⚽ English Premier League Season: 2024/2025

[Igebotz]

Does anybody agree with me on the games taking place on 14th September 2024?

wins: Southampton, Brighton, Crystal Palace, West Ham United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Aston Villa and Chelsea

There are several solid options here, but Southampton is just too far off and too risky for me. Manutd are ass, but Southampton are far worse than they are; I predict Manutd to win this one. ETH is already under pressure, and losing to Southampton would put him under much greater strain, which I am sure he does not want. He will give the fans a boost of confidence by comfortably beating Southampton.

I understand that international break is on and there are less topics to discuss, but there is no need to quote everyone in the thread to make your post longer. Follow the guidelines and enjoy the discussion.

[Churchillvv]

In the end this is the Premier League therefore we will always see some shock results from time to time. Maybe Bournemouth will surprise us all by beating Chelsea but to be honest we have all noticed Chelsea are not exactly playing great football. Having said that, I think Chelsea would not be happy with a draw (and a point) whereas Bournemouth probably will be.

Premier league generally experiencing a shock has not being the major issue, for me it's the fact that I always get disappointed by Chelsea even though they sometimes make good wins but it ends up being against my prediction. But there is no convincing point that Bournemouth would win Chelsea based on their last performance.

I'm still pretty sure Man United can win the next match because there will be a new face in their squad, that is Manuel Ugarte. He may not carry Man United alone because to win it still has to rely on the front line to score goals. But his presence will at least make the back line stronger, and what is quite a relief, there will be no more blunders from Casemiro because he will definitely be pushed to the bench.

Southampton will indeed be playing at home, but their condition is not better than Man United. So Man United have a good chance here and they have to get that win because it will be very important for their mentality.

Even though Manchester United might be so on form this season let's not underestimate the fact that Southampton could play better for the mere fact that its their home, Man United will only have to play a defensive game in order not to lose which might end up being a draw match.

[KTChampions]

By the way, it’s quite ironic, but with Galatasaray Osimhen will play in the European Cup (Europa League), but with Napoli he would only play in Serie A. If Galatasaray had made it to the Champions League, it would have been even funnier, but Young Boys pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the playoffs, so Osimhen will play in the Europa League.
As for the move to Chelsea, a lot will depend on how Osimhen shows himself in the new club, what Chelsea offered in terms of salary was not serious.

Even if Osimhen does not have a successful loan spell at Galatasaray, he will eventually find a way to play for Chelsea because it is one of his biggest dreams and the club really could utilise his brilliance. I think the move will happen as soon as his loan at Galatasaray comes to an end.

But if Osimhen wanted, he would have already agreed to a pay cut and gone to Chelsea. The only reason he is not at Chelsea is because he does not agree to reduce his salary even by a dollar. At Napoli, he gets 12 million a year, Chelsea offered him some shady scheme with the main part (4 million) and a bonus (another 4). Obviously, Osimhen was not satisfied with this. Maybe Osimhen can give in and agree to a salary cut, but certainly not such a strong (and murky) one.

[Webetcoins]

One thing about the Osimhen deal I would like to talk about that came out recently; Drogba was the one that made it possible by calling Osimhen up as well.

Drogba is famous in all over Africa, he is respected a lot because he once even stopped a civil war, so he is an important influential figure and when Osimhen talked with him, Drogba played at Galatasaray before and he said all the nice things about Galatasaray and suggested going there, which made Osimhen happy to join and that is how the deal was done so easily, maybe it would have been done anyway, but Drogba certainly helped.

Guess where else Drogba played? That's right, Chelsea. Dude is a Chelsea legend and even he suggested Galatasaray and didn't pushed for Chelsea earlier on. Goes to show you how mismanaged Chelsea is.

[JollyGood]

There are several solid options here, but Southampton is just too far off and too risky for me. Manutd are ass, but Southampton are far worse than they are; I predict Manutd to win this one. ETH is already under pressure, and losing to Southampton would put him under much greater strain, which I am sure he does not want. He will give the fans a boost of confidence by comfortably beating Southampton.

Manchester United have become a joke. They used to win games in the tunnel before a ball was even kicked when opponents saw a midfield consisting of legends and strikers who knew how to put the ball in the back of the net. I do not see any fight in any of the teams Ten Hag has put on the field and when they travel away to a team such as Southampton in desperate need of a win, I am almost certain Manchester United will lose 

But if Osimhen wanted, he would have already agreed to a pay cut and gone to Chelsea. The only reason he is not at Chelsea is because he does not agree to reduce his salary even by a dollar. At Napoli, he gets 12 million a year, Chelsea offered him some shady scheme with the main part (4 million) and a bonus (another 4). Obviously, Osimhen was not satisfied with this. Maybe Osimhen can give in and agree to a salary cut, but certainly not such a strong (and murky) one.

I tried but did not find any report explaining the real reason why Osimhen did not end up at Chelsea. I doubt it was specifically just down to just his salary, there has to be more to it than that.

[Igebotz]

Drogba is famous in all over Africa, he is respected a lot because he once even stopped a civil war, so he is an important influential figure and when Osimhen talked with him, Drogba played at Galatasaray before and he said all the nice things about Galatasaray and suggested going there, which made Osimhen happy to join and that is how the deal was done so easily, maybe it would have been done anyway, but Drogba certainly helped.

Is D. Drogba aware of this cooked statement of yours? You really think Drogba would ask players to choose Gala over Chelsea? Lol mission impossible.

Manchester United have become a joke. They used to win games in the tunnel before a ball was even kicked when opponents saw a midfield consisting of legends and strikers who knew how to put the ball in the back of the net. I do not see any fight in any of the teams Ten Hag has put on the field and when they travel away to a team such as Southampton in desperate need of a win, I am almost certain Manchester United will lose 

Safe to say Southampton +1 handicap @2.05 is a value bet?

[Zackz5000]

One thing about the Osimhen deal I would like to talk about that came out recently; Drogba was the one that made it possible by calling Osimhen up as well.

Drogba is famous in all over Africa, he is respected a lot because he once even stopped a civil war, so he is an important influential figure and when Osimhen talked with him, Drogba played at Galatasaray before and he said all the nice things about Galatasaray and suggested going there, which made Osimhen happy to join and that is how the deal was done so easily, maybe it would have been done anyway, but Drogba certainly helped.

Guess where else Drogba played? That's right, Chelsea. Dude is a Chelsea legend and even he suggested Galatasaray and didn't pushed for Chelsea earlier on. Goes to show you how mismanaged Chelsea is.

Nothing is impossible though but I don't believe that Didier Drogba a formal Chelsea player and also a Chelsea leagend will advise Victor Osimhen to choose Galatasaray over Chelsea I don't think victor Osimhen is happy playing for Galatasaray at this age he chooses that part because he was no longer needed at Napoli.

There are several solid options here, but Southampton is just too far off and too risky for me. Manutd are ass, but Southampton are far worse than they are; I predict Manutd to win this one. ETH is already under pressure, and losing to Southampton would put him under much greater strain, which I am sure he does not want. He will give the fans a boost of confidence by comfortably beating Southampton.

Manchester United have become a joke. They used to win games in the tunnel before a ball was even kicked when opponents saw a midfield consisting of legends and strikers who knew how to put the ball in the back of the net. I do not see any fight in any of the teams Ten Hag has put on the field and when they travel away to a team such as Southampton in desperate need of a win, I am almost certain Manchester United will lose  

Talking about Manchester United before the league started their manager Eric ten hag pronounce that Manchester United is not yet ready for the league so what was he doing all this while is what I don't understand.
Manchester United we know before is not the Manchester United we are seeing now right now there is pressure on both team and manage for he really need to win his next march against Southampton in order to keep his job secured, and with the way they are playing it will be difficult for them to grap all 3 point against Southampton in the coming weekend.

[JollyGood]

Manchester United have become a joke. They used to win games in the tunnel before a ball was even kicked when opponents saw a midfield consisting of legends and strikers who knew how to put the ball in the back of the net. I do not see any fight in any of the teams Ten Hag has put on the field and when they travel away to a team such as Southampton in desperate need of a win, I am almost certain Manchester United will lose 

Safe to say Southampton +1 handicap @2.05 is a value bet?

I cannot speculate on odds for that game but what I am certain about is Ten Hag is in big trouble because this is now a team that he has built and all of the players that he has at his disposal are the players he purchased or was happy to keep when his era started. He has zero excuses now if Manchester United were to lose some or all of the coming games. He will be sacked soon unless they go on a winning spree.

One thing about the Osimhen deal I would like to talk about that came out recently; Drogba was the one that made it possible by calling Osimhen up as well.

Drogba is famous in all over Africa, he is respected a lot because he once even stopped a civil war, so he is an important influential figure and when Osimhen talked with him, Drogba played at Galatasaray before and he said all the nice things about Galatasaray and suggested going there, which made Osimhen happy to join and that is how the deal was done so easily, maybe it would have been done anyway, but Drogba certainly helped.

Guess where else Drogba played? That's right, Chelsea. Dude is a Chelsea legend and even he suggested Galatasaray and didn't pushed for Chelsea earlier on. Goes to show you how mismanaged Chelsea is.

Nothing is impossible though but I don't believe that Didier Drogba a formal Chelsea player and also a Chelsea leagend will advise Victor Osimhen to choose Galatasaray over Chelsea I don't think victor Osimhen is happy playing for Galatasaray at this age he chooses that part because he was no longer needed at Napoli.

Osimhen never made an announcement about any conversation between him and Drogba therefore I agree, I do not believe Drogba advised Osimhen to join Galatasaray.

[abhiseshakana]

There are several solid options here, but Southampton is just too far off and too risky for me. Manutd are ass, but Southampton are far worse than they are; I predict Manutd to win this one. ETH is already under pressure, and losing to Southampton would put him under much greater strain, which I am sure he does not want. He will give the fans a boost of confidence by comfortably beating Southampton.

Manchester United have become a joke. They used to win games in the tunnel before a ball was even kicked when opponents saw a midfield consisting of legends and strikers who knew how to put the ball in the back of the net. I do not see any fight in any of the teams Ten Hag has put on the field and when they travel away to a team such as Southampton in desperate need of a win, I am almost certain Manchester United will lose 

It is quite a big risk if you have to choose odd for Southampton to win because even though Man United is not doing well at the moment, I think Southampton is also in no better condition than Man United, and their only advantage is playing at home. In this match, I will choose Man United because I am quite sure that they will desperately chase the victory. In addition, Manuel Ugarte is likely to make his debut and I guess he can bring a new color to Man United's midfield and defense.

[JollyGood]

News has been reported that Ugarte will start the game and to be honest if he is fully fit he has to start the game because of the way he makes it look easy as he intercepts opposing teams to break their attacks. If he occupies the same defensive midfielder role that he did for PSG then this can only help Manchester United. I still feel whether they take zero, one or three points depends on how bad Southampton will play rather how good Manchester United will play.

It is quite a big risk if you have to choose odd for Southampton to win because even though Man United is not doing well at the moment, I think Southampton is also in no better condition than Man United, and their only advantage is playing at home. In this match, I will choose Man United because I am quite sure that they will desperately chase the victory. In addition, Manuel Ugarte is likely to make his debut and I guess he can bring a new color to Man United's midfield and defense.