⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[TelolettOm]

Arsenal deserves EPL...
Arsenal deserves UCL

After Arsenal's big match against Bayern Munich, I truly admire how Arteta truly mastered his strategy and how the Arsenal squad implemented it so well. Yes, playing against Bayern Munich is no easy feat, but here they truly defeated them brilliantly. A 3-1 scoreline was enough to defeat this big club, which had also never lost before. And now, Arsenal truly destroyed Bayern Munich's unbeaten record.

Not only that, but besides their strong attack, their defense is also very resilient. Of all the attacks so far in the UCL, Arsenal have only conceded one goal, and that was against Bayern Munich.

Source: Arsenal Football Club

[harapan]

It has been a back to back lose for Liverpool at Anfield and they still let him into the press conference. Why not show him out already after that defeat, how many defeat do they need before they do that. This will be hilarious if they give him until January to show working. It was Nottingham Forest and now PSV from the Dutch league. Imagine Chelsea, Arsenal or Manchester United losing that way, the media should have been a comedy space. Liverpool are not being criticised the way they should have been. Arne Slot has be graced just too much.

[Gost ms]

Arsenal deserves EPL...
Arsenal deserves UCL

After Arsenal's big match against Bayern Munich, I truly admire how Arteta truly mastered his strategy and how the Arsenal squad implemented it so well. Yes, playing against Bayern Munich is no easy feat, but here they truly defeated them brilliantly. A 3-1 scoreline was enough to defeat this big club, which had also never lost before. And now, Arsenal truly destroyed Bayern Munich's unbeaten record.

Not only that, but besides their strong attack, their defense is also very resilient. Of all the attacks so far in the UCL, Arsenal have only conceded one goal, and that was against Bayern Munich.

Source: Arsenal Football Club

It's great to see Arsenal's performance against Bayern Munich. Arsenal have organized all their elements very well. For example, their attacking part, defense part, midfield, everything they have organized correctly. Bayern Munich's defense has performed very badly. When Bayern Munich conceded the 3rd goal, I stopped watching the game. Bayern Munich had time to take possession and hope. But they raised their defense all the way up and conceded the 3rd goal.

[Nightwatchmare]

For me I would say it depends on the team they are playing against, some teams if you dare go a man down against them, they would smoke you and score even more goals. Just imagine a lower ranked team in the Bundesliga going a man down against Bayern Munich of today, that team will certainly concede lots of goals. I do get your stand point of it being difficult for certain teams to win against a 10 men team because they will certainly play defence against that team, but their are certain teams, if you try doing that especially when you're a man down, they will use that opening spot to punish you.

10 against 11 matter on your team spirit and tactics, and against a team like Manchester united giving your all will likely give you a win or a draw and looking at this game last night it reminds me of our Maresca made the wrong decisions removing key attackers against Manchester united when we got a red card also.

Where are the United fans shouting we are back ?
They have gone back to their default: AmorimOut 😆

So how many coaches are needed to make Manchester United perform well and be able to compete in the English league? Because after Alex Ferguson resigned from Manchester United, many coaches have come to Manchester United and many expensive top players have also arrived, but the results have always been disappointing and poor. Not to mention competing for the championship, Manchester United can't even manage to be in the top 4 of the English league to get a ticket to the Champions League next season.

Manchester United made the wrong decision with Erik Ten Hag. The time they spent on him and the signings he made led to their decline. They're currently in a bit of a recovery phase, with manager Amorim trying to regroup the team. They've been on the rise this year, but their last home defeat to Everton was disappointing.

I don’t agree it all started with Erik Ten Hag, we all know that since Alex Ferguson left the club it has been a disgrace from whichever coach and player they have sighed it’s all been a total disappointment, when Moyes was appointed they didn’t know that it will turn out the other way, because Manchester United have been very successful in the past years, and they started making some hilarious decisions on transfers, starting with Van Gaal, who was signing some big players that didn’t live up to expectations and they were sold and he got sacked, and then Ole Gunnar Solkjear got appointed and also made some mess which was bad for the team by sighing Christiano Ronaldo and other players it still didn’t work out well.

And how appointing Erik Ten Hag, it was also a mess but, what I’m trying to say is that it didn’t just start with Erik Ten Hag, Manchester United downfall started with David Moyes to other players there is nothing that haven’t been changed at Manchester United since Sir Alex Ferguson left, everything have been absolutely terrible for the club and it doesn’t look like anything is going to change with Amorim in charge of the club.

The problem of Manchester United didn't start with Erik Ten Hag; it started when David Moyes took over from Alex Ferguson, and since then all the managers that have managed Manchester United have all failed to live up to expectations. Since so many managers have managed Manchester United and failed since Alex Ferguson's retirement, i think Manchester United managers are not  the main problem for Manchester United failure to rise back to fame because even if Manchester United hires Pep Guardiola as their next manager without figuring out the problem in Manchester United, Pep Guardiola will do like other managers that have managed Manchester United since the retirement of Alex Ferguson.

[Qhunman]

It's great to see Arsenal's performance against Bayern Munich. Arsenal have organized all their elements very well. For example, their attacking part, defense part, midfield, everything they have organized correctly. Bayern Munich's defense has performed very badly. When Bayern Munich conceded the 3rd goal, I stopped watching the game. Bayern Munich had time to take possession and hope. But they raised their defense all the way up and conceded the 3rd goal.

Haha I thought people said Bayern Munich is invincible,how do they explain yesterday Defeats. Bayern Munich is the most In Form team in Europe but not anymore because the title has been transferred to Arsenal, truly they deserves it. I was skeptical about Arsenal defeating Bayern Munich, wining the UEFA champions League but I am convinced otherwise. Arsenal has defeated Bayern Munich and by calculating Arsenal level of performance and feats,I am optimistic that if Arsenal keeps it this way, they would win the UEFA champions League and the Premier League titles. Truly Arsenal deserves both titles.

[FunshareNesialMLMPenipu]

Arsenal deserves EPL...
Arsenal deserves UCL

After Arsenal's big match against Bayern Munich, I truly admire how Arteta truly mastered his strategy and how the Arsenal squad implemented it so well. Yes, playing against Bayern Munich is no easy feat, but here they truly defeated them brilliantly. A 3-1 scoreline was enough to defeat this big club, which had also never lost before. And now, Arsenal truly destroyed Bayern Munich's unbeaten record.

Not only that, but besides their strong attack, their defense is also very resilient. Of all the attacks so far in the UCL, Arsenal have only conceded one goal, and that was against Bayern Munich.

The blessing of Arsenal's management patience, who continue to trust Arteta despite not yet bringing prestigious trophies like the English Premier League or the Champions League. Slowly but surely, Arsenal is becoming more consistent, both in the Premier League and the Champions League. This season, the lack of a sharp and productive No. 9 striker/center forward seems to have been somewhat resolved with the arrival of Victor Gyokeres, although Gyokeres is currently injured and was not played in the match against Bayern Munich yesterday. Even without their main striker, Arsenal managed to overcome Bayern Munich and win 3-1.
And this weekend, Arsenal will be tested again as they have to play away at Chelsea's home Stamford Bridge, which is also a London derby match that is sure to be tight, tough, and very exciting to watch.

[yslyv]

No matter how good Arsenal has proven to be this season.
No matter how good they have been in the past seasons.
No matter how many matches they have won this season.
No matter their position in the league table this season.
If Arsenal, I repeat, if Arsenal refuse to win the English Premier League this season, it will be an omen and many people including myself will be disappointed. Let me just cross my fingers and watch how it unfolds.
Arsenal deserves EPL...
Arsenal deserves UCL

They might be the team with the widest rotation in the world right now. They have original backups for every position. And they have guys like Trossard and Merino who can play in multiple roles. It’s pretty crazy when you think about it.

[knowngunman]

It has been a back to back lose for Liverpool at Anfield and they still let him into the press conference. Why not show him out already after that defeat, how many defeat do they need before they do that. This will be hilarious if they give him until January to show working. It was Nottingham Forest and now PSV from the Dutch league. Imagine Chelsea, Arsenal or Manchester United losing that way, the media should have been a comedy space. Liverpool are not being criticised the way they should have been. Arne Slot has be graced just too much.

I find it this funny thou. You expect the club to chase the coach away just like that after winning the league with them last season? I know how weird it is for Liverpool to lose nine games out of twelve games played across all competitions but it is more weird and naive to to expect the coach to resign or the club to path ways with him. Everyone is praising Arterta of Arsenal today for their wonderful performances in all competitions but no one is talking about how they suffered in the past but the club management was solidly behind him. To build a strong team require patience, the management and the fans should exercise patience with Slot to put things together for at least until the end of the season to see how he will turn things around.

[AprilioMP]

I thought people said Bayern Munich is invincible,how do they explain yesterday Defeats. Bayern Munich is the most In Form team in Europe but not anymore because the title has been transferred to Arsenal, truly they deserves it. I was skeptical about Arsenal defeating Bayern Munich, wining the UEFA champions League but I am convinced otherwise. Arsenal has defeated Bayern Munich and by calculating Arsenal level of performance and feats,I am optimistic that if Arsenal keeps it this way, they would win the UEFA champions League and the Premier League titles. Truly Arsenal deserves both titles.

People's opinions would have been different if Bayern hadn't lost against Arsenal.
We must admit that Arsenal played very well in that match, and with this result, Arsenal maintained their positive streak. The question that is no longer a secret is whether Arteta has managed to maintain their consistency, which often becomes a serious obstacle in title runs at the end.

If Arteta can make Arsenal what they are now by the end of the season, lifting the trophy is not impossible.
We can see how the starting lineup compares to the players on the bench that Arteta then uses; the quality is equally good.

[püsür]

A few months ago, I had an argument with someone online. I said that the money given to Kerkez was excessive, that Kerkez was currently making a lot of mistakes, and that Robertson should return to his position. I said that transfers like Isak and Wirtz wouldn't work out, that Liverpool was a team that spent wisely rather than excessively, that its own resources were its greatest treasure, and that every season it spent excessively, it screwed up. In response, someone even said, ‘Robertson concedes a goal in every match.’ I don't want to say this, but it seems I was right. In my opinion, what needs to be done now is: sack Arne Slot immediately, bring in young players from the academy with the new manager, aim for the UEFA Europa League this season (or at best the top four, which is impossible).

[Not your key not your BTC]

Arsenal deserves EPL...
Arsenal deserves UCL

After Arsenal's big match against Bayern Munich, I truly admire how Arteta truly mastered his strategy and how the Arsenal squad implemented it so well. Yes, playing against Bayern Munich is no easy feat, but here they truly defeated them brilliantly. A 3-1 scoreline was enough to defeat this big club, which had also never lost before. And now, Arsenal truly destroyed Bayern Munich's unbeaten record.

Not only that, but besides their strong attack, their defense is also very resilient. Of all the attacks so far in the UCL, Arsenal have only conceded one goal, and that was against Bayern Munich.

The blessing of Arsenal's management patience, who continue to trust Arteta despite not yet bringing prestigious trophies like the English Premier League or the Champions League. Slowly but surely, Arsenal is becoming more consistent, both in the Premier League and the Champions League. This season, the lack of a sharp and productive No. 9 striker/center forward seems to have been somewhat resolved with the arrival of Victor Gyokeres, although Gyokeres is currently injured and was not played in the match against Bayern Munich yesterday. Even without their main striker, Arsenal managed to overcome Bayern Munich and win 3-1.
And this weekend, Arsenal will be tested again as they have to play away at Chelsea's home Stamford Bridge, which is also a London derby match that is sure to be tight, tough, and very exciting to watch.

This season marks Arteta's sixth season as Arsenal manager, and he has spent a significant amount of money on new players but has yet to deliver a major trophy to Arsenal. This season appears to be Arteta's last chance to deliver a major trophy to Arsenal, as failing to deliver a major trophy, especially the Premier League, will result in his dismissal. Arsenal's performance so far has been impressive, leading the table by six points over second-placed Chelsea. The match against Chelsea will be a great opportunity for Arsenal to widen the gap and secure a smooth run towards the Premier League title at the end of the season.

[Solodoski]

After Arsenal's big match against Bayern Munich, I truly admire how Arteta truly mastered his strategy and how the Arsenal squad implemented it so well. Yes, playing against Bayern Munich is no easy feat, but here they truly defeated them brilliantly. A 3-1 scoreline was enough to defeat this big club, which had also never lost before. And now, Arsenal truly destroyed Bayern Munich's unbeaten record.

Not only that, but besides their strong attack, their defense is also very resilient. Of all the attacks so far in the UCL, Arsenal have only conceded one goal, and that was against Bayern Munich.

Source: Arsenal Football Club

Arsenal just proved to the world that they are not a pushover and they can compete with any team in the world. I think Arsenal is definitely the best team in the world right now and every other team are just trying to get to their level. The way they played Bayern Munich yesterday got me wondering and I also believe that it got Bayern Munich thinking if they are as good as other teams sees them. At a point in the game Bayern Munich was confused and could not even play what they have definitely planned.  I will not be surprised if Arsenal wins the premier league and they champions league,  because it's looking thay way right now, although it's football so they can still be twist, but presently I think they are the most informed team and also the favorite.

[YUriy1991]

Let's look at the table now after Week 12, shall we?



Arsenal are so comfortable at the top by being 6 points away from Chelsea. If this isn't the season they become the champions then when will it be? 

Chelsea's progress is really impressive. They finished last season as 4th and now they are in 2nd place. It's likely to finish the season there for them but competing Manchester City for it will be really tough.

Liverpool are so disappointing. If they move on with Slot I can't see a good future anymore.

A six-point gap over second-placed Chelsea in the Premier League may indeed provide some relief and reassurance for Arsenal. However, if they let their guard down in this increasingly fierce competition, it's possible Arsenal could repeat the same experience as previous seasons, where they started the season in the top spot but ultimately failed to win the title.

Manchester City remains Arsenal's main rival. The league season is still very long, even though Arsenal are currently performing brilliantly in both the Premier League and the Champions League, beating Bayern Munich 3-1 last night. It's possible that one mistake could cost Arsenal everything. Liverpool have fallen all the way to 12th place in the standings. Arne Slot's tactics must be re-evaluated, given that the string of defeats has disappointed fans. Although Liverpool currently have the best squad to win the league, the string of defeats makes that impossible at this time.

[rachael9385]

It has been a back to back lose for Liverpool at Anfield and they still let him into the press conference. Why not show him out already after that defeat, how many defeat do they need before they do that. This will be hilarious if they give him until January to show working. It was Nottingham Forest and now PSV from the Dutch league. Imagine Chelsea, Arsenal or Manchester United losing that way, the media should have been a comedy space. Liverpool are not being criticised the way they should have been. Arne Slot has be graced just too much.

I'm not even surprised or disappointed that Liverpool lost yesterday, I actually saw it coming. Psv might not be in their best form at the moment but they are better than Liverpool. The back to back losses indicates how low they have fallen this season and recovery doesn't seem to be happening any times soon. After losing to Nottingham Forest i already concluded that they wont last long in the UCL

[Iamgoat]

It has been a back to back lose for Liverpool at Anfield and they still let him into the press conference. Why not show him out already after that defeat, how many defeat do they need before they do that. This will be hilarious if they give him until January to show working. It was Nottingham Forest and now PSV from the Dutch league. Imagine Chelsea, Arsenal or Manchester United losing that way, the media should have been a comedy space. Liverpool are not being criticised the way they should have been. Arne Slot has be graced just too much.

Imagine succeeding defeats at home in less than five days makes Anfield looks like the new playground for the Nottingham Forest guys and the PSV club too which is very embarrassing to the club and their fans. If this has happened to Chelsea or Arsenal or even Manchester United, trust the internet would have been agog right now with memes shared everywhere mocking the clubs and their fans especially with some people saying they should just sack the manager, bla bla bla. But I just don't understand why everyone seems to be lenient on Liverpool and quiet about all these poor performance. Remember the match before these two, Manchester City also beat the Liverpool club making it a straight defeat on three matches yet they are still claiming Slot is still learning like he's one rookie.

[BIT-BENDER]

It has been a back to back lose for Liverpool at Anfield and they still let him into the press conference. Why not show him out already after that defeat, how many defeat do they need before they do that. This will be hilarious if they give him until January to show working. It was Nottingham Forest and now PSV from the Dutch league. Imagine Chelsea, Arsenal or Manchester United losing that way, the media should have been a comedy space. Liverpool are not being criticised the way they should have been. Arne Slot has be graced just too much.

Imagine succeeding defeats at home in less than five days makes Anfield looks like the new playground for the Nottingham Forest guys and the PSV club too which is very embarrassing to the club and their fans. If this has happened to Chelsea or Arsenal or even Manchester United, trust the internet would have been agog right now with memes shared everywhere mocking the clubs and their fans especially with some people saying they should just sack the manager, bla bla bla. But I just don't understand why everyone seems to be lenient on Liverpool and quiet about all these poor performance. Remember the match before these two, Manchester City also beat the Liverpool club making it a straight defeat on three matches yet they are still claiming Slot is still learning like he's one rookie.

Back to back In the feared Anifield stadium is embarrassing to Liverpool as a club, Anifield is a stadium many coaches and players fear to go and play against Liverpool that's why they have a very good record at home.
It is breaking down fast for Liverpool and their coach, he needs to steady the club and I think he should start from his defense, Konate's mistake yesterday against PSV for the third goal what very cheap. I don't want to blame anyone for the yesterday Liverpool's loss but they would have done better in the game on many occasions.

[Agbe]

I don't what is doing on with Liverpool at this point in time but there is something going on wrong with Liverpool. What is worrisome to me with the way Liverpool is even losing matches is that they are losing to small teams. Liverpool has conceided seven goals at home against teams that are less fancied, imagine a team like Nottenghen forest scoring three goals against Liverpool at home and now PSV scoring four this is an embarrassing situation for Liverpool the coach should do something about it or should be shown the exit door.

[obuoma]

It has been a back to back lose for Liverpool at Anfield and they still let him into the press conference. Why not show him out already after that defeat, how many defeat do they need before they do that. This will be hilarious if they give him until January to show working. It was Nottingham Forest and now PSV from the Dutch league. Imagine Chelsea, Arsenal or Manchester United losing that way, the media should have been a comedy space.

Liverpool have suffered too many defeats in all competition which is not telling good of Arne Slot as a coach. I know he will be under pressure now because Liverpool have not lost to much players to be getting those types of miserable results. They have to do something before the club is relegated because it is possible for them to get there if they are unable to stop the decline.

Liverpool are not being criticised the way they should have been. Arne Slot has be graced just too much.

How much do you want them to be criticized? The have already been forgiven and allowed to misbehave this season and let their record just cover them a little. Maybe they are struggling so that Arsenal will not have problem winning the league. Assuming they are in good form, they would have been a very big threat to Arsenal because they are more determined and consistent that most teams in the league.

[Agbam]

Let's speculate on Arsenal this season. I must confess, there have been quite amazing season for Gunners as they've flew to become one of the very competitive contender for the English Premier League title. This is what the fans would love to see, to see themselves explore this season. Arsenal have knotted all knots and will be ready when it's time. I give credits to Mikel Arteta to doing an excellent job for the club. Mikel Arteta have been making attempts to win the English Premier League trophy and this season might just be their season.

No matter how good Arsenal has proven to be this season.
No matter how good they have been in the past seasons.
No matter how many matches they have won this season.
No matter their position in the league table this season.
If Arsenal, I repeat, if Arsenal refuse to win the English Premier League this season, it will be an omen and many people including myself will be disappointed. Let me just cross my fingers and watch how it unfolds.
Arsenal deserves EPL...
Arsenal deserves UCL

Arsenal has shown us great improvement this season and yet most of us are still sceptical about putting all our trust in them. They have disappointed fans more than enough, I love the way they’ve upgraded now and how efficient they are in both the EPL and UCL.

But the season is still fresh and young and Arsenal are always disappointing during that time, so this might just be one of those seasons. I have serious TRUST ISSUES with Arsenal and I still wish them success.

[Abu-Naim]

I don't what is doing on with Liverpool at this point in time but there is something going on wrong with Liverpool. What is worrisome to me with the way Liverpool is even losing matches is that they are losing to small teams. Liverpool has conceided seven goals at home against teams that are less fancied, imagine a team like Nottenghen forest scoring three goals against Liverpool at home and now PSV scoring four this is an embarrassing situation for Liverpool the coach should do something about it or should be shown the exit door.

I just think that Arne Slot is confused, he probably don’t know what to do because it is not easy to sign players with more money than any other team among your circle and your players are performing badly, it’s unfair. So in as much as he has plays a vital role in this poor form due to his team selections and substitutions, the players also contribute to this because they all have individual brilliance that can function even without coach, so they are suppose to help the team instead of pushing the blame to the coach because he is not playing the game with them in the field.
However, I think Liverpool defense is now weak, Konate and VVD are not in their best anymore, they need to be replaced with immediate effect because they are part of the problem.