Premier League Prediction Thread 2025/2026

[bitgolden]

Santos is a young player, initially signed by Chelsea as a long-term project, but he's seen increasingly fewer minutes, especially since Xabi isn't considering him for the first-team squad next season. Therefore, selling him now is a better option for both the team's finances and Santos' future.
So, this decision is a win-win situation for both Chelsea and Manchester United, as both clubs benefit from this. Furthermore, if Santos has a higher valuation, Chelsea can still profit because his sell-on clause allows them to retain 10% of the player's future sales.

I disagree. If a player doesn't get to even play some decent minutes in a team that finished 10th place, getting him for Casemiro replacement for a third place finish United makes no sense. If he is a bench player for United then I understand, but even in that case, paying 50 million for him was way too much and was a mistake.

The entire premise of him being a bad transfer is not even just about him, it's about his value right now, he is not worth 50 million, no matter what happens next.

[Gallar]

Actually you will not blame people who consider the premier league experience as a position to hold against Alonso, he is  not experienced in the premier league and considering the level of competition in the Premier league, it is enough to be concerned about it. Again, there is always a first time for  anything before there be an experience, so we should maybe just give him the chance and see what his first experience in the premier league will be like.

Yes,, that's absolutely right, my friend. Basically, if we criticize Alonso too deeply before he shows his leadership at Chelsea, it's clearly not good. Because the new season hasn't even started yet, so we don't need to overdo it in criticizing Alonso. Because we don't know for sure what Chelsea will be like under Alonso. It could be good, or it could be bad. So, I think we should just be patient and wait for next season to start again,, because we basically won't know anything until we see Chelsea play next season.

So, I think we don't need to make Alonso lose confidence with assumptions like this. Because he's still young and it's true that he doesn't have much experience, especially in the Premier League. But as you said, there's always time to start for the first time before having experience, and I completely agree with your assumption. So that's why right now we'd better just relax while waiting for the next season to start again.

[m4r1o]

It's not his fault that he went to real Madrid when thngs were very complicated and the controversy in the team was too much for him to handle, including many big players who were stubborn to obey his instructions. If the management of Chelsea can give him a reorganize team of ambitious players, he won't fail in his first season with Chelsea.

Alonso had the misfortune of finding himself facing a team that was dissatisfied and a club that supported everything they did, this led them to make some serious mistakes, but now the situation has changed, with Mou on the bench everything changes, even if we shouldn't bury all the work done by Alonso.

[Nightwatchmare]

Funny how Chelsea fans are not crashing out enough for the sale of one of their favourite players, I mean Andreay Santon who should be having his Manchester United medicals in the next few hours.
I don't even know the plan of these current sporting directors managing Chelsea. They're not good enough according to what we're seeing  but they are only after making profits. This is a move that should be blocked but they couldn’t. All they want is money.

It is normal for Chelsea fans not to crash out enough for the sale of Andreay Santon to Manchester United because he could not perform according to their expectations last season, they see his move to Manchester United as a way of getting rig of him and also making profits from him. The current sporting directors of Chelsea are different from the ones we seen when Chelsea was owed by Roman Abramovich, the sporting directors at Chelsea right now does not know how to identify players that fit Chelsea's pattern, and like you said, they are only after making profits.

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If Alonso needs time to prove himself and requires patience from the club's management, then I think he's chosen the wrong team, because Chelsea is probably one of the few teams that's quickest to fire managers for the slightest infraction. And I think Alonso understands this well, because he sees how often Chelsea changes its managers. But if he came to Chelsea, it means he believes he can change the team for the better.

We hope so, because Chelsea have the habit of being impatient and that's bad report about them and I think that's one of the reason why they are not really doing well all this while, though I do support Chelsea but I'm against this habit they do display over any slight issue. So if Alonso is already aware of this and still decide to work with them, that means he is determined to change Chelsea for good and I pray and hope he achieved that goal and truly Chelsea needs to be back again.

[Hardyrobust]

Actually you will not blame people who consider the premier league experience as a position to hold against Alonso, he is  not experienced in the premier league and considering the level of competition in the Premier league, it is enough to be concerned about it. Again, there is always a first time for  anything before there be an experience, so we should maybe just give him the chance and see what his first experience in the premier league will be like.

Yes,, that's absolutely right, my friend. Basically, if we criticize Alonso too deeply before he shows his leadership at Chelsea, it's clearly not good. Because the new season hasn't even started yet, so we don't need to overdo it in criticizing Alonso. Because we don't know for sure what Chelsea will be like under Alonso. It could be good, or it could be bad. So, I think we should just be patient and wait for next season to start again,, because we basically won't know anything until we see Chelsea play next season.

So, I think we don't need to make Alonso lose confidence with assumptions like this. Because he's still young and it's true that he doesn't have much experience, especially in the Premier League. But as you said, there's always time to start for the first time before having experience, and I completely agree with your assumption. So that's why right now we'd better just relax while waiting for the next season to start again.

There is no need for the criticism because the season is yet to start as you said. Maybe some criticism may be based on Chelsea poor performance last season and also it maybe that some people thinks that Alonso lacks what it takes to pull Chelsea from there poor performance.
As for me , it is too early for anyone to say for sure how Chelsea is going to perform under Alonso. The man should allow to start next season before they can begin to criticise him

[RockBell]

There may be many reasons behind his failure at Real Madrid and perhaps the biggest reason is the lack of proper coordination on their own field. Xabi Alonso was not the coach of Real Madrid for a very long time, he was a very short time, maybe if he had been the coach for a few more days, maybe something good would have been seen.

And the issue of real Madrid failure  there is a lot of things behind and they actually lack proper coordination and I don't even see the reason why they will be blaming xabi for anything it's like the players were not respecting him enough and this is one of the reasons why it's not a bad idea at all that they are bringing in jose to the club and am sure that his going to change a lot of things and real Madrid need iron hand.

However, if we consider Chelsea, then Xabi Alonso will have to take care of Chelsea very hard to get Chelsea in the right form. Because if we look at Chelsea's current performance, we will see that Chelsea's current position is very shaky in all aspects. Especially Chelsea's defense and midfield are showing many weaknesses. Maybe we will see Xabi Alonso pay his first attention to this problem and very soon we will see this problem solved.

And Chelsea are the once that xabi is going to coach we expect them to get a good result because the situation of Chelsea is worse and they need to come back very soon and with all this I want to see how next season will be like because now that almost all the clubs are bringing in coaches are players so we should expect the best result from them so there will be a lot of anticipation about this season so am just so excited and so it every other person.

[banana33]

Actually you will not blame people who consider the premier league experience as a position to hold against Alonso, he is  not experienced in the premier league and considering the level of competition in the Premier league, it is enough to be concerned about it. Again, there is always a first time for  anything before there be an experience, so we should maybe just give him the chance and see what his first experience in the premier league will be like.

the premier league is another type of football, much rougher which the nor ueropeans really like, it just seems like another sport, but it has always been like this, but i think that alonso knows his stuff, and that he can do well there too, so why not give this man a chance, in my opinion he can do very well and will surprise everyone.

[Oluwa-btc]

All it took was just a season for Chelsea to put Garnacho up for sale. One of the players Ruben Amorim criticised and also warned how he behaved otherwise, no other big club will see him signed.
I do not celebrate his downfall but this will be a major lesson for him to learn.
AS Roma had plans to see him signed up with a season loan but Chelsea has no plans for that. They want full sale.

[ITExpert]

I don't think Chelsea fans has any reason to worry about the sale of Andrey Santos to Manchester United, because he was never an integral or important player to the team, rather he is a bench warmer. Chelsea fan should be more concerned on which player they are going to sign, because I think they can get better player of they are ready to spend the money.  In my opinion I think the sale of Andrey Santos for ?50 million is a win for the club, because  he is just a player with potential.

Chelsea team needs to underline all their weaknesses and the points where they are not able to perform well and these reasons participating greatly in their loss or failure. The team should also focused on to bring some positive changes into the relationship between the manager and the players. Because this is the thing over which no compromise policy can work this fact plays an important role in the success of any team. And to move forward they need to have some positive changes so that the team can upbring in a well deserved way. And the coach really has to play a vital role in this regard because the importance of the role which us played by a coach is matters a lot in the success and failure of any team so i think the coach should also bear some pressure and responsibility

[Different patterns]

 Alonso meets the standards of managing a club like Chelsea if they could give Rosenior that hasn't really done anything significant a chance to manage Chelsea why won't they give Alonso that had a great achievement with Bayer Leverkusen but I see people judging Alonso cause of lack of Premier League management experience and his performance with Real Madrid.
 It's not his fault that he went to real Madrid when thngs were very complicated and the controversy in the team was too much for him to handle, including many big players who were stubborn to obey his instructions. If the management of Chelsea can give him a reorganize team of ambitious players, he won't fail in his first season with Chelsea.

I understand why people try to judge Alonso based on lack of premiership experience,  I guess its because of the difficulty of the league. Aside from that, I really think Alonso is a decent manager and he did very well at Bayer Leverkusen. I really believe that he can improve Chelsea's performance,  but if they truly wants him to succeed at Chelsea,  the board and the fans needs to be patient with him and not mount too much pressure on him, else he will definitely fail.

You just said something very important, because Alonso needs to give given time to understand the players and he has played in the premier league before, I believe he should know the expectations and pressures that comes with a premier league club even though this is his first time coaching or managing a premier league club. In the process of time, when he is given the time, it's expected that he will try as much as possible to bring the results the team needs, because nobody will want to give a coach time and not seeing the results needed.

[liasbaa]

Actually you will not blame people who consider the premier league experience as a position to hold against Alonso, he is  not experienced in the premier league and considering the level of competition in the Premier league, it is enough to be concerned about it. Again, there is always a first time for  anything before there be an experience, so we should maybe just give him the chance and see what his first experience in the premier league will be like.

Yes,, that's absolutely right, my friend. Basically, if we criticize Alonso too deeply before he shows his leadership at Chelsea, it's clearly not good. Because the new season hasn't even started yet, so we don't need to overdo it in criticizing Alonso. Because we don't know for sure what Chelsea will be like under Alonso. It could be good, or it could be bad. So, I think we should just be patient and wait for next season to start again,, because we basically won't know anything until we see Chelsea play next season.

So, I think we don't need to make Alonso lose confidence with assumptions like this. Because he's still young and it's true that he doesn't have much experience, especially in the Premier League. But as you said, there's always time to start for the first time before having experience, and I completely agree with your assumption. So that's why right now we'd better just relax while waiting for the next season to start again.

There is no need for the criticism because the season is yet to start as you said. Maybe some criticism may be based on Chelsea poor performance last season and also it maybe that some people thinks that Alonso lacks what it takes to pull Chelsea from there poor performance.
As for me , it is too early for anyone to say for sure how Chelsea is going to perform under Alonso. The man should allow to start next season before they can begin to criticise him

Xabi Alonso signed for Real Madrid from Bayer Leverkusen but his tenure there was only about 6 months. Although he did not have any notable achievements during this period, Real Madrid managed 34 matches, winning 24 and drawing 4, although the team was already strong. He is relatively young as a coach and I like him because of his coaching skills.
You are right that it would be wrong to criticize him before testing him. He has signed for Chelsea for 4 years and because of the skills and intelligence he has, he has been selected as the coach of this traditional team, I hope he will make the best contribution to the club.

[alankasman]

You just said something very important, because Alonso needs to give given time to understand the players and he has played in the premier league before, I believe he should know the expectations and pressures that comes with a premier league club even though this is his first time coaching or managing a premier league club. In the process of time, when he is given the time, it's expected that he will try as much as possible to bring the results the team needs, because nobody will want to give a coach time and not seeing the results needed.

Currently, what Alonso needs is time and trust from management. Every team that appoints a new coach is certainly their main capital. Finding the team's best performance isn't just about one season at least two seasons are worth giving time and trust. Therefore after understanding what you said, my answer is that these two things are what management needs to do for Alonso especially since he used to play for Liverpool. I think he truly understands the character traits needed by the team having competed in the Premier League himself.

I'm very confident that Alonso will find the best fit at Chelsea. I believe the management's expectations for Alonso will be met by the Spanish coach. He once led Bayern Leverkusen to the Bundesliga title so he has the potential to lead this team to victory. Furthermore he has a strong system. This is what makes me confident in Xabi Alonso.

[Fakhrulenclix]

All it took was just a season for Chelsea to put Garnacho up for sale. One of the players Ruben Amorim criticised and also warned how he behaved otherwise, no other big club will see him signed.
I do not celebrate his downfall but this will be a major lesson for him to learn.
AS Roma had plans to see him signed up with a season loan but Chelsea has no plans for that. They want full sale.

Garnacho's attitude is very unprofessional and he lacks discipline, so it's natural that no team would want to accept a player like him. The situation for Chelsea is a bit complicated now, as offers for a player like Garnacho would be very cheap, and on the other hand, Chelsea management doesn't want to incur excessive losses, making it difficult to sell a player like Garnacho.

So, a loan option is possible if there isn't a suitable offer or if Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso can make a difference in Garnacho's attitude. Overall, we can see that Garnacho's individual quality is very good, but he can't maintain discipline.

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All it took was just a season for Chelsea to put Garnacho up for sale. One of the players Ruben Amorim criticised and also warned how he behaved otherwise, no other big club will see him signed.
I do not celebrate his downfall but this will be a major lesson for him to learn.
AS Roma had plans to see him signed up with a season loan but Chelsea has no plans for that. They want full sale.

I do not know what behavior makes Garnacho hated by many clubs, from Amorin to Chelsea now and then there are plans to sell this Argentine player? I feel sorry for him because his talent started to decline after he was at Man United and he didn't develop well at Chelsea.

The reason Chelsea don't want to loan him is because the reason this player doesn't want to go for free, so wants to sell now to get money, I don't see many other clubs offering Garnacho.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

All it took was just a season for Chelsea to put Garnacho up for sale. One of the players Ruben Amorim criticised and also warned how he behaved otherwise, no other big club will see him signed.
I do not celebrate his downfall but this will be a major lesson for him to learn.
AS Roma had plans to see him signed up with a season loan but Chelsea has no plans for that. They want full sale.

People make mistakes for the purpose of they themselves learning and others learning too from their mistake, I am not familiar with Garnacho and what lead to his downfall but I guess it must have been really bad, for Amorim to criticise him and then just one season and Chelsea had to put him up for full sell, that shows that his attitude may likely be intolerable.

He definitely will have no choice but to start afresh with any club that decides to buy him over, then from there, he can begin to work on himself, after all, the downfall of a man is not the end of his life or career, his still has a long way to go and definitely more than enough time to correct what ever mistakes he made so he can get back to the top again.
Wishing him all the best.

[wakier]

I'm not really expecting much from Chelsea next season not because they are not going to improve but they have this constant habit of not being consistent. I'm Also looking forward to see how Xabi can improve the team. I don't really think the issue with Chelsea can be solved just by changing their coach, they can perform well at the beginning of the season and towards the end of the season they might start losing their matches again just like they did in the previous season.

This is a fact that cannot be denied because Chelsea problem is not only in the coach but also in their management, the people who work there are quite bad, take jobs that are not his business, such as when Maresca became a coach, Maresca was not given too much freedom, which in the end Maresca relationship with management became tenuous. In addition, Chelsea are impatient, this will make it difficult for Xabi alonso later, unless full control is in Xabi hands and Chelsea are patient enough then I believe Xabi can succeed.

Changing coaches will remain the same if their management does not change their way of thinking and not let the coach build their own game without fear of making the wrong decision, moreover Chelsea needs to be patient because Xabi needs time to adapt when at Leverkusen Xabi did not immediately give the title in his first season but needed 2 seasons to be able to make it happen even when it was impossible but Xabi was able to break Bayern Munich dominance at that time so if Chelsea expects good results they need to give Xabi time.

[LUCKMCFLY]

I really think that Xabi Alonso is a decent manager and he did well in Germany,  but I don't think he did too well at Real Madrid,  but that does not take the fact that he is a decent manager and still have potential to improve. I really think he will succeed at Chelsea,  but the Chelsea fans and board needs to understand that they need to be patient with him and not mount so much pressure on him to deliver trophies in his first season. If they can be patient with him, I think he will trun out good in the long run.

There's no doubt about it, for me Xabi is one of the best coaches in the world. The thing is, with everything that was going on at Real Madrid at that time, he couldn't deal with it. It's difficult to deal with kids, it's not easy, it requires a lot of patience, and for me Xabi did an excellent job, but within Real Madrid he didn't have enough power in the dressing room. Something similar happened to him as what Ancelotti experienced, only Ancelotti imprinted his style within the club on his way of playing.

[Jaycoinz]

I really think that Xabi Alonso is a decent manager and he did well in Germany,  but I don't think he did too well at Real Madrid,  but that does not take the fact that he is a decent manager and still have potential to improve. I really think he will succeed at Chelsea,  but the Chelsea fans and board needs to understand that they need to be patient with him and not mount so much pressure on him to deliver trophies in his first season. If they can be patient with him, I think he will trun out good in the long run.

There's no doubt about it, for me Xabi is one of the best coaches in the world. The thing is, with everything that was going on at Real Madrid at that time, he couldn't deal with it. It's difficult to deal with kids, it's not easy, it requires a lot of patience, and for me Xabi did an excellent job, but within Real Madrid he didn't have enough power in the dressing room. Something similar happened to him as what Ancelotti experienced, only Ancelotti imprinted his style within the club on his way of playing.

I don't want to say anything about xabi Alonso because I also feel he must be a good coach, I mean what he achieved with Bayern Leverkusen wasn't just an ordinary achievement coupled with the kind of players he had with him at the club, the crazy part is that he did that not just in the league but the entire season across all competitions even in the highest and biggest stages of European elite football although they lost the only game that season to an Atlanta side but his achievement were absolutely crazy and I expect him to do well at Chelsea so let's see how it goes.

[Pandu Geddon]

All it took was just a season for Chelsea to put Garnacho up for sale. One of the players Ruben Amorim criticised and also warned how he behaved otherwise, no other big club will see him signed.
I do not celebrate his downfall but this will be a major lesson for him to learn.
AS Roma had plans to see him signed up with a season loan but Chelsea has no plans for that. They want full sale.

Garnacho's attitude is very unprofessional and he lacks discipline, so it's natural that no team would want to accept a player like him. The situation for Chelsea is a bit complicated now, as offers for a player like Garnacho would be very cheap, and on the other hand, Chelsea management doesn't want to incur excessive losses, making it difficult to sell a player like Garnacho.

So, a loan option is possible if there isn't a suitable offer or if Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso can make a difference in Garnacho's attitude. Overall, we can see that Garnacho's individual quality is very good, but he can't maintain discipline.

If Roma is really interested in Garnacho's performance, they need to show serious intent. With Garnacho's attitude issues, Xabi definitely won’t include him in the team. If no European club is interested in him, Chelsea might have to offer him to an Arab club. Maybe they could make a lot of money from there too.