⚽ Premier League 2026/2027 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Creeper0]

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..

The mentality of the players is not the same when playing against big teams and against small teams. Liverpool has a tendency to lose against small teams, this is completely due to mentality and underestimation. Since there is no opportunity to underestimate big teams, their mentality is strong and they try their best to win the match. Against small teams, basically strong mentality and effort are not used 100%, which is why we often see big teams losing against small teams. The mentality of small teams also plays a role in unexpected results in these matches.

Liverpool is strong with the best squad in exciting matches, but whenever they have to put their bench squad on the field, that is when the main danger arises. Last season, their young players failed to perform well, which is why we saw some unexpected defeats. This performance has continued this season.

[sergiorus]

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.

What do you mean ''lethargic''? He and Mbappe (the best goalscorer of the last World Cup) had the highest ''Goals per 100 minutes'' stats.

1.3 goals per 100 minutes each. Those are some lethal stats.

And it's largely thanks to him and his two goals against Brazil that Norway made it to the 1/4 finals, a historically significant event and the best World Cup performance ever for the nordic country.

[Oluwa-btc]

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

The recent updates about Manchester City lead to this. Too many clubs I fear also wants to see that happening, which must have resulted in the bookies. They have related this exact cheating to whatever Juventus did in the early 2000's, so if Premier League has the big balls, they'll most definitely want to see all cheaters punished.

Tottenham Hotspur are not even that bad, let's not over look Bournemouth. They remain on my list as teams who should be relegated. Tottenham Hotspur will surely turn things around. I hope they can start focusing on winning against Manchester United.

[icebar]

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's not a big deal how much a striker can run on the field, but rather if he can do the right thing at the right time according to his positon, that's what's special about a striker. If he can not run properly It should not be called a weakness, but rather his excellent finishing and skill. And since he moves less, defenders forget to mark him, which creates better opportunities for him to score goals.

Simply put, Haaland runs less on the field because that is his style of play. But it would be wrong to conclude from that he is lazy and ineffective against good defenders. The match in Brazil is a great proof of how dangerous he can be even if he runs less.

[Ndabagi01]

It's not a big deal how much a striker can run on the field, but rather if he can do the right thing at the right time according to his positon, that's what's special about a striker. If he can not run properly It should not be called a weakness, but rather his excellent finishing and skill. And since he moves less, defenders forget to mark him, which creates better opportunities for him to score goals.

Simply put, Haaland runs less on the field because that is his style of play. But it would be wrong to conclude from that he is lazy and ineffective against good defenders. The match in Brazil is a great proof of how dangerous he can be even if he runs less.

Does it matter if he runs less as far as he’s proven that he can do the job and doing it well? A striker should be able to score goals when given the opportunity to, he should not feel relent and not be found wanting of missing goals when given the chance. What matters most is him winning the match, and as far as he scores and gives his team the advantage, then he’s a worthy player and striker to cherish. Haaland is a clinical striker and Abubakar has him in their team upfront, they already improve their chances of scoring more goals in a competition which is what strikers are known for.

[Tmoonz]

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.

But can you all agree with me that Liverpool is not totally in a bad form this season, Yes Manchester City haven't lost any games yet nor drew any, but it might surprise you guys that Liverpool may be the ones to put an end to that winning streak, don't underestimate them for one thing, and that's each time they face Manchester City it's always a do or die affair, so let's not write anyone off, but left with me I'd prefer Liverpool to win that game, that's why I'm really rooting for them for a win on that game.

[Versatile_choice]

The recent updates about Manchester City lead to this. Too many clubs I fear also wants to see that happening, which must have resulted in the bookies. They have related this exact cheating to whatever Juventus did in the early 2000's, so if Premier League has the big balls, they'll most definitely want to see all cheaters punished.

Tottenham Hotspur are not even that bad, let's not over look Bournemouth. They remain on my list as teams who should be relegated. Tottenham Hotspur will surely turn things around. I hope they can start focusing on winning against Manchester United.

It's really So hilarious to see that manchester city has a 19% chance of being relegated, and sure it's due to the recent update that made them appear in this list. On a normal day I don't think if manchester city would appear there because they have zero chance of being relegated, but with the look of things I'm scared they might be relegated this season if the charges are applied. I just wish they settle this in such a way that even if they will charge them but it shouldn't get to the point where they will be struggling to get out from the relegation zone.

[EL MOHA]

It's really So hilarious to see that manchester city has a 19% chance of being relegated, and sure it's due to the recent update that made them appear in this list. On a normal day I don't think if manchester city would appear there because they have zero chance of being relegated, but with the look of things I'm scared they might be relegated this season if the charges are applied. I just wish they settle this in such a way that even if they will charge them but it shouldn't get to the point where they will be struggling to get out from the relegation zone.

I think that with the issue actually been discuss if only why they get is points deduction that gets them relegated then they should be happy about that because with the extent what they did it shouldn’t even be a matter of giving them fair hearing to fight for themselves but straight demotion and stripping of the tittles but it is definitely looking like it wouldn’t be it. I do feel that Manchester have built even an academy good enough to help them fight it up should they fall. Because the senior players most will leave them not for green pasture but most will be angry with Manchester City cheating and will leave for that reason, or we see someone like Buffon when Juventus faced same faith in Seria A

[Tonimez]

The recent updates about Manchester City lead to this. Too many clubs I fear also wants to see that happening, which must have resulted in the bookies. They have related this exact cheating to whatever Juventus did in the early 2000's, so if Premier League has the big balls, they'll most definitely want to see all cheaters punished.

Tottenham Hotspur are not even that bad, let's not over look Bournemouth. They remain on my list as teams who should be relegated. Tottenham Hotspur will surely turn things around. I hope they can start focusing on winning against Manchester United.

It's really So hilarious to see that manchester city has a 19% chance of being relegated, and sure it's due to the recent update that made them appear in this list. On a normal day I don't think if manchester city would appear there because they have zero chance of being relegated, but with the look of things I'm scared they might be relegated this season if the charges are applied. I just wish they settle this in such a way that even if they will charge them but it shouldn't get to the point where they will be struggling to get out from the relegation zone.

This list of not bad btw. Tottenham Hotspur doesn't seem to be on the red line this season after escaping from last season with a 13 percent chance of getting relegated. If Manchester city was at the 13 percent chance, it could have been fair. However, this Manchester city Saga is taking various dimensions and if the appeal is not effective, then we will be expecting them back to the premier League next season just Juventus did during their own saga, they got relegated and returned the following season and still won the league the following season.
I was expecting to see Manchester United in the list but I can't find it there, the team is seriously shaky and seeing Sunderland in the list, I expected to see Manchester United too or maybe if they had made the list 11.

[Pressurizedem]

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..

The mentality of the players is not the same when playing against big teams and against small teams. Liverpool has a tendency to lose against small teams, this is completely due to mentality and underestimation. Since there is no opportunity to underestimate big teams, their mentality is strong and they try their best to win the match. Against small teams, basically strong mentality and effort are not used 100%, which is why we often see big teams losing against small teams. The mentality of small teams also plays a role in unexpected results in these matches.

Liverpool is strong with the best squad in exciting matches, but whenever they have to put their bench squad on the field, that is when the main danger arises. Last season, their young players failed to perform well, which is why we saw some unexpected defeats. This performance has continued this season.

Liverpool have improved recently, they have blended well now and I know this is happening as a result of the fact that they didn't lose much players last summer, they just brought in a few couple of new signing that can fit in perfectly well at the club. Players like Alexander Isak is now performing well like he did when he was at Newcastle, and we can say he didn't do well because of the continuous injury that keeps disturbing him.

Liverpool will definitely qualify for champions league next season if they continue to play the way they are playing right now under Iriola.  The manager has a direct approach to games, he knows how to manage players and I knew it was just going to take him few games before Liverpool starts performing well.

[satscraper]

Liverpool have improved recently, they have blended well now and I know this is happening as a result of the fact that they didn't lose much players last summer, they just brought in a few couple of new signing that can fit in perfectly well at the club. Players like Alexander Isak is now performing well like he did when he was at Newcastle, and we can say he didn't do well because of the continuous injury that keeps disturbing him.

Liverpool will definitely qualify for champions league next season if they continue to play the way they are playing right now under Iriola.  The manager has a direct approach to games, he knows how to manage players and I knew it was just going to take him few games before Liverpool starts performing well.

Yeah, last season didn't go like clockwork for Liverpool because of persistent injury problems, so jugging to current situation I'm inclined to believe this may be changed now. However, I don't expect they will manage to overcome both Manchester City and Arsenal in chase for EPL trophy. The best they could count on is 4^th or 5^th place in table at the end of season.

[len01]

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

From my personal perspective, the chances of City being relegated are very small. Even though the case is very serious, there is still an appeal process that City will go through. Even if City eventually receive a points deduction, I believe they would still be able to remain in the EPL.

With the consistent squad they have at the moment, it would not be difficult for City to stay in the EPL. So I am not interested in betting on that option.