⚽ Premier League 2026/2027 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Floczy]

In my view, on the contrary, Man City is a team that can be said to be successful in the Premier League this season, as is the Arsenal team, I can't wait to see the continuation of the Man City vs. Liverpool next October, although many football fans say a tough test for Man City but I am sure the Man City team will do their best.

You know Liverpool might loose to small clubs, basically that's what those clubs are there for to make you feel the impact of the EPL and decide who can win the trophy,
But when two Big teams face their self no team should be underated, Liverpool can definitely win that match, know it seems that Man City is stronger and so, but conclusions shouldn't be made yet, Manchester City is a strong club I agree but on that Liverpool match I consider the both of them equal.

[Uhde]

Haaland is really important for Manchester City. Because he is a big force for Manchester City and we have seen before that Haaland's goal scoring ability has made the difference in many matches. However, I will not give all the credit for Manchester City's consecutive wins to just one player because that would exclude the rest of the changes in the team. Especially the contribution of the new coach, their style of play, the balance of the midfield and the contribution of other players are also important.

Arsenal's loss to Brighton is definitely a bad result. But at least I will not judge them based on this one match. Because we have already seen big teams sometimes play matches where nothing seems right.

yeah i think so.
Haaland's approach is sth like i won't budge an inch in open play but i'll sprint like crazy off the ball. i think he's a more complete striker than that and i hope he drops this mindset.

[satscraper]

Haaland is really important for Manchester City. Because he is a big force for Manchester City and we have seen before that Haaland's goal scoring ability has made the difference in many matches. However, I will not give all the credit for Manchester City's consecutive wins to just one player because that would exclude the rest of the changes in the team. Especially the contribution of the new coach, their style of play, the balance of the midfield and the contribution of other players are also important.

Arsenal's loss to Brighton is definitely a bad result. But at least I will not judge them based on this one match. Because we have already seen big teams sometimes play matches where nothing seems right.

yeah i think so.
Haaland's approach is sth like i won't budge an inch in open play but i'll sprint like crazy off the ball. i think he's a more complete striker than that and i hope he drops this mindset.

I also like the style in wich Haaland is playing  but I don't like that this style is gradually fading over time ^{at least this was observed last season when his contribution to goals scored was decreasing as the season approached its end}. Besides, the tactic of playing through Haaland and letting him do the rest fails at critical moments, so in my view, Manchester City needs to have more flexible tactics.

[Gentle_Soul]

Haaland is really important for Manchester City. Because he is a big force for Manchester City and we have seen before that Haaland's goal scoring ability has made the difference in many matches. However, I will not give all the credit for Manchester City's consecutive wins to just one player because that would exclude the rest of the changes in the team. Especially the contribution of the new coach, their style of play, the balance of the midfield and the contribution of other players are also important.

Arsenal's loss to Brighton is definitely a bad result. But at least I will not judge them based on this one match. Because we have already seen big teams sometimes play matches where nothing seems right.

yeah i think so.
Haaland's approach is sth like i won't budge an inch in open play but i'll sprint like crazy off the ball. i think he's a more complete striker than that and i hope he drops this mindset.

I also like the style in wich Haaland is playing  but I don't like that this style is gradually fading over time ^{at least this was observed last season when his contribution to goals scored was decreasing as the season approached its end}. Besides, the tactic of playing through Haaland and letting him do the rest fails at critical moments, so in my view, Manchester City needs to have more flexible tactics.

Haaland is in his bright seasons at the moment I think his performance in the last game against Denmark where he played for Norway and scored 2 scores which earned him a new record in the nations League. Am anticipating his next play against Portugal where I hope that Ronaldo will likely play too.
he has also been outstanding in the premier League where he has been able to win the golden boot for 3 times in 4 seasons. He has been very outstanding in the premier League.

[Hypnotizer]

Pep Gaurdiola is a wise man, I guess all thses were committed under his watch as manager, though it's something that involves the club and its management not the manager.
They're guilty of all these count charge, let's see if they will be strip off some of the trophies they won during these period or get relegated to division 1. I know even if they punished city at last, they will steal appeal their punishment.

These counts and allegations aren’t committed only under Pep, the allegations are from 2008-2018 since when the new chairman took charge.

Pep Guardiola took charge of Manchester City in 2016, it’s just his first two seasons that are alleged to be part of these financial breaches, so you can as well DYOR and stop guessing. Manchester City will appeal and right now no verdict has been given, I doubt they’ll be stripped of the trophies they’ve won during that period rather they might just face huge point deductions and heavy fines.

[Uhde]

yeah i think so.
Haaland's approach is sth like i won't budge an inch in open play but i'll sprint like crazy off the ball. i think he's a more complete striker than that and i hope he drops this mindset.

I also like the style in wich Haaland is playing  but I don't like that this style is gradually fading over time ^{at least this was observed last season when his contribution to goals scored was decreasing as the season approached its end}. Besides, the tactic of playing through Haaland and letting him do the rest fails at critical moments, so in my view, Manchester City needs to have more flexible tactics.

yeah me too. it’s fascinating sometimes how Haaland can score goals so effortlessly. watching him makes you feel like, even i could score that for example Mbappe scores a lot too, but not as much as Haaland and he looks more technical.
anyway scoring easy goals is a mark of true mastery. His physicality is exceptional, he can explode forward and slip right past defenders. he also possesses a full package of attributes like top speed, acceleration and agility...

[Luzin]

After a long time, finally regarding the allegations of violations by Man City, a decision has been made. One hundred and fifteen cases that were accused have been proven to have been committed by Man City, so the court determined that Man City is guilty. But there is not yet a clear punishment regarding the violation, and it is still very open for Man City to file an appeal. In fact, the chairman Al Mubarak of Man City is very confident that they did not violate the rules and is ready to provide clear evidence regarding the accusations they have received. It is still not clear what punishment will be received, but will the law work fairly? Let's see how the appeal process and punishment will be if Man City is proven guilty.

Source:
1. https://www.skysports.com/football/news/13592103/man-city-chairman-khaldoon-al-mubarak-responds-to-reports-surrounding-115-charges-in-premier-league-financial-probe
2. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7049721/2026/09/25/manchester-city-charges-verdict-premier-league/
3. https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/erling-haaland-man-city-charges-34675326

[Showlove01]

Pep Gaurdiola is a wise man, I guess all thses were committed under his watch as manager, though it's something that involves the club and its management not the manager.
They're guilty of all these count charge, let's see if they will be strip off some of the trophies they won during these period or get relegated to division 1. I know even if they punished city at last, they will steal appeal their punishment.

These counts and allegations aren’t committed only under Pep, the allegations are from 2008-2018 since when the new chairman took charge.

Pep Guardiola took charge of Manchester City in 2016, it’s just his first two seasons that are alleged to be part of these financial breaches, so you can as well DYOR and stop guessing. Manchester City will appeal and right now no verdict has been given, I doubt they’ll be stripped of the trophies they’ve won during that period rather they might just face huge point deductions and heavy fines.

I thought this particular issue has been resolved few seasons ago where they deducted a good number of points from Manchester city when they were leading the premier league table and they still manage to finish up well that season or is it another team they did that to? If they should take away some points from Manchester city this season it will really affect them mentally even though they are heading the league now because they are struggling to adapt to the new Coach pattern.

[asriloni]

Have anyone in here noticed how City is among of top 10 clubs to be relegated this season? i'm just opening the outright, then i feel a bit surprised City was there. Yea i know the liquidity is still considered small, but it seem people are believing they will be relegated due to their 115 breaches.

They even being placed above Spurs, which is not yet winning a single game since the start of season. It's getting laughable if they will be relegated due to their charges, then Spurs who is still doing shite still remain at EPL.

So i think City is now having nearly same chance with spurs to be relegated. Is there someone else who is keen to bet on City to be relegated

[sergiorus]

Have anyone in here noticed how City is among of top 10 clubs to be relegated this season? i'm just opening the outright, then i feel a bit surprised City was there. Yea i know the liquidity is still considered small, but it seem people are believing they will be relegated due to their 115 breaches.

They even being placed above Spurs, which is not yet winning a single game since the start of season. It's getting laughable if they will be relegated due to their charges, then Spurs who is still doing shite still remain at EPL.

So i think City is now having nearly same chance with spurs to be relegated. Is there someone else who is keen to bet on City to be relegated

I assume this is Polymarket? The volumes are almost non-existent so far. The orderbooks, I bet, are empty as well.

Probably impossible to enter the ''NO'' side of the bet with any meaningful funds, the average price of the ''NO'' shares will rapidly go towards $1 so you will barely beat inflation at the end of the season if you lock your funds in it.

[Humblevirus]

In my view, on the contrary, Man City is a team that can be said to be successful in the Premier League this season, as is the Arsenal team, I can't wait to see the continuation of the Man City vs. Liverpool next October, although many football fans say a tough test for Man City but I am sure the Man City team will do their best.

You know Liverpool might loose to small clubs, basically that's what those clubs are there for to make you feel the impact of the EPL and decide who can win the trophy,
But when two Big teams face their self no team should be underated, Liverpool can definitely win that match, know it seems that Man City is stronger and so, but conclusions shouldn't be made yet, Manchester City is a strong club I agree but on that Liverpool match I consider the both of them equal.

Even a big team is playing against small team, we can't just conclude that big team must win because nothing is guaranteed in football. Anything can happen, as no team is above making mistakes, and what really causes a team to lose a match is often a mistake. In fact, a big team can lose to a small team sometimes.In a situation where two big teams are playing against each other, their performance is what will determine which team has a higher chance of winning the match. So, in Liverpool's match against Manchester City, it shows that Manchester City are more in form than Liverpool. Therefore, Manchester City have a higher chance of winning the upcoming match.

For me, I will not say that both teams have equal chances of winning the match because I am convinced that Manchester City have a good chance of winning. However, I still believe that anything can happen, and it will not surprise me if Liverpool win the match in the end. It will not be the first time I have experienced a situation where a strong team loses to a weaker team.

[Loyang]

Haaland is really important for Manchester City. Because he is a big force for Manchester City and we have seen before that Haaland's goal scoring ability has made the difference in many matches. However, I will not give all the credit for Manchester City's consecutive wins to just one player because that would exclude the rest of the changes in the team. Especially the contribution of the new coach, their style of play, the balance of the midfield and the contribution of other players are also important.

Arsenal's loss to Brighton is definitely a bad result. But at least I will not judge them based on this one match. Because we have already seen big teams sometimes play matches where nothing seems right.

yeah i think so.
Haaland's approach is sth like i won't budge an inch in open play but i'll sprint like crazy off the ball. i think he's a more complete striker than that and i hope he drops this mindset.

But I think this aspect of Haaland is what has made him so successful. Because he doesn't run after the ball much but never misses an opportunity and never makes a wrong decision. Haaland is very calm on the field and because of his calmness he can easily make difficult decisions. We may see the same picture in the case of Messi. Because Messi also doesn't run much on the field but he contributes in every area. If the team is built around Haaland, then we can definitely see something better. As we have seen in Argentina

[PremiumcryptoHub]

yeah me too. it’s fascinating sometimes how Haaland can score goals so effortlessly. watching him makes you feel like, even i could score that for example Mbappe scores a lot too, but not as much as Haaland and he looks more technical.
anyway scoring easy goals is a mark of true mastery. His physicality is exceptional, he can explode forward and slip right past defenders. he also possesses a full package of attributes like top speed, acceleration and agility...

Manchester City's Erling Haaland is more technical, but it's true that Mbappe is also a very skilled striker. The Norwegian player Haaland has been doing great this season as he has been performing at a high level in the Premier League as well as in the UEFA Nations League as evidenced by the fact that he managed to score two goals against Denmark in the very first Nations League match of this season and i think he had an impeccable performance in the 2026 FIFA World Cup especially against Brazil.

It is correct the player has qualities like speed which makes him able to come in and score goals easily but it can be said without a doubt Mbappe is also more skilled which he proved in this World Cup and managed to score the highest goal in the World Cup for France.

[len01]

for example Mbappe scores a lot too, but not as much as Haaland and he looks more technical.

Are you sure about that? Didn't Mbappe score many more goals than Haaland?

AFAIK, if you are talking about technical ability, then shouldn't you be referring to Mbappe? He can play in several positions and create chances for his teammates. Haaland, on the other hand, is more like a pure striker with a strong instinct for scoring goals, but he relies more on his teammates to create those chances for him.

[Stepstowealth]

yeah me too. it’s fascinating sometimes how Haaland can score goals so effortlessly. watching him makes you feel like, even i could score that for example Mbappe scores a lot too, but not as much as Haaland and he looks more technical.
anyway scoring easy goals is a mark of true mastery. His physicality is exceptional, he can explode forward and slip right past defenders. he also possesses a full package of attributes like top speed, acceleration and agility...

Manchester City's Erling Haaland is more technical, but it's true that Mbappe is also a very skilled striker. The Norwegian player Haaland has been doing great this season as he has been performing at a high level in the Premier League as well as in the UEFA Nations League as evidenced by the fact that he managed to score two goals against Denmark in the very first Nations League match of this season and i think he had an impeccable performance in the 2026 FIFA World Cup especially against Brazil.

It is correct the player has qualities like speed which makes him able to come in and score goals easily but it can be said without a doubt Mbappe is also more skilled which he proved in this World Cup and managed to score the highest goal in the World Cup for France.

Haaland is breaking records and scoring a high number of goals for Norway, a team that Don't have as much creative players as the French team where Mbappe is playing in, Haaland has a track record of being a prolific goal scorer from his days at Molde FK under Ole Gunnar, in RB Salzburg where he was scoring for fun in the league and the UCL, then in Dortmund, where he scored 86 goals in 89 appearances. We know how good he is at Manchester City. He is a better goal scorer than Mbappe to me with the figures he has for club and country.

[Hypnotizer]

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I thought this particular issue has been resolved few seasons ago where they deducted a good number of points from Manchester city when they were leading the premier league table and they still manage to finish up well that season or is it another team they did that to? If they should take away some points from Manchester city this season it will really affect them mentally even though they are heading the league now because they are struggling to adapt to the new Coach pattern.

No. The issue wasn’t resolved and if you’re actually following football news you’d know that Manchester City has never got any points deduction punishment in recent years. Only Everton and Nottingham Forest have been deducted their points as penalty in recent years which is in the 23/24 season.

Manchester City wouldn’t probably get punished this season, they’ve made it clear they’re going to appeal and that Appeal will make the punishment or sanctions take longer to be issued, so they might as well win another Premier League title amidst all this chaos. And since this is the first time a club was charge with this much counts, the final punishment given might be totally different from what people are expecting.

[BIT-BENDER]

for example Mbappe scores a lot too, but not as much as Haaland and he looks more technical.

Are you sure about that? Didn't Mbappe score many more goals than Haaland?

AFAIK, if you are talking about technical ability, then shouldn't you be referring to Mbappe? He can play in several positions and create chances for his teammates. Haaland, on the other hand, is more like a pure striker with a strong instinct for scoring goals, but he relies more on his teammates to create those chances for him.

Many players has been asked this thing between Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland who do they prefer and many of them have chosen Kylian Mbappe and that's because of his is more versatile than Haaland. But funny enough in competitions where both of them are playing Kylian Mbappe comes out the highest goal score so you can't say Kylian Mbappe isn't good at scoring goals.
I love Haaland position on the field and he is very self aware and understands his strength very well, Haaland don't want to be like everyone or anyone he just wants to score as much goals as possible.

[Pi-network314159]

In my view, on the contrary, Man City is a team that can be said to be successful in the Premier League this season, as is the Arsenal team, I can't wait to see the continuation of the Man City vs. Liverpool next October, although many football fans say a tough test for Man City but I am sure the Man City team will do their best.

You know Liverpool might loose to small clubs, basically that's what those clubs are there for to make you feel the impact of the EPL and decide who can win the trophy,
But when two Big teams face their self no team should be underated, Liverpool can definitely win that match, know it seems that Man City is stronger and so, but conclusions shouldn't be made yet, Manchester City is a strong club I agree but on that Liverpool match I consider the both of them equal.

You are right, besides Liverpool doesn't often lose to bigger team like that. The smaller teams puts you to an edge, they try as much as possible to frustrate your efforts and in some cases they end up winning at the end of the match unlike when two big teams meets, they are fighting to be the one on top. I think the match is even for both teams. They both have big names with quality that will go head on with each other, this is where people normally say anything can happen. In these kind of games, there's no favourites because any of them.can win, sometimes they will play draw. These big teams play out their hearts when they meet another big team..

[Alex077]

Yea, that was kinda my point, he knows how to manage the current Man City, and so far he succeeded, but it's a marathon, not sprint.
Managers face many challenges throughout season and it's the experience that makes them push through them successfully.
Maresca is very young and unexperienced, especially compared to a giant like Guardiola. We are yet to see if he's capable of navigating the huge ship that is Man City himself.
My bet is simple - even if he proves he's capable of it, it's probably not gonna be this season.

Maresca is young. However I am optimistic that he will prove his worth this very season. Young Alonso won Bundesliga, remaining unbeaten throughout entire season with and ordinary squad. I haven't forgotten this yet.

It wouldn't be surprising if Maresca dominates Premier League this season as well. We can see that he possesses this capability. City's performance is strong across all three platform, EFL Cup, Champions League and Premier League.

But I think this aspect of Haaland is what has made him so successful. Because he doesn't run after the ball much but never misses an opportunity and never makes a wrong decision. Haaland is very calm on the field and because of his calmness he can easily make difficult decisions. We may see the same picture in the case of Messi. Because Messi also doesn't run much on the field but he contributes in every area. If the team is built around Haaland, then we can definitely see something better. As we have seen in Argentina

We saw lethargic Haaland at World Cup. I haven't seen him running around much. He remains largely inactive for most of the match.
As a result opposing defender forget to mark him. I witnessed something like that in match against Brazil. Haaland had only three chances in entire match and managed to convert two of them into goal.

It is true that such strategy is quite effective. However this tactic does not work against strong and experienced defenders. We saw proof of this in England vs Norway match. Haaland appeared quite helpless against England's defense.

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But I think this aspect of Haaland is what has made him so successful. Because he doesn't run after the ball much but never misses an opportunity and never makes a wrong decision. Haaland is very calm on the field and because of his calmness he can easily make difficult decisions. We may see the same picture in the case of Messi. Because Messi also doesn't run much on the field but he contributes in every area. If the team is built around Haaland, then we can definitely see something better. As we have seen in Argentina

One team should not depend on one player, if that is done then sooner or later chaos will come.
I don't think Haaland and Messi are the same, I mean Haaland is a centre forward who can really hope the ball goes to him and his job is to score goals. Messi is different, of course, because he is able to build attacks, score goals and create so many assists. We certainly have these two players able to score goals and record assists, but the game and the role of both are completely different.

Manchester City can build a game around Haaland. He is a central forward who is quite capable of maximizing the chances to the goals, that is the main task of Haaland on the field. Haaland and Messi are not the type of players who like to contribute in defence as much as defensive midfielders or defenders, even if they do then they will miss out on many chance to build more quick attacks when the team snatches the ball from their opponents in the back area.