⚽ Premier League 2023/2024 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Oluwa-btc]

Chelsea need this win even more than Arsenal these days. They started the season really terrible and they are desperate to improve their form. They can't get consistent goal contribution from their forward players unfortunately. Indeed they have been quite well for a couple of weeks.

But it is still early to trust Chelsea in my opinion. Moreover Arsenal have been dominant against Chelsea in their last 3 head-to-heads too. They won all of them.

There is a quite big performance gap between these teams this season. As long as Arteta make his players fully ready for the match I don't expect them to get a surprising result.

The game is a 50/50 game for both Arsenal and Chelsea. But without siding either if the clubs since I'm neutral, Arsenal should win. If they could run down Manchester City with a goal. It might seem lucky but still, they have the potentials of winning the game tommorow.
Chelsea needs the win but they will not get it against Arsenal only if important defender's gets Injured.

Winning Arsenal, a side better than they are should be a good idea so they could use that too boost them confidence.

No excuses would be entertained, it's either a wine from any sides of draw. Pochetino has experienced difficulty winning Arsenal as a manager of Tottenham Hotspur, he would still lose again as he faces Arsenal for the first time with Chelsea tommorow.

Chelsea will really have a big task ahead today because defeating Arsenal will be one big thing to do,I think it will really be a hard nut to crack because we all see how Arsenal have grown in the last couple of seasons ago,and looking at Statistics,it only shows that Arsenal have more advantage in this game than Chelsea because in their last  three meetings at Standford Bridge, Arsenal have always be winning,and therefore I ask think history is still saying that Arsenal still have an edge over Chelsea in this game.
But what I'm Still surprised about is the odd they've given to Arsenal in this game which is about 2.15 odds,and the last time they gave them this kind of odd was against City which they won.Therefore we would see how this game would end.

The players did well, fought hard time win the match, the coach as well had some big errors that can't be avoided. Pochetino winning two goals ahead should have made better substute. That alone spoiled the game.
Though for a Chelsea side striving to the top they have done well against a side that won against Manchester City last two weeks in the Premier League.

It's a derby, one point home from Arsenal is a good way to go about it. Arsenal now will have to focus on winning Sevilla in the Champions League. But that will be difficult. Chelsea do not have the qualities to do so

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[Distraction]

Chelsea really could have won this big match. But I would absolutely blame it on Robert Sanchez here that Chelsea lost 2 points by conceding late goals. He made really simple mistakes on both goals truthfully. First the misplaced pass leading to a comfortable goal and later on not being able to save the shot although the ball was coming directly towards himself.

I must admit one thing also that Mudryk's goal was spectacular.    It was such a classy goal that I wouldn't be surprised if it is voted for the goal of the week. Anyway we saw some progress from Chelsea but I hope they can find a solution to their weaknesses as soon as possible.

[püsür]

Chelsea really could have won this big match. But I would absolutely blame it on Robert Sanchez here that Chelsea lost 2 points by conceding late goals. He made really simple mistakes on both goals truthfully. First the misplaced pass leading to a comfortable goal and later on not being able to save the shot although the ball was coming directly towards himself.

I must admit one thing also that Mudryk's goal was spectacular.    It was such a classy goal that I wouldn't be surprised if it is voted for the goal of the week. Anyway we saw some progress from Chelsea but I hope they can find a solution to their weaknesses as soon as possible.

Mikel Arteta again tried to control the ball with pressing and off the ball movements, while Pochettino dominated Arteta with tactical formations and substitutions until the 75th minute of the match. With Sterling as a pseudo-striker and Palmer as a right wing-back, Arteta had a tough game ahead of him. During the match, we saw how the Arsenal wingers, who are not yet fully conditioned, were not yet ready for such a physical match, how the rainy weather caused great problems for the teams who wanted to play the ball, and how Chelsea's team formation matched the skills of the players. Jorginho and Zinchenko at the same time doesn't suit against such physical power-fed teams. This will lead to Declan Rice tiring more and getting injured faster. Still, it's a positive to see Arteta making more sensible changes during the game.

[Usasauki2004]

Have you heard of the news about Liverpool's possible offer for Mbappe in the near future? It is said that Liverpool will offer 300 million euros for him. I think PSG would be really willing to sell him in case there is an offer like that. Because even though PSG have to pay a lot of money to Mbappe in case of selling him early they will still be in a serious profit.

It is much better than letting him go without a transfer fee surely. In this case I assume that Liverpool wouldn't be the only team to make the same offer. Real Madrid have been monitoring his situation for a long time. I would expect them to meet the demands of PSG and Mbappe both undoubtedly.

In this case I don't think Liverpool's chance would be higher to sign him.

I see no team better for Mbappe than Madrid. Madrid are team that don't rush to sign players but once they have set you as there target then it will be very hard for y not to be there player. I still blame PSG why you should keep player that has shown you clearly that he is not willing to stay anymore but rather you persuaded him to the extent of paying more than what he deserves.

The kind of contract pen down by Mbappe that PSG are paying now is very high and at the end he will still leave because his contract expires by 2024 and he's yet to sign another contract. Mbappe's dream is too big that if he remain in PSG he can't actualise it and the best place for young stars to actualise their dreams and be brought to more light is Madrid.

In Madrid getting UCL and Balloon d'Or will be much more easier for him. By 2024 he will be going to Madrid for free which is quite unfortunate, so PSG can't make a dime from his departure.

[shinratensei_]

Chelsea really could have won this big match. But I would absolutely blame it on Robert Sanchez here that Chelsea lost 2 points by conceding late goals. He made really simple mistakes on both goals truthfully. First the misplaced pass leading to a comfortable goal and later on not being able to save the shot although the ball was coming directly towards himself.

Sanchez's mistake was so massive. It was also destroying the mentality owned by the club through his one mistake. I don't even know what sanchez think but his mistake was obviously unacceptable. He was passing to the teammate who has been pressed by arsenal's player.
It's very bad decision making by him. Sanchez needs to learn from this mistake but surprisingly chelsea was able leading the game against arsenal. I can't really tolerate sanchez's mistake. he was making the gameplay of chelsea dropped drastically.

I must admit one thing also that Mudryk's goal was spectacular.    It was such a classy goal that I wouldn't be surprised if it is voted for the goal of the week. Anyway we saw some progress from Chelsea but I hope they can find a solution to their weaknesses as soon as possible.

Im thinking like that too. Mudryk had been showing how skillful he was. I never expect that if he was aiming for such angle which is very difficult to be raised. It seems like that mudryk's hard work is really paying off.
Mudryk will always become the main starter of chelsea. he needs only to increase his skill to control his handling. He is fast but he can only run straight.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Aston Villa are still going on incredibly well. They have increased their unbeaten series to 5 games by this enormous win over West Ham by 4-1. Douglas Luiz really made difference.

Emery is such an amazing manager honestly. Wherever he goes he still continues to manage the teams in the same way. He is always managing to be successful. Aston Villa are only 2 points behind the leader now. This must be like a dream start for them. They will need to finish in top 5 or win the Europa Conference League title to have a ticket for a European competition again. The Premier League task seems more difficult to me but they still have an alternative to that.

[Rampagoe004]

Emery is such an amazing manager honestly. Wherever he goes he still continues to manage the teams in the same way. He is always managing to be successful. Aston Villa are only 2 points behind the leader now. This must be like a dream start for them. They will need to finish in top 5 or win the Europa Conference League title to have a ticket for a European competition again. The Premier League task seems more difficult to me but they still have an alternative to that.

Currently the competition in the Premier League is still very tight and even though there is only a difference of 2 points, Aston Villa is in fifth place and the competition in the top 5 is very fierce. I think Aston Villa can at least secure 4th or 5th place but as you said it will be more difficult to get a Champions League ticket in the League than in UEFA competitions. I believe Aston Villa is the favorite to win the UEFA competition.

[TastyChillySauce00]

Chelsea really could have won this big match. But I would absolutely blame it on Robert Sanchez here that Chelsea lost 2 points by conceding late goals. He made really simple mistakes on both goals truthfully. First the misplaced pass leading to a comfortable goal and later on not being able to save the shot although the ball was coming directly towards himself.

I must admit one thing also that Mudryk's goal was spectacular.    It was such a classy goal that I wouldn't be surprised if it is voted for the goal of the week. Anyway we saw some progress from Chelsea but I hope they can find a solution to their weaknesses as soon as possible.

Sanchez is the reason why chelsea was getting comeback by arsenal yet pochettino should be blamed in this game as well. I meant let's try to take a look at what happened during the game. Sanchez has performed so badly by making unnecessary blunder but pochettino was also making it even worst by put jackson it and replace mudryk which was consistently contributing a lot. Murdryk was alwasy able in pressing its opponent. I saw that the left wing back of arsenal was facing difficulty in beating mudryk 1 on 1. It's caused by he has a very fast speed.
This is also the main reason why pochettino shall also be blamed by the fans as well. The contribution being made by mudryk is very big compared with jackson which was obviously contributed zero to the club during his game.
Pochettino was making arsenal feel confuses by putting sterling as a striker but this guy can also play as winger as well. Pochettino was also fucked the club too with his non sense decision.

[Oluwa-btc]

Chelsea really could have won this big match. But I would absolutely blame it on Robert Sanchez here that Chelsea lost 2 points by conceding late goals. He made really simple mistakes on both goals truthfully. First the misplaced pass leading to a comfortable goal and later on not being able to save the shot although the ball was coming directly towards himself.

I must admit one thing also that Mudryk's goal was spectacular.    It was such a classy goal that I wouldn't be surprised if it is voted for the goal of the week. Anyway we saw some progress from Chelsea but I hope they can find a solution to their weaknesses as soon as possible.

There should be no room for crying over past results brace yourself up and focus on what's ahead. Good, blames on Robert Sanchez since you can't sees Pochetino made some changes that couldn't help Chelsea win that game.
Seventy Minutes with the scores two goals to nil and Pochetino went ahead to bring in Madueke? He has defender's that can come up as midfielder's and same was Ugochukwu.

I must say that Mudryk's goal was complete mistake, that goal is the clear definition of luck. It was lovely to see. Both goalkeepers made errors. Interesting game.
Chelsea attacks doing fine, now midfielder's and defender's have to work together to maintain balance.

[Razmirraz]

Emery is such an amazing manager honestly. Wherever he goes he still continues to manage the teams in the same way. He is always managing to be successful. Aston Villa are only 2 points behind the leader now. This must be like a dream start for them. They will need to finish in top 5 or win the Europa Conference League title to have a ticket for a European competition again. The Premier League task seems more difficult to me but they still have an alternative to that.

Currently the competition in the Premier League is still very tight and even though there is only a difference of 2 points, Aston Villa is in fifth place and the competition in the top 5 is very fierce. I think Aston Villa can at least secure 4th or 5th place but as you said it will be more difficult to get a Champions League ticket in the League than in UEFA competitions. I believe Aston Villa is the favorite to win the UEFA competition.

Aston Villa started the season very well, they have managed to win 6 wins from 9 games in the EPL competition this season. The 19 points they have collected mean they are not too far from the top of the standings. Aston Villa has a very good chance of getting into the top four of the standings if they are able to maintain their best game as has been shown previously. However, the teams ranked in the top four are some of the best teams competing in the EPL, it will be very difficult for Aston Villa to be one of them.

The season is still very long, there will be big changes in the standings. Newcastle also has the same opportunity as Aston Villa, Manchester United is also improving in order to achieve the success they achieved last season. It's hard to imagine that teams like Aston Villa, Newcastle and Manchester United can join the elite teams in the top four, especially since Liverpool and Tottenham have performed so well this season. I dare to place a bet on Arsenal and Manchester City, these two teams will take two tickets to the UCL, while the other two tickets will be contested by other teams.

[Xcode7]

Aston Villa are still going on incredibly well. They have increased their unbeaten series to 5 games by this enormous win over West Ham by 4-1. Douglas Luiz really made difference.

Emery is such an amazing manager honestly. Wherever he goes he still continues to manage the teams in the same way. He is always managing to be successful. Aston Villa are only 2 points behind the leader now. This must be like a dream start for them. They will need to finish in top 5 or win the Europa Conference League title to have a ticket for a European competition again. The Premier League task seems more difficult to me but they still have an alternative to that.

In almost every season, the competition at the top of the Premier League is very tight, but not all of these teams are able to be consistent until the end of the season.
Consistency is often a problem for many teams, Aston Villa did appear very good at the start of this season but I have a little doubt that they will be able to be consistent until the end of the season because if we look at the quality of several other teams which are also above Aston Villa so I think it will still be difficult for them. Aston Villa to be able to compete at the top of the Premier League standings, especially to finish in the top 4 positions.

[SeriouslyGiveaway]

There should be no room for crying over past results brace yourself up and focus on what's ahead. Good, blames on Robert Sanchez since you can't sees Pochetino made some changes that couldn't help Chelsea win that game.
Seventy Minutes with the scores two goals to nil and Pochetino went ahead to bring in Madueke? He has defender's that can come up as midfielder's and same was Ugochukwu.

I also think Pochettino made a mistake by bolstering the defense when they were only leading by one goal. The team they had on the field at the time was doing well against Arsenal, and with a bit more luck, they could have scored more goals.

Consistency is often a problem for many teams, Aston Villa did appear very good at the start of this season but I have a little doubt that they will be able to be consistent until the end of the season because if we look at the quality of several other teams which are also above Aston Villa so I think it will still be difficult for them. Aston Villa to be able to compete at the top of the Premier League standings, especially to finish in the top 4 positions.

As for Aston Villa, I believe they can keep up their current performance and securing a top-four finish this season would be a great achievement for them. However, their squad depth might not be sufficient to aim for the championship.

[Juggy777]

Have you heard of the news about Liverpool's possible offer for Mbappe in the near future? It is said that Liverpool will offer 300 million euros for him. I think PSG would be really willing to sell him in case there is an offer like that. Because even though PSG have to pay a lot of money to Mbappe in case of selling him early they will still be in a serious profit.

It is much better than letting him go without a transfer fee surely. In this case I assume that Liverpool wouldn't be the only team to make the same offer. Real Madrid have been monitoring his situation for a long time. I would expect them to meet the demands of PSG and Mbappe both undoubtedly.

In this case I don't think Liverpool's chance would be higher to sign him.

I see no team better for Mbappe than Madrid. Madrid are team that don't rush to sign players but once they have set you as there target then it will be very hard for y not to be there player. I still blame PSG why you should keep player that has shown you clearly that he is not willing to stay anymore but rather you persuaded him to the extent of paying more than what he deserves.

The kind of contract pen down by Mbappe that PSG are paying now is very high and at the end he will still leave because his contract expires by 2024 and he's yet to sign another contract. Mbappe's dream is too big that if he remain in PSG he can't actualise it and the best place for young stars to actualise their dreams and be brought to more light is Madrid.

In Madrid getting UCL and Balloon d'Or will be much more easier for him. By 2024 he will be going to Madrid for free which is quite unfortunate, so PSG can't make a dime from his departure.

@jakdanyel Liverpool don’t have that kind of funds so this is a baseless rumour and they’ll need to strengthen in other departments too hence I don’t see this move happening. @Usasauki2004 yea for now Real Madrid is the only team seriously showing interest in him but I feel that Chelsea can also pay him crazy money and lastly he’s already worked under Poch hence Chelsea could be another destination for Mbappe.

[QueenVera]

In almost every season, the competition at the top of the Premier League is very tight, but not all of these teams are able to be consistent until the end of the season.
Consistency is often a problem for many teams, Aston Villa did appear very good at the start of this season but I have a little doubt that they will be able to be consistent until the end of the season because if we look at the quality of several other teams which are also above Aston Villa so I think it will still be difficult for them. Aston Villa to be able to compete at the top of the Premier League standings, especially to finish in the top 4 positions.

In the EPL especially consistency really matters  because it's one of the most competitive league In Europe, top be at the top 6 you need to win more and lose less cause any slight drop in points give the team below more chance to get ahead, well what I have to say is that Aston Villa are in a good form this season and have been very consistent in their home games which has helped them get this far in the tale, Unai Emery is really doing a ģood job since his arrival and could make them an Europa League playing team.

 Aston Villa might not be able to finish in the top 4 due to the serious competition for that spot this season but they could probably finish top 6 or 7 to qualify for the Europa or conference League tournament, i was very impressed with their performance yesterday and I could believe they'll embarrass Westham in the home ground yesterday, their good performance has got them to the 5th position currently now they need to find a way to remain consistent.

[asriloni]

Aston Villa are still going on incredibly well. They have increased their unbeaten series to 5 games by this enormous win over West Ham by 4-1. Douglas Luiz really made difference.

Emery is such an amazing manager honestly. Wherever he goes he still continues to manage the teams in the same way. He is always managing to be successful. Aston Villa are only 2 points behind the leader now. This must be like a dream start for them. They will need to finish in top 5 or win the Europa Conference League title to have a ticket for a European competition again. The Premier League task seems more difficult to me but they still have an alternative to that.

In almost every season, the competition at the top of the Premier League is very tight, but not all of these teams are able to be consistent until the end of the season.
Consistency is often a problem for many teams, Aston Villa did appear very good at the start of this season but I have a little doubt that they will be able to be consistent until the end of the season because if we look at the quality of several other teams which are also above Aston Villa so I think it will still be difficult for them. Aston Villa to be able to compete at the top of the Premier League standings, especially to finish in the top 4 positions.

What makes this season even more interesting is the abundance of clubs competing against each other, in contrast to the previous season where one club, like Manchester City, dominated the league. Some clubs like arsenal, totenham, brighton or even chelsea are starting to go back again to the what they used to be. Im feeling the atmosphere of EPL this season is kinda different. Any strnog team in the leagues made me feel have more spirit to watch the game.
I would not be surprised to see that if we will see a very strct competition pretty much the same like last season. Im feeling that if manchester city may likely to win the competition again but let's see how consistent manchester city is this season.
Anything is about going to be hyped. The more matches like chelsea vs arsenal will be so good.

[hahay]

Emery is such an amazing manager honestly. Wherever he goes he still continues to manage the teams in the same way. He is always managing to be successful. Aston Villa are only 2 points behind the leader now. This must be like a dream start for them. They will need to finish in top 5 or win the Europa Conference League title to have a ticket for a European competition again. The Premier League task seems more difficult to me but they still have an alternative to that.

Currently the competition in the Premier League is still very tight and even though there is only a difference of 2 points, Aston Villa is in fifth place and the competition in the top 5 is very fierce. I think Aston Villa can at least secure 4th or 5th place but as you said it will be more difficult to get a Champions League ticket in the League than in UEFA competitions. I believe Aston Villa is the favorite to win the UEFA competition.

Even though the League is still long, but because Aston Villa has had good results so far, then it looks like Aston Villa still has a chance to finish in the top five or maybe in the top four. Clear, competition will always occur of course and ya, it will not be easy to finish in the best position in the Premier League standings. Because yes, the Premier League competition is very competitive and therefore, whichever team manages to maintain its consistency, of course that team will have a great chance of finishing in a better position. Because after all, Aston Villa managed to distance themselves from the teams below them in the standings. At least, having a gap of three points will give Aston Villa the opportunity to stay in the top five.

[Spack17]

I can say that Son Heung-Min nearly solo carried Tottenham today against Fulham. With the help of his contribution by 1 goal and 1 assist Tottenham got a nice 2-0 win.

Tottenham were much more effective in the first half. Their tempo wasn't very convincing to me in the second half but they still managed to find the goal early. If the score got stuck at 1-0 until the last moments of the match I think Fulham could have got one point maybe. Kulusevski was quite useless today but I don't want to go harsh on him. His general effort has been decent this season. Tottenham maintain their lead by 2 points and everything is great for them now.

[makishart]

Aston Villa are still going on incredibly well. They have increased their unbeaten series to 5 games by this enormous win over West Ham by 4-1. Douglas Luiz really made difference.

It's good to know that but the thing that may saddened me if we may not see douglas to play in the aston villa again. This guy has been targeting by arsenal at this moment. The club is now trying to prepare lucrative offer to him. douglas may be potentially out from aston ville in the winter transfer window. Arsenal has been bidding for him three times in a row but all of bids being rejected by aston villa.
Arsenal is being so obsessed to get him to join in the club right now. This is going to be the right momentum for arsenal. Douglas is in its best condition. It was also consistently play so well in aston villa.
Arteta has no reason not to get him from aston villa. The only thing that makes me quite skeptical whether emery will let him go out from the club or not.

Emery is such an amazing manager honestly. Wherever he goes he still continues to manage the teams in the same way. He is always managing to be successful. Aston Villa are only 2 points behind the leader now. This must be like a dream start for them. They will need to finish in top 5 or win the Europa Conference League title to have a ticket for a European competition again. The Premier League task seems more difficult to me but they still have an alternative to that.

He was always amazing. It's still questioned me why there was no a big club that put interest to recruit him like chelsea instead of bring some garbage coach last season. Aston villa is even far better than brighton this time.
Let's see how consistent emery's club. Im expecting something big to come soon. Aston villa may probably reject a lucrative offer from arsena;.

Seeing westham being destroyed by aston villa made me feel so good.

[Rampagoe004]

He was always amazing. It's still questioned me why there was no a big club that put interest to recruit him like chelsea instead of bring some garbage coach last season. Aston villa is even far better than brighton this time.

Each manager at the club certainly has their own considerations. Likewise with Chelsea. Because when a club brings in a coach, there will be many things to negotiate, such as salaries, player spending budgets in the transfer market, and connections with club officials. Pocchettino is actually a good coach and he is ready to train with a number of available players without having to bring in certain players. I think choosing a coach is a gamble made by the club manager and Chelsea have lost the bet this time if they are not able to achieve at least qualifying for the UEFA Europa League.

[makishart]

He was always amazing. It's still questioned me why there was no a big club that put interest to recruit him like chelsea instead of bring some garbage coach last season. Aston villa is even far better than brighton this time.

Each manager at the club certainly has their own considerations. Likewise with Chelsea. Because when a club brings in a coach, there will be many things to negotiate, such as salaries, player spending budgets in the transfer market, and connections with club officials. Pocchettino is actually a good coach and he is ready to train with a number of available players without having to bring in certain players. I think choosing a coach is a gamble made by the club manager and Chelsea have lost the bet this time if they are not able to achieve at least qualifying for the UEFA Europa League.

Chelsea has made so many gambles since last season started with potter and ended with lampard which was helping chelsea not to be relegated last season. I think that if we are talking about salary and chelsea has better financial compared with aston villa.
The scouting team of chelsea had made some wrong choice here. I was very disappointed when chelsea took potter instead of emery. Pochettino is good but the development that is happening in aston villa is truly amazing.

I must be honest if emery is far better than pochettino in this case. He was able building a great club with limited budget unlike chelsea's coach which has spent billions for nothing.