⚽ Premier League 2026/2027 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Stavri]

Maybe Manchester United was never actually a huge club. perhaps Sir Alex Ferguson just made them look big and once he left, they simply reverted to their true nature...

sure, they had titles before Alex Ferguson but only as many as Everton, Aston Villa or Sunderland. now they are just hanging out where they belong. right among them.

There is no denying that Sir Alex Ferguson is one of the most important figures in Manchester United's history. During his time, the club achieved tremendous success, dominated the Premier League era and became a major global brand. However, if you dig deeper, you will find that Manchester United was already one of the biggest clubs before Sir Alex Ferguson arrived. Manchester United even won the European Cup in 1968, becoming the first English club to do so. The club also had a strong tradition during the 1950s and 1960s. There are also some other successes that Manchester United achieved before Sir Alex Ferguson arrived.

So while Sir Alex Ferguson is certainly an important figure for Manchester United, Manchester United was already a big club.

a team that achieves legendary success only under a dominant, highly knowledgeable boss manager and then instantly regresses into an average Premier League side the moment he leaves, is not a big club...
their only tangible success since Ferguson retired is the Europa League title they won with Mou. that’s literally it...

[B-BossMan]

I really expected Manchester United to win this match today but they disappointed me, they were almost there but they could not maintain the lead till the end of the match, this is a very big disappointment to every Manchester United fan, I really don't know what is actually wrong with Manchester United, this week they will do very well, next week they will not play as expected anymore, what is actually the problem, Manchester United needs to really work on their self because if they continue like this they will not do well this season.

I didn't expect this match to end in a draw. I thought Manchester United would win, but they didn't. Everton managed to get a point from this tough match. Manchester United's performance isn't consistent. In some matches they play very well, but in others they are far from their best performance. The team needs to solve this problem.

Maintaining good performance throughout the game isn't easy, and the fact that Manchester has the player diversity to achieve this raises the fans' expectations.

Many might think that Everton drew the match due to luck. But what I understood from watching the match was that they were playing quite well. And they maintained consistency even after getting behind at the beginning of the match and attacked confidently. And Everton's attacks created goal scoring opportunities. When the 83rd minute goal score Everton back with confidently, I thought Everton might win the match. But later Manchester United scored another goal and went ahead. But Maitland Niles' outstanding goal brought Everton a draw at the very last moment. I watched that particular goal in the highlights  few times after the match ended and I think this goal is one of the best goal this season. Niles 96th minute goal was definitely a great individual moment, but Everton had created enough chances in the match before that too but in the end the fact that they were able to draw the match and that will be motivation for them.

It's true that Everton performances was great, not as many people think that it was a luck, despite they equalized the match at a die minute of a the match, I still rate thier performances and thier hardworking towards the match. Manchester united performance is so annoying ever since the beginning of this league, imagine a bigger team starting the season with poor steps, even thier second match was a luck, though the Ipswich Town team was a weak team to me and I do expected the Manchester united to defeated them easily.

Chelsea has started misbehaving with thier hopes during thier last match against Arsenal. Many people expected the match to either ended in draw, exepecially when Chelsea scored thier first goal in an early time. well done played to Arsenal on that achievement.

[Abbatty]

Chelsea has started misbehaving with thier hopes during thier last match against Arsenal. Many people expected the match to either ended in draw, exepecially when Chelsea scored thier first goal in an early time. well done played to Arsenal on that achievement.

I don’t understand what you meant by Chelsea have started misbehaving, being a rival fan or not, I think that was a decent performance from Chelsea. Facing the current league champions, with one of their best players and to lose 2-1 at the emirate is not a bad result for me. Chelsea have started the season in a very good way, they have 2 premier league win in 3 games, they are currently sitting 4th in the league, that decent enough from a new coach.

If you are sitting there and thinking Chelsea would beat this current arsenal team at this time of the season, then you are lying to yourself. So far chelsea have beat all the best possible team they can beat, we just wait to see their performance again against hull city.

[Stavri]

Chelsea has started misbehaving with thier hopes during thier last match against Arsenal. Many people expected the match to either ended in draw, exepecially when Chelsea scored thier first goal in an early time. well done played to Arsenal on that achievement.

I don’t understand what you meant by Chelsea have started misbehaving, being a rival fan or not, I think that was a decent performance from Chelsea. Facing the current league champions, with one of their best players and to lose 2-1 at the emirate is not a bad result for me. Chelsea have started the season in a very good way, they have 2 premier league win in 3 games, they are currently sitting 4th in the league, that decent enough from a new coach.

If you are sitting there and thinking Chelsea would beat this current arsenal team at this time of the season, then you are lying to yourself. So far chelsea have beat all the best possible team they can beat, we just wait to see their performance again against hull city.

where are those old Drogbas, Lampards, Shevchenkos, Makeleles and countless other top tier names that don't even come to mind right now... but now Chelsea's only advantage is that they have a good manager. right now, a massive club like Chelsea doesn't have a single elite level player. it's really bizarre.

[WatChe]

This has to be considered one of the best time for Chelsea to chase the title because at the moment all their focus is on primer League as they don't have any other serious competition to play, they are not in the champions league, so they have all the time,l and they don't have to worry about fatigue.
So I personally do feel they have to put in all their efforts to make sure they have the title as their target. That will not just be an achievement for them it will also be a way of redeeming their bad performance last season.
They still have a chance they can learn from. The past matches and try their best to do better...

Being not in champions league is not an advantage in my view because it means you are not a top team of your league. Chelsea finished 10th last season while they were 4th in 2024/25 season and they must try to improve their performance in ongoing season. Chelsea fans must not be happy with the way their team has started this season, its just start of the season and Chelsea must figure out the mistakes right now otherwise it wont be possible to make a comeback in the middle or towards end of the season. Chelsea was lucky to win two games by narrow margin and its very unlikely that they will be lucky throughout the season.   

[Cossyblack]

Chelsea has started misbehaving with thier hopes during thier last match against Arsenal. Many people expected the match to either ended in draw, exepecially when Chelsea scored thier first goal in an early time. well done played to Arsenal on that achievement.

Chelsea didn't misbehave,they played the best they could but just that they weren't consistent enough that's was why they weren't able defeat arsenal at the Emirates. They had several clean opportunities to win the match after scoring the first goal but they couldn't keep up with the momentum because they had lots of loopholes in their defence. Arsenal saw several openings in their defense and so they capitalise on the chances that were available. They didn't waste it instead they ensure they make good use of it which was why they were able to equalized the score with Chelsea and then scored the second goal that ended in a 2-1 win. chelsea need to strengthen defence,they should buy additional defenders to strengthen their defense.

[RockBell]

I don’t understand what you meant by Chelsea have started misbehaving, being a rival fan or not, I think that was a decent performance from Chelsea. Facing the current league champions, with one of their best players and to lose 2-1 at the emirate is not a bad result for me. Chelsea have started the season in a very good way, they have 2 premier league win in 3 games, they are currently sitting 4th in the league, that decent enough from a new coach.

Chelsea actually performed well, but their problem stemmed from the fact that they had many opportunities but failed to deliver; otherwise, Chelsea would have won the game, but they were unable to score more goals. I see how you are defending Chelsea, but it goes beyond that; I also agree with you that the new coach performed the best in this game for a new coach. So we should something better from them next time.
 

If you are sitting there and thinking Chelsea would beat this current arsenal team at this time of the season, then you are lying to yourself. So far chelsea have beat all the best possible team they can beat, we just wait to see their performance again against hull city.

And I'm not sure why people still believe that Chelsea can defeat Arsenal because, in reality, Arsenal is stronger than Chelsea and even their match against us wasn't all that horrible. I have a strong suspicion that, no matter how hard they try, they won't be able to defeat us for the time being.

[Pablo-wood]

Chelsea has started misbehaving with thier hopes during thier last match against Arsenal. Many people expected the match to either ended in draw, exepecially when Chelsea scored thier first goal in an early time. well done played to Arsenal on that achievement.

Chelsea didn't misbehave,they played the best they could but just that they weren't consistent enough that's was why they weren't able defeat arsenal at the Emirates. They had several clean opportunities to win the match after scoring the first goal but they couldn't keep up with the momentum because they had lots of loopholes in their defence. Arsenal saw several openings in their defense and so they capitalise on the chances that were available. They didn't waste it instead they ensure they make good use of it which was why they were able to equalized the score with Chelsea and then scored the second goal that ended in a 2-1 win. chelsea need to strengthen defence,they should buy additional defenders to strengthen their defense.

Chelsea gave in their best it just that things didn't go on as planned. The created chances and played attacking game but Arsenal had more control of the ball and were able to convert their chances into goals which gave them their narrow lead. Besides the first game between both rivals happened at Emirate which should be at a huge advantage for Arsenal and they were able to bank on their advantage. Chelsea defense is solid just that they need to increase their attacking force.

[Sobz]

Do you really mean that? Chelsea can’t defeat Arsenal? There is never such a thing. Yes, for the past 5 years Chelsea haven’t being able to beat this team and that’s an existing fact as the history of the now would have it. Regardless, the ‘never’ statement can’t exist in football.

At some point, you would always find one team out play and out perform the other.
Arsenal is a fierce team in the EPL today, that started from 2021. Before that, they weren’t this difficult to beat.

I dont think the person meant Chelsea can never beat arsenal in EPL but what i think from this statement,  the person made the statement of Chelsea can never beat arsenal based on the current performance of arsenal. For sometimes we have seen what the performance of arsenal and Chelsea is like, and looking at Chelsea it seems they are improving in theur performance but if the both team should be place which one of them is unbeatable it is always be arsenal because of how they have been able to set the standard of performance for a longterm. For Chelsea cant be consider as a team that is consistent in performance,  they are only trying to improve.

[Luzin]

Last season you survived relegation, but this new season you haven’t shown much progress in the first 3 matches. Yes, Tottenham started losing direction when 2 of their key players left. De Zerbi tried to fix it, but it doesn’t seem to have shown in the first 3 games. A lot of criticism started coming his way, but De Zerbi took it calmly, because coaching new players isn’t as easy as in Football Manager. De Zerbi seems quite disappointed with the many own mistakes and wrong decisions that didn’t create chances. Looking at Tottenham’s squad, I think they should have played better in these 3 games and gotten 3 points in each match.

[sergiorus]

Do you really mean that? Chelsea can’t defeat Arsenal? There is never such a thing. Yes, for the past 5 years Chelsea haven’t being able to beat this team and that’s an existing fact as the history of the now would have it. Regardless, the ‘never’ statement can’t exist in football.

At some point, you would always find one team out play and out perform the other.
Arsenal is a fierce team in the EPL today, that started from 2021. Before that, they weren’t this difficult to beat.

I dont think the person meant Chelsea can never beat arsenal in EPL but what i think from this statement,  the person made the statement of Chelsea can never beat arsenal based on the current performance of arsenal. For sometimes we have seen what the performance of arsenal and Chelsea is like, and looking at Chelsea it seems they are improving in theur performance but if the both team should be place which one of them is unbeatable it is always be arsenal because of how they have been able to set the standard of performance for a longterm. For Chelsea cant be consider as a team that is consistent in performance,  they are only trying to improve.

That's nonsense, losing 2:1 away in no way indicates that the lost team cannot beat the winner under other circumstances, i.e. at home stadium or just in another match.

For what it's worth Chelsea even lead the first 40 minutes or something and overall looked decent.

[blue Snow]

Rashford was impressive during his playtime. I think removing him was a mistake, he clearly managed the left-wing very well and created beautiful chances.

Yes, Rashford has played pretty well so far, but I’m puzzled by Carrick, why does he always take Rashford out just when he’s playing at his best? Is that part of Carrick’s strategy? Because I’ve noticed that, in the three matches Rashford has played, he hasn’t played a full game yet.

[sotelorene]

Chelsea gave in their best it just that things didn't go on as planned. The created chances and played attacking game but Arsenal had more control of the ball and were able to convert their chances into goals which gave them their narrow lead. Besides the first game between both rivals happened at Emirate which should be at a huge advantage for Arsenal and they were able to bank on their advantage. Chelsea defense is solid just that they need to increase their attacking force.

You are right, there performance was not really poor I mean they tried but Arsenal strength was way more than theirs that was why they lost the game. There is this pattern of game Chelsea do play, fast football and it will be as if they will be rushing the opponent but yet they know what they will be doing and that was the pattern they would have used for Arsenal because if you calm down to play Arsenal they use you and also if you rush them and don't have a plan they will useless you.

[giammangiato]

Rashford was impressive during his playtime. I think removing him was a mistake, he clearly managed the left-wing very well and created beautiful chances.

Yes, Rashford has played pretty well so far, but I’m puzzled by Carrick, why does he always take Rashford out just when he’s playing at his best? Is that part of Carrick’s strategy? Because I’ve noticed that, in the three matches Rashford has played, he hasn’t played a full game yet.

I don't understand Carrick's choice either, but he's not a fool he'll have his reasons if he doesn't play Rashford for a full game.
Maybe until now he thought they weren't challenging enough? We notice that he does his job and is useful on the pitch anyway (that we are not professional coaches) I don't think Carrick doesn't notice.
Maybe he has some strategy in mind that we don't know, but Manchester United in the last 4 games in general; he lost two of them, a win by so many goals (even if the opposing team isn't the best) and he drew with Everton.
Poorly balanced performance, we'll see in the next game against Manchester City what happens.

[Taricoins]

Last season you survived relegation, but this new season you haven’t shown much progress in the first 3 matches. Yes, Tottenham started losing direction when 2 of their key players left. De Zerbi tried to fix it, but it doesn’t seem to have shown in the first 3 games. A lot of criticism started coming his way, but De Zerbi took it calmly, because coaching new players isn’t as easy as in Football Manager. De Zerbi seems quite disappointed with the many own mistakes and wrong decisions that didn’t create chances. Looking at Tottenham’s squad, I think they should have played better in these 3 games and gotten 3 points in each match.

The most annoying match was the their previous match against Nottingham Forest, like I was watching this people throw chances all about and with a striker like Marmoush and Savinho playing the attack, they are suppose to do better and I think they will do better but the Premier League this season is looking fierce especially with the top 6 teams.

[Son Of Blockchain (SOB)]

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The most annoying match was the their previous match against Nottingham Forest, like I was watching this people throw chances all about and with a striker like Marmoush and Savinho playing the attack, they are suppose to do better and I think they will do better but the Premier League this season is looking fierce especially with the top 6 teams.

If most of the players they bought were outside the premier league, maybe the excuse would've been that they're still trying to understand the league and new environment but they bought good players with premier league experience who only need good management so De Zerbi has no excuse to why the team isn’t doing well.
 It would be wise for every bettor to suspend picking Tottenham to win for now else the disappointment could be worst than time, i trusted them thrice in a row, hoping that the improved squad would justify my decision but i was wrong, De Zebri needs to prove he can manage them or leave.

[Fiatless]

Yes, Rashford has played pretty well so far, but I’m puzzled by Carrick, why does he always take Rashford out just when he’s playing at his best? Is that part of Carrick’s strategy? Because I’ve noticed that, in the three matches Rashford has played, he hasn’t played a full game yet.

Manchester United coach said he was forced to remove Rashford in the game against Everton because he was feeling uneasy. Carrick dont want to risk the health of the player that was why he was subsituted in the 70th munites. The English player has integrated into the current squad, and I think he should have more time in games.

[Different patterns]

Chelsea has started misbehaving with thier hopes during thier last match against Arsenal. Many people expected the match to either ended in draw, exepecially when Chelsea scored thier first goal in an early time. well done played to Arsenal on that achievement.

Chelsea didn't misbehave,they played the best they could but just that they weren't consistent enough that's was why they weren't able defeat arsenal at the Emirates. They had several clean opportunities to win the match after scoring the first goal but they couldn't keep up with the momentum because they had lots of loopholes in their defence. Arsenal saw several openings in their defense and so they capitalise on the chances that were available. They didn't waste it instead they ensure they make good use of it which was why they were able to equalized the score with Chelsea and then scored the second goal that ended in a 2-1 win. chelsea need to strengthen defence,they should buy additional defenders to strengthen their defense.

Chelsea gave in their best it just that things didn't go on as planned. The created chances and played attacking game but Arsenal had more control of the ball and were able to convert their chances into goals which gave them their narrow lead. Besides the first game between both rivals happened at Emirate which should be at a huge advantage for Arsenal and they were able to bank on their advantage. Chelsea defense is solid just that they need to increase their attacking force.

I would say that the issue Chelsea had in this game is the midfield, you would see that arsenal are better prepared in terms of midfield and James that was used to cover up for the midfield didn't do as a natural midfielder would naturally manage and operate in the midfield, Chelsea actually game their best in this game especially for the fact that arsenal was having a home advantage and Chelsea was having issues in their midfield but they were able to still trouble a team like arsenal and still scored an early goal and I believe that the players were tired especially the forward players towards the last minutes of the game and we can see that they were losing some games and were not charging Arsenal's defenders as they should but when Estevao came in, he was able to still press and made an attempt on goal, if Alonso had made the necessary changes earlier, I believe Chelsea would have still had the time to still continue to press till they have a goal but over all Chelsea tried just that lick didn't go in their favour and arsenal performed as expected and what arsenal are ripping now is as a result of their efforts in previous seasons.

[KingsDen]

Chelsea has started misbehaving with thier hopes during thier last match against Arsenal. Many people expected the match to either ended in draw, exepecially when Chelsea scored thier first goal in an early time. well done played to Arsenal on that achievement.

Chelsea didn't misbehave,they played the best they could but just that they weren't consistent enough that's was why they weren't able defeat arsenal at the Emirates. They had several clean opportunities to win the match after scoring the first goal but they couldn't keep up with the momentum because they had lots of loopholes in their defence. Arsenal saw several openings in their defense and so they capitalise on the chances that were available. They didn't waste it instead they ensure they make good use of it which was why they were able to equalized the score with Chelsea and then scored the second goal that ended in a 2-1 win. chelsea need to strengthen defence,they should buy additional defenders to strengthen their defense.

I do not actually know why Chelsea supporters we are not comfortable with the result of that match or why they were expecting something so high for the Chelsea side. I mean no disrespect to Chelsea because they have been a big club for some decades now and I also do not mean a disrespect to Xavi Alonso who is also proven to be a good coach.

But my problem is that Chelsea supporters refused to acknowledge the fact that Arsenal is the English Premier League defending champion. I do not know why Chelsea decided to underrate Arsenal, which is why they were so pained by the lose. There's chance for Chelsea to balance their squad and contest for the title because they have few competitions this season.

[Abdulzuruku01]

Chelsea has started misbehaving with thier hopes during thier last match against Arsenal. Many people expected the match to either ended in draw, exepecially when Chelsea scored thier first goal in an early time. well done played to Arsenal on that achievement.

Chelsea didn't misbehave,they played the best they could but just that they weren't consistent enough that's was why they weren't able defeat arsenal at the Emirates. They had several clean opportunities to win the match after scoring the first goal but they couldn't keep up with the momentum because they had lots of loopholes in their defence. Arsenal saw several openings in their defense and so they capitalise on the chances that were available. They didn't waste it instead they ensure they make good use of it which was why they were able to equalized the score with Chelsea and then scored the second goal that ended in a 2-1 win. chelsea need to strengthen defence,they should buy additional defenders to strengthen their defense.

What's the essence of playing your best and still not securing victory, In my opinion I don't that's a good reason. And for how many years Chelsea has been playing with this Arsenal and still failing to beat them? is this how they are going to keep opening their eyes and dropping points for Arsenal?

Although I have to admit that Chelsea have been playing a very good game under Xabi Alonso this season, but I don't like the fact that their results against Arsenal are still the same. There are tough matches ahead for Chelsea and we shall see if they are going to misbehave or not