⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Jostern]

What's happening at Anfield , I know before the international break Liverpool wasn't in good form but for Nottingham Forest to bully the Reds on their own home turf is unacceptable! Already second goal was disallowed and if this goes on this will be a bad weekend for the team and supporters who will now question what the manager is doing... Come on Liverpool turn this script now!!

Over all I know that Liverpool are better than this and can perform better as well, but what can one consider this their present performance, it's very hard to tell if this is the new them or if it is just a lump in the road, we all are aware that they made changes this season, maybe they are trying to fit in, Salah also said this in one of his interview.

But how long will it take them to understand themselves and try to fit in, even with the knowledge that the season has almost passed and they are still trying to figure out their selves? But who knows, this excuse may not be the reason for their poor performance; they really need to dig this out and fix it with immediate effect

I don’t think this is just about the performance and players trying to settle into the club, but my opinion would be, a player like Isak have been playing in the Premier League for 3 and a half years, and people keep saying that he missed out with Pre-season and it’s been three months now and he has nothing to show for it, but I must say that the creativity in the team is very poor, everyone wants to be playing for themselves, Salah said the new players are trying to settle into the team, but the problem is coming from attack most especially him he isn’t passing the ball to Isak, I watched the game yesterday Salah wasn’t passing the ball to Isak be wants to score and continue to be the main player, and Gakpo isn’t playing anything he isn’t creating any chance I saw a ball he was supposed to pass to Isak and he refused to pass it for him to score, the defenders aren’t doing there job, Konate looks a shadow of himself, and Van Dijk is absolutely looking like a shambles.

[Just Say]

Newcastle hampered Manchester City's revival in yesterday's game hervey Barnes scored a double in this game and as a result of his extraordinary feat we saw that the city giant had taken a step back. In fact Nico Woltemade performed like a genuine player in the world cup qualifying matches, so there were high expectations from him in yesterday's match, that is, in the new Premier League season match against City. The Magpies' remarkable comeback in this match is special to me because before the international break I saw them lose at Brentford, in contrast the Magpies showed their mettle against the flying city giants, and they secured the Premier League victory.

[Rampagoe004]

Snip.

Everyone was surprise about Liverpool defeat by Nottingham forest. Liverpool Form has grown from bad to worse under Arne slot who infact is confused on how to fix the team. Yesterday defeat was the most embarrassing loss at Anfield, Liverpool fans have never felt this embarrassed  before in Anfield,some fans started walking out of stadium before the game was concluded. While Liverpool fans are saddened over their loss, Nottingham Forest fans felt some relief after moving out of the red zone

An important victory for Nottingham Forest freed them from the red zone of the Premier League competition is getting weaker against the top teams. Liverpool's performance is getting worse, an impossible defeat at Anfield Liverpool is a very compact team in the match, Nottingham Forest is not an equal opponent, a wasted opportunity will throw them down the standings.
I think Arne Slot is not a coach who can revive Liverpool again, Nottingham Forest feels this victory is a good start for the next match, Arne Slot must immediately improve the team with a new strategy in order to enter the European Cup next season.

[Jessie2121]

Snip.

Everyone was surprise about Liverpool defeat by Nottingham forest. Liverpool Form has grown from bad to worse under Arne slot who infact is confused on how to fix the team. Yesterday defeat was the most embarrassing loss at Anfield, Liverpool fans have never felt this embarrassed  before in Anfield,some fans started walking out of stadium before the game was concluded. While Liverpool fans are saddened over their loss, Nottingham Forest fans felt some relief after moving out of the red zone

An important victory for Nottingham Forest freed them from the red zone of the Premier League competition is getting weaker against the top teams. Liverpool's performance is getting worse, an impossible defeat at Anfield Liverpool is a very compact team in the match, Nottingham Forest is not an equal opponent, a wasted opportunity will throw them down the standings.
I think Arne Slot is not a coach who can revive Liverpool again, Nottingham Forest feels this victory is a good start for the next match, Arne Slot must immediately improve the team with a new strategy in order to enter the European Cup next season.

This is going to be one of the hardest season for Slot as long as he remains the coach of Liverpool and for Sean Dyche I'm so happy to see him get his first win against a big opposition as a Nottingham Forest manager, is not easy after months of struggle just to get a win. This will be another booster for them to go into their next game in the European scene, all hope of them running off the relegation part of the table is still alive. Liverpool are not going to be in good shape after this defeat, no goal scored in that encounter and is becoming a habit of them losing games or are they becoming the next Manchester City of last season? If Slot doesn't improve the way they play I don't think he'd qualify for the champions league spot next season because with how they handle every game doesn't show if they are going to compete for the epl title this season, for me they are off the race.

[Sims25]

Snip.

Everyone was surprise about Liverpool defeat by Nottingham forest. Liverpool Form has grown from bad to worse under Arne slot who infact is confused on how to fix the team. Yesterday defeat was the most embarrassing loss at Anfield, Liverpool fans have never felt this embarrassed  before in Anfield,some fans started walking out of stadium before the game was concluded. While Liverpool fans are saddened over their loss, Nottingham Forest fans felt some relief after moving out of the red zone

An important victory for Nottingham Forest freed them from the red zone of the Premier League competition is getting weaker against the top teams. Liverpool's performance is getting worse, an impossible defeat at Anfield Liverpool is a very compact team in the match, Nottingham Forest is not an equal opponent, a wasted opportunity will throw them down the standings.
I think Arne Slot is not a coach who can revive Liverpool again, Nottingham Forest feels this victory is a good start for the next match, Arne Slot must immediately improve the team with a new strategy in order to enter the European Cup next season.

This is going to be one of the hardest season for Slot as long as he remains the coach of Liverpool and for Sean Dyche I'm so happy to see him get his first win against a big opposition as a Nottingham Forest manager, is not easy after months of struggle just to get a win. This will be another booster for them to go into their next game in the European scene, all hope of them running off the relegation part of the table is still alive. Liverpool are not going to be in good shape after this defeat, no goal scored in that encounter and is becoming a habit of them losing games or are they becoming the next Manchester City of last season? If Slot doesn't improve the way they play I don't think he'd qualify for the champions league spot next season because with how they handle every game doesn't show if they are going to compete for the epl title this season, for me they are off the race.

Surprising to see Liverpool and at home at that. I think Slot has minimum of 2 games to save his job.

[IceLincoln]

It’s Unexplainable the reason why Liverpool are having such a poor, horrible performance. The players are there, there’s no serious injuries to key players, there’s a good bench too what the hell could be the problem. Since the Defeat to Crystal Palace, they have not been the same; I keep saying this, that match destroyed Liverpool’s mentality and it seems like the coach can’t handle it. He only does well when things are going well, when it gets tough he fumbles. I haven’t been one to chant for his sack but maybe it’s time cos there’s nothing else to place their dip form in except managerial issues.

What I think is the problem of Liverpool is the new players that was brought into the team, they are not just struggling with the high intensity of the premier league, but they are also disrupting the rhythm of the team, and it's going to take a whole lot of time before they can blend with each other.
Additionally, Arne slot is not doing the right thing also by playing some key players out of position, like playing szoboszlai in the right back position instead of playing him in midfield, and we all can see the energy and impact he brings to the team, so this Liverpool team just need time, added with Arne slot doing the right thing by playing szoboszlai in his rightful position, than at right back.

I don’t really think the new players are the problem, yes some of them are having a hard time getting into form since they arrived at the Anfield but they’re not the problem of Liverpool. Only Alexander Isak and Milo Kerkez were the only new players or fresh legs that started that game yesterday. The new guys aren’t even much to cause such a disruption.
When Chelsea was giving such an excuse we could totally understand it as they did a total overhaul not this one, they didn’t even sign upto 7 new players.
I don’t even understand why Slot is playing such a good midfielder as Szoboslai at right back when he has Joe Gomez on the bench and other young talents.

[Jessie2121]

Snip.

Everyone was surprise about Liverpool defeat by Nottingham forest. Liverpool Form has grown from bad to worse under Arne slot who infact is confused on how to fix the team. Yesterday defeat was the most embarrassing loss at Anfield, Liverpool fans have never felt this embarrassed  before in Anfield,some fans started walking out of stadium before the game was concluded. While Liverpool fans are saddened over their loss, Nottingham Forest fans felt some relief after moving out of the red zone

An important victory for Nottingham Forest freed them from the red zone of the Premier League competition is getting weaker against the top teams. Liverpool's performance is getting worse, an impossible defeat at Anfield Liverpool is a very compact team in the match, Nottingham Forest is not an equal opponent, a wasted opportunity will throw them down the standings.
I think Arne Slot is not a coach who can revive Liverpool again, Nottingham Forest feels this victory is a good start for the next match, Arne Slot must immediately improve the team with a new strategy in order to enter the European Cup next season.

This is going to be one of the hardest season for Slot as long as he remains the coach of Liverpool and for Sean Dyche I'm so happy to see him get his first win against a big opposition as a Nottingham Forest manager, is not easy after months of struggle just to get a win. This will be another booster for them to go into their next game in the European scene, all hope of them running off the relegation part of the table is still alive. Liverpool are not going to be in good shape after this defeat, no goal scored in that encounter and is becoming a habit of them losing games or are they becoming the next Manchester City of last season? If Slot doesn't improve the way they play I don't think he'd qualify for the champions league spot next season because with how they handle every game doesn't show if they are going to compete for the epl title this season, for me they are off the race.

Surprising to see Liverpool and at home at that. I think Slot has minimum of 2 games to save his job.

I'm not sure about him being on the line of losing his job, at least he just got in as of last season when all of Anfield supporters was chanting his name and also celebrating him when he won them the EPL title, why so soon? Is too early to sack him. He's a good manager but he sometimes seem to make mistakes which every other managers do, mistakes are meant to happen to learn from it. I believe they'll bounce back if they get their first win against any club in the EPL after a long run of losing games.

[shinratensei_]

Good morning everyone! Well… except Liverpool fans  
I just don’t get it. Is Liverpool really that weak right now, or is Nottingham suddenly that strong?  
Losing 0–3 at home… yeah, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen something like that.

Is Arne Slot really that bad of a coach? Or what’s actually going on here?

It's not forest who gets stronger, but it's Liverpool who gets weaker. It could be 5 - 0 if Liverpool played against Forest's nuno with this kind of performance.

The fact that Liverpool has been so bad lately, and it's all after Arne Slot were rebuilding the club with his own taste. It's proving us how Kloop who has been so long in football knew very well how to built a club compared to the Slot.
Even after Kloop left, they could still win with the squad Kloop built, but now it's all a disaster after it goes to the Slot's hand.

At this point, Slot needs to ask Liverpool to bring Kloop back to the club as a sporting director or assistant manager. I don't think they can survive by having Slot alone.  

[Pulsar77]

Liverpool shocked everyone by such a poor result against Forest at Anfield.    What's next for Arne Slot then? Will they still give him more weeks and if they do wondering how long will it be?

I can hear the fans already. They must be asking for his sack immediately. I wonder if Klopp is thinking of a return to his manager career. He wanted to take a long break but who knows. I guess then he would be Liverpool's first choice.

[qurbanshah02]

Newcastle hampered Manchester City's revival in yesterday's game hervey Barnes scored a double in this game and as a result of his extraordinary feat we saw that the city giant had taken a step back. In fact Nico Woltemade performed like a genuine player in the world cup qualifying matches, so there were high expectations from him in yesterday's match, that is, in the new Premier League season match against City. The Magpies' remarkable comeback in this match is special to me because before the international break I saw them lose at Brentford, in contrast the Magpies showed their mettle against the flying city giants, and they secured the Premier League victory.

Manchester City's performance and strength were quite good and high, but despite this, they faced defeat. This is a big sign of Newcastle's strength and their pressure, which makes them even stronger. This player scored the first goal in the 64th minute and tied the match with it, but after that he scored the second goal in the 70th minute and made it difficult for Manchester City in the match. Due to which Manchester City had to face defeat in this match. Manchester City's team could not do much effort and hard work, but their hope was good, but they could not do anything, due to which Manchester City will have to improve because such weakness can spoil them a lot, which can also lead to failure due to their strength and lack of points in this league.

[amihada]

Newcastle hampered Manchester City's revival in yesterday's game hervey Barnes scored a double in this game and as a result of his extraordinary feat we saw that the city giant had taken a step back. In fact Nico Woltemade performed like a genuine player in the world cup qualifying matches, so there were high expectations from him in yesterday's match, that is, in the new Premier League season match against City. The Magpies' remarkable comeback in this match is special to me because before the international break I saw them lose at Brentford, in contrast the Magpies showed their mettle against the flying city giants, and they secured the Premier League victory.

It was a truly exciting and tense match, with three goals scored in just seven minutes. After that, Man City tried to catch up in the remaining minutes, but all their efforts were thwarted after Newcastle began to focus on improving their defense. Two goals from Harvey Barnes sent Newcastle fans into raptures at St. James Park, giving the team their sixth consecutive home win.

In another match, there was also a big surprise after Nottingham managed to humiliate Liverpool with a score of 3-0 at Anfield, a very disappointing performance made Liverpool sink further in the standings, now the team coached by Arne Slot is in 11th place with 18 points from 12 matches played. The victory at Anfield saw Nottingham climb out of the relegation zone.

[knowngunman]

Newcastle hampered Manchester City's revival in yesterday's game hervey Barnes scored a double in this game and as a result of his extraordinary feat we saw that the city giant had taken a step back. In fact Nico Woltemade performed like a genuine player in the world cup qualifying matches, so there were high expectations from him in yesterday's match, that is, in the new Premier League season match against City. The Magpies' remarkable comeback in this match is special to me because before the international break I saw them lose at Brentford, in contrast the Magpies showed their mettle against the flying city giants, and they secured the Premier League victory.

Most Manchester City games after International break has always been a disaster for them. City did not entirely played a bad game but it wasn't just their day. Pep substitution also contributed to their lose because I don't understand why he took off Doku and Cherki at that moment while Foden was the one who needed to be taken off due to his absence. Newcastle deserve to win by the way, it's not possible to win every match after all. The disturbing thing is how Manchester city is gradually turning into a one man team. If Haaland does not score, expect no more goal from Manchester City.

[harapan]

Liverpool shocked everyone by such a poor result against Forest at Anfield.    What's next for Arne Slot then? Will they still give him more weeks and if they do wondering how long will it be?

I can hear the fans already. They must be asking for his sack immediately. I wonder if Klopp is thinking of a return to his manager career. He wanted to take a long break but who knows. I guess then he would be Liverpool's first choice.

Fans have called for his sack already, I mean hard-core Liverpool supporter's. It will get out of hand if they don't do tue needful already. Pundits are doing otherwise, they are appealing for him to be given more time so he can get them back on top. But all these are excuses. We will see what happens next week. Jurgen Klopp feels exhausted already and he won't be coming back soon. He may likely suggests for the management who to appoint next just if the sack or Slot happens.

[Abbatty]

Newcastle hampered Manchester City's revival in yesterday's game hervey Barnes scored a double in this game and as a result of his extraordinary feat we saw that the city giant had taken a step back. In fact Nico Woltemade performed like a genuine player in the world cup qualifying matches, so there were high expectations from him in yesterday's match, that is, in the new Premier League season match against City. The Magpies' remarkable comeback in this match is special to me because before the international break I saw them lose at Brentford, in contrast the Magpies showed their mettle against the flying city giants, and they secured the Premier League victory.

You there is one thing about this Newcastle team now, they tend to take the big teams more seriously, the way they play big teams is absolutely different from the way they approach the low table teams. It was a very good game to watch yesterday, it been long I saw Newcastle been passionate about a match like this, they really wanted to win this game, they fought hard for it and I would say it a very deserving win for them.

Manchester city were flying before the international break and a lot of people were beginning to think they are now favorite in winning the league but with this loss now it now a big set back for them. Chelsea now sit second and they sit third but Chelsea will host Arsenal next weekend so a win for them next week could make up for the point loss at St. James’s park.

[Sexylizzy2813]

Liverpool shocked everyone by such a poor result against Forest at Anfield.    What's next for Arne Slot then? Will they still give him more weeks and if they do wondering how long will it be?

I can hear the fans already. They must be asking for his sack immediately. I wonder if Klopp is thinking of a return to his manager career. He wanted to take a long break but who knows. I guess then he would be Liverpool's first choice.

Fans have called for his sack already, I mean hard-core Liverpool supporter's. It will get out of hand if they don't do tue needful already. Pundits are doing otherwise, they are appealing for him to be given more time so he can get them back on top. But all these are excuses. We will see what happens next week. Jurgen Klopp feels exhausted already and he won't be coming back soon. He may likely suggests for the management who to appoint next just if the sack or Slot happens.

When you say hard core fans asking for the sack of Slot it seems like these set of persons weren't there when he (Slot) was making the fans smile with the winning and all that, it happens that coach mustn't get it right all the time, even Pep Guardiola messed up last season but he was given a second chance that's if they wanted to sack him as of that time, so why are they making Slot feel like the problem of the club? He made good signings no doubt but things didn't work out as planned which means the new guys who are suppose to bring the light to Anfield could not perform well to help the club stay at the top of the table but is not happening so they should let him exhaust this season and see what happens first before they part ways.

[Fakhrulenclix]

Liverpool shocked everyone by such a poor result against Forest at Anfield.    What's next for Arne Slot then? Will they still give him more weeks and if they do wondering how long will it be?

I can hear the fans already. They must be asking for his sack immediately. I wonder if Klopp is thinking of a return to his manager career. He wanted to take a long break but who knows. I guess then he would be Liverpool's first choice.

Fans have called for his sack already, I mean hard-core Liverpool supporter's. It will get out of hand if they don't do tue needful already. Pundits are doing otherwise, they are appealing for him to be given more time so he can get them back on top. But all these are excuses. We will see what happens next week. Jurgen Klopp feels exhausted already and he won't be coming back soon. He may likely suggests for the management who to appoint next just if the sack or Slot happens.

Firing Arne Slot doesn't guarantee a rebound in Liverpool's performance, in fact it carries a greater risk.
A home defeat against a bottom-of-the-table team is indeed humiliating for Liverpool and the fans' calls for the coach's dismissal are a profound disappointment, However Liverpool management should evaluate this, If there is no improvement in the last few matches, decisive action may be necessary.

[liasbaa]

Liverpool shocked everyone by such a poor result against Forest at Anfield.    What's next for Arne Slot then? Will they still give him more weeks and if they do wondering how long will it be?

I can hear the fans already. They must be asking for his sack immediately. I wonder if Klopp is thinking of a return to his manager career. He wanted to take a long break but who knows. I guess then he would be Liverpool's first choice.

Liverpool suffered a humiliating defeat at Anfield. It is truly heartbreaking to think that they conceded three goals at home to Nottingham Forest. It is even more shameful for Arne Slot that he is an experienced manager and the team is slowly falling apart under his leadership. Therefore, he must be held accountable by the team management. Now a section of the fans are demanding that he go.

More bad times are ahead for Slot if he does not voluntarily step down from the team. It will be very difficult for the team to turn around in this difficult time as they have won only 6 of their 12 matches and lost the rest and they are in 11th position in the table. It is not easy for a team to come back from this situation.

[Derekfunds]

Newcastle hampered Manchester City's revival in yesterday's game hervey Barnes scored a double in this game and as a result of his extraordinary feat we saw that the city giant had taken a step back. In fact Nico Woltemade performed like a genuine player in the world cup qualifying matches, so there were high expectations from him in yesterday's match, that is, in the new Premier League season match against City. The Magpies' remarkable comeback in this match is special to me because before the international break I saw them lose at Brentford, in contrast the Magpies showed their mettle against the flying city giants, and they secured the Premier League victory.

Most Manchester City games after International break has always been a disaster for them. City did not entirely played a bad game but it wasn't just their day. Pep substitution also contributed to their lose because I don't understand why he took off Doku and Cherki at that moment while Foden was the one who needed to be taken off due to his absence. Newcastle deserve to win by the way, it's not possible to win every match after all. The disturbing thing is how Manchester city is gradually turning into a one man team. If Haaland does not score, expect no more goal from Manchester City.

They have to stop that spirit or behavior of losing game immediately after international break because how will a player perform very well at the international break and come back and be playing off, It doesn't make any sense and Erling Haaland is a typical example of what I'm talking about he's always scoring at the international break but when he comes back , scoring becomes a very big problem for him. After several winnings I was seeing Manchester city as a team that can not lose to club like Newcastle and if they continue like this I doubt if they can be able to contend with arsenal.

[shinratensei_]

Ready for another game ahead us. Manchester United is gonna play at home against Everton. It feels like they're gonna win it soon, thought they will perform without Sesko and may be Meguire too who were injured. A home game must be a mental boosting, but they always unable to beat Everton in the last two games home and away.
It seems this is gonna be their main target to make sure they're not cursed again when they fight Everton. It's gonna be hard for them coz i'm surely believe Everton is gonna be full low block. So someone who can break the line is really needed by them, and it's Bruno's main mission.

It's interesting to know what teams you guys ape your money. I ape on MU to win it.  

[MArsland]

Newcastle hampered Manchester City's revival in yesterday's game hervey Barnes scored a double in this game and as a result of his extraordinary feat we saw that the city giant had taken a step back. In fact Nico Woltemade performed like a genuine player in the world cup qualifying matches, so there were high expectations from him in yesterday's match, that is, in the new Premier League season match against City. The Magpies' remarkable comeback in this match is special to me because before the international break I saw them lose at Brentford, in contrast the Magpies showed their mettle against the flying city giants, and they secured the Premier League victory.

From the first half, I was disappointed with Pep Guardiola lineup, especially the attacking line, which prevented Haaland from moving freely and scoring goals. Rayan Cherki presence disrupted the stability of the attack and rendered it ineffective. I wondered why Pep had deployed Bernando behind Rayan. Nico O'Reilly role was unclear, allowing Newcastle to recognize the gaps in their defense. So, Newcastle deserved to win, and I was wrong to bet on Manchester City as favorites.