⚽ Premier League 2023/2024 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Oluwa-btc]

To tell the truth I don't see Aston Villa in any championship race now. To tell the truth Emery has done much more than the expectations so far. But in my opinion the most they can do is to finish the season in top four which is also going to be quite tough as long as Tottenham keep up with them. But of course Aston Villa board didn't put their expectation level to the PL title so no problem for them. 

As for Arsenal I also don't believe in them to be in this race. They started to get inconsistent recently and became the same old Arsenal we know again. They just can't keep up with especially Manchester City while doing this. I think the same against Liverpool too.

I told a pal from my end who was actually praising them, ( Yes, they deserve all the praises) how far can they continue with this performance?
For them to let Manchester United win them from behind, then they don't have that killer mentality to hold down games to the end. They're not as Ambitious as I picture them to be.
I don't go about hoping and wishing for people to fail but I know they won't be at the top for too long. Emery is a good man I want to see him go far in the Conference League Competition this season.

Arsenal are bottlers I don't underestimate what they can do in between but not with attacking players like Nketiah and Gabriel Jesus. Jesus Christ, Hell No!!!!

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[Richbased]

Big win for Arsenal.
This year the race seems to be between 4 teams to me.

In the end Guardiola will win.

You may be right by tipping Guardiola to win the league title this season but you have to understand that the competition between the top four teams is really very strong now as it will really be very hard to forecast the winner for now and moreover, Liverpool who is topping the league with 5 points doesn't look like they gonna lose match yet because they play with so much determination to succeed as their efforts can be witnessed in the match against Bournemouth as they played with so much energy just like a team that have a target and if they should continue with this impressive display, then they will overpower manchester city and the rest of the top 3 clubs to win the trophy.

Manchester city on the other hand doesn't also seem to give up after some initial setback the club had that made them lose the top spot to Liverpool but notwithstanding, I still see eagerness in Manchester city and considering the fact that they have an outstanding match of which if they win then they will close the gap between them and Liverpool to just only two points and if Liverpool drops points and Manchester city bounce back to the top of the league again believe me that they can't take chances anymore and they would be ready to give in their best in other to win the league title again of which their squad is very much equal to the task.

[ILuckyGuyI]

I told a pal from my end who was actually praising them, ( Yes, they deserve all the praises) how far can they continue with this performance?
For them to let Manchester United win them from behind, then they don't have that killer mentality to hold down games to the end. They're not as Ambitious as I picture them to be.
I don't go about hoping and wishing for people to fail but I know they won't be at the top for too long. Emery is a good man I want to see him go far in the Conference League Competition this season.

Arsenal are bottlers I don't underestimate what they can do in between but not with attacking players like Nketiah and Gabriel Jesus. Jesus Christ, Hell No!!!!

Arsenal just don't have it in themselves to make it to the Premier League championship. For example they were great until reaching the final weeks in last season. They suddenly started losing many points and just handed the championship over to Manchester City. Now Arsenal are doing a similar thing much earlier in the season.

Of course, Manchester City also lost some points quite often lately. But there is still a huge difference between them and Arsenal. Arsenal need to add better players for some specific areas also by the way if they aim the title.

[pawel7777]

Arsenal just don't have it in themselves to make it to the Premier League championship. For example they were great until reaching the final weeks in last season. They suddenly started losing many points and just handed the championship over to Manchester City. Now Arsenal are doing a similar thing much earlier in the season.

Consistency is the key if they want to dream about the championship. But maybe it's better that they had the dip in the form earlier in the season this year. Maybe the 5-0 win will be the turning point. The next 2 weeks will tell a lot. They'll be playing away game against a weak Nottingham Forrest and then playing against Liverpool at home on 4th Feb. If they manage to win both matches, that'd mean they're back in the game and should be treated seriously.

[makishart]

I told a pal from my end who was actually praising them, ( Yes, they deserve all the praises) how far can they continue with this performance?
For them to let Manchester United win them from behind, then they don't have that killer mentality to hold down games to the end. They're not as Ambitious as I picture them to be.
I don't go about hoping and wishing for people to fail but I know they won't be at the top for too long. Emery is a good man I want to see him go far in the Conference League Competition this season.

Arsenal are bottlers I don't underestimate what they can do in between but not with attacking players like Nketiah and Gabriel Jesus. Jesus Christ, Hell No!!!!

Arsenal just don't have it in themselves to make it to the Premier League championship. For example they were great until reaching the final weeks in last season. They suddenly started losing many points and just handed the championship over to Manchester City. Now Arsenal are doing a similar thing much earlier in the season.

There's nothing to expect from arsenal if it keeps bottling the upcoming game. It looked like arsenal was strong but it is always missing points in a very important moment. It's irrational for me to think arsenal can win EPL title this season. CIty and liverpool have made the situation even more complicated than last season. Arsenal was not facing city as the strongest candidate to get the trophy but it's also facing liverpool which is going back to the right track in winning EPL trophy. People were always being so positive to the arsenal but they got pranked by this fuckin club.
It's so terrible to see how arsenal bottling EPL title at the end of last season. Arsenal is seemingly repeating the same mistake again like last season.

Of course, Manchester City also lost some points quite often lately. But there is still a huge difference between them and Arsenal. Arsenal need to add better players for some specific areas also by the way if they aim the title.

True but everything change when de bruyne and haaland will comeback next month. This is what jurgen klopp is scared for. The comeback of manchester city with the full squad may be also giving another pressure to the arsenal and liverpool.
Im feeling that arsenal and liverpool are going to bottle it again this season.

[arimamib]

Arsenal just don't have it in themselves to make it to the Premier League championship. For example they were great until reaching the final weeks in last season. They suddenly started losing many points and just handed the championship over to Manchester City. Now Arsenal are doing a similar thing much earlier in the season.

Consistency is the key if they want to dream about the championship. But maybe it's better that they had the dip in the form earlier in the season this year. Maybe the 5-0 win will be the turning point. The next 2 weeks will tell a lot. They'll be playing away game against a weak Nottingham Forrest and then playing against Liverpool at home on 4th Feb. If they manage to win both matches, that'd mean they're back in the game and should be treated seriously.

There are many doubts about Arsenal's mentality and consistency and this is what is preventing them from winning the Preier League title even though they have quite a capable team strength.
However, I will not equate what happened in the past and now, in my opinion, Arsenal this season is much different so that they are possible and worthy of being taken into account in the race for the Premier League title this season.

A decline in performance in several matches is normal, almost all football teams have experienced this, but how they can recover is something that must also be seen and I think Arsenal can recover quickly, last weekend's big win is real proof that they showed .

I agreed with the doubts about Arsenal's mentality and consistency, and it is a factor that has been perceived as a hindrance to their Premier League title aspirations. But I think they have learned enough that makes them different this season and warrant consideration in the title race. The recent big win over the weekend is evident that Arsenal has the ability to bounce back quickly, and this just proves that It's crucial for a team to have ability to rebound and recover.

Arsenal have capacity for improvement and resilience that suggests the potential to overcome challenges and be a genuine contender in the race for the Premier League title this season. As with any team, consistency and mental strength play pivotal roles, and I agreed that Arsenal may have turned a corner in addressing these aspects. What makes things different this season in the league is the resurgence of Liverpool and Tottenham, and also Emery's Aston Villa.

[reagansimms]

I think the goal in the 90+13 minute is a nightmare for West Ham this time. The match was fierce with each other scoring goals. West Ham had led 2-1 until the game almost ended. But the penalty took away all the fun for west ham fans. It's a real nightmare when you're on the verge of winning and improving your ranking. They should be able to get 37 points after that match and catch Tottenham to get a ticket to the European league.

Having to concede in the final minutes of the match was quite painful, West Ham should have been able to get full points but that's how football is, but if we look at West Ham's overall performance has really declined in several matches so it wasn't a big surprise when bottom team Sheffield United were able to hold on to a draw. West Ham.
Looking at the team's performance, West Ham did not really dominate, so the result of this series was quite natural with the performance or play of the two teams not having a significant difference in the match.

West Ham never expected to drop two points after McBurnie scored the equalizer in the 103rd minute from a penalty kick. Victory is in sight, but as long as the final whistle doesn't sound anything can still happen, that's how West Ham felt at Sheffield headquarters. A goal in the last minute was very profitable for Sheffield because they were only able to pocket one point from the last four matches, an additional point also ended their two defeats in the previous match.
The one point obtained when holding West Ham to a draw does not change anything for Sheffield because they currently still sit at the bottom of the standings with 10 points from 21 matches.

[Distraction]

Consistency is the key if they want to dream about the championship. But maybe it's better that they had the dip in the form earlier in the season this year. Maybe the 5-0 win will be the turning point. The next 2 weeks will tell a lot. They'll be playing away game against a weak Nottingham Forrest and then playing against Liverpool at home on 4th Feb. If they manage to win both matches, that'd mean they're back in the game and should be treated seriously.

Consistency is key but Arsenal don't seem to have that for years.    Arsenal have always been the team to be mocked when it comes to becoming the champions in the Premier League. Mourinho was asked about his opinion on which team to reach the title this season. He only mentioned Liverpool and Manchester City. I think the same at the moment.

What is really needed for Arsenal to be a real contender for the title in your opinion? Truthfully I believe they would make use of some solid experienced players too for leading the team better in-game.

[SmartCharpa]

In today's match of Sheffield United vs West Ham team in Premier League, Yoghurt team player scored 2-2. Due to which no team could win in today's match, points have to be shared between two teams. West Ham team did not play well in today's match. Sheffield United  The team did a great performance today. However, I was a supporter of the West Ham team in today's match. I did not understand that the players of the West Ham team would play so badly.

West Ham performed very bad against Sheffield United, I wasn't expecting them to draw with a team that won't be able to get out of the relegation zone. The game was very crazy, both teams were given red cards and awarded penalties for their second goals. The West Ham goalkeeper was responsible for the second goal as he created the faul that resulted in Sheffield United's penalty. Even though football is a highly unpredictable, the outcome of the match really surprised me, since West Ham have defeated other strong teams in the Premier League this season, still they are having trouble defeating a weak team like Sheffield United.

I also agree with what you said. I think everyone is also betting on Arsenal winning. But what was surprising was the goal margin that I didn't predict. Maybe I would have won more prizes if I had also guessed the score would end with a 3 goal margin. But I have seen so far that Arsenal is not a team that scores many goals to win matches. I mean they rarely create 3+ goal margins like that. This result will give them good confidence to face Liverpool after Nottm Forest.

Considering how poorly they played in their previous game, many people didn't think Arsenal would win, the goals in unexpected. Arsenal will play Liverpool in the coming weeks. I just hope that their victory over Crystal Palace should increase their confidence, as their first meeting ended in a draw. I believe Arsenal will have no trouble getting points against Nottingham Forest, they just need to continue winning their games to be in the running for the title.

[beerlover]

Consistency is the key if they want to dream about the championship. But maybe it's better that they had the dip in the form earlier in the season this year. Maybe the 5-0 win will be the turning point. The next 2 weeks will tell a lot. They'll be playing away game against a weak Nottingham Forrest and then playing against Liverpool at home on 4th Feb. If they manage to win both matches, that'd mean they're back in the game and should be treated seriously.

Consistency is key but Arsenal don't seem to have that for years.    Arsenal have always been the team to be mocked when it comes to becoming the champions in the Premier League. Mourinho was asked about his opinion on which team to reach the title this season. He only mentioned Liverpool and Manchester City. I think the same at the moment.

What is really needed for Arsenal to be a real contender for the title in your opinion? Truthfully I believe they would make use of some solid experienced players too for leading the team better in-game.

To be fair, they are not a team that has been great for many years, last year was a good year, and this year they looked good for a while before starting to be bad, and that's about it, a year before last year was a terrible start and they got better eventually but they still didn't end up being all that great.

So all in all, for a team that has been decent only for a while, we can't really say that they are the leaders in the candidate for the title winner. I think they are the third best team so they should finish third in the league, I would put them there, and that makes sense, but I wouldn't put them beyond Liverpool and city, those two teams has dominated the last ten years, and they will end up being better than everyone else.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

I know it’s not PL football but I will be avidly watching Chelsea vs Middlesborough tonight in the 2nd leg of the EFL Cup. Liverpool could reach the final tomorrow so I am hoping it’s Middlesborough who sneak through to the final as our potential opponent.

Chelsea are 1-0 down from the 1st leg but with home advantage, I fully expect them to turn it round. That’s not going to stop me cheering on Boro tonight though.

[$crypto$]

I know it’s not PL football but I will be avidly watching Chelsea vs Middlesborough tonight in the 2nd leg of the EFL Cup. Liverpool could reach the final tomorrow so I am hoping it’s Middlesborough who sneak through to the final as our potential opponent.

Chelsea are 1-0 down from the 1st leg but with home advantage, I fully expect them to turn it round. That’s not going to stop me cheering on Boro tonight though.

Chelsea's aggregate goal is not too heavy because it is only 1 goal behind Middlesborough which is a concern where Chelsea can fail to qualify even though playing at home, in theory it should win and we will see how this match results.
The odds that Chelsea have @ 1.22 are not big but the risk of defeat is possible because we know Chelsea always play unstable.

I believe Liverpool will meet in the final with Chelsea, while Fulham can be beaten in the second leg.
In our prediction, we believe Liverpool will be the EFL champion.

[QueenVera]

Arsenal's victory only helps their position remain in 3rd place, predicting the EPL title this season. If Liverpool succeeds in consistently winning until the end of this season, of course Kloop will bring the EPL title this season to Liverpool. We probably cannot underestimate Liverpool's strength at this time. This is even though we know that Manchester City is recovering from its downturn since KDB's return and waiting for Haaland to return to join will perfect Manchester City playing in full with a main squad that could be said to be the best.

To be honest, I'm not too sure about Arsenal and Aston Villa in the competition for the EPL title this season. I think Liverpool is the one that Guaridola really takes into account in the competition for the EPL title. Moreover, currently Liverpool is still consistently at the top of the standings and Kloop must continue to convince the children. his team at Liverpool to be able to maintain their position at the top of the standings now, even though Arsenal and Manchester City will be tough competitors for the title this season.

There are two matches that Liverpool have to face after winning against Bounemouth, namely Chelsea and Arsenal. This will determine who is the best at the top of the standings. If Liverpool succeeds in beating these two clubs, it is certain that their path will be easy in the future in winning the EPL title.  

Talking about the EPL title challenge, well there are just two serious clubs, City and Liverpool. Liverpool have showed strength im the 0-4 win to Bournemouth and this has come with the absence of Salah. Well Arsenal are now back in the race for title, with their recently recovered form they could suprise everyone this season, well let's see how it goes, cause the Premier league is filled with suprises.

 City are now getting the full squad back on track and are willing to challenge Liverpool and that’s pretty possible especially if the squad is back complete. City are defending champions and they came from behind to overtake Arsenal for the title, that alone is enough confidence they needed. Arsenal and Villa aren’t serious yet to be called title contenders especially as they don’t have the matching squad depth of City and Liverpool, so I think Arsenal and Villa will only try to secure UCL spot than pretty chasing for the league title. Arsenal will need some key signings especially in attack so as to challenge City or Liverpool.

[IvugeoEvolutionCoin]

In Premier League Yesterday Brighton vs Wolves match between two teams scored 0-0. The performance of both team players was very good. However, I placed a bet in support of Brighton team. Brighton team players did not score any goals, so I did not win this bet. Goalkeeper of Wolves team Yesterday.  Did a lot of good for which Brighton team players could not score any goals in this match. Wolves team players did a lot of Fouls for which 4 yellow cards were received.

[TastyChillySauce00]

In Premier League Yesterday Brighton vs Wolves match between two teams scored 0-0. The performance of both team players was very good. However, I placed a bet in support of Brighton team. Brighton team players did not score any goals, so I did not win this bet. Goalkeeper of Wolves team Yesterday.  Did a lot of good for which Brighton team players could not score any goals in this match. Wolves team players did a lot of Fouls for which 4 yellow cards were received.

The thing that i don't like it from brighton is the performance from the club was not that good. I meant that brighton was always performing so well in dominating the game with very high ball possession but it was always unable in performing so well to score against its opponent.
This has become the main problem encountered by brighton. The club has lost its ability to perform even better than before. Brighton was always owning very high ball possession but it was always struggling when it was facing defensive club like wolves.
In fact, this is the main problem that is hardly solved by the club. Im not calling brighton was bad but the fact said about the truth that if brighton was suck. The club is keeping the same rythm anytime.

Doesn't zerby know that if his strategy can be predicted easily by its opponent? He must be thinking to find a new strategy that could be helping the club in pushing its performance. In fact, brighton has been performing so badly against wolves.
Zerby needs to think something new. He can't always keep to use the same strategy to build from the bottom. His strategy sucks. Im only saying based on the fact.

[JariKriting]

I know it’s not PL football but I will be avidly watching Chelsea vs Middlesborough tonight in the 2nd leg of the EFL Cup. Liverpool could reach the final tomorrow so I am hoping it’s Middlesborough who sneak through to the final as our potential opponent.

Chelsea are 1-0 down from the 1st leg but with home advantage, I fully expect them to turn it round. That’s not going to stop me cheering on Boro tonight though.

It's better that chelsea wins and qualifies for the final. so in the final there is a big match against Liverpool, it will be an interesting match.
if midlesbourg qualify the winner must be liverpool because midlesbourg from the championship division is a weak team so it will not be balanced against liverpool in the final. and the results were accordingly chelsea won 6-1 with young chelsea player cole palmer scoring 2 goals.

[Bitcoin_people]

In the EFL leg 2 semi-final, Chelsea put in a great performance to beat Middlesbrough to reach the final. Although Chelsea lost against Middlesbrough in the 1st leg, Chelsea's strong attack came in the 2nd leg and scored 6-1. Middlesbrough's own player conceded an own goal at the start of the game and from then on their game began to deteriorate and Chelsea took advantage of this weakness to score 6 goals at the end of the game. Chelsea led by 4 goals in the first half and 2 more after half time, all in all they played a great game against Middlesbrough. Now the Chelsea team is entering the final and they are probably more likely to play the final match against Liverpool I think.

[Republikcoin.com]

In the EFL leg 2 semi-final, Chelsea put in a great performance to beat Middlesbrough to reach the final. Although Chelsea lost against Middlesbrough in the 1st leg, Chelsea's strong attack came in the 2nd leg and scored 6-1. Middlesbrough's own player conceded an own goal at the start of the game and from then on their game began to deteriorate and Chelsea took advantage of this weakness to score 6 goals at the end of the game. Chelsea led by 4 goals in the first half and 2 more after half time, all in all they played a great game against Middlesbrough. Now the Chelsea team is entering the final and they are probably more likely to play the final match against Liverpool I think.

This is the true strength of the Chelsea team, and I think the victory they achieved against Middlesbrough in the second leg was quite appropriate because in terms of quality and strength these two teams have a significant difference, Chelsea is far superior.
Playing Liverpool in the final would probably be an ideal final, now Liverpool just have to play the second leg against Fulham with Agg already leading 2-1. I think this will be easy for Liverpool to get through.

[klidex]

I know it’s not PL football but I will be avidly watching Chelsea vs Middlesborough tonight in the 2nd leg of the EFL Cup. Liverpool could reach the final tomorrow so I am hoping it’s Middlesborough who sneak through to the final as our potential opponent.

Chelsea are 1-0 down from the 1st leg but with home advantage, I fully expect them to turn it round. That’s not going to stop me cheering on Boro tonight though.

Chelsea's aggregate goal is not too heavy because it is only 1 goal behind Middlesborough which is a concern where Chelsea can fail to qualify even though playing at home, in theory it should win and we will see how this match results.
The odds that Chelsea have @ 1.22 are not big but the risk of defeat is possible because we know Chelsea always play unstable.

I believe Liverpool will meet in the final with Chelsea, while Fulham can be beaten in the second leg.
In our prediction, we believe Liverpool will be the EFL champion.

In the end, Chelsea was able to beat Middlesbrough with an extraordinary scored, namely a total of 6 goals, even though Chelsea were defeat in the first leg, but in the second leg Chelsea were able to avenge the defeated and make Chelsea qualify for the final round and I think they will compete with Liverpool and I am sure Liverpool will beat Fullham in the second leg because in the first leg Liverpool have beaten Fullham at home, even though the second leg will be held at Fullham's home ground, Liverpool are still quite strong when competing away and of course we will see the final between Chelsea vs Liverpool.

I am very confident that Liverpool will win the EFL trophy because Liverpool performance is much stronger compared to Chelsea, Liverpool is in a more stable condition and their consistency cannot be doubted even though Chelsea failed to wins the EFL trophy, at least Chelsea has fought hard until they reached the final and This is quite an impressive achievement despite conditions that are not very stable.

[Strongkored]

In Premier League Yesterday Brighton vs Wolves match between two teams scored 0-0. The performance of both team players was very good. However, I placed a bet in support of Brighton team. Brighton team players did not score any goals, so I did not win this bet. Goalkeeper of Wolves team Yesterday.  Did a lot of good for which Brighton team players could not score any goals in this match. Wolves team players did a lot of Fouls for which 4 yellow cards were received.

Brighton is a quite different team this season, indeed the number of defeats they have suffered so far is only five but their draws in 21 matches is eight and that is the same as last season's draw so they have lost quite a lot of points.
Their game is not as impressive as last season and it seems that it is due to some player sales that they have not found balance in their game.
In this match, Brighton controlled more than 70% of the ball possession but not a single opportunity was maximized.
Currently their points are not much different from several teams that are below them so it is very possible that their position will drop because teams like Manchester United and Chelsea are trying to get a place in one of the European competitions next season, and if Brighton fails it will not be surprising because it is not visible something special this season in Brighton's game.