⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[DeathAngel]

It's a bit crazy on how people are so quick to criticize Salah due to his slow spell at the moment. He's an amazing player that is at the moment, invaluable to Liverpool. If they actually put him on the bench, who would they replace him with? Admittedly, it's goals in a game that marks a player, especially a striker. And Salah had one for Liverpool in a while but then, It's a bit sad and quite disrespectful indeed to have Salah, who has contributed immensely to the success of the club the past few seasons. I think the club needs to actually support and motivate him while he's going through his slow spell.

The situation reminds me a little of when Ronaldo was at Man Utd. Nobody can deny Salah has been one of the greatest PL players ever but no man can defy age. I think Salah is 33 so maybe he is past his peak & won’t be the same player any more. The season is so young, it’s too early to determine anything but Salah must improve to retain his place in the starting lineup of Liverpool.

[topbitcoin]

I don’t agree with him one bit, Mo Salah might not be having his moments but he’s not playing entirely bad, just that he’s raised the standards and now he’s underperforming it feels like he’s not playing anything. They should keep him on the field the goals and assists will come. There are some players that have attained a certain level where no matter their current form should always be on your team and Mo Salah is one of those, it’s like having Messi on your team and because he’s having some bad days you want to bench him, that’s wrong na. These are guys who can just change games in a twinkle of an eye. Mo Salah has done things Jamie Carragher can’t imagine or do in his dreams. How many times do you see those who were great players come back to talk shit about active players always the mediocre and low level guys coming to spew disrespectful stuffs in the name of punditry.
It’s Disrespectful and an insult to keep a player like Salah on the bench, no matter the form; you can maybe reduce his time but NEVER keep him on the bench.

It's a bit crazy on how people are so quick to criticize Salah due to his slow spell at the moment. He's an amazing player that is at the moment, invaluable to Liverpool. If they actually put him on the bench, who would they replace him with? Admittedly, it's goals in a game that marks a player, especially a striker. And Salah had one for Liverpool in a while but then, It's a bit sad and quite disrespectful indeed to have Salah, who has contributed immensely to the success of the club the past few seasons. I think the club needs to actually support and motivate him while he's going through his slow spell.

If it's for Salah to get more rest and rejuvenation for the club then I don't think it's a problem because Slot has full authority over that and the fact that they also tried with Ekitike who was used as a winger was still in a solid situation in the match a few days ago.

But criticizing Salah for his performance and forgetting what he has done is definitely not justified. Right now Salah has started to feel the decline and I don't think it's something that should be disputed given his age, it would be normal.
But when talking about the interests of the club and when Slot starts trying to experiment with some players then it also cannot be blamed in the end because after all the coach wants to start the best. Not that he doesn't respect Salah as the player who contributed the most in the previous season but in the end a situation like this is normal when competition in the line up occurs including for Salah so it shouldn't be debated why he is a reserve or rotation because the coach has his own thoughts here for the benefit of the club.

[Rampagoe004]

It's a bit crazy on how people are so quick to criticize Salah due to his slow spell at the moment. He's an amazing player that is at the moment, invaluable to Liverpool. If they actually put him on the bench, who would they replace him with? Admittedly, it's goals in a game that marks a player, especially a striker. And Salah had one for Liverpool in a while but then, It's a bit sad and quite disrespectful indeed to have Salah, who has contributed immensely to the success of the club the past few seasons. I think the club needs to actually support and motivate him while he's going through his slow spell.

The situation reminds me a little of when Ronaldo was at Man Utd. Nobody can deny Salah has been one of the greatest PL players ever but no man can defy age. I think Salah is 33 so maybe he is past his peak & won’t be the same player any more. The season is so young, it’s too early to determine anything but Salah must improve to retain his place in the starting lineup of Liverpool.

A team's decline isn't the fault of an individual, so most of the criticism is directed at that person. He was once the best player in the Premier League during his time, but now there are many young players with excellent performances.
Salah is already past 33, so it's understandable that his performance has declined. The only way for him to remain in Liverpool's lineup is to be more consistent in maintaining his performance so that his quality improves and no one can replace him in the lineup.

[Velvet78]

When it comes to Salah, I'm afraid I don't think he will be able to get even close to his last season performance.    It was something else for sure! It could even be a career-high season despite being 32 years old.

But now his shots are generally quite bad. I can't say he dribbles with the ball very well anymore and his passes are also not as consistent as before. But of course, he is getting older. This happens to every player after a point. But without a similar Salah effect, Liverpool struggle more. The team effort needs to get better and they need to get more efficiency from their CFs. Isak still looks lost. Ekitiké is promising for future games. I would start him these days if I were Arne Slot.

[Adiljutt156]

A 4-point gap between Arsenal and Liverpool is not huge and there's still plenty of games left in the season.

Congratulations for Liverpool for getting back to winning ways after thrashing Frankfurt 5-1. I hope they begin to so better in the premier league too, but I want to let you know that 4 points is a big advantage to Arsenal right now. I have always said they are favorite for the premier league this season, so anyone thinking they will lose that position so easy is just joking.
I have watched all Arsenal game this season and I don't just want to talk about them winning,  but the issue is how they limit teams from getting a chance to score, I think that's something different about Arsenal and which I believe I push them all the way to the trophy.  I will not even be surprised if other condenders like Liverpool and Manchester City drop more point before Arsenal do. I advice people to start believing in Arsenal to win the league, before its too late. They have got the experience and this is a better Arsenal now.

Liverpool football team played very well against Eintracht Frankfurt football team because that team did 5 goals in this match and opponent team did only 1 goal in this match. Nissen was a  first player who did first goal of the match and he did this goal at 26 minutes of the match and after that we saw more goals in this match. Ekitike was a person who did second goal of the match and he did this goal at 35 minutes when it was requirement of the team but after that we saw more goals in this match  and van Dijk did third goal of the match and he did this goal at 39 minutes and now match was in the side of Liverpool football team as they did more goals in this match and they got more confidence after that score and Konaté gave more support to his team and did goal again in this match.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

When it comes to Salah, I'm afraid I don't think he will be able to get even close to his last season performance.    It was something else for sure! It could even be a career-high season despite being 32 years old.

But now his shots are generally quite bad. I can't say he dribbles with the ball very well anymore and his passes are also not as consistent as before. But of course, he is getting older. This happens to every player after a point. But without a similar Salah effect, Liverpool struggle more. The team effort needs to get better and they need to get more efficiency from their CFs. Isak still looks lost. Ekitiké is promising for future games. I would start him these days if I were Arne Slot.

Ekitike needs to start, I think he has the potential to be really top tier. Isak is elite but he had no pre season due to effectively going on strike with Newcastle. It will take him a while to get full match fitness.

It’s sad what is happening to Salah but look at Messi and Ronaldo now, age gets to all of us.

[AprilioMP]

When it comes to Salah, I'm afraid I don't think he will be able to get even close to his last season performance.    It was something else for sure! It could even be a career-high season despite being 32 years old.

Not like the old Mo Salah. Indeed, age does not rule out the possibility of having an impact on performance. Only a few can do it when they are over 32 and that happens to Ibrahimovic, Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

But now his shots are generally quite bad. I can't say he dribbles with the ball very well anymore and his passes are also not as consistent as before. But of course, he is getting older. This happens to every player after a point. But without a similar Salah effect, Liverpool struggle more. The team effort needs to get better and they need to get more efficiency from their CFs. Isak still looks lost. Ekitiké is promising for future games. I would start him these days if I were Arne Slot.

From the provisional line-up that has not been confirmed, Mo Salah's name is still in the line-up that Slot will play in the match against Brentford.
If Slot is sensitive to the results Liverpool received when they won convincingly in the Champions League, playing Ekitike from the start and giving Isak confidence from the start is a good step. However, it is all up to the Slot.

[KingsDen]

When it comes to Salah, I'm afraid I don't think he will be able to get even close to his last season performance.    It was something else for sure! It could even be a career-high season despite being 32 years old.

But now his shots are generally quite bad. I can't say he dribbles with the ball very well anymore and his passes are also not as consistent as before. But of course, he is getting older. This happens to every player after a point. But without a similar Salah effect, Liverpool struggle more. The team effort needs to get better and they need to get more efficiency from their CFs. Isak still looks lost. Ekitiké is promising for future games. I would start him these days if I were Arne Slot.

Some people are just expecting slot to immediately bench salah because of poor performance. But if I am asked, I would say that that is not the right thing to do. Muhammad salah has been the big and one of the biggest names in the English Premier League for so many seasons. Even in the last season he was the best player in the English Premier League, just a few matches into this season he has not found his feet. That doesn't mean he should be benched. The world does not throw us positivity always, Salah has given his best for the 90% of his career. If he is facing sit back at this point, I think he deserve some opportunity to regain his strength and continue playing in the top flight and not just being benched.

Salah should be played for more time and I believe he will bounce back. That is the best way for the club to pay him back.

[Joca97]

When it comes to Salah, I'm afraid I don't think he will be able to get even close to his last season performance.    It was something else for sure! It could even be a career-high season despite being 32 years old.

But now his shots are generally quite bad. I can't say he dribbles with the ball very well anymore and his passes are also not as consistent as before. But of course, he is getting older. This happens to every player after a point. But without a similar Salah effect, Liverpool struggle more. The team effort needs to get better and they need to get more efficiency from their CFs. Isak still looks lost. Ekitiké is promising for future games. I would start him these days if I were Arne Slot.

Salah is really bad this season and i doubt that he will even start the game. We seen in the champions league that he didnt start and for people that have Salah in their team should be worried. Thankfully i have transfered him out because he is too expensive and its better to get Ekitike or someone else for cheaper and to get better players. If Salah scores or something and goes on a run he should be transfered in but so far i doubt that will happen. This might be his last season in Liverpool if he continues like this

[Lidger]

Will be interesting to see what happens with Arsenal vs Crystal Palace. In the past Crystal Palace does well against the biggest teams in the PL but I have to wonder will playing in Europe hamper them this season. Can their squad cope with the extra games? I mean they lost at home to AEK Larnaca last night which isn’t great. I think these teams like Crystal Palace can only perform well with one game a week. We have seen many times that the extra games kills teams like this. Arsenal to win comfortably I predict.

Arsenal looks brighter this season than before they will not waste the opportunity of defeating Crystal Palace if they face them but one thing they should try to avoid  giving them the slightest opportunity to canter them it won't end well if they are allowed to flow well with the ball. Crystal Palace suffered a defeat in their performance in Europe but that doesn't mean they will not frustrate Arsenal in the league so I think it will be left for Arsenal to take the opportunity now that Palace is suffering from playing two times game weekly that is affecting them to defeat them in the league.

Arsenal have a good chance of winning the English Premier League title this season so they will have to ensure a good performance and try their best to maintain the top position of the points table. When the new season started, Liverpool was stronger than all the other teams in the Premier League and they were considered the favorite team and it was also thought that they would retain the league title this season as well, but due to their poor performance in some important matches of the Premier League, now it seems that this team's performance is inconsistent so this is a big opportunity for Arsenal. Arsenal has a match against Crystal Palace tomorrow and Arsenal is definitely more likely to win this match. If they defeat Crystal Palace, their number of points will be 22 which will put them much ahead of Manchester City or Liverpool.

[Lida93]

When it comes to Salah, I'm afraid I don't think he will be able to get even close to his last season performance.    It was something else for sure! It could even be a career-high season despite being 32 years old.

But now his shots are generally quite bad. I can't say he dribbles with the ball very well anymore and his passes are also not as consistent as before. But of course, he is getting older. This happens to every player after a point. But without a similar Salah effect, Liverpool struggle more. The team effort needs to get better and they need to get more efficiency from their CFs. Isak still looks lost. Ekitiké is promising for future games. I would start him these days if I were Arne Slot.

Salah has really done his part in his prime with Liverpool and has written his name on stone as the club legend. I think the focus and call out should be on the young players that are now in the team, most those that were bought with very huge amounts of transfer fees and are yet to deliver on the high expectations placed on them.

 I have thought that Liverpool would be performing bigger and better this season with all these new players they bought but it's like their previous season is rather looking better than this season. Arne slot would have to put things in order before it's too late because Arsenal ain't going to be that easy to overrun this season.

[Mayor of ogba]

Leeds United vs West Ham United

These two teams will be aiming to defeat each other in order to secure their position in the standings. Leeds United is currently in 16th place with 8 points. Meanwhile, West Ham United is in 19th place, second from the bottom of the standings.

Can we say that Leeds United is better than West Ham given the circumstances they have faced in their 8 matches this season?
Additionally, Nuno has not secured a win for West Ham United since September or in his 3 matches in London following the end of his collaboration with Nottingham.

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In terms of material, West Ham players are actually better than Leeds United. However, at the beginning of the season, they struggled and had poor results. Even after changing coaches, they were unable to improve the situation, only managing one draw and losing the rest. In this match as well, West Ham had difficulties and ended up losing 2-1.

After West ham United fought tooth and nail last season and escaped relegation, I thought they would perform better this season so that they would never find themselves in the same situation they were in last season. But it seems West Ham United will be in a more difficult situation this season, and if they don't improve their performance and start winning their matches before this year ends, they won't escape relegation this time.

[Woodie]

Damn Garnancho gets to open Chelsea's account.. the internet will have some explaining to do for the Argentine.. but without any jealousy that was a great goal, unfortunately Sunderland being that team that goes toe to toe with any team, you won't write them off easily this afternoon!

Sunderland got an equaliser current score Chelsea 1-1 Sunderland.

Inplay prediction Chelsea 3-2 Sunderland.

[qurbanshah02]

Liverpool football team played very well against Eintracht Frankfurt football team because that team did 5 goals in this match and opponent team did only 1 goal in this match. Nissen was a  first player who did first goal of the match and he did this goal at 26 minutes of the match and after that we saw more goals in this match. Ekitike was a person who did second goal of the match and he did this goal at 35 minutes when it was requirement of the team but after that we saw more goals in this match  and van Dijk did third goal of the match and he did this goal at 39 minutes and now match was in the side of Liverpool football team as they did more goals in this match and they got more confidence after that score and Konaté gave more support to his team and did goal again in this match.

Yes, Liverpool made their strength in this match, which their players worked hard to improve their base and team, which was why they were losing in their previous matches. The weakness of the opposing team was made by Liverpool players, due to which they were only able to score 1 goal, if they had not worked hard and controlled it, this match could have been completed with more interest. Every Liverpool player created a lot of strength in every minute, which made them a successful team. I will consider myself the strength of Liverpool in this match. All Liverpool players have proven that they will now work hard and make themselves strong, which is why I consider this performance of Liverpool very good.

[IjawMan]

Damn Garnancho gets to open Chelsea's account.. the internet will have some explaining to do for the Argentine.. but without any jealousy that was a great goal, unfortunately Sunderland being that team that goes toe to toe with any team, you won't write them off easily this afternoon!

Sunderland got an equaliser current score Chelsea 1-1 Sunderland.

Inplay prediction Chelsea 3-2 Sunderland.

The internet buzzing about Garnacho goal for Chelsea for what essence when he is doing what he is paid to do. This is Sunderland that Chelsea should be scoring more goals and not giving them chance on the ball to have equalise 1-1 in the first half. After the Garnacho goal, Chelsea began to lose possession of the ball leading to Sunderland finding the back of their net. Chelsea have to restrategize on how to take back control of the game and win this match, playing at home and not taking all points in this match will be disappointing to their fans.

[Judith87403]

Damn Garnancho gets to open Chelsea's account.. the internet will have some explaining to do for the Argentine.. but without any jealousy that was a great goal, unfortunately Sunderland being that team that goes toe to toe with any team, you won't write them off easily this afternoon!

Sunderland got an equaliser current score Chelsea 1-1 Sunderland.

Inplay prediction Chelsea 3-2 Sunderland.

That's so close with my Prediction I'm Predicting 2:1, well let's see if chelsea can dominate this second half but sunderland seems to be giving them  tough time. though chelsea would've level the goal to 2 or more if they had converted those chances they missed,  But with thier performance I think there's a little hope of wining this match that's if they can still maintain the same performance in the second half. however the second half have just started let's see if they can create something this second half.

[Adbitco]

It's a bit crazy on how people are so quick to criticize Salah due to his slow spell at the moment. He's an amazing player that is at the moment, invaluable to Liverpool. If they actually put him on the bench, who would they replace him with? Admittedly, it's goals in a game that marks a player, especially a striker. And Salah had one for Liverpool in a while but then, It's a bit sad and quite disrespectful indeed to have Salah, who has contributed immensely to the success of the club the past few seasons. I think the club needs to actually support and motivate him while he's going through his slow spell.

That's humans for you, the easily forget the good times. We forgot so easily that theirs what's called form. The players on their own wants to perform at all times but if the form isn't there how will they. For me Salah has given his best for the club and I also think his win everything in club level and I think he should face the next chapter of footballing career by moving. Leaving when the ovation is high is a very smart and good move.

[Just Say]

Damn Garnancho gets to open Chelsea's account.. the internet will have some explaining to do for the Argentine.. but without any jealousy that was a great goal, unfortunately Sunderland being that team that goes toe to toe with any team, you won't write them off easily this afternoon!

Sunderland got an equaliser current score Chelsea 1-1 Sunderland.

Inplay prediction Chelsea 3-2 Sunderland.

The internet buzzing about Garnacho goal for Chelsea for what essence when he is doing what he is paid to do. This is Sunderland that Chelsea should be scoring more goals and not giving them chance on the ball to have equalise 1-1 in the first half. After the Garnacho goal, Chelsea began to lose possession of the ball leading to Sunderland finding the back of their net. Chelsea have to restrategize on how to take back control of the game and win this match, playing at home and not taking all points in this match will be disappointing to their fans.

Yes, the internet is already buzzing about Garnacho after he scored his first goal for Chelsea, this player has great potential but we have seen that this Man United player has played in many matches for the Blues but scored his desired first goal today against Sunderland maybe he was able to make the dreamy moment come true by scoring a goal in the fourth minute of today's match. Although Chelsea took the lead thanks to Garnacho's memorable performance, they were unable to hold onto the lead for long in this match because Sutherland's Isidor scored in the 22nd minute to equalize the match.

I really liked the attacking play of this team in the first half but the Blues started to get lazy after scoring a goal and they started to lose the ball position, at this point Enzo Maresca's team should be remembered about their Champions League performance because in that match the team completely destroyed Ajax but they can't find that confidence against Sunderland.

[Proty]

It's a bit crazy on how people are so quick to criticize Salah due to his slow spell at the moment. He's an amazing player that is at the moment, invaluable to Liverpool. If they actually put him on the bench, who would they replace him with? Admittedly, it's goals in a game that marks a player, especially a striker. And Salah had one for Liverpool in a while but then, It's a bit sad and quite disrespectful indeed to have Salah, who has contributed immensely to the success of the club the past few seasons. I think the club needs to actually support and motivate him while he's going through his slow spell.

That's humans for you, the easily forget the good times. We forgot so easily that theirs what's called form. The players on their own wants to perform at all times but if the form isn't there how will they. For me Salah has given his best for the club and I also think his win everything in club level and I think he should face the next chapter of footballing career by moving. Leaving when the ovation is high is a very smart and good move.

Salah has contributed immensely to the growth of Liverpool and I think I will really be a bad thing to forget this. However, if a player isn't delivering as expected this is definitely the kind of thing that will definitely be coming from people. They want players that will always deliver at all times . When it comes to Salah there is definitely high expectations from Liverpool fans and since he isn't really in form this season some person won't recognise the effort he has put in the club this past season. So I think what you said is correct, he should have left the thing while he was still in form.

[Mayor of ogba]

Damn Garnancho gets to open Chelsea's account.. the internet will have some explaining to do for the Argentine.. but without any jealousy that was a great goal, unfortunately Sunderland being that team that goes toe to toe with any team, you won't write them off easily this afternoon!

Sunderland got an equaliser current score Chelsea 1-1 Sunderland.

Inplay prediction Chelsea 3-2 Sunderland.

When Garnacho gave Chelsea the lead in the 4th minute, I was looking forward for Chelsea scoring another goal before the break and control the match, but stubborn Sunderland didn't give Chelsea a chance to score a second goal. Sunderland got an equaliser in the 22nd minute for the first half to end in a 1-1 score. I don't think there will be goals in the second half because Chelsea isn't pressing Sunderland hard, so your 3-2 prediction will not work.