⚽ Premier League 2023/2024 Discussion Thread ⚽

[makishart]

The only "crazy" result from today is Newcastle nuking Tottenham to Kickstart the Gameweek  . I didn't see the game so I'd have to see the highlights.

It's pure totenham's fault. So many times totenham fans were against the high defensive line strategy implemented by ange but he keeps so harsh with his decision to force his club to play use that shitty strategy again and again. Totenhan is always struggling against low block club like newcastle.
It's ange's karma. He was so selfish. I hope the result against newcastle will open his eyes.

Brentford won at home like I expected; however, I didn't place any bets except City because it was a high conviction bet. Title race is on, City will win, I expect Liverpool and Arsenal to win tomorrow as well. If both Liverpool and Arsenal fail to win tomorrow, I think it's safe to say that it's another City title win.

SHU was the worst club in EPL right now. It's even worst compared to the luton or burnley which are also in the relegation zone too. No doubt that brentford was able winning against SHU easily.

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The only "crazy" result from today is Newcastle nuking Tottenham to Kickstart the Gameweek  . I didn't see the game so I'd have to see the highlights. Brentford won at home like I expected; however, I didn't place any bets except City because it was a high conviction bet. Title race is on, City will win, I expect Liverpool and Arsenal to win tomorrow as well. If both Liverpool and Arsenal fail to win tomorrow, I think it's safe to say that it's another City title win.

I think Liverpool and arsenal suppose to win their match today by all means, because if they failed to win that means man city have already taking the premier league trophy because looking at man city squads I don't think they are going to take a shift from any clubs in England premier league.

Because as long as premier league is consign Man City is the best team so far.

Despite two ultra-inefficient strikers like Haaland and Alvarez, they score four or five goals every game. If they had a finisher like lewandowski or eto'o in their strikers they would probably see 120 goals this season. Haaland doesn't seem to have any momentum at the moment unfortunately. He was on fire when he first arrived but he can't play. He used to say bring it and I'll score, now he can't do that either. I'm not saying he should be like Messi and Ronaldo, but he has the highest market value with Mbappe. We were saying he can play with De Bruyne, now he can't turn his passes into goals. As I said, we don't expect him to become Messi and Ronaldo, but this drop in performance is not normal. Pep was playing through Halland at the beginning of the season and when he realised he was not going to be the star of this team and that he was no different from other standard players and when he did not base the game on him, productivity increased.

[Docnaster]

The only "crazy" result from today is Newcastle nuking Tottenham to Kickstart the Gameweek  . I didn't see the game so I'd have to see the highlights. Brentford won at home like I expected; however, I didn't place any bets except City because it was a high conviction bet. Title race is on, City will win, I expect Liverpool and Arsenal to win tomorrow as well. If both Liverpool and Arsenal fail to win tomorrow, I think it's safe to say that it's another City title win.

I think Liverpool and arsenal suppose to win their match today by all means, because if they failed to win that means man city have already taking the premier league trophy because looking at man city squads I don't think they are going to take a shift from any clubs in England premier league.

Because as long as premier league is consign Man City is the best team so far.

Despite two ultra-inefficient strikers like Haaland and Alvarez, they score four or five goals every game. If they had a finisher like lewandowski or eto'o in their strikers they would probably see 120 goals this season. Haaland doesn't seem to have any momentum at the moment unfortunately. He was on fire when he first arrived but he can't play. He used to say bring it and I'll score, now he can't do that either. I'm not saying he should be like Messi and Ronaldo, but he has the highest market value with Mbappe. We were saying he can play with De Bruyne, now he can't turn his passes into goals. As I said, we don't expect him to become Messi and Ronaldo, but this drop in performance is not normal. Pep was playing through Halland at the beginning of the season and when he realised he was not going to be the star of this team and that he was no different from other standard players and when he did not base the game on him, productivity increased.

After reading about your post that described Erling Haaland and Julian Alvarez as "ultra inefficient",  and how Manchester City were still able to score five goals in a game they didn't have much impact on, my respect for Pep Guardiola have further increased and I'll tell you why. Last season, Erling Haaland was in the best form of his life as he broke so many goalscoring records in the English Premier League as well as in Europe while Julian Alvarez was also scoring plenty of goals whenever he got the chance to play but this season, both players haven't been as prolific as they were last season but that's not stopped Manchester City from remaining in strong position to retain all the trophies they won last season these two players were scoring lots of goals. In a season were his two strikers aren't scoring as many goals as expected, Manchester City manager has been able to win games that's kept them in strong positions to retain the treble

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If Arsenal is going to do another trash performance towards the end, I don’t know about that. But it definitely makes me hard to trust Arsenal. This also makes me want to trust Liverpool or Manchester City a little more. I think we are watching it really good competition for the English Premier League title. And from the perspective of a neutral viewer like me, I think if every team continues to perform like this, it is not going to matter too much for people like me about who wins the Premier League title. Personally, I just want to see good football being played.

Arsenal again have to waste their opportunity to seize the top of the Premier League standings from Manchester City, after Liverpool suffered a defeat today Arsenal also experienced the same thing today, Arsenal's defeat to Aston Villa certainly made them start to lose the chance of winning, indeed the gap of two points is currently the separator between Arsenal and Manchester City but I think it will be very difficult for Arsenal to shift Manchester City's position at the top of the table Because Arsenal still have some strong games in their remaining games this season, while Manchester City may only be held back when facing Tottenham but Arsenal will certainly find it difficult to win games against Manchester United, Chelsea and even Tottenham later.

With today's defeat to Aston Villa, their positive trend of 11 games unbeaten has certainly been shattered today, since Aston Villa was coached by Unai Emery it seems Aston Villa seems to be a nightmare for Arsenal, just like last season Aston Villa this season again became a stumbling block for Arsenal to win the championship trophy.

[KingsDen]

English Premier League on the verge of loosing its credibility. Arsenal 0:2 Aston Villa

Early hours of today, I made a post when Liverpool was about loosing it to Crystal Palace and finally it happened. In the race to the English premier League title, I believe Liverpool more than Arsenal. Liverpool refused to win against Crystal palace and now Arsenal cannot win against Aston villa. Now, they have gifted the top 1 status to Manchester city. If this finally happens, England cannot be said to be among the tough leagues again.

[swogerino]

English Premier League on the verge of loosing its credibility. Arsenal 0:2 Aston Villa

Early hours of today, I made a post when Liverpool was about loosing it to Crystal Palace and finally it happened. In the race to the English premier League title, I believe Liverpool more than Arsenal. Liverpool refused to win against Crystal palace and now Arsenal cannot win against Aston villa. Now, they have gifted the top 1 status to Manchester city. If this finally happens, England cannot be said to be among the tough leagues again.

Absolute bullshit games during today,I cannot understand how Arsenal played that badly and people are still saying they can win the title,damn they cannot and will never win it,it is going to win City again but this time not because of their own merit rather because of the real weak games of both Liverpool and Arsenal,that is how you lose a title,it is exactly this game,played without ideas without concentration without anything,it ruined me Liverpool and Arsenal together more than 15 tickets and yet I wonder why I still play Premier League games when it looks like this league is some random 7th division of somewhere else and I have extremely high doubts today that the league can be rigged,yes yes rigged.

[X-ray]

What i have seen this day if bunch of people were mocking arsenal and liverpool. The result from this game is hard to accept but this is football when even a weakest team in the league can still beat the strongest team in the league. Just because arsenal and liverpool were strong and they would always be remain unbeatable.

City is now back again to lead the competition. It surprises me how liverpool and arsenal are losing against their opponents together. Many people are fucked today caused by the liverpool and arsenal.

[ILuckyGuyI]

What i have seen this day if bunch of people were mocking arsenal and liverpool. The result from this game is hard to accept but this is football when even a weakest team in the league can still beat the strongest team in the league. Just because arsenal and liverpool were strong and they would always be remain unbeatable.

City is now back again to lead the competition. It surprises me how liverpool and arsenal are losing against their opponents together. Many people are fucked today caused by the liverpool and arsenal.

Rather than mocking them I'm literally shocked to see these results.    Because I'm one of the people who wants to see a different champion than Manchester City this season. However these results are no help for that. 

I watched both games by the way. First Liverpool missed a lot of chances. I mean especially the second half. The preferences of players while attacking also got poorer every minute and they couldn't find a way out at Anfield...

I thought at least Arsenal would win even though their competitor was tougher. However they also stumbled big time. I didn't like Gabriel at all. This must be his worst performance this season. Aston Villa scored their goals by short intervals that Arsenal couldn't even react. 

[nelson4lov]

It feels really funny how Guardiola has successfully turned the premier league to yet another farmers league. City's win yesterday might have just set Arsenal and Liverpool up for too much pressure today and they lost it literally. As someone who watched Liverpool and Arsenal painfully lose their matches, its safe to say that City has very much won the league as they appear to be in their title-winning streak. History has taught us that once city get in this mode, they keep it at a 100% record till the end of the season.

[Oluwa-btc]

It feels really funny how Guardiola has successfully turned the premier league to yet another farmers league. City's win yesterday might have just set Arsenal and Liverpool up for too much pressure today and they lost it literally. As someone who watched Liverpool and Arsenal painfully lose their matches, its safe to say that City has very much won the league as they appear to be in their title-winning streak. History has taught us that once city get in this mode, they keep it at a 100% record till the end of the season.

And whoever Manchester City faces in the Premier League Competition would definitely feel the heat, I don't think they will be losing any game from here.
Would it be four consecutive Premier League Competition win for Pep Guardiola and Manchester City? Both Arsenal and Liverpool lost the game today and it was embarrassing.
One from the player's, while the other one lose with his own personal decisions. Mikel Arteta's starting selection today is totally different from what he has used to win since the start of this season.

I'm just disappointed with Arteta, how come he switched the winning side?

[pawel7777]

Rather than mocking them I'm literally shocked to see these results.    Because I'm one of the people who wants to see a different champion than Manchester City this season. However these results are no help for that. 
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Definitely too soon to celebrate but it really looks like Man City are on their way to win the league for the 4th time in a row. It's not just about the 2 points advantage (which is not a lot) but about the fact they have potentially easier games left to play than Liverpool/Arsenal and, moreover, they are the most consistent in performance.

Aston Villa won with Arsenal fair and square. It was not due to luck. They were a better team in that match. I can't say the same about Crystal Palace though, Liverpool has managed to create plenty of chances but were out of luck in trying to convert them into goals.

But that's the beauty of football, if not for surprises like that, it would be boring.

[Issa56]

Absolute bullshit games during today,I cannot understand how Arsenal played that badly and people are still saying they can win the title,damn they cannot and will never win it

Why do people still have confidence in Arsenal to win the Premier league this season, they wasted the great opportunity which they have, do you think Manchester city will leave their current position? Am sure city will do everything possible to maintain their current position. Seriously I don’t know how Arsenal will be able to win the premier league tittle this season, it’s just better they focus on how they are going to win Bayern Munich in their next match, because the match won’t also be a easy one for Arsenal, if they can’t win Bayern Munich, then they are out of champions league, and the chances of winning the premier league also is so slim this season. I think what happened to Arsenal last season will be repeating itself this season.

[sokani]

The second goal for Bournemouth's lead has just been scored. In my opinion, Kluivert's goal process lies in Dalot's negligence in guarding the Bournemouth players. If I were in charge like Erik, I wouldn't play Dalot because he's a defender but doesn't know how to defend. He was too busy helping attack so that when there was a counterattack, Dalot was left behind.

Dalot is an important player for United and I think he has matured into a fine RB. Yes, he was out of position and Kluivert found some space, ran towards the box and took a well composed shot to find the back of the net, but I wouldn't just fish him out as a scapegoat for United's draw. Collectively, they had a poor game and they're lucky to go home with a point.

Early hours of today, I made a post when Liverpool was about loosing it to Crystal Palace and finally it happened. In the race to the English premier League title, I believe Liverpool more than Arsenal. Liverpool refused to win against Crystal palace and now Arsenal cannot win against Aston villa. Now, they have gifted the top 1 status to Manchester city. If this finally happens, England cannot be said to be among the tough leagues again.

It was a bad day for both Liverpool and Arsenal but both team are still in the tittle race and I'm sure Man City will drop points because they're not really at their best.

[BITCOIN4X]

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@redsun114,

To be honest, all in the top three, Liverpool Arsenal, and Manchester City are looking really well. Neither of them looks to be losing and I believe all of them have equal chances to win the English Premier League title.

If Arsenal is going to do another trash performance towards the end, I don’t know about that. But it definitely makes me hard to trust Arsenal. This also makes me want to trust Liverpool or Manchester City a little more. I think we are watching it really good competition for the English Premier League title. And from the perspective of a neutral viewer like me, I think if every team continues to perform like this, it is not going to matter too much for people like me about who wins the Premier League title. Personally, I just want to see good football being played.

There is no guarantee for any team to maintain its position at the top of the standings when the points gap is so low. In that situation, Manchester City really did a good job where they won the match against Luton with a score of 5-1. Arsenal and Liverpool failed to win and they had to accept defeat, even though I think Arsenal and Liverpool both considered the match like a final.

Obviously there was a lot of disappointment today especially for Arsenal and Liverpool fans, but there are still the next 6 games that can be expected to make a difference in the title race. Manchester City will of course try to maintain its form and will try to win every next match, but Arsenal and Liverpool still have a chance as long as they are optimistic that there is still a chance if Manchester City makes a mistake.

[nelson4lov]

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I'm just disappointed with Arteta, how come he switched the winning side?

I'm curious....what change did Arteta do to his starting line up. Aside from Trossard starting ahead of Martineli, I don't think Arteta made any "major" changes to his selection today. I was comfortable with his line up when it was released although I prefer Trossard coming on from the bench instead of starting because he always seem more clinical when brought on from the bench. Today, Trossard missed a well cut out chance that might have changed the trajectory of the game if he had put it anywhere else but the center.

As for Liverpool, Klopp fielded a strong starting 11 but his boys let him down. Players like Endo and Jones have delivered better performances than today's.

[Cityhunter34]

Liverpool lost against Crystal Palace home by 1-0. This is really unbelievable in a time like this. They are in a really close fight with two teams for the league title but they are losing really critical three points on the final weeks. I watched the part from the 70th minute to the end and Liverpool wasted a lot of goal opportunities. 

Especially Curtis Jones wasted an insane opportunity. He knew Salah right beside him to just touch the ball easily to score. But instead he wanted to use it himself and failed. Klopp must be really frustrated to see the desperation of his team in the last minutes.

The match yesterday was very anoing I think Liverpool have started losing form because looking at what dey played with Atalanta on Thursday shows that they are not in good form anymore, however I think If dey didn't improve with their paterm of playing that means dey are going to loss all the league titles this season, because Man City is already In the top of premier league and dey are not ready to lose any match.

[QueenVera]

Arsenal again have to waste their opportunity to seize the top of the Premier League standings from Manchester City, after Liverpool suffered a defeat today Arsenal also experienced the same thing today, Arsenal's defeat to Aston Villa certainly made them start to lose the chance of winning, indeed the gap of two points is currently the separator between Arsenal and Manchester City but I think it will be very difficult for Arsenal to shift Manchester City's position at the top of the table Because Arsenal still have some strong games in their remaining games this season, while Manchester City may only be held back when facing Tottenham but Arsenal will certainly find it difficult to win games against Manchester United, Chelsea and even Tottenham later.

With today's defeat to Aston Villa, their positive trend of 11 games unbeaten has certainly been shattered today, since Aston Villa was coached by Unai Emery it seems Aston Villa seems to be a nightmare for Arsenal, just like last season Aston Villa this season again became a stumbling block for Arsenal to win the championship trophy.

Arsenal is now looking like they never learnt anything from their mistake last season where they lost the league to Man City who came to overthrow them and become League winners. Many thought that after Liverpool stumbled to a loss from Crystal Palace, then Arsenal will be able to build up from there. Well surprisingly, they lost to Aston Villa who were able to do the double by defeating Arsenal in both legs this season. This defeat is one big blow to the epl hopes of this Arsenal side. I think the team needs to be able to learn from their mistakes because they literally did same thing last season.

 The loss now keeps Arsenal second place with a point below man city who are now the league leaders and as such you can wonder what Arsenal squad will be able to do. The remaining matches are about 6 and Arsenal have more fierce competition as compared to Man City, so it’s safe t aay that the league has already been lost.

 ⁠The competition in the Epl is usually fierce as you can see how much teams are all running up to be able to win the league and you can see how so teams still try and fight to be able to go through to the ucl stage. The matches still holds alot of tensed situations and you can’t wait to see the final results of the matches. For the league, I now have full assurance of Man City being able to win it especially with their easy run of fixtures.

[legendbtc]

Absolute bullshit games during today,I cannot understand how Arsenal played that badly and people are still saying they can win the title,damn they cannot and will never win it

Why do people still have confidence in Arsenal to win the Premier league this season, they wasted the great opportunity which they have, do you think Manchester city will leave their current position? Am sure city will do everything possible to maintain their current position. Seriously I don’t know how Arsenal will be able to win the premier league tittle this season, it’s just better they focus on how they are going to win Bayern Munich in their next match, because the match won’t also be a easy one for Arsenal, if they can’t win Bayern Munich, then they are out of champions league, and the chances of winning the premier league also is so slim this season. I think what happened to Arsenal last season will be repeating itself this season.

Stories in football have many surprises. And Arsenal's loss to Aston Villa is proof of that. Arsenal's young players still show immaturity at decisive moments. Indeed, many people have bet and lost money in this match; I am no exception. Manchester City is the team that has always remained at its best since the beginning of the season when they were missing their pillars, and now there is no reason why they can lose their form. They will continue to be the defending champions this season. This is considered lucky for Manchester City. Or is it the instability of Arsenal and Liverpool?

Regarding Arsenal's match against Bayern Munich. I'm afraid that failure will come to them with a bad mentality and having to be guests in Germany. It was a hard win for Arsenal. It's true that history repeats itself. They have lost their chance to win the Premier League. Bayern Munich can continue eliminating them in the Champions League arena.

[Sunderland]

The match yesterday was very anoing I think Liverpool have started losing form because looking at what dey played with Atalanta on Thursday shows that they are not in good form anymore, however I think If dey didn't improve with their paterm of playing that means dey are going to loss all the league titles this season, because Man City is already In the top of premier league and dey are not ready to lose any match.

Crystal Palace defended very well yesterday, their 5 defenders really prevented Liverpool attackers from finding space to score goals.
And yes, it is almost certain that Mancity will become the Premier League winner again in this season, we can no longer expect much from Liverpool and Arsenal with their performance now.

[Velvet78]

I won't get surprised if Arsenal throw away their Premier League title chance once again. They have already given the advantage to Manchester City in the standings by losing that game. Arteta has made a big progress with this team since he joined maybe but they are still unable to complete their main target I'm afraid. 

Aston Villa were of course a tough team to beat on paper but we were still talking about an in-form Arsenal. They got the worst kind of a result. Manchester City have waited for this moment patiently and finally taken the opportunity to take the lead. From now on I started believing in Arsenal and Liverpool less to break Manchester City's title streak.