Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024

[kawetsriyanto]

I think the rumors of Poccetino's dismissal are just rumors and nothing more. It seemed logical to give a chance to the coach who took the team to the Eurocups and fulfilled the task for the season, but Bowley was able to surprise this time by sacking the coach who brought Chelsea out of the crisis and was able to adjust the game of the team and Chelsea under Pocchetino defeated both strong and weak opponents, and the end of the championship was excellent.
Apparently Poccetino showed character and Bowley could not work with him and now he will find a more “comfortable” coach, which he can manipulate.

It is not a rumor, Chelsea confirmed that they already fired Poccetino. Have you checked the official site of Chelsea FC?

https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/club-statement-mauricio-pochettino

Yep, It is quite strange that Chelsea fired Poccetino when he can show the capability to improve the performance of Chelsea team. The proved it in the last 5 matches at the end of the season at least, they won all the last 5 matches. Even if it is illogical to sack Poccetino but Chelsea management has done it. Not sure what the real reason is, it may be about personal reason. 

Chelsea team will never be a successful team if the owner be egoistic. Each coach needs time to build a team, it is not an easy job. And hiring a top coach for Cheslea manager isn't easy, too. I'm sure it is impossible to hire Zidane, Conte, Klopp, or other available top coaches. It is just lucky that Poccetino wants to manage Cheslea team. Honestly, Chelsea owner disappoints many people!

[Dzwaafu11]

Arsenal was in a better position to challenge Manchester city to win the premier league title this season, they were in a better position to getting that done but they weren't calculative enough to know crucial games and handle them as such rather it felt like they did treated every game like the same at a point in time until they were just few Weeks to the end of the season they took every game serious knowing about their rival.

You are right. And I also observed this from Arsenal this season: when they started the season, they were not as serious as they were when the season was about to end. At the start of the season, Arsenal was playing well, but they were using the same tactics in all their matches, which are both small clubs and big clubs, and I think that’s why the result ended like this. If Arsenal were not very serious with every match from the first place, I’m very sure they are able to concur with Manchester City.

And this is what helped Manchester City; they are taking all their matches seriously regardless of their opponent's performance; they don’t underrate teams; and this is what Arsenal is also supposed to do because a team you underrate may be put in shame, and I think this is what happens: Arsenal always ends the season with mistakes that result in their failure to win the title.

[Furious 7]

Chelsea can make a good start to the next season, their recent positive trend is positive for next season. This season was quite enjoyable because it was not a season where only one team was comfortable. Arsenal were closer than ever to the league title, unfortunately it did not happen this season, I hope they will compete in the same way next season and they believe in becoming champions.

Pep Guardiola did not care about anything and led the team to the championship in a professional manner.

When we talk about next season for Chelsea somehow I still don't believe they will immediately improve at the beginning of the season.
This doubt is not an exaggerated thing because the reason is quite clear considering that at this time there is definitely a reshuffle by Chelsea after the puzzle that has been arranged by Poche is now abandoned by Poche himself because he has agreed to part with Chelsea, so this will indirectly make Chelsea's condition have to look for a new coach and it is certain that with a new coach, the composition of the players and the game scheme must also change and it clearly takes more time to be consistent because it is difficult to expect the situation to improve at the start of the season.

So by looking at this condition, it is clear that I am quite doubtful whether Chelsea will finally be able to make them compete from the start or it will be the same as previous seasons where they were always troubled and only gained momentum at the end of the season like this season.

[Falconer]

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It is not a rumor, Chelsea confirmed that they already fired Poccetino. Have you checked the official site of Chelsea FC?

https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/club-statement-mauricio-pochettino

Yep, It is quite strange that Chelsea fired Poccetino when he can show the capability to improve the performance of Chelsea team. The proved it in the last 5 matches at the end of the season at least, they won all the last 5 matches. Even if it is illogical to sack Poccetino but Chelsea management has done it. Not sure what the real reason is, it may be about personal reason. 

Chelsea team will never be a successful team if the owner be egoistic. Each coach needs time to build a team, it is not an easy job. And hiring a top coach for Cheslea manager isn't easy, too. I'm sure it is impossible to hire Zidane, Conte, Klopp, or other available top coaches. It is just lucky that Poccetino wants to manage Cheslea team. Honestly, Chelsea owner disappoints many people!

Previously, Chelsea were also considered to have made a mistake when they fired Tuchel as coach, then this season they made another mistake by firing Pochettino. But in my opinion, Pochettino is not the typical coach who is able to provide great success for any team he coaches, but Pochettino is a good coach who is able to boost the team's performance like when he coached Tottenham.

Chelsea really needs a coach who has proven to be able to provide success for the team he coaches. But Pochettino still deserves a second season at Chelsea after his great work in the first. Chelsea management's trust in Pochettino is not as good as expected, so now they will find a new coach for next season.

[Leviathan.007]

Indeed, this news is quite surprising because after all, Pochettino is also still able and managed to make Chelsea get a Conference League ticket. Although it is still far to be able to finish in the topfour but at least, Pochettino still has a good effort and it was proven at the end of theseason that Pochettino also managed to improve the quality of Chelsea, and Pochettino also managed to make Chelsea finish in the top six.

The coach had a dinner with Chelsea's owner Boehly but they maybe disagreed in plans for the summer transfer and next season, though their separation after that dinner and serious talk is nothing to be surprised. If Boehly did not see Pochettino had acceptable management for Chelsea in this season, he would sack Pochettino without organizing that dinner and talk about future with the coach.

Because anyway, if we compare it with Manchester United, Newcastle and Tottenham I think Pochettino is still better because he is able to rise even though the pressure he has to face is so heavy and certainly not easy.

This decision looks to be not a safe and wise decision from Boehly because Pochettino is not too seriously fighting against club owners like Mourinho and Conte, and he can provide quality in management and stability in performances for Chelsea. With a new coach, like rumor is De Zebri, I still see risk for success in next season for Chelsea. Pochettino at least has enough experienced with big clubs from Premier League to Lique 1 and even had experience to run for Premier League title and went far in Champions League.

I think Mauricio Pochettino was a good coach for Chslea and compared to the situation they had in the last season they made progress and he helped Chelsea to get the team improved but Pochettino couldn't help Chslea to be on the top side of Premier Lague and that's why they decided to stop working him.
One good thing about Pochettino in Chelsea was about him using younger players he let the older palters leave the team to have a better future for Chelsea but this was not working for Pochettino and his team.
They can now start searching for another coach while there are some coaches linked to Chelea for the next season.

 

[Renampun]

No one expected Chelsea to end the season in 6th place, Chelsea couldn’t qualify for the Champions League, but everyone applauded Pochettino for his brave performance towards the end of the season. People are already anticipating how Chelsea's performance will be next season, but now Chelsea will be starting afresh with the new coach they will be getting.

Chelsea's performance at the end of the season was very good, even surpassing the performance shown by Manchester United for that Pochenttino deserves to be appreciated, but I don't know why Chelsea management is not satisfied with the results given by Pochenttino, the current rumor is that Chelsea and Manchester United are reportedly currently in contact with mckenna. Chelsea management should be able to provide opportunities for Pochettino because it is not easy to compete with great teams in the Premier League.

[Weawant]

Chelsea management made decisions too quickly, Todd Boehly should have given Pochettino more time to develop Chelsea as he hoped. Finishing in sixth place is not a bad achievement, he is trying to build a stronger Chelsea squad because competition in the Premier League is very competitive. There are many big matches taking place in the Premier League which makes it difficult for Chelsea to get points when facing other big teams, very tight competition always presents challenges for coaches. There is no guarantee that Chelsea will be even better after firing Pochettino, now they have to start from zero again because there will be a lot of changes in the Chelsea squad next season.

Before a Coach is sacked this way, they obviously must have been in talks with his replacement a d are most likely  going to get him replaced immediately he leaves but then the effects of such changes usually tell on the team except if the present has got a similar tactics with the former then it will be easier for the players to quickly adapt to their new Coach and his style and patterns.

Chelsea actually did a hasty kind of sack which could actually get to affect them in the Long Run because pochetino was already beginning to show results and some kind of improvement, they were at the verge of getting better and all he needed was a little more time , bringing another coach who's going to start from the scratch with a whole new strategy is definitely going to cause them a whole lot except they are willing to Bear it till they get it wright, I know there are teams that have gotten to cope with their coach almost immediately as achieved a lot before the end of the season.

Chelsea was sitted around the 8-9 position on the table not sure of participation in another league away from the premier league by next season but pochetino was able to get the team to their feet and they dis finished at the sixth position ahead of Manchester united who was ahead of them and did looked like their top rival in the league this season so I think he gave enough reason to show that he could improve if given time.

[Josefjix]

Chelsea's performance at the end of the season was very good, even surpassing the performance shown by Manchester United for that Pochenttino deserves to be appreciated, but I don't know why Chelsea management is not satisfied with the results given by Pochenttino, the current rumor is that Chelsea and Manchester United are reportedly currently in contact with mckenna. Chelsea management should be able to provide opportunities for Pochettino because it is not easy to compete with great teams in the Premier League.

The Blues board doesn't hesitate to sack managers, they are always in for the very best results but there was vividly nothing to worry about because everything is absolutely under control. Chelsea are scouting for new young manager, atleast he will learned to apply technical skills towards his players. Chelsea picked up their good form at the end of the EPL season. Although this particular improvement didn't change anything because the owner, Todd Boehly was unsatisfied with the current position and performing stats of the club.

Everyone have target and winning was the ultimate priority for Mauricio Pochettino but he failed woefully. Perhaps Mauricio Pochettino have done his best for the club but unfortunately for him, he will look for another opportunity to explore since he's still vibrant for managerial skills and looking forward to enchanced their possible stats.

[Oluwa-btc]

I think this shows plain stupidity from the club management to remove a coach which was finally able to build a winning team in the last 10 games of the Premier League.Sure it took some time but right when it looked that things were changing greatly for Chelsea then comes this senseless decision which to me is a wonder,the 8th wonder as they say.

Why on earth would a club management want to remove a coach that has just built a solid team that in the last games of the Premier League produced the best of results and they are ready for next season to improve,this coach now knows the key to improve further this team and boom it comes this stupid decision,Chelsea the team of wonders  .

How many coaches have they sacked all together in the last two to three years? Lol. That club cracks me rib's up completely. Mauricio Pochetino right now have been linked with clubs like Manchester United and Bayern Munich immediately after his exit from the club.  They have sacked Frank Lampard, Thomas Tuchel, Graham Potter and now  Mauricio Pochetino. Am I missing out on any name?

They the management of Chelsea have them own reasons and we don't know what that might be. They must have had some levels of agreement with what he's to achieve and that if he fails to get that, he'll be sacked. At the beginning of his appointment, I can remember calling him a failed after thr loses he's had with Paris Saint Germans and also Tottenham Hotspur.

Roberto De Zebri has also been reported to be interested in the Manchester United Job. I believe in my heart that there's no other perfect name for that club other than Erik Ten Hag. Did you see how Bayern Leverkusen good former never worried Atalanta today? It's same way Manchester will do against Manchester City.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Felt really bad after getting the shocking news of Pochettino leaving Chelsea football club after a very busy season he had, both players and fans maybe some fans won't be happy for this decision made by the board. I think coaching Chelsea has been one of the challenging jobs since he started coaching, they would have left him to at least take care till the end of next season and I believe he'd do better than he did this past season.
 Who's going to fill in the missing gap, taking over the managerial position of the club? Is best to bring some one who has the experience to take the job because if they do the club would find it hard to adapt, is like starting all over again which is not good for a team that have pass through hell. This time the owner should be careful in decisions he makes if not he might be kill the club.

Well, Chelsea is a very big club, we have to wait and see how things go, maybe the president will say that this club has so much potential, with such good players that the only one who could be failing is its coach, a change is a must. Sometimes it's not so bad, because they basically stick to the things they can establish with new leadership, refresh players and make a difference next season, let's remember that they came from 6th place and this is not a good place for such a big team However, Chelsea is a team that can always get ahead, maybe this time they will look for a coach who can do better and have more results, many of us love Pochetino, but we hope this is the best decision.

Chelsea have already confirmed new man on touchline next season who Pochettino vetoed

Chelsea’s decision to hire a set-piece specialist has been credited as one of the reasons Mauricio Pochettino walked away from his post as boss. The Argentine’s departure from Stamford Bridge was confirmed on Tuesday evening, following reports his relationship with the Blues hierarchy had grown untenable.

Less than one year after Pochettino was welcomed through the Chelsea door, the ex-Tottenham Hotspur and Paris Saint Germain manager was walking back out of it.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1902077/Chelsea-Mauricio-Pochettino-exit-set-piece-coach

[EL MOHA]

Chelsea's performance at the end of the season was very good, even surpassing the performance shown by Manchester United for that Pochenttino deserves to be appreciated, but I don't know why Chelsea management is not satisfied with the results given by Pochenttino, the current rumor is that Chelsea and Manchester United are reportedly currently in contact with mckenna. Chelsea management should be able to provide opportunities for Pochettino because it is not easy to compete with great teams in the Premier League.

Not a Chelsea fan but this is a disastrous decision taken by them. The Chelsea team this season would definitely struggle under any manager, the team was filled with many raw talent coming into the premier league for the first time, a league that even the best players usually find themselves not able to perform at a higher level in their first season. Pochettino did well considering the availability at his disposal to me, he was trying to build a team and yet got struck multiple times by injuries to mostly his consistent players, towards the end of the season we all saw how a fully fit Chelsea team can cause havoc.

People say he doesn’t win tittles even in his days at Tottenham and I said how many finals did Juergen Klopp had lose before been at where he is today. What baffled me was that Chelsea were already aware with the lack of quality coaches on the market but yet they had to part ways with this man. I don’t see the future but he is certainly better than the coaches they are currently linked with.

Manchester United are on the verge of making such mistake too by allowing Ten Hag leave with not so many high profile coaches around. Yes both have had a similar bad season but I will definitely give them time. Arteta has now competed twice in row for the Premier League title after finish 8 on his first two seasons which shows that patience is a virtue sometimes

[liuka]

I think this shows plain stupidity from the club management to remove a coach which was finally able to build a winning team in the last 10 games of the Premier League.Sure it took some time but right when it looked that things were changing greatly for Chelsea then comes this senseless decision which to me is a wonder,the 8th wonder as they say.

Why on earth would a club management want to remove a coach that has just built a solid team that in the last games of the Premier League produced the best of results and they are ready for next season to improve,this coach now knows the key to improve further this team and boom it comes this stupid decision,Chelsea the team of wonders  .

That's what makes me wonder, why management made a very blundering decision where they fired Pochettino even though his performance this season was certainly quite good. Pochettino succeeded in making Chelsea finish in a better ranking compared to last season. Yes, all those hopes seem unreal, but what can it do for Chelsea management to always make a scene in their every decision.

We'll see who the next coach will be appointed as Chelsea coach, can he continue the good trend set by Pochettino next season. Sometimes a coach performance is not appreciated at all, as has been experienced by Pochettino this season. I think other teams will feel lucky if they succeed in attracting Pochettino interest to coach their team because Pochettino is one of the best coaches who is able to build a team and produce star players.

[TopT3ns]

To me he is just abusing that position of having a final say in the club that's something Roman Ibramovich didn't take pleasure doing, but Todd is just some inpatient owner that doesn't know what he really wants. And it's until he get to realize that these actions is making the club to go 1 step forward 3 steps backwards.

Rumour has it that Pochettino wanted some of the players to leave the club in the coming season which is contrary to Todd's desire for those said players, instead he had to cut ties with Pochettino to bring in a coach that will do his bidding as owner. It is most definitely that any new coach coming for next season is going to start afresh with the team and it's very rare to see a new coach coming into a team having them start off immediately on a good performance... Is this what Chelsea will keep doing on every start of the season? As I wonder when this sack series is going to end.

Hopefully Todd Boehly will not regret his decision to stop Mauricio Pochettino as one of Chelsea's best coaches. I don't know for sure how Chelsea will be next season. Does Chelsea have a new coach who can improve Chelsea's performance and provide victory next season? If Chelsea always does this then the possibility of Chelsea winning will be very difficult to obtain.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

Well, Chelsea is a very big club, we have to wait and see how things go, maybe the president will say that this club has so much potential, with such good players that the only one who could be failing is its coach, a change is a must. Sometimes it's not so bad, because they basically stick to the things they can establish with new leadership, refresh players and make a difference next season, let's remember that they came from 6th place and this is not a good place for such a big team However, Chelsea is a team that can always get ahead, maybe this time they will look for a coach who can do better and have more results, many of us love Pochetino, but we hope this is the best decision.

Yeah this is what I said last week, Pochettino has indeed improved Chelsea's performance in the last few matches but as an elite club they think Chelsea does not deserve to finish in that position especially when Chelsea management gives whatever the coach wants including bringing in expensive players. Currently I hear 5-6 main candidates to take over Chelsea as coach but I'm not too familiar with these names, do you think Xabi Alonso will come to Chelsea? he is a coach who is included in the ranks of top coaches this year and the Premier League is a suitable challenge for him. Honestly, I'm waiting for news about this and I hope Liverpool don't sign him first    we know Liverpool also doesn't have a coach for next season.

[Weawant]

Hopefully Todd Boehly will not regret his decision to stop Mauricio Pochettino as one of Chelsea's best coaches. I don't know for sure how Chelsea will be next season. Does Chelsea have a new coach who can improve Chelsea's performance and provide victory next season? If Chelsea always does this then the possibility of Chelsea winning will be very difficult to obtain.

I don't know who else could best fit in to pochettinos space as he leaves Chelsea, he was already at the verg of redemption for Chelsea moving them from the struggling State to a progressive State but then it appears be isn't moving quick enough for the Chelsea management and so they dimmed it for to relieve him of his job which I hope it doesn't get to be detrimental to them as I doubt if there's actually a perfect replacement for him at the moment.

A few have been say they feel pochettino isn't showing a winning mentality which is what they desire for the progress of the team but then a careful look at his performance this season and you will agree with me that he's done so well for a coach who's trying to get a team back on their feet and is more like one at the building stage of the team but they aren't seeing it in that light, he managed t get a very productive results in all his encounter with all the top 6 teams in England and this was why he has been able to finish at top six and not nine or eight.

Even if Chelsea get a new coach I doubt he will be able to take them to glory next season such that they will be able to lift a trophy, they would have had better chance with pochetitino but they don't seem patient enough with the stage he has gotten to so they would want to get a machinery who's probably faster with the building stage to getting results and probably impressing them well enough.

[Sexylizzy2813]

Since Klopp left the EPL and we now have Arteta to compete with Pep for the EPL title do Liverpool still have the hope of being among the top 4 teams come next season? As it is I don't think the new manager has what it takes to make Liverpool contenders for the EPL title and they can't be as brutal as they were when Klopp was the manager.
Pep thinks the EPL is going to be boring next season since Klopp isn't around, is it that Arteta hasn't done enough to put some pressure on Pep to recognize him as someone who has pushed him to that limit where he (Pep) would say is not easy or is it only Klopp that has pushed Pep to his limit? It just seems like after this season Pep would leave City because nobody is there to make him feel threatened for the title. What do you think about all these?

[Jegileman]

Though if Chelsea had failed to finished 6th, I would have supported him but after this I would love to see how he fair next season

No one expected Chelsea to end the season in 6th place, Chelsea couldn’t qualify for the Champions League, but everyone applauded Pochettino for his brave performance towards the end of the season. People are already anticipating how Chelsea's performance will be next season, but now Chelsea will be starting afresh with the new coach they will be getting.

Chelsea will be starting afresh next season but maybe the management didn’t thought about that before sacking Pochettino as the head coach of the team. Chelsea finished in a very good position and with what they’ve played this season, the position is worth for them to finish on. They should have also looked into that before taking that drastic and careless move to sack the coach. I think this will remain in the blood of all Chelsea owners, they will always sack their coaches at any moment they feel they can’t keep him anymore without any cogent reason to back their claim up.

[poodle63]

To me he is just abusing that position of having a final say in the club that's something Roman Ibramovich didn't take pleasure doing, but Todd is just some inpatient owner that doesn't know what he really wants. And it's until he get to realize that these actions is making the club to go 1 step forward 3 steps backwards.

Rumour has it that Pochettino wanted some of the players to leave the club in the coming season which is contrary to Todd's desire for those said players, instead he had to cut ties with Pochettino to bring in a coach that will do his bidding as owner. It is most definitely that any new coach coming for next season is going to start afresh with the team and it's very rare to see a new coach coming into a team having them start off immediately on a good performance... Is this what Chelsea will keep doing on every start of the season? As I wonder when this sack series is going to end.

Hopefully Todd Boehly will not regret his decision to stop Mauricio Pochettino as one of Chelsea's best coaches. I don't know for sure how Chelsea will be next season. Does Chelsea have a new coach who can improve Chelsea's performance and provide victory next season? If Chelsea always does this then the possibility of Chelsea winning will be very difficult to obtain.

I hope so but many fans will boo him if chelsea will be back again to the below 10th positions under a new coach. It's not yet clear which coach that is gonna be chosen by the club. It's kinda stupid if chelsea will pick ipswitch coach. I can't even imagine how garbage chelsea is next season if todd boehly will recruit a garbage coach to handle the club.

Look at the potential names listed by sky news above. Mostly of them are coming from the garbage club. I don't know what's gonna happening with chelsea if club is trying to recruit one of them as a successor for pochettino.

We will be back again to the potter ball's era. This is so fuckin dumb.

[Hirose UK]

Overall, long holiday will start or break for the change of season and of course the matches that are available are just test matches or can be said to be friendly matches, there is nothing interesting and we may very rarely be able to watch our favorite teams play with great excitement.
But the transfer window will open and we can follow the development of each team to prepare all the line-ups which may have many changes due to players who may be sold or brought in, this is one of the most interesting things when the season break arrives.
It just that for the Premier League itself, I really want to follow how Manchester United and Chelsea are developing, which used to be strong team but are now in very unstable condition.
If they prepare everything carefully and start really considering busyness in the upcoming transfer window then we have big chance of seeing better developments and these two team are on the right track.

Premier League competition will of course also become more interesting because if Manchester United and Chelsea can perform at their best and are really strong, they can follow or keep up with dominant team such as Manchester City and Arsenal.

[klidex]

Chelsea will be starting afresh next season but maybe the management didn’t thought about that before sacking Pochettino as the head coach of the team. Chelsea finished in a very good position and with what they’ve played this season, the position is worth for them to finish on. They should have also looked into that before taking that drastic and careless move to sack the coach. I think this will remain in the blood of all Chelsea owners, they will always sack their coaches at any moment they feel they can’t keep him anymore without any cogent reason to back their claim up.

Chelsea will start the season with a new coach as usual even though Mauricio Pochettino has succeeded in improving Chelsea's performance but still this club is still in the same mindset they will fire the coach if the club is unable to finish in the top 5 or more precisely in the Champions League zone despite Mauricio's struggle Pochettino lifting Chelsea to the top 6 is not an easy thing for a coach to do, but Chelsea still does not give concessions to coaches who are gradually improving the club's performance. Chelsea will never progress if they are always careless in making decisions and always change coaches when the coach has found his rhythm but was fired.

Any coach needs time to make a club appear impressive and the club must be patient waiting for it, like Jurgen Kloop who was at Liverpool for many years in his first season Liverpool also did not appear strong but as time went by Liverpool's performance improved, this is because Liverpool believes that a coach When they want to find their rhythm and make the club perform optimally, Chelsea should follow the example of these clubs when appointing a coach as head coach at the club.