⚽ Premier League 2023/2024 Discussion Thread ⚽

[JeffBrad12]

Haaland did a great job to make Manchester City win a title.

He would not be winning a golden boot if manchester city was not winning EPL again. The bad thing is haaland's total goals scored this season is still less compared to the last season. This is why im feeling disappointed with his performance caused by it was far from my expectation.

He is doing a good job like scoring goals. Also his shirt is a very nice blue and he kind of looks like a big baby a little bit. lol

I know that but his performance in UCL was really disappoint me. It was not the same as when city was winning UCL last season. haaland did nothing in UCL this season.

He is an enrichment for Premier League!
What do you think?

Haaland is a beast striker but his consistency is still remain the main problem at this moment. I don't know what things that make him struggle in EPL but he needs to improve it asap.

[Pandorak]

[...] I haven't heard any news about the transfers that Arsenal will make in this transfer market.

Recently, There is a rumour that Benjamin Sesko has Agreed to join Arsenal, if it was happened, Sesko will be brought and will cost Arsenal around £45m, but until now, there aren't any further confirmations from Arsenal regarding this transactions.

Even though, Arsenal still needs some considerations, and also Arsenal possibly could change their targetted player from their list, because it was happened to Ivan Toney and Alexander Isak, as I've read on Mirror ^[1].

[1] https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/benjamin-sesko-arsenal-transfer-news-32926182

[SOKO-DEKE]

The defeat to Aston Villa in two legs made Arsenal minus six points in those two matches. If Arsenal can take advantage of one of these matches by winning, maybe they will be successful in winning the EPL this season. Arsenal has presented very exciting competition in the last two seasons in the race for the title, Manchester City is forced to work hard to maintain its dominance in the EPL. Arteta must learn more from their two consecutive failures, next season he must improve the players' mentality and consistently maintain their performance to make up for the failures of the last two seasons.

The truth is that even though Arsenal was able to win against Aston Villa in the second leg, I am sure they smay lost to another team. Last season, Arsenal experienced this kind of thing, and that is what made them fail to win the league.same thing repeated this season, which is not supposed to be. I don't know why a team can do well throughout the beginning and the middle of the season, but toward the end of the season, they will mess up with one or two matches that they know if they fail to win. They will fail to have the opportunity of winning the match again.

What really caused Arsenal to lose to Aston Villa this season was the information that Arteta provided. Honestly, I did not expect Arteta to come up with that information. He should have just played Jakub Kiwior instead of Oleksandr Zinchenko because it was Zinchenko who was overlapping, and it was his position where Aston Villa was pushing their attack. I just wish Arteta can learn from his mistakes, which have cost him the Premier League over the last two seasons, and be able to correct them.

[Ayers]

Mikel Arteta's mastermind is why Arsenal team has been able to perform so well this season. Arsenal's players continued to compete for the title until the last match of the season. Arsenal's defense and attack were both very strong. Shakti scored 91 goals in 38 matches. And conceded only 29 goals. Arsenal had the strongest defense in the Premier League.

I can't find any weakness in the Arsenal team. However, Mikel Arteta will certainly look to strengthen his squad. I'll be happy if Arsenal keep their defense intact. Because the defenders have performed very well this season. Arsenal management could make some changes in their midfield and attack and strengthen the attack a bit more. But I don't think we'll see too many changes to Arsenal's squad this season.

Not just Mikel Arteta, the fans, the staff's and management who trusted and backed him up last season even previous season when he couldn't win the Premier League they still went on to back him up solidly.
Though, Mikel Arteta was responsible for the squad selection ahead of every game they played. They couldn't have done it better all alone.

Shout out to David Raya and the rest of those defenders, I'm not a fan but I watched good football week in week out whenever I saw them games. Who/What is Shakti? 

They have weakness, they need to get a backup player for Saka same way they had for Gabriel Martinelli and they need another hungry goal scoring player who can give them 20+ Premier League Competition goals and more. The defense has done great, they also have Jurim Timber kicking and itching to play after returning back from Injury. They seriously needs a midfielder and attacker.

Actually, the biggest thing is, they trusted him with their money. He has spent a lot of money. But that is absolutely fine because he has been able to bring in good results. Any club is definitely not going to have any issues with the coach if he is able to bring in good results. They are going to give him more money to spend so that he can bring in better results. That's exactly what is going to happen with Arsenal and Arteta. He has shown improvement. I am pretty sure that Arsenal is going to give him money to spend. With that money Arsenal is going to improve the depth of the squad. That is one thing that they had been suffering. Whenever they have an important player injured, the performance seems to be going down. That is something that they will be looking to fix. And yes I agree that they also need good midfielders and attackers

[uchegod-21]

Haaland did a great job to make Manchester City win a title.

Haaland didn't make Manchester city to win a title, rather it was Manchester city that made Haaland to win a title. Manchester city is used to winning titles while Haaland wasn't used to winning titles until he joined Manchester city.

He is doing a good job like scoring goals. Also his shirt is a very nice blue and he kind of looks like a big baby a little bit. lol

He is doing a good job just like other players in the team. But if you have to compare the players work, you will understand that KDB, Rodry, Bernardo and Foden are doing more works than him.

He is an enrichment for Premier League!
What do you think?

He should be an enrichment to his club and not to EPL.

[QueenVera]

Speaking of Arteta, it seems that you are wrong, so far the players who have been bought by Arteta in the last two seasons have certainly contributed quite a lot and so far in my opinion no one has failed except maybe Gabriel Jesus who is a little beyond the expectations they wanted and of course injuries have made Jesus unable to be at his best so far,  If you say Ramsdale and Havertz are failed purchases of course you are wrong, since Ramsdale came to Arsenal, Ramsdale was immediately able to get the position of Arsenal main goalkeeper at that time to replace Leno and indeed the competition with Raya made him start to become a second goalkeeper but that does not mean he is a bad goalkeeper, while Havertz at the beginning of his arrival was of course quite disappointing but slowly he was able to become a mainstay of Arsenal and scored 13 goals and 7 assists,  Did he fail?   

It's evident that Arteta's signings have made good contributions to the team's squad over the past two seasons. While some players have not met initial expectations, they've still brought value to the team. Gabriel Jesus have not really performed as expected due to injuries and perhaps being slightly beyond anticipated performance levels, he still has the potential and has likely added competition within the squad.

 Ramsdale joining the team made him take over as Arsenal's main goalkeeper, leaving aside Leno from the starting lineup. Though he faced competition a little from Raya, it doesn't cover his abilities. It rather shows the competition Arteta has created within the team. Also, Havertz's journey at Arsenal started with some disappointments, but he's proved his worth with 13 goals and 7 assists. This underscores Arteta's skill for nurturing talent and allowing players to adapt and flourish within his space.

 While there may be various success ranges among the players, it's wrong to label them failures. Each player has been impactful to the squad in their own way. Arteta's ability to work on his players to blend to his vision for the team speaks of his managerial abilities and portrays that even players who initially derail can find their bearings and become essential  to the club's success.

[Oluwa-btc]

[...] I haven't heard any news about the transfers that Arsenal will make in this transfer market.

Recently, There is a rumour that Benjamin Sesko has Agreed to join Arsenal, if it was happened, Sesko will be brought and will cost Arsenal around £45m, but until now, there aren't any further confirmations from Arsenal regarding this transactions.

Even though, Arsenal still needs some considerations, and also Arsenal possibly could change their targetted player from their list, because it was happened to Ivan Toney and Alexander Isak, as I've read on Mirror ^[1].

[1] https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/benjamin-sesko-arsenal-transfer-news-32926182

Yeah, there's no meeting between both clubs not even between the agent of the player and the club right now. We saw a picture of him after the game Arsenal played against Manchester United but no formal talks have been held, just like you said they're rumours and let them continue to be rumours.

These are the names I expected them to make moves for bit they're definitely looking at a younger player who can grow with the squad. Alexander Isaak isn't a bad player in my opinion and he's got a good understanding of how the Premier League Competition goes and will be the best to blend in immediately.
There's no news confirmed by Fabrizio Romano at the moment.
I think they had a good season, all they need now is a goalscorer and a new midfielder' just if Thomas Partey leaves or gets Injured.

[hahay]

Haaland did a great job to make Manchester City win a title.

Haaland didn't make Manchester city to win a title, rather it was Manchester city that made Haaland to win a title. Manchester city is used to winning titles while Haaland wasn't used to winning titles until he joined Manchester city.

He is doing a good job like scoring goals. Also his shirt is a very nice blue and he kind of looks like a big baby a little bit. lol

He is doing a good job just like other players in the team. But if you have to compare the players work, you will understand that KDB, Rodry, Bernardo and Foden are doing more works than him.

He is an enrichment for Premier League!
What do you think?

He should be an enrichment to his club and not to EPL.

Although Haaland has managed to become the top scorer since joining Manchester City but anyway, the fact is that as far as I remember it seems like Haaland has never scored in the final match played so far since Haaland playing at Mancheser City. Thus, I think Haaland still often gets stuck too to be able to make a goal, or maybe the tight guarding and discipline of the opposing players make Haaland unable to play well. But indeed, although Haaland looks like he is not doing as much work as Bruyne, Foden and other players, but at least Haaland is a way for the opposing defenders to focus more on Haaland's movements. Therefore, Haaland quite rarely gets possession of the ball, and because Haaland is a target man, of course other Manchester City players look to work or move more than Haaland.

[Palakka]

[...] I haven't heard any news about the transfers that Arsenal will make in this transfer market.

Recently, There is a rumour that Benjamin Sesko has Agreed to join Arsenal, if it was happened, Sesko will be brought and will cost Arsenal around £45m, but until now, there aren't any further confirmations from Arsenal regarding this transactions.

Even though, Arsenal still needs some considerations, and also Arsenal possibly could change their targetted player from their list, because it was happened to Ivan Toney and Alexander Isak, as I've read on Mirror ^[1].

[1] https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/benjamin-sesko-arsenal-transfer-news-32926182

If indeed the news is true, of course it will be the happiest news for Arsenal fans at this time, in the last two seasons Arsenal have failed to win the championship trophy, because the inconsistency of their game towards the end of the season, in addition of course, the lack of contribution of the central striker has been one of the factors that did trigger the failure of Arsenal to win,  So far we can see if Arsenal attack is too focused on the wing line so that when they face a team that has a strong enough defense certainly makes it difficult for Arsenal to improvise in creating chances to score, the arrival of Sesko will certainly be able to make Arsenal have a dangerous trio in their front line next season.

Saka, sesko, martinelli or trossard will certainly be a very lethal trio because of their speed, skill and also their finishers are quite good, Sesko who plays for Leipzig has been known as one of the strikers who has a fairly good finisher in front of the opponent's goal so far, Sesko managed to become one of the players who this season attracted the interest of big Premier League clubs after scoring 14 goals from 31 games this season and certainly lucky enough if Arsenal can get him at the moment.   

[Raflesia]

I also had the same thought. A coach should be given the opportunity for at least 3 seasons, to see if he can make a difference and what the progress of his plans is. If it's just one season, that's too fast because not all coaches can adapt quickly, so what he had planned could not work optimally, and it's not certain that in such a short time he can build a solid atmosphere in the dressing room.

Todd's mistake that he still doesn't fully realize that it is not right is that he is too hasty in taking a stance on both player and coach changes that make the situation the same every season for Chelsea because they have to make updates and adaptations at the start of the season.  But for now this Poche case is a little different because after all we must be aware that what happened to Poche was that he really wanted to leave by resigning not being fired so there was no other way for Todd to keep this coach.

Poche from the start was doubtful but his performance this season by managing to bring Chelsea to a better direction even to a more decent position when compared to last season was actually very good so indeed his departure this season was a little unfortunate but indeed no one can prohibit it because when the decision has been taken then inevitably now Chelsea must look for new coaching .

[Issa56]

He would not be winning a golden boot if manchester city was not winning EPL again. The bad thing is haaland's total goals scored this season is still less compared to the last season. This is why im feeling disappointed with his performance caused by it was far from my expectation.

Haaland's performance last season wasn’t really good compared to other seasons, he wasn’t able to score many goals last season. Most defenders already understand how to attack Haaland, so he is not always given much space in matches. Things got worse for Haaland when De Bruyne went on injury, he is the one that’s always giving Haaland assistance in most matches. Seriously, I wasn’t also impressed with Haaland's performance last season, I expect more from him.

Haaland is a beast striker but his consistency is still remain the main problem at this moment. I don't know what things that make him struggle in EPL but he needs to improve it asap.

In most matches, Haaland is not always given much space. If you notice, in some matches, Haaland is being attacked by two or three defenders, so it’s always difficult for Haaland to beat them. In some matches, you won’t even know that Haaland is on pitch because he is not always given any opportunity.

[Hyphen(-)]

Haaland did a great job to make Manchester City win a title.

Haaland didn't make Manchester city to win a title, rather it was Manchester city that made Haaland to win a title. Manchester city is used to winning titles while Haaland wasn't used to winning titles until he joined Manchester city.

Exactly Haaland is not a key component for Manchester City’s success this season, even without him, Manchester City will win the league because he was not the my important player in the squad.
Last season, I will agree with @Rebekker that Manchester City’s success depends on Haaland goals because he was the main man in the squad that score the most important hold that determine their success in their last season’s Premier League championship.

[Asiska02]

Haaland did a great job to make Manchester City win a title.

He would not be winning a golden boot if manchester city was not winning EPL again. The bad thing is haaland's total goals scored this season is still less compared to the last season. This is why im feeling disappointed with his performance caused by it was far from my expectation.

Haaland like any other player cannot be consistent always but his performance this season was still great and they were able to push their team to the triumph of the premier league this season. This is their fourth consecutive win of the premier league and the second consecutive one for Haaland. Despite his performance not up to that of last season, he is still a great striker to reckon on.

He is doing a good job like scoring goals. Also his shirt is a very nice blue and he kind of looks like a big baby a little bit. lol

I know that but his performance in UCL was really disappoint me. It was not the same as when city was winning UCL last season. haaland did nothing in UCL this season.

The UEFA champions league performance of Manchester City was not impressive overall and not just Haaland not being great in his performance. They were the only team that could stop Real Madrid and after Real Madrid eliminated them from the competition, it now pave a smooth way for them to make it to the finals and will also be winning the trophy tonight.

He is an enrichment for Premier League!
What do you think?

Haaland is a beast striker but his consistency is still remain the main problem at this moment. I don't know what things that make him struggle in EPL but he needs to improve it asap.

Haaland in his first time at premier league made everyone to believe in him so much that he’s seen as the messiah of Manchester City since he arrived. I have great hope for him and I’m sure their fans also feel the same way as far as Manchester City is concerned. His days in premier league is still fresh and he needs to continue to be in his best to remain the best amongst others.

[Belarge]

Haaland did a great job to make Manchester City win a title.

Manchester City have proven beyond doubt that they're already the top club in the English Premier League this season. Winning matches without difficulty and also leading to enter infront above other competitive oppositions. Erling Haaland is not the only player that should receives accolades and glory for winning the EPL title for Manchester City. There's presence of other key players in the club and I've watch closely to see how incredible they've been under the regime of Pep Guardiola.

[X-ray]

Haaland did a great job to make Manchester City win a title.

Manchester City have proven beyond doubt that they're already the top club in the English Premier League this season. Winning matches without difficulty and also leading to enter infront above other competitive oppositions. Erling Haaland is not the only player that should receives accolades and glory for winning the EPL title for Manchester City. There's presence of other key players in the club and I've watch closely to see how incredible they've been under the regime of Pep Guardiola.

City was struggling at the middle of season but manchester city has been get rid of all problems at the late season. Even arsenal was not even able in winning the league for two times in a row caused by manchester city. Manchester city is having winning mentality unlike its opponents in the premier league.
No fuckin way for city to win EPL 4 times in a row if the club was still performing so badly. The citizen has ever break a new record as a club that is winning EPL 4 times in a row.

Arsenal was not even winning an EPL trophy since two decades ago. This is why manchester city is likely keep dominating PL next season coming from how consistent they are in winning the EPL trophy.
It's very hard to imagine city will not be contender to win EPL for the fifth times. Manchester city will make it happen soon.

This can become the next narrative to see city win EPL 5 times in a row.

[arimamib]

He is an enrichment for Premier League!
What do you think?

Haaland is a beast striker but his consistency is still remain the main problem at this moment. I don't know what things that make him struggle in EPL but he needs to improve it asap.

Haaland in his first time at premier league made everyone to believe in him so much that he’s seen as the messiah of Manchester City since he arrived. I have great hope for him and I’m sure their fans also feel the same way as far as Manchester City is concerned. His days in premier league is still fresh and he needs to continue to be in his best to remain the best amongst others.

Haaland is a great striker who has a great clinical finishing touch, but He's never been a messiah for Manchester City. The term messiah in football means someone who help his team when everything is not going well for team, while Manchester City has never been unwell even before Haaland arrived. They kept being Champion while their players kept receiving appreciation awards for their contributions.

Manchester City is the best team at creating chances to score. The arrival of Haaland just makes everything easier for Manchester City to score  goals. I think Manchester City don't even need to put much efforts to make Halaand sign for them. They know Haaland wants to pay for a team that have capability to create chance after chance.   

[Texac]

I can't find any weakness in the Arsenal team. However, Mikel Arteta will certainly look to strengthen his squad. I'll be happy if Arsenal keep their defense intact. Because the defenders have performed very well this season. Arsenal management could make some changes in their midfield and attack and strengthen the attack a bit more. But I don't think we'll see too many changes to Arsenal's squad this season.

Arsenal are having a very tough season. After they experienced failure in the previous season and City became champions, the same thing also happened again this season. I agree with you that Arsenal has a good defence. But if you look at the number of goals scored, I think Arsenal's attack is also very good. They have been very productive this season with 91 goals. I think Arsenal was really unlucky to lose some important games. Arteta should not have many changes next season. I haven't heard any news about the transfers that Arsenal will make in this transfer market.

Arsenal's only weakness was that they dropped points in several important matches. As Arsenal were competing for the title, every match was very important for Arsenal. But Arsenal could not continue the winning streak. In this season Arsenal team was defeated in 5 matches. Maybe Arsenal could have won the championship if they had not lost in 5 matches.

Arteta will definitely try to strengthen Arsenal's squad next season. However, we won't see much change within Arsenal's squad. Because Arsenal's current squad players have played very well this season. So Arteta will not need to make too many changes within the squad. Too much change in the squad is likely to destabilize the team's performance.

[JeffBrad12]

He would not be winning a golden boot if manchester city was not winning EPL again. The bad thing is haaland's total goals scored this season is still less compared to the last season. This is why im feeling disappointed with his performance caused by it was far from my expectation.

Haaland's performance last season wasn’t really good compared to other seasons, he wasn’t able to score many goals last season. Most defenders already understand how to attack Haaland, so he is not always given much space in matches. Things got worse for Haaland when De Bruyne went on injury, he is the one that’s always giving Haaland assistance in most matches. Seriously, I wasn’t also impressed with Haaland's performance last season, I expect more from him.

Haaland is a beast striker but his consistency is still remain the main problem at this moment. I don't know what things that make him struggle in EPL but he needs to improve it asap.

In most matches, Haaland is not always given much space. If you notice, in some matches, Haaland is being attacked by two or three defenders, so it’s always difficult for Haaland to beat them. In some matches, you won’t even know that Haaland is on pitch because he is not always given any opportunity.

The majority of EPL managers are becoming increasingly accustomed with how to counter Haaland by putting extra backs on the bottom line to lock his movement., this has been implemented by several strikers who were successfully blocking his mivement. This makes haaland feels more difficult to get into the free space and getting even closer to the penalty box. I meant Guardiola rarely changed his plan like try to put two or more strikers at front, such as adding more attackers to ensure Haaland wasn't alone there. This is Pep's biggest problem and he must able to find a solution for this problem.

He was too often employing a single attacker tactic and this is burdening haaland. This also causes its opponents to constantly deploy additional backs on the bottom line in try to prevent Haaland from scoring. This is undoubtedly a significant concern for Haaland.

Haaland must play even more attractively in the future season considering his oppoentn will be very familiar to him and about how to see him scored. He was quick but lack of positioning last season unlike the previous season when haaland scored more than last season. Halaand also has enough physical power to go one on one with the opponent's defender. Pep must ensure that he is able to present other strategies.
Putting Haaland as the sole striker is not always effective considering the fact that if haaland was often missing the ball. I understand that I can occasionally be used as a ploy by the city to outperform its opponents but Haaland is becoming even less productive than the previous season and this is bad for him, pep must think a proper soltuion for haaland's problem. Haaland's productivity may be even less than this time if he will not able to find the solution for this problem.

[Litzki1990]

Haaland did a great job to make Manchester City win a title.

Haaland didn't make Manchester city to win a title, rather it was Manchester city that made Haaland to win a title. Manchester city is used to winning titles while Haaland wasn't used to winning titles until he joined Manchester city.

Exactly Haaland is not a key component for Manchester City’s success this season, even without him, Manchester City will win the league because he was not the my important player in the squad.
Last season, I will agree with @Rebekker that Manchester City’s success depends on Haaland goals because he was the main man in the squad that score the most important hold that determine their success in their last season’s Premier League championship.

Haaland is one of Manchester City's most important players and is generally regarded as the main striker. When the opposition team takes the field against Manchester City, the opposition team will always try to stop the Manchester City attacker who is there, so if two or three defenders are behind him at all times, they will. When the opposing team makes all preparations to stop a team's main striker, the manager of this team makes plans with the other players available. This is because when the opposing team's defenders block their main striker, another player will score at that opportunity.  Haaland is really a very strong player because he does his job properly no matter how much he is hindered, which is why Manchester City rely on him so much.

[emrecemsan]

~snip~

Now Enzo Maresca is the new hope for Chelsea, but if it recurs and doesn't work out according to Todd Boehly's expectations, so it is not surprising that Enzo Maresca will have the same fate as Mauricio Pochettino.

Yes, he is taking the helm at Chelsea from now on. It was an unexpected kind of move for most people as far as I can see. Because Chelsea has been mostly going for coaches with an impressive career.

We have seen big names managing this team very often. But in the recent years they also joined the current trend. They want to try different coaches than the usual. They tried Potter and Lampard but they couldn't get the result they expected. After Pochettino they want to rejoin this trend. However Boehly should know that it is better to be patient to get results. The first season might not be great, everyone isn't Xabi Alonso.