⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Princess Leah]

Was? Arne Slot hasn't still been sacked man. If you read it somewhere your source is wrong. Liverpool is still backing him interestingly. The fans must be criticizing this decision a lot of course.  

I remember how they acted with Klopp. They gave him a few years and Klopp carried the team to the top after it. However I don't feel the same thing with Arne Slot.

So far in the season Liverpool have the same amount of wins and losses in total, 10. 34 goals scored and 37 conceded.

He hasn't been fired but there is a warning and pressure from the club to put the team back in order. I have seen teams fall out but even in cold days, Liverpool has never been this unfortunate with the results I have seen. In Champions League and Premier League, everything looks rough and not good, if I'm among the directive of the club I'm going to do the same, put the team in good place or risk been fire and replace, they gave him money so he can't complain.

What is scary about Liverpool place now is that if they lose their next match in the Premier league and teams below win their matches, they will be closer to relegation. How can the almighty fall like that, when I look back Liverpool was among the top team in the first place in the Premier league while Arsenal was second but they are too far that even if they decide to be serious, they can't reach Arsenal again.

It's that pressure I'm more worried about cause I wonder how he'll be able to survive the task ahead when he'll be working under pressure. Well if Slot really loves the club and wants to continue managing them, he'll do everything to make sure his players follow his instructions accordingly and get good result cause if they fail the people at the top won't consider that but fire him immediately.

 I wonder how Liverpool fans would react seeing their beloved club close to the relegation zone, they're not there yet and lots of fans are saying he should be sacked, left for me I feel they should give him the support to help encourage him to do better in this hard times instead of pouring more gasoline to the fire, talk thrashing their coach at this point is not helpful.

[Stormisover]

there are some Rumours in football i do not give attention, i will just view the headlines and pass. Liverpool bidding for Mbappe is not out of place, because every clubs need him in their team. but the possibility for mbappe to leave psg to Liverpool that is not playing champions league is very slim. Mbbappe can only leave Psg to Manchester united and Real madrid and not to any club that's not in champions league.

Arsenal are also interested in Mbappe, since Mbappe has not sign a new contract for Psg, every clubs are observing the situation kindly. one thing issure, mbappe will not be playing in psg next season if he do not extend his contract. by next year he will be free agent and they will lose more. Pgs has to be rational about the situation.

this is hilarious, like is this some kind of joke or what? As in where do you guys get this kind of rumors from and please if there is something like this please you should try to attach the link because this is the first time I'm hearing of this even Fabrizio Romano has not posted anything like, and what do you mean by even if Mbappe wants to leave he might go to Manchester United that is playing champions League, or are you pushing us to the future? Because the last time I checked Manchester United is not in any European competition so what tha heck are you insinuating?

[Abdulzuruku01]

Only five points separate Liverpool from second place, and that's not a difficult point to close. If Liverpool recovers and starts playing well, they can close the gap. But can Liverpool recover from such poor performance? That's the real question.

The team is playing worse as their results continue to suffer. They need to find a way to turn this around. It's inconceivable that a team full of quality players could achieve such poor results.

With liverpool point difference with the second position, if they can improve there's still chance for them to compete in top four because it's just five points. But I never expected Liverpool to be this poor this season because the way they consistently concede goals against weak teams in their home is very embarrassing. It happened against Nottingham forest 0-3, and the same thing happened in champions league against PSV 1-4, these two teams are not up to Liverpool standard. I considered them one of the team with best squad because they invested a lot, in my opinion Arne Slot is not doing his job well.

[Showlove01]

Only five points separate Liverpool from second place, and that's not a difficult point to close. If Liverpool recovers and starts playing well, they can close the gap. But can Liverpool recover from such poor performance? That's the real question.

The team is playing worse as their results continue to suffer. They need to find a way to turn this around. It's inconceivable that a team full of quality players could achieve such poor results.

With liverpool point difference with the second position, if they can improve there's still chance for them to compete in top four because it's just five points. But I never expected Liverpool to be this poor this season because the way they consistently concede goals against weak teams in their home is very embarrassing. It happened against Southampton 0-3, and the same thing happened in champions league against PSV 1-4, these two teams are not up to Liverpool standard. I considered them one of the team with best squad because they invested a lot, in my opinion Arne Slot is not doing his job well.

Like you said, who knows if it is too much or over squad that is disturbing them currently because I don't see anything Arne Slot is doing wrong or has done wrong in Liverpool. Don't even worry about the point difference because if Liverpool should pick up form now, you would see how they will fly to top 3 because currently the only consistent team so far in English premier league is Arsenal and them only though Chelsea is doing well but I can't compare them with arsenal and with the way things are going, arsenal might win the league this season.

[Mr Reporter]

Only five points separate Liverpool from second place, and that's not a difficult point to close. If Liverpool recovers and starts playing well, they can close the gap. But can Liverpool recover from such poor performance? That's the real question.

The team is playing worse as their results continue to suffer. They need to find a way to turn this around. It's inconceivable that a team full of quality players could achieve such poor results.

With liverpool point difference with the second position, if they can improve there's still chance for them to compete in top four because it's just five points. But I never expected Liverpool to be this poor this season because the way they consistently concede goals against weak teams in their home is very embarrassing. It happened against Southampton 0-3, and the same thing happened in champions league against PSV 1-4, these two teams are not up to Liverpool standard. I considered them one of the team with best squad because they invested a lot, in my opinion Arne Slot is not doing his job well.

See my guy i really totally get the frustration. Well After the title‑winning season, it’s gut‑punching to see Liverpool 12th in the table, 11 points off the top and only five behind the second‑placed side . The 0‑3 loss to Southampton and the 1‑4 Champions League dramping by PSV have exposed a leaky defence that’s hard to stomach, especially at Anfield .

Slot himself admits the pressure’s mounting and that the team’s conceding too easy goals” is the main issue . Some fans are questioning whether the big summer spend has translated into results, while others point to the mental block and the need for better cohesion .

[Robinrex77]

The Chelsea vs. Arsenal game is nothing but going to end in a draw in my perspective. Arsenal is playing against Chelsea when they're a bit stable, coupled with their boosted morale from winning their Champions League victory encounter with Barcelona. Arsenal, too, on its side, has been the most stable team in England since the beginning of this season and would do everything possible not to entertain defeat at the hands of Chelsea. A preferred result for both teams is a draw.

This match is definitely going to be an interesting match and I also agree that both teams will be very cautious not to drop point. Chelsea seem to be at advantage because they are playing at home, but I don't think it's really going to count much. Chelsea seems to be carried away because of their win against Barcelona,  but I know it's going to be a very different game against Arsenal and I slightly believe that Arsenal is going to win the match, because Arsenal is the more consistent team and also in the best form right now. It's really going to be an interesting an well contested match, but I just feel Arsenal is going to edge them in the game. This is just my opinion on how I view the two teams this season.

It is going to be a tough game but i dont think Chelsea has what it takes to win Arsenal, if we are to compare them with bayern Munich I don't think they are capable of winning, their win against Barcelona doesn't really mean they can defeat arsenal in their current form. Arsenal are focused on winning both the the Premier league and ucl tittle, winning both might be difficult but the Premier league title is sure

A derby Game is always special and intense, this is a derby between the two biggest names in London football, Chelsea are happy having there star man available for the big occasion, in the press conference of Enzo maresca he said cole Palmer is available but arsenal are still the favorite one the day. Arsenal is the most inform and balance team in the EPL this far with determination to win the league since the last time they won it in 2003/2004 season. The players have to put on a title winning mentality and performance in other to overcome a rival in form of Chelsea

[Obari]

Only five points separate Liverpool from second place, and that's not a difficult point to close. If Liverpool recovers and starts playing well, they can close the gap. But can Liverpool recover from such poor performance? That's the real question.

The team is playing worse as their results continue to suffer. They need to find a way to turn this around. It's inconceivable that a team full of quality players could achieve such poor results.

With liverpool point difference with the second position, if they can improve there's still chance for them to compete in top four because it's just five points. But I never expected Liverpool to be this poor this season because the way they consistently concede goals against weak teams in their home is very embarrassing. It happened against Southampton 0-3, and the same thing happened in champions league against PSV 1-4, these two teams are not up to Liverpool standard. I considered them one of the team with best squad because they invested a lot, in my opinion Arne Slot is not doing his job well.

Give up on Liverpool already because they're not in solid position to win or contest for the English Premier League title this season. it's one tougher season for the Reds. They've recorded unimaginable defeats and Arne Slot is currently under pressure. Everyone now tends to question his management at Anfield because he's not getting the team any more better other than worst. Liverpool are currently not been able to win matches and this alone is affecting the club all round.

Liberty are completely out of the EPL title race and they just have to surround themselves with positivity and the right mind to win games. Arne Slot have no other option than to revive the club he moved to because this is exactly not how Jurgen Klopp left it. Arne Slot is killing the ambition of the players and what Anfield stands for.

[Franctoshi]

Only five points separate Liverpool from second place, and that's not a difficult point to close. If Liverpool recovers and starts playing well, they can close the gap. But can Liverpool recover from such poor performance? That's the real question.

The team is playing worse as their results continue to suffer. They need to find a way to turn this around. It's inconceivable that a team full of quality players could achieve such poor results.

Like you said, who knows if it is too much or over squad that is disturbing them currently because I don't see anything Arne Slot is doing wrong or has done wrong in Liverpool. Don't even worry about the point difference because if Liverpool should pick up form now, you would see how they will fly to top 3 because currently the only consistent team so far in English premier league is Arsenal and them only though Chelsea is doing well but I can't compare them with arsenal and with the way things are going, arsenal might win the league this season.

There's truth to what you said, maybe who knows if Arne Slot is finding it difficult to use this players properly and in the right position which they are supposed to be played. Because it's quite disturbing how the team is filled with this calibre of players, yet the team is struggling at the moment, coach needs to wake up and do something, he's lucky he's not in a team like Chelsea, some serious discussions would have been going on about his future.

[Adams0001]

Chelsea and Arsenal are in their advantageous positions,Because we have noticed that these two PL giants have won very smoothly against two very heavyweight teams in the Champions League. Firstly, Chelsea are in a very buoyant mood after their UCL fifth round win over Barcelona but I understand that the upcoming game will be very different against Arsenal. It was largely correct that Arsenal came to win everything, however Arsenal could find themselves helpless against the Blues at Stamford Bridge, as the team has recently thrashed the Blaugranas on their own ground, so I believed that drama would definitely arise in this game between Arsenal vs Chelsea in the English Premier League.

Chelsea and arsenal Are in a good shap this season and we can't predict there games this weekend because both are fighting to top the league and Chelsea are playing at home and they have much advantage to win the match but arsenal have good defenders and he will be difficult for Chelsea to break there defense but since Palmer is back and he will be available against arsenal that can make them stronger and can make them perform better in the pitch.

Arsenal get the opportunity to defeat bayern Munich in the Champions League and everyone thinking he will be very difficult for arsenal to achieve three point against Munich but they get it in a easy way, and Chelsea get the opportunity to defeat Barcelona too in a easy way, and Munich and Barcelona are in good form this season but Arsenal and Chelsea get the chance to defeat them so they are facing each other in the league let see how he goes.

[Agbe]

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With liverpool point difference with the second position, if they can improve there's still chance for them to compete in top four because it's just five points. But I never expected Liverpool to be this poor this season because the way they consistently concede goals against weak teams in their home is very embarrassing. It happened against Southampton 0-3, and the same thing happened in champions league against PSV 1-4, these two teams are not up to Liverpool standard. I considered them one of the team with best squad because they invested a lot, in my opinion Arne Slot is not doing his job well.

It's not yet over for Liverpool yet they can still seal a top four spots in the premier League and play in the champions League.tge points gap is not too much of Liverpool can get back to form quickly and starts winning their matches they will find themselves back to the top four.Let see how the coach will react now that he has been given a two match ultimatum to deliver or face sack.

[Abbatty]

Only five points separate Liverpool from second place, and that's not a difficult point to close. If Liverpool recovers and starts playing well, they can close the gap. But can Liverpool recover from such poor performance? That's the real question.

The team is playing worse as their results continue to suffer. They need to find a way to turn this around. It's inconceivable that a team full of quality players could achieve such poor results.

Well that how the premier league have been this season, when you look at how Aston villa started the season, they were very poor but with the consistent performance and result they are back in the top 4. They couldn’t get a win in their fist 5 premier games now they have been able to turn thing around for themselves.

With Liverpool I just hope they can do the same, it now 9 loss in 12 games in all competitions which is very bad. What making Liverpool case a very difficult one is that they are even losing more and conceding more on home ground. Let see how they manage this weekend when they travel to west London.

With liverpool point difference with the second position, if they can improve there's still chance for them to compete in top four because it's just five points. But I never expected Liverpool to be this poor this season because the way they consistently concede goals against weak teams in their home is very embarrassing. It happened against Southampton 0-3, and the same thing happened in champions league against PSV 1-4, these two teams are not up to Liverpool standard. I considered them one of the team with best squad because they invested a lot, in my opinion Arne Slot is not doing his job well.

Sorry to chop in mate, you made an error, Liverpool lost 3-0 to Nottingham forest not Southampton. Well it will be very difficult for Liverpool to make top 4 from the way things are going. When you look at the top 4 now just one team looks vulnerable which is Aston Villa but Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester city all look locked in. We can only talk about Liverpool making top 4 when they are getting results consistently.

[Callido]

It's not yet over for Liverpool yet they can still seal a top four spots in the premier League and play in the champions League.tge points gap is not too much of Liverpool can get back to form quickly and starts winning their matches they will find themselves back to the top four.Let see how the coach will react now that he has been given a two match ultimatum to deliver or face sack.

That is the best Liverpool can do for the season, winning the Premier League is never possible for them anymore. This is just our speculation if they will soon return to good shape, once they keep on performing terribly it will be difficult to fix them anywhere near the top four, as both Chelsea and Manchester City are likely to end top four while the last spot is still open if Liverpool can join.

The next two games is against West Ham and Sunderland, let's see the points Arne Slot will be able to accumulate. West Ham isn't meant to be a threat, Sunderland is the only threat which he has to prepare very well as per already giving an ultimatum to deliver for the two matches.

[Woodie]

Last week had recorded alot of upsets which left alot of pundits with a weekend of bad results, and am hoping all teams that lost can finally turn things around this time around.

Games on my watch list.

Chelsea Vs Arsenal
Palace Vs Manchester United

Cityzens need to comeback with a better result this time around.

[Asiska02]

With liverpool point difference with the second position, if they can improve there's still chance for them to compete in top four because it's just five points. But I never expected Liverpool to be this poor this season because the way they consistently concede goals against weak teams in their home is very embarrassing. It happened against Nottingham forest 0-3, and the same thing happened in champions league against PSV 1-4, these two teams are not up to Liverpool standard. I considered them one of the team with best squad because they invested a lot, in my opinion Arne Slot is not doing his job well.

Liverpool look to be facing the toughest times in their season since Arne Slot took over the managerial position of the team. They did brilliantly well last season and even won the Premier League, so we were expecting that they will do the same this season and we will get to see them top the Premier League table once again or even make it difficult for any other team to win the premier league title easily. They need to go back to their drawing boards to tackle out the main cause of their problem because if they are relent, it may at a point gets too late for them to get themselves back into the game.

No one expected their performance to be this bad coming this far this season, but I hope they’re able to rectify the problem and get back to their winning ways. There bad form started in the premier league and we still saw them doing very well in the champions league, but checking from their last game against PSV, it shows that the bad form has also transition into their champions league games which is entirely bad for them. With this performance, they’ll miss going to the Champions League next season if nothing is done to better their game.

[SquallLeonhart]

Well he is not sacked yet, but you can sense that the club is already in that mode.Ten wins, ten losses is not a funny stat, it is the entire atmosphere: they are either flying or falling out of control, there is no middle ground. Not a stable project, that is chaos. and they have just followed that with, perhaps in 70+ years, the ugliest three game block in history: City 0-3, Forest 0-3 at Anfield, PSV 1-4 in Europe. That is the type of run that causes owners to call emergency meetings, which is just what has literally occurred

With Klopp, even when they finished 8th, it was like "okay, once this clicks and we refresh the squad, we're going somewhere". Later, with Slot, at 415m, I do not know what I am watching. They sold the chaos forwards, bought "technical" guys like Isak and Wirtz, but left the defence and midfield exposed and then still tried to play a crazy high line with a 34-year-old Van Dijk and a midfielder at right-back

Spending that much wasn't helping, it was hurting the team and they did not see it. It was very clear, hell you do not have to be a manager, you can play a simple football manager game and even there you would know why that is a bad thing.

Getting that many different players is not good, if they spent 400 on a single player, I would call them crazy but at least even that would have made it better, but spending it on this many new players means that the team from the last seasons title run is gone now and most of the players are brand new. This is causing them some issues, the new ones and the old ones are getting teamed up and that is making them have low team chemistry and causing rift between players and causing them to lose.

[Richbased]

Last week had recorded alot of upsets which left alot of pundits with a weekend of bad results, and am hoping all teams that lost can finally turn things around this time around.

Games on my watch list.

Chelsea Vs Arsenal
Palace Vs Manchester United

Cityzens need to comeback with a better result this time around.

Chelsea Vs Arsenal is surely the big game of the week and i can say that it will be a very tough match because both teams are first and second in the league table so Chelsea will be fighting to close the gap by 3 points why Arsenal will be fighting to extend the gap by 3 points and for the fact that both teams are coming back from the midweek Champions League games where they were both victorious against their respective opponents shows that the match will really be a big clash of the giants regardless that the players may be affected by fatigue.

I don't know about Crystal Palace against Manchester United but i don't think that Manchester United can win Crystal Palace at home, the match might end in a draw. As for Manchester City, they should be able to win their match after suffering defeat to Newcastle last week and they couldn't even win their Champions League game against Bayern Leverkusen so they might use their next opponent which is Leeds as sacrificial lamb for the losses they experienced last week.

there are some Rumours in football i do not give attention, i will just view the headlines and pass. Liverpool bidding for Mbappe is not out of place, because every clubs need him in their team. but the possibility for mbappe to leave psg to Liverpool that is not playing champions league is very slim. Mbbappe can only leave Psg to Manchester united and Real madrid and not to any club that's not in champions league.

Arsenal are also interested in Mbappe, since Mbappe has not sign a new contract for Psg, every clubs are observing the situation kindly. one thing issure, mbappe will not be playing in psg next season if he do not extend his contract. by next year he will be free agent and they will lose more. Pgs has to be rational about the situation.

this is hilarious, like is this some kind of joke or what? As in where do you guys get this kind of rumors from and please if there is something like this please you should try to attach the link because this is the first time I'm hearing of this even Fabrizio Romano has not posted anything like, and what do you mean by even if Mbappe wants to leave he might go to Manchester United that is playing champions League, or are you pushing us to the future? Because the last time I checked Manchester United is not in any European competition so what tha heck are you insinuating?

You quoted a post that is outdated, that post was made since 2023

[redhack]

Games on my watch list.
Chelsea Vs Arsenal
Palace Vs Manchester United

There are some great matches on Sunday, but there are also some great matches on Saturday. Manchester City will play Leeds United at home, and they will probably win comfortably, but Pep's confusion cost them dearly last week. Everton and Newcastle United also offer us the chance to watch a great match. Both are teams aiming for higher positions, and both defeated strong opponents last week.
In the final match of the day, Tottenham will host Fulham in the London derby. Having faced tough opponents and gone 3 matches without a win, Tottenham are now desperate for a victory. I think these matches will be very enjoyable.

[reefsea]

Mo Salah has really done so much for the club and if he can't perform like before I wouldn't blame him at all, he Is already getting past the age that he will be able to perform well in the premier league so I think from now on they should be thinking of replacing him instead of expecting much from him.

We cannot blame anyone at this time including for Salah even though his performance is currently declining but this is very difficult to force because after all we must realize that the mistakes that occur are not only for individuals but for the whole team and the coaching staff who must take responsibility for this.

Liverpool are currently in a very difficult condition and there should be a real improvement for this but until now why the club management has not taken any action even though for now the Slot is really disappointing and even though it might not be too logical to just blame the coach alone but I think there needs to be something to be accounted for by him because indeed the current composition in terms of players and match schemes he is fully responsible.

there are some Rumours in football i do not give attention, i will just view the headlines and pass. Liverpool bidding for Mbappe is not out of place, because every clubs need him in their team. but the possibility for mbappe to leave psg to Liverpool that is not playing champions league is very slim. Mbbappe can only leave Psg to Manchester united and Real madrid and not to any club that's not in champions league.

Arsenal are also interested in Mbappe, since Mbappe has not sign a new contract for Psg, every clubs are observing the situation kindly. one thing issure, mbappe will not be playing in psg next season if he do not extend his contract. by next year he will be free agent and they will lose more. Pgs has to be rational about the situation.

this is hilarious, like is this some kind of joke or what? As in where do you guys get this kind of rumors from and please if there is something like this please you should try to attach the link because this is the first time I'm hearing of this even Fabrizio Romano has not posted anything like, and what do you mean by even if Mbappe wants to leave he might go to Manchester United that is playing champions League, or are you pushing us to the future? Because the last time I checked Manchester United is not in any European competition so what tha heck are you insinuating?

Why are you replying to today's 2023 post lol.
Obviously now it won't be concrete anymore because the rumor happened 2 years ago.

[ejikeme24]

Only five points separate Liverpool from second place, and that's not a difficult point to close. If Liverpool recovers and starts playing well, they can close the gap. But can Liverpool recover from such poor performance? That's the real question.

The team is playing worse as their results continue to suffer. They need to find a way to turn this around. It's inconceivable that a team full of quality players could achieve such poor results.

With liverpool point difference with the second position, if they can improve there's still chance for them to compete in top four because it's just five points. But I never expected Liverpool to be this poor this season because the way they consistently concede goals against weak teams in their home is very embarrassing. It happened against Nottingham forest 0-3, and the same thing happened in champions league against PSV 1-4, these two teams are not up to Liverpool standard. I considered them one of the team with best squad because they invested a lot, in my opinion Arne Slot is not doing his job well.

And you really think other teams will be lazy to have Liverpool coming from behind to overtake them?  The thing is I don't see Liverpool anywhere near the premier league trophy, but they might likely secure a place for champions league but that's still under probability as I can't see them qualifying for champions league this season with this their poor performance unless they would have to make a sudden change and the earlier they start looking for a way to fix things the better for them.

Because there are a lot of teams who are struggling to reserve space for champions league next season lately, which Liverpool seems not to be one among this teams but that doesn't mean that they can't join the race if they want to. But first they have to make a proper change.

[LUCKMCFLY]

his team to their bets should better learn this time that Liverpool is not in for a serious game this season. Great players but no performance that will yield victory. The coach must be responsible for this.

I also believe it's the coach's responsibility, not the players'. Well, the players are the ones who lose on the court, but they obey their coach's management, and for me, the strategy used hasn't been the right one. I think they should do something quickly; there are many losses, bad results, their results are very bad, and the players are good.