Premier League Prediction Thread 2024/2025

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There was great interest in Julián Álvarez, especially from PSG. Today City made a statement, loan offers for Álvarez will not be accepted this Summer. The player's playing time will increase. It's the right move for City, he could guarantee his place in the rotation. I don't understand why he says he wants to play more when he played almost all the games last season. He missed only two games in the league and came on as a substitute in only five games.

It seems that Manchester City is fully aware that if they lose Julian Alvarez they will lose quite a lot of squad depth. Julian Alvarez can not only be a striker and sometimes he was used as an AMF by Pep Guardiola this season when De Bruyne was injured. It seems like pressure is coming from club management so that Pep Guardiola can play him often, even if only for a short time.

We all know what it's like to experience a decline in performance if you don't play matches often and maybe that's what Julian Alvarez is afraid of if he continues as a bench warmer. Occasionally, when they are ahead, even with a landslide score, Manchester City must have the courage to give it a chance so that at least Julian Alvarez can be calm and happy about his future.

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PSG wanted Alvarez, but City are adamant about keeping him in the team. Alvarez's agent informed him that PSG had contacted him and Alvarez was looking for an opportunity to get more playing time. Of course Guardiola does not want to let him go, but I also doubt that he will be able to get a stable place in the starting lineup, but if Guardiola wants to keep him in the team then he will have to give him more playing time.

It's just a matter of time and Alvarez will definitely get a regular place in the team when he is willing to stay at Man City. Alvarez's ability is also getting better from year to year and Pep Guardiola will definitely give him more opportunities next season. If in the end he takes the opportunity at PSG then the opportunity to play regularly at Man City will be lost and he will also lose the opportunity to achieve his best career in the Premier League.

Man City's front line does have a much better capacity so it makes it difficult for Alvarez to compete for a regular place. But if he can be patient then I'm sure Pep Guardiola will give him time because if you look at last season he played much better and always contributed to the team.

It remains to wait whether Alvarez will choose PSG or wait for the big because in reality he can still play regularly although not with full time but his contribution at Manchester City does not need to be doubted he is an easy future talent for Manchester City.

It is certain that if he stays with his current team, he can have more titles including the Champion League because Manchester City is always a candidate for a tight competitor with Real Madrid.

If Alvarez moves to PSG then only the Ligue 1 trophy while for the UCL trophy competition I am still skeptical for PSG, they will not reach that level.

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PSG wanted Alvarez, but City are adamant about keeping him in the team. Alvarez's agent informed him that PSG had contacted him and Alvarez was looking for an opportunity to get more playing time. Of course Guardiola does not want to let him go, but I also doubt that he will be able to get a stable place in the starting lineup, but if Guardiola wants to keep him in the team then he will have to give him more playing time.

In this season, we are having few interesting things with Mbappé is already gone to PSG, and now they want to have someone who can bring results for them with fist they have interest in Osimhen and now their target is Julian Alvarez which is currently important for the Pepe Guardiola, so things are quite interesting with most chances they will never allow him to leave club at this stage because now they are already trying to have some stability which helps them to have better results in coming season so if he leaves this could be problem for them.

Manchester City's statement about increasing his playing time is also rightly because now they understand if they want to keep him they have to do this otherwise player will be also looking for new opportunities which are not suitable for the Pepe and Manchester City in coming season.

[Tony116]

The new boss of Chelsea, Enzo Maresca, I don't know much about him. But I have heard a lot of people say that he is not going to be a good coach for Chelsea. I don’t know how true that is. But I know that he has done a very good job with Leicester City to actually get them promoted to the English Premier League. he has also impressed a lot of people with his coaching quality. So there is a possibility that he will be able to do well with Chelsea. But it is definitely not a guarantee. I still feel like Chelsea should have given the previous coach that they just fired a little more time. He was just starting to bring in good results with Chelsea. And suddenly Chelsea fired him. now there is another new coach who will implement new tactics again & the Chelsea squad will have to get used to another new tactics. That is probably not very optimal for any squad.

[Frankolala]

There was great interest in Julián Álvarez, especially from PSG. Today City made a statement, loan offers for Álvarez will not be accepted this Summer. The player's playing time will increase. It's the right move for City, he could guarantee his place in the rotation. I don't understand why he says he wants to play more when he played almost all the games last season. He missed only two games in the league and came on as a substitute in only five games.

Manchester City’s management is trying to be sure of Haaland, if Haaland will not be leaving anytime soon, then they can send him out on loan, but his performance last proves that he is very good, he just lack enough playing time, and if they can give him the playing time, he will do better.
I think City is trying everything possible not to let him go so that they cannot regret it letter if Haaland all of a sudden decided to leave them because he can leave to Madrid because Madrid after getting Mbappe will try if they can get Haaland to make their squad complete.

What are you really saying mate,do you watch football atall,or you are just a poster,Haaland is a regular starter,and Mancity cannot send him on loan when he is delivering for them day in day out.He is their best striker,and for the past two seasons now,he has been the highest goal scorer in the English Premier league, therefore,they can't even contemplate on selling him or sending him out on loan.Mancity is very okay with the performance of Haaland for the past two seasons,and if his contract expires,they would think of renewing it because they won't want to lose the best striker.

Manchester city will not think of selling Haaland who is their goal machine at all time. If Haaland leaves City, they will suffer to get a good striker like him and that is the reason why they will not let him go. He is still young and has a lot to give to City.

Haaland was still able to win the highest goal scorer last season without playing in some matches due to injury. De Bruyne works hand in ha d with Haaland because he will never miss the net if he is properly positioned. No club will want to lose such a player at the moment when other clubs are busy buying professional players to add to their team.

[Emitdama]

There was great interest in Julián Álvarez, especially from PSG. Today City made a statement, loan offers for Álvarez will not be accepted this Summer. The player's playing time will increase. It's the right move for City, he could guarantee his place in the rotation. I don't understand why he says he wants to play more when he played almost all the games last season. He missed only two games in the league and came on as a substitute in only five games.

Yes, it seems like Julian Alvarez always gets good playing time at Manchester City, but if Julian Alvarez suddenly says he wants to play more then I don't think that makes sense. If Julian Alvarez wants to leave, then I think just say what he wants and there is no need to make untrue statements like that. Unless, if Julian Alvarez really is on the bench more often then it would be natural for that statement to be made. But in reality, Julian Alvarez also always plays in many of the matches played by Manchester City in all competitions and therefore, Julian Alvarez should be in a good situation in the Manchester City squad.

Suddenly as peoples were feeling now Manchester City is stable and going to have things well under control we are had too many players those are looking for the exit or having increased playing time which is surely indicating things are going to be take change which is not good while they are doing impressive in Premier League and Champions League so now it's important for them to organize things which create stability and all players feel better because if they are having problems then surely this instability will be created problems for them which is not idea for the team's performance.

Julian Alvarez is doing impressive job, and he gives his best while his teams required his services, so just because of this he is in Pepe's project for this club until he is here performing as coach.

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Manchester city will not think of selling Haaland who is their goal machine at all time. If Haaland leaves City, they will suffer to get a good striker like him and that is the reason why they will not let him go. He is still young and has a lot to give to City.

Haaland was still able to win the highest goal scorer last season without playing in some matches due to injury. De Bruyne works hand in ha d with Haaland because he will never miss the net if he is properly positioned. No club will want to lose such a player at the moment when other clubs are busy buying professional players to add to their team.

until now I have not heard the strongest rumors regarding Haaland being sold to another team, whereas Man City success was achieved last season with Haaland and also assisted by KDB who is currently linked to another team.
In the near future, Man City does not have these plans and may prefer to sell players who are no longer productive, such as several defenders or other midfielders, rather than having to sell Haaland, who is still Man City mainstay player and on the one hand, before there is a striker player in the squad targeted by Man City who has skills equivalent to Haaland, this player will not be let go, or in other words, Man City is currently still dependent on Haaland talent.

even so he has been injured, the fact is that he can still make a very good contribution, even though it is not very optimal, but the fact is that Man City is still the leader of the EPL and this is one of the biggest contributions from Guardiola mainstay player.
Haaland contract with Man City is still very long and if there are rumors saying Haaland is being linked with another team, I'm sure it's just fake news that won't happen.

[Stable090]

The new boss of Chelsea, Enzo Maresca, I don't know much about him. But I have heard a lot of people say that he is not going to be a good coach for Chelsea. I don’t know how true that is.

Honestly, I don’t really know much about him either, and I have seen Chelsea fans hyping him, but I don’t longer care about what people say about a coach if I haven’t seen his performance. Let’s see how he will perform when the season starts, maybe he is really worth the hype, and maybe he is a better coach than Pochettino which Chelsea sacked. But left to me, I still think Chelsea should have just allowed Pochettino to stay in the club. I heard he signed only one year contract with Chelsea, but with the way pochettino performed towards the end of the season, they should have extended his stay in the club.

[Oluwa-btc]

Several times, Bruno was unable to appear consistent, but when it mattered he was able to make a contribution, as happened in the FA Cup final some time ago with an extraordinary no-look assist. But if we talk about overall performance, sometimes it can't be used as a benchmark for whether it's good or bad, and maybe this is a natural instinct in times of uncertainty.

I think his role is still quite significant at Manchester United and it would be a shame if he left. Manchester United must at least prepare a midfielder who is much more capable than him and at the moment it doesn't seem like there is one. Erik Ten Hag likes to experiment with the Red Devils squad and we can't blame him considering the number of injured players this season. Well, it would be very nice if every problem could be resolved well and bring major victory to the team.

That was because the general team performance was horrible and confusing. Most at times, he was even played off his best position for Manchester United and these are sacrifices meant to be made for the club. All of these did not happen last season at least when thru had players fit and present.
Scott MC Tominay during some game was played on the number 10 position right behind the strikers bit he was productive.

No look assist was the only thing you saw during that finals? He had a great game all rounder. I have a good picture of how he dropped deep in midfied so he could shield up the carded Kobbie Mainoo.

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Cheers to another bloody shit poster who's obviously got little or no knowledge of football and I don't exaggerate when I say something like this.
I'm not even boggled it's been the norm in the gambling section go spam whatever way you like. I also do not blame people who underappreciates Bruno Fernandez, in due time he'll be gone from the club so they can rest. With tue way things are going, Manchester United are obviously waiting for Gareth Southgate and if Erik Ten Hag is being sacked Bruno Fernandez would be one of the players definitely leaving this Manchester United side because how can you such a dead coach who wasn't even a great player in his playing days.

Bruno Fernandez has even doubled up whatever Manchester United spent on him, take it or leave it. Even Roy Keane has been forced to agree after several criticisms of the Portuguese Magician.

He should discuss with what plans they have for the club. In the next couple years he'll be approaching 31, I hope he looks at the plans of the club four to five steps ahead.

I feel like Bruno could be considered possibly the best player in the last 10 years of Manchester United. Not just like in talent or just a season or so, if you go back for the past 10 years, and see which player stayed and still helped after all this time, nobody else did. Either people left, or people just didn't do that well more than a few seasons.

Bruno on the other hand both stayed, and he did amazingly well too for all this time. And not like he gets bored or tired, it could be his 44th game of the season and if he needs to sprint he still sprints and does what he has to do. That has to be the most important part because a lot of people miss that part, if you can arrange something like that then you know what you are doing.

One of the players I respected the most this season was Bruno Fernandes. I have been talking about this with my friends for a few days, he is one of the biggest star players of the team. It is not right to just look at the statistics, his statistics are not bad at all, but I think he has a special place in the team. Now, when he is on the field, Manchester plays much better and he manages to contribute positively to the team in every aspect

[SUPERSAIAN]

There was great interest in Julián Álvarez, especially from PSG. Today City made a statement, loan offers for Álvarez will not be accepted this Summer. The player's playing time will increase. It's the right move for City, he could guarantee his place in the rotation. I don't understand why he says he wants to play more when he played almost all the games last season. He missed only two games in the league and came on as a substitute in only five games.

This means that Man City refuses to sell this player or loan him to another club, thus making the excuse that this player will be played more time meaning he will become a regular player for Man City even though we also know that this player is also played by Pep in every important match and he is rarely absent and is also rarely a substitute player, looking at his statistics, he is also quite good this season, he scored 11 goals and 9 assists, he can be relied on by Pep in the front line, so I think PSG or other clubs who are interested in him should step down because Man City has no intention of sell it or loan it out and the player also prefers to play at Man City which is a big and strong club in the EPL and of course more convincing for his future.

I don't know what you are talking about, dude. After acquiring Mbappe for Real Madrid, they did not even think of adding another centre-forward player to the team. This season, they won the Champions League even without their centre-forward and transferred Mbappe. Why should they be interested in Halaand?

He has an ongoing contract with Manchester City. Even if his contract expires, Manchester City will be very willing to sign him for a new contract.

[baeva]

Everything needs a process and Ten Hag is doing that with Manchester United.
What happened in the past was very much embedded in the character of Manchester United, so Ferguson's departure made this team lose direction and there was no manager who was able to continue what Ferguso had built and now Manchester United is being built in a different way and I see the progress continuing. to a better way.
Man City was also built using a long process, but they have strong enough finances to be able to make a strong team like now and for Manchester United I think the process and time they will go through will also produce results in the future.

I agree, things are never been easy to have changes specially which are depended on performance and quality Sir Alex Ferguson done impressive work here with after him now we have long time things are going from bad to worse even they are having too many coaches, but they fail to bring success like him but now as we are having some positive things from Eric Ten Hag mostly peoples are still not happy, and they want to have all without any hard job and manageable as they want which is not ideal thing.

Even I am also having problems with the Eric Ten Hag strategy which prevent them from having good results and going at the top but still he is doing good and having ability to bring this team at the good level which is they deserved, but this all has never been easy while things need good mind and strategy which will bring all on good level.

So he's only got one trophy this season out of the good stuff and otherwise his stats are just awful. Why should he be kept? For his pretty words? They're not backed up by anything, just defeats over the course of the season. I think it's a mistake to keep him for one more season, you have to change all the time....

Sometimes there are several reasons why the coach should be retained we as viewers can only see from the outside while management can see from all aspects, if management asks the fans of course they want a new coach because in the last few seasons the coach has failed to achieve the best results meaning that opportunities must be given to new coaches. Ten Hag's best achievement was in 2022/2023 while bringing Manchester United to finish in 3rd place but this season the results were really bad, Man United finished in 8th place.

The thing that makes Manchester United even worse is that their statistics for the season are very disappointing only 18 wins from 38 matches, scored 57 goals and conceded 58 goals lol what can we expect from this record everything looked worse. Brentford who finished in 16th place, could score 56 goals meaning that the Man United striker is equivalent to the Brentford striker.

I wouldn't compare like that exactly, I think the result of this goal difference in goals scored and conceded is due to poor tactics and match formation. They don't just need to change the coach who tried to build something all season and failed - they also need to buy players, review and rebuild the squad. I think only a new coach can do that without bias

[Renampun]

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I think it is very inappropriate for Manchester United to sell Bruno Fernandes because after all, it seems like Bruno Fernandes is still the main choice for Manchester United's main squad. Moreover, Erik ten Hag will also still be the manager of Manchester United nextseason and as such,  it will certainly be difficult for Erik ten Hag to make big changes quickly for next season. Unless, if Manchester United sacks Erik ten Hag and then appoints a new manager, then it is likely that a major reshuffle could also occur. After all, Bruno Fernandes also has a contract until 2026 and at the age of 29, then I think it is still very feasible for Manchester United to keep Bruno Fernandes.

Fernandes has actually played quite well so far, it's just that Ten Hag doesn't have the best way to tame the squad he handles. There are rumors that several former Man Utd players say that the only person worthy of managing Man Utd now is Zidane, they are very confident that Zidane will be able to return Man Utd's glory as when it was still managed by Alex Ferguson. The composition of Man Utd's players is actually very good and just like you, I also think that Fernandes is currently 29 and he is still fit to play for Man Utd for some time to come.

[gabbie2010]

There was great interest in Julián Álvarez, especially from PSG. Today City made a statement, loan offers for Álvarez will not be accepted this Summer. The player's playing time will increase. It's the right move for City, he could guarantee his place in the rotation. I don't understand why he says he wants to play more when he played almost all the games last season. He missed only two games in the league and came on as a substitute in only five games.

Don't be surprised why Manchester City chose to reject their predecessor, because after many rumors that several City players would leave, Manchester City had to prepare more suitable replacements. Alvarez is quite dominant in his current position so the most important option for Manchester City is to continue to give Alvarez more playing time so he can become a replacement figure which will be much needed in the future.

In as much as Haaland is injury-free every season definitely Julián Álvarez would have a limited playing time, though Guardiola had played the duo in some matches I think it hasn't yielded positive results that is why Alvarez is usually on the bench in most matches though Guardiola had tried to give him game time , from my own point of view if PSG can guarantee him a regular playing time then he should leave because he is expected to play regularly for his club to retain his role on national team (Argentina) striker else another striker might take his position.

[Docnaster]

There was great interest in Julián Álvarez, especially from PSG. Today City made a statement, loan offers for Álvarez will not be accepted this Summer. The player's playing time will increase. It's the right move for City, he could guarantee his place in the rotation. I don't understand why he says he wants to play more when he played almost all the games last season. He missed only two games in the league and came on as a substitute in only five games.

Don't be surprised why Manchester City chose to reject their predecessor, because after many rumors that several City players would leave, Manchester City had to prepare more suitable replacements. Alvarez is quite dominant in his current position so the most important option for Manchester City is to continue to give Alvarez more playing time so he can become a replacement figure which will be much needed in the future.

In as much as Haaland is injury-free every season definitely Julián Álvarez would have a limited playing time, though Guardiola had played the duo in some matches I think it hasn't yielded positive results that is why Alvarez is usually on the bench in most matches though Guardiola had tried to give him game time , from my own point of view if PSG can guarantee him a regular playing time then he should leave because he is expected to play regularly for his club to retain his role on national team (Argentina) striker else another striker might take his position.

Yesterday, I read a report that Chelsea are trying to sign Julian Alvarez to the team but what wasn't stated in the report was if it was on permanent basis or on loan offer. Though many people will argue with me but if I'm to be a club manager, I'll easily pick Julian Alvarez ahead of Erling Haaland because he's more of a team player than his Norwegian teammate. Julian Alvarez does fall deep when the opposing team defense is becoming too hard to break and creates chances for others to score and he's also better than Haaland in terms of foot work.
If Manchester City is now open to loan the Argentine out for next season, I think it's a good decision that'll favor Alvarez because it'll give him more playing time to reach the peak of his potentials. If not Chelsea, Alvarez should go to another big club in England and prove himself.

[snipie]

I wouldn't compare like that exactly, I think the result of this goal difference in goals scored and conceded is due to poor tactics and match formation. They don't just need to change the coach who tried to build something all season and failed - they also need to buy players, review and rebuild the squad. I think only a new coach can do that without bias

Well in Sir Alex Ferguson era, Manchester United name was shining and things in the team weren't great after him. Ten Hag saved Manchester United in the beginning from a disastrous season and he was able to win a trophy at least this season. I wouldn't say that he was the saviour or the best choice but at least he tried but Manchester United needs more qualified players and to rely less on players that no longer can add something to the team.
I agree that a new coach and new strategies are a must to improve the team especially with a comprehensive staff that could give some money to recruit new players so a better outcome would be expected.

[SOKO-DEKE]

The new boss of Chelsea, Enzo Maresca, I don't know much about him. But I have heard a lot of people say that he is not going to be a good coach for Chelsea. I don’t know how true that is.

Honestly, I don’t really know much about him either, and I have seen Chelsea fans hyping him, but I don’t longer care about what people say about a coach if I haven’t seen his performance. Let’s see how he will perform when the season starts, maybe he is really worth the hype, and maybe he is a better coach than Pochettino which Chelsea sacked. But left to me, I still think Chelsea should have just allowed Pochettino to stay in the club. I heard he signed only one year contract with Chelsea, but with the way pochettino performed towards the end of the season, they should have extended his stay in the club.

Let's just see what will happen and how Chelsea's performances will be next season under Enzo Maresca as head coach. It is really hard to predict how his performance is going to be in managing Chelsea. Enzo Maresca has a good record as a coach, but like many other good coaches, he may also find it difficult to manage Chelsea. I don't think it is going to be easy for him. I wish they had given Pochettino enough time; it would have been better.I don't think changing the head coach frequently can easily solve Chelsea's problems. Chelsea needs to give any coach a good period of time to see how their performance looks. It is not easy to be a manager for just a season and take a weak club back to its standard.

[CroverNo01]

I wouldn't compare like that exactly, I think the result of this goal difference in goals scored and conceded is due to poor tactics and match formation. They don't just need to change the coach who tried to build something all season and failed - they also need to buy players, review and rebuild the squad. I think only a new coach can do that without bias

Well in Sir Alex Ferguson era, Manchester United name was shining and things in the team weren't great after him. Ten Hag saved Manchester United in the beginning from a disastrous season and he was able to win a trophy at least this season. I wouldn't say that he was the saviour or the best choice but at least he tried but Manchester United needs more qualified players and to rely less on players that no longer can add something to the team.
I agree that a new coach and new strategies are a must to improve the team especially with a comprehensive staff that could give some money to recruit new players so a better outcome would be expected.

Manchester United have good players,what they lack at the moment to me is a good coach.A good coach is someone who can come to the team,and motivate those boys at the club,inject into them a winning mentality,and always encourage them whenever they make mistakes.Coach don't always criticize players,else,they will fumble and play rubbish on the field.When players are not inform,it is the work of the coach to build confidence back into those players so they can perform well.Take a look at how Arteta revive every dead thing in Arsenal,and they are now competiting fiercely for the tittle.For two seasons now,they've been the only team challenging City for the tittle.

[red4slash]

Fernandes has actually played quite well so far, it's just that Ten Hag doesn't have the best way to tame the squad he handles. There are rumors that several former Man Utd players say that the only person worthy of managing Man Utd now is Zidane, they are very confident that Zidane will be able to return Man Utd's glory as when it was still managed by Alex Ferguson. The composition of Man Utd's players is actually very good and just like you, I also think that Fernandes is currently 29 and he is still fit to play for Man Utd for some time to come.

Bruno's role in the squad this season is indeed much better than what he did in the previous season as well as with the big ego problem being a bit muted this season. But because Manchester United's performance is not too good, Bruno's condition is also carried away even though if you look in terms of actual performance Bruno is one of the players who is above average for this season.

Ten Hag's strategy is sometimes confusing. Not only for those of us watching but for the players as well because sometimes we can see chaotic schemes that actually make Manchester United's condition not too good in the end.
What is surprising is why until now Manchester United have not given a good response even though if you look at the current conditions it is actually quite appropriate if Manchester United are looking for new alternatives as a coach.

[rahmad2nd]

In as much as Haaland is injury-free every season definitely Julián Álvarez would have a limited playing time, though Guardiola had played the duo in some matches I think it hasn't yielded positive results that is why Alvarez is usually on the bench in most matches though Guardiola had tried to give him game time , from my own point of view if PSG can guarantee him a regular playing time then he should leave because he is expected to play regularly for his club to retain his role on national team (Argentina) striker else another striker might take his position.

Rumors are that it's not just Paris Saint-Germain who wants Julian Alvarez's services, because Chelsea are also being linked with one of the Manchester City strikers. from the papers I've read, making that happen this summer seems like it's going to be very difficult, despite Alvarez's demands for more playing time. However, it is very likely that City will not accept the offer for the Argentine player to leave the Etihad. which means, Chelsea and PSG have to look for other options to recruit a productive striker in this summer's transfer window. I'm very sure Pep will keep this player. Even though he often acts as a supersub, he is a player who really contributes to City, especially when Haaland is injured. That's why Alvarez will be retained because of his contribution and he is an important part of Pep Guardiola's plans. If City let Alvarez join another club in the summer transfer window, that means one less strength. in other words, City must find a replacement to complete the squad. Instead of doing so, Pep seems to be taking an approach with this Argentinian striker. Well, I'm not sure if Alvarez will leave the Etihad anytime soon.