⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[blue Snow]

This season, Liverpool is performing well in both the English Premier League and Champions League tournaments. As they are at the top position in the Champions League tournament, they are also at the top position in the Premier League. Liverpool secured a 2-1 win in a crucial Champions League match against LOSC. So far in the Champions League, Liverpool have faced 7 matches where they have secured 100% wins out of 7 matches and they are at the top of the table with 21 points in these 7 matches. The way they are performing in the Champions League gives a rough idea of the fact that they will continue their winning streak in the upcoming matches as well.

Yes when we talk about Liverpool, there is nothing to doubt about their performance for this session. Many people compare their performance with any clubs, but Liverpool is still a better club outside the premier league. Many have doubts Arni Slot can bring the performance because many do not recognize and how his tactic and strategy when to implement to that club but now all believe he can bring the big change for the club. Next match Liverpool will meet the bottom club, Ipswich. Liverpool are highly favored to win with 88% chance. There might be a goal party tomorrow night, interesting to listen to Nunez if he is able to score tomorrow night.

[Litzki1990]

Amorim has made his wishes known to the club recently that he needs funds to make player purchases. In an article I read he sent clear warning to the management of the club that if Anthony must leave there must be a good replacement for him. Honestly I think it is time for the club management to work in cooperation with Amorim to bring the change desired, Amorim is an ambitious coach and he looks to know what he wants and what he is doing, he should be given benefit of doubt and the finances to make that change happen.

To change fate in the second half of the season of course there must be new strength in the Manchester United squad, they must provide money for Amorim to make improvements in their squad because for now Manchester United performance in the domestic league is really bad, they are in a bad position after losing in the previous week.

Amorim ran out of patience after his team was humiliated at Old Trafford where the score 1-3 was the final result of the 22nd match this season. Amorim had said in the media that Manchester united was the worst performing team and that was very true seeing them struggling to win this season. I think if there is no new recruitment, their ranking could drop even further if they lose again in the upcoming matches.

The manager has tried to improve the performance of the team with all the players that Manchester United has but he is not very successful in improving the performance with these players. When Manchester United take the field, their performance against the opposition gives a clear idea that they have considerable weaknesses. If Manchester United really want to see their team's performance improve then the manager must give Manchester United the freedom to buy players. If the manager can spend as much money as he wants and bring some good quality players to Manchester United then I think Manchester United can change their situation. If not, then Manchester United will be seen further down the points table. Already not in a good position in the Premier League points table, Manchester United would not be nice to see if they move to a worse position.

[beerlover]

Amorim has made his wishes known to the club recently that he needs funds to make player purchases. In an article I read he sent clear warning to the management of the club that if Anthony must leave there must be a good replacement for him. Honestly I think it is time for the club management to work in cooperation with Amorim to bring the change desired, Amorim is an ambitious coach and he looks to know what he wants and what he is doing, he should be given benefit of doubt and the finances to make that change happen.

A player leaves, another player can join and it is very normal demand for a head coach. Anthony has several seasons in Manchester United but failed, I can say he failed, to show his best and over years his contributions for them are very limited. If Amorim wants Anthony staying in the club, and has his plans to use this player, I am doubtful that he will succeed with Anthony. The player seems to reach his limit and can not contribute more for the club and perhaps it's better for all if they have agreement for his departure.

The fact that Antony was bought for 100 million is insane. I really can't believe that they spent 100 on him, not even like a small mistake, this is a HUGE mistake and of course he should leave and leave a space behind him because let's face it he turns out to be not a United level player, not a premier league level player, I would question if he should be starting level at a top championship team, more like midtable. In the end, Amorim of course needs players, but at the same time I am asking you, if he spends a bunch of money on getting great players, is that like somehow his talent to make the team better after that?

I mean if you give me bunch of amazing players, I would do fine too, I believe all of us here could make Real Madrid top three for example, because you literally need nothing, just tell which 11 and make them go out, that's it. So United should not give him a huge huge funds to transfer, just make him do whatever he can with a small budget.

[TastyChillySauce00]

Amorim has made his wishes known to the club recently that he needs funds to make player purchases. In an article I read he sent clear warning to the management of the club that if Anthony must leave there must be a good replacement for him. Honestly I think it is time for the club management to work in cooperation with Amorim to bring the change desired, Amorim is an ambitious coach and he looks to know what he wants and what he is doing, he should be given benefit of doubt and the finances to make that change happen.

When you come to Man United to be the most important part of the club then all the big disasters have greeted him since the first day. Anyone whether a player or a coach will have the same risk, it is difficult to develop, financial support is sometimes not easy to get and Amorim seems to show signs of stress. See the difference in his facial expression when he was still at Sporting and after becoming Man United coach.

No doubt Amorim looked so frustrated this time. His team was rarely got a good result, and placed at the 13th, closer to the relegation zone. If you were a coach, and how can you convince yourself to always feel confident when you're potentially losing your job?

His mimmick is always showing if he's not fine now. He has to push club to play better, then back to the top 10. However, his club's facing financial issue, which may force him take even longer to rebuild his club like what he desired.

[Adiljutt156]

I believe the main event of this week is going to be Manchester City - Chelsea.



Here is the odds. It has been a few years since Chelsea beat their opponent away in the Premier League. Manchester City's current look makes me question whether they can lose against Chelsea in this game.    Especially after watching them against PSG yesterday... Chelsea are also not having a great time recently. This is why I can't choose a side comfortably. Instead, I assume I will prefer a goal bet again. I will go for the same thing I chose for the PSG - Manchester City game, BTTS & over 2.5 goals @1.59.

There is actually no favorite team here to win this particular game Manchester City form is now stable after winning their last English premier league game by 6-0 I thought they are back to what they use to be before but watching them last night played against PSG in the UEFA Champions league made me have a rethought, Manchester City defeat to PSG last night shows that they not yet back to what it uses to before, Chelsea in the other hand too is not consistent in winning games but I don't believe Manchester City will not be happy to lose against Chelsea this weekend so they will make sure they never got defeated by Chelsea so placing Manchester City on the double chance option won't be bad or also the over 2.5 goal option but going for direct winning is not certain between both teams, my option in this game will Manchester City to win or draw and over 2.5 goals.

Chelsea football team will play very next match against Manchester City football team and both teams are have almost same level because points difference is not big but Chelsea is at 4th position because that team has 40 points on the table and Manchester City has 2 points less than Chelsea team and that team has 38 points which is not bad performance and I am taking about the match of Premier League matches. Manchester City football has good side and that team will give hundred percent to win this match and that match will be in the end of Manchester City football team because that team won more matches in the past and are confident for next match and that match will be organize in the Etihad Stadium .

[darewaller]

Amorim has made his wishes known to the club recently that he needs funds to make player purchases. In an article I read he sent clear warning to the management of the club that if Anthony must leave there must be a good replacement for him. Honestly I think it is time for the club management to work in cooperation with Amorim to bring the change desired, Amorim is an ambitious coach and he looks to know what he wants and what he is doing, he should be given benefit of doubt and the finances to make that change happen.

A player leaves, another player can join and it is very normal demand for a head coach. Anthony has several seasons in Manchester United but failed, I can say he failed, to show his best and over years his contributions for them are very limited. If Amorim wants Anthony staying in the club, and has his plans to use this player, I am doubtful that he will succeed with Anthony. The player seems to reach his limit and can not contribute more for the club and perhaps it's better for all if they have agreement for his departure.

While I agree in most cases when "a player leaves, a player should join" type of mindset. However, we are talking about Antony here, not like he was contributing anything anyways. Which means that we are talking about a situation where there isn't really anything that should be replaced, hence they may not get anyone instead of Antony.

However, they should get some players, not because Antony left, but because the players they have right now aren't good enough and that's the only reason, if they keep playing with the same squad, I am sure that they will do fine, not great but just fine, but that's about it and I am not really seeing how things could change for them to get better, hence they do need better players. I specially look at the offense these days, defense has always been bad at United, for like nearly five years now and they still haven't fixed it, but nowadays even offense looks bad, they at least had a good offense during that time, maybe they should look into getting some wingers.

[Zackz5000]

I believe the main event of this week is going to be Manchester City - Chelsea.



Here is the odds. It has been a few years since Chelsea beat their opponent away in the Premier League. Manchester City's current look makes me question whether they can lose against Chelsea in this game.    Especially after watching them against PSG yesterday... Chelsea are also not having a great time recently. This is why I can't choose a side comfortably. Instead, I assume I will prefer a goal bet again. I will go for the same thing I chose for the PSG - Manchester City game, BTTS & over 2.5 goals @1.59.

There is actually no favorite team here to win this particular game Manchester City form is now stable after winning their last English premier league game by 6-0 I thought they are back to what they use to be before but watching them last night played against PSG in the UEFA Champions league made me have a rethought, Manchester City defeat to PSG last night shows that they not yet back to what it uses to before, Chelsea in the other hand too is not consistent in winning games but I don't believe Manchester City will not be happy to lose against Chelsea this weekend so they will make sure they never got defeated by Chelsea so placing Manchester City on the double chance option won't be bad or also the over 2.5 goal option but going for direct winning is not certain between both teams, my option in this game will Manchester City to win or draw and over 2.5 goals.

Chelsea football team will play very next match against Manchester City football team and both teams are have almost same level because points difference is not big but Chelsea is at 4th position because that team has 40 points on the table and Manchester City has 2 points less than Chelsea team and that team has 38 points which is not bad performance and I am taking about the match of Premier League matches. Manchester City football has good side and that team will give hundred percent to win this match and that match will be in the end of Manchester City football team because that team won more matches in the past and are confident for next match and that match will be organize in the Etihad Stadium .

In football winning games doesn't mater how often you have been winning or your position in the table or how inform you are now, you can as well be in a good form or a better position in the league table at the end you will still loss to a team that is struggling to escape relegation, we saw how Feyenoord humiliated Bayern Munich in their last UEFA Champions league game winning Bayern Munich 3-0 Feyenoord wasn't in a better form than Bayern Munich or has more better players than Bayern but they still won Bayern Munich, Manchester City will give their best to win Chelsea will also give their best to win because the winning is both important for both team.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Oh I can't wait for the Manchester City - Chelsea game!    As a reminder I'm supporting Chelsea in the PL. So I really hope they get some points at Etihad...

Let's look at what condition these clubs are in now. They have very similar statistics in the league above all else. Chelsea are only 2 point ahead. If they didn't mess up hard lately then we could have talked differently now.

Chelsea are one of the best away clubs. Manchester City are trying to recover but lost really badly vs PSG a couple of days earlier. The first meet of Guardiola-Maresca ended up with a 2-0 victory for Manchester City. But I think this time could be different. I'm going for Chelsea or draw @1.70. 

[Docnaster]

When you come to Man United to be the most important part of the club then all the big disasters have greeted him since the first day. Anyone whether a player or a coach will have the same risk, it is difficult to develop, financial support is sometimes not easy to get and Amorim seems to show signs of stress. See the difference in his facial expression when he was still at Sporting and after becoming Man United coach.

I think the big problem facing Ruben Amorim at Manchester United is that the club fans wants to see him arrive the club and effect a big positive change upon his arrival. You can't expect a young manager like Amorim who was having an exceptional performance for his former club to come immediately improve the performance of a club that's been struggling for the last three years.
They should give him the time he needs to improve the performance of the team and allow him take his time and build the team by fully establishing his style of football at the club.

[fuguebtc]

Oh I can't wait for the Manchester City - Chelsea game!    As a reminder I'm supporting Chelsea in the PL. So I really hope they get some points at Etihad...

You consider Chelsea as the favorite. However, the performance of both these teams is very inconsistent. We are eagerly expecting a competitive match. However, I would not be surprised if both the teams play defensively. Since both the teams are a bit off form now, sharing the points could be a good result for both.

City did not play well against PSG in their last match. Despite leading 2-0 in the second half of the match, Manchester City lost the match 2-2. So it is easy to guess that City is in a very bad situation. On the other hand, Chelsea is not in a strong position either. Although they won against Wolves in the last match, the team has played badly in several previous matches. I am not interested in betting on this match. It is impossible to predict the result of this match with certainty.

[PremiumcryptoHub]

I believe the main event of this week is going to be Manchester City - Chelsea.

Chelsea football team will play very next match against Manchester City football team and both teams are have almost same level because points difference is not big but Chelsea is at 4th position because that team has 40 points on the table and Manchester City has 2 points less than Chelsea team and that team has 38 points which is not bad performance and I am taking about the match of Premier League matches. Manchester City football has good side and that team will give hundred percent to win this match and that match will be in the end of Manchester City football team because that team won more matches in the past and are confident for next match and that match will be organize in the Etihad Stadium .

Maybe It can be difficult for everyone to pick a team as a favorite in terms of points in this match. Manchester City won a 6-0 goals win in one of their matches. In this match, the significant performance of all the players in Manchester City forced many football fans to think, they have become a strong team again i.e they are able to perform as strong as befor. They lost against PSG and proved that they are suddenly capable of performing well. But not able to do it regularly.

Every team tries to give their hundred percent i.e. give their best performance to win the match. These two teams should focus more on their current performance than their past performance. The team that is currently very strong, i.e the team that is currently playing consistently offensively, will be able to win this match.

[AprilioMP]

Oh I can't wait for the Manchester City - Chelsea game!    As a reminder I'm supporting Chelsea in the PL. So I really hope they get some points at Etihad...

Let's look at what condition these clubs are in now. They have very similar statistics in the league above all else. Chelsea are only 2 point ahead. If they didn't mess up hard lately then we could have talked differently now.

Believe me the best results that Manchester City will get in Etihad welcomes Chelsea. Winning will bring Manchester City to penetrate to fourth position from fifth position.
Behind my trust in the results of the posituf that will be obtained by Manchester City, the match will be exciting, betting to be paired on the victory of one of them is difficult to guess. The only thing that most likely happened was both teams could score goals.
Chelsea to Etihad Stadium is also not to lose because their potential to finish in second place is very dependent on them because Chelsea points are only 4 adrift.

[Ruttoshi]

I believe the main event of this week is going to be Manchester City - Chelsea.

Chelsea football team will play very next match against Manchester City football team and both teams are have almost same level because points difference is not big but Chelsea is at 4th position because that team has 40 points on the table and Manchester City has 2 points less than Chelsea team and that team has 38 points which is not bad performance and I am taking about the match of Premier League matches. Manchester City football has good side and that team will give hundred percent to win this match and that match will be in the end of Manchester City football team because that team won more matches in the past and are confident for next match and that match will be organize in the Etihad Stadium .

Maybe It can be difficult for everyone to pick a team as a favorite in terms of points in this match. Manchester City won a 6-0 goals win in one of their matches, In this match, the significant performance of all the players in Manchester City forced many football fans to think, they have become a strong team again i.e they are able to perform as strong as before. They lost against PSG and proved that they are suddenly capable of performing well. But not able to do it regularly.

Every team tries to give their hundred percent i.e. give their best performance to win the match. These two teams should focus more on their current performance than their past performance. The team that is currently very strong, i.e the team that is currently playing consistently offensively, will be able to win this match.

I don't care about bookmakers odds anymore because sometimes, they can be misleading. This was how the bookmakers made City the favorite in UCL against PSG, but it turned out the opposite. I know why the bookmakers are putting City as favorites because of past records but it's not all the time that past records will be used to predict future results.

City are not stable and I believe Chelsea will take that as an advantage to win them in Etihad Stadium. Currently, City is only strong when playing with very weak teams.

[Velvet78]

Let's look at the current title competition, shall we? 



Liverpool have a really serious advantage. That's way clear. A missing game and a lead by 6 points... Arsenal are trying to catch up but that draw against Aston Villa was sad for them. You shouldn't lose a 2-0 score advantage easily if you are fighting for the title. 

And Nottingham Forest... They are very surprising, aren't they? The same points as Arsenal. An important steal of one point against Liverpool recently too. Most probably they wouldn't become the champions but even finishing in this area is way above their seasonal target for sure.

[red4slash]

Amorim has made his wishes known to the club recently that he needs funds to make player purchases. In an article I read he sent clear warning to the management of the club that if Anthony must leave there must be a good replacement for him. Honestly I think it is time for the club management to work in cooperation with Amorim to bring the change desired, Amorim is an ambitious coach and he looks to know what he wants and what he is doing, he should be given benefit of doubt and the finances to make that change happen.

When you come to Man United to be the most important part of the club then all the big disasters have greeted him since the first day. Anyone whether a player or a coach will have the same risk, it is difficult to develop, financial support is sometimes not easy to get and Amorim seems to show signs of stress. See the difference in his facial expression when he was still at Sporting and after becoming Man United coach.

Because there is a responsibility that he has so in the end there is clearly a sense of pressure that Amorim is experiencing but he should realize that something like this is most likely to happen for him at Manchester United. It doesn't mean he's bad and doesn't do anything it's just that the situation is not favorable for him where the club's condition is ruined and finances are running low but demanded more then it is clear this will definitely be a difficult thing for Amorim even I heard in some media rumors he was even angry in the dressing room after Manchester United lost earlier against Brighton which made it evident that he did not expect this situation to continue but he also could not say much about this because indeed the hope of changing quickly in terms of performance in the current conditions is clearly very difficult for him.

I think for now Amorim can only make some moves a little slower but as long as they are positive then it won't be a problem which is important this season they are not more devastated than the previous season.

[Xcode7]

Amorim has made his wishes known to the club recently that he needs funds to make player purchases. In an article I read he sent clear warning to the management of the club that if Anthony must leave there must be a good replacement for him. Honestly I think it is time for the club management to work in cooperation with Amorim to bring the change desired, Amorim is an ambitious coach and he looks to know what he wants and what he is doing, he should be given benefit of doubt and the finances to make that change happen.

When you come to Man United to be the most important part of the club then all the big disasters have greeted him since the first day. Anyone whether a player or a coach will have the same risk, it is difficult to develop, financial support is sometimes not easy to get and Amorim seems to show signs of stress. See the difference in his facial expression when he was still at Sporting and after becoming Man United coach.

No doubt Amorim looked so frustrated this time. His team was rarely got a good result, and placed at the 13th, closer to the relegation zone. If you were a coach, and how can you convince yourself to always feel confident when you're potentially losing your job?

His mimmick is always showing if he's not fine now. He has to push club to play better, then back to the top 10. However, his club's facing financial issue, which may force him take even longer to rebuild his club like what he desired.

There are many problems that Amorin must overcome at Man United at this time and what needs to be emphasized is that his players must develop in every match and must not be reckless because Man United often concedes goals especially in the early minutes of the match, of course Amorin is frustrated and I think all coaches are frustrated if they work at Man United, and at this time Sir Jim wants to sell Garnacho instead of getting money but that is something wrong if that happens indeed at this time Man United really needs money but selling Garnacho is not the right choice and Man United's mistake was selling shares to Sir Jim not to the oil king, now a new problem has arisen with increasing ticket sales at Old Trafford and this has begun to be protested by Man United fans who basically find it very difficult to be at Man United at this time.

Amorin is required to restore Man United to its former glory and I believe in Amorin, his project is quite good and the game he plays is clear, but right now all that is needed is a player who fits his game to play under him, right now Man United can only maintain 8/9 players, the rest of their game is very bad, especially the unpredictable players also create chaos in the team. I think Amorin's job is very hard, but I believe and support him.

[CLS63]

Liverpool have a really serious advantage. That's way clear. A missing game and a lead by 6 points... Arsenal are trying to catch up but that draw against Aston Villa was sad for them. You shouldn't lose a 2-0 score advantage easily if you are fighting for the title. 

And Nottingham Forest... They are very surprising, aren't they? The same points as Arsenal. An important steal of one point against Liverpool recently too. Most probably they wouldn't become the champions but even finishing in this area is way above their seasonal target for sure.

Liverpool look like they will put an embargo on all the tournaments they compete in this season. There is still no team being able to compete with them seriously in the Premier League. Arsenal lose unnecessary amount of points. When it comes to Nottingham Forest this is the first season in which they do big things for a long time. I can't be sure of them about maintaining their title race as well. They didn't play great against Liverpool in that match you mentioned too.

In a season that Manchester City are having hard time challenging for the trophy, Liverpool can benefit from the situation with this great performance under Arne Slot's control.

[Pokapoka124]

The biggest fans of any team should be there for the good and the bad, it's like everything in life, the MU fans have to always be there, for me these things should always be like this, they can't go against things that are sometimes inevitable, the biggest fans realize that the MU coach is to blame for everything, some others will say that more players are needed, personally for me they don't need more players because they're all very good, they have a great squad, it's a shame that they treated CR7 so ​​badly because surely with this coach he would have helped him a lot to get ahead.

Yes, you are right. True fans stick with their team through thick and thin.  And in as much as it is the duty of the coach to bring all his players together, I wouldn't totally blame Amorim for the way things are at Manchester United, the players too are to be blamed. The players ought to have a winning mentality and the zeal to win before any coach can implement his philosophy at the club and be successful. The situation of CR7 left a sour taste to many. I think CR7 could have been an valuable addition to the club if things were handled differently.

[hahay]

Liverpool have a really serious advantage. That's way clear. A missing game and a lead by 6 points... Arsenal are trying to catch up but that draw against Aston Villa was sad for them. You shouldn't lose a 2-0 score advantage easily if you are fighting for the title. 

And Nottingham Forest... They are very surprising, aren't they? The same points as Arsenal. An important steal of one point against Liverpool recently too. Most probably they wouldn't become the champions but even finishing in this area is way above their seasonal target for sure.

Liverpool look like they will put an embargo on all the tournaments they compete in this season. There is still no team being able to compete with them seriously in the Premier League. Arsenal lose unnecessary amount of points. When it comes to Nottingham Forest this is the first season in which they do big things for a long time. I can't be sure of them about maintaining their title race as well. They didn't play great against Liverpool in that match you mentioned too.

In a season that Manchester City are having hard time challenging for the trophy, Liverpool can benefit from the situation with this great performance under Arne Slot's control.

Nottingham is the only team so far this season that has not lost against Liverpool, although basically this season Liverpool has really had a very impressive performance. Thus, it would be very appropriate for Nottingham to finish in the top four and get a Champions League ticket for next season. Indeed, next season Nottingham may not be as good as now, but at least Nottingham, which is basically not a top European team but with impressive results so far, of course Nottingham is very worthy of getting an award. About Arsenal, they may also still find it difficult to maintain good performance in the Premier League and in the Champions League, so Arsenal still remains unsuccessful in the race for the Premier League trophy in the last few seasons.

[Palakka]

Let's look at the current title competition, shall we?  



Liverpool have a really serious advantage. That's way clear. A missing game and a lead by 6 points... Arsenal are trying to catch up but that draw against Aston Villa was sad for them. You shouldn't lose a 2-0 score advantage easily if you are fighting for the title.  

And Nottingham Forest... They are very surprising, aren't they? The same points as Arsenal. An important steal of one point against Liverpool recently too. Most probably they wouldn't become the champions but even finishing in this area is way above their seasonal target for sure.

Yes Liverpool are currently leading the league comfortably and that is what makes them the favourites to be championship this season, the mentality and the great consistency in getting the 3 points has been their shown this season like against Brentford where they refused to lose or draw before the end match whistle sounded, I think in addition to the mentality and also the consistency,  they are actually currently very lucky, because Manchester City which in recent seasons has dominated the league is experiencing a slump, so they are quite comfortable so far without any strong pressure from other teams that have a winning mentality .
But regardless, they currently still have 17 games left, meaning all possibilities can still happen in the Premier League, so let's see how consistent they are until the end of the season later.