⚽ Premier League 2026/2027 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Issa56]

I’m really looking forward to Xabi Alonso with Chelsea in the EPL. I’m curious to see how he will get Chelsea back into the top 3 in the EPL.

Chelsea will perform well by next season with the kind of players they are having, and the kind of coach which they are having right now, but I don’t expect everything to change in Chelsea within a short period of time, we should give Alonso some time for him to balance things at Chelsea.

The season havent started yet, and we don’t know how Chelsea will perform when the season starts, but they should be able to qualify for the champions league, am sure that’s what Alonso will be aiming for by next season. I have seen some people saying Chelsea should be able to win the premier league title by next season, I think we shouldn’t put Alonso under unnecessary pressure, let’s give him time.

We should just try and lower expectations on Alonso, so that if he ends up not performing well by next season, we not going to be disappointed at him. Lots of people’s expectations are just high, and I don’t really like it.

[KingsDen]

I'm not way off the track like you think. Being a defending champions isn't a guarantee that they will win the title again. We have seen a lot of defending champions that couldn't defend the title the second time. Do you know that assuming Carrick handles the team in the beginning of last season, Arsenal wouldn't have near winning the title.

Manchester United beat Arsenal the moment Carrick took over and I believe that the same thing will happen this season because the squad is a formidable one. Let's watch and see.

You are right, even Liverpool couldn't defend the title last season, meaning it is not certain that Arsenal will win the title again. Honestly, I don't think Arsenal will easily defend the title just like Pep did seasons ago. I know they have alot of quality players, but teams like United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Man city, have all rebuilt their team and changed managers as well. This means they will be stronger than last season, and we might see new tactics from these new managers.

Michael Carrick is a very good and tactical manager, and United is so lucky they finally found the solution to their problems for seasons now, he will certainly compete for the title next season.

[Amphenomenon]

I'm not way off the track like you think. Being a defending champions isn't a guarantee that they will win the title again. We have seen a lot of defending champions that couldn't defend the title the second time. Do you know that assuming Carrick handles the team in the beginning of last season, Arsenal wouldn't have near winning the title.

Manchester United beat Arsenal the moment Carrick took over and I believe that the same thing will happen this season because the squad is a formidable one. Let's watch and see.

You are right, even Liverpool couldn't defend the title last season, meaning it is not certain that Arsenal will win the title again. Honestly, I don't think Arsenal will easily defend the title just like Pep did seasons ago. I know they have alot of quality players, but teams like United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Man city, have all rebuilt their team and changed managers as well. This means they will be stronger than last season, and we might see new tactics from these new managers.

Michael Carrick is a very good and tactical manager, and United is so lucky they finally found the solution to their problems for seasons now, he will certainly compete for the title next season.

Arsenal on paper are still the favorite and this means they can't be seen as a team who can't defend the EPL title but others team can still stand a chance yet for me these teams are few and I can say Liverpool and Manchester City.

The others are more expensive gamble because looking at the past seasons these teams have been so much inconsistent for me to trust them including my team Chelsea.

[Sarah Azhari]

I so much believe in Carrick that he will surprise the world this season with his men. He is starting the season and has a lot of time to win as many matches as he can in order to top the table. Arsenal isn't a threat to United at all.

Judging by the results of this preseason, Carrick does indeed have a good chance of leading Manchester United to compete for the title. However, if you say Arsenal isn’t a threat, you’re way off the mark. Arsenal is the defending Premier League champion, and their squad is absolutely top-notch. Don’t go overboard praising Carrick just yet, the league hasn’t even started. Let’s wait and see how Manchester United performs in at least the first 10 Premier League matches before drawing any conclusions about whether Carrick seems capable of leading Manchester United to the title.

I'm not way off the track like you think. Being a defending champions isn't a guarantee that they will win the title again. We have seen a lot of defending champions that couldn't defend the title the second time. Do you know that assuming Carrick handles the team in the beginning of last season, Arsenal wouldn't have near winning the title.

Manchester United beat Arsenal the moment Carrick took over and I believe that the same thing will happen this season because the squad is a formidable one. Let's watch and see.

Last season’s results aren’t entirely relevant anymore. It’s possible that Carrick was able to beat Arsenal last season because Arteta hadn’t yet fully grasped the tactics Carrick employed. This season, the situation is different, and Arteta has surely studied Carrick’s tactics by now. Let’s set aside last season’s results for now. This season, we’re not entirely convinced that Carrick will definitely win the title, only time will tell. But one thing is clear, on paper, Arsenal is the favorite to win the title, and the race for the Premier League championship is sure to be a tight one.

[Inwestour]

Last season’s results aren’t entirely relevant anymore. It’s possible that Carrick was able to beat Arsenal last season because Arteta hadn’t yet fully grasped the tactics Carrick employed. This season, the situation is different, and Arteta has surely studied Carrick’s tactics by now. Let’s set aside last season’s results for now. This season, we’re not entirely convinced that Carrick will definitely win the title, only time will tell. But one thing is clear, on paper, Arsenal is the favorite to win the title, and the race for the Premier League championship is sure to be a tight one.

I think it’s far too early to say that Manchester United can challenge for the Premier League title. Just because Carrick managed to finish the season strongly, it doesn’t mean that he is ready to compete on equal terms with Arsenal, who have performed well throughout the entire season.

I can see that a lot is expected from Carrick going into the new season. I also think Manchester United fans have been waiting for a new manager who can finally lead their team to the title for quite a long time. But for now, I’m still somewhat skeptical about what Carrick will be able to achieve at Manchester United.

[Oluwa-btc]

Last season’s results aren’t entirely relevant anymore. It’s possible that Carrick was able to beat Arsenal last season because Arteta hadn’t yet fully grasped the tactics Carrick employed. This season, the situation is different, and Arteta has surely studied Carrick’s tactics by now. Let’s set aside last season’s results for now. This season, we’re not entirely convinced that Carrick will definitely win the title, only time will tell. But one thing is clear, on paper, Arsenal is the favorite to win the title, and the race for the Premier League championship is sure to be a tight one.

Bullshit! I'm not even a coach and I can tell all he did was return back to the traditional british style of football where you can sit back and hit your opponents with counter attacking football. All you need should be special players, good defenders amd and also good attacking players with pace. Asides that, Carrick knew who he should bring in and take off at the perfect timing.
I can't say we will the Premier League Competition, but we should try again to challenge Arsenal for the Premier league competition. That said, even the supercomputer made predictions forecasting Arsenal to win the Premier League all over again.

[LUCKMCFLY]

now Pep Guardiola has left man city, Liverpool have a new coach, Chelsea and man united are still struggling to hold their way up back. Arteta currently stand as the most experienced coach right now in the premier league among the others which gives him an edge to retain the title again this season.

Yes, I agree with you. However, the team that sounds quite promising to me is Manchester United, because Carrick has been working incredibly well. He's made this team a great winner. Personally, I admire this coach a lot, and I think he has the support of many fans.

The club has really done well with this coach, and I think they'll have a good season. Obviously, I see Arsenal as very strong with Arteta; they have very high morale and a lot of desire to defend the title. And City is a tough team; they always show their mettle.

[sotelorene]

I'm not way off the track like you think. Being a defending champions isn't a guarantee that they will win the title again. We have seen a lot of defending champions that couldn't defend the title the second time. Do you know that assuming Carrick handles the team in the beginning of last season, Arsenal wouldn't have near winning the title.

Manchester United beat Arsenal the moment Carrick took over and I believe that the same thing will happen this season because the squad is a formidable one. Let's watch and see.

You are right, even Liverpool couldn't defend the title last season, meaning it is not certain that Arsenal will win the title again. Honestly, I don't think Arsenal will easily defend the title just like Pep did seasons ago. I know they have alot of quality players, but teams like United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Man city, have all rebuilt their team and changed managers as well. This means they will be stronger than last season, and we might see new tactics from these new managers.

Michael Carrick is a very good and tactical manager, and United is so lucky they finally found the solution to their problems for seasons now, he will certainly compete for the title next season.

Arsenal on paper are still the favorite and this means they can't be seen as a team who can't defend the EPL title but others team can still stand a chance yet for me these teams are few and I can say Liverpool and Manchester City.

The others are more expensive gamble because looking at the past seasons these teams have been so much inconsistent for me to trust them including my team Chelsea.

They may be able to defend just like Argentina did in the world cup, they stayed till the finals but they could not over power spain and win instead Spain over powered them and win the trophy. So, Arsenal can perform exceedingly great but they may not be able to win the premier league again not that I'm sure about this but with the way some team are signing players and before now we have  known Arsenal as a team that always do well and then back out later but they managed to changed the narrative.

[Zoomic]

now Pep Guardiola has left man city, Liverpool have a new coach, Chelsea and man united are still struggling to hold their way up back. Arteta currently stand as the most experienced coach right now in the premier league among the others which gives him an edge to retain the title again this season.

Yes, I agree with you. However, the team that sounds quite promising to me is Manchester United, because Carrick has been working incredibly well. He's made this team a great winner. Personally, I admire this coach a lot, and I think he has the support of many fans.

The club has really done well with this coach, and I think they'll have a good season. Obviously, I see Arsenal as very strong with Arteta; they have very high morale and a lot of desire to defend the title. And City is a tough team; they always show their mettle.

All the top teams I'm England made managerial changes either after the end of the current season or at the middle of last season so they'll all be having their first full season in their respective clubs this campaign.

I don't want to be too particular with one, I think many of them possess the technical strength to succeed. Manchester United's  Michael Carrick is good and can win the league. So is Chelsea's Xabi Alonso, Liverpool's Andoni Iroala, Manchester City's Enzo Maresca and Tottenham's Roberto Dị Zerbi.

It'll be a very competitive EPL campaign and I'm looking forward to how they'll perform.

[W Jr.]

I so much believe in Carrick that he will surprise the world this season with his men. He is starting the season and has a lot of time to win as many matches as he can in order to top the table. Arsenal isn't a threat to United at all.

Judging by the results of this preseason, Carrick does indeed have a good chance of leading Manchester United to compete for the title. However, if you say Arsenal isn’t a threat, you’re way off the mark. Arsenal is the defending Premier League champion, and their squad is absolutely top-notch. Don’t go overboard praising Carrick just yet, the league hasn’t even started. Let’s wait and see how Manchester United performs in at least the first 10 Premier League matches before drawing any conclusions about whether Carrick seems capable of leading Manchester United to the title.

I'm not way off the track like you think. Being a defending champions isn't a guarantee that they will win the title again. We have seen a lot of defending champions that couldn't defend the title the second time. Do you know that assuming Carrick handles the team in the beginning of last season, Arsenal wouldn't have near winning the title.

Manchester United beat Arsenal the moment Carrick took over and I believe that the same thing will happen this season because the squad is a formidable one. Let's watch and see.

Last season’s results aren’t entirely relevant anymore. It’s possible that Carrick was able to beat Arsenal last season because Arteta hadn’t yet fully grasped the tactics Carrick employed. This season, the situation is different, and Arteta has surely studied Carrick’s tactics by now. Let’s set aside last season’s results for now. This season, we’re not entirely convinced that Carrick will definitely win the title, only time will tell. But one thing is clear, on paper, Arsenal is the favorite to win the title, and the race for the Premier League championship is sure to be a tight one.

On paper, Arsenal might be the favorites, but looking at the points Manchester United have gained in the Premier League since their managerial change, if they perform similarly this year, they will be a team fighting for the championship until the final weeks. I don't attribute Arsenal's loss to Manchester United solely to tactical uncertainty. Manchester United played well in that match and beat their opponent, just as they have done against other big teams, playing exceptionally well.

[Unsoldier]

now Pep Guardiola has left man city, Liverpool have a new coach, Chelsea and man united are still struggling to hold their way up back. Arteta currently stand as the most experienced coach right now in the premier league among the others which gives him an edge to retain the title again this season.

Yes, I agree with you. However, the team that sounds quite promising to me is Manchester United, because Carrick has been working incredibly well. He's made this team a great winner. Personally, I admire this coach a lot, and I think he has the support of many fans.

The club has really done well with this coach, and I think they'll have a good season. Obviously, I see Arsenal as very strong with Arteta; they have very high morale and a lot of desire to defend the title. And City is a tough team; they always show their mettle.

Do you seriously think that Carrick made Manchester United a great winner? After all, he managed the team for less than half a season. Yes, he did an excellent job and noticeably improved the team's game, but calling them a great winner already is way too early. Only a full season under Carrick's management will show what Man United is really made of. So I would wait before making such loud conclusions.

[Agbamoni]

Last season’s results aren’t entirely relevant anymore. It’s possible that Carrick was able to beat Arsenal last season because Arteta hadn’t yet fully grasped the tactics Carrick employed. This season, the situation is different, and Arteta has surely studied Carrick’s tactics by now. Let’s set aside last season’s results for now. This season, we’re not entirely convinced that Carrick will definitely win the title, only time will tell. But one thing is clear, on paper, Arsenal is the favorite to win the title, and the race for the Premier League championship is sure to be a tight one.

Bullshit! I'm not even a coach and I can tell all he did was return back to the traditional british style of football where you can sit back and hit your opponents with counter attacking football. All you need should be special players, good defenders amd and also good attacking players with pace. Asides that, Carrick knew who he should bring in and take off at the perfect timing.
I can't say we will the Premier League Competition, but we should try again to challenge Arsenal for the Premier league competition. That said, even the supercomputer made predictions forecasting Arsenal to win the Premier League all over again.

The level of trust and confidence you have in Michael Carrick winning the league this season is high. Bring down your expectations to avoid disappointment later at the end of the season. I've noticed how you brag about Carrick's football because it was successful last season. I won't argue with you until the season starts.

Point of correction, Manchester United wasn't a challenger for the Premier League title last season. Manchester City was the only title contender last season.

[SmartCharpa]

I’m really looking forward to Xabi Alonso with Chelsea in the EPL. I’m curious to see how he will get Chelsea back into the top 3 in the EPL.

Chelsea will perform well by next season with the kind of players they are having, and the kind of coach which they are having right now, but I don’t expect everything to change in Chelsea within a short period of time, we should give Alonso some time for him to balance things at Chelsea.

The season havent started yet, and we don’t know how Chelsea will perform when the season starts, but they should be able to qualify for the champions league, am sure that’s what Alonso will be aiming for by next season. I have seen some people saying Chelsea should be able to win the premier league title by next season, I think we shouldn’t put Alonso under unnecessary pressure, let’s give him time.

We should just try and lower expectations on Alonso, so that if he ends up not performing well by next season, we not going to be disappointed at him. Lots of people’s expectations are just high, and I don’t really like it.

If we have to judge each team by the number of players they managed to sign this summer, I believe that every team in the Premier League will perform well next season. Alonso is an experienced manager, but we should give him time to build the team and get used to the Premier League. Chelsea signed the important players for Alonso to compete for the league title, but I will wait for the season to start to determine whether he is ready to manage the team.

Of course, some Chelsea fans expectations will be high for next season. Chelsea will only focus on the Premier League, playing once a week, while other teams will be playing two or three times a week. It’s very disappointing that a big team like Chelsea will not be competing in the Champions League. Even though Alonso will not win the Premier League in his debut season, Chelsea should finish among the top four.

[Silverstonez]

I think it’s far too early to say that Manchester United can challenge for the Premier League title. Just because Carrick managed to finish the season strongly, it doesn’t mean that he is ready to compete on equal terms with Arsenal, who have performed well throughout the entire season.

I can see that a lot is expected from Carrick going into the new season. I also think Manchester United fans have been waiting for a new manager who can finally lead their team to the title for quite a long time. But for now, I’m still somewhat skeptical about what Carrick will be able to achieve at Manchester United.

For some time now,  I have had the feeling that Manchester United may win next season premier League title, I am not saying this because Carrick is the one managing the club. If you take a look at Manchester United current squad you will see that the squad is capable of winning the premier League title next season, putting together Manchester United present squad and Carrick's tactics  Manchester United look more complete and capable of winning the premier League title next season.

[Egii Nna]

Xabi Alonso would probably have a good season ahead and maybe finish top 5 in the Premier League this season if he utilizes his current squad and tactics very well. Chelsea should not expect much though but finishing top 5 is very good already if he manages to pull that performance this season.  From what happened in the game against Milan in the pre-season, I think Xabi Alonso needs to stick to a lineup with three defenders at the back just as in the preseason game against Milan because the team performance in that game was really good. This was the same kind of lineup he used to win the Bundesliga with Bayer Leverkusen.

The Alonso challenges is looking for a system that will fit all his players he has at that moment, there's no need in forcing any players into a strategy or tactics that doesn't works for them. If it worked somewhere else it fine, but bring the same pattern and apply it to every players is something else. So having a good defenders  can actually creat a good balancing for the team, especially when the wingers and the attackers are ready to work hard.

That is what I was talking about, I think Xabi Alonso himself knows what he will employ as his tactics this season but talking about the system that fit all the players well, then the lineup against Milan proves to do that, in my opinion and that was why I gave reference to the tactics he used in Bayer Leverkusen to win the Bundesliga.

In my own views, it would hard for me to judge the next coming season, it's too early. Well I do believe in Alonso's team work and coordinating, Chelsea will actually surprises alit of people this coming season, I know they are coming back stronger than before .

The Premier League will be very difficult to predict at this point especially with the new managers and system in teams like Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool and also the pressure the title holders Arsenal will bring under Arteta to win the trophy again and that of Manchester United under Carrick.

[Odusko]

now Pep Guardiola has left man city, Liverpool have a new coach, Chelsea and man united are still struggling to hold their way up back. Arteta currently stand as the most experienced coach right now in the premier league among the others which gives him an edge to retain the title again this season.

Yes, I agree with you. However, the team that sounds quite promising to me is Manchester United, because Carrick has been working incredibly well. He's made this team a great winner. Personally, I admire this coach a lot, and I think he has the support of many fans.

The club has really done well with this coach, and I think they'll have a good season. Obviously, I see Arsenal as very strong with Arteta; they have very high morale and a lot of desire to defend the title. And City is a tough team; they always show their mettle.

Arteta have some level of hedge against Carrick, being that Arteta took Arsenal to the premier league title after 22 year's and almost won the world cup, before losing our in penalties shooting, this makes Arsenal to be the most position team for the 2026/2027 season, Manchester United seems to be the contending challenger for the season but even at that Arteta is still the longest premier League manager.

[Xyloo]

now Pep Guardiola has left man city, Liverpool have a new coach, Chelsea and man united are still struggling to hold their way up back. Arteta currently stand as the most experienced coach right now in the premier league among the others which gives him an edge to retain the title again this season.

Yes, I agree with you. However, the team that sounds quite promising to me is Manchester United, because Carrick has been working incredibly well. He's made this team a great winner. Personally, I admire this coach a lot, and I think he has the support of many fans.

The club has really done well with this coach, and I think they'll have a good season. Obviously, I see Arsenal as very strong with Arteta; they have very high morale and a lot of desire to defend the title. And City is a tough team; they always show their mettle.

Arteta have some level of hedge against Carrick, being that Arteta took Arsenal to the premier league title after 22 year's and almost won the world cup, before losing our in penalties shooting, this makes Arsenal to be the most position team for the 2026/2027 season, Manchester United seems to be the contending challenger for the season but even at that Arteta is still the longest premier League manager.

Arteta must be proud of his team after last year's success. They also identified areas needing improvement and made a few transfers to address them. However, they still need reinforcements in some areas. For Arsenal to remain favorites for next season, strengthening the team is essential. We don't know how Manchester United and Chelsea will perform next year. I think Manchester City, with their new manager, will be the main threat to Arsenal. Therefore, the Spanish manager should continue preparations for next season at full speed.

[Jegileman]

You are right, even Liverpool couldn't defend the title last season, meaning it is not certain that Arsenal will win the title again. Honestly, I don't think Arsenal will easily defend the title just like Pep did seasons ago. I know they have alot of quality players, but teams like United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Man city, have all rebuilt their team and changed managers as well. This means they will be stronger than last season, and we might see new tactics from these new managers.

Michael Carrick is a very good and tactical manager, and United is so lucky they finally found the solution to their problems for seasons now, he will certainly compete for the title next season.

Micheal Carrick has been a great manager for Manchester United and all that can be said and concluded from his stay so far in the club is that he’s doing an excellent job for the team and the one in which he won’t be sacked any moment. We all know how Manchester United have been playing for a long time now which their performance has been so poor without any doubt or reason to not have a chance for any trophy. With the position they got to finish last season on, they are now amongst the contender for the next season premier league title.

Manchester United also qualified for the champions league which they’ll be participating in for the next season, I hope they’ll keep up the good form and fight for the title, or at least go far in the competition. He is a great manager and I’m sure that he’s going to have a good time staying at Manchester United. Keeping up with the good form is what is most important for Manchester United now and I hope Carrick can keep up to that.

[Versatile_choice]

now Pep Guardiola has left man city, Liverpool have a new coach, Chelsea and man united are still struggling to hold their way up back. Arteta currently stand as the most experienced coach right now in the premier league among the others which gives him an edge to retain the title again this season.

Yes, I agree with you. However, the team that sounds quite promising to me is Manchester United, because Carrick has been working incredibly well. He's made this team a great winner. Personally, I admire this coach a lot, and I think he has the support of many fans.

The club has really done well with this coach, and I think they'll have a good season. Obviously, I see Arsenal as very strong with Arteta; they have very high morale and a lot of desire to defend the title. And City is a tough team; they always show their mettle.

Arteta have some level of hedge against Carrick, being that Arteta took Arsenal to the premier league title after 22 year's and almost won the world cup, before losing our in penalties shooting, this makes Arsenal to be the most position team for the 2026/2027 season, Manchester United seems to be the contending challenger for the season but even at that Arteta is still the longest premier League manager.

That's not true, one thing you should know is that Micheal carrick was not given the opportunity to coach for one complete season. He only work as acting manager/ caretaker whenever a coach is been sacked, but due to how he performed last season made manchester united to retain him as the head coach. I believe if he coached for like 2-3 seasons he's likely to win a trophy for manchester united. Imagine someone that has not gained enough experience in coaching that you're compering with Arteta who have coached different teams and he has gained enough experience in this coaching work, Micheal carricks is a Coach that is still coming up but with his performance so far I'm sure that someday he will stand up as on of the best coach in premier league that's if he can maintain this performance.

[Odusko]

That's not true, one thing you should know is that Micheal carrick was not given the opportunity to coach for one complete season. He only work as acting manager/ caretaker whenever a coach is been sacked, but due to how he performed last season made manchester united to retain him as the head coach. I believe if he coached for like 2-3 seasons he's likely to win a trophy for manchester united. Imagine someone that has not gained enough experience in coaching that you're compering with Arteta who have coached different teams and he has gained enough experience in this coaching work, Micheal carricks is a Coach that is still coming up but with his performance so far I'm sure that someday he will stand up as on of the best coach in premier league that's if he can maintain this performance.

Micheal carrick managed to put Manchester United on the third spot in last season premier League table and finishing at that third position is one of the most positive results for Manchester United after a long period of underperformance from that crisis that leads to sacks of many managers, but you can't still place his record or expectations to compete with that of Arteta and Asernal in the coming season, their position are directly opposite and one can easily point to Asernal to be in a much better position.