⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Lidger]

It is unfortunate that Manchester United have to suffer and struggle so much this season, we hoped Amorim will bring the change immediately at arrival but we will have to wait a bit longer probably until next season to really evaluate his performance. This transfer window will help him rebuild and restructure the team to be better and stronger.

There wasn't much he could do to fix this team. In my opinion, the previous coaches made terrible signings. I don't know what their main objective was, but from what I could see, there are a lot of players who came to Manchester United and weren't playing well, and when they left Manchester United they started playing well again.

Maybe the high level of pressure they were under at Manchester United made them play badly. The coach will need to make good signings if they want to fight for the title. With this current squad they have no chance, so I don't know what they're going to do with the current players.

Only Man United fans hoped that signing Amorim will change things immediately, a neutral fan would have known its impossible with the United current Squad and their other issues. The problem of United goes beyond bad signings, it’s not that most of their players are poor but the team spirit is poor, they need to build as a team and bring players that will fight for the badge. Sometimes it’s good to be a stubborn coach and most times it isn’t, Check the players who left United on loan or outright buying they’re doing well in their various clubs that is to say the system at United is not working. The coach has to apply what works in order to progress and have a cordial relationship with players. Look at Arne Slot and his boys or Hansi Flick and barça boys, as a coach you have to do more than just tell players how to play. Most players play for the trust placed on them by their coach and not only for the Badge. If as a coach you’re adding to the pressure of players you wouldn’t get the desired results.

Manchester United's manager's responsibilities have changed but after the season started, the manager had no opportunity to change the team's players at that time, but with a new season about to start, I would at least expect that the Manchester United manager will take several steps to strengthen their team and spend good money. Manchester United has not been able to perform well at all in the English Premier League this season, Manchester United's position is much lower in the point table but they have one hope in front of them, which is to secure the title in the European League. So far, Manchester United is in a good position and may easily qualify for the final from the semi-finals, but there is a lot of doubt about whether they will be able to overcome the hurdle of the final.

[Spaceman1000$]

I was hoping to see Nothigham Forest into the top 5 but sadly it seems like they are gonna have to fight until the last drop for it.

They still have it in their hands because if we look into the calendar they play the last match for the 38 Round against Chelsea, so if they win all 3 games they are gonna be in Champions League.

The vacuum is still there for any of them that wants to finish up in the top 5, for Chelsea, Newcastle and Nottingham Forest, but it all depends on the result of the remaining games of the season that would determine the final spot of each of the contending teams for the top five spot. If you take a look at the standings on the table you would notice that even Arsenal that are occupying the second position are not really safe right now because Manchester city are just a couple of points or 3 away from removing arsenal from the second position so it's still open for anybody if they can get maximum points till the last day of the league.

[AirtelBuzz]

Nottingham forest team has good players, this team is also a good team and they can perform very well, but since this week they are not doing well, some things are not understood, some shortness of planning and strategy and also seems might be there is  lacking of communication or somehow communication gap, due to which they are not able to give their great, but if this team also raises some of their weak points and adopts a good strategy, because their is remaining three matches that are currently being played, if they give their best and raise their points where they fall, then surely this can prove to be  a good team and they can present a good game. The only need is to fill these gaps, these things are most necessary for Nottigham forest team.

It's hard to understand what's lacking in the Nottingham Forest team at the moment. Moreover as you mentioned, the lack of planning strategy and communication among the players on this team may not be a big deal but their poor performance is particularly evident. This team has completely collapsed in the last five matches, proving that they are now trying hard for promotion. The team that is currently in last place for the UEFA Champions League qualifying round, it seems that Nottingham Forest is a few points behind that team. The matches they have next are obviously huge so it goes without saying that their chances of winning those matches are very limited.

[DaNNy001]

Nottingham forest team has good players, this team is also a good team and they can perform very well, but since this week they are not doing well, some things are not understood, some shortness of planning and strategy and also seems might be there is  lacking of communication or somehow communication gap, due to which they are not able to give their great, but if this team also raises some of their weak points and adopts a good strategy, because their is remaining three matches that are currently being played, if they give their best and raise their points where they fall, then surely this can prove to be  a good team and they can present a good game. The only need is to fill these gaps, these things are most necessary for Nottigham forest team.

It's hard to understand what's lacking in the Nottingham Forest team at the moment. Moreover as you mentioned, the lack of planning strategy and communication among the players on this team may not be a big deal but their poor performance is particularly evident. This team has completely collapsed in the last five matches, proving that they are now trying hard for promotion. The team that is currently in last place for the UEFA Champions League qualifying round, it seems that Nottingham Forest is a few points behind that team. The matches they have next are obviously huge so it goes without saying that their chances of winning those matches are very limited.

You stated out the obvious problems of the team, Nottingham forest right now lacks coordination, perhaps they need a new coach..They have been having series of losses, the game I expected them to win was their last match against crystal palace, the game ended as a draw but it was below my expectation...of all the football seasons this has been the only season that they performed quite well, it's a little disappointing that they couldn't keep up their performance.

[Zaguru12]

PL's clubs journey in UCL is officially coming to its end after Arsenal as PL's last candidate kicked out by PSG. Appreciate how they tried so hard, but no match for PSG. They're still continuing their journey as a netflix club
The out of Arsenal show PL club quality is getting degrade. NT for all of PL clubs who have been playing at UCL, but out from the competition. We will able to send like 6 candidates next season. Hopefully, UCL will be ours. 

Let’s be honest to ourselves over the last few seasons the only clubs that have been quality and capable of competing against any of the other European top clubs in the champions league has been Manchester City and in some seasons Liverpool. Since the heavy fall of Manchester City I don’t think anyone actually expected much from the premier league clubs except Liverpool who were having a fairy tale start to life under Arne Slot but that was caught short too after their impressive group stage performance. Right after Liverpool and Manchester City got knocked out of the Champions League I wasn’t expecting it home because Arsenal to me have not yet looked like a proper side that can hurt many clubs in the champions league to win it, they simply got the hype of winning it right after defeating a weak Real Madrid side in my opinion.

As for next season they would be having six clubs in the competition but still it doesn’t change the narrative for me except I see a shift in the performance of some clubs, I don’t see the either of the two clubs winning Europa to do anything extra ordinary next season and also the other top five clubs as expect Liverpool to have a shift in form next season, the only candidate I can count on is Manchester City which depends on their recruitment in the summer too

[bitgolden]

I was hoping to see Nothigham Forest into the top 5 but sadly it seems like they are gonna have to fight until the last drop for it.

They still have it in their hands because if we look into the calendar they play the last match for the 38 Round against Chelsea, so if they win all 3 games they are gonna be in Champions League.

Nottingham has always been shite against easy teams, but better when played a big team. This must be your main concern. I know they have chance to take three points, but what if they drop more points in their easy fixtures? 
Don't be so optimistic about them. They have midtable club's problem to laways being inconsistent at the late season.

I'm still hoping Chelsea and City to get spots at UCL, not nottingham forest. Although Newcastle can also bottle their position. However, i don't really care whether it's Newcastle or Forest to get the last spot.

You will see Forest to miss more points in the coming weeks. 

That has to be the most obvious choice, for me I would say Nottingham Forrest for me. Not because while I do not have anything against them or support of them, I do dislike Newcastle. They are just yet another one of those "rich Arab guy buying a team", like City, and like many others all around the world. Whitewashing their money via sports, or "sportswashing" their money.

The owner, is the same guy that got a journalist killed for writing on a newspaper, outing the crimes he committed. So it's clear that we should not be really in support of Newcastle, unless you are from Newcastle itself. I am not, so I do not like them, until the owner sells his team back to someone who deserves it, I will not want them to succeed. That has nothing to do with the team or the town or anything, just the owner. For me , it is very political. After he is gone, they could be champions all I care.

[reagansimms]

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It might be possible because Chelsea's last three games are against strong teams, Newcastle, Manchester United and Nottingham Forest so these 3 games might see Chelsea drop points and it will be the perfect opportunity for them to overtake Chelsea. Even at that they will have to play well also if they face Chelsea on the final day because it will be the decider.

If Chelsea manage to win their games in week 36 and 37, then they only need a draw in the last game vs Nottingham to secure their position in the last ranking of the UCL zone, while Nottingham must be able to win their last three games to shift Chelsea position. The last three games are crucial for both of them because they will determine their fate for next season, but if you look at the three opponents that both of them will face in the last three games, Chelsea steps are more difficult than Nottingham.
Next they will visit Newcastle headquarters, Chelsea has the potential to lose points in this game because Newcastle is also struggling to secure a position in the top 4.

[Alphie12]

Only getting a total of 4 points from the last 5 matches they have played, Nottingham Forest is currently facing a pretty bad week. However, even so, there is still hope for them to be able to appear in the champions league next season, although the possibility is quite small.

Nottingham Forest still has 3 more matches left, if they manage to beat Leicester City and West Ham for week 36 and week 36, and in the last match they are able to win over Chelsea, then Nottingham Forest will finish in 5th position and get a ticket to the champions league next season.

Nottingham Forest has performed quite well for this season, so I want the best results for the team. and if the scenario I mentioned is not achieved, I hope Nottingham Forest still gets a place in the UEFA Europa League next season.

Nottingham forest team has good players, this team is also a good team and they can perform very well, but since this week they are not doing well, some things are not understood, some shortness of planning and strategy and also seems might be there is  lacking of communication or somehow communication gap, due to which they are not able to give their great, but if this team also raises some of their weak points and adopts a good strategy, because their is remaining three matches that are currently being played, if they give their best and raise their points where they fall, then surely this can prove to be  a good team and they can present a good game. The only need is to fill these gaps, these things are most necessary for Nottigham forest team.

big clubs will raid the likes of AINA, MGW, MURILLO etc the coming transfer window

[Stable090]

I think forest magic this season is beginning to fail due to the fact that they have not been winning lately but they should be commended for the way that they have played so far even if Forest doesn't make it to the champions League next season European place is assured them so I don't think that Forest should be bordered about it it's clear that they have gotten to their limits and fatigue has come into the team but I see see them winning at least a game before the season ends

It’s surprising to see Nottingham forest performance drop, I don’t really know what their problem is because they haven’t really been playing well recently, I was thinking they will be able to qualify for the champions league, but with their current performance, I just think that’s going to be difficult for them. Nottingham forest started well, but they are not ending the season well.

Even Nottingham cant qualify for the champions league, they played well this season, and I don’t even believe they will be at the position which they are currently at, because they struggled to avoid relegation last season. Let’s hope they still qualify for the champions league, and if they can’t, then they should be able to qualify for Europa league.

[Die_empty]

Let’s be honest to ourselves over the last few seasons the only clubs that have been quality and capable of competing against any of the other European top clubs in the champions league has been Manchester City and in some seasons Liverpool. Since the heavy fall of Manchester City I don’t think anyone actually expected much from the premier league clubs except Liverpool who were having a fairy tale start to life under Arne Slot but that was caught short too after their impressive group stage performance. Right after Liverpool and Manchester City got knocked out of the Champions League I wasn’t expecting it home because Arsenal to me have not yet looked like a proper side that can hurt many clubs in the champions league to win it, they simply got the hype of winning it right after defeating a weak Real Madrid side in my opinion.

As for next season they would be having six clubs in the competition but still it doesn’t change the narrative for me except I see a shift in the performance of some clubs, I don’t see the either of the two clubs winning Europa to do anything extra ordinary next season and also the other top five clubs as expect Liverpool to have a shift in form next season, the only candidate I can count on is Manchester City which depends on their recruitment in the summer too

Only few people have expected Arsenal to get to the semi finals of the Champions League. I am not comfortable when people see a team that occupies the second position in La Liga as weak. Arsenal was simply the better team and they deserved to win against the Spanish side. No club is perfect; that's why it is the responsibility of the coach to identify and exploit the weaknesses of his opponents.

We cannot assume that Manchester United and Tottenham will not improve next season. Football leagues will be entering a long transfer season when coaches will be able to buy players to make their side better. We cannot be certain about the club that will be better next season. Who would have predicted that Manchester City would face its biggest challenge in many years?

[Alphie12]

It is determined that Arsenal FC will play their next match against the Parisians, and even this exciting match between them will be a UEFA Champions League match. Indeed on paper the English club was universally accepted but Paris Saint-Germain were able to win the match on their own qualifications. Personally my first choice for betting in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League is Paris Saint-Germain because this team has hidden talent that they have already started to show.

While infact, Arsenal have not managed to advance to the UCL final this season, Arteta has once again failed to bring his club to lift the trophy, for the umpteenth time. Arsenal Lost to PSg with aggregate 3 - 1.

Honestly, this time, PSG played very incredible, not only now, we even know that PSG has defeated all the representative clubs from the Premier League this season in the UCL. What an incredible struggle.

Source: PSG really beat all FOUR Premier League teams

they are not special, it doesnt change the fact they are in a famers league

Liverpool was overrated for that match against Chelsea because for the entire season we have become so much overwhelmed with Liverpool recent performance, this season has been rough for Liverpool and Chelsea capitalize on that reality to bring Liverpool to it kneels during their last matchbwith Chelsea., don't take Liverpool seriously this season premier League is out of their hands.

I knew that Chelsea was going to have a better performance in that game because recently their defense has improved, and considering that they still have something to play for in the league I knew that they would take the game more seriously than Liverpool was going to do so. Liverpool were playing Arsenal next and with the recent drop in form of Arsenal I'm a little skeptical about how they will perform in that game because they need the points actually if they intend to stay second place and secure their place in the Champions League next season.

the double standard you guys are discrediting chelsea win with the "liverpool have nothing to play for" narrative if it is so then arsenal should also beat liverpool

[qurbanshah02]

the double standard you guys are discrediting chelsea win with the "liverpool have nothing to play for" narrative if it is so then arsenal should also beat liverpool

Chelsea came up because of their good performance but due to some decline in their record due to which they failed to win. Liverpool has already won this league and they are not looking so good in this league because there is no strong team compared to them. Arsenal has already suffered a defeat against PSG, therefore Arsenal will not be able to finish Liverpool, rather Arsenal will have to finish while Arsenal is also quite strong but they are not succeeding in it.

[koang]

I was hoping to see Nothigham Forest into the top 5 but sadly it seems like they are gonna have to fight until the last drop for it.

They still have it in their hands because if we look into the calendar they play the last match for the 38 Round against Chelsea, so if they win all 3 games they are gonna be in Champions League.

I also had high hopes. Even though I knew they were a seasonal team to play this good.    Their recent form got so bad that they found themselves out of there in a critical time. Now they need Newcastle or Chelsea to mess up hard.

Even then Forest have to start winning regularly... Leicester and West Ham are winnable games for them. But yeah, the last fixture is against Chelsea. While Maresca's students are in good shape I don't think Forest can win that one.

I think forest magic this season is beginning to fail due to the fact that they have not been winning lately but they should be commended for the way that they have played so far even if Forest doesn't make it to the champions League next season European place is assured them so I don't think that Forest should be bordered about it it's clear that they have gotten to their limits and fatigue has come into the team but I see see them winning at least a game before the season ends

If they go down they only have themselves to blame. Poss point deduction = Forest fault

Forest seems like the equivalent of what Palace was at the end of last season.
A strong foundation with good options for goals. Hard to break down with pace and power. Not an easy game for anyone right now in the league but you are right..Nuno Magic is over. They are running out of games to do so now.

[Volgastallion]

What we have int his season is not gonna happen in a long long time or never again.

I mean if you look in the position of Manchester United and Totenham you can see they are just above the relegation spots with one of his worst performance ever made by both in the history of Premier League, but what i want to point out? Well they are both in the final of the second largest european competition, is insane to see teams from below the 15 position playing a final, just crazy.

[Inwestour]

If they go down they only have themselves to blame. Poss point deduction = Forest fault

Forest seems like the equivalent of what Palace was at the end of last season.
A strong foundation with good options for goals. Hard to break down with pace and power. Not an easy game for anyone right now in the league but you are right..Nuno Magic is over. They are running out of games to do so now.

If we evaluate this season, Nottingham have had a much better one than Leicester. Leicester are exactly the kind of opponent Nottingham must beat at home, while Leicester can only fight with Ipswich now. They definitely won’t climb above the relegation zone, and all they have left is to decide whether they’ll finish 17th or 18th. Nottingham need to try and win the games they have left, and then it will be clear whether they can move higher or not, but they’ve definitely failed the end of the season.

[DaNNy001]

PL's clubs journey in UCL is officially coming to its end after Arsenal as PL's last candidate kicked out by PSG. Appreciate how they tried so hard, but no match for PSG. They're still continuing their journey as a netflix club
The out of Arsenal show PL club quality is getting degrade. NT for all of PL clubs who have been playing at UCL, but out from the competition. We will able to send like 6 candidates next season. Hopefully, UCL will be ours.  

Lol, this is the funniest thing I Ve come across today... i told a die hard fan of arsenal that they might not last long in the finals because of how inconsistent they are but this guy said that Arsenal is going to win the trophy undoubtedly...he has been getting hyped up beating his chest that arsenal would win the championship but after they got eliminated he has been mute, so today I asked him "Is arsenal going to give it a try next season"? And he was so pained..Their biggest issue is inconsistency.

[reagansimms]

What we have int his season is not gonna happen in a long long time or never again.

I mean if you look in the position of Manchester United and Totenham you can see they are just above the relegation spots with one of his worst performance ever made by both in the history of Premier League, but what i want to point out? Well they are both in the final of the second largest european competition, is insane to see teams from below the 15 position playing a final, just crazy.

It was really unexpected, Man United and Tottenham really made a big surprise after successfully qualifying for the UEL final, even though both of them performed very badly in the EPL. The success of these two teams in reaching the final also provides a big advantage for the Premier League because next season there will be 6 English teams in the UCL.
Whoever manages to win the trophy will be very lucky, besides winning a second-tier trophy in European competition, they will also appear in the Champions League next season even if they finish just above the relegation zone.

[rachael9385]

By the way Manchester City are really coming for that 2nd position.    Just look at the comparison of their and Arsenal's form graphs:

Manchester City: 4W 1D

Arsenal: 1W 3D 1L

The gap is only 3 points while there are still 3 games to be played. Guardiola's students have a much easier schedule ahead as well. Arsenal still have to play against Liverpool and Newcastle. Honestly I call this a big improvement for the Manchester team in the 2nd part of the season.

If they can beat Southampton tomorrow of which I know they will, Southampton can't stand a chance against them in their current form. Manchester city is going to score multiple goals so they can get up to four points in order to surpass arsenal. I must say that arsenal had quite a good run this season but it's so crazy that they keep getting replaced and defeated even after putting in a lot of effort to get to where they are. The second position is going to Manchester city and there's no doubt about that

[pawel7777]

Man City has a real chance of getting to the 2nd place. It's quite possible they will make up the points gap this weekend, as the City plays against the weakest team in the bunch: Southampton, while Arsenal is facing Liverpool in an away game. City will not overtake Arsenal jut yet though, because of Arsenal's much better goal difference.
Of course we can wonder whether Liverpool will take a relaxed approach, or maybe they will let the 2nd suit players a chance, but it's still likely that Liverpool could earn 3 points and Arsenal could come home with nothing.
Arsenal's last few games doesn't spark optimism either. Some could say they might be experiencing an unexplained dip in form, a similar that Man City had to go through earlier in the season, but I don't think it's that bad yet.

Man City has to stay laser-focused in their remaining game. They might have a chance for the 2nd place, but they're also only 1 point ahead the 5th Chelsea and only 3 points ahead of the 6th Nottm Forest. So it's not yet obvious whether the City would end up in the top 5 (Champions League places).

[len01]

If they can beat Southampton tomorrow of which I know they will, Southampton can't stand a chance against them in their current form. Manchester city is going to score multiple goals so they can get up to four points in order to surpass arsenal. I must say that arsenal had quite a good run this season but it's so crazy that they keep getting replaced and defeated even after putting in a lot of effort to get to where they are. The second position is going to Manchester city and there's no doubt about that

Don't underestimate Southampton, although this team looks weak, but late-season matches like this can have unexpected results. We can see in the first meeting of these two teams when Man City is the host only able to beat Southampton with 1 score. While from H2H, Southampton has also beaten Man City. So I will not think too much about the match. Because Southampton has a chance to hold a draw.
And I don't think the runner up position is too important for either team.