⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

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The new season of the Premier League is underway with great enthusiasm and the heavyweight teams are constantly showing their classic performances, even last season we saw that Nottingham Forest had transformed into a strong team but in this new season's PL this team has won just one match out of seven matches, this is really hilarious. However this team may have lost its ability, which is why they are now stuck in the most uncomfortable situation in this new season's Premier League, even they are ranked lower than Manchester United.

It's truly surprising to us that Nottingham Forest couldn't get into the spotlight in their second Europa League match against an unknown team like Midtjylland, also yesterday Nottingham Forest lost 2-0 to Newcastle United at St. James' Park.

[Abbatty]

It was nice to see Manchester United not losing points this time. As Sunderland didn't have a bad start, I must admit I doubted Amorim's students again. 

The Red Devils are currently 6 points away from the leader technically. It means only 2 wins. Not too bad for now but inconsistency is the undeniable truth anyway...

And I have bad news for the fans... The next game is an away one at Anfield.

It normal to see Manchester United bounce back from a defeat especially when their next match is at home, I expected the to beat sunderland in that game, I even went on to gamble on them to beat sunderland but just like you said the big problem for Manchester United especially Amorim Manchester United have always been inconsistency.

Just like you said their next after the international break is them traveling to Anfield and with Liverpool recent result they won’t want to drop points in that match. So for me it another lose coming again and the inconsistency continues for them. Well like always football is very unpredictable so let see if Manchester United can make a case at Anfield.

[Stormisover]

It was nice to see Manchester United not losing points this time. As Sunderland didn't have a bad start, I must admit I doubted Amorim's students again. 

The Red Devils are currently 6 points away from the leader technically. It means only 2 wins. Not too bad for now but inconsistency is the undeniable truth anyway...

And I have bad news for the fans... The next game is an away one at Anfield.

I was actually expecting the winning though so it didn't surprise me, it seems you guys haven't noticed that Manchester United as in Ruben Amorin's team can't win straight two matches, they pattern of play is win one lose one and draw one and if you check very this is exactly how they work, they are not consistent in winning nor losing nor draw so this game against Liverpool despite Liverpool not being in their best of form I still think it's a win or draw in favor of Liverpool, I can't remember when last Manchester United won straight two matches in a row and it's heartbreaking to the fans.

[jems]

It was nice to see Manchester United not losing points this time. As Sunderland didn't have a bad start, I must admit I doubted Amorim's students again. 

The Red Devils are currently 6 points away from the leader technically. It means only 2 wins. Not too bad for now but inconsistency is the undeniable truth anyway...

And I have bad news for the fans... The next game is an away one at Anfield.

I was actually expecting the winning though so it didn't surprise me, it seems you guys haven't noticed that Manchester United as in Ruben Amorin's team can't win straight two matches, they pattern of play is win one lose one and draw one and if you check very this is exactly how they work, they are not consistent in winning nor losing nor draw so this game against Liverpool despite Liverpool not being in their best of form I still think it's a win or draw in favor of Liverpool, I can't remember when last Manchester United won straight two matches in a row and it's heartbreaking to the fans.

It sounds very strange, but it's true because Manchester United's performance has been inconsistent, and the wins I've seen this season have come against weaker teams, so there's no overestimating a Manchester United win (except against Chelsea).

The next match against Liverpool will be a highly prestigious match for both teams, but I wouldn't expect too much from Manchester United. Overall, Manchester United's strength isn't much better than Liverpool's this season, so it would only be a major surprise if Manchester United were able to win this match against Liverpool.

[M47AK16]

The new season of the Premier League is underway with great enthusiasm and the heavyweight teams are constantly showing their classic performances, even last season we saw that Nottingham Forest had transformed into a strong team but in this new season's PL this team has won just one match out of seven matches, this is really hilarious. However this team may have lost its ability, which is why they are now stuck in the most uncomfortable situation in this new season's Premier League, even they are ranked lower than Manchester United.

It's truly surprising to us that Nottingham Forest couldn't get into the spotlight in their second Europa League match against an unknown team like Midtjylland, also yesterday Nottingham Forest lost 2-0 to Newcastle United at St. James' Park.

To be fair ever since they fired their manager, it was obvious that they made a mistake. I agree that Ange is a great manager and he did great with Tottenham by winning Europa, but we have seen him be terrible at league and now Tottenham is great at league after he left.

This should be something that gets attention, Nottingham is obviously a worse team than Tottenham, and when you look at how Nottingham did better last year, which is why it's the most important reason why they are doing worse now. Because they basically fired the manager that did better than their current manager with a worse team. In the end, I am sure Ange will do fine if he is kept, his second years are usually better, so they need to give him some time.

[Juse14]

It was nice to see Manchester United not losing points this time. As Sunderland didn't have a bad start, I must admit I doubted Amorim's students again. 

The Red Devils are currently 6 points away from the leader technically. It means only 2 wins. Not too bad for now but inconsistency is the undeniable truth anyway...

And I have bad news for the fans... The next game is an away one at Anfield.

Win-lose-win, that's the result that Man United got at the start of this season, a result that shows that Amorim hasn't been able to fully lead this team to the winning path. Facing the Reds squad at Anfield certainly presents a challenge for the Red Devils who are currently unable to perform consistently, but on the other hand, at this time, Arne Slot's team is also experiencing a decline, they continue to swallow the bitter pill of defeat, so this should be an opportunity for Amorim's team to be able to beat Liverpool. But we'll see when they are on the field, the international break has given them time to be able to evaluate what the shortcomings of both teams are, and try to return to their best performance. Meanwhile, it has been quite a long time since Man United was able to beat Liverpool and for the last time the Red Devils managed to silence the Reds in the FA Cup match in the 23/24 season, while for the last time in the EPL it was in 22/23, where Man United managed to win with a score of 2-1 at Old Trafford over Liverpool.

[pawel7777]

It's truly surprising to us that Nottingham Forest couldn't get into the spotlight in their second Europa League match against an unknown team like Midtjylland, also yesterday Nottingham Forest lost 2-0 to Newcastle United at St. James' Park.

Nottm Forest had a surprisingly good season last year, they were holding up in the top 4 for a very long time, but slowed down at the end and closed the season in 7th place, which is still a very good result for them.
But the fun ride has come to an end, and they are back to normal now, meaning fighting to escape relegation.
Currently they only have 5 points after 7 games, so it's definitely not the same level of performance as in the previous season. With this in mind, it's absolutely no surprise they got beaten up by Newcastle. The UCL loss to Midtjylland is a bit unexpected, as Forest have been the favourite and dominated the game in shots on goal and ball possession, but it's not much of a shock either.

[Agbe]

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Nottm Forest had a surprisingly good season last year, they were holding up in the top 4 for a very long time, but slowed down at the end and closed the season in 7th place, which is still a very good result for them.
But the fun ride has come to an end, and they are back to normal now, meaning fighting to escape relegation.
Currently they only have 5 points after 7 games, so it's definitely not the same level of performance as in the previous season. With this in mind, it's absolutely no surprise they got beaten up by Newcastle. The UCL loss to Midtjylland is a bit unexpected, as Forest have been the favourite and dominated the game in shots on goal and ball possession, but it's not much of a shock either.

What is happening to Forest is caused by their president Evangelos Marinakis because the sacking of their former coach Nuno Santos for non sporting reasons. When there is a change in the coaching crew of any team it has a direct effect on the way and manner that, the team play Nuno should have been allowed to continue as head coach of forest till the end of the season.

[Issa56]

What is happening to Forest is caused by their president Evangelos Marinakis because the sacking of their former coach Nuno Santos for non sporting reasons. When there is a change in the coaching crew of any team it has a direct effect on the way and manner that, the team play Nuno should have been allowed to continue as head coach of forest till the end of the season.

I don’t know why Nottingham forest decide d to sack their formal coach, they struggled in man really tried for Nottingham forest, their performance was good then, I just dont know why the decide to change him, and as we can see Nottingham forest performance is now terrible, am sure they Will be regretting why they sacked their formal coach right now. Nottingham forest were struggling to qualify for the champions league last season, but they couldn’t achieve that, and currently they struggling at the bottom of the table.

[red4slash]

What is happening to Forest is caused by their president Evangelos Marinakis because the sacking of their former coach Nuno Santos for non sporting reasons. When there is a change in the coaching crew of any team it has a direct effect on the way and manner that, the team play Nuno should have been allowed to continue as head coach of forest till the end of the season.

I don’t know why Nottingham forest decide d to sack their formal coach, they struggled in man really tried for Nottingham forest, their performance was good then, I just dont know why the decide to change him, and as we can see Nottingham forest performance is now terrible, am sure they Will be regretting why they sacked their formal coach right now. Nottingham forest were struggling to qualify for the champions league last season, but they couldn’t achieve that, and currently they struggling at the bottom of the table.

Internal problems between Nuno and the club's top brass, especially the owner, have disrupted Nottingham's current situation and performance. According to several recent reports, the relationship between Nuno as coach and the club's management, especially the owner, is strained and seems irreparable, forcing Nuno to leave Nottingham despite the high expectations placed on him given his outstanding performance last season.

Given the circumstances, it is only natural that such a situation would arise. Forcing Nuno and Nottingham to remain together would be extremely difficult, especially in cases of internal conflicts where the coach and players are at odds, as seen in the examples of Cristiano and Sancho at Manchester United. However, when the conflict is between the coach and the club owner, it is inevitable that the coach will be the one to leave.

[Amphenomenon]

It was nice to see Manchester United not losing points this time. As Sunderland didn't have a bad start, I must admit I doubted Amorim's students again. 

The Red Devils are currently 6 points away from the leader technically. It means only 2 wins. Not too bad for now but inconsistency is the undeniable truth anyway...

And I have bad news for the fans... The next game is an away one at Anfield.

Yea, at least Manchester United were able to get a win but a two wins in a row will be very much unlikely, after Liverpool has experience three defeats in a row and now their next game after the break will be at Anfield. They will be fighting to get back to winning ways and I expect United to lose the game or at best savage a tie which will even be difficult looking at the over all team strength against each other.

[Mallampue]

Yea, at least Manchester United were able to get a win but a two wins in a row will be very much unlikely, after Liverpool has experience three defeats in a row and now their next game after the break will be at Anfield. They will be fighting to get back to winning ways and I expect United to lose the game or at best savage a tie which will even be difficult looking at the over all team strength against each other.

Looking at H2, Liverpool certainly has the upper hand in their five matches against Manchester united. However, given Liverpool current declining form, it's difficult to predict the final result of their meeting after the international break. Playing at Anfield certainly benefits the Liverpool squad, as the overwhelming fan support will boost their morale to defeat Manchester united. Now, we'll see who performs best in this match, meaning whether Arne slot will successfully lead liverpool back to victory or continue with less than satisfactory results. Meanwhile, Amorim will try to capitalize on Liverpool declining performance to defeat them at Anfield.

[Nightwatchmare]

It was nice to see Manchester United not losing points this time. As Sunderland didn't have a bad start, I must admit I doubted Amorim's students again. 

The Red Devils are currently 6 points away from the leader technically. It means only 2 wins. Not too bad for now but inconsistency is the undeniable truth anyway...

And I have bad news for the fans... The next game is an away one at Anfield.

It is normal to doubt Ruben Amorim's men because Manchester United aren't performing the way people were expecting them to perform in the Premier League this season. Despite Manchester United struggling this season and Sunderland being in top 10 in the league standing, I didn't doubt Manchester United would beat Sunderland because in the last 31 matches of Sunderland against Manchester United, they only won one match, and since Manchester United were playing from home, i believed Manchester United would triumph over Sunderland. Liverpool has been exposed by Crystal Palace and Chelsea. If Manchester United can press Liverpool hard the way Chelsea did, they will walk out of Anfield with a point.

[abhiseshakana]

It was nice to see Manchester United not losing points this time. As Sunderland didn't have a bad start, I must admit I doubted Amorim's students again. 

The Red Devils are currently 6 points away from the leader technically. It means only 2 wins. Not too bad for now but inconsistency is the undeniable truth anyway...

And I have bad news for the fans... The next game is an away one at Anfield.

It is normal to doubt Ruben Amorim's men because Manchester United aren't performing the way people were expecting them to perform in the Premier League this season. Despite Manchester United struggling this season and Sunderland being in top 10 in the league standing, I didn't doubt Manchester United would beat Sunderland because in the last 31 matches of Sunderland against Manchester United, they only won one match, and since Manchester United were playing from home, i believed Manchester United would triumph over Sunderland. Liverpool has been exposed by Crystal Palace and Chelsea. If Manchester United can press Liverpool hard the way Chelsea did, they will walk out of Anfield with a point.

Man United have inconsistent performances, and Amorim's performance is also attracting attention, with some believing his system is flawed, but Amorim insisted that he would never change his stance, even at the risk of being fired. I think the win over Sunderland is just a temporary relief because after the international break, Man United will face last season's EPL champions, and of course, it will be a very tough battle, considering that Liverpool will have the advantage as hosts.

But not without reason, Man United still has a chance to get points because their focus is only on the Premier League, while Liverpool might have their attention a little divided because 3 days after, they have to compete in the Champions League. Apart from that, Man United may have a slight advantage in stamina and fitness because not many of their players played during the international break.

[bitgolden]

Chelsea isn't terrible, it's Liverpool that is having trouble. The problem was obvious, they played their best on Palace game, then rested players on Galatasaray game, and then played their best on Chelsea game, and in return they lost all. Liverpool is really doing terrible at the moment and they need to figure out the problem, otherwise they are not going to get the best out of this.

I understand that it may not be a great feeling to keep losing, but there are lessons to learn out of this. And the biggest lesson to learn is that if you want to rotate, even when you are rotating, do not put people at wrong positions. Like there is no reason why Szbo should be right back, and he had a game there for some weird reason.

[Tonimez]

Chelsea isn't terrible, it's Liverpool that is having trouble. The problem was obvious, they played their best on Palace game, then rested players on Galatasaray game, and then played their best on Chelsea game, and in return they lost all. Liverpool is really doing terrible at the moment and they need to figure out the problem, otherwise they are not going to get the best out of this.

I understand that it may not be a great feeling to keep losing, but there are lessons to learn out of this. And the biggest lesson to learn is that if you want to rotate, even when you are rotating, do not put people at wrong positions. Like there is no reason why Szbo should be right back, and he had a game there for some weird reason.

Definitely, Liverpool has been terrible recently and I guess it might have something to do with management interference because I don't understand why Slot would be gambling through games lately like he wasn't the same slot of last season. He has built name already by joining some few managers to lift the league in his first season. I was wondering why he rested players against Galatasaray, like you are not yet sure of any of these tops, not the league not the UCL nor whatsoever. So why make those mistakes. Well, I think I should just accept that it is football happening and nothing more. When it comes to Epl for the season, I'm beginning to tilt towards accepting the potentials of Crystal palace to at least get closer than ever.

Chelsea is a good team and I don't see this past losses to define the team. I believe they still have time to rewrite whatever anybody is thinking about them. At least beating Liverpool should be one of their achievements already and such motivation could make them more dangerous after the break.

[Nightwatchmare]

It was nice to see Manchester United not losing points this time. As Sunderland didn't have a bad start, I must admit I doubted Amorim's students again. 

The Red Devils are currently 6 points away from the leader technically. It means only 2 wins. Not too bad for now but inconsistency is the undeniable truth anyway...

And I have bad news for the fans... The next game is an away one at Anfield.

It is normal to doubt Ruben Amorim's men because Manchester United aren't performing the way people were expecting them to perform in the Premier League this season. Despite Manchester United struggling this season and Sunderland being in top 10 in the league standing, I didn't doubt Manchester United would beat Sunderland because in the last 31 matches of Sunderland against Manchester United, they only won one match, and since Manchester United were playing from home, i believed Manchester United would triumph over Sunderland. Liverpool has been exposed by Crystal Palace and Chelsea. If Manchester United can press Liverpool hard the way Chelsea did, they will walk out of Anfield with a point.

Man United have inconsistent performances, and Amorim's performance is also attracting attention, with some believing his system is flawed, but Amorim insisted that he would never change his stance, even at the risk of being fired. I think the win over Sunderland is just a temporary relief because after the international break, Man United will face last season's EPL champions, and of course, it will be a very tough battle, considering that Liverpool will have the advantage as hosts.

But not without reason, Man United still has a chance to get points because their focus is only on the Premier League, while Liverpool might have their attention a little divided because 3 days after, they have to compete in the Champions League. Apart from that, Man United may have a slight advantage in stamina and fitness because not many of their players played during the international break.

Ruben Amorim knows that his team isn't good enough to play with his system and he refused to change to a system that will suit Manchester United even when he knows that if he continues with his poor performance in Manchester United, he will lose his job. Ruben Amorim winning Sunderland just closed the topic of him getting sacked from Manchester United. Ruben Amorim shouldn't lose Manchester United's next 3 matches so that he can buildup trust with Manchester United board. Liverpool has lost back to back premier league matches, so i think they are inconsistent as Manchester United as it stands now, although they will be at an advantage in the match because they are playing from home, but that won't stop Manchester United from winning Liverpool because Liverpool players have lost their winning mentality for now.

[Unsoldier]

What is happening to Forest is caused by their president Evangelos Marinakis because the sacking of their former coach Nuno Santos for non sporting reasons. When there is a change in the coaching crew of any team it has a direct effect on the way and manner that, the team play Nuno should have been allowed to continue as head coach of forest till the end of the season.

I don’t know why Nottingham forest decide d to sack their formal coach, they struggled in man really tried for Nottingham forest, their performance was good then, I just dont know why the decide to change him, and as we can see Nottingham forest performance is now terrible, am sure they Will be regretting why they sacked their formal coach right now. Nottingham forest were struggling to qualify for the champions league last season, but they couldn’t achieve that, and currently they struggling at the bottom of the table.

I honestly don’t get the decision either. Nuno had Forest playing solid football — not perfect, but definitely improving. The squad isn’t bad at all, and they looked more like a team on the rise than one in crisis when he left.
Now Postecoglou’s been in charge for seven games with no wins — two draws and five losses. Losing to Newcastle away isn’t shameful, but overall it’s looking grim. He’s been there just 26 days, and at this rate, he might even break the Premier League record for the fastest sacking.

[Futurexxx]

Ruben Amorim knows that his team isn't good enough to play with his system and he refused to change to a system that will suit Manchester United even when he knows that if he continues with his poor performance in Manchester United, he will lose his job.

if you are a football manager and you knows that this playing system is what's you knows what to do best and it's what's gives you success, will you change and be doing something you don't really know how because a group of fans or a few fans says you should change?
They should just let the guy breath, this Manchester united team is terribly bàd, so let's their fan not expecting a miracle to happen overnight.

Liverpool has lost back to back premier league matches, so i think they are inconsistent as Manchester United as it stands now, although they will be at an advantage in the match because they are playing from home, but that won't stop Manchester United from winning Liverpool because Liverpool players have lost their winning mentality for now.

As for this, it sounds laughable because you make me believe that you are a Manchester united fan. I know that you wishes the best for your team but have you checked their records in their recent meetings?
Do well to check it yourself, and after that you will know that if Manchester united can get a draw at Anfield, that means they have really improved from their last meetings.

[gordonics.com]

Ruben Amorim knows that his team isn't good enough to play with his system and he refused to change to a system that will suit Manchester United even when he knows that if he continues with his poor performance in Manchester United, he will lose his job.

if you are a football manager and you knows that this playing system is what's you knows what to do best and it's what's gives you success, will you change and be doing something you don't really know how because a group of fans or a few fans says you should change?
They should just let the guy breath, this Manchester united team is terribly bàd, so let's their fan not expecting a miracle to happen overnight.

Liverpool has lost back to back premier league matches, so i think they are inconsistent as Manchester United as it stands now, although they will be at an advantage in the match because they are playing from home, but that won't stop Manchester United from winning Liverpool because Liverpool players have lost their winning mentality for now.

As for this, it sounds laughable because you make me believe that you are a Manchester united fan. I know that you wishes the best for your team but have you checked their records in their recent meetings?
Do well to check it yourself, and after that you will know that if Manchester united can get a draw at Anfield, that means they have really improved from their last meetings.

The comparison between Amorim's system and the Man Utd is the central issue. A top manager's job is not just executing his system, but adapting it to the available players. Amorim is criticized precisely because a rigid 3-4-3 with this defensive material exposes massive tactical weaknesses. Sticking to a failing system out of pride is not professionalism; it's stubbornness.

As for the Liverpool vs. Man Utd prediction: Liverpool's two recent losses are minor inconsistencies, while Man Utd's issues are structural and long-term. Ignoring the historical dominance of Liverpool at Anfield in this derby is naive. A draw would be a huge improvement for United, a win is highly unrealistic given the current form and the pressure on their defense.