Premier League Prediction Thread 2024/2025

[Moreno233]

Manchester United has fulfilled all of Ten Hag wishes to strengthen their squad, but the Manchester United we see today is not as strong as we expected due to the style and method of play applied by Ten Hag which is very bad and no different from what we saw in last season, The fans have demanded that Ten Hag be fired, but instead the management continues to defend him and even made Ten Hag an offer for a new contract extension, doesnt is funny?
what management is doing will definitely only make the fans hurt and they will actually lose trust in Manchester United at this time, I think,  with the current squad it is very likely that Manchester United will develop rapidly if it is in the hands of another coach who is more qualified and experienced in coaching, but If Manchester United continues to maintain ten hag as coach, of course it is difficult for us to see Manchester United becoming a contender for the English League trophy at the moment.

He buys a lot of players, and Manchester United management does shower him with squad depth when they need it, but I don't think that was enough for Ten Hag. It's surprising that United management wants to give him more time, but if it doesn't work out, it won't be good for them. But yes, giving managers time does work out in the long term for a lot of managers, so I wish Ten Hag good luck, even as a rival supporter.

The management have done the right thing because the season just started. He signed players from different clubs so it will require some time to build that synergy needed to deliver. Giving the coach more time and the needed calmness will enable him to focus on getting the results. I believe that the more time a coach spend in any of the big clubs, the more the progress all though there will be exceptions. I'm judging from the case of Arsene Wenger that spent a very long time in Arsenal and was able to sustain the team in the UCL spot almost every year even though he had a hard time with trophies. He was able to keep the club going and in good financial status and was famous for signing unpopular players and bring them to fame. Ten Hag will definitely not fail the management who have so much confidence in him.

[mammusu]

It is undeniable and undeniable that the City player is definitely one of the best players every season. These EPL monsters make the game even more exciting. And I don't see any Manchester United players, does this indicate that the two teams still haven't recovered from their slump?
Arsenal and Manchester City players in the Ballon d'Or show that they have quality players.

Maybe Haaland or Cole Parmer are more dominant, but Haaland is my choice.

https://x.com/premierleague/status/1831409843422568947

City players receive awards for their best performances each season and they pick up their best achievements. Manchester City players always follow the best performance in EPL which is why they are the best achievement monster. Yes it is definitely an indication that Manchester United's players are not being seen due to the fact that they are unable to perform at their best and come out of the bad. I think manchester united used to have their best players but now they are not anymore maybe only because of their bad play, definitely this team needs to recover their bad side. Manchester City and Arsenal have always had the best and quality players to win the Ballon d'Or. Haaland and Cole Parmer are among the dominant ones but most people think Haaland is the best and I think so too.

The EPL team this season sent many players who were nominated for the Ballon d'Or from goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders and even wingers and attackers, so this shows that the quality of English league football cannot be doubted because of the presence of many great players in each teams, Arsenal and Manchester City are the teams that sent the most players as candidates to win the Ballon D'Or, but it looks like Haaland will be a strong candidate who might compete fiercely in determining who deserves to get the Ballon D'or this year.
Haaland has become one of the most productive players in the English league since he joined Manchester City, but I think a more complex assessment from the jury of course makes Haaland have to compete closely with Dani Carvajal, Vinicius, Mbappe, Lautaro Martinez and even Jude Belingham at the moment to win ballon d'or, I think the dominance of the Ballon d'Or this year is very interesting after we no longer see the names Ronaldo and Messi in the dominance of the world's best players.
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[Barikui1]

Manchester United has fulfilled all of Ten Hag wishes to strengthen their squad, but the Manchester United we see today is not as strong as we expected due to the style and method of play applied by Ten Hag which is very bad and no different from what we saw in last season, The fans have demanded that Ten Hag be fired, but instead the management continues to defend him and even made Ten Hag an offer for a new contract extension, doesnt is funny?
what management is doing will definitely only make the fans hurt and they will actually lose trust in Manchester United at this time, I think,  with the current squad it is very likely that Manchester United will develop rapidly if it is in the hands of another coach who is more qualified and experienced in coaching, but If Manchester United continues to maintain ten hag as coach, of course it is difficult for us to see Manchester United becoming a contender for the English League trophy at the moment.

He buys a lot of players, and Manchester United management does shower him with squad depth when they need it, but I don't think that was enough for Ten Hag. It's surprising that United management wants to give him more time, but if it doesn't work out, it won't be good for them. But yes, giving managers time does work out in the long term for a lot of managers, so I wish Ten Hag good luck, even as a rival supporter.

The management have done the right thing because the season just started. He signed players from different clubs so it will require some time to build that synergy needed to deliver. Giving the coach more time and the needed calmness will enable him to focus on getting the results. I believe that the more time a coach spend in any of the big clubs, the more the progress all though there will be exceptions. I'm judging from the case of Arsene Wenger that spent a very long time in Arsenal and was able to sustain the team in the UCL spot almost every year even though he had a hard time with trophies. He was able to keep the club going and in good financial status and was famous for signing unpopular players and bring them to fame. Ten Hag will definitely not fail the management who have so much confidence in him.

This is the exact thing I was telling someone yesterday that sacking Eric ten hang right now wouldn't be fair because the players he signed into the team needs to gel into the playing system of the team, and time is very much essential for that to be possible, that's why I really applaud the hierarchy of Manchester united for not concurring to pressure by sacking Eric ten hang just only three games of the season, so I believe that it would be much fair if he is being judged by December, not now, because it's too early for that.

Lastly,  as a neutral fan, when watching this Manchester united team, I feels like they are very light in midfield in terms of quality and depth, because I don't see any competent defensive midfielder in the team that can replace casemerio if he go injured or he is on a suspension, so I think that this their midfield is really going to be one of their major problem this season.

[bering]

I was looking at the way osimhen was welcomed to Galatasaray and I see how happy he was too, I then went further to look at his chances of shining and compare it to England if he had moved to an English team especially Chelsea who has been one of the most anticipated destination.

I also considered Arsenal aswell because they were in the one of the bidders who wanted osimhen at some point but then looking at the current situation of these teams, Arsenal would have been a perfect place for him and his champions league dreams too would have been an instant reality Chelsea would have been a team he would only build d champions league dreams with but wouldn't have made it to the champions league sooner as he would with Arsenal but then even in Galatasaray he'd still got some hope if his performance becomes such that calls a lot of the English attention.

Although Osimhen linked to the several Premier league clubs but unfortunately this is only remains rumours because actually there were no official bid who comes to Napoli so that's why until now he still unable to gets new clubs and just like i said before he isn't part of Napoli squad of this season and if Osimhen still want to playing regularly then moved to Galatasaray is good option because at this team he still can playing until wait winter transfer window opened on January later

The recent news about Osimhen is Napoli has been agree to change the term of release clause price because those who want to bought him they only have to spend 75 million besides that his loan on Galatasaray will be terminate if Napoli received a bid from one of 10 specified clubs and Chelsea, Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Liverpool is among to the teams on Osimhen lists so these special clause makes Arsenal or Chelsea has good chances to gets his signature this january

Source : https://metro.co.uk/2024/09/03/victor-osimhen-includes-arsenal-chelsea-transfer-demand-deal-galatasaray-21536507/amp/

[len01]

This is the exact thing I was telling someone yesterday that sacking Eric ten hang right now wouldn't be fair because the players he signed into the team needs to gel into the playing system of the team, and time is very much essential for that to be possible, that's why I really applaud the hierarchy of Manchester united for not concurring to pressure by sacking Eric ten hang just only three games of the season, so I believe that it would be much fair if he is being judged by December, not now, because it's too early for that.

If indeed the management's decision to retain Ten Hag this season, at least it must be maintained until the end of the season and still give the coach a chance to prove that everything will be fine. Of course it would not be fair to fire a coach at the beginning of the season as one of the biggest mistakes that makes the team's performance very bad and must adapt to a new strategy style. While all of this has been planned by Ten Hag and he certainly has various ways to help MU so that it is not below the top 10 in the standings.

Lastly,  as a neutral fan, when watching this Manchester united team, I feels like they are very light in midfield in terms of quality and depth, because I don't see any competent defensive midfielder in the team that can replace casemerio if he go injured or he is on a suspension, so I think that this their midfield is really going to be one of their major problem this season.

Regarding the weakness in the midfield, it is actually not too bad from my point of view. But in the defense line that is always in the spotlight of everyone who always says the defense line needs a strong wall. The attack line and the midfield are no problem for me and are still quite productive always helping the attack line to score, but the defense line seems unprepared when the opponent starts to attack. Watching every Man United match makes me anxious.

[asriloni]

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c0rwy2z7d2eo.amp

Finally, Chelsea avoids potential sanctions by the PL for violating the PSR rule. PL has approved Chelsea to sell its hotels to its sister company, which is owned by Todd Boehly. This also clears that if Chelsea is not sanctioned after it broke PSR rules by recording a £166.4m loss. By selling their hotels, they reduced their loss to £89.9m, which is allowed by the PL.

City may gain some insight from Chelsea's case. It may help them avoid the PSR sanction over their 115 charges. 

[Helena Yu]

Regarding the weakness in the midfield, it is actually not too bad from my point of view. But in the defense line that is always in the spotlight of everyone who always says the defense line needs a strong wall. The attack line and the midfield are no problem for me and are still quite productive always helping the attack line to score, but the defense line seems unprepared when the opponent starts to attack. Watching every Man United match makes me anxious.

Better to put Onana on the bench and let Bayindir to play, he's always become goalkeeper for Manchester United while Ten Hag already try to rotate and change the players. But still, the performance is still same, as we know only Onana that has never get changed by Ten Hag.

And the winner is.... LIONEL MESSI, congratulations to Lionel Messi for winning Ballon d'Or 2024!

[Solokan]

Brighton are proving to be very impressive and tough to play against at this early stages of the tournament but the question is, do they have the squad depth that would keep them going till the middle of the season? I bet they'll drop points on the long run and I don't see them even making the top six at the end of this season, I believe that they would even go below sixth position before or after December but it's a good thing that they've not fail to grab some points in every match they've played so far since the season started atleast it would keep them away from the relegation zone and even boost them to atleast maintain the top six for a while. In their last match against Arsenal, well one could be right to say they were lucky cause the Gunners outplayed them and would've won the game if not for the red card conceded by Declan Rice, which exposed their Midfield and gave Brighton more chance to equalize and steal a point from Arsenal, to be honest Arsenal played more better and would've won fairly if Rice wasn't booked with a Red card.

yes, an extraordinary and impressive performance at the start of this season for Brighton and of course this makes Brighton sit in 3rd place in the standings and whether Brighton will be able to continue to progress until the middle of the season or not of course it depends on the quality of the players and coaches, but in my opinion being able to hold a draw in their last match against a strong team like Arsenal, of course there could be an opportunity for Brighton to be able to maintain their quality and of course being able to draw against Arsenal is certainly a good thing and will definitely make Brighton's players confident for the next match.

and if you look at the possession of the ball also against Arsenal, of course Brighton controlled more of the ball and of course in that match Brighton's performance was really good, but of course we won't know what will happen in the middle of the season because Brighton could lose in the match. upcoming match or draw.

yes, it looks like it will be difficult for Brighton to get into the relegation zone because of course its current strength is very strong and last season Brighton finished in 11th place so it will definitely be difficult for Brighton to get into the relegation zone and it seems like I predict Brighton will be better than last season and in my opinion Brighton will have great potential to finish in the top 10 at the end of the season. Yes, we won't know what would have happened if Declan Rice had not been given a red card, but what is clear is that Brighton was very lucky, but I also see that it is natural for Brighton to draw against Arsenal because their current strength is indeed good. Honestly, I was amazed by Fabian Huzeler's great strategy in making a strategy for that match.

[Xcode7]

This is the exact thing I was telling someone yesterday that sacking Eric ten hang right now wouldn't be fair because the players he signed into the team needs to gel into the playing system of the team, and time is very much essential for that to be possible, that's why I really applaud the hierarchy of Manchester united for not concurring to pressure by sacking Eric ten hang just only three games of the season, so I believe that it would be much fair if he is being judged by December, not now, because it's too early for that.

Lastly,  as a neutral fan, when watching this Manchester united team, I feels like they are very light in midfield in terms of quality and depth, because I don't see any competent defensive midfielder in the team that can replace casemerio if he go injured or he is on a suspension, so I think that this their midfield is really going to be one of their major problem this season.

Even if he is maintained, there is no guarantee that Ten Hag will be able to improve the performance of the Manchester United team. This should be watched out for by Manchester United management because since Ten Hag's arrival, he has seemed to have failed to improve the performance of the Manchester United team even though he has made many changes.

I think it's not just the midfield but all of Manchester United's team lines seem to have no strong chemistry, making Manchester United's team performance erratic and this all depends on Ten Hag's tactics, which means Ten Hag's tactics are not suitable for the players in the current Manchester United squad.
I don't think there is any good possibility for Manchester United this season.

[Ahli38]

Against Tottenham in the next match after the international break it looks like it will not be an easy match. Because Tottenham are the hosts in this match, of course Tottenham will have more motivation to win the match. Tottenham is also in an unstable condition. Where they have currently only collected 4 points from the 3 matches they have played. Meanwhile, Arsenal is still much better with 7 points from the 3 matches that have passed. It's just that if Arsenal loses again or gets another draw then Liverpool and Manchester City will definitely leave Arsenal and make it difficult for Arsenal to compete for the title. because currently Arsenal has a 2 point difference with Manchester City and Liverpool. It would be a shame if Arsenal failed again this season.

I think Arsenal will be able to steal 3 points at Tottenham's home. Why am I sure because so far Arsenal's performance has certainly been very good and moreover they want to improve their performance in this match. Although Tottenham will play at home, statistically Arsenal was able to dominate the victory when the two met. Arsenal certainly should not lose in matches like this because against a team that is equally strong of course they must be able to perform better and bring home 3 points so that they can compete with Manchester City at the top.

Of course, beating Tottenham is not an easy matter, especially since Tottenham has many quality players in the team. However, if Arsenal is able to dominate the course of the match in the first half and score early, then there is a great opportunity for Arteta's troops to secure victory in this match.

Well, hopefully what you predict can come true. Because I also hope that Arsenal can win this match. Because I also think that Arsenal's quality is above Tottenham in the last few seasons. Likewise this season. And I hope Arsenal players will be more careful and don't get another red card in every match they face. Because this will only harm them and will make them likely to experience defeat. Every point is very important in the Premier league. Because Manchester City, as the strongest candidate in the Premier League, rarely loses points. So if Arsenal wants to compete again with Manchester City then Arsenal cannot lose points again.

[adultcrypto]

I think Arsenal will be able to steal 3 points at Tottenham's home. Why am I sure because so far Arsenal's performance has certainly been very good and moreover they want to improve their performance in this match. Although Tottenham will play at home, statistically Arsenal was able to dominate the victory when the two met. Arsenal certainly should not lose in matches like this because against a team that is equally strong of course they must be able to perform better and bring home 3 points so that they can compete with Manchester City at the top.

Of course, beating Tottenham is not an easy matter, especially since Tottenham has many quality players in the team. However, if Arsenal is able to dominate the course of the match in the first half and score early, then there is a great opportunity for Arteta's troops to secure victory in this match.

Well, hopefully what you predict can come true. Because I also hope that Arsenal can win this match. Because I also think that Arsenal's quality is above Tottenham in the last few seasons. Likewise this season. And I hope Arsenal players will be more careful and don't get another red card in every match they face. Because this will only harm them and will make them likely to experience defeat. Every point is very important in the Premier league. Because Manchester City, as the strongest candidate in the Premier League, rarely loses points. So if Arsenal wants to compete again with Manchester City then Arsenal cannot lose points again.

The prediction will likely come through if you consider both their past records and their present form. In their past meetings, Arsenal have won almost all their matches except a draw and a win that Tottenham managed to get. For so many years now, Tottenham have not been doing so well whereas Arsenal have been getting better and stronger. This meeting will not be different, and I feel Arsenal will win the match and there may be many goals in the match as it has always been in their previous meetings.

[SmartCharpa]

It is undeniable and undeniable that the City player is definitely one of the best players every season. These EPL monsters make the game even more exciting. And I don't see any Manchester United players, does this indicate that the two teams still haven't recovered from their slump?
Arsenal and Manchester City players in the Ballon d'Or show that they have quality players.

Maybe Haaland or Cole Parmer are more dominant, but Haaland is my choice.

https://x.com/premierleague/status/1831409843422568947

It's obvious that Manchester City and Arsenal players are going to lead the Premier League nominees, how could Manchester United players expect to be among the Ballon d'Or nominees given their poor performance last season? The club was eliminated from the Champions League group stage and did not advance further in the competition. Manchester United players are not the only ones who have been excluded from the selections, Liverpool players have also been excluded, despite performing better than Manchester United last season. Of course, in the Premier League, Haaland is the best choice.

It's still early in the season, there's still time for Ten Hag to build the Manchester United team even though it's doubted by many people because so far with Ten Hag's support and freedom in building the Manchester United team but he hasn't succeeded.
The management has decided to extend Ten Hag's contract at the beginning of last season so there's no other choice for the management but to wait for the process this season because it's also impossible for the Manchester United management to take major action at the beginning of the season.

Manchester United should not expect Ten Hag to win a trophy this season, since his contract was extended from the beginning of the season, they should've wait until the middle of the season to see if Manchester United improves from last season before extending his contract, however, I am still not comfortable with Ten Hag ways as the club's manager.

[Ahli38]

Well, hopefully what you predict can come true. Because I also hope that Arsenal can win this match. Because I also think that Arsenal's quality is above Tottenham in the last few seasons. Likewise this season. And I hope Arsenal players will be more careful and don't get another red card in every match they face. Because this will only harm them and will make them likely to experience defeat. Every point is very important in the Premier league. Because Manchester City, as the strongest candidate in the Premier League, rarely loses points. So if Arsenal wants to compete again with Manchester City then Arsenal cannot lose points again.

The prediction will likely come through if you consider both their past records and their present form. In their past meetings, Arsenal have won almost all their matches except a draw and a win that Tottenham managed to get. For so many years now, Tottenham have not been doing so well whereas Arsenal have been getting better and stronger. This meeting will not be different, and I feel Arsenal will win the match and there may be many goals in the match as it has always been in their previous meetings.

Head to head, Arsenal is always superior to Tottenham. Even in the last two seasons we have seen that Arsenal have never lost to Tottenham. The last time Tottenham managed to beat Arsenal was in the second half of the 2021-22 season. And yes, since then it has been true that Arsenal have always won when playing at Tottenham headquarters. So favoring Arsenal against Tottenham this season could indeed be the best choice. Tottenham's quality at the start of this season was also not as good as Arsenal. but as usual, because this is football, surprises can always happen.

[Abbatty]

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c0rwy2z7d2eo.amp

Finally, Chelsea avoids potential sanctions by the PL for violating the PSR rule. PL has approved Chelsea to sell its hotels to its sister company, which is owned by Todd Boehly. This also clears that if Chelsea is not sanctioned after it broke PSR rules by recording a £166.4m loss. By selling their hotels, they reduced their loss to £89.9m, which is allowed by the PL.

City may gain some insight from Chelsea's case. It may help them avoid the PSR sanction over their 115 charges. 

In recent transfer I think Chelsea have done a good business in trying to balance their books, selling of some high paid players and loaning out some too, the likes of Lukaku and Raheem sterling too have helped them avoid the PSR sanction too. Just yesterday Chelsea was also given the approval to seek it hotel too.

I must really say the Chelsea owners are doing it right in time o business. It just a matter of time to get their books balanced but definitely they are going to get it right.

[BlackBoss_]

Manchester United should not expect Ten Hag to win a trophy this season, since his contract was extended from the beginning of the season, they should've wait until the middle of the season to see if Manchester United improves from last season before extending his contract, however, I am still not comfortable with Ten Hag ways as the club's manager.

With poor performances under Ten Hag's management last two seasons, I believe that Manchester United are realistic that they won't be able to win Premier League this season. Other smaller titles are far from their achievable ability as well. Because in England, there are a dominating team like Manchester City and some other competitive teams like Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United still struggle to show that they are better than Brighton, Tottenham and some other clubs. If they can finish this season in top four position that is enough for them to return to Champions League, it's their really big success.

Head to head, Arsenal is always superior to Tottenham. Even in the last two seasons we have seen that Arsenal have never lost to Tottenham. The last time Tottenham managed to beat Arsenal was in the second half of the 2021-22 season.

It's a derby match which is always unpredictable and a weaker team can suddenly beat a stronger team. It's one of biggest beauty of a derby match and Tottenham quality is not too worse than Arsenal so they have enough good chance to win in this match.

[Lannakosa]

Head to head, Arsenal is always superior to Tottenham. Even in the last two seasons we have seen that Arsenal have never lost to Tottenham. The last time Tottenham managed to beat Arsenal was in the second half of the 2021-22 season. And yes, since then it has been true that Arsenal have always won when playing at Tottenham headquarters. So favoring Arsenal against Tottenham this season could indeed be the best choice. Tottenham's quality at the start of this season was also not as good as Arsenal. but as usual, because this is football, surprises can always happen.

If you look at the history of these teams against each other on Tottenham's pitch, you will see that for Arsenal it is not the best place to score points, and although this has changed for the better for Arsenal in recent years, you should not take it for granted now. Because it is a derby, and as you said in a game like this, anything can happen. Like in the match against Brighton, the red card changed everything against Arsenal, and they had to settle for a draw. Tottenham are also far from their best times, but this does not mean that they cannot take points from Arsenal.

[bitLeap]

This is the exact thing I was telling someone yesterday that sacking Eric ten hang right now wouldn't be fair because the players he signed into the team needs to gel into the playing system of the team, and time is very much essential for that to be possible, that's why I really applaud the hierarchy of Manchester united for not concurring to pressure by sacking Eric ten hang just only three games of the season, so I believe that it would be much fair if he is being judged by December, not now, because it's too early for that.

Lastly,  as a neutral fan, when watching this Manchester united team, I feels like they are very light in midfield in terms of quality and depth, because I don't see any competent defensive midfielder in the team that can replace casemerio if he go injured or he is on a suspension, so I think that this their midfield is really going to be one of their major problem this season.

However Man United has done it with Erik Ten Hag, there is no need to fire him because then the Premier League will have interesting entertainment, especially from a team that used to be quite scary but has now turned into an entertainment event every weekend. Player recruitment has not shown positive developments or indeed will never happen even if Erik Ten Hag is given more time. In my opinion, it is not a problem of being too early or still early in the season, because as long as the League has not started, Erik Ten Hag is wasting his time while other clubs are busy fixing and producing extraordinary performances. The problem now is about the quality of the coach who is pushing himself too hard but is actually unable to hold a club as big as Man United.

[KingsDen]

When I stumbled on this list, I carefully searched for one name and I didn't see it. While trying to protest, I discovered that there's a second name that is missing. These two names are;

• Jamal Musiala: Why was this name omitted and what do we call football. Without doubt I will choose Musiala over 80% of the players in the list above.
• Rodrygo: Is it that too many people were chosen from Real Madrid that they decided to drop him to compensate others or what?

I am still puzzled why these two names are missing, especially the Musiala if Germany and Bayern Munich.

[Abbatty]

It is undeniable and undeniable that the City player is definitely one of the best players every season. These EPL monsters make the game even more exciting. And I don't see any Manchester United players, does this indicate that the two teams still haven't recovered from their slump?
Arsenal and Manchester City players in the Ballon d'Or show that they have quality players.

Maybe Haaland or Cole Parmer are more dominant, but Haaland is my choice.

https://x.com/premierleague/status/1831409843422568947

With no doubt this players above where one of the best players on the premier league last season in their various positions if not the best. It definitely going to be dominated by Manchester City and Arsenal players because the two team where the best team in the premier league last season too.
 Cole Palmer on the other hand was a Gem last season, a game changer, a wizard with is special left foot. He single handed won several games for Chelsea last season. He had a very good season and went all the way to win the PFA young player of the season.
Martinez on the other hand has shown how good he is in the premier league, World Cup and even in the copa America. He is a shot stopper, and very good in penalties too so he deserves to be on the list.
 

[Pokapoka124]

It is undeniable and undeniable that the City player is definitely one of the best players every season. These EPL monsters make the game even more exciting. And I don't see any Manchester United players, does this indicate that the two teams still haven't recovered from their slump?
Arsenal and Manchester City players in the Ballon d'Or show that they have quality players.

Maybe Haaland or Cole Parmer are more dominant, but Haaland is my choice.

https://x.com/premierleague/status/1831409843422568947

When was the last time you saw a Ballon d’Or without  Messi and Ronaldo in it? 2003?? I feel old…sucks to see the end of an era. It’s time for the young lads to take over.

Seeing my Nigerian brother Lookman on the list fills me with joy. Congratulations to Arsenal for having 4 nominations in the Ballon d’Or. I don’t remember the last time Arsenal had that number of nominees and to think they didn’t win any trophy. Eh…what’s a Ballon d'Or without controversy. Anyone care to explain to me why Toni
Kross is on the list? He’s retired, isn’t he?