⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

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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.

Truly, it was a very disappointing defeat at Anfield as they lost three goals to none against Nottingham forest who are ranked 16th on the table right now even after their win. This is really shameful for the current league title holders losing at home and not even scoring a single goal after all the chances created.

Based on statistics, Liverpool held more possession and had more chances created but none of those chances led to a goal. This shows how bad Arne Slot set piece is and how much work needs to be done in the Liverpool team as they take the 11th position on the league table after their humiliating loss.

And its only coming to light now, that maybe Arne Slot was only enjoying the already built team of Jurgen Klopp but is yet to build a solid team that fits into the pattern and system he plays. We might see more losses in the future and I would not be surprised if Arne Slot leaves the club before the end of the season if this form continues.

This is not the first time Liverpool have been embarrassed at home this season. Palace also defeated them by three goals in the League Cup. Anfield had lost its fear factor. But Slot leaving? Nah, that's panic talking. The man was left with a squad that was designed to work in a different system and was instructed to make it work. It can be done technically although you will run out several times at the beginning

What is really killing them is the Trent situation. We all know he is already mentally checked out to Madrid and that every team is now attacking that side. Forest weren't lucky. They had a plan, and it was a good one

More concerning is the depth of the squads. Arsenal lose their star defender and do not even sweat. Chelsea replace half of their team and they manage to win easily. Liverpool? They're one injury away from total chaos

[Velvet78]

This is not the first time Liverpool have been embarrassed at home this season. Palace also defeated them by three goals in the League Cup. Anfield had lost its fear factor. But Slot leaving? Nah, that's panic talking. The man was left with a squad that was designed to work in a different system and was instructed to make it work. It can be done technically although you will run out several times at the beginning

What is really killing them is the Trent situation. We all know he is already mentally checked out to Madrid and that every team is now attacking that side. Forest weren't lucky. They had a plan, and it was a good one

More concerning is the depth of the squads. Arsenal lose their star defender and do not even sweat. Chelsea replace half of their team and they manage to win easily. Liverpool? They're one injury away from total chaos

But this is still a very interesting situation. How can Liverpool lose to Forest by 0-3 at home? There have been defensive problems since the beginning of the season. That's clear.

However they can't even answer those goals against a much weaker team. Gakpo, Isak, Salah all were useless. I feel like they need more than only a manager change.

They need some reinforcements in January. New signings still can't meet the expectations.

[dezoel]

I am doubtful if Arsenal could win this game against Tottenham based on the numbers of injured players on this list. Gabriel Margalhaes is the reason why Arsenal defense is strong but now he is injured,it's absence will affect arsenal defense stability. Arsenal ability to win Tottenham Hotspur isn't certain, although Arsenal is the most consistent team on the table but victory against Tottenham wouldn't be Easy. Well,Let's just wait and watch which team wins this game.

30 minutes gone, no action yet Arsenal in control, their attack is not doing as they needed in this North London derby game where Tottenham wants to win for having themselves into top four but Arsenal looking for win as they are looking for staying at the top without any challenge.

Injuries are hitting hard many teams chances are high for both teams to have their best, but Arsenal is surely having good advantage this win will give them good difference of points from second spotted Chelsea while Manchester City already lost their game against Newcastle United which is big setback for them. Without any doubt Gunners are currently best team in Premier League, and they are surely going to be had their best for this win and top spot.

[jaberwock]

this is still a very interesting situation. How can Liverpool lose to Forest by 0-3 at home? There have been defensive problems since the beginning of the season. That's clear.

However they can't even answer those goals against a much weaker team. Gakpo, Isak, Salah all were useless. I feel like they need more than only a manager change.

They need some reinforcements in January. New signings still can't meet the expectations.

Liverpool has to figure out whatever is wrong, and needs to do it very quickly because if they don't, this is gong to be biggest news of going bankrupt. I understand they had the money to spend on this, but you have to realize, Barcelona did the same, they had the money at the time but after success didn't come soon enough, they failed because of the salary issues and all of their FFP went to salaries and didn't had much left to put money into transfers.

Liverpool could face the same thing, I understand they are making some money, but if they finish outside of UCL levels, then the money they are getting will be so small that they are going to be unable to pay for any transfers without selling and turn into Barcelona.

[Oluwa-btc]

But this is still a very interesting situation. How can Liverpool lose to Forest by 0-3 at home? There have been defensive problems since the beginning of the season. That's clear.

However they can't even answer those goals against a much weaker team. Gakpo, Isak, Salah all were useless. I feel like they need more than only a manager change.

They need some reinforcements in January. New signings still can't meet the expectations.

It is football for christ sake. You should be expecting stuffs like this. Another angle to look at it is that, Sean Dyche is experienced in the Premier League, he knows how to play big sides like this having a bad time within themselves.

Not just the defensive issues but also the managers errors. Anybody can blast these players but the manager should be taking full responsibility for every game they've lost.
Name's like Guéhi and Semenyo from both Crystal Palace and Bournemouth been mentioned within the management. They need to do something otherwise they'll miss out on the Premier League top four.

[Webetcoins]

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 agree, the players they bought were not good enough and they were not fitting the system. Like can you deny that Isak wasn't great before he came here? We all knew Isak, he was a great player, but after he came here he became not so good at all. Not because he is a bad player, not because Liverpool is a bad team, only because two great doesn't equal another great in football.

Like to make it more understandable, if you want a pivot striker and get a 1.70cm tall Suarez like player, you are not going to get the best out of him, imagine you just cross the ball inside from wings all the time hoping he would head it in, that would be bad idea right? Now they need to realize, they are using Isak wrong, and this system doesn't fit the new players.

[Shineup]

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.

Truly, it was a very disappointing defeat at Anfield as they lost three goals to none against Nottingham forest who are ranked 16th on the table right now even after their win. This is really shameful for the current league title holders losing at home and not even scoring a single goal after all the chances created.

Based on statistics, Liverpool held more possession and had more chances created but none of those chances led to a goal. This shows how bad Arne Slot set piece is and how much work needs to be done in the Liverpool team as they take the 11th position on the league table after their humiliating loss.

And its only coming to light now, that maybe Arne Slot was only enjoying the already built team of Jurgen Klopp but is yet to build a solid team that fits into the pattern and system he plays. We might see more losses in the future and I would not be surprised if Arne Slot leaves the club before the end of the season if this form continues.

This is not the first time Liverpool have been embarrassed at home this season. Palace also defeated them by three goals in the League Cup. Anfield had lost its fear factor. But Slot leaving? Nah, that's panic talking. The man was left with a squad that was designed to work in a different system and was instructed to make it work. It can be done technically although you will run out several times at the beginning

What is really killing them is the Trent situation. We all know he is already mentally checked out to Madrid and that every team is now attacking that side. Forest weren't lucky. They had a plan, and it was a good one

More concerning is the depth of the squads. Arsenal lose their star defender and do not even sweat. Chelsea replace half of their team and they manage to win easily. Liverpool? They're one injury away from total chaos

The quicker they act on this Arne Slot job the best for them and the fans, because it is crystal clear that man have nothing to offer to the Liverpool football club, he just use klopps grace to win the league last season and every one believes he the perfect replacement for Klopp but little did they know that the league had already been won by Klopp before the arrival of Arne Slot, now Manchester United is ahead of Liverpool without kicking a ball something unusual for long now, but this man has actually made it possible, I really doubt if Liverpool can qualify any European competition if they should continue with Slot.

[redhack]

Arsenal is sitting comfortably at the top with a 6-point lead, opened up the gap between themselves and their rivals as early as the 12th week. Today in the derby they scored 4 goals against their arch-rivals Tottenham and sent a strong message to all their opponents. They are saying that no matter what happens this season, we will win. Eberechi Eze made a hat-trick. He had only scored 1 goal this season, but he shone in this match. He was signed from Crystal Palace with high expectations, he is finally contributing to the score.

[Silikiem]

Arsenal is sitting comfortably at the top with a 6-point lead, opened up the gap between themselves and their rivals as early as the 12th week. Today in the derby they scored 4 goals against their arch-rivals Tottenham and sent a strong message to all their opponents. They are saying that no matter what happens this season, we will win. Eberechi Eze made a hat-trick. He had only scored 1 goal this season, but he shone in this match. He was signed from Crystal Palace with high expectations, he is finally contributing to the score.

It was a really dominant display from Arsenal against Tottenham hotspur tonight, they controlled the game from the starting to the end and they were rewarded with four goals at the end. And for Eberechi Eze, what a player he is, he really showed class tonight against Tottenham, this is a player who was almost close to joining Tottenham during last summer transfer windows but later things took a U-turn and he signed for Arsenal and tonight in his first north London derby he ended up scoring a hat trick against Tottenham, the club he almost joined. Congratulations to Arsenal for a well deserved victory against Tottenham.

[Robinrex77]

Don't you know Chelsea fans they will still give much of excuses if they probably draw or loss against Burnley and the excuse will be that they rest some key players to play against Barcelona in the UEFA Champions league, even if they loss with all their key men they will push the complain some were else i know Chelsea fans. The English premier league is also as important as the UEFA Champions league for Chelsea, so Burnley shouldn't stop them from picking 3 points, they stand favorite to win Burnley who has only won 3 games this season.

Chelsea can find whatever excuse they want, but as long as they do not finish near the top, they are not doing what they should with this kind of money, it's as simple as that. They got a new owner who spent a lot of money on the club and yet they are still not doing that great, which should goes to show you that it is not doing that fine, they need to be easily in top four in order to say that they did alright.

Of course there are teams that spend more than them, there is no doubt about that, Liverpool spent more after being winners and yet they are still bad, which is what they are fearing they may end up with soon, which is why it's clear that Chelsea is better than that, but nothing out of top four would be a good result.

This is not just about the investment the new owners put on the team, they wanted to grow a team for the future, and it is a work in progress the result will come soon, but I believe this Chelsea team is a title contender.
And the inflated transfer market are not doing good for players, due to the high price tag attached to players make the fans expecting too much from them. Just like the average Chelsea players which cost Chelsea a lot of money and we the fans are expecting magic from them

[skarais]

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Liverpool has to figure out whatever is wrong, and needs to do it very quickly because if they don't, this is gong to be biggest news of going bankrupt. I understand they had the money to spend on this, but you have to realize, Barcelona did the same, they had the money at the time but after success didn't come soon enough, they failed because of the salary issues and all of their FFP went to salaries and didn't had much left to put money into transfers.

Liverpool could face the same thing, I understand they are making some money, but if they finish outside of UCL levels, then the money they are getting will be so small that they are going to be unable to pay for any transfers without selling and turn into Barcelona.

Barcelona has a different case with its finances, meanwhile Liverpool may just need to learn from the mistakes of other teams. Liverpool still have good squad depth this season, but I don't understand why these players' performances seem to have dropped off so drastically. Something might be happening internally at the club and we don't know what it is, otherwise, I think Liverpool will be able to bounce back quickly.

Bringing in some new players and trying to reformulate their strategy are solutions that Arne Slot might consider. It's absurd to see Liverpool as poor as they are this season, given their squad depth, but they seem lost their spirit. Whatever it is, Arne Slot must quickly find a way to improve his team's performance.

[yixichloro2xx]

Arsenal is sitting comfortably at the top with a 6-point lead, opened up the gap between themselves and their rivals as early as the 12th week. Today in the derby they scored 4 goals against their arch-rivals Tottenham and sent a strong message to all their opponents. They are saying that no matter what happens this season, we will win. Eberechi Eze made a hat-trick. He had only scored 1 goal this season, but he shone in this match. He was signed from Crystal Palace with high expectations, he is finally contributing to the score.

The English fa should just hand the Epl to Arsenal already, there is no team this season that can compete with them for title. Even my own club Manchester City that I was hoping will give them a tough fight are playing trash themselves. After 3 seasons of taking the second place they are looking like Champions.

[Toro iskandar]

Of the top five, only Manchester City failed to win this week's match, while Arsenal, Chelsea, Aston Villa, and Crystal Palace all secured three points with satisfactory results.
Arsenal seems increasingly determined to continue winning every match, and they are now six points ahead of Chelsea.
By the way, where is Liverpool now? I don't see them in the top 10. Are they that much worse off than Manchester United now? 😄

[Ruttoshi]

What an outstanding performance from Arsenal today with an incredible hat-trick from Chukwueze to wrap up the match 4-1 in Emirate Stadium. Tottenham couldn't meet up with the game pace, all they could do was to follow the ball wherever it goes. Arsenal is unstoppable this season, well determined and ready to lift up the title after three unsuccessful attempts.

The team looks strong both the first eleven and the substitutes. Injury or fatigue cannot distablize their performance like it did previously, they will be far ahead of the other clubs before they will realize it. This season is going to be a special one for the gunners.

[Zaguru12]

The English fa should just hand the Epl to Arsenal already, there is no team this season that can compete with them for title. Even my own club Manchester City that I was hoping will give them a tough fight are playing trash themselves. After 3 seasons of taking the second place they are looking like Champions.

So you actually think that after 12 games and six point separating two teams and nine separating it with the team placed top four, are this points enough to you to actually end the league now? Because i actually don’t think this is enough to actually end the league because the points are just still close to actually over take Arsenal off that top, a single loss now could set the rythm. This is not the first time we have seen arsenal at this position in the past three seasons we have seen them at positions where one would think yes this is their season only for them to go ahead and bottle it later.

The only difference this season though is that Arsenal have seriously done some excellent signings to strengthen their squad depth and this is seriously going to be the major factor this season for them to win the league.

[GiftedMAN]

What an outstanding performance from Arsenal today with an incredible hat-trick from Chukwueze to wrap up the match 4-1 in Emirate Stadium. Tottenham couldn't meet up with the game pace, all they could do was to follow the ball wherever it goes. Arsenal is unstoppable this season, well determined and ready to lift up the title after three unsuccessful attempts.

The team looks strong both the first eleven and the substitutes. Injury or fatigue cannot distablize their performance like it did previously, they will be far ahead of the other clubs before they will realize it. This season is going to be a special one for the gunners.

It wasn't Chukwueze that scored the hat trick it was Arsenal's Eberechi Eze. I want to believe you mistook Eze for Chukwueze. That said, I didn't see such flawless victory for Arsenal coming even when I knew they were the favourites to win the game. The Arsenal team looks very formidable at the moment and stopping them I don't think will be an easy task for any of the English Premier League teams. It seems this will be Arsenal's season to lift the EPL title after over 2 decades without of  drought. Arsenal are currently on fire and unstoppable and the fans are loving every moment of it.

[Accardo]

It was a really dominant display from Arsenal against Tottenham hotspur tonight, they controlled the game from the starting to the end and they were rewarded with four goals at the end. And for Eberechi Eze, what a player he is, he really showed class tonight against Tottenham, this is a player who was almost close to joining Tottenham during last summer transfer windows but later things took a U-turn and he signed for Arsenal and tonight in his first north London derby he ended up scoring a hat trick against Tottenham, the club he almost joined. Congratulations to Arsenal for a well deserved victory against Tottenham.

Tottenham didn't value him enough but Arteta saw his potentials and went for him. A hat trick today was expected after his second goal. Eze did a marvelous work, it was indeed a well deserved win by the leader of the table. Arsenal's performance was more than enough they were able to penetrate spurs defense quite easily and as for the 1 goal they conceded that was all from Spurs, even while watching the game, they was no other tactic for spurs to score Arsenal other than the kind of ball that kissed the gunner's net.

[Silikiem]

What an outstanding performance from Arsenal today with an incredible hat-trick from Chukwueze to wrap up the match 4-1 in Emirate Stadium. Tottenham couldn't meet up with the game pace, all they could do was to follow the ball wherever it goes. Arsenal is unstoppable this season, well determined and ready to lift up the title after three unsuccessful attempts.

The team looks strong both the first eleven and the substitutes. Injury or fatigue cannot distablize their performance like it did previously, they will be far ahead of the other clubs before they will realize it. This season is going to be a special one for the gunners.

Yea, it was a truly disappointing performance by Tottenham tonight against Arsenal who really dominated the game, this was supposed to be a north London derby game between this two teams and  at least I expected Tottenham to be more competitive in this kind of games but they ended up losing by 4:1 against Arsenal. Thanks to Richarlison for the Tottenham lone goal, it was a fantastic volley from him at least the Tottenham fans can have something to console themselves with and go home tonight. It was actually Eberechi Eze who scored the hat trick and not Chukwueze.

[Sticky Bomb]

This is not the first time Liverpool have been embarrassed at home this season. Palace also defeated them by three goals in the League Cup. Anfield had lost its fear factor. But Slot leaving? Nah, that's panic talking. The man was left with a squad that was designed to work in a different system and was instructed to make it work. It can be done technically although you will run out several times at the beginning

What is really killing them is the Trent situation. We all know he is already mentally checked out to Madrid and that every team is now attacking that side. Forest weren't lucky. They had a plan, and it was a good one

More concerning is the depth of the squads. Arsenal lose their star defender and do not even sweat. Chelsea replace half of their team and they manage to win easily. Liverpool? They're one injury away from total chaos

But this is still a very interesting situation. How can Liverpool lose to Forest by 0-3 at home? There have been defensive problems since the beginning of the season. That's clear.

However they can't even answer those goals against a much weaker team. Gakpo, Isak, Salah all were useless. I feel like they need more than only a manager change.

They need some reinforcements in January. New signings still can't meet the expectations.

Even you talk about uselessness of strikers, you've to mention Isak Thrice, that dude is a nightmare of a central attacker. He plays as though the game doesn't concern him. I saw clearly yesterday that Liverpool has lost its glory almost thoroughly. Nottingham Forest who were battling relegation were very fierce dealing with Liverpool. The level of disorganization that exists in the squad now is alarming. They cannot even boast of going for a coordinated attack and making something out of it. Salah has really lost form, gone are the days he was their wonder boy. The fact that they couldn't score underscores the depth of their bad form.

[DiMarxist]

Yea, it was a truly disappointing performance by Tottenham tonight against Arsenal who really dominated the game, this was supposed to be a north London derby game between this two teams and  at least I expected Tottenham to be more competitive in this kind of games but they ended up losing by 4:1 against Arsenal. Thanks to Richarlison for the Tottenham lone goal, it was a fantastic volley from him at least the Tottenham fans can have something to console themselves with and go home tonight. It was actually Eberechi Eze who scored the hat trick and not Chukwueze.

Arsenal controlled the tempo from start to finish, and Spurs never looked like they were truly in the game. A 4–1 loss in a rivalry match is tough to swallow, but just like you have said, Richarlison volley was at least a small moment for the fans to hold onto.And it being Eberechi Eze with the hat trick makes the scoreline even more frustrating from a Spurs perspective, because it shows just how easily Arsenal were able to break them down. Spurs will need a serious response in their next match if they want to shake this off.