⚽ English Premier League Season: 2024/2025

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By the way what do you think on Todd Boehly's deciding to part ways with Pochettino?    I couldn't find it reasonable at all truthfully. Because it was only Pochettino's first season. Furthermore, there was a great improvement in the results in the PL lately. Was this really needed anyway? Maybe giving him a 2nd chance would be helpful to maintain the current chemistry?

I don't like Boehly as a chairman. Maybe he might be a good businessman, I don't know. However football isn't one of the things he is good at managing.    Still hope to see Chelsea finding its way somehow.

Lastly Chelsea is interested in bringing Xavi for the job.

[JollyGood]

By the way what do you think on Todd Boehly's deciding to part ways with Pochettino?    I couldn't find it reasonable at all truthfully. Because it was only Pochettino's first season. Furthermore, there was a great improvement in the results in the PL lately. Was this really needed anyway? Maybe giving him a 2nd chance would be helpful to maintain the current chemistry?

If I read the reports correctly, the club and Pochettino mutually ended their association. The players made it clear they were angry because they wanted Pochettino to stay but he wanted to select the players to buy and sell and that was something the board (and the Sporting Director) wanted to control and leave the manager at their mercy.

I don't like Boehly as a chairman. Maybe he might be a good businessman, I don't know. However football isn't one of the things he is good at managing.    Still hope to see Chelsea finding its way somehow.

One thing to his credit is that he has funded Chelsea to buy players and moving on managers when they thought they were no longer useful.

Boehly purchased Chelsea for more than it was worth and then made money available to buy a lot of players at expensive rates. The fact it has not worked out for them is not really his fault but fans of almost every team in the Premier League would love to have an owner like Boehly because he splashes the cash to buy players that he thinks will be beneficial to the club.

Lastly Chelsea is interested in bringing Xavi for the job.

In my opinion, bringing in Xavi would be a very bad idea. He did well in his first season as manager at Barcelona exceeding expectations but during his second season (this season) he has failed miserably as their rivals Real Madrid dominated.

Chelsea are on the verge of getting the go-ahead for their new stadium and when it will be completed it will increase their home supporters by thousands. They need stability as they edge their way back to being serious contenders for a top four finish and even challenge for the Premier League title again and with that in mind they cannot even consider Xavi, he is not suited to Chelsea.

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If I read the reports correctly, the club and Pochettino mutually ended their association. The players made it clear they were angry because they wanted Pochettino to stay but he wanted to select the players to buy and sell and that was something the board (and the Sporting Director) wanted to control and leave the manager at their mercy.

Yeah, Pochettino was ready to accept his fate on his future so it must be a mutual agreement. I understand the players, I think the same as them. I think Pochettino didn't demand an unreasonable thing in fact. It would have been better to do so too. Because I believe mostly managers know much more about what kind of players would be more useful. 

Boehly purchased Chelsea for more than it was worth and then made money available to buy a lot of players at expensive rates. The fact it has not worked out for them is not really his fault but fans of almost every team in the Premier League would love to have an owner like Boehly because he splashes the cash to buy players that he thinks will be beneficial to the club.

I agree, every fan would like to have a rich chairman. But spending the money wisely is always important. For example I believe Mudryk has turn out to be a flop so far despite spending around £90m for his fee. 

In my opinion, bringing in Xavi would be a very bad idea. He did well in his first season as manager at Barcelona exceeding expectations but during his second season (this season) he has failed miserably as their rivals Real Madrid dominated.

Chelsea are on the verge of getting the go-ahead for their new stadium and when it will be completed it will increase their home supporters by thousands. They need stability as they edge their way back to being serious contenders for a top four finish and even challenge for the Premier League title again and with that in mind they cannot even consider Xavi, he is not suited to Chelsea.

Maybe you would turn out to be right about Xavi. However currently there are other candidates also such as Enzo Maresca and it is even said they are close to an agreement with him. As they are said to be in search of a "dynamic manager" it doesn't look like they will go for more experienced managers.

[Igebotz]

Yeah, Pochettino was ready to accept his fate on his future so it must be a mutual agreement. I understand the players, I think the same as them. I think Pochettino didn't demand an unreasonable thing in fact. It would have been better to do so too. Because I believe mostly managers know much more about what kind of players would be more useful. 

Todd Boehly isn't spending millions to assemble a recruiting team from several top clubs to have Poch tell them what to do. I don't agree with clubs forcing players on managers, but you have to accept the club model since not every club offers managers that much power. The best you can do is create an A and B list of players you want and send it to the recruiting team so they can do their job; the chances of you getting what you want are slim, so you work with whatever they believe is best for the club in the long run, not what is best for the manager.

I agree, every fan would like to have a rich chairman. But spending the money wisely is always important. For example I believe Mudryk has turn out to be a flop so far despite spending around £90m for his fee. 

Give him time. I don't like assessing players until after two seasons; I've criticised him a few times this season, but I see a lot of potential that is just waiting to be realised. Modric made Laliga flop for the season team in his debut season at Real Madrid and ended up becoming one of Real Madrid's greats.

Chelsea discussion? I will be here. 

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Todd Boehly isn't spending millions to assemble a recruiting team from several top clubs to have Poch tell them what to do. I don't agree with clubs forcing players on managers, but you have to accept the club model since not every club offers managers that much power. The best you can do is create an A and B list of players you want and send it to the recruiting team so they can do their job; the chances of you getting what you want are slim, so you work with whatever they believe is best for the club in the long run, not what is best for the manager.

That is also a fact, yeah. Not all teams are giving this freedom - or power - to their managers. For example Manchester City owner was okay with Guardiola to build the team according to his own system and bring the players he would like. But of course it is Guardiola vs Pochettino here. There is a serious quality difference. 

Give him time. I don't like assessing players until after two seasons; I've criticised him a few times this season, but I see a lot of potential that is just waiting to be realised. Modric made Laliga flop for the season team in his debut season at Real Madrid and ended up becoming one of Real Madrid's greats.

Chelsea discussion? I will be here. 

I hope Mudryk proves me wrong. He is still only 23 years old which is an age open to development.

Then, what do you think on Enzo Maresca? Do you think he can be the one to help this team rise again? Maybe Pochettino was also going to do it after the recent improvement if he didn't get sacked. 

[JollyGood]

Yeah, Pochettino was ready to accept his fate on his future so it must be a mutual agreement. I understand the players, I think the same as them. I think Pochettino didn't demand an unreasonable thing in fact. It would have been better to do so too. Because I believe mostly managers know much more about what kind of players would be more useful.  

As far as Boehly is concerned, this was clearly a business decision. They want a manager that is essentially a Head Coach and does nothing else and he wants the Sporting Director to buy and sell players. That is the way he wants it.

As for Pochettino, he cannot operate in that way yet still managed to get Chelsea to show a very strong end to the season. If he had stayed they would have reaped the benefits of having Pochettino guiding a relatively young team but in the end it did not work out. It is difficult for any coach or manager to be useful if they do not know which players will be bought or sold in the present or next transfer window.

Pochettino will not be unemployed for long, he will be managing again soon. If Manchester United sack Ten Hag, will they move for Pochettino?

I agree, every fan would like to have a rich chairman. But spending the money wisely is always important. For example I believe Mudryk has turn out to be a flop so far despite spending around £90m for his fee.  

You are right, any owner needs to be careful before they go on a spending spree. In the case of Boehly, he (and his consortium) heavily overpaid when they purchased Chelsea because they were never worth £4.25 billion. By doing that, he earned a special place in the eyes of the fans who liked the idea he would fund them to success just as the previous owner did.

Boehly has also spent a total of over £1 billion on players including breaking the British transfer record twice (both those players have potential but have not produced consistently solid displays).

I think Mudryk along with several other players including Jackson were signed on to long term contracts. Chelsea paid £88.5 million to buy Mudryk and he is earning around £100,000 per week. He signed for 8.5 years but at the moment it has not worked out. He is only 23 years old and has plenty of potential, he could play a huge part in their club history as long as he is given time.

It is a similar situation to Antony at Manchester United but he earns £200,000 per week after they paid £86 million, he also has not lived up to expectation either but he also has time on his side because he is 24 years old.

Sometimes it works out and sometimes it does not but most fans would prefer having an owner such as Boehly rather than not.

[Igebotz]

That is also a fact, yeah. Not all teams are giving this freedom - or power - to their managers. For example Manchester City owner was okay with Guardiola to build the team according to his own system and bring the players he would like. But of course it is Guardiola vs Pochettino here. There is a serious quality difference. 

Poch knew what he was getting into before signing the contract in the first place; before, it was literally Marina and Cech handling transfer business with little or no input from managers; the only manager given some power in transfer dealing was Mourinho when he first arrived to set up the team.

It should also be on on record that Poch wasn't sacked only because of this- I've already discussed that on the other threads.

Then, what do you think on Enzo Maresca? Do you think he can be the one to help this team rise again? Maybe Pochettino was also going to do it after the recent improvement if he didn't get sacked. 

He appears to be a good tactical coach who enjoys playing good attacking football. I've watched a few clips of Leicester's progressive games from the back, which has been our major problem this season, and given that he worked with Pep at City and has EPL experience, I believe he'll do a better job than Poch. Expecting nothing more than to win the Conference League and finish in the top 4. Anything less is unacceptable.

[JollyGood]

The Premier League will release the fixture list for the 2024/25 season on 18th June but until then at least we can look at the 20 teams that will be participating in the most exciting football league in the world  


Arsenal
Aston Villa
Bournemouth
Brentford
Brighton and Hove Albion
Chelsea
Crystal Palace
Everton
Fulham
Ipswich Town
Leicester City
Liverpool
Manchester City
Manchester United
Newcastle United
Nottingham Forest
Southampton
Tottenham Hotspur
West Ham United
Wolverhampton Wanderers


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Chelsea have signed Enzo Maresca on a five year contract even though he has been a manager for a total of just 67 games and just one full season in English football (and that was with Leicester City last season when they were promoted). I think this is another mistake on part of Chelsea.

[Igebotz]

Chelsea have signed Enzo Maresca on a five year contract even though he has been a manager for a total of just 67 games and just one full season in English football (and that was with Leicester City last season when they were promoted). I think this is another mistake on part of Chelsea.

A total of 67 professional games and winining the second most difficult English trophy (Championship) is impressive stats.

I'd like our fans to put less pressure on him and let his performance determine his fate at the end of the season. I know it's difficult not to get angry if we don't get what we want in the short term, but the least we can do now is be patient and accept that our team is far below average at the moment and isn't in a good position to compete for the league.


You were tweaking for Poch last season for the Chelsea job hope he exceeded your expectations the way we ended up.

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Pochettino will not be unemployed for long, he will be managing again soon. If Manchester United sack Ten Hag, will they move for Pochettino?

He actually had a break like a year after leaving Tottenham and it happened again after PSG also if I'm not wrong. But if a new opportunity occurs at a decent team then I think he would be ready for the job. 

If ten Hag gets sacked I expect Pochettino to be in the list of candidates. Manchester United looks more patient with a manager - 2 years with ten Hag. I don't think he would get sacked in 1 year like it happened with Chelsea. 

I think Mudryk along with several other players including Jackson were signed on to long term contracts. Chelsea paid £88.5 million to buy Mudryk and he is earning around £100,000 per week. He signed for 8.5 years but at the moment it has not worked out. He is only 23 years old and has plenty of potential, he could play a huge part in their club history as long as he is given time.

It is a similar situation to Antony at Manchester United but he earns £200,000 per week after they paid £86 million, he also has not lived up to expectation either but he also has time on his side because he is 24 years old.

Sometimes it works out and sometimes it does not but most fans would prefer having an owner such as Boehly rather than not.

Yeah, I really hope to see these youngsters reaching their potential. Maybe they just couldn't get used to their new teams yet. Otherwise their performances at their previous teams were pretty good. 

I hope to watch way better performances from Chelsea and Manchester United next season. They should be present in the main rivalry of the PL.

[JollyGood]

The one thing you have to credit Pochettino with is that he wants to keep busy. The idea he built his reputation at Southampton before working wonders on a small budget at Tottenham and then moved on to manage PSG before returning to the Premier League at Chelsea, shows he is in demand. There will be many clubs out there chasing him.

I think you are right, if Ten Hag gets sacked Pochettino will be on a very short shortlist.

He actually had a break like a year after leaving Tottenham and it happened again after PSG also if I'm not wrong. But if a new opportunity occurs at a decent team then I think he would be ready for the job. 

If ten Hag gets sacked I expect Pochettino to be in the list of candidates. Manchester United looks more patient with a manager - 2 years with ten Hag. I don't think he would get sacked in 1 year like it happened with Chelsea. 

[JollyGood]

The biggest news at the moment is not in the transfer market but the case Manchester City is filing against the Premier League. They are trying to say the system they signed up to is now unfair and the rules should be changed to accommodate their wishes. The case for the 115 charges against them will be heard in November 2024 but that is separate from this case:

[Moeda]

Lastly Chelsea is interested in bringing Xavi for the job.

Xavi is not one of the right coaches in the Premier League, even this season he has not given his best for Barcelona. How could he possibly make Chelsea rise in the Premier League. Maybe the English league would be more appropriate if it were managed by a coach from Germany or France. There will be similarities in strategy. We have seen how Pep Guardiola changed Manchester City to Barcelona's style of play with a high level of ball possession, but did not produce satisfactory results at European level.

Chelsea has had several seasons of unsatisfactory performance, I think they need to undergo some serious overhaul.

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The one thing you have to credit Pochettino with is that he wants to keep busy. The idea he built his reputation at Southampton before working wonders on a small budget at Tottenham and then moved on to manage PSG before returning to the Premier League at Chelsea, shows he is in demand. There will be many clubs out there chasing him.

I think you are right, if Ten Hag gets sacked Pochettino will be on a very short shortlist.

He actually had a break like a year after leaving Tottenham and it happened again after PSG also if I'm not wrong. But if a new opportunity occurs at a decent team then I think he would be ready for the job. 

If ten Hag gets sacked I expect Pochettino to be in the list of candidates. Manchester United looks more patient with a manager - 2 years with ten Hag. I don't think he would get sacked in 1 year like it happened with Chelsea. 

It would be dumb for United to sack Ten Hag after winning the FA Cup vs City.  If it was any other club except City and Liverpool, sure...  If the United brass isn't happy with how he has been running the club, give him the sack.  But with how the FA Cup turned out, I think giving him another year would be fair.  But having the option of sacking him mid year if he sucks in the league.

Anyway, one thing I wanna know is...  How tf did Vincent Kompany land the Bayern Munich job?    Is his agent the guy who represents Mourinho?  I heard he's good. 

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The biggest news at the moment is not in the transfer market but the case Manchester City is filing against the Premier League. They are trying to say the system they signed up to is now unfair and the rules should be changed to accommodate their wishes. The case for the 115 charges against them will be heard in November 2024 but that is separate from this case:

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Really? This made me quite surprised. While people are criticizing Manchester City and other teams alike about not being charged fairly, they are suing the Premier League. Interesting...    I really wonder what's going to happen in November. I hope they get the punishment they deserve just as you said before in our discussion on this topic. 

It would be dumb for United to sack Ten Hag after winning the FA Cup vs City.  If it was any other club except City and Liverpool, sure...  If the United brass isn't happy with how he has been running the club, give him the sack.  But with how the FA Cup turned out, I think giving him another year would be fair.  But having the option of sacking him mid year if he sucks in the league.

Anyway, one thing I wanna know is...  How tf did Vincent Kompany land the Bayern Munich job?    Is his agent the guy who represents Mourinho?  I heard he's good. 

I agree, Manchester United should keep Erik ten Hag. If they sack him after winning a trophy it would be similar to Juventus' sacking Allegri after winning the Coppa Italia this season. 

When it comes to Kompany, Bayern Munich asked Guardiola's opinion on him. Therefore he is like a reference for Kompany to land the job.

[JollyGood]

Chelsea has had several seasons of unsatisfactory performance, I think they need to undergo some serious overhaul.

Well, Chelsea now have Enzo Maresca as their new manager therefore maybe the overhaul has started. I thought they did not require an overhaul because Pochettino finally mad the team click and they finished the season with strength and a string of excellent wins as they ended the season in 6th place.

Apart from one excellent season at Leicester City, all that can be said about Enzo Maresca is that he is unproven as a manager therefore if it work it will be a great signing or if it fails (as I suspect it will) it will be cited as another massive error by Boehly.

How tf did Vincent Kompany land the Bayern Munich job? 

At 38 years old, Kompany is not the right man to be manager at a giant historic club such as Bayern Munich. He might have taken Burnley to the Premier League in style but they were relegated in the first season. He did not even deserve to be considered for that job when there were far better candidates available.

While people are criticizing Manchester City and other teams alike about not being charged fairly, they are suing the Premier League.

I think they are trying to create a huge smokescreen to misdirect away from the 115 charges. If they are found guilty on any of the charges they should be relegated and have their Premier League wins stripped and have them awarded to the teams that finished in second place for those seasons.

[Distraction]

What do you think on Haaland these days? I mean he is still scoring so many goals and collecting the top scorer prize - 36 goals last season and 27 in the recent one in the PL. However isn't he like a ghost in many big or crucial matches on the other hand? 

In the season Manchester City won a Champions League trophy I remember him not making any impact as of the semi finals. In the same way, I have seen the same thing in many other big matches there and in the PL. This is like his weak side but it can be improved also.

I think he should add some new style into his game. For example, he can help his teammates more by coming a little behind more often instead of waiting for a pass behind the defense line of the competitor. He has a good speed and solid physique. 

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How tf did Vincent Kompany land the Bayern Munich job?  

At 38 years old, Kompany is not the right man to be manager at a giant historic club such as Bayern Munich. He might have taken Burnley to the Premier League in style but they were relegated in the first season. He did not even deserve to be considered for that job when there were far better candidates available.

^  Exactly...  And it's a huge jump from Burnley to Munich.    Does he have the hair to spare?  The job could be so stressful.

It would be dumb for United to sack Ten Hag after winning the FA Cup vs City.  If it was any other club except City and Liverpool, sure...  If the United brass isn't happy with how he has been running the club, give him the sack.  But with how the FA Cup turned out, I think giving him another year would be fair.  But having the option of sacking him mid year if he sucks in the league.

Anyway, one thing I wanna know is...  How tf did Vincent Kompany land the Bayern Munich job?    Is his agent the guy who represents Mourinho?  I heard he's good.  

I agree, Manchester United should keep Erik ten Hag. If they sack him after winning a trophy it would be similar to Juventus' sacking Allegri after winning the Coppa Italia this season.  

When it comes to Kompany, Bayern Munich asked Guardiola's opinion on him. Therefore he is like a reference for Kompany to land the job.

Oh really...  :/  I wouldn't mind seeing him replace Ten Hag then.    But what's going on with him and Juventus tho.  I remember Juve used to dominate the Serie A before the pandemic.  But after 2020 - 2021 they seem to have lost the plot.  Now just to be clear, I  really have no idea what's going on at Juve or at the Serie A tbh.  But would like to get some of your thoughts if Allegri is still a good manager or if he got Mou'ed.  Lolol.

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By the way what do you think on Todd Boehly's deciding to part ways with Pochettino?    I couldn't find it reasonable at all truthfully. Because it was only Pochettino's first season. Furthermore, there was a great improvement in the results in the PL lately. Was this really needed anyway? Maybe giving him a 2nd chance would be helpful to maintain the current chemistry?

I don't like Boehly as a chairman. Maybe he might be a good businessman, I don't know. However football isn't one of the things he is good at managing.    Still hope to see Chelsea finding its way somehow.

Lastly Chelsea is interested in bringing Xavi for the job.

This was a big question for me after hearing that Pochettino had been knocked out, he had given his best for Chelsea, especially in the matches towards the end of the season. Todd Boehly became an unpredictable owner, at the start of the season he almost completely overhauled his players, undergoing a transition with Pochettino from zero, to successfully finishing in 6th place and then being immediately fired. Pochettino actually didn't get any appreciation at all.

Xavi? So far I have not found a match between Chelsea and Xavi playing philosophies. However, if it is true, Todd Boehly has again made an unexpected decision.

[Igebotz]

This was a big question for me after hearing that Pochettino had been knocked out, he had given his best for Chelsea, especially in the matches towards the end of the season. Todd Boehly became an unpredictable owner, at the start of the season he almost completely overhauled his players, undergoing a transition with Pochettino from zero, to successfully finishing in 6th place and then being immediately fired. Pochettino actually didn't get any appreciation at all.

Xavi? So far I have not found a match between Chelsea and Xavi playing philosophies. However, if it is true, Todd Boehly has again made an unexpected decision.

It's been almost 1 week and few days now since the club had an agreement with Enzo to become the new head coach and you're still here talking about Xavi being linked to the Chelsea job, are you living in flash time. ? And FYI, Xavi was never an option, he was never shortlisted.

Is anyone following up the lawsuit between the premier League and Manchester city? Looks like Manchester city are digging grave for themselves.