Premier League Prediction Thread 2024/2025

[SmartCharpa]

According to Fabrizio Romano, Chelsea and PSG are competing for Victor Osimehn. Chelsea wants Osimehn on loan, but the player and his agency have denied a loan move. However, Arteta must work on how to bring in a new striker because Jesus and Havertz did not get the results they wanted last season, if they cannot afford to pay Osimehn's price, there is another striker they may ask for before the season begins.

You know, PSG have pulled out of the offer for Osimhen and have left the tussle to be between the English clubs and the two sides need a striker real bad but one is requesting for a loan with an option to buy while Arsenal are a bit stagnant; instead turning their energy on Real Sociedad midfielder, Diego Merino who has just been given a contract renewal by the club.
Arsenal can do better this season but they'll need more strikers. Fine, if they can't go for Osimhen, why not go for another equally better one instead of letting it die down till the transfer window closes?

Chelsea requested a loan for Osimehn with a buy option due to the signing of new striker Marc Guíu from Barcelona. Management may have preferred not to have two strikers on a permanent deal. However, I believe Osimehn prefers PSG over Chelsea because the English team does not know how to keep a player, they normally sell a player who does not perform as expected in his first season, while PSG dropped out of the race for Osimehn because of the high price and the players' refuse to reduce his salary. Arsenal can do better next season, but as you mentioned, they still need another striker to avoid repeating last season's mistakes. Arsenal had a goal differential advantage over Manchester City last season, but their performance declined with time, and Manchester City finished the season with the same goal as Arsenal. So Arsenal deserved a striker capable of scoring constantly to compete with Manchester City.

[Inwestour]

Chelsea requested a loan for Osimehn with a buy option due to the signing of new striker Marc Guíu from Barcelona. Management may have preferred not to have two strikers on a permanent deal. However, I believe Osimehn prefers PSG over Chelsea because the English team does not know how to keep a player, they normally sell a player who does not perform as expected in his first season, while PSG dropped out of the race for Osimehn because of the high price and the players' refuse to reduce his salary. Arsenal can do better next season, but as you mentioned, they still need another striker to avoid repeating last season's mistakes. Arsenal had a goal differential advantage over Manchester City last season, but their performance declined with time, and Manchester City finished the season with the same goal as Arsenal. So Arsenal deserved a striker capable of scoring constantly to compete with Manchester City.

Osimhen was not included in the squad for the last friendly game, perhaps Osimhen will leave the team and Conte does not count on this player. But there is still no exact information where he can continue his career, and it seems to me that it would be better for him to go to PSG, there the team with Enrique looks much better than Chelsea, who once again changed the coach and it is not clear what they can count on this season, at least I do not expect anything outstanding from them.

[rendravolt]

The latest update on Leny Yoro's injury and it looks like he's wearing crutches until his leg has to be casted. That shows that his injury is quite severe and I'm not sure if Leny Yoro can play a full season with Manchester United next season. It could take longer and at least he will be out for more than 2 months. It's a shame why Manchester United made him a starter during the pre-season match, especially since the opponent is Arsenal so that hard fouls often occur unavoidably.

Manchester United should have given Leny Yoro a long time to train to strengthen his physique and considering that he is still very young, 18 years old, Manchester United should know that he is a priority for the long term. Again, Manchester United has never stopped experiencing bad luck and if it's like this, is it worth it if Leny Yoro is valued at 50 million euros and why not follow Real Madrid who offered him at 30 million euros or less considering that the possibility of injury is also something that cannot be predicted.

[Mr.right85]

The latest update on Leny Yoro's injury and it looks like he's wearing crutches until his leg has to be casted. That shows that his injury is quite severe and I'm not sure if Leny Yoro can play a full season with Manchester United next season. It could take longer and at least he will be out for more than 2 months. It's a shame why Manchester United made him a starter during the pre-season match, especially since the opponent is Arsenal so that hard fouls often occur unavoidably.

Manchester United should have given Leny Yoro a long time to train to strengthen his physique and considering that he is still very young, 18 years old, Manchester United should know that he is a priority for the long term. Again, Manchester United has never stopped experiencing bad luck and if it's like this, is it worth it if Leny Yoro is valued at 50 million euros and why not follow Real Madrid who offered him at 30 million euros or less considering that the possibility of injury is also something that cannot be predicted.

s injury to Yoro is a reason why they will need to get another center back before the transfer window closes. Manchester United are just one injury away from their defensive pairing last season. It’ll be sad that they go into the new season without a strong center back pairing. Right now, they  have not really disclosed how serious Yoro's injury is but it’ll be wise to bring in another center back.

De ligt has agreed personal terms with Manchester United but the clubs are yet to finalize the transfer fee. Manchester United are yet to meet Bayern's asking price for De Ligt. They got him for more than what Manchester United are willing to pay, so it’ll be difficult to find a meeting ground on this deal.

[mamesso]

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Osimhen was not included in the squad for the last friendly game, perhaps Osimhen will leave the team and Conte does not count on this player. But there is still no exact information where he can continue his career, and it seems to me that it would be better for him to go to PSG, there the team with Enrique looks much better than Chelsea, who once again changed the coach and it is not clear what they can count on this season, at least I do not expect anything outstanding from them.

It all depends on his decision, but he also needs to look further and where he can develop after leaving Napoli. Chelsea are building a new project after appointing Enzo Maresca as Pochettino replacement, classy players are being hunted to face the competition this season, but it will take time for him to win trophies with Chelsea.
Meanwhile, PSG, which is now managed by Luis Enrique, has more potential to win trophies and he could play in the Champions League if he joins PSG. It would be better for Osimhen to move to PSG than Chelsea because he has the potential to win titles in his first season and he will also be handled by a classy coach.

[SmartCharpa]

Pre-season matches are still continuing and all teams are making good use of the pre-season tours they are undertaking. And the following are the results of the most recent pre-season matches in the last few days.¹

- Man City 2-2 Barcelona

Manchester City is unable to win a pre-season game, Guardiola has lost two of their last trial games, and they lost in a penalty shootout against Barcelona today. I believe that pre-season games do not predict how well a club will perform during that session, but Manchester City is the top club in the Premier League and has won the league for the past four seasons, so can we assume that this is how they will perform next season? Because they did not win any of their preseason games.

Chelsea requested a loan for Osimehn with a buy option due to the signing of new striker Marc Guíu from Barcelona. Management may have preferred not to have two strikers on a permanent deal. However, I believe Osimehn prefers PSG over Chelsea because the English team does not know how to keep a player, they normally sell a player who does not perform as expected in his first season, while PSG dropped out of the race for Osimehn because of the high price and the players' refuse to reduce his salary. Arsenal can do better next season, but as you mentioned, they still need another striker to avoid repeating last season's mistakes. Arsenal had a goal differential advantage over Manchester City last season, but their performance declined with time, and Manchester City finished the season with the same goal as Arsenal. So Arsenal deserved a striker capable of scoring constantly to compete with Manchester City.

Osimhen was not included in the squad for the last friendly game, perhaps Osimhen will leave the team and Conte does not count on this player. But there is still no exact information where he can continue his career, and it seems to me that it would be better for him to go to PSG, there the team with Enrique looks much better than Chelsea, who once again changed the coach and it is not clear what they can count on this season, at least I do not expect anything outstanding from them.

Osimehn has not been included in the Napoli squad for the last three friendly games under Conte as a manager, even on the bench, he has not been involved, Conte is not interested in working with Osimehn as a striker next season, however, he wishes to work with Lukaku, and they are waiting for the Osimehn deal to be completed as soon as possible to proceed with Lukaku agreements. I'm not sure what strength Conte saw in Lukaku that led him to believe that he was the best striker for the next project. However, based on how Chelsea performed in the Premier League last season, that is what I expect from them next season, even though they are in the Conference League, I do not expect much because other clubs will perform better.

[Palakka]

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Osimhen was not included in the squad for the last friendly game, perhaps Osimhen will leave the team and Conte does not count on this player. But there is still no exact information where he can continue his career, and it seems to me that it would be better for him to go to PSG, there the team with Enrique looks much better than Chelsea, who once again changed the coach and it is not clear what they can count on this season, at least I do not expect anything outstanding from them.

It all depends on his decision, but he also needs to look further and where he can develop after leaving Napoli. Chelsea are building a new project after appointing Enzo Maresca as Pochettino replacement, classy players are being hunted to face the competition this season, but it will take time for him to win trophies with Chelsea.
Meanwhile, PSG, which is now managed by Luis Enrique, has more potential to win trophies and he could play in the Champions League if he joins PSG. It would be better for Osimhen to move to PSG than Chelsea because he has the potential to win titles in his first season and he will also be handled by a classy coach.

Osimhen main desire to move from Napoli at the moment is to join PSG and he has even said yes to PSG representatives who have met him some time ago, but his desire to move to PSG is actually being held back by the expensive price set by Napoli at the moment, apart from PSG , Chelsea is also a team that has the desire to recruit Osimhen but they do not want to carry out the option of exchanging players with Napoli at this time, apart from that, Maresca should think again about recruiting Osimhen from Napoli because however currently Chelsea has recruited many players in the attacking position to the squad them and if they continue to insist on buying Osimhen without selling other players then maybe they will get sanctions from the FA regarding financial fair, so far Chelsea actually has a squad that is quite capable with young players so it seems there is no need to recruit Osimhen anymore.

Chelsea current Center attackers :

[Sexylizzy2813]

I agree with you but you see when Arsenal do sell some of these young guys they go out and become something bigger than when they were with the club which is bad, to me the profit should not be the problem but what will happen in the future concerning the player. Honestly the Nketiah transfer should be the first thing Arteta should have covered before the signing of the new defender and selling of Rowe, I don't even see anything positive Nketiah is bringing to the team, he isn't consistent and since Kai Havertz took over the attacking department his (Nketiah) form dropped, that's if he has got one.
You know getting more midfielders doesn't solve anything for the Gunners, the Gunners have Vieira on the team Jorginho, Rice, Thomas Partey and even Martin Ødegaard but Arteta is still struggling to get more midfielders, it won't help them go forward unless they get someone to cover that number 9 position I don't see Arsenal doing well in front of goal and they shouldn't rely on Kai Havertz.

Yeah, players like Robin Van Persie, Nasri,  Cese Fabregas, even Giroud left Arsenal and he had won the Champions League Competition. I know about it, same things similar to this happen with other clubs, take a look at the movement of Cole Palmer from Manchester City to Chelsea and he has become a player you can not stop nor drop.

Credits should go to the team, deals to gain from the player if he gets to win bigger trophies. Also, buy back clause can be even triggered if partof the contract. The lad wants more game time in my opinion.

How can you say that, they was close to winning it last season, don't pretend like they didn't fight to win the Premier League. They can not rely on players who are Injury prone in my own opinion. Exciting season ahead, I'm still hoping they'll win it this time. A new striker, a backup for Saka ( Pedro Neto ) is what they need now.

To me if they let anybody leave they should focus on something different and forget the player, I prefer selling off the player instead of loan or whatever will bring the player back. Rowe has gotten what he wants but I think he needed that playing time with the Gunners but no space for him which means his time has passed so Fulham is best for him.
It seems you like this near success syndrome Arsenal are always having, if they can't get the title I don't see any need to even try, take a good look at Dortmund almost the same as Arsenal and if you're a supporter of these two clubs I believe you won't be impressed by them.
I know Arsenal tried but it wasn't enough to say is a job well done, you know what I mean. Indeed we're expecting an exciting season ahead but I don't want a disappointing one for the Gunners again, I really want them to win the league because they are the closest to do so and getting Pedro Neto would be a great addition to the team but the question is, how positive has Arsenal been in terms of getting a good striker? We have Julián Álvarez who's trying to get a playing time and Arsenal can bid for him as well.

[Despairo]

Chelsea current Center attackers :

All of them are completely trash players, I had no idea why Chelsea didn't sell all of them.

They don't have any center strikers, that's why sometime Nkunku, Sterling or Palmer play in this position. Only Jackson is decent, but he should be a second striker since he's not good enough.

Chelsea really need a striker, instead of looking for potential players or one season wonder, better to sign a consistent player like Osimhen.

[bitcampaign]

Chelsea requested a loan for Osimehn with a buy option due to the signing of new striker Marc Guíu from Barcelona. Management may have preferred not to have two strikers on a permanent deal. However, I believe Osimehn prefers PSG over Chelsea because the English team does not know how to keep a player, they normally sell a player who does not perform as expected in his first season, while PSG dropped out of the race for Osimehn because of the high price and the players' refuse to reduce his salary. Arsenal can do better next season, but as you mentioned, they still need another striker to avoid repeating last season's mistakes. Arsenal had a goal differential advantage over Manchester City last season, but their performance declined with time, and Manchester City finished the season with the same goal as Arsenal. So Arsenal deserved a striker capable of scoring constantly to compete with Manchester City.

Osimhen was not included in the squad for the last friendly game, perhaps Osimhen will leave the team and Conte does not count on this player. But there is still no exact information where he can continue his career, and it seems to me that it would be better for him to go to PSG, there the team with Enrique looks much better than Chelsea, who once again changed the coach and it is not clear what they can count on this season, at least I do not expect anything outstanding from them.

Osimehn has not been included in the Napoli squad for the last three friendly games under Conte as a manager, even on the bench, he has not been involved, Conte is not interested in working with Osimehn as a striker next season, however, he wishes to work with Lukaku, and they are waiting for the Osimehn deal to be completed as soon as possible to proceed with Lukaku agreements. I'm not sure what strength Conte saw in Lukaku that led him to believe that he was the best striker for the next project. However, based on how Chelsea performed in the Premier League last season, that is what I expect from them next season, even though they are in the Conference League, I do not expect much because other clubs will perform better.

Most likely Osimhen is on Napoli's sales radar and that's why he's not in Conte's squad, Actually Osimhen could be in Conte's squad but that seems to be Conte's option when he doesn't get Lukaku and the only way to include Osimhen's name in his squad next season, maybe there was a chemistry in Lukaku when Conte worked together at Chelsea before and that's why Conte is more insistent on bringing in Lukaku than keeping Osimhen, in terms of Lukaku's game, it's in accordance with the philosophy that will be played next season to bring Napoli to the Serie A title.

Usually the Coach's Instinct is more sensitive than the players or observers regarding players, Maybe in terms of age Lukaku has entered old age and is much younger compared to Osimhen who is still considered to have a lot of experience that Osimhen has not gained, Lukaku already has undoubted experience in several big clubs, whether it's Chelsea, Inter Milan, or AS Roma, and it still shows his best performance with AS Roma at this time, so it's no wonder Conte is desperate to get Lukaku rather than keep young players like Osimhen at Napoli..

[Asiska02]

Chelsea requested a loan for Osimehn with a buy option due to the signing of new striker Marc Guíu from Barcelona. Management may have preferred not to have two strikers on a permanent deal. However, I believe Osimehn prefers PSG over Chelsea because the English team does not know how to keep a player, they normally sell a player who does not perform as expected in his first season, while PSG dropped out of the race for Osimehn because of the high price and the players' refuse to reduce his salary.

Osimhen is a player that any team he joins amongst Chelsea or PSG will really benefit him but just like you said, the disadvantage of Chelsea is that they sell off player even when they’re suppose to give the player time to improve in their performance. That alone will discourage Osimhen from joining Chelsea. Not reducing his pay for PSG shouldn’t be blamed on him because the price tag on him by PSG was too much even when he didn’t perform well last season. I just hope he makes the right choice and joins the team that will help propel his career going further.

Arsenal can do better next season, but as you mentioned, they still need another striker to avoid repeating last season's mistakes. Arsenal had a goal differential advantage over Manchester City last season, but their performance declined with time, and Manchester City finished the season with the same goal as Arsenal. So Arsenal deserved a striker capable of scoring constantly to compete with Manchester City.

If you’re seeing Osimhen as a potential striker that Arsenal should have you’re not wrong. They need him because he’s the best player to fit their striking role. His energy, agility and one touch finishing he has as a player makes him the best choice for Arsenal. I hope they look into it especially if his transfer to Chelsea or PSG doesn’t work out.

[hahay]

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Osimhen was not included in the squad for the last friendly game, perhaps Osimhen will leave the team and Conte does not count on this player. But there is still no exact information where he can continue his career, and it seems to me that it would be better for him to go to PSG, there the team with Enrique looks much better than Chelsea, who once again changed the coach and it is not clear what they can count on this season, at least I do not expect anything outstanding from them.

It all depends on his decision, but he also needs to look further and where he can develop after leaving Napoli. Chelsea are building a new project after appointing Enzo Maresca as Pochettino replacement, classy players are being hunted to face the competition this season, but it will take time for him to win trophies with Chelsea.
Meanwhile, PSG, which is now managed by Luis Enrique, has more potential to win trophies and he could play in the Champions League if he joins PSG. It would be better for Osimhen to move to PSG than Chelsea because he has the potential to win titles in his first season and he will also be handled by a classy coach.

The problem is, Napoli itself is still making a high price tag for Osimhen and thus, up to now Osimhen is still at Napoli. But unfortunately, in Napoli it also seems like Osimhen presence is no longer needed, considering that Conte doesn't seem to want Osimhen at all. Therefore, it is not surprising that in fact Osimhen is not included in Conte plans for next season and what is worse, Osimhen is also not included in the pre-season matches at this moment.

With these factors,  Napoli should also be able to lower Osimehn price because after all, Osimhen is still young so it would be a shame if Osimhen career was ruined. But,apart from Chelsea and PSG, at least I also hope that Osimhen will join Arsenal. Because, basically,Arsenal also still needs attacking players and as such, there are many elite team options for Osimehn to leave Napoli.

[Spaceman1000$]

Arteta know how to fix things because now it's crucial time for him and his club after ending two time on second spot even both time they were doing impressive job but near the end they have problems which give them shock, and they fail to keep things on top next season is going to be more challenging because many clubs are preparing themselves for having better results.

It’s been two major disappointment for him thus far, how he often starts good and ends not badly but, not as he would have expected. Don’t know if that’s terrible but, he ought to fix his mistakes this time. EPL fans will be thrilled to have Arsenal lift the trophy. They’ve done good since the last two seasons and Arteta is by far one that we could largely agree can fix things.
He’s been busy in the transfer market however, looking for a means to have club depth and options on the defense. We would see how that holds up.

If Arsenal can win the Premier League title next season, it will be a great comeback for Arsenal. The way Arsenal have competed with Manchester City in the last two seasons makes Arsenal a worthy contender for the Premier League title next season. Arsenal fans surely expect an English Premier League title. Arsenal tried a lot in two seasons but they failed in the end. They need to make the most of the opportunities they have next season and start the new season in such a way that their performances look like they are playing this season to win the Premier League title.

Arsenal's coming back stronger than ever. They were this close to snatching the crown from Manchester City last season - just two points! Two points!

These guys have got the talent, no doubt about it. What they need is that killer instinct, that never-say-die attitude in the big moments. Arteta knows this. He's gotta get them mentally tougher, physically stronger. Thats what turns a great team into a championship team.

And trust me, folks, these Arsenal fans are waiting. They've been waiting for this comeback since 2004. They want that trophy back in North London, and I wouldnt be surprised to see them hoisting it high come next May.

Looking at what played out throughout last season, sometimes it beats my imagination that we are still here discussing about a slightest opportunity arsenal had to win the premiership, towards the twilight of last season, there was a time Arsenal where topping the league with significant points, about 7 or 8 points they're about, most people already had it in mind that this time around it was going to be the turn of Arsenal to lift the premier League title, Suddenly it turned everything began to crumble for arsenal and eventually lost the title to Manchester city, just the way they did the presiding season before the one.

My point is that, if Arsenal players don't learn how to build their confidence with a strong mentality to defend whatever points earned, we might likely have a repeat of history, this time around it might be on goal difference and not 2 points again. My point is Arsenal just need to build a commanding force that will help them maintain each point they've earned, getting the point and staying at the top for a long period of time, is not just a enough, they need to learn how to stay true till the end of the season, that was how Sir Alex Ferguson was able to build a strong Manchester United team during his era.

[EL MOHA]

The latest update on Leny Yoro's injury and it looks like he's wearing crutches until his leg has to be casted. That shows that his injury is quite severe and I'm not sure if Leny Yoro can play a full season with Manchester United next season. It could take longer and at least he will be out for more than 2 months. It's a shame why Manchester United made him a starter during the pre-season match, especially since the opponent is Arsenal so that hard fouls often occur unavoidably.

Manchester United should have given Leny Yoro a long time to train to strengthen his physique and considering that he is still very young, 18 years old, Manchester United should know that he is a priority for the long term. Again, Manchester United has never stopped experiencing bad luck and if it's like this, is it worth it if Leny Yoro is valued at 50 million euros and why not follow Real Madrid who offered him at 30 million euros or less considering that the possibility of injury is also something that cannot be predicted.

Yes it is very sad to see that the new signing Yoro has to leave on crutches, such a very bad start for the young lad but I don’t see why people say he was rushed back. How was he rushed, he basically had been all season for Lille last season and didn’t even go to the euro so the thing he needs is just to have more playing time to adapt and that’s what Ten Hag was doing. If he didn’t get the minutes during this pre season he might be too blunt to start the season. So nothing wrong it was just a coincidence, now it is left for Manchester United to manage him well and not to rush him.

Last season both Amad and Mainoo suffered same fate and came back stronger, no doubt he will also, United will need to get a new center back which they have wanted as back up all this while.

[Antotena]

Manchester City is unable to win a pre-season game, Guardiola has lost two of their last trial games, and they lost in a penalty shootout against Barcelona today. I believe that pre-season games do not predict how well a club will perform during that session, but Manchester City is the top club in the Premier League and has won the league for the past four seasons, so can we assume that this is how they will perform next season? Because they did not win any of their preseason games.

Friendly matches are most often entertaining matches, nothing too serious about it but I was impressed wih what Manchester City played With Barcelona yesterday, not like they never score a goal in the regular time. They did and all went well until the final second to penalty and we all can agree that PK can go sour, majority of players that play penalty are just lucky, only few even score when in such positions. Expect the next from the team when the season matches resume full-time.

It's even expected of Flick to win that match yesterday, that was his first time job in Barcelona and losing to Manchester City is going to increased the negativity around him and the club but he won this one and not just casual team, they luckily won last heavy weight champion of Premier League, that's like winning a trophy yesterday for him I must say.

[Ndabagi01]

Manchester City is unable to win a pre-season game, Guardiola has lost two of their last trial games, and they lost in a penalty shootout against Barcelona today. I believe that pre-season games do not predict how well a club will perform during that session, but Manchester City is the top club in the Premier League and has won the league for the past four seasons, so can we assume that this is how they will perform next season? Because they did not win any of their preseason games.

No, you can’t use a preseason game to judge how a team will perform when the league begins, it’s very far from that so that comparison will not work. Preseason is used to test the ability of some players and how they can adapt to a particular strategy the manager plans to use for the coming season, it does necessarily means they’ll continue playing in that manner when the league begins. I have seen before, like in the last preseason games, Chelsea were playing well but when the season began, they were no where to be found not until when they started coming up towards the end of the season to finish in the first half position on the table.

Manchester City that’s you’re seeing are still the best team in the premier league and they stand the best chance for the premier league title again. Arsenal, Liverpool are also potential contenders for the league title but with what we were able to record from each team at the end of last season, it shows that Manchester City still stands the best choice for the title and will now just let go easily to be defeated by any team for the league title even next year. I think this is a very important factor for them to determine how their next season strategy will be and they’re already putting down and will effect where changes needs to be made in the club.

[Judith87403]

The latest update on Leny Yoro's injury and it looks like he's wearing crutches until his leg has to be casted. That shows that his injury is quite severe and I'm not sure if Leny Yoro can play a full season with Manchester United next season. It could take longer and at least he will be out for more than 2 months. It's a shame why Manchester United made him a starter during the pre-season match, especially since the opponent is Arsenal so that hard fouls often occur unavoidably.

Manchester United should have given Leny Yoro a long time to train to strengthen his physique and considering that he is still very young, 18 years old, Manchester United should know that he is a priority for the long term. Again, Manchester United has never stopped experiencing bad luck and if it's like this, is it worth it if Leny Yoro is valued at 50 million euros and why not follow Real Madrid who offered him at 30 million euros or less considering that the possibility of injury is also something that cannot be predicted.

Actually that's very sad about leny yoro at least is supposed to be someone else not leny yoro particularly, reason is because we haven't seen him performing in premier league the team really want to teste his competent so as to see if the Young guy is Worth it. I think that is exactly the reason why manchester united have been starting with him in this pre_season match, considering how much dey spent in signing this guy.

 Well you don't have to blame manchester united for starting with the young guy reason is because they never knew something like this is going to happen, I'm glad you know that the  possiblity of someone getting injured is something that one can not predict because is unforseen circumstances so you don't have to blame manchester united for starting with the young guy in the pre_season match.

[Jegileman]

Pre-season matches are still continuing and all teams are making good use of the pre-season tours they are undertaking. And the following are the results of the most recent pre-season matches in the last few days.¹

- Man City 2-2 Barcelona
- Coventry 3-0 Everton
- Estrela da Amadora 3-1 Brentford
- Tokyo Verdy 2-4 Brighton
- West Ham 1-3 Wolves
- Columbus Crew 4-1 Aston Villa
- Arsenal 2-1 Man Utd

I wonder how most of this big teams get to look for this small teams to play preseason games with and not go for teams that are of the same standard with them to test their strength more. When they play in the preseason games, at some point they play with few big teams and play more with smaller teams to test their strengths. That’s why I don’t really believe on the result of the preseason games to determine the success of a team when the main season begins. There is a lot of uncertainty even while playing with this small teams, they sometimes lose to them which makes it unpredictable the strength of a team even before the season kicks off. These are bad results and I hope each team learns from their mistake.

[punk.zink]

The latest update on Leny Yoro's injury and it looks like he's wearing crutches until his leg has to be casted. That shows that his injury is quite severe and I'm not sure if Leny Yoro can play a full season with Manchester United next season. It could take longer and at least he will be out for more than 2 months. It's a shame why Manchester United made him a starter during the pre-season match, especially since the opponent is Arsenal so that hard fouls often occur unavoidably.

Manchester United should have given Leny Yoro a long time to train to strengthen his physique and considering that he is still very young, 18 years old, Manchester United should know that he is a priority for the long term. Again, Manchester United has never stopped experiencing bad luck and if it's like this, is it worth it if Leny Yoro is valued at 50 million euros and why not follow Real Madrid who offered him at 30 million euros or less considering that the possibility of injury is also something that cannot be predicted.

Actually that's very sad about leny yoro at least is supposed to be someone else not leny yoro particularly, reason is because we haven't seen him performing in premier league the team really want to teste his competent so as to see if the Young guy is Worth it. I think that is exactly the reason why manchester united have been starting with him in this pre_season match, considering how much dey spent in signing this guy.

 Well you don't have to blame manchester united for starting with the young guy reason is because they never knew something like this is going to happen, I'm glad you know that the  possiblity of someone getting injured is something that one can not predict because is unforseen circumstances so you don't have to blame manchester united for starting with the young guy in the pre_season match.

This is a very sad thing for Man United because I'm sure they have high expectations for Leny Yoro but the injury dashed their hopes for the time being. Man United have to learn a lot from that incident and they have to be especially aware of other possible injuries because things like that are what made them bad last season. Luckily the transfer window is still quite long, so Man United still has enough time to get another new center back.

[Hanadawa]

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As far as I know pre-season matches are not matches to determine or evaluate their core team to face the competition in the league. Pre-season matches are usually influenced by certain factors. There are top teams who play with teams that have made agreements with them that will give them benefits or profits. Or because it is a match from their sponsors that they have to play. And IMO usually in pre-season matches top teams do not play their entire core squad. This can be seen in the Man City vs Barcelona match or other matches and you can see that in the starting XI most of them are young talented players.