Whale.io 🐳 | ⚽ English Premier League Season: 2025/2026

[igebotz]

Martinez is a brilliant player but he lacks pace therefore uses his positioning and tactical awareness to make up for it. As for the other purchases, did Ten Hag actually have any success with any of them?

Well, unfortunately none or are you going to mention Onana? I don't think so  

Crystal Palace can still pull the string in the second half, you never know.

But for stability's sake bring in a decent low profile manager but never ever give him an unlimited budget.  Lol.  That's when they start making rash decisions as an unlimited budget would almost always make them acquire those over priced players who ar supposed to be at their prime but usually turn out to be flops.  It's better for a club under a rebuild to get a manager who likes to develop his own players and acquire them when they're young and cheap, making the club have a squad of younger players who are gonna gel together.  Areta did this gradually when he took over at Arsenal.

There's just no other way and it's that or it's at least a decade in limbo.  And what was the year Ferguson reitred..?

Unlimited budget aside, The most crucial element is to put together a recruitment staff to assist the manager in identifying talents; this way, the club does not rely simply on the manager's biassed selection, but rather on data. Chelsea, Arsenal, and Liverpool all have a recruiting team. Nowadays, top teams rarely offer managers unlimited power. You only work with whatever player the club provides.

SAF retired 2013

[adultcrypto]

These are the games taking place today Saturday 5th October:

Crystal Palace vs Liverpool
Arsenal vs Southampton
Brentford vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Leicester City vs Bournemouth
Manchester City vs Fulham
West Ham United vs Ipswich Town
Everton vs Newcastle United

If Liverpool drop points at Crystal Palace it will give Arsenal and Manchester City the opportunity to get maximum points in their respective games make the group tight at the top of the table.

Interesting matches this season and the first half is filled with drama. Fulham is leading Manchester City in first half against popular opinion. Liverpool win narrowly and Arsenal is goalless as at 30 minutes into the match. It is possible we will be seeing a match day that did not conform to popular opinion.

I have a strong feeling that the game will end in draw, what do you think of the match?

If I had to choose, based on current forum I think Bournemouth should win the game.
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The best prediction is a draw and that was my bet on the match. From all indications, Leicester will not yield to Bournemouth at King Power Stadium even though Bournemouth seems a little stronger this season.  Now Leicester is leading by one goal which shows that a draw is likely in this match.

[Tmoonz]

These are the games taking place today Saturday 5th October:

Crystal Palace vs Liverpool
Arsenal vs Southampton
Brentford vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Leicester City vs Bournemouth
Manchester City vs Fulham
West Ham United vs Ipswich Town
Everton vs Newcastle United

If Liverpool drop points at Crystal Palace it will give Arsenal and Manchester City the opportunity to get maximum points in their respective games make the group tight at the top of the table.

Liverpool is sitting the top of the premier League table with 0-1 victory against Crystal Palace, Manchester City with 1-1 draw against Fulham in the first half quarter of the game Arsenal 0-0 draw against Southampton first half quarter of the game, the matches are truly terrifying hotter than expected, indeed all the matches in the English premiership this weekend seems to be very interesting even though Liverpool succeeded in winning crystal palace the goal was scored too early for the match to end with just 1 goal implying that it was not easy on both teams.

[JollyGood]

Here are the results of the games played today:

Crystal Palace 0-1 Liverpool
Arsenal 3-1 Southampton
Brentford 5-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Leicester City 1-0 Bournemouth
Manchester City 3-2 Fulham
West Ham United 4-1 Ipswich Town
Everton 0-0 Newcastle United

Liverpool are still top of the league but Arsenal and Manchester City are in joint second. Guardiola needs to tamper with his squad because Manchester City are conceding goals far too frequently. It does not look good when they scrape a home win against Fulham. Now that Rodri is unavailable for the remainder of the season, it will get worse for them

Leicester City got their first win of the season and Brentford won a goal thrilling game against Wolves.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

Liverpool are still top of the league but Arsenal and Manchester City are in joint second. Guardiola needs to tamper with his squad because Manchester City are conceding goals far too frequently. It does not look good when they scrape a home win against Fulham. Now that Rodri is unavailable for the remainder of the season, it will get worse for them

Never in doubt that Liverpool were going to win, Rodri absence is telling on man city or will I say the whole charges on them is affecting the dressing room.

Well, whatever is happening needs to be fixed because football is better when Man city are playing at their best so we can watch how teams try to stop them from winning.

More suprise about the WestHam scoreline, wasn't expecting Ipswich to concede 4 goals, I thought they'll be playing for another draw but as they have gotten a lost, I hope it motivate them to play better in their next game.

They have been so poorly this season and might get relegated if they continue like this.

Chelsea game is today and I can't wait to watch my boys put in another 100% performance, scoring more goals and hopefully defending better too.

[tokeweed]

Unlimited budget aside, The most crucial element is to put together a recruitment staff to assist the manager in identifying talents; this way, the club does not rely simply on the manager's biassed selection, but rather on data. Chelsea, Arsenal, and Liverpool all have a recruiting team. Nowadays, top teams rarely offer managers unlimited power. You only work with whatever player the club provides.

SAF retired 2013

But a recruitment staff that really works with the manager.  Not just some guy who, yeah he prolly knows better, but the manager knows what's best for his overall philosophy and the squad.  The best example I can think of is City and Guardiola.  I think the decisions on which player to acquire are made by both the manager and whoever's in charge of recruitment.  Could be Txiki in City, not sure.

And hah, that's a decade of struggling for United...  Imagine being 12 years old at Manchester at 2014 and you start being a United fan.    The noisy neighbors are really going to sound really noisy.

[Jossque]

The top scoring match of the week was between Brentford and Wolverhampton.There were six goals in the first half.Brentford had no trouble scoring at home.Wolverhapton suffered their sixth defeat with this defeat.They, like Southampton, are in poor form and need to pick themselves up.
Manchester City managed to beat Fulham 3-2 at home.Fulham scored the first goal, but City immediately took the lead.City went 2-1 up after Kovacic's goal and then went 3-1 up in the 82nd minute with Doku's goal.Muniz scored the decisive goal.

[JollyGood]

Never in doubt that Liverpool were going to win, Rodri absence is telling on man city or will I say the whole charges on them is affecting the dressing room.

Well, whatever is happening needs to be fixed because football is better when Man city are playing at their best so we can watch how teams try to stop them from winning.

Well, I thought Liverpool would drop points at Crystal Palace but well done to them for getting all three. As for Manchester City, they will not be able to win the Premier League without Rodri therefore Arsenal (and maybe Liverpool) could chase them all season applying enough pressure to dislodge them in to 3rd or even 4th place.

More suprise about the WestHam scoreline, wasn't expecting Ipswich to concede 4 goals, I thought they'll be playing for another draw but as they have gotten a lost, I hope it motivate them to play better in their next game.

They have been so poorly this season and might get relegated if they continue like this.

Ipswich Town need to find form fast otherwise they will be in a relegation fight for the whole season. They did very well last season in the Championship but have failed to live up to any expectation in the Premier League.

Chelsea game is today and I can't wait to watch my boys put in another 100% performance, scoring more goals and hopefully defending better too.

If Palmer is on top form he will probably be getting at least a goal for Chelsea but that should not take away an almost certain win for Chelsea against a very good and in-form Nottingham Forest team.

These are the games taking place today Sunday 6th October. The games at Aston Villa and Chelsea kick-off at 2pm and the game at Brighton at 4.30pm. All three home teams will probably win:

Aston Villa vs Manchester United
Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest
Brighton and Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur

The top scoring match of the week was between Brentford and Wolverhampton.

I need to catch up with the highlights of this game to see what happened but it must have been something special when eight goals were scored in total resulting in a 5-3 home win for Brentford.

[Distraction]

No way. He will be the 3rd Dutch guy who wants to make United great again but I'm afraid it was just a rumor and I don't really have confidence in him to train such a big club like United. However , in the next couple of years , I could see him having a chance but until then it was made even clear that the board trusts Ten Hag and won't fire him anytime soon.

Yep , it seems that Liverpool is the same old team even if they have a different coach and that is in the club identity to play offensive football.

I won't be against that. It is the truth Manchester United haven't been very lucky with Dutch managers so far.    I still remember the van Gaal era. They weren't ever able to fight for the championship.

About van Nistelrooy, we never know anyway. It is hard to be an example like Xabi Alonso. He did the impossible in his first time.    But maybe van Nistelrooy would surprise us despite not being very experienced yet.


Aston Villa - Manchester United has been really boring so far. I hope the 2nd half would be more entertaining. I still see Aston Villa closer to scoring first.

[Jossque]

Leicester managed to get 3 points after 6 weeks and got their first win.Leicester won at home against Bournemouth with a single goal, ending a bad run for Leicester.It should be noted that they won despite not playing a very good game.If they continue this game, they may not be able to stay in the league.
Everton and Newcastle United played out a goalless draw. In the 35th minute, Newcastle failed to score after Gordon missed a penalty and although Newcastle played a good game in this away game, they could not win.

[JollyGood]

RESULTS:

Aston Villa 0-0 Manchester United
Chelsea 1-1 Nottingham Forest

Dalot made a brilliant block in his penalty area when Aston Villa could have scored then later when Manchester United broke they should have scored and won the game but the pass by Garnacho for Fernandes was intercepted by Cash. That was all I managed to see when I managed to sit and watch.

When it ended I had a brief look at the other game which had even more time added-on, Sanchez made a brilliant save for Chelsea a the end of the game. The header from the Nottingham Forest player was on going to hit the back of the net but the excellent save kept the score 1-1.

The final game of the day will kick-off at 4.30pm

[bitcampaign]

Leicester managed to get 3 points after 6 weeks and got their first win.Leicester won at home against Bournemouth with a single goal, ending a bad run for Leicester.It should be noted that they won despite not playing a very good game.If they continue this game, they may not be able to stay in the league.

Hopefully this is Leicester City's first step in achieving further victory in this season which is considered very difficult for them, in finding points it is not easy indeed in facing the game of all Premier League clubs that continue to improve, It is true what you said if the defeat continues then most likely they will be kicked out to the second division of the Premier League, The only way is to improve the quality of their game in every match at least getting points is much more enough than not getting any points at all.

[igebotz]

But a recruitment staff that really works with the manager.  Not just some guy who, yeah he prolly knows better, but the manager knows what's best for his overall philosophy and the squad.  The best example I can think of is City and Guardiola.  I think the decisions on which player to acquire are made by both the manager and whoever's in charge of recruitment.  Could be Txiki in City, not sure.

And hah, that's a decade of struggling for United...  Imagine being 12 years old at Manchester at 2014 and you start being a United fan.    The noisy neighbors are really going to sound really noisy.

Teams hire recruitment teams based on the club's ideology and the type of football it wants to play, and the recruiting team scouts the best manager who shares that mentality. This way, scouting players for the manager will not be a problem, and don't forget that managers also compile their own list of players A and B "want list" but the recruiting team made the last decision.

Manchester United fans who died in 2013 are their luckiest.

[Akbarkoe]

But a recruitment staff that really works with the manager.  Not just some guy who, yeah he prolly knows better, but the manager knows what's best for his overall philosophy and the squad.  The best example I can think of is City and Guardiola.  I think the decisions on which player to acquire are made by both the manager and whoever's in charge of recruitment.  Could be Txiki in City, not sure.

And hah, that's a decade of struggling for United...  Imagine being 12 years old at Manchester at 2014 and you start being a United fan.    The noisy neighbors are really going to sound really noisy.

Teams hire recruitment teams based on the club's ideology and the type of football it wants to play, and the recruiting team scouts the best manager who shares that mentality. This way, scouting players for the manager will not be a problem, and don't forget that managers also compile their own list of players A and B "want list" but the recruiting team made the last decision.

Manchester United fans who died in 2013 are their luckiest.

Yes, that's how the player recruitment process works on a team, each division must have their own analysis like what the recruitment team did, the coach did the same thing and recommended as a player needed in the game strategy plan that would be done By the coach himself, but if the more potential in seeing the recommendations of who will be more important, of course the coach, because he is the front guard in carrying out a game and training strategy, of course the player who is recommended by the coach is usually prioritized.

Don't remember the past, it always hurts.

[JollyGood]

Result from the final game of the day:

Brighton and Hove Albion 3-2 Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham went in at half-time 0-2 ahead thinking the points were theirs but Brighton scored three second-half goals and won the game. I saw the highlights, it must have been top quality game from start to finish.

[nelson4lov]

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Tottenham went in at half-time 0-2 ahead thinking the points were theirs but Brighton scored three second-half goals and won the game. I saw the highlights, it must have been top quality game from start to finish.

You're not wrong there. I saw the entire game and it was a top quality one fr. Especially since the match right after that boring Villa vs Man Utd game. It was a very lively game that I enjoyed. Spurs played well in the first half and should've been up at least 0-3 at half time. In the second half, Brighton started strong and they kept Tottenham deep in their own half for the early parts of the second half and mistakes do happen when you probe hard enough. Udogie was the first to falter before the rest of Tottenham's defense gave in.

I didn't see the arsenal and City games so I will rate Brighton vs Tottenham above Palace v Liverpool and that Villa vs Man Utd game. That Brighton comeback was insane to experience.

[JollyGood]

When I managed to have a glance at the screen, Tottenham were already 0-2 up and half-time was around 7-8 minutes away. I thought Tottenham would have an easy game by controlling their defence and ending up with a comfortable win but when I checked the final score after the game ended, I was surprised. Brighton are playing like they did for the last couple of seasons, it is brilliant that a smaller team is making a huge impact in the Premier League.

I watched the highlights and it really was a fantastic game. The third goal should never have happened because the Tottenham defender should not have allowed the cross to go in for Welbeck to score. It was a brilliant cross while he was sliding on the on the grass and they deserved that goal to take a 3-2 lead.

Tottenham have serious problems, just as Manchester United do and they have to make improvements soon otherwise they will be left behind in the race for the top four.

You're not wrong there. I saw the entire game and it was a top quality one fr. Especially since the match right after that boring Villa vs Man Utd game. It was a very lively game that I enjoyed. Spurs played well in the first half and should've been up at least 0-3 at half time. In the second half, Brighton started strong and they kept Tottenham deep in their own half for the early parts of the second half and mistakes do happen when you probe hard enough. Udogie was the first to falter before the rest of Tottenham's defense gave in.

I didn't see the arsenal and City games so I will rate Brighton vs Tottenham above Palace v Liverpool and that Villa vs Man Utd game. That Brighton comeback was insane to experience.

[tokeweed]

But a recruitment staff that really works with the manager.  Not just some guy who, yeah he prolly knows better, but the manager knows what's best for his overall philosophy and the squad.  The best example I can think of is City and Guardiola.  I think the decisions on which player to acquire are made by both the manager and whoever's in charge of recruitment.  Could be Txiki in City, not sure.

And hah, that's a decade of struggling for United...  Imagine being 12 years old at Manchester at 2014 and you start being a United fan.    The noisy neighbors are really going to sound really noisy.

Teams hire recruitment teams based on the club's ideology and the type of football it wants to play, and the recruiting team scouts the best manager who shares that mentality. This way, scouting players for the manager will not be a problem, and don't forget that managers also compile their own list of players A and B "want list" but the recruiting team made the last decision.

Manchester United fans who died in 2013 are their luckiest.

LMAO!

Anyway, I think the case with Pep Guardiola is same as what you said, except at the part when the recruiting team makes the last decision.  I think Man City's recruiting team or whoever tries to get the players that Guardiola wants.  I mean they have the money and the club is still hungry to etch their place in football history.

And the oilers, Ferran Soriano and Txiki set everything up for Guardiola's arrival.

Some good matches this weekend, of coursse Liverpool vs Chelsea is one of them...  But I'm looking at NUFC vs Brighton, Fulham vs Aston Villa and for the lulz, Man United vs Brentford.  Thomas Frank might walk out of Old Trafford with a point here...

[JollyGood]

These are the next set of games taking place Saturday 19th October:

Tottenham Hotspur vs West Ham United
Fulham vs Aston Villa
Ipswich Town vs Everton
Manchester United vs Brentford
Newcastle United vs Brighton and Hove Albion
Southampton vs Leicester City
Bournemouth vs Arsenal

Tottenham are in action in the midday kick-off game but Arsenal play their game in the late kick-off game. Brentford scored five but conceded three in their last Premier League game therefore they will go in to the game knowing they can score and maybe beat Manchester United. My opinions:

Win: West Ham United, Aston Villa, Ipswich Town, Brighton, Arsenal
Draw: Manchester United, Southampton

[Luzin]

Draw: Manchester United, Southampton

There is an international break for the world cup, the league will be off for almost 2 weeks. Many players have a busy schedule. It is quite worrying that many players will be tired and may be injured. Many players from big clubs left for their country. Maybe it could be detrimental to the club if they get injured.

Man United's match may be the long-awaited match to determine how Ten Hag's fate is. Maybe the draw result is a realistic prediction. But victory can give a little remedy for disappointment in fans. I wonder how he can prove the words he has said.