⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Sexylizzy2813]

What haven't they [Spurs] tried to make the Club stronger than they are now? Is employing a new Manager and planning on sacking him the next 2 weeks, I'm sure they tried that or is it the one that a new manager would sign a new contract and they sack him...this club is going through what we can't explain because they have been hiring and sacking since the results are not come...Is the current coach Igor Tudor not good enough for the club? Or is De Zerbi the man that will uplift the club and drag them out from the relegation zone?

[Alex077]

Could this be the reason why Chelsea are always playing terrible game even with the good players they have? Being eliminated from the champions league 2 nights ago says a lot, the manager is just an IT coach, always writing what the players won't understand. You're going against a team that are the current champions with a 5-2 win in the first leg and you still have it in mind that they're going to sleep and wait for you to come back and equal the game...

Chelsea's exit from the Champions League after trailing by such a large margin in the first leg only exposed their tactical and interpersonal problem
It may be a bit harsh to call the manager an IT coach but the player have been complaining all season that they can not digest the coach's instructions properly
Next Saturday game against Everton under Rosenior is going to be another big physical test for Chelsea
I do not really understand whether it is time for Chelsea to change manager or if the fault lies with the player who have not been able to properly adapt the system to the pitch.

[qurbanshah02]

Could this be the reason why Chelsea are always playing terrible game even with the good players they have? Being eliminated from the champions league 2 nights ago says a lot, the manager is just an IT coach, always writing what the players won't understand. You're going against a team that are the current champions with a 5-2 win in the first leg and you still have it in mind that they're going to sleep and wait for you to come back and equal the game...

Chelsea's exit from the Champions League after trailing by such a large margin in the first leg only exposed their tactical and interpersonal problem
It may be a bit harsh to call the manager an IT coach but the player have been complaining all season that they can not digest the coach's instructions properly
Next Saturday game against Everton under Rosenior is going to be another big physical test for Chelsea
I do not really understand whether it is time for Chelsea to change manager or if the fault lies with the player who have not been able to properly adapt the system to the pitch.

In this match, PSG played very well and scored 5 goals in this match and Chelsea could only score 2 goals in this first leg and some people used to say that it was because of PSG's home advantage while I used to say that it was because of their own performance and hard work and the proof of this became clear in the second leg. In this match too, PSG scored 3 goals and put full pressure on Chelsea and played well and defeated Chelsea badly. What their coach has to say is that even though they are seen playing badly in addition to IT, we also see them. Although I think that this is due to the negligence of both of them because the coach has to lead in a way and it depends on the performance of the players how they score goals in the match with their other players and in this match Chelsea was not seen playing well in any way.

[Chilwell]

I don't think it will make them demoralized than to make them concentrate on premier League title because they are still standing in a good position to drag this title from Arsenal that is toping the premier League table right now

I wouldn't really call 9 points behind Arsenal with only 8 games left until the end of the season as being in a good position.

I mean, title race is still not over and Arsenal shouldn't think that its all over until it actually is, but realistically speaking, City is not in a good position as they don't depend only on themselves to win the title.

The race is already over because if you think Arsenal is going to lose any of there remaining matches then you must be joking. As for Manchester city, I still doubt there consistentency in winning in the remaining matches. Manchester performance this season isn't like other seasons were they were able to defeat Arsenal in the premier League title race. The premier League trophy this season will definitely go to Arsenal.

I am very sorry for saying this do you really know arsenal as a football club because the way I see the kind of confidence you have for them honestly it make me laugh, if you are talking of a clear opportunity like this, this wasn't the first time of Arsenal having this kind of opportunity because if really arsenal can be able to stand the pressure in the last three seasons honestly they could have won either two or three Premier League before now, but they choose disappointment over victory.

Arsenal have a lot of opportunity to win this trophy, but if you look at it from another angle arsenal is in serious challenges because if you can check around Arsenal now they dominated all the competition they are playing currently, which in all of them there is a sign of victory in them but the pressure is very high.

[Sexylizzy2813]

Could this be the reason why Chelsea are always playing terrible game even with the good players they have? Being eliminated from the champions league 2 nights ago says a lot, the manager is just an IT coach, always writing what the players won't understand. You're going against a team that are the current champions with a 5-2 win in the first leg and you still have it in mind that they're going to sleep and wait for you to come back and equal the game...

Chelsea's exit from the Champions League after trailing by such a large margin in the first leg only exposed their tactical and interpersonal problem
It may be a bit harsh to call the manager an IT coach but the player have been complaining all season that they can not digest the coach's instructions properly
Next Saturday game against Everton under Rosenior is going to be another big physical test for Chelsea
I do not really understand whether it is time for Chelsea to change manager or if the fault lies with the player who have not been able to properly adapt the system to the pitch.

Before they played Arsenal it has already shown that the manager hasn't been up to speed, you can't use luck to operate in the EPL and even with a demanding club as Chelsea that always want more, playing in the champions league is like a new battle field all together and you have to be familiar with everything happening in the UCL because is the biggest competition that requires more than he's bringing to the club to be in a better position. Sorry if I called him and IT coach but yet again, the man doesn't have it, no special tactics or something the smallest club in the EPL will see and be scared of playing against Chelsea. In my area the only thing Chelsea fans have to say about their poor performance is the golden barge they have on their chest, the Club World Cup, like they only deal on past glory, that is not how Chelsea was when the Russian was in charge Roman Abramovich, is sad to see how the employ coaches that won't last for at least 3 seasons and the only thing they do is leave the club in a big confused state. Everton is like a poison to clubs who have a target to stay at the top and sacking this man might not happen till the end of the season, that's it.

[Joeboy]

I don't think it will make them demoralized than to make them concentrate on premier League title because they are still standing in a good position to drag this title from Arsenal that is toping the premier League table right now

I wouldn't really call 9 points behind Arsenal with only 8 games left until the end of the season as being in a good position.

I mean, title race is still not over and Arsenal shouldn't think that its all over until it actually is, but realistically speaking, City is not in a good position as they don't depend only on themselves to win the title.

The race is already over because if you think Arsenal is going to lose any of there remaining matches then you must be joking. As for Manchester city, I still doubt there consistentency in winning in the remaining matches. Manchester performance this season isn't like other seasons were they were able to defeat Arsenal in the premier League title race. The premier League trophy this season will definitely go to Arsenal.

Arsenal still has matches to play so nothing is over yet, so we really can't say say anything is certain yet about Arsenal winning the EPL considering how in time past they seem to have brought many people hopes up of them qualifying as champions, only for them to drop to second or third position... Though City hasn't really been consistent, but again I see some hope for them of even overtaking arsenal... Look at this, City have lost it from the UCL, so this could very well give them more time and opportunity to work on themselves and prepare very well for other domestic matches to come...

[Lannakosa]

This Sunday City will play another difficult match, this time it will be the Football League Cup final, with Arsenal at Wembley. For Guardiola I think this will be an important match, because after two difficult defeats against Real they need an important victory so that they can believe in themselves again. But Arsenal are in excellent form now, and I am not sure that City will be able to beat them. For Guardiola it will also be an important match because there are rumors that he wants to leave City. And if that happens, it would be good if he could win at least one trophy with City this season.

[Luzin]

This Sunday City will play another difficult match, this time it will be the Football League Cup final, with Arsenal at Wembley. For Guardiola I think this will be an important match, because after two difficult defeats against Real they need an important victory so that they can believe in themselves again.

Indeed, Arsenal is in a good period, but the match against Madrid cannot be used as a basis against Arsenal. Of course, the conditions of Arsenal and Madrid are also different. I think this is a good period for Man City to win. The reason is that they will still meet in the remaining EPL matches. Pep might be able to make improvements to get a victory. But this match could be an analysis for Pep for the EPL matches in April. Although indeed, Man City's schedule will have many matches against strong teams in April, such as Liverpool in the FA Cup, then Chelsea, then Arsenal in the EPL.

[Son Of Blockchain (SOB)]

This Sunday City will play another difficult match, this time it will be the Football League Cup final, with Arsenal at Wembley. For Guardiola I think this will be an important match, because after two difficult defeats against Real they need an important victory so that they can believe in themselves again.

Indeed, Arsenal is in a good period, but the match against Madrid cannot be used as a basis against Arsenal. Of course, the conditions of Arsenal and Madrid are also different. I think this is a good period for Man City to win. The reason is that they will still meet in the remaining EPL matches. Pep might be able to make improvements to get a victory. But this match could be an analysis for Pep for the EPL matches in April. Although indeed, Man City's schedule will have many matches against strong teams in April, such as Liverpool in the FA Cup, then Chelsea, then Arsenal in the EPL.

Arsenal have experienced trophy drought for long so they won't miss this opportunity, moreover they have a better squad, stronger defence and more players that are inform unlike Manchester City, but it's going to be a really tough match since Pep Guardiola might need to resign with a trophy.
 Losing that Champions League match should even weaken Manchester City’s morale ahead of the finals on sunday, Arsenal would be more confident cause they qualified for the quarter finals in the Champions League, and they're still doing well all round. The trophy might not be something major but it's still important both clubs, Arsenal especially cause of their trophy drought.

[Volgastallion]

What  diaster of a round it was this one for the Premier League teams on the Champions League i cant believe what we saw, Newcastle losing horrible against Barcelona, City no chance against Real Madrid and Chelsea also losing horrible against PSG, Totenham was a disaster in the first game so in the yesterday game they cant do so much about it.

I feel like the "best" league is on to see and not in real performance. Instead of best is better to say most fun.

[9ja Amaka]

This Sunday City will play another difficult match, this time it will be the Football League Cup final, with Arsenal at Wembley. For Guardiola I think this will be an important match, because after two difficult defeats against Real they need an important victory so that they can believe in themselves again. But Arsenal are in excellent form now, and I am not sure that City will be able to beat them. For Guardiola it will also be an important match because there are rumors that he wants to leave City. And if that happens, it would be good if he could win at least one trophy with City this season.

I think the league cup will be an exciting game to watch and I also think it will be very hard to predict,  because I believe that Manchester City sees it as an opportunity to win a trophy this season and Arsenal also sees it as an opportunity to win more than one trophy this season, since it's looking like they have already won the premier league.  I think it's a 50/50 game, even though I am tilting towards Arsenal winning this match. I think Arsenal has a better squad and they are also in a better form, but this is a final and anything can happen.

[rachael9385]

I don't think it will make them demoralized than to make them concentrate on premier League title because they are still standing in a good position to drag this title from Arsenal that is toping the premier League table right now

I wouldn't really call 9 points behind Arsenal with only 8 games left until the end of the season as being in a good position.

I mean, title race is still not over and Arsenal shouldn't think that its all over until it actually is, but realistically speaking, City is not in a good position as they don't depend only on themselves to win the title.

The race is already over because if you think Arsenal is going to lose any of there remaining matches then you must be joking. As for Manchester city, I still doubt there consistentency in winning in the remaining matches. Manchester performance this season isn't like other seasons were they were able to defeat Arsenal in the premier League title race. The premier League trophy this season will definitely go to Arsenal.

Arsenal still has matches to play so nothing is over yet, so we really can't say say anything is certain yet about Arsenal winning the EPL considering how in time past they seem to have brought many people hopes up of them qualifying as champions, only for them to drop to second or third position... Though City hasn't really been consistent, but again I see some hope for them of even overtaking arsenal... Look at this, City have lost it from the UCL, so this could very well give them more time and opportunity to work on themselves and prepare very well for other domestic matches to come...

You are right, arsenal has a long way to go but at this point they have a high chance of winning the premier league title because no team is on their level at the moment. Manchester city were close to arsenal but they started going backwards, they have been inconsistent and their defense has been poor. After getting knocked out of the UCL I don't think they still have the same momentum to compete for the premier league title

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

You are right, arsenal has a long way to go but at this point they have a high chance of winning the premier league title because no team is on their level at the moment. Manchester city were close to arsenal but they started going backwards, they have been inconsistent and their defense has been poor. After getting knocked out of the UCL I don't think they still have the same momentum to compete for the premier league title

After Manchester City drew their previous two matches against Nottingham Forest and West Ham, Arsenal's chances of emerging as title contenders have increased. However, Arsenal must be consistent in their remaining matches to avoid dropping points. Manchester City's inconsistent performance makes us doubt that they have a chance to thwart Arsenal this season, considering Arsenal's performance has been much more consistent than last season.

[jakdanyel]

This is how it looks in the standings before this week's matches.

Arsenal and Manchester City don't have any match to play due to playing earlier already / postponement. The gap will remain at 9 points as a result at least for now...

The opening match is Bournemouth - Manchester United tomorrow night. Do you expect Carrick to keep winning? I think they can do it but a tough game is waiting for them I think.

[hyudien]

I think the league cup will be an exciting game to watch and I also think it will be very hard to predict,  because I believe that Manchester City sees it as an opportunity to win a trophy this season and Arsenal also sees it as an opportunity to win more than one trophy this season, since it's looking like they have already won the premier league.  I think it's a 50/50 game, even though I am tilting towards Arsenal winning this match. I think Arsenal has a better squad and they are also in a better form, but this is a final and anything can happen.

Every final is always difficult to predict, even if it's just a final for a small trophy, a trophy is still a trophy. In the case of this League Cup final, I also think it will be interesting to watch, especially with two big teams playing. I actually want Man City to win this title, at least it will be a consolation trophy for them this season, but I also agree that considering their form, Arsenal has a greater chance of winning this match. I haven't checked the betting exchanges, but I believe Arsenal is the favorite.

[GiftedMAN]

After Manchester City drew their previous two matches against Nottingham Forest and West Ham, Arsenal's chances of emerging as title contenders have increased. However, Arsenal must be consistent in their remaining matches to avoid dropping points. Manchester City's inconsistent performance makes us doubt that they have a chance to thwart Arsenal this season, considering Arsenal's performance has been much more consistent than last season.

This season is Arsenal's big opportunity to win the Premier League after trying and failing for several years and Manchester City's recent poor form has made it easier but they need to play their own part by being consistent. I believe they'll cause their recent form is very good and they don't really have very tough matches. Although the Premier League is a tough League, the team you're very confident to win might be the one that would win and end your unbeaten run.

[Agathamay]

Nobody seems to pick interest in the Red Devils. Have you seen their form currently? Been rigid and develop under the new manager. For instance, nobody would have taken Manchester United serious under the management of Ruben Amorim but under the administration of Michael Carrick, the club have tend to become eligible to win big games. This is Manchester United and they've been competitive this season. They won games weigh beyond expectations. This is the Manchester United run and they're definitely qualifying for the UCL next season.

Alot have happen since Ruben Amorim exits Old Trafford. New changes step in and there have been more challenges that have been overcome by the Red Devils. They're matching themselves up straight for achievements and no longer looking back. This is Michael Carrick turn and is time to write a new chapter for the club.

[MorganaX]

After Manchester City drew their previous two matches against Nottingham Forest and West Ham, Arsenal's chances of emerging as title contenders have increased. However, Arsenal must be consistent in their remaining matches to avoid dropping points. Manchester City's inconsistent performance makes us doubt that they have a chance to thwart Arsenal this season, considering Arsenal's performance has been much more consistent than last season.

This season is Arsenal's big opportunity to win the Premier League after trying and failing for several years and Manchester City's recent poor form has made it easier but they need to play their own part by being consistent. I believe they'll cause their recent form is very good and they don't really have very tough matches. Although the Premier League is a tough League, the team you're very confident to win might be the one that would win and end your unbeaten run.

The odd are all on their side and with the way things are going I doubt if they are going to lose out this one too because if they do it would be too shameful to see because as the table stands now they are currently 9 points clear although Manchester City have a game at hand but even that won't matter since their is no guarantee that they are going to win the outstanding game too so arsenal just need to stay focus and try their best to break the jinx on them.

[Felicity_Tide]

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Arsenal have a lot of opportunity to win this trophy, but if you look at it from another angle arsenal is in serious challenges because if you can check around Arsenal now they dominated all the competition they are playing currently, which in all of them there is a sign of victory in them but the pressure is very high.

I'm not exactly sure of the pressure you're talking about when it hasn't affected their performance lately, and the manager or players hasn't come out to say that they're under pressure. I think Manchester City are playing more under pressure, and if you've noticed their performance lately, the signs are obvious. This isn't the Manchester City of two seasons ago. I think this very season, both Arsenal and Manchester City has completely switched mentality.

At this point, all City can just do is to probably avoid losing games, which I don't think they can. Their next 2 games is against Chelsea and Arsenal in the premier league. They stand a higher chance of losing these games, and if Arsenal go on to win their next 3 games and draw 1, they automatically become the champions mathematically. So, as you can see, Manchester City's next 2 games is likely to determine their season. There is no point of waiting for the entire 38 games.

[rachael9385]

After Manchester City drew their previous two matches against Nottingham Forest and West Ham, Arsenal's chances of emerging as title contenders have increased. However, Arsenal must be consistent in their remaining matches to avoid dropping points. Manchester City's inconsistent performance makes us doubt that they have a chance to thwart Arsenal this season, considering Arsenal's performance has been much more consistent than last season.

This season is Arsenal's big opportunity to win the Premier League after trying and failing for several years and Manchester City's recent poor form has made it easier but they need to play their own part by being consistent. I believe they'll cause their recent form is very good and they don't really have very tough matches. Although the Premier League is a tough League, the team you're very confident to win might be the one that would win and end your unbeaten run.

This haven't been so close to winning the premier league title before like the way they are this season and it would be very disappointing if they don't end up winning. Even though we might get surprised there is still a high chance of arsenal to win the championship. I don't really see any team that's in a good form to take their spot. Manchester city were the only ones that actually tried but couldn't keep up.