⚽ English Premier League Season: 2024/2025

[tokeweed]

Right now all of them would jump at the chance of becoming manager of Manchester United but they will have to wait because Ten Hag managed to hold on to his job 

What are your thoughts on the opening Premier League games of the 2024/25 season? Chelsea vs Manchester City will provide an early test of what Chelsea are capable of doing (or not doing) when they face the Premier League champions.

And come to think of it, United does have options like Zidane, maybe Allegri, Nagelsmann or even Poch...  The question is do they want the job...  Lol.

Not too excited for Chelsea vs Man City tbh.  I mean with Chlesea still struggling and all...  And who is Chelsea's new manager again?  Lol.  But yeah, I'd like to watch West Ham vs Aston Villa.  That should be a decent match up with unpredictable results, tho Aston Villa could be the favorite.

Another fixture I'd like to watch is Brentford vs Crystal Palace.  I'd like to see Brentford's new player acquisition who they splashed the cash for.    They broke the club record for cash spent on an acquisition.  It's weird for a club like them as they follow something like a money ball philosophy in player transfers.

[JollyGood]

That is the beauty of the game, there are a huge number of games between teams that are capable of beating each other therefore both fans and neutrals can select any game they deem to a mouth-watering prospect to be their game of the day. It has the same principle in every league around the world but where it is taken to a new level is in the Premier League because on any given day, most teams at the bottom of the table are probably able to hold their own against the bigger teams.

Brentford vs Crystal Palace is a London derby between smaller clubs but still excites fans of both teams (I am unsure about neutral fans on this one).

Not too excited for Chelsea vs Man City tbh.  I mean with Chlesea still struggling and all...  And who is Chelsea's new manager again?  Lol.  But yeah, I'd like to watch West Ham vs Aston Villa.  That should be a decent match up with unpredictable results, tho Aston Villa could be the favorite.

Another fixture I'd like to watch is Brentford vs Crystal Palace.  I'd like to see Brentford's new player acquisition who they splashed the cash for.    They broke the club record for cash spent on an acquisition.  It's weird for a club like them as they follow something like a money ball philosophy in player transfers.

[Distraction]

It is back! These are the Premier League 2024/25 season opening weekend fixtures:
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A Chelsea - Manchester City match at the beginning already? Oh boy! 

The one at Stamford Bridge last season was incredible... It was played under rain and it ended by a huge score like 4-4. What a match that was! I hope we see another delightful one this time also. 

Which manager will be the first to be sacked?

When it comes to which manager to get sacked first... It is easier to predict small teams for that. But I'm saying Erik ten Hag also has a chance to get sacked first if we don't see any change.

He is given one more chance for now but it is obvious the team is running out of patience on one hand. If Manchester United don't make a good start I won't be surprised to see him getting sacked before the end of the 1st half of the season.

[mv1986]

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Not too excited for Chelsea vs Man City tbh.  I mean with Chlesea still struggling and all...  And who is Chelsea's new manager again?  Lol.  But yeah, I'd like to watch West Ham vs Aston Villa.  That should be a decent match up with unpredictable results, tho Aston Villa could be the favorite.

Another fixture I'd like to watch is Brentford vs Crystal Palace.  I'd like to see Brentford's new player acquisition who they splashed the cash for.    They broke the club record for cash spent on an acquisition.  It's weird for a club like them as they follow something like a money ball philosophy in player transfers.

I am actually looking forward to this game Chelsea vs Man City because it will pretty quickly give an idea whether Chelsea is about to go for another horror season. Maybe they can manage to get going with a good start and things change for the better, but hard to believe though. Then again, last season they got started with a draw against Liverpool and it didn't mean much.

I think some of the games that include the promoted teams could also be interesting, like Ipswich Town at home against Liverpool with a new coach. Ipswich Town will be motivated like crazy in their first home game and for Liverpool a big change has happened.

[Obim34]

Right now all of them would jump at the chance of becoming manager of Manchester United but they will have to wait because Ten Hag managed to hold on to his job 

What are your thoughts on the opening Premier League games of the 2024/25 season? Chelsea vs Manchester City will provide an early test of what Chelsea are capable of doing (or not doing) when they face the Premier League champions.

And come to think of it, United does have options like Zidane, maybe Allegri, Nagelsmann or even Poch...  The question is do they want the job...  Lol.

Not too excited for Chelsea vs Man City tbh.  I mean with Chlesea still struggling and all...  And who is Chelsea's new manager again?  Lol.  But yeah, I'd like to watch West Ham vs Aston Villa.  That should be a decent match up with unpredictable results, tho Aston Villa could be the favorite.

You just casually dissed an elite club like Chelsea, they had quite a bad performance last season which doesn't mean they will aswell struggle this season to make it to the top. Much is expected from them and I believe they are coming back strong and dominating. One of my expectations from them is to make it to the top of the table not initially winning the Premier league but qualifying for the Champions league which is undoubtedly promising to happen. We believe Maresca can make all these happen, we can't doubt his ability neither inability to perform until fixtures are played.

[JollyGood]

A Chelsea - Manchester City match at the beginning already? Oh boy! 

The one at Stamford Bridge last season was incredible... It was played under rain and it ended by a huge score like 4-4. What a match that was! I hope we see another delightful one this time also. 

That game was brilliant last season at Stamford Bridge. Pochettino and Guardiola were trying their best to get all three points. It was almost end to end football with attack and counterattack all the way. Two late goals (one to give Manchester City a 3-4 lead and then a penalty for Chelsea in time added-on to make it 4-4) made this a memorable game.

I remember when Pochettino came on to the pitch furious with the referee for blowing the full-time whistle because he wanted the game to continue as Chelsea were mounting a counterattack. I cannot recall seeing Pochettino being that angry before.

I am actually looking forward to this game Chelsea vs Man City because it will pretty quickly give an idea whether Chelsea is about to go for another horror season. Maybe they can manage to get going with a good start and things change for the better, but hard to believe though. Then again, last season they got started with a draw against Liverpool and it didn't mean much.

Chelsea need to hit the ground running for the new season otherwise they will suffer. They have a new manager who is unproven and I think they could regret signing him because taking Leicester City from the Championship to the Premier League does not make him a suitable manager for a club such as Chelsea.

I think some of the games that include the promoted teams could also be interesting, like Ipswich Town at home against Liverpool with a new coach. Ipswich Town will be motivated like crazy in their first home game and for Liverpool a big change has happened.

When you think about the Ipswich Town manager being an ex-Manchester United coach, you can understand why he would want to beat Liverpool.

[mv1986]

I am actually looking forward to this game Chelsea vs Man City because it will pretty quickly give an idea whether Chelsea is about to go for another horror season. Maybe they can manage to get going with a good start and things change for the better, but hard to believe though. Then again, last season they got started with a draw against Liverpool and it didn't mean much.

Chelsea need to hit the ground running for the new season otherwise they will suffer. They have a new manager who is unproven and I think they could regret signing him because taking Leicester City from the Championship to the Premier League does not make him a suitable manager for a club such as Chelsea.

I think some of the games that include the promoted teams could also be interesting, like Ipswich Town at home against Liverpool with a new coach. Ipswich Town will be motivated like crazy in their first home game and for Liverpool a big change has happened.

When you think about the Ipswich Town manager being an ex-Manchester United coach, you can understand why he would want to beat Liverpool.

Couldn't agree more about the new Chelsea coach and I see it them same way with Bayern Munich signing Kompany because he took Burnley back into the Premier League. I have said it over an over again: these new coaches have only one shot to get the respect from their team, the bosses and the media, and that is if they win every game. If Chelsea or Bayern don't win the first two games, discussions will immediately be through the roof and that doesn't make it any easier for unproven coaches.

But then again the market for these high profile coaches is drying out. Klopp is gone for now. Mourinho went to Turkey (although he is not high profile anymore in my opinion), Ancelotti might retire in 2026 or take over a national team, Nagelsmann is a national coach, Guardiola might soon choose to end or put on stop his career as a club coach. Tuchel might be the only one, whatever someone might think of him.
So somehow they are forced to do some experiments.

I don't think that Liverpool will land a landslide victory against Ipswich Town. These games against promoted teams in their home stadium on matchday 1 are often times incredibly tough.

[JollyGood]

It is good to read your posts in this thread, where have you been hiding?  

I was surprised when a team such as Bayern Munich opted to sign Kompany as their manager after he just got relegated in his first season as a Premier League manager. More often than not, Bayern make long term decisions and think things through properly. Now we will see Kompany manage Kane in the Bundesliga.

Ipswich Town played very well in the Championship, I will not be surprised if they win that game because they will be looking to take full advantage of Liverpool visiting them with a new manager in a new era. The Klopp era is over and I cannot see a new manager having it easy in the early phase of his appointment, this will be a challenging time for him.

Couldn't agree more about the new Chelsea coach and I see it them same way with Bayern Munich signing Kompany because he took Burnley back into the Premier League. I have said it over an over again: these new coaches have only one shot to get the respect from their team, the bosses and the media, and that is if they win every game. If Chelsea or Bayern don't win the first two games, discussions will immediately be through the roof and that doesn't make it any easier for unproven coaches.

But then again the market for these high profile coaches is drying out. Klopp is gone for now. Mourinho went to Turkey (although he is not high profile anymore in my opinion), Ancelotti might retire in 2026 or take over a national team, Nagelsmann is a national coach, Guardiola might soon choose to end or put on stop his career as a club coach. Tuchel might be the only one, whatever someone might think of him.
So somehow they are forced to do some experiments.

I don't think that Liverpool will land a landslide victory against Ipswich Town. These games against promoted teams in their home stadium on matchday 1 are often times incredibly tough.