⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[MArsland]

I still can’t believe Arsenal are out of the FA Cup, so much for winning a quadruple this season. I was certain Arsenal would win Southampton without any trouble. A lot of the players had a horrible game especially Kepa, I guess the international games did a number on the players. Disappointed with this loss, the only bounce back Arteta can give the fanbase is a trophy.

What is on Arteta mind that he still uses Kepa as a goalkeeper? Even though it was clear in the final match against Man City a week ago, Kepa performed poorly and Arteta still trusted him again in an important match last night, seriously, Arteta probably doesn't want to win the title, imagine they have been given the path to win 4 titles this season and they have let two of them be taken by others. Maybe the mentality of the Arsenal team still needs to be questioned again.

[qurbanshah02]

I can't believe Arsenal players faked injury during the international break to return to England from their various international camp just to lose to Southampton in the FA Cup quarter final yesterday. Arsenal have lost their last two matches in English football which didn't speak well of them in their pursuit of the Premier League title. If Arsenal brings the same attitude in the Premier League, we might see Arsenal bottling the title fourth time in a row.

I am most surprised by the fact that Arsenal's performance and strength is only in the Premier League. Arsenal has lost another cup trophy. Arsenal's performance was not very strong in this match either. In comparison, Southampton defeated a strong figure like Arsenal by 2 goals, which was quite bad. Yes, if Arsenal continues to play with similar performance, it can put pressure on the Premier League. Arsenal should have been able to prove themselves better in these 2 cups and now they are going to play a match with Sporting in the Champions League and if Arsenal does not score many goals in these stages, it can be a very bad defeat for them. Arsenal's performance should be better and this match should be as much as they want because if they lose this match, Arsenal's reputation will be very weak and the strength they have built will be weakened.

[barbara44]

I don't think Arsenal is safe. With the point difference they've got, they know not to lose form or focus at this point. Like you noted, they've been able to keep up a good performance and maintain the lead. I'd like to think they've already won the title this season as they're actually looking good enough to win it but then, I don't want to anything to jinx it.
I hope they don't lose focus as the point difference isn't much and Manchester city could catch up and pass them if Arsenal starts to fumble. But I know Arsenal needs the win. After losing out on winning the title for the past two seasons, they're hungry for the win and hopefully, won't have a repeat of what happened the previous season.

Arsenal are currently nine points ahead of Manchester City, but Manchester City still have a game in hand, so maintaining consistency to avoid dropping points in their remaining matches is crucial. Arsenal lost to Southampton in the FA Cup quarter-finals, eliminating them from the competition which shows the danger of Arsenal not performing at their best, as such an incident could have a detrimental effect on the Premier League. The loss of several key players will impact the team's quality and I hope Arteta can maximize his strengths so that this season doesn't fail to achieve the championship again, as in the last three seasons.

Nine points difference with 7 matches remaining for Arsenal from remaining games mostly are not challenging. This is going to be favourable for the Gunners, as they are looking for their first trophy in years. The 19th April game against Manchester City at the Etihad is surely challenging, but this can hurt their cause. Due to the long list of first-tier players absence, their recent results have been poor, and the loss of two cups is a big blow.

Now they are heading for the Sporting CP game in the Champions League. This is also not going to be easy for them. In the next two weeks, they have no easy games this can bring serious changes to their wins. Arteta is having trouble in rotation this is always a problem for them in the long run. He needs to have enough changes.

[SatoPrincess]

I still can’t believe Arsenal are out of the FA Cup, so much for winning a quadruple this season. I was certain Arsenal would win Southampton without any trouble. A lot of the players had a horrible game especially Kepa, I guess the international games did a number on the players. Disappointed with this loss, the only bounce back Arteta can give the fanbase is a trophy.

I think EPL has to be Arteta's last chance to give a trophy to the Arsenal fans. It's very erratic to see how they went form quadruple, treble, and now double. I never expected Arsenal to be this bad. Something that surprises me that is happening even after Arteta faked his players injury.

Arteta deserves the sack if they bottle EPL caused by i think they have no potential to win UCL with this mediocre performance. 2 games, two trophies wasted. There's no worsen result than it. It's gonna be a record breaker if they also missed UCL and EPL. They have to be the only team that have potential to win quarrupple, then bottle them all in months.  

Arsenal are suffering from injury crisis, Arteta didn’t fake that. Tbh I don’t think Arteta should be sacked even if he fails to win a trophy. The UCL is obviously not going to be an easy win so all bets are on the premier league. I know everyone is tired of “trusting the process” but I still think Arteta has improved th team since he took over as manager. He just needs to be more creative and play a different system.

[Uhwuchukwu53]

I still can’t believe Arsenal are out of the FA Cup, so much for winning a quadruple this season. I was certain Arsenal would win Southampton without any trouble. A lot of the players had a horrible game especially Kepa, I guess the international games did a number on the players. Disappointed with this loss, the only bounce back Arteta can give the fanbase is a trophy.

I think EPL has to be Arteta's last chance to give a trophy to the Arsenal fans. It's very erratic to see how they went form quadruple, treble, and now double. I never expected Arsenal to be this bad. Something that surprises me that is happening even after Arteta faked his players injury.

Arteta deserves the sack if they bottle EPL caused by i think they have no potential to win UCL with this mediocre performance. 2 games, two trophies wasted. There's no worsen result than it. It's gonna be a record breaker if they also missed UCL and EPL. They have to be the only team that have potential to win quarrupple, then bottle them all in months.  

Arsenal are suffering from injury crisis, Arteta didn’t fake that. Tbh I don’t think Arteta should be sacked even if he fails to win a trophy. The UCL is obviously not going to be an easy win so all bets are on the premier league. I know everyone is tired of “trusting the process” but I still think Arteta has improved th team since he took over as manager. He just needs to be more creative and play a different system.

What is going on arsenal is not far from what makes many lost hope on them in several occasions just that this time they stand a better chance where their contenders are far blow some expectations if not arsenal would have also lost this league. But despite their position now I cease to celebrate in full until I have seen the last whistle assuring they have won, because over confidence and trust made on arsenal team in the past reim my life that always gives me some puzzle about their victory anytime they top on table , because they are always disappointing when they are not meant to when people have already conclude it's their trophy, this lost in their match gives me some shock as my slip also cut because I never expected it.

[SatoPrincess]

I still can’t believe Arsenal are out of the FA Cup, so much for winning a quadruple this season. I was certain Arsenal would win Southampton without any trouble. A lot of the players had a horrible game especially Kepa, I guess the international games did a number on the players. Disappointed with this loss, the only bounce back Arteta can give the fanbase is a trophy.

What is on Arteta mind that he still uses Kepa as a goalkeeper? Even though it was clear in the final match against Man City a week ago, Kepa performed poorly and Arteta still trusted him again in an important match last night, seriously, Arteta probably doesn't want to win the title, imagine they have been given the path to win 4 titles this season and they have let two of them be taken by others. Maybe the mentality of the Arsenal team still needs to be questioned again.

A blind sense of loyalty maybe, I don’t know. After the Carabao Cup I assumed Arteta would have learnt his lesson but nothing has changed. I have complained in the past about Arteta not rotating the squad enough but now he starts this lineup and this is what we get. To be fair, I can’t blame Kepa solely for the loss yesterday. Gabriel White and Odegaard were also at fault for the first goal conceded.

[SquallLeonhart]

It's his choice, he believes that he's capable of helping them escape relegation lets see if he can really do that, although he stated that whether the club goes on relegation or not he'll still remain their manager that means he know the risk and willing to accept whatever his fate may be. If he succeeds, Tottenham might end up being very competitive next season.

De Zerbi is not a novice manager, he has done as much as he could with the teams that he managed, so there is a possibility that he could do better. But the real question is, how long will he stay?

If he does manage to keep the team afloat, then he could manage next year as well, but if he fails, and they do go down then I am guessing that he will be fired as well.

This is a very sensitive period for them, they are about to embark on a few game series that will decide the next five years for them.

The Nottingham game gave them too much of a headache, and that's the biggest issues, because if they have won that game then the entire staying in the league situation would have made a lot more sense. I understand that it is not that crazy now that there is a chance they may actually relegate, one game because it was against a team around them, a game where they could have been putting a distance.

Now they are going to play against Sunderland, and they have a week until they do, but to be fair Sunderland is a far better team this season than Nottingham, they are at 11th place, and beating them is much harder, so it is not like they have a guaranteed situation at hand, they may end up losing that game as well, and wouldn2t be weird, considering both teams positions.

[Ahli38]

There are only a few rounds left in the Premier League. And the thirty-eighth round is the final one that will determine the standings for several teams. The top teams are doing their utmost to maintain their positions or even try to overtake the teams right behind them. Other teams near the relegation zone will fight tooth and even nail to avoid slipping further or even being relegated. West Ham is a team currently trying to escape the relegation zone. They are currently in eighteenth place. West Ham still has a chance to overtake the teams above them if they consistently perform well in the upcoming rounds. And teams like Tottenham or Nottingham which are close in points to West Ham will feel threatened if they don’t maximize their performance in the upcoming matches. So I personally believe that the upcoming matches will be very exciting given the increasingly fierce competition among several teams. It’s not just the competition among the top teams but also the competition among the teams near the bottom that is becoming more and even more interesting.

[Phoenix Anka]

I still can’t believe Arsenal are out of the FA Cup, so much for winning a quadruple this season. I was certain Arsenal would win Southampton without any trouble. A lot of the players had a horrible game especially Kepa, I guess the international games did a number on the players. Disappointed with this loss, the only bounce back Arteta can give the fanbase is a trophy.

What is on Arteta mind that he still uses Kepa as a goalkeeper? Even though it was clear in the final match against Man City a week ago, Kepa performed poorly and Arteta still trusted him again in an important match last night, seriously, Arteta probably doesn't want to win the title, imagine they have been given the path to win 4 titles this season and they have let two of them be taken by others. Maybe the mentality of the Arsenal team still needs to be questioned again.

A blind sense of loyalty maybe, I don’t know. After the Carabao Cup I assumed Arteta would have learnt his lesson but nothing has changed. I have complained in the past about Arteta not rotating the squad enough but now he starts this lineup and this is what we get. To be fair, I can’t blame Kepa solely for the loss yesterday. Gabriel White and Odegaard were also at fault for the first goal conceded.

Arsenal will have to use a rotated squad because they have a tough Champions League match ahead. This cup match isn't that important anyway. What matters for Arsenal are the Champions League and the Premier League. I'm sure if they win both, the fans will be extremely happy. They've been waiting a long time for the Premier League title. They suffered a defeat yesterday and didn't get the result they wanted in the cup, but Arsenal still have a chance to pursue their main goals.

[letteredhub]

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Statistically there's nothing to be proud of from Tottenham's new manager, even though he understands the Premier League and perhaps his biggest challenge will be steering Tottenham away from the relegation zone. This won't be an easy task, as the Tottenham players' mentality needs to be rebuilt to be more motivated, having failed to achieve good results in their previous 14 matches. With seven matches remaining, De Zerbi must be able to make a major change for Tottenham and the demands of climbing out of the relegation zone are no easy task in the current situation.

Tottenham are currently in 17th place in the points table and they finished the Premier League in a pretty good position last season but this season they have completely forgotten how to perform. They are trying but they are not succeeding but it is not certain how far they will be able to bring their position up in the Premier League at the end of this season. Since there is not much time left until the end of the season, I think they will not be able to keep their position in the top ten.

The board have analysed the situation and have brought in a capable hand to deal with the situation, right now the task is very clear, avoiding relegation by all means thats what the new coach has to do, and based on antecedents am quite convinced that he will succeed in doing just that, but the board also has to strengthen the squad for next season so as not to get into similar circumstances, one of Tottenham's problem is not having to spend money to sign the right required players.

[ILuckyGuyI]

I still can’t believe Arsenal are out of the FA Cup, so much for winning a quadruple this season. I was certain Arsenal would win Southampton without any trouble. A lot of the players had a horrible game especially Kepa, I guess the international games did a number on the players. Disappointed with this loss, the only bounce back Arteta can give the fanbase is a trophy.

Me neither... Arsenal lacked so many main players because of injuries. Some of starting 11 players were also among substitutes.

I know they have a CL game 3 days later but I don't know... I thought Arteta would care about the FA Cup more than this. He just sacrificed it!

He had better secure at least one of the PL and CL titles. Otherwise I don't feel good for him.

[SatoPrincess]

A blind sense of loyalty maybe, I don’t know. After the Carabao Cup I assumed Arteta would have learnt his lesson but nothing has changed. I have complained in the past about Arteta not rotating the squad enough but now he starts this lineup and this is what we get. To be fair, I can’t blame Kepa solely for the loss yesterday. Gabriel White and Odegaard were also at fault for the first goal conceded.

Arsenal will have to use a rotated squad because they have a tough Champions League match ahead. This cup match isn't that important anyway. What matters for Arsenal are the Champions League and the Premier League. I'm sure if they win both, the fans will be extremely happy. They've been waiting a long time for the Premier League title. They suffered a defeat yesterday and didn't get the result they wanted in the cup, but Arsenal still have a chance to pursue their main goals.

I know it’s a coping mechanism but I do not want to hear another “the FA Cup isn’t that important anyway”; “the Carabao Cup isn’t that important”; “we are focusing on the Premier league and UCL”. That’s how we got here in the first place. Arsenal are supposed to be taking every trophy they can to make up for the years they have been experiencing a trophy drought.

[Moreno233]

Tottenham are currently in 17th place in the points table and they finished the Premier League in a pretty good position last season but this season they have completely forgotten how to perform. They are trying but they are not succeeding but it is not certain how far they will be able to bring their position up in the Premier League at the end of this season. Since there is not much time left until the end of the season, I think they will not be able to keep their position in the top ten.

The board have analysed the situation and have brought in a capable hand to deal with the situation, right now the task is very clear, avoiding relegation by all means thats what the new coach has to do, and based on antecedents am quite convinced that he will succeed in doing just that, but the board also has to strengthen the squad for next season so as not to get into similar circumstances, one of Tottenham's problem is not having to spend money to sign the right required players.

I never believed that Tottenham will enter the relegation zone despite the quality of players they have. The worst part is that no one attribute such bad performance to anything but as usual, all the blame go to the coach. Hence, I feel the board acted very late because they would have done something when the decline started and things would not have gotten so bad as they are. I just pity the coach that will take the job, the pressure he is going to face is better imagined.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

[SatoPrincess]

I still can’t believe Arsenal are out of the FA Cup, so much for winning a quadruple this season. I was certain Arsenal would win Southampton without any trouble. A lot of the players had a horrible game especially Kepa, I guess the international games did a number on the players. Disappointed with this loss, the only bounce back Arteta can give the fanbase is a trophy.

Me neither... Arsenal lacked so many main players because of injuries. Some of starting 11 players were also among substitutes.

I know they have a CL game 3 days later but I don't know... I thought Arteta would care about the FA Cup more than this. He just sacrificed it!

He had better secure at least one of the PL and CL titles. Otherwise I don't feel good for him.

The smart thing to do was to focus on the FA Cup which is relatively easier to win than the champions league. Arsenal have bottled two trophies this season, and some fans keep saying those trophies don’t matter. We have 7 games left before the end of the season, and these past couple of games haven’t inspired any confidence in the team. Manchester City has already won one trophy and they are in one of their worst season in 6 years. Arsenal on the other hand cannot seem to win a trophy despite leading the table in all competitions.

[Taricoins]

The smart thing to do was to focus on the FA Cup which is relatively easier to win than the champions league. Arsenal have bottled two trophies this season, and some fans keep saying those trophies don’t matter. We have 7 games left before the end of the season, and these past couple of games haven’t inspired any confidence in the team. Manchester City has already won one trophy and they are in one of their worst season in 6 years. Arsenal on the other hand cannot seem to win a trophy despite leading the table in all competitions.

Funny thing was at one point of the season, it felt like was going to go home with like a treble this season, but boy did that change. I don't know why some fans would feel a whole FA cup is a small cup when it really boots your achievement. Arsenal are lucky they keep this huge gap on City before they started this form and I know for a surety, Arsenal won't win the Champions League.

[harapan]

I still can’t believe Arsenal are out of the FA Cup, so much for winning a quadruple this season. I was certain Arsenal would win Southampton without any trouble. A lot of the players had a horrible game especially Kepa, I guess the international games did a number on the players. Disappointed with this loss, the only bounce back Arteta can give the fanbase is a trophy.

It is just the same way you wouldn't believe it when they get to bottle the Premier League title. They are not a mentally strong team, how can they lose important games when they should he most serious. We all know what happens when they start losing games like this in the month of March and April, they end up bottling the league. Blame it on wherever, but the management spent too much money to see them bottling another opportunity to win the league. The Champions League can also serve as a distraction, this is just the time to focus on the league by all cost

[programmer3666]

The smart thing to do was to focus on the FA Cup which is relatively easier to win than the champions league. Arsenal have bottled two trophies this season, and some fans keep saying those trophies don’t matter. We have 7 games left before the end of the season, and these past couple of games haven’t inspired any confidence in the team. Manchester City has already won one trophy and they are in one of their worst season in 6 years. Arsenal on the other hand cannot seem to win a trophy despite leading the table in all competitions.

Funny thing was at one point of the season, it felt like was going to go home with like a treble this season, but boy did that change. I don't know why some fans would feel a whole FA cup is a small cup when it really boots your achievement. Arsenal are lucky they keep this huge gap on City before they started this form and I know for a surety, Arsenal won't win the Champions League.

Arsenal will always stay Arsenal, disappointing fans with that same bottling style. they start strong and give fans hope, but when it matters most, they just fall off. This season looked promising at one point, like they could win something big, but now it’s the same old story again. At this stage, you can’t keep ignoring trophies like the FA Cup and still end up with nothing. It just makes it more frustrating for the fans.

[RockBell]

I can't believe Arsenal players faked injury during the international break to return to England from their various international camp just to lose to Southampton in the FA Cup quarter final yesterday. Arsenal have lost their last two matches in English football which didn't speak well of them in their pursuit of the Premier League title. If Arsenal brings the same attitude in the Premier League, we might see Arsenal bottling the title fourth time in a row.

I am most surprised by the fact that Arsenal's performance and strength is only in the Premier League. Arsenal has lost another cup trophy. Arsenal's performance was not very strong in this match either. In comparison, Southampton defeated a strong figure like Arsenal by 2 goals, which was quite bad. Yes, if Arsenal continues to play with similar performance, it can put pressure on the Premier League. Arsenal should have been able to prove themselves better in these 2 cups and now they are going to play a match with Sporting in the Champions League and if Arsenal does not score many goals in these stages, it can be a very bad defeat for them. Arsenal's performance should be better and this match should be as much as they want because if they lose this match, Arsenal's reputation will be very weak and the strength they have built will be weakened.

And what Arsenal did was very discouraging because we have to know that sometimes things don't work the way we plan but I was actually disappointed because I won't even lie I expected arsenal to win and just look at the way the game ended and I was not even happy at all but since I expected a win and I was just disappointedat the result we got and this is why all arsenal fans are pained but since is looking like the only option we have no is the Premier league and with what happened anything can still happen in the premier league so we don't even know what to predict when it comes to them, and the worst that will even happen is when we lose the premier league because it's going to be a shame of all time. And arsenal should learn to do better and this is how we lost the carabao cup to Manchester city. And all this would have been the perfect opportunity for us to win more than one cup if we are actually serious enough but look at what happened.

[Stablexcoin]

The board have analysed the situation and have brought in a capable hand to deal with the situation, right now the task is very clear, avoiding relegation by all means thats what the new coach has to do, and based on antecedents am quite convinced that he will succeed in doing just that, but the board also has to strengthen the squad for next season so as not to get into similar circumstances, one of Tottenham's problem is not having to spend money to sign the right required players.

That's what the new coach has to do, only to find him take the team to a relegation zone. Tottenham will escape relegation this season not because they played very well in the last 8 matches, they will escape relegation because other team behind them at the top or at the bottom will lose games that will keep Tottenham above them. It seems you don't know how poor Tottenham team is. The team is destroyed, with 8 matches to go, the time is too short for revival. Big team like Tottenham is striving to avoid relegation instead of chasing top 4.

[Byebyebtc]

I still can’t believe Arsenal are out of the FA Cup, so much for winning a quadruple this season. I was certain Arsenal would win Southampton without any trouble. A lot of the players had a horrible game especially Kepa, I guess the international games did a number on the players. Disappointed with this loss, the only bounce back Arteta can give the fanbase is a trophy.

Well it's a reminder that, the final owners of the trophies are totally unpredictable,
Arsenal had a good season but still yet unable to get a trophy, it's actually disappointing especially to their fans,

But we all talk so much about them like there are no trophies left, they still have a chance to play better and Win a trophy, this could just be a reminder that they have to try harder,