⚽ Premier League 2024/2025 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Oluwa-btc]

It seems like Liverpool and Manchester City are going to have a comfortable weekend ...

It turns out that I was completely wrong about my prediction on Liverpool.    Things don't go the way you want in football all the time in the end.

Liverpool really got a horrible result home against Nottingham. Things were going great for them actually but maybe they got a bit complacent, I don't know. They tried their best to equalize but couldn't even score a single goal. Jota was useless for 60 minutes and I can't say Nunez was very different either. Robertson was another player I didn't like the most.    But anyways, these things happen in football. The important thing is to leave this behind and focus on the next game.

Shit happens this way at times. You might be in a red hot form only for the club to return back from the international break and lose form. They'll definitely bounce back up in the next two to three games to be played in the Premier League Competition. In general, they did great I'm not even gonna lie about it but Mo Salah and Co's should have buried the chances they had.
Great night for Chelsea tonight, one credit I want to give out would be to Chelsea's goalkeeper who was brilliant tonight. Also that Introduction of Tosin stabilized the defense tonight.
Enzo Maresca did a good substitution, Disasi shouldn't have started the game against Bournemouth in the first place. I believe he is match rusty and it was evident tonight.

[SatoPrincess]

Je pushes ghe blame of poor performance on the players so tell me how will he imlrove when he is shying away from nog accepting the facts that if the players are not doing well on the pitch, it os him that is not doing well too. He hates criticism and i think he should be criticized if that is what will make him improve the club performance or leave the club. Ten Hag needs to know how to be in good relationship with the players maybe that will help him in his job.

I think we have seen the best of Erik Ten Hag. Last season may be his best season managing Manchester United. ETH is the one that signed all the players at Manchester United aside from Garnacho and Mainoo who came from the academy. Casemiro who is being criticized by United fans is ETH signing.  Half of the players are either his boys from Ajax or Dutch players. ETH has spent over 700m pounds. If you’re spending all this money and you’re the person doing all these signings, there is no excuse why you’re not winning games.

[Makus]

I think we have seen the best of Erik Ten Hag. Last season may be his best season managing Manchester United. ETH is the one that signed all the players at Manchester United aside from Garnacho and Mainoo who came from the academy. Casemiro who is being criticized by United fans is ETH signing.  Half of the players are either his boys from Ajax or Dutch players. ETH has spent over 700m pounds. If you’re spending all this money and you’re the person doing all these signings, there is no excuse why you’re not winning games.

Today might be victorious for Manchester United, but with their performance  during the first half its obvious  they are not yet ready to return to their former glory  as one of EPL title competitors. They might have won the game but their performance was very poor, thanks to Andre Onana who saved the penalty from Archer else, Southampton would have been inspired to do more and that would definitely  lead to the red losing the game. Well I think casemiro changes was made at the right time and once again  he prove himself useful unlike the previous  game were his performance  was rated to be out of form. But the fact that ten hag hasn't been making the signing decisions is another topic  to be discussed because,  that has also been affecting the games.

[Belarge]

I think we have seen the best of Erik Ten Hag. Last season may be his best season managing Manchester United. ETH is the one that signed all the players at Manchester United aside from Garnacho and Mainoo who came from the academy. Casemiro who is being criticized by United fans is ETH signing.  Half of the players are either his boys from Ajax or Dutch players. ETH has spent over 700m pounds. If you’re spending all this money and you’re the person doing all these signings, there is no excuse why you’re not winning games.

Making signings, ETH should send out appropriate scouts out there. Winning comes from the cooperation of the players and also the coach, who also plays major role in the progress and growth of the team. It's a competitive race for Manchester United and they have to put things right for themselves. Winning games are more responsibility for the manager who's incharged. Manchester United are strong enough regarding their standards and this is will ruined their reputation as top club in EPL. Erik Ten Hag have poor stats when it comes to making signings for Manchester United. This is exceptionally weigh out of the line for the club.

[MK-74]

Liverpool suffered their first defeat against Nottingham Forest. Points lost to easy opponents are very important, they can cost them the championship.

M.City continues to win and are currently first in the league.

M.United won 3-0 but this is a win against the worst team in the league right now.
I still think Erik ten Hag is an unsuccessful manager.

[Zaguru12]

Liverpool suffered their first defeat against Nottingham Forest. Points lost to easy opponents are very important, they can cost them the championship.

M.City continues to win and are currently first in the league.

M.United won 3-0 but this is a win against the worst team in the league right now.
I still think Erik ten Hag is an unsuccessful manager.

Seriously this was a heavy blow for Liverpool, Manchester city are looking like an Alien team which are hard to stop and for any team to get the tittle off them that team might have to play their hearts out like each game is the final. Liverpool with Arsenal are the two clubs many have thought will be the challengers. Liverpool started the season in a perfect way and haven’t even conceded losing today is a serious draw back considering that the co challengers have won their own game. Nottingham Forest have usually been a little nightmare to Liverpool when it matters most just like the way Brentford are usually a very difficult fixture for Manchester city. Now is the real test for Arne slot, sometimes it is not about winning alone but how you also pick yourself up from defeat to re start again.

Manchester United on the other hand a bit luck and Little effort to win, they could have been behind so early thanks to the bad penalty by Archer and a very good double save by onana, overall some united players were excellent but as a team they still look a little uncoordinated and against a better club today they would be in trouble

[Tmoonz]

Even though Chelsea struggled so much before the win came so lately it really means a lot to the team by making them unbeaten in the last three league matches, while Bournemouth has also struggled to have won only one match since the starting of the season, it was a terrifying and intensive game between the both teams but Chelsea had to made away with the winning lately which Robert Sanchez made it a reality for the blues as man of the match.

Another interesting game that is going to be as hot as this is Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal, indeed it is a clash especially after the international duties, the least I could say now is that Tottenham playing at their home might becomes an advantage but their there is higher chances of seeing both teams to score in the game and the same might likely happen too in the wolves and Newcastle game today.

[Jody.Drummer]

Today might be victorious for Manchester United, but with their performance  during the first half its obvious  they are not yet ready to return to their former glory  as one of EPL title competitors. They might have won the game but their performance was very poor, thanks to Andre Onana who saved the penalty from Archer else, Southampton would have been inspired to do more and that would definitely  lead to the red losing the game. Well I think casemiro changes was made at the right time and once again  he prove himself useful unlike the previous  game were his performance  was rated to be out of form. But the fact that ten hag hasn't been making the signing decisions is another topic  to be discussed because,  that has also been affecting the games.

With your statement, maybe Manchester United is lucky because they were able to win their match against Southampton, I agree with you that they did win their match but their performance still feels lacking and it seems like they are not ready to compete with other big teams, besides that Manchester United is very lucky because they were able to ward off the penalty kick that was obtained by Southampton. Many say that Manchester United should immediately replace their coach and I think maybe some of the Red Devils fans also have that thought, but maybe now is not the time for that because Ten Hag is still holding on and maybe wants to make Manchester United successful under his guidance.

[len01]

With your statement, maybe Manchester United is lucky because they were able to win their match against Southampton, I agree with you that they did win their match but their performance still feels lacking and it seems like they are not ready to compete with other big teams, besides that Manchester United is very lucky because they were able to ward off the penalty kick that was obtained by Southampton. Many say that Manchester United should immediately replace their coach and I think maybe some of the Red Devils fans also have that thought, but maybe now is not the time for that because Ten Hag is still holding on and maybe wants to make Manchester United successful under his guidance.

No, I would not judge Man United as lucky in this match. Although I am not a MU fan and also dislike Ten Hag a little, but indeed Man United still has a very good striker. And regarding Onana who successfully thwarted the penalty kick by Southampton, actually it was not luck but Onana actually has good talent. It's just that Man United defense is still very weak and this is a problem that is currently being fixed by Ten Hag. We'll see when MU is able to improve the performance of the defense players, I'm sure Man United will perform even better.

[davis196]

There's another surprising result besides Liverpool losing against Nottingham. Brighton failed to win against Ipswich. I think that Brighton is one of the best playing teams in the Premier League and they will be competing for a place in Top 7. It's weird that the manager of Brighton is younger than some of his footballers. Maybe he will have a bright future as the next Jurgen Klopp or Jose Mourinho.
Another defeat for Everton. 3-2 against Aston Vila. I really hope that the blue team from Liverpool won't go to Championship in the next season. Man City, Man United and Chelsea didn't impress me, but they've won their matches and gathered 3 points.
I expect easy wins for Arsenal against Tottenham and for Newcastle against Wolverhampton.

[Pokapoka124]

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Disappointing outcome for Arne Slot and his boys right at home in front of the crowd of supporters roaring in the Anfield stadium. This is Nottingham Forest first win in Anfield in 55 years. Who would have thought Nottingham Forest would be able to pull off such a historic win today. Arne Slot will not be happy to be remembered as the manager who ended the streak. He’s been very critical of the players after the game:

The result frustrates me the most and we cannot be happy about how the game went. It was a stop-start game and we hardly created any chances. We only have to look at ourselves, we have to be better. Far too many times we lost the ball around the area, it was not good enough. We have to be better with the ball.

Our decisions and execution wasn't good enough. In general we defended quite well but the two fast players came on and made it difficult. We took a lot of risk and in the end it was a very good goal.

[Justbillywitt]

Liverpool suffered their first defeat against Nottingham Forest. Points lost to easy opponents are very important, they can cost them the championship.

M.City continues to win and are currently first in the league.

M.United won 3-0 but this is a win against the worst team in the league right now.
I still think Erik ten Hag is an unsuccessful manager.

When I saw the odd of Liverpool to win Nottingham Forest, I knew something was wrong somewhere. For Liverpool that hasn't lost a game in their first 3 games to have such odd I knew something was cooking. I concluded that the game might end in a draw, but I never knew it was going to be a barring draw. To be on a safer side I place the bet both team to score. Although I wasn't too convinced that the match will end in a draw, so I saw both teams scores as a more realistic outcome. But it was very surprising to me that Liverpool couldn't score a goal in anfield, against Nottingham Forest team. Judging by how Liverpool has been hot since the start of the season, it was indeed a disappointing result for the anfield faithful. Nottingham Forest was able to claim a win for the first time in anfield after 55 years. It was indeed a sad day for Liverpool fans. Nottingham Forest has officially welcomed Arne Slot to the premier league.

[mammusu]

There's another surprising result besides Liverpool losing against Nottingham. Brighton failed to win against Ipswich. I think that Brighton is one of the best playing teams in the Premier League and they will be competing for a place in Top 7. It's weird that the manager of Brighton is younger than some of his footballers. Maybe he will have a bright future as the next Jurgen Klopp or Jose Mourinho.
Another defeat for Everton. 3-2 against Aston Vila. I really hope that the blue team from Liverpool won't go to Championship in the next season. Man City, Man United and Chelsea didn't impress me, but they've won their matches and gathered 3 points.
I expect easy wins for Arsenal against Tottenham and for Newcastle against Wolverhampton.

Liverpool got their first defeat of the season to Nottingham Forest, played at Anfield and had the status as the favorite but Liverpool failed to extend their winning record, Liverpool actually dominated the match very much but the hard work and unyielding attitude shown by the Nottingham Forest players were able to conquer Liverpool in front of their own supporters, I think the match gives hope for other teams to be able to compete fiercely at the top of the Premier League standings now, an other match that surprised me quite a bit was the comeback that Aston Villa was able to do in week 4, Aston Villa who played at home was actually two goals behind until the 36th minute from Everton, but the mentality and a slight change in strategy made by Unai Emery in the match made them able to comeback at the end of the match by defeating Everton 3-2.

Tottenham vs Arsenal match will be the first derby match to occur in the English league this season, the north london derby has been a match full of high intensity and also emotions, so don't expect us to see an easy match in the match, so far Arsenal has indeed been able to dominate the victory over Tottenham in the derby match but looking at what has happened to the current Arsenal squad of course I doubt they will win against Tottenham,  the storm of injuries that befell Arsenal is a loss for Arsenal and Tottenham will certainly take advantage of the fragility of Arsenal today to win the match later.

[shinratensei_]

Liverpool suffered their first defeat against Nottingham Forest. Points lost to easy opponents are very important, they can cost them the championship.

And Liverpool back down to the earth. There is plenty of work for Slot to do after this loss. It has nothing to do with the fitness or injuries of the players.

I think Slot must be creating brainstorming sessions for his players on how to beat low blocks. though they are against a weak team such as Nottingham, but they struggle just to score. And this is due to the low block strategy used by their opponent. They always encountered this once they faced low block club.  This problem has plagued them repeatedly. And it must be stopped.

But, I'm more concerned about Slot's idea to fix Nottingham's low block by putting Trent at midfield. I don't think it would work. Losing more points can't be toleted caused by it's only helped City to widen its gap.

[Sandra_hakeem]

Disappointing outcome for Arne Slot and his boys right at home in front of the crowd of supporters roaring in the Anfield stadium. This is Nottingham Forest first win in Anfield in 55 years. Who would have thought Nottingham Forest would be able to pull off such a historic win today.

The ghanaian and British raised player, hudson odoi was a fuckin' stuner in the game... Imagine being substituted at the time and he brought the game back to life in the 72nd minute!
What's even more shocking is that the last time Nottingham forest won against Liverpool in Anne field was 55 years ago.

Liverpool also had an opportunity through Luiz Diaz, but unfortunately, it was saved by the cross bar..

Arne Slot will not be happy to be remembered as the manager who ended the streak.

shouldn't they rather consider it to be a fresh start off as the said manager isn't used to their game pattern? This is always the case 4 out of 10 times.

Our decisions and execution wasn't good enough. In general we defended quite well but the two fast players came on and made it difficult. We took a lot of risk and in the end it was a very good goal.

This is a little bit untrue as the performance was below the standard in Anne field.

[Oluwa-btc]

Liverpool suffered their first defeat against Nottingham Forest. Points lost to easy opponents are very important, they can cost them the championship.

M.City continues to win and are currently first in the league.

M.United won 3-0 but this is a win against the worst team in the league right now.
I still think Erik ten Hag is an unsuccessful manager.

Didn't see the game but Nuno Espirito has his ways of dealing with Liverpool even when he was manager of Wolverhampton years back.
Manchester United fans are so glad to see that Liverpool lost after they failed to secure a draw against Liverpool at Old Trafford.

Shout out to Erling Haaland who keeps banging these goals. Has he the chance of winning the Ballon d'or this season? His stats are hell crazy.
Oh stop crying for goodness sake and give him credits for the win they had yesterday. Giver better complements, most of y'all here will never be a great sportsman. Where's the spirit of sportsmanship in y'all? Laughable!

[Lida93]

Tottenham is controlling the game confidently and arguably in this game especially within the midfield. Just 32 minutes within the first regular time around the clock in this game they are enjoying 68% ball possession while arsenal is having 32%. It seems Mikel Arteta has chosen to sit behind in this match because am not even seeing much of Bukayo Saka in the game due to the much defensiveness of Arsenal in the game.

[Accardo]

Tottenham vs Arsenal match will be the first derby match to occur in the English league this season, the north london derby has been a match full of high intensity and also emotions, so don't expect us to see an easy match in the match, so far Arsenal has indeed been able to dominate the victory over Tottenham in the derby match but looking at what has happened to the current Arsenal squad of course I doubt they will win against Tottenham,  the storm of injuries that befell Arsenal is a loss for Arsenal and Tottenham will certainly take advantage of the fragility of Arsenal today to win the match later.

The Arsenal Vs Tottenham game is getting problematic for the gunners, their mid field is weak, probably because of Rice's suspension, also Martin Odegaard's absence is affecting Saka's performance—He's not being fed with enough accurate passes. In addition, Tottenham is infiltrating their defense, and if they push more effort, Arsenal may be defeated in this match.

[hyudien]

Current score 0-0
Tottenham (Yellow cards) Udogir, Bentacur, Vicario, Van de Ven, Kulusevski
Arsenal (Yellow cards) Saliba and Timber

The first half of Tottenham vs Arsenal was full of yellow card drama, counting 5 cards for the home team and 2 for Arsenal. So far the match has been very tight and hot, it is possible that there will be 1 or 2 red cards in this match. Both are trading attacks, David Raya reacted very well, in my opinion it will be quite difficult to guess who will come out as the winner because their levels of ambition are almost the same. The second half will definitely be much more exciting than the first half because they have to score the ball faster.

[Hyphen(-)]

Tottenham is controlling the game confidently and arguably in this game especially within the midfield. Just 32 minutes within the first regular time around the clock in this game they are enjoying 68% ball possession while arsenal is having 32%. It seems Mikel Arteta has chosen to sit behind in this match because am not even seeing much of Bukayo Saka in the game due to the much defensiveness of Arsenal in the game.

Tottenham is no doubt playing well in the beginning of the match, but as the match goes on towards the 30th minutes of the match, Arsenal took over for a while even though Tottenham maintained their possession.

This match is a match that is yet to be predicted; both the host and the visitors are making good effort to score first. Arsenal is making more contact and has created more attempts on goal than Tottenham, but Tottenham was a bit strong and were also good defensively which is the reason the are yet to concede goals from Arsenal, and Arsenal also miss chance in the first half.

Seven yellow cards given so far, it shows that the match is a derby match and no team wants to lose easily. Nevertheless, the Premier League referees are not doing well, they denied Arsenal a penalty by not checking the incident in the VAR, and the yellow card is becoming much because I am expecting more in the second half.