⚽ Premier League 2023/2024 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Palakka]

Many people doubt Arsenal for the same reason, including me.
However, even though Arsenal cannot be expected to be in the competition for the title until the end of the season, I am sure that Manchester City and Liverpool will make it into the competition for the Premier League title this season until the last week, that is quite possible because these two teams have almost the same strength and Also now the two of them are only 1 point apart in the standings.

If the difference in points is a measure of capacity to be champions  of course we cant exclude arsenal from the current championship competition, manchester City has a difference of 1 point from Liverpool and that isn't no different from Arsenal which only has a difference 2 points from liverpool so far.
I think Arsenal just need consistency in their game in the remaining matches and  hope that if Liverpool and Manchester City slip up in at least one of the matches they have, so that will give Arsenal the opportunity to  snatch liverpool and city position in top standing.
Consistent is a problem that often befalls Arsenal when the season ends and Arteta should be able to overcome this now to be able to make Arsenal champions and of course close all doubts from current football fans.

From season to season, Arsenal continues to be able to compete at the top of the standings and even last season Arsenal was quite surprising to many people because since the start of the season they were able to become a team that was quite consistent at the top of the standing, but unfortunately, arsenal collapsed towards the end of the season and in the end had to end  season in the runner up position, so far I see Arsenal performance in the league is quite good and they still have a big chance of becoming champions at the end of the season provided they are able to remain consistent.

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[QueenVera]

If the difference in points is a measure of capacity to be champions  of course we cant exclude arsenal from the current championship competition, manchester City has a difference of 1 point from Liverpool and that isn't no different from Arsenal which only has a difference 2 points from liverpool so far.
I think Arsenal just need consistency in their game in the remaining matches and  hope that if Liverpool and Manchester City slip up in at least one of the matches they have, so that will give Arsenal the opportunity to  snatch liverpool and city position in top standing.
Consistent is a problem that often befalls Arsenal when the season ends and Arteta should be able to overcome this now to be able to make Arsenal champions and of course close all doubts from current football fans.

From season to season, Arsenal continues to be able to compete at the top of the standings and even last season Arsenal was quite surprising to many people because since the start of the season they were able to become a team that was quite consistent at the top of the standing, but unfortunately, arsenal collapsed towards the end of the season and in the end had to end  season in the runner up position, so far I see Arsenal performance in the league is quite good and they still have a big chance of becoming champions at the end of the season provided they are able to remain consistent.

The EPL title race this season is having a very sweet format as we’re having 3 clubs on the run for this title and they’ve got similar point. Not just similar points, but also very close Goal Differences and these are factors in determining who wins the league. Well many persons aren’t real considering Arsenal as an option because of how the club slipped during the cause of last season. That’s one major reason why me also have this fear that they might not be able to keep up and maintain standard till around April/May.

 Arsenal have showcased impressive form this season, the consistent performance of Liverpool and Manchester City who have even got a better squad depth when compared to Arsenal’s has raised doubts about Arsenal’s title prospects. The fierce competition of the league and the formidable form of the other contenders contributes so immensely to the uncertainty surrounding Arsenal’s bid for the Premier League title. Arsenal were in a very better position last year but when it got around April, they started losing it till they were overthrown by Manchester City who maintain consistency from February till they got the league.

 Considering this, I think Liverpool are the only challenger to City as you can see how they play poorly in some games and manage to still get maximum 3 points and you can’t see this in Arsenal team. Arsenal have to maintain this winning streak else they’ll be considered as Aston Villa and Tottenham who were one time league contenders some time ago. Consistency is what’s key to success especially in a league like the EPL where we’ve got teams all fighting it out till the very last day.

[Juse14]

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I agree with that, but it's not much different compared to last season because if we look at the past, the Premier League always presents fierce competition in the race for the title. Likewise this season.
The fairly even strength between the top teams makes the competition even more interesting, and in the next few weeks there will be a Manchester City match against Liverpool, this will be a fairly decisive match for both teams.

It's true what you said, football always offers quite fierce competition so we are interested in watching it or just betting on it. Especially when we talk about the English league. Even though the competition this season is not much different from previous seasons, the strength between the two teams can be said to be balanced, making the match even more interesting to watch. The match between The Citizens and The Reds in the future, of course this is a match that can determine the journey of both teams to the title. However, at the moment Man City is confused about dealing with the fitness of its main players, namely Erling Haaland and Phil Foden, and from several news pages that I read, it is reported that Foden will be absent from this match, while Erling Haaland can still be played. Likewise with the Liverpool team, where the coach is still worried because he sees some of the conditions of his players.

[Nheer]

The EPL title race this season is having a very sweet format as we’re having 3 clubs on the run for this title and they’ve got similar point. Not just similar points, but also very close Goal Differences and these are factors in determining who wins the league. Well many persons aren’t real considering Arsenal as an option because of how the club slipped during the cause of last season. That’s one major reason why me also have this fear that they might not be able to keep up and maintain standard till around April/May.

I so much love how the season is going and how 3 teams are battling their way to the trophy, we still have a long season ahead so it is not certain if some of these teams can keep up but I believe as the league progresses we will have at least two teams fighting till the very end.

The three teams look strong at the moment and with the way it is going none of them is thinking of slowing down now so they would approach all matches with utmost seriousness. I also don’t believe Arsenal is up to the task to challenge Manchester City and Liverpool but with the current list of Liverpool’s injury have made me believe Arsenal more and i now think Liverpool might fall off for a while until the injured players are back.

If Arsenal should be the one team left to challenge City then i think Manchester City will still lift another trophy again because i am not convinced with Arsenal’s squad especially the fact that they don’t have a quality striker that will give them goals.

[Bananington]

Many people doubt Arsenal for the same reason, including me.
However, even though Arsenal cannot be expected to be in the competition for the title until the end of the season, I am sure that Manchester City and Liverpool will make it into the competition for the Premier League title this season until the last week, that is quite possible because these two teams have almost the same strength and Also now the two of them are only 1 point apart in the standings.

If the difference in points is a measure of capacity to be champions  of course we cant exclude arsenal from the current championship competition, manchester City has a difference of 1 point from Liverpool and that isn't no different from Arsenal which only has a difference 2 points from liverpool so far.
I think Arsenal just need consistency in their game in the remaining matches and  hope that if Liverpool and Manchester City slip up in at least one of the matches they have, so that will give Arsenal the opportunity to  snatch liverpool and city position in top standing.
Consistent is a problem that often befalls Arsenal when the season ends and Arteta should be able to overcome this now to be able to make Arsenal champions and of course close all doubts from current football fans.

From season to season, Arsenal continues to be able to compete at the top of the standings and even last season Arsenal was quite surprising to many people because since the start of the season they were able to become a team that was quite consistent at the top of the standing, but unfortunately, arsenal collapsed towards the end of the season and in the end had to end  season in the runner up position, so far I see Arsenal performance in the league is quite good and they still have a big chance of becoming champions at the end of the season provided they are able to remain consistent.

I believe Arsenal can reach the top also because the point difference between Arsenal, Manchester city and Liverpool is nothing more than 3, of which there's just 12 matches left and I believe Liverpool has the toughest of matches to play prior to the end of season as compared to that of Arsenal or Manchester city.

 So there's still a chance Arsenal can win the league, but they have to really win all remaining matches and hope Manchester city and Liverpool get to loss a match respectively for them to be and finish on top.

[dezoel]

Nagelsmann is managing German nation team right now, isn't he? I do not think that he would be willing to leave that spot to go to United to be fair, he is going to be fine there for many years, you do not fire national team manager that easily, so they keep getting paid good bucks while checking out the scouting reports all day everyday, that's a perfect job for him. They do not play too many games neither, 10-15 games max, usually less, so he is getting paid a lot more per game right now, and rest of the time he is just working to improve himself.

All in all, I believe that he should be fine, I think it will definitely be something that will benefit him to stay there for a while longer. That's just my idea though, maybe I could be wrong.

[Oluwa-btc]

The vacancy has led to rumors that Nagelsmann will replace Erik ten Hag in the Manchester United coaching chair. Like the rumors linking Xabi Alonso with Liverpool.
We welcome any rumors directed at Manchester United's progress because it has been a long time since we won the Premier League.

Nagelsmann is a great coach and suitable if Manchester United management intends to replace Erik ten Hag.
Honestly, a short duration will not be able to change the situation 100%.

The news and link up makes no sense, Do you know Erik Ten Hag has a better first season rate that Mikel Arteta and Josep Pep Guardiola during them first season? But fact is, Manchester United are so shortsighted about his potentials.
When you bring in these new coaches, you'll want to give them a season or two again to get things done but Erik Ten Hag has a good knowledge of the league and would be in his last year as manager for Manchester United. What's stopping Manchester United from backing him up with the necessary players for the job?

Life under the Glazers has never been easy, it'll be a big slap if they don't back him. Yes his project has gone well this season but they need not be daft and understand that, Most of Manchester United pillars in the club are Injured. Also, Erik Ten Hag needs to stopp using Marcus Rashford, get him and better player for Competition, he either stays or goes.

Nagelsmann, Zidane, Graham Potter and all these names shouldn't be considered. Not even Thomas Tuchel.

[Sunderland]

The news and link up makes no sense, Do you know Erik Ten Hag has a better first season rate that Mikel Arteta and Josep Pep Guardiola during them first season? But fact is, Manchester United are so shortsighted about his potentials.
When you bring in these new coaches, you'll want to give them a season or two again to get things done but Erik Ten Hag has a good knowledge of the league and would be in his last year as manager for Manchester United. What's stopping Manchester United from backing him up with the necessary players for the job?

Life under the Glazers has never been easy, it'll be a big slap if they don't back him. Yes his project has gone well this season but they need not be daft and understand that, Most of Manchester United pillars in the club are Injured. Also, Erik Ten Hag needs to stopp using Marcus Rashford, get him and better player for Competition, he either stays or goes.

Nagelsmann, Zidane, Graham Potter and all these names shouldn't be considered. Not even Thomas Tuchel.

Agree, Ten Hag issue sparks again after the lost against Fulham and forgot that Manutd have unbeaten in the 7 previous games with 6 wins and a draw.

And to terminate Ten Hag contract until 2025, Manutd must pay around $19M + a few $M for other staff, and hire a new manager + staff = more money.
Better buy new players than waste money like that, also there is no guarantee either the new manager will be instantly successful in their first year.

[coinlocket$]

Superb game for Haaland and De Bruyne yestarday.
The opponent was weak for sure but they did great.

They hare in hot state when it matters, for the final stage of the season and for the upcoming Champions league games.

[Zanab247]

Superb game for Haaland and De Bruyne yestarday.
The opponent was weak for sure but they did great.

They hare in hot state when it matters, for the final stage of the season and for the upcoming Champions league games.

Those two players are very good to Manchester city and they have brought so much favour to Manchester city and, what they displayed yesterday show that their absence during the injuries is what caused Manchester city to reduced points to this level they are now in the premier league table.

 I don't think they will win this trophy this season because, Liverpool and Arsenal have show some improvement that will make Manchester city not to repeat what happened last season in this season, even though Erling Haaland and De Bruyne play the tournament through out.

[Woodie]

Manchester United failing to break down a Nottingham forest side that looks determined to spoil the Red devils night,and from what am seeing they are actually looking more dangerous than the visitors...not sure if them playing away has a psychological effect but not impressed with what am seeing tbh... could this be because they don't have Hojlund as their top man to make things happen in the goal scoring department, otherwise United not impressive without him. Btw today Onana does look sharp and credit should go where it's due

Superb game for Haaland and De Bruyne yestarday.
The opponent was weak for sure but they did great.

When De Bruyne is having a good day and providing for the strikers, be assured goals will be produced and we saw this happen for Halaad who we thought was still finding his form and yesterday could have unlocked that missing piece.

[koang]

Superb game for Haaland and De Bruyne yestarday.
The opponent was weak for sure but they did great.

They hare in hot state when it matters, for the final stage of the season and for the upcoming Champions league games.

Haaland's goals in the fifth round of the FA Cup are cool
But It's not news. My prediction was four goals, but here it became five goals
Five goals from Haaland and four Assists from Kevin, The Haaland-Kevin link-up is back.
Erling Haaiand and Kevin De Bruyne are the best duo the game has ever seen.
And they will kick out Copenhagen in the last 16 of the Champions League. No one can stop them.

[pawel7777]

Haaland's goals in the fifth round of the FA Cup are cool
But It's not news. My prediction was four goals, but here it became five goals
Five goals from Haaland and four Assists from Kevin, The Haaland-Kevin link-up is back.
Erling Haaiand and Kevin De Bruyne are the best duo the game has ever seen.
And they will kick out Copenhagen in the last 16 of the Champions League. No one can stop them.

An amazing achievement, he was close to scoring a double hattrick.
That's a bit of relief as it was starting to look like he had developed some mental block, as he wasn't quite able to score in recent games despite having really good situations. But if 5 goals in one game doesn't restore his confidence, nothing will.
They're playing against their arch-rivals, Man United on Sunday. City is a massive favourite but those games are unpredictable and City needs Haaland in good disposition.

[Oluwa-btc]

Superb game for Haaland and De Bruyne yestarday.
The opponent was weak for sure but they did great.

They hare in hot state when it matters, for the final stage of the season and for the upcoming Champions league games.

These lads have such great understanding and combination and it's beautiful to see that honestly. I saw just the highlights of the game, why was Jack Grealish substituted? Is it that he wasn't doing enough or due to Injury? It seems like Pep Guardiola demands too much from Jack and he hasn't done well?

Five goals for Erling Haaland and them, four assists for Kevin De Bruyne. But how long can he perform at a top level like this? Manchester City indeed has really been a big home for him as he is welcomed at all times back to the club.

Ahead ahead would be Manchester United as they travel to Etihad to play against Manchester City. With the way they played clueless tonight, they'd yeah struggle against Manchester City. Erling Haaland to score another hat trick?!

[klidex]

Many people doubt Arsenal for the same reason, including me.
However, even though Arsenal cannot be expected to be in the competition for the title until the end of the season, I am sure that Manchester City and Liverpool will make it into the competition for the Premier League title this season until the last week, that is quite possible because these two teams have almost the same strength and Also now the two of them are only 1 point apart in the standings.

If the difference in points is a measure of capacity to be champions  of course we cant exclude arsenal from the current championship competition, manchester City has a difference of 1 point from Liverpool and that isn't no different from Arsenal which only has a difference 2 points from liverpool so far.
I think Arsenal just need consistency in their game in the remaining matches and  hope that if Liverpool and Manchester City slip up in at least one of the matches they have, so that will give Arsenal the opportunity to  snatch liverpool and city position in top standing.
Consistent is a problem that often befalls Arsenal when the season ends and Arteta should be able to overcome this now to be able to make Arsenal champions and of course close all doubts from current football fans.

From season to season, Arsenal continues to be able to compete at the top of the standings and even last season Arsenal was quite surprising to many people because since the start of the season they were able to become a team that was quite consistent at the top of the standing, but unfortunately, arsenal collapsed towards the end of the season and in the end had to end  season in the runner up position, so far I see Arsenal performance in the league is quite good and they still have a big chance of becoming champions at the end of the season provided they are able to remain consistent.

Yes, we cannot forget about Arsenal in the race for the Premier League title because the difference between the top three clubs is very thin and the opportunity for all three is still wide open for Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool. It's natural that Arsenal is in doubt at the moment and people are placing their hopes on Liverpool and Manchester City only because Arsenal's performance last season was disappointing where Arsenal failed to break Manchester City's dominance because they slumped towards the end of the season, giving Manchester City an opportunity to become Premier League champions.
Even so, Arsenal should not just give up, many people have their hopes on Arsenal under Mikel Arteta to show their abilities and win the title and still compete fiercely with the top two clubs. Arsenal must maintain their consistency so that their opportunities are still wide open.

Yes, it's true that from season to season, Arsenal's performance is very good in the Premier League, but they don't maintain their performance to become champions. Indeed, this is not an easy task for the club because competition in the Premier League is very tight, even though last season Arsenal's only rival at the top was Manchester. City, but now Arsenal has one more strong rival, namely Liverpool, who also wants to win the Premier League title. However, to be honest, the competition in the Premier League is very interesting among other leagues. It seems like the other leagues will already see who will be the champion, while the Premier League is still a question mark because the competition between the three is still quite tight at the moment.

[joniboini]

Even so, Arsenal should not just give up, many people have their hopes on Arsenal under Mikel Arteta to show their abilities and win the title and still compete fiercely with the top two clubs. Arsenal must maintain their consistency so that their opportunities are still wide open.

I don't think anyone is suggesting they give up, especially when the points difference is just 2 between them and the top of the league. Last season they got hit with some injuries, plus some of their players made mistakes in crucial matches that affected their form. I bet they learn from that, even though some of their decisions are still not the best, such as not buying a striker to improve their attacking quality. Sure, they score 5 or 6 goals in the last matches or so, yet lose in the Champions League in the first leg. Their mentality should've improved too, so the competition should be tight until the end of the season. If anything, Liverpool is the shaki†est one considering how many key players are injured. I'd be surprised if neutral fans still put Liverpool on top of their prediction on who will win the league this season.

[Belarge]

Superb game for Haaland and De Bruyne yestarday.
The opponent was weak for sure but they did great.

They hare in hot state when it matters, for the final stage of the season and for the upcoming Champions league games.

Manchester City qualify for the FA Cup quarter finals after flogging Lutom Town 6-2 at Kenilworth Road. This is one of the huge scores for Manchester City and Pep Guardiola is happy to watch his team succeed this season. He has a target and achieving them becomes ultimate goal. Manchester City are lucky enough to have Kelvin De Bruyne back to the squad, he's a playmaker and his presence on the pitch means good news for the top attacker, Erling Haaland. He becomes very confident of netting easy hattricks in games. Haaland goals are hitting milestones and flying to unique standards.

[Strongkored]

Even so, Arsenal should not just give up, many people have their hopes on Arsenal under Mikel Arteta to show their abilities and win the title and still compete fiercely with the top two clubs. Arsenal must maintain their consistency so that their opportunities are still wide open.

The English Premier League is their only hope at the moment to win the title because Arsenal has been eliminated in the FA Cup and the Champions League is even more difficult for them, even when Arsenal was in their glory days they couldn't do much in the tightest competition because in the Champions League all the best teams in their respective leagues gather to compete.
They must not give up until there is no longer a chance to become champions because currently the opportunity is still wide open and they must be able to maintain their performance, last season's mistakes must not be repeated.

Yes, it's true that from season to season, Arsenal's performance is very good in the Premier League, but they don't maintain their performance to become champions. Indeed, this is not an easy task for the club because competition in the Premier League is very tight, even though last season Arsenal's only rival at the top was Manchester. City, but now Arsenal has one more strong rival, namely Liverpool, who also wants to win the Premier League title. However, to be honest, the competition in the Premier League is very interesting among other leagues. It seems like the other leagues will already see who will be the champion, while the Premier League is still a question mark because the competition between the three is still quite tight at the moment.

Last season's failure also involved players getting injured and that is the most frightening thing for all teams when they are in critical moments, especially Arsenal's squad is relatively young so they don't have the experience when under pressure and their coach still lacks experience.
This will be one of the tightest seasons of competition because there are three teams competing for the championship because in previous seasons there were usually only two teams left competing when it entered the middle of the season but this time it is quite different and very interesting when the champion is determined in the 38th match week.

[TastyChillySauce00]

Even so, Arsenal should not just give up, many people have their hopes on Arsenal under Mikel Arteta to show their abilities and win the title and still compete fiercely with the top two clubs. Arsenal must maintain their consistency so that their opportunities are still wide open.

I don't think anyone is suggesting they give up, especially when the points difference is just 2 between them and the top of the league. Last season they got hit with some injuries, plus some of their players made mistakes in crucial matches that affected their form. I bet they learn from that, even though some of their decisions are still not the best, such as not buying a striker to improve their attacking quality. Sure, they score 5 or 6 goals in the last matches or so, yet lose in the Champions League in the first leg. Their mentality should've improved too, so the competition should be tight until the end of the season. If anything, Liverpool is the shaki†est one considering how many key players are injured. I'd be surprised if neutral fans still put Liverpool on top of their prediction on who will win the league this season.

None suggest him but we may see that the fans to urge him to leave if arteta will repeat the same result like last season. FYI, arsenal has 91% win rate last season but it's losing the trophy. There shall not be another tolerance for arteta if he keep bottle PL title this season. It's hard to measure whether arsenal's mentality has improved or it';s still remain the same.
Arteta's future totally depend on the result in UCL and EPL. These are the keys owned by him to stay even longer in arsenal. Kroenke has spent a lot of money to fill arteta's wishes to build his club. So, there must no be an excuse if arteta will fail to manage the club to get a title this season.

People are slowly getting upset if arteta keeps earn nothing from all of his efforts with the club. Expecting salah and nunez will be back soon. So, tougher competition is awaiting for arsenal. Manchester city is coming back to the its best performance again.
Another hard test is coming for arsenal. Im sure the fans will be booing arteta if he keeps deliver nothing to the club. The current squad looks very potential to win EPL but don't forget there are liverpool and city are also ready on winning it soon.

Im not favoring arsenal to win the competition but this club has almost same chance as city and liverpool to take EPL trophy. Arsenal consistently winning the game with big scores and it makes whole fans trust it to get EPL trophy.
It's failed in the FA cup. There must not be another bad result for the gunner.

[Distraction]

Nagelsmann is managing German nation team right now, isn't he? I do not think that he would be willing to leave that spot to go to United to be fair, he is going to be fine there for many years, you do not fire national team manager that easily, so they keep getting paid good bucks while checking out the scouting reports all day everyday, that's a perfect job for him. They do not play too many games neither, 10-15 games max, usually less, so he is getting paid a lot more per game right now, and rest of the time he is just working to improve himself.

All in all, I believe that he should be fine, I think it will definitely be something that will benefit him to stay there for a while longer. That's just my idea though, maybe I could be wrong.

There have been only a few months since Nagelsmann started his job at German national team. However his contract makes me doubt about his future there. Because it is only until July 31, 2024. The board must have wanted to see his performance in Euro 2024 and then make a decision about extending his contract longer than that.

For this reason there is a chance that Nagelsmann can be free agent by the end of Euro 2024 also. If Manchester United wait until that time then who knows?  

Nagelsmann has had a big leap in his career so far. Maybe he can be a good choice for Manchester United if there isn't any available better alternative to sign.