⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Oluwa-btc]

Maybe it might be because of Liverpool's not getting one of the best manager candidates for themselves... I mean of course I like Iraola. He did great things with Bournemouth in the league.  

But there is a question mark until he starts managing a much bigger team than that. On the other hand Enzo Maresca is also not so different on paper. That's why I would say Liverpool should have had closer odds to Manchester City...

With his style of play similar to Liverpool, he is bound to he successful. The big question mark is that he has not managed a big side like Liverpool but if he can get his team playing exactly the way he did season before last with Bournemouth, then rest assured he can find himself in the Champions League competition again. He has proven himself already in the league, all he has to do is win game and win the hearts of these Liverpool fans.

[Loyang]

If arsenal can win the premier league title last season with the present players, then they have no fear at all this season because what they need is their playing consistency and also improving areas where they are weak, which may mean that they sign players to strengthen the squad but I don't think they should panic even though other clubs will want to improve to compete for the title this season too. But arsenal remains one of the best contenders for this title this season.

This is just the truth, Arsenal won the league with the current players in the team there is a possibility of them winning the league again next season but the only challenge will be the players being in good form, Arsenal will also have to face the opposition that will be coming their ways, Manchester United is in good form now unlike last season where they started very poor same thing with Manchester City and Liverpool. The new season will be filled with strong competition but the better team will surely win the league.

Arsenal actually performed very well last season they surprised and shocked everybody that was thinking they wouldn’t lift the Premier league title, you are correct Arsenal has a lot of good players, but the problem is that are they actually going to perform very well next season, I think the coach is aware that the current players may not perform the way they did last season and that is why they are signing new players and also selling some players so there will be a little change, I strongly believe that Arsenal has a chance to lift the Premier league title next season.
Manchester United will actually be a problem to Arsenal next season because they have really improved greatly and I am sure that their target next season is to lift the Premier league title and if Arsenal should make any mistake Manchester United will actually lift the Premier league title I believe after Arsenal it is Manchester United in the premier league right now.

One aspect of Arsenal that made everyone think Arsenal would not be able to win the trophy was their poor performance towards the end. We have seen in the past how Arsenal have been excluded from the list of winning the trophy due to their poor performance towards the end. Last season too, they were not able to perform as well towards the end as they did towards the beginning and Arsenal fans were quite worried about winning the trophy towards the end. If Arsenal can control this aspect of them then we can say that Arsenal are a team that is worthy of winning the trophy in the coming season. Yes, Manchester City was a very strong opponent this season and there may be several more strong opponents coming up in the coming season, such as Manchester United, Aston Villa and Chelsea, many are hoping that they will improve a bit.

[fuguebtc]

One aspect of Arsenal that made everyone think Arsenal would not be able to win the trophy was their poor performance towards the end. We have seen in the past how Arsenal have been excluded from the list of winning the trophy due to their poor performance towards the end. Last season too, they were not able to perform as well towards the end as they did towards the beginning and Arsenal fans were quite worried about winning the trophy towards the end. If Arsenal can control this aspect of them then we can say that Arsenal are a team that is worthy of winning the trophy in the coming season. Yes, Manchester City was a very strong opponent this season and there may be several more strong opponents coming up in the coming season, such as Manchester United, Aston Villa and Chelsea, many are hoping that they will improve a bit.

Arsenal lost their truck towards the end of the season. If Manchester City had continued their winning streak in the last few matches, Arsenal would not have been able to win the title this season. They have not been able to overcome this old weakness this season either.

Arsenal will definitely fight for the title next season. But if they want to win the title, they definitely need to improve their performance. There is no doubt that United, Liverpool and Chelsea will strengthen their squads. The title fight will be even more intense next season. Arsenal will also have to strengthen their squad to stay in the competition.

I think Manchester United has a great chance of doing well next season. With the help of Carrick, we have seen an incredible comeback from Manchester United this season. Carrick will be targeting the title next season.

[shinratensei_]

The main question about Manchester United is, can they play as the expected perfromance? Becausse we always thing they are gonna do a good season and when the season start they start to drop points like crazy and another season goes into the bin, we already saw this in the past seasons, this time seems to be diferent and seems like Carrick has now a much better grip on the team and the team trust him but the past experience makes me doubt.

Carrick solved MU's broken puzzle last season with available squad. He's even helping MU back to the UCL again. Why can't we expect them to do better when he's gonna be managing the club he build it by himself this season. I understand you're worrying about their inconsistency, but believe me, last season has proven how capable he's as a coach. He has done the most hardest thing to push his club again from bottom to the top.

[Son Of Blockchain (SOB)]

The main question about Manchester United is, can they play as the expected perfromance? Becausse we always thing they are gonna do a good season and when the season start they start to drop points like crazy and another season goes into the bin, we already saw this in the past seasons, this time seems to be diferent and seems like Carrick has now a much better grip on the team and the team trust him but the past experience makes me doubt.

Carrick solved MU's broken puzzle last season with available squad. He's even helping MU back to the UCL again. Why can't we expect them to do better when he's gonna be managing the club he build it by himself this season. I understand you're worrying about their inconsistency, but believe me, last season has proven how capable he's as a coach. He has done the most hardest thing to push his club again from bottom to the top.

He did good but what helped him was because he allowed the players play freely in their preferred roles, and pairing Maino with Casemiro in the midfield, what i understand is that the players like him and helped his job become easy unlike Amorim which gave them a task they couldn't carry out easily and frustrated lots of the players.
 This season won't be very easy for Michael Carrick, he'll be starting the a fresh season in many competitions unlike the last season when he was only tasked with helping Manchester United qualify for the Champions League, this time around he might have to win one trophy atleast then maintain the top four position.

[jakdanyel]

Carrick solved MU's broken puzzle last season with available squad. He's even helping MU back to the UCL again. Why can't we expect them to do better when he's gonna be managing the club he build it by himself this season. I understand you're worrying about their inconsistency, but believe me, last season has proven how capable he's as a coach. He has done the most hardest thing to push his club again from bottom to the top.

Yes, with a not great level of squad he managed to carry the team into top 3. Of course many other top teams of the PL were also struggling at the same time...

However I can't overlook Carrick's success because of that.    He is inexperienced at his job and he does this in the biggest European league.

But he will need better players next time. I don't think the others will stay the same again.

[Creeper0]

He did good but what helped him was because he allowed the players play freely in their preferred roles, and pairing Maino with Casemiro in the midfield, what i understand is that the players like him and helped his job become easy unlike Amorim which gave them a task they couldn't carry out easily and frustrated lots of the players.
 This season won't be very easy for Michael Carrick, he'll be starting the a fresh season in many competitions unlike the last season when he was only tasked with helping Manchester United qualify for the Champions League, this time around he might have to win one trophy atleast then maintain the top four position.

This is the specialty of a manager. The team with which one manager failed, another manager has been relatively successful. Carrick has already proven himself in terms of player management and talent, we can call him one of the best managers if he can win a title next season.

It was really annoying to see the poor condition of Manchester United in the last few seasons, in comparison, Manchester United has finished the season brilliantly. In the upcoming season, they will participate in more than three competitions, from which they will aim to win at least one title.

[Minor Miner]

It was really annoying to see the poor condition of Manchester United in the last few seasons, in comparison, Manchester United has finished the season brilliantly. In the upcoming season, they will participate in more than three competitions, from which they will aim to win at least one title.

After Carrick took charge, Manchester united's situation improved very  quickly. It was challenging for manchester united to qualify for the champions league. But the team finished the season in third place in  the table. This was possible because of Carrick.

Manchester united will perform on 3 platforms next season. Undoubtedly, they will play in a very busy schedule. Players will be prone to injuries. So Carrick should  strengthen the squad. Even talented substitute players should  be added to the squad. At the same time, carrick will also have to work to strengthen the morale of the  players.

[Unsoldier]

The main question about Manchester United is, can they play as the expected perfromance? Becausse we always thing they are gonna do a good season and when the season start they start to drop points like crazy and another season goes into the bin, we already saw this in the past seasons, this time seems to be diferent and seems like Carrick has now a much better grip on the team and the team trust him but the past experience makes me doubt.

Carrick solved MU's broken puzzle last season with available squad. He's even helping MU back to the UCL again. Why can't we expect them to do better when he's gonna be managing the club he build it by himself this season. I understand you're worrying about their inconsistency, but believe me, last season has proven how capable he's as a coach. He has done the most hardest thing to push his club again from bottom to the top.

Carrick has indeed proven that he is capable of delivering results even in a tough situation. He pulled the team out of a crisis and got them back into the fight for a Champions League spot. Most likely, his second season at Manchester United will be harder for him, as stability is now expected from United. Soon we will find out whether Carrick is capable of not only leading the club out of a crisis but also establishing them among the Premier League leaders.

[Crytohillss]

The main question about Manchester United is, can they play as the expected perfromance? Becausse we always thing they are gonna do a good season and when the season start they start to drop points like crazy and another season goes into the bin, we already saw this in the past seasons, this time seems to be diferent and seems like Carrick has now a much better grip on the team and the team trust him but the past experience makes me doubt.

Carrick solved MU's broken puzzle last season with available squad. He's even helping MU back to the UCL again. Why can't we expect them to do better when he's gonna be managing the club he build it by himself this season. I understand you're worrying about their inconsistency, but believe me, last season has proven how capable he's as a coach. He has done the most hardest thing to push his club again from bottom to the top.

Carrick has indeed proven that he is capable of delivering results even in a tough situation. He pulled the team out of a crisis and got them back into the fight for a Champions League spot. Most likely, his second season at Manchester United will be harder for him, as stability is now expected from United. Soon we will find out whether Carrick is capable of not only leading the club out of a crisis but also establishing them among the Premier League leaders.

I agree with most of this, a long season means squad depth will be just as important as the beginning, if caririck can keep the players motivated and bring in the reinforcements manchester united should be in a much better position to compete on all fronts. Competing in multiple competition is never easy so building a strong squad is very essential. It will be interesting to see how carrick manages rotation and keeps everyone focused throughout the summer.

[Distraction]

Arsenal lost their truck towards the end of the season. If Manchester City had continued their winning streak in the last few matches, Arsenal would not have been able to win the title this season. They have not been able to overcome this old weakness this season either.

Arsenal have done it like in every season lately. They had really bad weeks in the last part of a season. But this time Manchester City were also having problems...

This made it easier for Arsenal to have enough time to recover to go for the PL title. Not a very productive year with 71 goals I think but still enough to become champions. Once again they will be top favourites surely!

Manchester City doesn't have Guardiola anymore and we don't know about what Enzo Maresca will do yet.

[Mustang Shelby]

The main question about Manchester United is, can they play as the expected perfromance? Becausse we always thing they are gonna do a good season and when the season start they start to drop points like crazy and another season goes into the bin, we already saw this in the past seasons, this time seems to be diferent and seems like Carrick has now a much better grip on the team and the team trust him but the past experience makes me doubt.

Carrick solved MU's broken puzzle last season with available squad. He's even helping MU back to the UCL again. Why can't we expect them to do better when he's gonna be managing the club he build it by himself this season. I understand you're worrying about their inconsistency, but believe me, last season has proven how capable he's as a coach. He has done the most hardest thing to push his club again from bottom to the top.

Carrick has indeed proven that he is capable of delivering results even in a tough situation. He pulled the team out of a crisis and got them back into the fight for a Champions League spot. Most likely, his second season at Manchester United will be harder for him, as stability is now expected from United. Soon we will find out whether Carrick is capable of not only leading the club out of a crisis but also establishing them among the Premier League leaders.

I agree with most of this, a long season means squad depth will be just as important as the beginning, if caririck can keep the players motivated and bring in the reinforcements manchester united should be in a much better position to compete on all fronts. Competing in multiple competition is never easy so building a strong squad is very essential. It will be interesting to see how carrick manages rotation and keeps everyone focused throughout the summer.

The most important factor in a team's ability to remain strong in two competitions is the quality of its rotation squad. If Manchester United are aiming for titles in both the Champions League and the Premier League this year, they absolutely must strengthen their rotation squad. If they rely solely on a fixed roster, they can only go so far and won't achieve success in either competition. Manchester United needs to be more active in this transfer window.

[Alex077]

Man U possess a team strong to be Arsenal's rival this season, but Arteta is on a whole different level, his plans to emulate PSG's playing strategy, should it work, will easily place him ahead of the contending teams in the Premier league, he's done so well at mastering transitional football, and is yet to add to it the emotional maneuvering that Enrique's brought to his game at the finals with Arsenal, If Arteta lays his hands on that playing Fluid he'd have nobody to worry about in the premier league.

Aren't Arsenal being given a bit too much credit? Yes, they finally got over the line. But to me they did not seem like unstoppable champion. They showed their old habit of reducing intensity of the match when the pressure was on. The only difference this time was that Manchester City had an unusually bad season by their own standards. Thats why Arsenal managed to get away with those mistake.

I do not see Arsenal as the clear favourites for next season right now. You know any champion team become the main target for everyone. Maresca may not be Guardiola but I would likw to see what he could bring for us this season.

[Tmoonz]

Maybe it might be because of Liverpool's not getting one of the best manager candidates for themselves... I mean of course I like Iraola. He did great things with Bournemouth in the league.  

But there is a question mark until he starts managing a much bigger team than that. On the other hand Enzo Maresca is also not so different on paper. That's why I would say Liverpool should have had closer odds to Manchester City...

With his style of play similar to Liverpool, he is bound to he successful. The big question mark is that he has not managed a big side like Liverpool but if he can get his team playing exactly the way he did season before last with Bournemouth, then rest assured he can find himself in the Champions League competition again. He has proven himself already in the league, all he has to do is win game and win the hearts of these Liverpool fans.

First most managers only have confidence in managing small clubs because the expectations are less, whilst some can manage both the big and the small because they've already gotten enough experience to push them through it, but in this case yes he did absolutely amazing with the Bournemouth team no doubt but how well can he go with the Liverpool team because the expectations are very high like the fans are not only concerned about qualifying for the UEFA Champions League competition they are also concerned about winning league and other trophies, now the question is can he actually give that to them?

[9ja Amaka]

Maybe it might be because of Liverpool's not getting one of the best manager candidates for themselves... I mean of course I like Iraola. He did great things with Bournemouth in the league.  

But there is a question mark until he starts managing a much bigger team than that. On the other hand Enzo Maresca is also not so different on paper. That's why I would say Liverpool should have had closer odds to Manchester City...

I really think Iraola is a decent manager and he really did well at Bournemouth last season, and I guess that why Liverpool decided to appoint him as their new manager.  Iraola has not managed a big team and that's where I feel he might be having issues, because of the pressure that comes with managing a big team. I think if he can overcome the pressure,  he might as well do great job at Liverpool,  because I still strongly believe that he is a decent manager and I think that goes to Enzo Maresca too.

[el kaka22]

I would say that United did the right thing, and I have seen plenty of times before where players ended up failing medical exam. You do not have to have zero injuries during the medical exam to make a move, in fact you must remember a lot of situations where a player was injured and yet still ended up getting transferred.

The point of medical exam is not to look at the situation at that moment, you can have a broken leg and still get transferred. The point of medical exam is to make sure there isn't anything lingering long term, like if you have something wrong that may be a problem 2 years later, you still may not get it, and that is how the move ends up being made and we should not be really considered a good thing. Probably United found something like that.

[Bright0515]

The main question about Manchester United is, can they play as the expected perfromance? Becausse we always thing they are gonna do a good season and when the season start they start to drop points like crazy and another season goes into the bin, we already saw this in the past seasons, this time seems to be diferent and seems like Carrick has now a much better grip on the team and the team trust him but the past experience makes me doubt.

Carrick solved MU's broken puzzle last season with available squad. He's even helping MU back to the UCL again. Why can't we expect them to do better when he's gonna be managing the club he build it by himself this season. I understand you're worrying about their inconsistency, but believe me, last season has proven how capable he's as a coach. He has done the most hardest thing to push his club again from bottom to the top.

I cannot wait to see how Manchester United would perform in the champions league next season, it's been a long time since they qualified to be in the champions league and I really hope they can do well. Anything Michael carrick is doing is working perfectly at this point.He is the right coach for the team and there is no doubt about that. Manchester United before carrick was a complete disaster but currently they are a threat to teams like arsenal, city and Liverpool.

[Cyber_warrior]

I would say that United did the right thing, and I have seen plenty of times before where players ended up failing medical exam. You do not have to have zero injuries during the medical exam to make a move, in fact you must remember a lot of situations where a player was injured and yet still ended up getting transferred.

The point of medical exam is not to look at the situation at that moment, you can have a broken leg and still get transferred. The point of medical exam is to make sure there isn't anything lingering long term, like if you have something wrong that may be a problem 2 years later, you still may not get it, and that is how the move ends up being made and we should not be really considered a good thing. Probably United found something like that.

Well there is still no clear reason why the move collapsed, not concrete season, some analysts were saying maybe Manchester United later have a rethink and feel they should go for a premier league establish players Instead and that why they bought Santos and Tilemans in a couple of days just to replace the outgoing casimero.

Well getting Tilemans and santos is really a good move for them, one is a young and hungry player and the other is an experience and intelligent player, so I really think they did a good deal.

I know In coming days we will get the main reason why they actually didn’t sign The Atalanta midfielder.

[Just Say]

Manchester United played brilliantly last season, as we saw when they finished third in the PL in the 25/26 season and it can be said that Carrick may have been able to take control of this team well. It also looks like Man United will be able to perform even better in the upcoming season as I understand they are already trying to sign a Belgian midfielder. However it is true that Man United have activated the €41 million release clause for the Aston Villa midfielder, so we think that if PL club Man United is able to capture this talented Belgian midfielder, then this team's midfield will be even stronger and they may have a chance to reach the top two in the upcoming PL season.

BREAKING: Youri Tielemans to Manchester United, HERE WE GO! United activate €41m release clause into Tielemans’ contract at Aston Villa, verbal agreement also with Belgian midfielder. Andrey Santos done + Tielemans next after Éderson deal called off on Friday

[DYOR+BTC]

I would say that United did the right thing, and I have seen plenty of times before where players ended up failing medical exam. You do not have to have zero injuries during the medical exam to make a move, in fact you must remember a lot of situations where a player was injured and yet still ended up getting transferred.

The point of medical exam is not to look at the situation at that moment, you can have a broken leg and still get transferred. The point of medical exam is to make sure there isn't anything lingering long term, like if you have something wrong that may be a problem 2 years later, you still may not get it, and that is how the move ends up being made and we should not be really considered a good thing. Probably United found something like that.

Although such transfer depends on the kind of injury disturbing the player in question. In 2014 - 2015 season Manchester United lacked attacking quality and the only preferred option was Falcao from Monaco then but failed medical because of long term and untreated injury, at last the transfer was successful.  Falcao was not the only player with such situations,  all only depends on what the team needs and the player in question.