⚽ Premier League 2026/2027 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Amphenomenon]

Sincerely speaking if Chelsea continue wirh this their playing pattern, I'm not sure if other clubs will stop them from winning the league this season. I've checked all their matches since the season started, they're the premier league club scoring early goal, like i was surprised to them scored 2 goals in 2 minutes and 26 seconds.

Chelsea have not been consistent this season, there are some positions which they still have to improve. They won their first match after  the international break, and I hope they going to continue like this till the season is going to end. Chelsea performance is improving gradually, their performance this season is better than how they performed last season, so even if Chelsea can’t win the premier league, which I know Chelsea won’t be able to win, but Alonso should try and qualify for the champions league. With the way Chelsea are  not so consistent this season, we should stop thinking about them winning the premier league title.

Chelsea consistency is highly questionable currently. They are my team and we have improved especially in our attacking prowess but still lacking in our back and our midfield is really lacking and causing much issues but we need to find a way to manage all these and stay consistent, holding every necessary points that we can get before the transfer window open again for squad strengthening.

[Berry2d]

EPL

• Man United vs Spurs 1-1
• Fulham vs Man United 1-1
• Man United vs Man City 0-1
• Everton vs Man United 2-2
• Man United vs Ipswich 5-2
• Hull City vs Man United 2-0

EFL Cup

• Man United vs Brighton 2-3

UCL

• Man United vs Sabah 4-0
• Atletico vs Man United 2-0

Across all competitions, Man United have managed only two wins, with the rest ending in draws or losses. So, what can we really expect from MU? And will their upcoming match against Leeds also end in a draw, or will they even lose?

Its difficult believing the Manchester United that showed an amazing quality last season is now a talk of the town this present season, from there performance last season all where confidence enough they will do perfectly well this season but now its a different ball game.
Against Leeds I don't think United would go home with a draw or loss because it won't be a good result to see United loss again especially now all are expecting them to come back to full consistency and make their fans proud again.
Honestly speaking I am not happy with the kind of result the United have gotten since the start of the season but am sure their  next  and other games must end in their favour because before then there errors would have been spotted and corrected.

[Lembo69]

Sincerely speaking if Chelsea continue wirh this their playing pattern, I'm not sure if other clubs will stop them from winning the league this season. I've checked all their matches since the season started, they're the premier league club scoring early goal, like i was surprised to them scored 2 goals in 2 minutes and 26 seconds.

Chelsea have not been consistent this season, there are some positions which they still have to improve. They won their first match after  the international break, and I hope they going to continue like this till the season is going to end. Chelsea performance is improving gradually, their performance this season is better than how they performed last season, so even if Chelsea can’t win the premier league, which I know Chelsea won’t be able to win, but Alonso should try and qualify for the champions league. With the way Chelsea are  not so consistent this season, we should stop thinking about them winning the premier league title.

Chelsea consistency is highly questionable currently. They are my team and we have improved especially in our attacking prowess but still lacking in our back and our midfield is really lacking and causing much issues but we need to find a way to manage all these and stay consistent, holding every necessary points that we can get before the transfer window open again for squad strengthening.

Chelsea, despite securing such big wins, are weak in defense, and the same is true when it comes to catching them in midfield. I think they are getting worse at the end than they started. Are they not compatible with their coach, or are they deliberately creating such a situation? I think if they strengthen their defense, Chelsea will become a much stronger team. And I hope they will reach a good level soon. The players in the midfield should be given importance and the coach should drop all the players who are not playing well.

[Sally9256]

EPL

• Man United vs Spurs 1-1
• Fulham vs Man United 1-1
• Man United vs Man City 0-1
• Everton vs Man United 2-2
• Man United vs Ipswich 5-2
• Hull City vs Man United 2-0

EFL Cup

• Man United vs Brighton 2-3

UCL

• Man United vs Sabah 4-0
• Atletico vs Man United 2-0

Across all competitions, Man United have managed only two wins, with the rest ending in draws or losses. So, what can we really expect from MU? And will their upcoming match against Leeds also end in a draw, or will they even lose?

Its difficult believing the Manchester United that showed an amazing quality last season is now a talk of the town this present season, from there performance last season all where confidence enough they will do perfectly well this season but now its a different ball game.
Against Leeds I don't think United would go home with a draw or loss because it won't be a good result to see United loss again especially now all are expecting them to come back to full consistency and make their fans proud again.
Honestly speaking I am not happy with the kind of result the United have gotten since the start of the season but am sure their  next  and other games must end in their favour because before then there errors would have been spotted and corrected.

The thing now is when you look at Manchester United next 6-7 games you can’t even say a game that they will win. I think they will be playing the like of Chelsea, Liverpool, como, Roma and even Leeds United. I still can’t put it together how Carrick will give such a performance last season and In just 8 games this season, he is struggling this much.
The problem is Manchester United are not doing right with their recruitment, imagine a team qualifying for the champions league and not even having a backup left back to Luke Shaw. They don’t have a prolific winger at the moment, that really bad and a lot need to change at the club if they want to be better.

[Youngrebel]

Chelsea consistency is highly questionable currently. They are my team and we have improved especially in our attacking prowess but still lacking in our back and our midfield is really lacking and causing much issues but we need to find a way to manage all these and stay consistent, holding every necessary points that we can get before the transfer window open again for squad strengthening.

Chelsea improvement have been noticeable to me mostly in attack, and their consistency as you have said is highly questionable and I think it requires more than just scoring goal, but the midfield needs to control games better, while the defence must become more strong and avoid unnecessary mistake that could lead to another thing and I still believe in them and the team has enough quality to compete achieve greatness this season thats if the players can stay more focused and reduce unnecessary errors, and they also need to work on them selves more rather than depend entirely on new signings, the blues 💙 for life.

[Phoenix Anka]

Sincerely speaking if Chelsea continue wirh this their playing pattern, I'm not sure if other clubs will stop them from winning the league this season. I've checked all their matches since the season started, they're the premier league club scoring early goal, like i was surprised to them scored 2 goals in 2 minutes and 26 seconds.

Chelsea have not been consistent this season, there are some positions which they still have to improve. They won their first match after  the international break, and I hope they going to continue like this till the season is going to end. Chelsea performance is improving gradually, their performance this season is better than how they performed last season, so even if Chelsea can’t win the premier league, which I know Chelsea won’t be able to win, but Alonso should try and qualify for the champions league. With the way Chelsea are  not so consistent this season, we should stop thinking about them winning the premier league title.

Chelsea consistency is highly questionable currently. They are my team and we have improved especially in our attacking prowess but still lacking in our back and our midfield is really lacking and causing much issues but we need to find a way to manage all these and stay consistent, holding every necessary points that we can get before the transfer window open again for squad strengthening.

Chelsea, despite securing such big wins, are weak in defense, and the same is true when it comes to catching them in midfield. I think they are getting worse at the end than they started. Are they not compatible with their coach, or are they deliberately creating such a situation? I think if they strengthen their defense, Chelsea will become a much stronger team. And I hope they will reach a good level soon. The players in the midfield should be given importance and the coach should drop all the players who are not playing well.

Dropping a player from the squad would be overly punitive, but I do think Chelsea needs to sign a midfielder who can dominate the middle of the park. Since Enzo Fernández transfer to City, that position has never truly been filled, and gaps are appearing in the midfield. This becomes a major issue during matches. I am sure Xabi is aware of this and will certainly devise a tactical plan for the midfield.

[Jessie2121]

Dropping a player from the squad would be overly punitive, but I do think Chelsea needs to sign a midfielder who can dominate the middle of the park. Since Enzo Fernández transfer to City, that position has never truly been filled, and gaps are appearing in the midfield. This becomes a major issue during matches. I am sure Xabi is aware of this and will certainly devise a tactical plan for the midfield.

Enzo Fernández leaving Chelsea didn't affect how the team play from how I have seen Chelsea play since this season instead of thinking of a replacement in that position I think is best to change how the manager play the players, Morgan Rogers and Cole Palmer are good in distributing the ball , they should be in front of Moisés Caicedo while he plays as the DM, this will give them enough force to attack and the wings don't need somebody like Neto, he's a joy killer, still wonder why Alonso likes playing him over Estêvão, the Brazilian does not see the game more than Neto and bringing him towards the end part of the game is like expecting a big miracle, Alonso should act fast because Estêvão might choose to leave the club.

[len01]

The problem is Manchester United are not doing right with their recruitment, imagine a team qualifying for the champions league and not even having a backup left back to Luke Shaw. They don’t have a prolific winger at the moment, that really bad and a lot need to change at the club if they want to be better.

Yep, that's a good point. So you have the same opinion as me because I feel that MU has signed players who don't really fit the team's needs, leaving the squad unbalanced.

They brought in several midfielders, but when it comes to wingers and a left back, Carrick seems to have overlooked those positions and focused only on midfielders. In the end, Man United has no clear identity, and it feels like the team has no real foundation to build on. So, we might continue to see poor performances from MU in the coming matches.

[Shineup]

The problem is Manchester United are not doing right with their recruitment, imagine a team qualifying for the champions league and not even having a backup left back to Luke Shaw. They don’t have a prolific winger at the moment, that really bad and a lot need to change at the club if they want to be better.

Yep, that's a good point. So you have the same opinion as me because I feel that MU has signed players who don't really fit the team's needs, leaving the squad unbalanced.

They brought in several midfielders, but when it comes to wingers and a left back, Carrick seems to have overlooked those positions and focused only on midfielders. In the end, Man United has no clear identity, and it feels like the team has no real foundation to build on. So, we might continue to see poor performances from MU in the coming matches.

During the transfer window I was consistently pointing out this left back and a good winger, but they were so focused on Casemiro's replacement, now it back fires them and they are feeling it too hot, I will really blame Micheal Carrick on this one, I don't know why he was so focused on midfielders and fail to look into other positions, I just pray they hold still till January transfer window to open, if they can make amends on their mistakes, because with the look of things they might find themselves in the relegation zone before that time comes.

[Primark]

Sincerely speaking if Chelsea continue wirh this their playing pattern, I'm not sure if other clubs will stop them from winning the league this season. I've checked all their matches since the season started, they're the premier league club scoring early goal, like i was surprised to them scored 2 goals in 2 minutes and 26 seconds.

Chelsea have not been consistent this season, there are some positions which they still have to improve. They won their first match after  the international break, and I hope they going to continue like this till the season is going to end. Chelsea performance is improving gradually, their performance this season is better than how they performed last season, so even if Chelsea can’t win the premier league, which I know Chelsea won’t be able to win, but Alonso should try and qualify for the champions league. With the way Chelsea are  not so consistent this season, we should stop thinking about them winning the premier league title.

Chelsea consistency is highly questionable currently. They are my team and we have improved especially in our attacking prowess but still lacking in our back and our midfield is really lacking and causing much issues but we need to find a way to manage all these and stay consistent, holding every necessary points that we can get before the transfer window open again for squad strengthening.

Chelsea, despite securing such big wins, are weak in defense, and the same is true when it comes to catching them in midfield. I think they are getting worse at the end than they started. Are they not compatible with their coach, or are they deliberately creating such a situation? I think if they strengthen their defense, Chelsea will become a much stronger team. And I hope they will reach a good level soon. The players in the midfield should be given importance and the coach should drop all the players who are not playing well.

Dropping a player from the squad would be overly punitive, but I do think Chelsea needs to sign a midfielder who can dominate the middle of the park. Since Enzo Fernández transfer to City, that position has never truly been filled, and gaps are appearing in the midfield. This becomes a major issue during matches. I am sure Xabi is aware of this and will certainly devise a tactical plan for the midfield.

You are right, the Chelsea midfield has changed a bit since Enzo left. His ability in particular has to be praised. Because he could take the ball from below and play forward towards the attack. In that respect, it is not easy to replace him directly. However, after the Bournemouth match, I am still not sure that Chelsea's biggest problem is not having another dominant midfielder. Moises Caicedo returned from injury and started against Bournemouth. He created a good balance in the midfield with Jordan Henderson. Even Xabi Alonso himself praised his performance after the match. Chelsea won the match 5–1, so at least the midfield worked well in that match.

[Tmoonz]

EPL

• Man United vs Spurs 1-1
• Fulham vs Man United 1-1
• Man United vs Man City 0-1
• Everton vs Man United 2-2
• Man United vs Ipswich 5-2
• Hull City vs Man United 2-0

EFL Cup

• Man United vs Brighton 2-3

UCL

• Man United vs Sabah 4-0
• Atletico vs Man United 2-0

Across all competitions, Man United have managed only two wins, with the rest ending in draws or losses. So, what can we really expect from MU? And will their upcoming match against Leeds also end in a draw, or will they even lose?

Its difficult believing the Manchester United that showed an amazing quality last season is now a talk of the town this present season, from there performance last season all where confidence enough they will do perfectly well this season but now its a different ball game.
Against Leeds I don't think United would go home with a draw or loss because it won't be a good result to see United loss again especially now all are expecting them to come back to full consistency and make their fans proud again.
Honestly speaking I am not happy with the kind of result the United have gotten since the start of the season but am sure their  next  and other games must end in their favour because before then there errors would have been spotted and corrected.

I was one of those that truly believed Manchester United would be a great title contenders this season, I was so certain of that, but how things has turned out to be this worse for them is still what I don't understand, was Carrick and the players actually doing all that for some kind of spotlight or what? Someone put me through please because I still can't understand why team that cancel ten points from Chelsea and more from other English premier league teams, just to finish third in the league table, then with full hope everyone believes they would be more dangerous this season, but later turns out to be a laughings talk, it's really embarrassing.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

EPL

• Man United vs Spurs 1-1
• Fulham vs Man United 1-1
• Man United vs Man City 0-1
• Everton vs Man United 2-2
• Man United vs Ipswich 5-2
• Hull City vs Man United 2-0

EFL Cup

• Man United vs Brighton 2-3

UCL

• Man United vs Sabah 4-0
• Atletico vs Man United 2-0

Across all competitions, Man United have managed only two wins, with the rest ending in draws or losses. So, what can we really expect from MU? And will their upcoming match against Leeds also end in a draw, or will they even lose?

I think Carrick could be out of a job before New Year if results don’t improve. I’ve said it before but employing managers full time who had a decent run whilst caretaker manager rarely works out well/

The new manager bounce worked when he took over mid season on a temporary basis but now he’s permanent manager the bounce has gone and they are reverting to the mean.

[Callido]

Enzo Fernández leaving Chelsea didn't affect how the team play from how I have seen Chelsea play since this season instead of thinking of a replacement in that position I think is best to change how the manager play the players, Morgan Rogers and Cole Palmer are good in distributing the ball , they should be in front of Moisés Caicedo while he plays as the DM, this will give them enough force to attack and the wings don't need somebody like Neto, he's a joy killer, still wonder why Alonso likes playing him over Estêvão, the Brazilian does not see the game more than Neto and bringing him towards the end part of the game is like expecting a big miracle, Alonso should act fast because Estêvão might choose to leave the club.

With Enzo Fernandez remaining in the club, Chelsea will be better than they are now, but the replacements are not terrible. So far, the club has been able to win games with the help of the substitutes, and the coach does know what he is doing. I think Chelsea would rather have Enzo Fernandez away from the club than have Caicedo leave the club, the main guy in that Midfield has always been Caicedo.

In big games, no coach will start Estêvão over Neto, if Chelsea are not getting another good and reliable winger for that position, Neto will continuously remain a starter, while Estêvão will come in as a substitute.

[Umulala-alala]

EPL

• Man United vs Spurs 1-1
• Fulham vs Man United 1-1
• Man United vs Man City 0-1
• Everton vs Man United 2-2
• Man United vs Ipswich 5-2
• Hull City vs Man United 2-0

EFL Cup

• Man United vs Brighton 2-3

UCL

• Man United vs Sabah 4-0
• Atletico vs Man United 2-0

Across all competitions, Man United have managed only two wins, with the rest ending in draws or losses. So, what can we really expect from MU? And will their upcoming match against Leeds also end in a draw, or will they even lose?

Its difficult believing the Manchester United that showed an amazing quality last season is now a talk of the town this present season, from there performance last season all where confidence enough they will do perfectly well this season but now its a different ball game.
Against Leeds I don't think United would go home with a draw or loss because it won't be a good result to see United loss again especially now all are expecting them to come back to full consistency and make their fans proud again.
Honestly speaking I am not happy with the kind of result the United have gotten since the start of the season but am sure their  next  and other games must end in their favour because before then there errors would have been spotted and corrected.

The thing has also kept me in a shock, Man united that we all believe will definitely perform well this season under Micheal carrick due to his astonished performance last season has only just won 2 matches across all competition, it just what i can't believe and I now asked what could be Man united problem now because the things getting from bad to worst. The disappointment is just very bad i wish anything can done ASAP either by changing coach before it gets late on them.

[Youngrebel]

With Enzo Fernandez remaining in the club, Chelsea will be better than they are now, but the replacements are not terrible. So far, the club has been able to win games with the help of the substitutes, and the coach does know what he is doing. I think Chelsea would rather have Enzo Fernandez away from the club than have Caicedo leave the club, the main guy in that Midfield has always been Caicedo.

In big games, no coach will start Estêvão over Neto, if Chelsea are not getting another good and reliable winger for that position, Neto will continuously remain a starter, while Estêvão will come in as a substitute.

Very true that Caicedo is a very very important player for Chelsea because of how good he is in terms of defence, how he always recovers the ball so smartly, and how he works in the midfield but then Enzo Fernández to me that guy is also creative with the way he calculate where he is in the field and he’s very good at possession, so losing any player will definitely affect the team in different ways and thats just how I see it.

[Ndabagi01]

Chelsea consistency is highly questionable currently. They are my team and we have improved especially in our attacking prowess but still lacking in our back and our midfield is really lacking and causing much issues but we need to find a way to manage all these and stay consistent, holding every necessary points that we can get before the transfer window open again for squad strengthening.

Watching Chelsea’s last game stats after the international break, it looks that they’re strengthen their squad more and have been able to understand each other better than before. They didn’t concede in that match as they did in the earlier games before the international break. Their midfield and defence has improved a bit and I hope they will keep to that as they have a long season to go from here. If Chelsea remains consistent in their upcoming games as much as they can, maybe by halfway through in the season, they may be seen as a special contender for the title alongside other top teams in the Premier League now.

[Cryptoprincess101]

~snip~

Across all competitions, Man United have managed only two wins, with the rest ending in draws or losses. So, what can we really expect from MU? And will their upcoming match against Leeds also end in a draw, or will they even lose?

Winning only 2 games in all competitions shows that Manchester United has not really made any improvements as we thought they did last season. They created an impression that they are now a strong team and with how they were winning matches back to back we were expecting that they will even be among the title contenders but they gave their fans a false hope. Leeds has a very solid attack, I doubt if Manchester United can win Leeds.

Leeds is currently at 7th position and they only lost one match which was against Arsenal, they cannot lose 2 straight matches. They are ahead of Manchester United and the fact that they will be playing from home is another advantage for them. We saw how they gave Arsenal a tough match how much more Manchester United.

[DYOR+BTC]

~snip~

Across all competitions, Man United have managed only two wins, with the rest ending in draws or losses. So, what can we really expect from MU? And will their upcoming match against Leeds also end in a draw, or will they even lose?

Winning only 2 games in all competitions shows that Manchester United has not really made any improvements as we thought they did last season. They created an impression that they are now a strong team and with how they were winning matches back to back we were expecting that they will even be among the title contenders but they gave their fans a false hope. Leeds has a very solid attack, I doubt if Manchester United can win Leeds.

Leeds is currently at 7th position and they only lost one match which was against Arsenal, they cannot lose 2 straight matches. They are ahead of Manchester United and the fact that they will be playing from home is another advantage for them. We saw how they gave Arsenal a tough match how much more Manchester United.

Even if anything is not possible is the game of football,  I don't think that of Manchester United not winning Leeds can be possible is there next Premier league game.
Yes Manchester united showed a promising sign to all last season and are now doing something far from what all where expecting from them but not enough reason to say they can't win Leeds in their next game. Leeds may be at the seventh position in the table and are doing perfectly well but not enough reason to say they will win in their game against Manchester United.

[Sobz]

Even if anything is not possible is the game of football,  I don't think that of Manchester United not winning Leeds can be possible is there next Premier league game.
Yes Manchester united showed a promising sign to all last season and are now doing something far from what all where expecting from them but not enough reason to say they can't win Leeds in their next game. Leeds may be at the seventh position in the table and are doing perfectly well but not enough reason to say they will win in their game against Manchester United.

Even if leed city is ahead of Manchester United in points it is possible for Manchester United to win against them but their is no guarantee that Manchester United will win. Honestly Manchester United have not being doing well of lately and since Leeds united is doibg better than Manchester united it means Leeds have better chances of winning because they have been more consistent than Manchester United this see season. If you will be playing this gane it is better to predict based on performance this season 

[Issa56]

The thing has also kept me in a shock, Man united that we all believe will definitely perform well this season under Micheal carrick due to his astonished performance last season has only just won 2 matches across all competition, it just what i can't believe and I now asked what could be Man united problem now because the things getting from bad to worst.

Everyone expectation were high on Manchester United before the season started, we saw how they performed last season, immediately Carrick joined Manchester United, their performance changed. Manchester United were at the middle of the table before Carrick joined the team, but immediately he joined everything changed, Manchester United started winning matches, and they ended the season in 3rd position.

How come we are in a new season, and a club like that is struggling in matches. I was just so confident that Manchester United will be in top 3 on the table this season even if they can’t win the premier league title, but Manchester United is currently at middle of the table, I don’t know why their performance declined so much.

The disappointment is just very bad i wish anything can done ASAP either by changing coach before it gets late on them.

Do you think changing coach will solve Manchester United problem? I don’t think so. If Manchester United changes coach, I don’t think anything is going to change, the best thing is for the management to support Carrick with whatsoever he wants, and they should give him enough time.