⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Volgastallion]

Arsenal strategy against PSG was almost the same they do in every game if you ask me i dont see something new in the final, and that is ok since Arteta always plays in that way and they already played last season and the game was a close one, since PSG needs the space to make their fast players runs the best you can do is not give that long space, the problem is PSG players are really good and somehow they avoid the defense.

[9ja Amaka]

Arsenal strategy against PSG was almost the same they do in every game if you ask me i dont see something new in the final, and that is ok since Arteta always plays in that way and they already played last season and the game was a close one, since PSG needs the space to make their fast players runs the best you can do is not give that long space, the problem is PSG players are really good and somehow they avoid the defense.

I think Arteta went into the final with a wonderful tactic,  and that why they took the game to penalties.  For a tactics to work, you need to understand the strength of your team. We all know that Arsenal 's strength is in their defense,  so I think it's right for them to take advantage of it, PSG strength is in their attack, which they tried to take advantage of
 I think Arteta tactics really worked out for him, because PSG could not score from open play, that a sign they they were limited by Arsenal, also we did not see them create clear cut chances in a game, that also kudos to Arsenal's defensive discipline. I am really proud of Arsenal in the final and I think the penalties could have gone either ways, so they should stick their heads high despite the loss.

[Pandu Geddon]

Arsenal strategy against PSG was almost the same they do in every game if you ask me i dont see something new in the final, and that is ok since Arteta always plays in that way and they already played last season and the game was a close one, since PSG needs the space to make their fast players runs the best you can do is not give that long space, the problem is PSG players are really good and somehow they avoid the defense.

But that tactic of holding on is better and indeed quite effective in dampening the aggressiveness of PSG's attacking line. Tactics like this will surely be studied by Arsenal's competitors in the Premier League next season. Aggressive play is not enough to break down Arsenal's defense, but Arteta will surely also think of other ways for next season's competition. I think all teams are also preparing.

[$weetne$$]

Defensive play is also a kind of strategy when you want to play am opponent you know very well that you don't have such attacking powers as them and I believe that's why arsenal came with such game plan because if they had play PSG on direct open play and possession football then we would be talking of a totally different scoreline right now because PSG would have out ran and out class them on open and that's why arteta used the defensive method just that they were unfortunate to conceed a penalty.

Obviously Arsenal did not have as much attacking strength as their opponent and they recognized their weakness not to allow it to their disadvantage meanwhile the defenses which happens to be their strength was used well to their best which would have almost won them the title except that the game went into penalty shoots of which is mostly luck dependent to an extent.

[Cyber_warrior]

Arsenal strategy against PSG was almost the same they do in every game if you ask me i dont see something new in the final, and that is ok since Arteta always plays in that way and they already played last season and the game was a close one, since PSG needs the space to make their fast players runs the best you can do is not give that long space, the problem is PSG players are really good and somehow they avoid the defense.

That the problem with sitting at the back, when the result go your way it always good but when the result is otherwise then it seem you are very bad. The game plan for arsenal was to get a goal and sit back, and they stick to it but then that penalty changed everything. And the backup plan was to take the game to penalties since it a game of luck.
For me the disappointing thing was, it seems arsenal didn’t prepare for the shootout, they didn’t have a selection before the game.
In games like that you have to prepare for shootout too, it gives you a upper hand when the game ends in a shootout. Congratulations to PSG though, the best team win the game.

[FanEagle]

We are both having the same sentiment bro, when I saw that Liverpool fans were celebrating the sacking of arne slot, what's comes to my mind was that they should not be doing that because they don't know who is going to replace him, if they are going to move from frying pan 🍳 to fire, just like Chelsea move from Enzo maresca to Liam Rosenior, so they should not celebrate his sacking.
Besides, I think that he did better than I expected when he was signed from the Dutch league, by delivering the English premier league title in his first seasons, that's why I don't think that they should have judged him too hash for having a bad season, which he still qualifies them to the uefa champions league, so he is not bad as most Liverpool fans as proclaiming.

I do agree, Slot getting fired will be something that is more complicated to look back on. We understand why that makes sense today, because while he did win last year, this year he spent 500 and lost big time and did absolutely nothing, they barely got into UCL thanks to Villa, if Liverpool didn't get lucky, they were fifth place, and that is why they would have lost it, it was other teams that helped them get into UCL.

A championship team spending 500 million and becoming 5th means you fire the manager of course. But in 10 years, people will look back, and think "oh Liverpool had a manager who won the league, but fired one year later for not doing it again".

[Tmoonz]

Arsenal strategy against PSG was almost the same they do in every game if you ask me i dont see something new in the final, and that is ok since Arteta always plays in that way and they already played last season and the game was a close one, since PSG needs the space to make their fast players runs the best you can do is not give that long space, the problem is PSG players are really good and somehow they avoid the defense.

I think Arteta went into the final with a wonderful tactic,  and that why they took the game to penalties.  For a tactics to work, you need to understand the strength of your team. We all know that Arsenal 's strength is in their defense,  so I think it's right for them to take advantage of it, PSG strength is in their attack, which they tried to take advantage of
 I think Arteta tactics really worked out for him, because PSG could not score from open play, that a sign they they were limited by Arsenal, also we did not see them create clear cut chances in a game, that also kudos to Arsenal's defensive discipline. I am really proud of Arsenal in the final and I think the penalties could have gone either ways, so they should stick their heads high despite the loss.

So did he succeed at last? The fact is that was the least of tactics he could have use to play Paris Saint Germain, he even implemented that tactics with no backup plan, how they managed to score that one one goal is still a mystery to me till now, because that is the most boring UEFA Champions League final I have watched, had it been he back it with the plan of maybe counter attack, at least it'd be more understandable than that clueless defense tactics, I was so ashamed to have watched an English premier League champion put up such an awful performance.

[Nightwatchmare]

Rashford is expected to be back at Manchester United soon. His future is still not certain. He was actually a really good rotational player for Barcelona this season. He made a 28 G/A in 49 matches in total!

That's hard to overlook you know... I don't know why Barcelona didn't want to keep him like a joker. They bluffed like they didn't have money. However they have just signed Anthony Gordon for €80m instead.  

Rashford must be disappointed that Barcelona didn’t sign him permanently. Perhaps the reason Barcelona chose to sign Anthony Gordon over Rashford is because of Gordon’s impressive Champions League stats, where he scored 10 goals. Additionally, Gordon is younger than Rashford and can play in various positions. Now, with Rashford’s return to Manchester United, will he secure a starting spot under Carrick? I don’t think so, and it’s highly likely Rashford will be loaned out to another club again, as it seems Carrick already has his sights set on specific players in the transfer market.

Marcus Rashford had a good stats for Barcelona this season, that stats is impressive and should have convince Barcelona management to sign him permanently, so it is normal for him to be disappointed after his performance was enough to earn him a contract at Barcelona but him ended up not getting one. Anthony Gordon champions league stats for Newcastle United is damn impressive, but if Barcelona chose to sign him over Marcus Rashford because of the 10 champions league goals he scored this season Barcelona might have taken a risk in signing Anthony Gordon as there is no certainty of him scoring 10 goals for Barcelona in the champions league.

[Son Of Blockchain (SOB)]

We are both having the same sentiment bro, when I saw that Liverpool fans were celebrating the sacking of arne slot, what's comes to my mind was that they should not be doing that because they don't know who is going to replace him, if they are going to move from frying pan 🍳 to fire, just like Chelsea move from Enzo maresca to Liam Rosenior, so they should not celebrate his sacking.
Besides, I think that he did better than I expected when he was signed from the Dutch league, by delivering the English premier league title in his first seasons, that's why I don't think that they should have judged him too hash for having a bad season, which he still qualifies them to the uefa champions league, so he is not bad as most Liverpool fans as proclaiming.

I do agree, Slot getting fired will be something that is more complicated to look back on. We understand why that makes sense today, because while he did win last year, this year he spent 500 and lost big time and did absolutely nothing, they barely got into UCL thanks to Villa, if Liverpool didn't get lucky, they were fifth place, and that is why they would have lost it, it was other teams that helped them get into UCL.

A championship team spending 500 million and becoming 5th means you fire the manager of course. But in 10 years, people will look back, and think "oh Liverpool had a manager who won the league, but fired one year later for not doing it again".

It's true, no board of any club would be happy if they spend such amount on a transfer window then watch the team perform poorly and struggle to qualify. When Manchester City spent close to that amount they became more stronger and competed well in all competitions but Liverpool grew weaker as if they never participated in the transfer window.
 That's enough reason for the manager to be fired, although Slot didn't expect it but he should've known better that the club has a standard that could cost him his job if he's unable to meet up, it doesn't matter whether he won them a trophy the previous seasons, being consistent is what matters not ending the league in 5th position.

[rachael9385]

Arsenal strategy against PSG was almost the same they do in every game if you ask me i dont see something new in the final, and that is ok since Arteta always plays in that way and they already played last season and the game was a close one, since PSG needs the space to make their fast players runs the best you can do is not give that long space, the problem is PSG players are really good and somehow they avoid the defense.

Their only strategy is defense that's the reason why they couldn't score another goal after scoring the first goal. Psg couldn't break through Arsenal's defense and as a result of that they almost lost the game, the only thing that saved them was the penalty they had which made them equalized. I think arsenal did well against psg but it was quite unfortunate that they still ended up losing.

[Finebone]

Obviously Arsenal did not have as much attacking strength as their opponent and they recognized their weakness not to allow it to their disadvantage meanwhile the defenses which happens to be their strength was used well to their best which would have almost won them the title except that the game went into penalty shoots of which is mostly luck dependent to an extent.

You are the one that thinks that arsenal doesn't have a good attack, and for a matter of fact, their defensive play or strategy was what cost them that final against PSG because if they had went toe too toe against PSG, they would have added more goals, because they will not concede much chances to PSG due to how solid they are defensively.
But when they retrieve back to protect their lead, it gives the PSG team enough nerve to attack them aggressively, which in the end made them to commit a penalty, so I think that their defensive play against PSG was an error because they shot themselves on their foot by doing so.

[Oshio-man]

Arsenal strategy against PSG was almost the same they do in every game if you ask me i dont see something new in the final, and that is ok since Arteta always plays in that way and they already played last season and the game was a close one, since PSG needs the space to make their fast players runs the best you can do is not give that long space, the problem is PSG players are really good and somehow they avoid the defense.

You mean you don't see anything new in that final match? I think Arsenal did well in that UFEA champion League final match that made the both team to end the match for penalty shootout, Arsenal was in a good position to win that match because they scored the first goal in the first half, but coming back for the second half there was a mistake that happened that made Paris Saint Germain to gain access to the penalty that made Paris Saint Germain to equalized the goal that made Arsenal to experience what they experienced, I will not deny that Paris Saint Germain players did well and they deserved the title, they are stronger than Arsenal players and it is very difficult to stop them not to hold ball for some minutes without their opponent players collect the ball from them, which is the advantage they employed not to allow Arsenal to win that title despite the opportunity they got to scored early goal.

[Moreno233]

Arsenal strategy against PSG was almost the same they do in every game if you ask me i dont see something new in the final, and that is ok since Arteta always plays in that way and they already played last season and the game was a close one, since PSG needs the space to make their fast players runs the best you can do is not give that long space, the problem is PSG players are really good and somehow they avoid the defense.

Arsenal approach to that final in terms of the stats was not ok in my opinion. It might have worked for them against many teams but playing defense and relinquishing the ball possession to a team like PSG that have goal hungry players, is suicidal. Not only did PSG used the ball possession well, they dominated in pass accuracy, shots on targets and every other thing. Arsenal used to be a goal scoring side that usually give me over 2.5 and over 3.5 most of the weeks, but ever since Arteta transitioned to that defensive football, it become extremely difficult to see 3 goals in Arsenal matches. I hope Arteta understand that the champions league is not the same as premiership so he should try to modify their play next season.

[Gost ms]

Arsenal strategy against PSG was almost the same they do in every game if you ask me i dont see something new in the final, and that is ok since Arteta always plays in that way and they already played last season and the game was a close one, since PSG needs the space to make their fast players runs the best you can do is not give that long space, the problem is PSG players are really good and somehow they avoid the defense.

This match was very competitive. But I expected Arsenal to put a little more pressure on PSG. I thought Arsenal would be a little more aggressive on the pitch. But after Arsenal scored a goal, they didn't try to attack much, they wanted to strengthen their defense and finish the match. But this match was not easy for PSG at all, Arsenal put a lot of pressure on PSG throughout the match.

[Roseline492]

You are the one that thinks that arsenal doesn't have a good attack, and for a matter of fact, their defensive play or strategy was what cost them that final against PSG because if they had went toe too toe against PSG, they would have added more goals, because they will not concede much chances to PSG due to how solid they are defensively.

Why is people blaming Arsenal defensive formula as the problem of the final?, even when I was watching that was what people were also saying but to me that was the best thing Arteta did most especially the first half because the wining they were able to see in the first half was through that defensive means because PSG was just waiting for Arsenal to start coming for a free play with them so that they can score, so all Arsenal was doing actually worked but after the equaliser there was no reason to defend if they need to win and that's was why you began to see them out on the second half after it was 1:1, so actually it has never been a mistake for what Arsenal did.

[pawel7777]

Transfermarkt has updated the Premier League estimated squads' value in the June update.
The most valuable player in the league is Erling Haaland, estimated to be worth around €200.00m, and Man City remain the club with the most valuable squad. The total value of all Man City players combined is €1.32 billion. The second is Arsenal with a squad worth €1.25 billion.

Players whose value appreciated the most over the season are:

Source: https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/premier-league-market-values-saliba-hits-milestone-huge-downgrades-at-tottenham/view/news/480081

[Oluwa-btc]

Arsenal strategy against PSG was almost the same they do in every game if you ask me i dont see something new in the final, and that is ok since Arteta always plays in that way and they already played last season and the game was a close one, since PSG needs the space to make their fast players runs the best you can do is not give that long space, the problem is PSG players are really good and somehow they avoid the defense.

Are we still talking about Arsenal's Champions League lose here still?!
There are Important discussions and conversations to be had but we keep on recycling boring news all over again. They have done their best nonetheless, PSG was the better evem though I clearly know Arsenal's wasn't gonna win. I just wanted them to lift it for the very first time.

[Slow death]

Crystal Palace is in negotiations with coach Pierre Sage to become their head coach. It's worth remembering that Pierre Sage was Lens' coach this past season, where they finished second in Ligue 1, narrowly missing out on the title. I believe they would have won if PSG hadn't used some underhanded tactics. Now, I don't know if he'll be able to handle the Premier League while managing Crystal Palace, who finished 15th this season but won the Conference League. Honestly, he'll be under a lot of pressure, because it seemed like Crystal Palace was close to being in Tottenham's situation. If he has the same squad next season, I see him having a lot of headaches.

[Taricoins]

Arsenal strategy against PSG was almost the same they do in every game if you ask me i dont see something new in the final, and that is ok since Arteta always plays in that way and they already played last season and the game was a close one, since PSG needs the space to make their fast players runs the best you can do is not give that long space, the problem is PSG players are really good and somehow they avoid the defense.

I feel Arteta didn't come to the final to win hence those stupid plays, initially the whole thing favoured him from that quick opening goal advantage for him but where it got tricky was when PSG drew the match, Arteta didn't even bother to tell his players to pressing a little bit higher to take advantage of any chance since the PSG players where literally almost in the Arsenal half.

[whiteblue]

I'm eager to see Manchester United's performance next season. They be even busier next season because they be playing in the Champions League again, and that's certainly an important aspect we want to see when they compete in the Champions League.

This season, manchester united performed quite well after the board appointed michael Carrick as interim manager. However, with his expertise, he managed to lead manchester United to a third place finish and the Manchester United board offered Michael carrick a permanent contract.

As permanent manager for next season, Carrick has naturally been active in the transfer market. So far, one of the Brazilian players, Anderson, has been recruited from Atalanta for a high fee. I hope their recruitment can bring a strong strength to them next season.