teams have almost the same quality of players. Interestingly, the style of play used by Arteta and Guardiola is not much different, they both apply a modern football scheme which really satisfies the audience. Arsenal has big ambitions to beat Manchester City, three points is a fixed price to be realized and I think Arteta has prepared a special strategy to be able to beat Guardiola's troops. I predict Arsenal will be able to win that match.

Mikel Arteta is actually the person who best understands the strategy that Pep Guardiola always plays. Because he was Pep Guardiola's assistant at Manchester City for three years. So it is very natural that the strategies used by Arteta are sometimes not much different from those used by Guardiola. But the young coaches who have worked with Pep Guardiola have actually become quite talented as coaches. They become coaches who can bring good results to the clubs they handle. An example is Arteta, who ever was Guardiola's assistant. Then Xavi ever was also under Guardiola's tutelage. And now Xavi is a great coach at Barcelona.

So the Arsenal vs Manchester City match is sometimes referred to as a teacher vs student match. And that's not wrong. Even though Arteta is not Pep's student. But he learned a lot from Pep when he was Pep's assistant.

[borovichok]

Jurgen Klopp himself actually believes that he is pessimistic about his request. Because he already suspected that his request for a rematch would not be granted. And currently this matter has become very widely discussed. Because yes, it is clear that even without looking at the var, we can see that in that match, Luis Diaz was indeed in the Onside position. And not only that, currently the red card in the match is also another issue that is also being discussed. There were indeed many oddities in this match. But because it was over, Liverpool couldn't do anything else.

Jurgen Klopp players are confident and would have targeted a draw tie against Spurs with one man down, but everything became complicated when they become two players down. Klopp will not back out from his claims about the unfair treatment he and his team received in the game against Tottenham Hotspur, Luis Diaz goal denial and the referee issuing out two red cards to Liverpool players, everything was obviously straight. Perhaps PGMOL already lay emphasis on the game as miscommunication error among the game officials.

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This is a fairly even match, both teams have almost the same quality of players. Interestingly, the style of play used by Arteta and Guardiola is not much different, they both apply a modern football scheme which really satisfies the audience. Arsenal has big ambitions to beat Manchester City, three points is a fixed price to be realized and I think Arteta has prepared a special strategy to be able to beat Guardiola's troops. I predict Arsenal will be able to win that match.

Even though this is a home game for Arsenal, I can't completely rule out Manchester City winning.
Arteta of course has big ambitions to snatch victory from Manchester City, but Pep Guardiola knows how to stop Arteta's ambitions. I think it's hard to guess who will win the game, but Manchester City are the favorites.

Pep Guardiola also has the ambition to win at home and he will seek the best performance from his team to continue their winning trend which was destroyed when they lost to Wolves. Manchester City seems more prepared to win the match, but once again this is a match that is difficult to predict.

[tusandii]

Onana is good. But I see his arrogance when he moves to play for Manchester United. He was too subjective. Onana should know he is on a big team and must face many strong opponents. Subjectivity will lead to erroneous results.

De Gea is a goalkeeper who has played for Manchester United for 12 consecutive years. He played very well and was voted the best goalkeeper of the year. In the past 1 or 2 years, De Gea has not played as well as before. Erik ten Hag blamed him for his mistakes and boldly decided to get rid of him and bring back Onana. De Gea's mentality is more mature, and his playing quality is on par with Onana.
I think Manchester United is in disarray, causing the players to not perform well compared to their abilities.

I am very surprised by some people who judge Onana badly and blame Erik Ten Hag, do you always believe in the bad news that is spread without looking at the facts? Onana is a good person who has a very good goalkeeping contribution and Erik Ten is also one of the coaches who is able to provide The right strategic strength for Manchester United but why do you always talk bad things about Onana and Erik Ten Hag?
For me, this bad thing happened because Manchester United lacked players who have strong talent unlike the previous season and after Manchester United got the right players they will definitely recover soon and I think this bad thing doesn't mean anyone's fault, it's just that everyone needs time to recover from adversity.
We all know how Manchester United performed very badly last season but at the end of the season had extraordinary achievements and I hope that anyone who only blames the goalkeeper and coach should look at the goodness of both parties.

[Uruhara]

It looks like Arsenal is in good form and has the advantage of playing at home, so it will be very difficult for Man City to score a goal at Arsenal's home ground, because Arsenal have not experienced defeat at all in their last match, although I am optimistic that Arsenal will come out as winners, at least not I have doubts about placing a bet on Arsenal, even though Man City is still at the top of the class, that doesn't mean they will continue to dominate the class, there will definitely be mistakes in every match.

Arsenal is in good form and so is Manchester City. Arsenal playing at home could have some impact on the game, but just not the impact you’re hoping for. It won’t be that much of a feat for Man City to score Arsenal and I believe they’re going to do just that.
Not to underestimate Arsenal here but I don’t think they could comfortably afford to win Man City despite the so called advantage of playing at home. It wouldn’t be that easy for Man City as well but I think they’ve got better chances of having a win over Arsenal.

Although this season Arsenal actually has a better performance than last season. But I also think that Man City will still be superior in this match too. Arsenal always have difficulty when facing Man City. And I think maybe this time it will be the same. And the mentality of the Man City players is very strong. Both home and away matches, Man City always performs with maximum performance. So favoring Man City is my choice this time too. I don't remember last season who was the favorite when these two clubs met. But what is certain is that last year I was disappointed with Arsenal who lost quite easily. Man City at that time actually beat Arsenal very comfortably. But this time Arteta must have thought of a different strategy. But still I can't believe it.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Arsenal vs Man City on Sunday is perhaps the biggest game of the season so far. Will be really interesting to see who comes out on top. Should be a titanic battle, I have a feeling City will edge it though.

It looks like Arsenal is in good form and has the advantage of playing at home, so it will be very difficult for Man City to score a goal at Arsenal's home ground, because Arsenal have not experienced defeat at all in their last match, although I am optimistic that Arsenal will come out as winners, at least not I have doubts about placing a bet on Arsenal, even though Man City is still at the top of the class, that doesn't mean they will continue to dominate the class, there will definitely be mistakes in every match.

Both Arsenal and Manchester city have very strong squads. It is difficult to say which team will win.  Manchester city players are in good form. They are winning  against leipzig in the champions league match. Although they lost against West Ham in the Premier League match. However  I don't think this defeat will have any effect on Manchester City's performance against Arsenal. Arsenal are favorites as the home team. Arsenal's players will be more confident in the home match. I think the match will probably be a draw. The match is likely to be a 2-2 draw.

If you have ambitions to win the title this season, Arsenal must beat Manchester City. These two teams have shown real rivalry since last season in the title race, the Gunners led for a long time but they failed towards the end of the season so they were taken over by Manchester City. Arsenal's strength this season has also greatly increased, of course there is no reason for Arteta not to be able to beat Guardiola's troops. However, if the Gunners again fail to beat their main rival, then I am sure that their chances of winning the title this season will disappear again.

you are right If Arsenal want to be Premier League champions  then they must get 3 points against manchester city . Because arsenal's biggest rival for the  title is Manchester City. And I'd say one of these two teams will win the Premier League title this season.

This is Arsenal's home match. If they fail to  pick up 3 points against City at home, they will fall further behind Manchester City in the title race. Arsenal are still 1 point behind Manchester City. So a win in this match will see Arsenal occupy the top spot in the table. I am quite optimistic that Arsenal will do well against Manchester City.

[marcous]

After having three defeats in Premier League now Newcastle United is having six games undefeated streak with three wins in Premier League one win in EFL Cup against Manchester City and one win and draw in Champions League there is no doubt we can call this is impressive run and back of form for them in all competitions now after three days they are going to visit London for facing another impressive team West Ham United which is also having good time even their attack is not effective like Newcastle United but still they are able to do good performance against any team.

Newcastle United is favorite for this game with having good record in last few matches and overall against West Ham United as well, but we can expect good competition because the result is going to have good impact on league table for the both teams as well.

Newcastle performance improvement in their previous six matches in various competitions is quite impressive, I think the wins over Man City and PSG are the most impressive. Of course, this cannot be separated from the depth of Eddie Howe squad this season, Newcastle movements in the last summer market went according to expectations and are now starting to produce results. The next challenge for Newcastle after their success in the UCL is to get points in the EPL, by visiting West Ham headquarters. The Magpies have positive capital in the last six matches, I think this will increase the squad confidence and mentality to overtake West Ham who are currently one level above them.

West Ham lost the statistical number of wins to Newcastle, but most recently West Ham managed to win over Freiburg in the Europa League group stage. However, Newcastle victory in the UCL is certainly more meaningful, so Newcatle deserves to be favored even though West Ham acts as host. Regarding the starting XI, Eddi Howe doesn't seem to have changed much and is predicted to play the same squad when they won over PSG yesterday.

[Josefjix]

After having three defeats in Premier League now Newcastle United is having six games undefeated streak with three wins in Premier League one win in EFL Cup against Manchester City and one win and draw in Champions League there is no doubt we can call this is impressive run and back of form for them in all competitions now after three days they are going to visit London for facing another impressive team West Ham United which is also having good time even their attack is not effective like Newcastle United but still they are able to do good performance against any team.

Newcastle United is favorite for this game with having good record in last few matches and overall against West Ham United as well, but we can expect good competition because the result is going to have good impact on league table for the both teams as well.

Newcastle United is the simply the best  fast-growing mediocre team in EPL this season, all this remarkable results originates from the club appointing Eddie Howe as manager, things have kept moving foward for the Magpies, in EPL. They qualify for UCL spot last season and watching them today playing in UCL and thrashing Ligue One giants at St James Park stadium is basically among the memories we won't forget. Newcastle are in the vest form and would be able to face any opponents currently, not having too big names but these players contributed alot more than these necessary big names.

[baeva]

The team did well in the last year, despite the fact that they moved to 4th place in the standings at the last moment, I think this is a good result. So what is happening to the team now I think it is clearly not because of the coach, there are problems in the team that do not depend on Ten Hag, as a coach he fulfils his function, there is no need to change him. Although lately I don't agree with his policy at all...

Manchester United didn't do well in the beginning of the season last year and they are doing the same this season. In the last two games they lost unexpectedly vs Crystal Palace in EPL and Galatasaray in Champions League. Defensive errors are unforgivable in such highly intense competitions and injuries couldn't be an excuse there.
Their next two games aren't that hard before returning again in Champions League and facing just next Manchester City. I am not very optimistic about them in Champions League nor vs City.

I understand, for the most part I agree with you, but I stated in my post the fact at the end of the season that things have more or less normalised. Injuries to players are something that the coach can't influence, so it's hard for me to say that in this case injuries don't play a role, they just directly influence it

[ShowOff]

Manchester United didn't do well in the beginning of the season last year and they are doing the same this season. In the last two games they lost unexpectedly vs Crystal Palace in EPL and Galatasaray in Champions League. Defensive errors are unforgivable in such highly intense competitions and injuries couldn't be an excuse there.
Their next two games aren't that hard before returning again in Champions League and facing just next Manchester City. I am not very optimistic about them in Champions League nor vs City.

I understand, for the most part I agree with you, but I stated in my post the fact at the end of the season that things have more or less normalised. Injuries to players are something that the coach can't influence, so it's hard for me to say that in this case injuries don't play a role, they just directly influence it

Player injuries have certainly affected the team's performance, especially if it is the main player. There are many cases where a team loses its best form when one or two of their key players are absent due to injury, remember Liverpool last season?

However, it's not just player injuries that have hit Manchester United, the performance of their key players has dropped significantly compared to last season. Rashford is the player who is increasingly being talked about, but there are several others too. So it's no surprise why Manchester United's performance this season seems poor, there's clearly a reason instead of just blaming Ten Hag.

[rahmad2nd]

you are right If Arsenal want to be Premier League champions  then they must get 3 points against manchester city . Because arsenal's biggest rival for the  title is Manchester City. And I'd say one of these two teams will win the Premier League title this season.

This is Arsenal's home match. If they fail to  pick up 3 points against City at home, they will fall further behind Manchester City in the title race. Arsenal are still 1 point behind Manchester City. So a win in this match will see Arsenal occupy the top spot in the table. I am quite optimistic that Arsenal will do well against Manchester City.

A very important match for the Gunners to get full points over Manchester City. unfortunately, it won't be easy at all. Although, Arsenal was able to provide fierce resistance to Pep Guardiola's squad. like when they met in the Community Shield, Arsenal was able to keep up with Manchester City's game and even though the victory they achieved came from a penalty shootout. But at least, this capital could be a big motivation for Mikel Arteta's squad. that in fact, Arsenal has a chance to get full points in this week's match. Moreover, the match was held at the Emirates Stadium. although for City, it won't have a big impact. However, with the absence of several of their core players, Arteta should take advantage of the momentum to try to break the dominance that his strongest rivals have always won at the moment.

There is no need to talk about the Premier League trophy for now, because they only need a win against the Cityzen. After all, the Premier League still has a lot of games to play. However, the meeting between the two teams this week will be very crucial for the Gunners. and I'm sure Pep Guardiola will not underestimate Arsenal, which is now managed by his former assistant while Arteta is still with Pep Guardiola. Honestly, I can't wait to watch this fight. Plus, it has a tense effect on Gunners fans. but as an Arsenal supporter, winning or losing is another matter. Most importantly, I enjoyed the game displayed by the two teams that will meet this week.

[Sakanwa]

I'm looking forward to watching the Arsenal - Manchester City game at the weekend. Manchester City are favoured of course but the gap of odds isn't very big. Because Arsenal are also as good as them in the league these days. In terms of general quality and effort Manchester City are still one step ahead that's for sure.

But this time might be different. It depends on how Arteta will prepare his players for the game. Their last rendezvous here didn't end well for Arsenal if you remember. Arteta is Guardiola's student so maybe he can develop a new strategy to deal with them better this time.

It is a home game for Arsenal, which makes this game more interesting than I would otherwise expect. I think a game at Manchester City's would be a much harder task than this one. Arsenal is in great shape to go for it now, but this game also involves some desire for revenge for last season. If Arsenal beats Manchester City, I think it would allow people to dream again that Manchester City won't pull off a one team show this season again.

I don't know how Arteta's tactics is going to be like in this game,It is a game that would really be tough to predict,and considering that Arsenal are at home,they won't want to lose again to Manchester City, especially when they are playing at home infront of the wonderful fans.While Mancity will be playing without two star players, Debruyne and Rodri who is out for injury and red card.Mancity have lost the two games they played without Rodri,and Rodri isn't going to be available for this one.
However, Arsenal are not also complete in their squad,it is yet to be know whether Saka will play or not because of the injury he sustained in the Lens game,He needs to be checked properly before the weekend game.

[Dewi Aries]

Player injuries have certainly affected the team's performance, especially if it is the main player. There are many cases where a team loses its best form when one or two of their key players are absent due to injury, remember Liverpool last season?

However, it's not just player injuries that have hit Manchester United, the performance of their key players has dropped significantly compared to last season. Rashford is the player who is increasingly being talked about, but there are several others too. So it's no surprise why Manchester United's performance this season seems poor, there's clearly a reason instead of just blaming Ten Hag.

Manchester United's unstable performance this season is based on the storm of injuries that befell their players. If you look at the depth of their squad, Manchester United certainly have a lot of quality players in their team, but their play was really bad at the start of this season. I think Manchester United will have a fate like Chelsea, where it seems quite difficult for these two teams to win because their performance is inconsistent in every match. Football experts say that Manchester United has experienced a decline in their playing patterns this season. Well, this is quite correct because Manchester United only won 3 wins in 7 matches.
Chelsea also had the same fate this season where they performed quite poorly because they had difficulty winning at the start of the season. Chelsea only collected 8 points and is far behind the leaders. I predict that the pace of these two teams this season will be tougher for them because other teams are stronger than them, such as Aston Villa and Brighton. Even though this season Chelsea has a lot of quality players who they bought at quite expensive prices, such as Caicedo, their performance is still not as expected.

[aylabadia05]

Player injuries have certainly affected the team's performance, especially if it is the main player. There are many cases where a team loses its best form when one or two of their key players are absent due to injury, remember Liverpool last season?

However, it's not just player injuries that have hit Manchester United, the performance of their key players has dropped significantly compared to last season. Rashford is the player who is increasingly being talked about, but there are several others too. So it's no surprise why Manchester United's performance this season seems poor, there's clearly a reason instead of just blaming Ten Hag.

While many people blame Erik ten Hag for Manchester United's performance this season for reasons that are appropriate to the circumstances being compared.
Erik ten Hag is a figure who plays a big role in the decision of which players will be played in every Manchester United match and in every competition they play.
Rashford is a player with a high goal productivity rate for the 2022/23 season. He was able to score 17 goals for Manchester United in the Premier League and Rashford was the player who improved the most last season under Erik ten Hag.

I began to realize that Erik ten Hag's assistant's role seemed to be dysfunctional in helping him carry out this season's strategy.
ETH was overwhelmed after Shaw was injured in the left back position. Casemiro and Bruno are not on the same page in midfield. Now, the option played by Erik ten Hag in the left back position is Ambrabat, who is actually a box to box midfielder.