⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[uchegod-21]

I appreciate what Ruud Van Nistelrooy did, he definitely took a risk, he didn't want to be second in command or be the unwanted man and took off and resigned and got a job, it was even a risk that he would get a job, or maybe he already knew, maybe Leicester already told him that they were interested in him before Ruud Van Nistelrooy quit from UNited, I don't really know. In any case, taking on such a job is a big deal, but considering Kompany went from relegating a team here, to Bayern Munich, I feel like managing Leicester and keeping them at the league should entitle him to take on Real Madrid job next lol. I feel like if he can make the team play like this every week, there are like 6-7 teams they may not beat, but for every other team they have a good chance.

In the actual sense Ruud had no option than to resign. What do you want him do when the club had already hired a manager. He took the club as interim coach, so he was actually at the mercy of the incoming coach. Bad enough, the incoming coach was set and coming with his team of workers. So, Ruud could later work under Manchester United in the future.

[len01]

Do you think Liverpool will manage to get over the Newcastle obstacle tonight? 

On paper it might look quite likely of course. But the odds make me think they will have a hard time. Isn't 1.96 too high for a club which are doing an incredible work in the PL? Newcastle aren't even having one of their best seasons now. They have serious issues with scoring as it's like 1.00 goal per game. I'm refraining from making a bet on Liverpool win but it feels like they will win by a close margin such as 2-1 or 1-0. A point loss would be great for my Chelsea. 

I also had the same thought when the bookies gave big odds on Liverpool which made me suspicious and preferred other options to bet on the match.
Finally there was a surprise that we might not be able to accept the result because Liverpool should have been easier to win but instead ended in a draw.
It seems that we have to consider the final result in every Liverpool match because this team prefers to end in a draw or win in every match to maintain its position at the top of the standings.

[pawel7777]

Manchester City is finally back. What a great result against a strong team as Nottm Forest surely is. The game itself was far from perfect as we have still seen some holes in defence, but it's important they have managed to grab 3 points.
What's more, Liverpool has unexpectedly split points with Newcastle, who put up a really good fight and, I think, deserved a win but had to settle for a 3-3 draw.

So maybe it's not yet completely over for Man City. 9 points disadvantage won't be easy to make up, but it's not impossible as we still have 24 rounds to go.

[Amphenomenon]

Liverpool is gonna have easy fixtures in the upcoming weeks. The will against Newcastle, Everton and Fulham. It sounds impossible for them to drop some points against those weak clubs. That's why i think the gap may be going bigger.

It may seems impossible for Liverpool to drop points in these games but if they are not being careful, dropping points are highly possible especially when playing against dynamic teams like Newcastle, Everton and Fulham. Although they may not necessarily lose the game but rather more likely get a draw. Let's see how the EPL table will look like till January, when this transfer window will be open and Pep will then strengthen his team to compete again.

Liverpool has already started dropping points on this their weak fixtures in comparison to their last 5 games, where the played against the likes of Manchester City, Real Madrid, Bayern Leverkusen, Aston Villa and we're still able to come out victorious against all.

Today's game against Newcastle shows are these teams they will currently face may be weaker but can be dangerous sometimes and expect the Liverpool team give their best rather than lose concentration or underestimate them, they may have difficult games against the others and not just Newcastle, thereby likely dropping more points. Even like I said earlier.

[blue Snow]

I appreciate what Ruud Van Nistelrooy did, he definitely took a risk, he didn't want to be second in command or be the unwanted man and took off and resigned and got a job, it was even a risk that he would get a job, or maybe he already knew, maybe Leicester already told him that they were interested in him before Ruud Van Nistelrooy quit from UNited, I don't really know. In any case, taking on such a job is a big deal, but considering Kompany went from relegating a team here, to Bayern Munich, I feel like managing Leicester and keeping them at the league should entitle him to take on Real Madrid job next lol. I feel like if he can make the team play like this every week, there are like 6-7 teams they may not beat, but for every other team they have a good chance.

Maybe they have to deal with him. But, already knew or not, as you said above, Ruud is one of the potential coaches in the future, Leicester knew that and gave him a chance to train the clubs. As we had seen how he managed Leicester for the 1st time, many strategic changes were made to the club available to win. I don't doubt him, he made big changes to the clubs. So I think it's not impossible if he will coach real Madrid on the future, because he has that requirement, but of course it not anytime soon because he has to brush up on his coaching to be more sharper on Leicester.

[tusandii]

RVN gave his first three points to the Leicester in the game against Westham. It's also his first game in Leicester City. He re-structured Leicester City's squad, helped team to perform more clinical, better chemistry, and sharpness. He finally gave Leicester City optimism to keep stay on EPL next season.

I think this is probably Leicester's best performance of the season. It's achieved after RVN joined them.

It was Ruud's sweet debut at Leicester City even though West Ham is a fairly troublesome club. Although there are still many challenges ahead, at least this first appearance provides a breath of fresh air to Leicester City and its players will certainly be more confident to give their best performance, indeed the manager plays an important role in the journey of a club if the club has star players, it is not certain that they can perform perfectly if not trained by the right trainer, Ruud may not be an experienced coach because his experience is limited, but he may have a strategy that could rebuild the struggling club.

[Docnaster]

RVN gave his first three points to the Leicester in the game against Westham. It's also his first game in Leicester City. He re-structured Leicester City's squad, helped team to perform more clinical, better chemistry, and sharpness. He finally gave Leicester City optimism to keep stay on EPL next season.

I think this is probably Leicester's best performance of the season. It's achieved after RVN joined them.

There was no better way for Ruud Van Nisterooy to start his Leicester City spell than the convincing win he recorded against West Ham on Tuesday night. The Dutch manager have already proven that he possess the technical ability to improve the performance of Leicester City and help them avoid relegation this season.
Another thing I noticed is that the club players were playing at their best in that game which is a sign that RVN have a good relationship with them already. I'll want to see Leicester return to top form again under their new manager

[Velvet78]

It must be very relieving for Guardiola to finally win a game. It was a bad streak lasted for 7 games or so. It means like a nightmare to a team like Manchester City.    They got the win in a strong way by 3-0 against one of the challenging teams at the same time. Nottingham had a really poor day.

Newcastle - Liverpool was the loveliest game of the night by the way.    A 3-3 result, what a game! I wasn't surprised with Liverpool's stumbling though. A draw looked possible for me but Newcastle fought really hard.

Lastly the main event Arsenal - Manchester United didn't end in a surprising way. The first half was very boring but Arsenal dominated the remaining part. A 2-0 win and both of them were thanks to those great corner organizations. 

[Lannakosa]

Manchester City is finally back. What a great result against a strong team as Nottm Forest surely is. The game itself was far from perfect as we have still seen some holes in defence, but it's important they have managed to grab 3 points.
What's more, Liverpool has unexpectedly split points with Newcastle, who put up a really good fight and, I think, deserved a win but had to settle for a 3-3 draw.

So maybe it's not yet completely over for Man City. 9 points disadvantage won't be easy to make up, but it's not impossible as we still have 24 rounds to go.

This is a good result against such a strong defense as Nottingham, I am also glad that City were able to finally win, Guardiola also said this, now the main thing is not to relax and make a long winning series. Liverpool lost points in the match with Newcastle and this also plays into Guardiola's hands, of course it would have been better if Newcastle were able to win, but even this draw gives hope to City.

[Strongkored]

I appreciate what Ruud Van Nistelrooy did, he definitely took a risk, he didn't want to be second in command or be the unwanted man and took off and resigned and got a job, it was even a risk that he would get a job, or maybe he already knew, maybe Leicester already told him that they were interested in him before Ruud Van Nistelrooy quit from UNited, I don't really know. In any case, taking on such a job is a big deal, but considering Kompany went from relegating a team here, to Bayern Munich, I feel like managing Leicester and keeping them at the league should entitle him to take on Real Madrid job next lol. I feel like if he can make the team play like this every week, there are like 6-7 teams they may not beat, but for every other team they have a good chance.

Nistelrooy knew that he was only temporary at Manchester United, so he did not quit but that was all he talked about with Man United when he appointed him to replace Ten Haag.
He was not considered because of his lack of experience, previously he had coached at PSV but only for one season if I am not mistaken
Successfully bringing Leicester to victory is certainly a good thing even though this team is not safe and the journey is still long for them to be able to survive in the EPL.

[Josefjix]

I appreciate what Ruud Van Nistelrooy did, he definitely took a risk, he didn't want to be second in command or be the unwanted man and took off and resigned and got a job, it was even a risk that he would get a job, or maybe he already knew, maybe Leicester already told him that they were interested in him before Ruud Van Nistelrooy quit from UNited, I don't really know. In any case, taking on such a job is a big deal, but considering Kompany went from relegating a team here, to Bayern Munich, I feel like managing Leicester and keeping them at the league should entitle him to take on Real Madrid job next lol. I feel like if he can make the team play like this every week, there are like 6-7 teams they may not beat, but for every other team they have a good chance.

He did not resign, and he was never guaranteed the Manutd job; he understood who he was, and it was simply a temporary role until a new manager arrived; he is still inexperienced to manage such a large project; he achieved some nice results, but it would not be sustainable for long. It was only a matter of time until he was exposed.

Amorim did not want him to be a part of his team; he brought his own coaching staff from Sporting, and there were practically no slots for Ruud, so the club was forced to let him go. Leicester job is the best way to start from ground all the way up.

[JiiBs]

Manchester City is finally back. What a great result against a strong team as Nottm Forest surely is. The game itself was far from perfect as we have still seen some holes in defence, but it's important they have managed to grab 3 points.
What's more, Liverpool has unexpectedly split points with Newcastle, who put up a really good fight and, I think, deserved a win but had to settle for a 3-3 draw.

So maybe it's not yet completely over for Man City. 9 points disadvantage won't be easy to make up, but it's not impossible as we still have 24 rounds to go.

I wouldn’t say back just yet. I’ll like to see how they carry on from here although, the KDB additional to the team would by some means create a resonance within the boys to gear up towards there formal glory. They’ve suffered far too many losses and this was a worthy compensation to boost their morale.

Liverpool finally got to drop points and drew with Newcastle United. It was never certain if they could win Newcastle United and they didn’t. A tough challenge it was for them, several come backs and them both had to settle with a draw. That haven’t gotten much effect on Liverpool but, could this be the start of further drops in points, who knows.

[SmartCharpa]

Liverpool has already started dropping points on this their weak fixtures in comparison to their last 5 games, where the played against the likes of Manchester City, Real Madrid, Bayern Leverkusen, Aston Villa and we're still able to come out victorious against all.

Today's game against Newcastle shows are these teams they will currently face may be weaker but can be dangerous sometimes and expect the Liverpool team give their best rather than lose concentration or underestimate them, they may have difficult games against the others and not just Newcastle, thereby likely dropping more points. Even like I said earlier.

This season, Liverpool has won plenty of games, including ones against great opponents like Real Madrid and Manchester City. Liverpool hasn't lost this season since their loss to Nottingham Forest, but I believe they could have trouble winning the match against Newcastle. The midfield didn't seem as strong as usual, and perhaps the players had started to feel tired. Liverpool didn't seem weak throughout the game, but they did look very different from the previous games. As Arteta previously said, "It depends on how long a team can run because they have been at the top of the table before." It is quite challenging to continue winning throughout the season.

If Liverpool had won the game but it finished in a draw, they would have been nine points away from the top of the league. At this point; Liverpool is seven points different from Chelsea and Arsenal. I would prefer to play Liverpool over 2.5 goals, even in their next away match against Everton, considering how easily Everton defeated Wolves last night.

[dezoel]

Ruud Van Nistelrooy definitely managed to do the best, and if he can keep this team at the league and away from relegation, I am pretty sure he will be offered a better role in some other team. I honestly believed that they won't be doing that great, I didn't expect a win, and I also believed that Ruud should have stayed at United as an assistant manager for Amorim as well, because he knows United, he is very well versed with teams staff, and players, and could have been a better position for him.

When he left, I thought that was a bad decision for him because I believed he wouldn't find a good job, and when he accepted Leicester job, I said that was a bad move too, because it looked like he would just lose most games and be sad, but turns out, I was wrong and he is doing fine right now. I assume that he won't be able to win majority of the games, but as long as he wins enough to stay around where they are, and not relegate, he will be seen as a saviour for the club.

[Palakka]

RVN gave his first three points to the Leicester in the game against Westham. It's also his first game in Leicester City. He re-structured Leicester City's squad, helped team to perform more clinical, better chemistry, and sharpness. He finally gave Leicester City optimism to keep stay on EPL next season.

I think this is probably Leicester's best performance of the season. It's achieved after RVN joined them.

It was Ruud's sweet debut at Leicester City even though West Ham is a fairly troublesome club. Although there are still many challenges ahead, at least this first appearance provides a breath of fresh air to Leicester City and its players will certainly be more confident to give their best performance, indeed the manager plays an important role in the journey of a club if the club has star players, it is not certain that they can perform perfectly if not trained by the right trainer, Ruud may not be an experienced coach because his experience is limited, but he may have a strategy that could rebuild the struggling club.

Nistelrooy debut as the new coach of Leicester City went sweetly, actually if we look at his history so far in coaching of course he has actually been quite experienced, because he had previously coached Eindhoven in the Eredivisie League, so I think it was enough for handle a lower-tier team like Leicester City, the victory against West Ham showed that he is capable of bringing positive change,  But I think it's too early to give him a lot of credit, because we really need to see the next Leicester City match to assess his quality and ability to coach.

[Dzwaafu11]

Manchester City is finally back. What a great result against a strong team as Nottm Forest surely is. The game itself was far from perfect as we have still seen some holes in defence, but it's important they have managed to grab 3 points.
What's more, Liverpool has unexpectedly split points with Newcastle, who put up a really good fight and, I think, deserved a win but had to settle for a 3-3 draw.

So maybe it's not yet completely over for Man City. 9 points disadvantage won't be easy to make up, but it's not impossible as we still have 24 rounds to go.

Did you think Manchester City was fully back, as you said? They are not weak. But suffering from bad performance, some of the players are injured. I think for us to be sure that Manchester City is back, they should win more matches; that is when we can say they are fully back and strong. Nottingham Forest is good but not as Manchester City, so for Manchester City to win against them, that should not be a big surprise to me. Let's see what Manchester City will look like in their coming matches before we judge that they are fully back in form.

[Kindness001]

Ruud Van Nistelrooy definitely managed to do the best, and if he can keep this team at the league and away from relegation, I am pretty sure he will be offered a better role in some other team. I honestly believed that they won't be doing that great, I didn't expect a win, and I also believed that Ruud should have stayed at United as an assistant manager for Amorim as well, because he knows United, he is very well versed with teams staff, and players, and could have been a better position for him.

When he left, I thought that was a bad decision for him because I believed he wouldn't find a good job, and when he accepted Leicester job, I said that was a bad move too, because it looked like he would just lose most games and be sad, but turns out, I was wrong and he is doing fine right now. I assume that he won't be able to win majority of the games, but as long as he wins enough to stay around where they are, and not relegate, he will be seen as a saviour for the club.

Indeed, anybody that is doubting RVN abilitity as a manager will now know that he  is not just an average Manager as they thought he is, he manages PSV and the results he gots from managing the club shows he is capable of doing something great as a manager and in the short time he represent Man Utd as an interim manager he has brought a good results for them to the extent that most of the fans where not happy when he left and you can see in his first game as a Leicester city manager the boys play very well, Man Utd wants to keep him to assist amorin but he thinks he should take his own path to be a club manager rather than being a assistant in managing the club. I think Leicester will be able to win more and be in the top 10 in the premier league rather than escaping that relegation zone and if he can do that he will be considered among the best managers of the club and in the league

[hyudien]

I appreciate what Ruud Van Nistelrooy did, he definitely took a risk, he didn't want to be second in command or be the unwanted man and took off and resigned and got a job, it was even a risk that he would get a job, or maybe he already knew, maybe Leicester already told him that they were interested in him before Ruud Van Nistelrooy quit from UNited, I don't really know. In any case, taking on such a job is a big deal, but considering Kompany went from relegating a team here, to Bayern Munich, I feel like managing Leicester and keeping them at the league should entitle him to take on Real Madrid job next lol. I feel like if he can make the team play like this every week, there are like 6-7 teams they may not beat, but for every other team they have a good chance.

In the actual sense Ruud had no option than to resign. What do you want him do when the club had already hired a manager. He took the club as interim coach, so he was actually at the mercy of the incoming coach. Bad enough, the incoming coach was set and coming with his team of workers. So, Ruud could later work under Manchester United in the future.

Wasn't Ruud Van Nistelrooy only a temporary coach at Man United from the start? So there no need to take it personally when he left because his job was done and there was no contract that he would be made a permanent coach. Now as a coach who is just starting his career and getting Leicester City  is not bad. Many great coaches now start with unknown clubs. Ruud Van Nistelrooy journey is still long, let him make his own way. Whether he fails or not with Leicester City depends on him.

[tygeade]

Manchester City is finally back. What a great result against a strong team as Nottm Forest surely is. The game itself was far from perfect as we have still seen some holes in defence, but it's important they have managed to grab 3 points.
What's more, Liverpool has unexpectedly split points with Newcastle, who put up a really good fight and, I think, deserved a win but had to settle for a 3-3 draw.

So maybe it's not yet completely over for Man City. 9 points disadvantage won't be easy to make up, but it's not impossible as we still have 24 rounds to go.

I wouldn’t say back just yet. I’ll like to see how they carry on from here although, the KDB additional to the team would by some means create a resonance within the boys to gear up towards there formal glory. They’ve suffered far too many losses and this was a worthy compensation to boost their morale.

Liverpool finally got to drop points and drew with Newcastle United. It was never certain if they could win Newcastle United and they didn’t. A tough challenge it was for them, several come backs and them both had to settle with a draw. That haven’t gotten much effect on Liverpool but, could this be the start of further drops in points, who knows.

I mean, KDB being back is something major, he is of course getting older and that is why he may not contributing as much as he used to, but he is definitely looking as good as ever so far with just a single game, he added so much attacking prowess to the team and passed the ball exactly where it should go, which lead to a lot of positions for them.

In the end, we could consider City being back, obviously we can wait a bit more, but I am glad that my insist on betting them to win finally worked out, I was betting on them to win during all this time, increasing my bets, and finally got it, I knew that it would work but finally they got the win and I got my profit back. It's going to be great without a doubt.

[ILuckyGuyI]

I am not watching the match between Newcastle and Liverpool, rather I am facing my television for the match between Arsenal and Manchester United. Ask you rightly predicted, Liverpool is struggling to make a headway under Newcastle and they already have one goal against them. Liverpool being able to win tonight means that they will have to first equalize the goal against them by Newcastle before they will now talk about scoring another good to give them a winner. On a good day that is not a difficult job for Liverpool but things are actually not going as planned in this season English Premier League so it will be a bit tough for Liverpool for equalize and win Newcastle United.

I also decided to watch the Arsenal - Manchester United game and after that terrible first half I realized it was a bad choice.   

Because meanwhile Newcastle - Liverpool game was just going on incredibly well! After a huge fight there was a 3-3 score at the end. Despite Salah's high effort Liverpool failed to win.

By the way I shouldn't go hard on the Arsenal game of course because the 2nd half was great thanks to Arsenal's wonderful football. Such a deserved win there.