⚽ Premier League 2026/2027 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Crypto_Timothy]

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.

A fellow fan I see, but for real this was not the plan when the league started, I genuinely felt like Chelsea would be title contender this season with some dominating matches in the season, but I don't know again, really. Maybe the season is still too early to call it it? I mean it is the premier league and anything is pretty much possible but then again Man city and Arsenal are becoming predators this season and that dream of Chelsea lifting the cup is drifting away slowing especially as they conceive goals like they have been doing.
Midfield and attack is a serious problem for us already, so a bad defense will just kill use entirely, I don't know but alot of work needs to be done on the squad and their mentality.

[Amphenomenon]

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.

While you have a point I still recall there were defensive lapses that could have cost us more goals and against top teams these are still an issue.

I'm not holding back our flowers because we deserve it but giving so much accolades when there are so much to do is not something I would say we should do, that will more likely cause us to slack off, I have seen that happened before and it shouldn't resurfaced again.

[shinratensei_]

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?

That's bad results imo. No doubt it's the rumor about Conte to become the next manager for them is surrounding now. I even read about Conte's close person told MU if he's interesting to take the job when Carrick gets sacked. So it's interesting to see what decision will be taken over Carrick's future.
Staying until next season sounds impossible if his club is still underperform like this.

However, i think any manager that is taking the job won't survive when they have to manage a team with no depth like that. So many unproven players, and horrible defenders in MU. If they're really committing to enhance their club, they must also guarantee the new coach will also get fresh investment.
They have to emphasize new managers have to stop on betting to the young lads who being priced extremely expensive with no thing to show such as Baleba or Santos.

Changing the manager is not a wrong decision as long as club is also fully committing to improve the squad by give them coach more money to shopping on the market.

[len01]

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.

Maybe Man United should change their manager in the middle of every season  or just get a new manager every season, even if the previous one did a good job.

We have seen this happen before with ten Hag. He got some good results, but things actually got worse when the club decided to keep him. Then there was Carrick, who made everyone acknowledge his coaching ability, only to end up in the same situation as Ten Hag in the new season.

[Brizi5000]

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.

Maybe Man United should change their manager in the middle of every season  or just get a new manager every season, even if the previous one did a good job.

We have seen this happen before with ten Hag. He got some good results, but things actually got worse when the club decided to keep him. Then there was Carrick, who made everyone acknowledge his coaching ability, only to end up in the same situation as Ten Hag in the new season.

I think they will surely get a new manager before December because it’s obvious Michael Carrick is not the right fit for this club with the recent run of results. What the club need now is a proven coach that will turn things around within one or two seasons by winning the league . Antonio contes recent comments have spark some speculations and I think he’s ready to take up a new club so man united can go for him because he’s a proven coach and have won trophies in the premier league.

[Zackz5000]

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.

Maybe Man United should change their manager in the middle of every season  or just get a new manager every season, even if the previous one did a good job.

We have seen this happen before with ten Hag. He got some good results, but things actually got worse when the club decided to keep him. Then there was Carrick, who made everyone acknowledge his coaching ability, only to end up in the same situation as Ten Hag in the new season.

I think they will surely get a new manager before December because it’s obvious Michael Carrick is not the right fit for this club with the recent run of results. What the club need now is a proven coach that will turn things around within one or two seasons by winning the league . Antonio contes recent comments have spark some speculations and I think he’s ready to take up a new club so man united can go for him because he’s a proven coach and have won trophies in the premier league.

Michael Carrick won the heart of United fans he made everyone in Manchester United to believe in him that he will do more if made the head coach of the team, he took over from Ruben Amorim when the team was struggling even approaching the relegation line and he finished it up and qualify the team to the UEFA Champions league and everyone talks about it that he will go fit for the job, i think it's just too bad for him now, i believe that Manchester United won't give him much time again because there is no time he is due to be sack and it may not get to December either.

[Davidloki]

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.

Maybe Man United should change their manager in the middle of every season  or just get a new manager every season, even if the previous one did a good job.

We have seen this happen before with ten Hag. He got some good results, but things actually got worse when the club decided to keep him. Then there was Carrick, who made everyone acknowledge his coaching ability, only to end up in the same situation as Ten Hag in the new season.

It is painful to see the same outcome circle round every season, without a permanent solution to the problem. United would need to believe in their managers and provide them with the best support to bolster the team. At this point, I'm beginning to think that United needs an overhaul and a fresh mentality.

Also, there is a recent news that Lisandro Martinez would pay a fine for publicly discrediting the management of the owners, and would return to the club for the next game. It is clear that his emotions got the best of him and that's valid, he said a truth that many players are scared to mention.

[Futurexxx]

It is painful to see the same outcome circle round every season, without a permanent solution to the problem. United would need to believe in their managers and provide them with the best support to bolster the team. At this point, I'm beginning to think that United needs an overhaul and a fresh mentality.

Also, there is a recent news that Lisandro Martinez would pay a fine for publicly discrediting the management of the owners, and would return to the club for the next game. It is clear that his emotions got the best of him and that's valid, he said a truth that many players are scared to mention.

When Cristiano Ronaldo said that Manchester United did not evolved like the rest of other top teams, people were criticizing him and saying that he was disrespecting the club, but one good thing about football is that if you are not doing well or doing things that's needs to be done, it will definitely show in the field of play, and to be honest with you, the quality of Manchester United players is far below their top rivals, because none of their current first team players can go into the first eleven of arsenal that are the current champions of the English premier League, which is enough reason to understand why they are struggling year after year without no improvement of results.

[RockBell]

Michael Carrick won the heart of United fans he made everyone in Manchester United to believe in him that he will do more if made the head coach of the team, he took over from Ruben Amorim when the team was struggling even approaching the relegation line and he finished it up and qualify the team to the UEFA Champions league and everyone talks about it that he will go fit for the job, i think it's just too bad for him now, i believe that Manchester United won't give him much time again because there is no time he is due to be sack and it may not get to December either.

They might still want to give him time  because they so much believed in him that his going to be the one, for sure, and currently they are already complaining about him, and the next thing now is that they will want him sacked because if Manchester United get close to the relegation line, then there is going to be a big problem because they will do everything possible to pressure the management into letting him go. We are all still in observation and waiting to see how things will turn out, and it is clubs like chelsea he will be long gone by now am certain they don't waste much time.

[DubemIfedigbo001]

While you have a point I still recall there were defensive lapses that could have cost us more goals and against top teams these are still an issue.

I'm not holding back our flowers because we deserve it but giving so much accolades when there are so much to do is not something I would say we should do, that will more likely cause us to slack off, I have seen that happened before and it shouldn't resurfaced again.

I can agree that Chelsea did well against Bournemouth previously, but Bournemouth isn't a true test of a team's ability since they've been generally in a poor form, so even struggling teams can win them as well, although it's worthy of note that no Chelsea player had a yellow card in the match, depicting their discipline and showing they were under little or no pressure.

They'll have another chance to prove their efficiency tomorrow against Everton. Everton has been in better form this season and they're deadly when playing from home. Let's see how well Chelsea improved by 17:00 tomorrow. I'm more confident in their midfield with Caicedo's return. Everton would test their defence properly, I hope they pass the test.

[Achalugo BTC]

They might still want to give him time  because they so much believed in him that his going to be the one, for sure, and currently they are already complaining about him, and the next thing now is that they will want him sacked because if Manchester United get close to the relegation line, then there is going to be a big problem because they will do everything possible to pressure the management into letting him go. We are all still in observation and waiting to see how things will turn out, and it is clubs like chelsea he will be long gone by now am certain they don't waste much time.

That is true, Chelsea doesn't waste time sacking their manager, especially if he is not giving them the results they want. It seems Manchester United are following that pattern too, but not to the same extent as Chelsea, from the look of things, they believe in and love their new manager despite their recent failures. However, let's wait and see how things unfold and how patient United will be and whether they will start acting like Chelsea too.

[Agathamay]

I can agree that Chelsea did well against Bournemouth previously, but Bournemouth isn't a true test of a team's ability since they've been generally in a poor form, so even struggling teams can win them as well, although it's worthy of note that no Chelsea player had a yellow card in the match, depicting their discipline and showing they were under little or no pressure.

They'll have another chance to prove their efficiency tomorrow against Everton. Everton has been in better form this season and they're deadly when playing from home. Let's see how well Chelsea improved by 17:00 tomorrow. I'm more confident in their midfield with Caicedo's return. Everton would test their defence properly, I hope they pass the test.

when we everyone start to accept the fact that Xabi Alonso will succeed at Stamford Bridge? When? Chelsea are on another transformation under Xabi Alonso and they've been very best at goal scoring, they're very best to enchanced their performance and become the top team they are today. Chelsea doesn't need 20 or 10minutes to score you, they just need minimum of 1 minutes and maximum of 3 minutes to score their oppositions.

We all saw what they did against Bournemouth, how they pressed and kept pressing until they score goals in the early minutes of the game. Chelsea are absolutely stunning and I don't see them below average this season, they're skyrocketing and becoming a very important contender for the EPL title this season.

[Tmoonz]

They might still want to give him time  because they so much believed in him that his going to be the one, for sure, and currently they are already complaining about him, and the next thing now is that they will want him sacked because if Manchester United get close to the relegation line, then there is going to be a big problem because they will do everything possible to pressure the management into letting him go. We are all still in observation and waiting to see how things will turn out, and it is clubs like chelsea he will be long gone by now am certain they don't waste much time.

That is true, Chelsea doesn't waste time sacking their manager, especially if he is not giving them the results they want. It seems Manchester United are following that pattern too, but not to the same extent as Chelsea, from the look of things, they believe in and love their new manager despite their recent failures. However, let's wait and see how things unfold and how patient United will be and whether they will start acting like Chelsea too.

Trust me with few more draw or lose the Manchester united management will start looking towards that direction, there's no time for anything club legend or whatever, he's not working to expectations and that is really bring the team down by the day, so he should better seat up if he still wants to keep the job, because it seems Konte is interested on the Manchester United job, and if truly he wants to take over the job, we all know the fans and the management work think it twice, so Michael Carrick should better seat up, or he will have himself to blame.

[Nightwatchmare]

The premier league is not what I think Chelsea will even focus on winning this season, they will just fight to finish in the top four of the table. Chelsea is playing great but how well they can maintain the consistency is what I think will be the problem here. Winning their first match after the international break is commendable and it shows that they’re really serious with finishing in a good position this season. Chelsea should work on their defence, if they continue to concede plenty goals, it’ll affect them going forward and may finish in a position so close to the top that goal differential will be the effect of them finishing in that position.

Chelsea is competing for the league title and their focus is how they can win it but their defensive problem is what will make them not to win the league title if they did not fix up. I was thinking Chelsea could get a draw or lose against Bournemouth after the international break because of how tired their players will be after playing for their country but however Chelsea comfortably defeated Bournmouth with the number of goals which i did not expect from them, if Chelsea continues with this performance who knows what they could achieve this season.

[TastyChillySauce00]

The week 7 of premier league is starting tomorrow. I have been starting to do a small research on which teams i must place my bets. I have picked some games that i think these games are easy to guess. It's all below.

1. Chelsea vs Everton, Chelsea is my favorite with 2.20 after Caicedo is returning to the main team combined with his good team work together with Henderson. So i rate Chelsea is in stance to win with the same squad they used against Bournemouth in the last game.
They have pretty bad record against Toffees in away game by often ended the game with draw. Nevertheless, they can deliver a better result when all of their key play such as JPM (Joao, Palmer, Morgan) are in healthy condition.

I expect them to make another fast goal like they did in the last of their six games.

2. Manchester City vs Ipswich, City is obviously making this game to be one sided game. They lost to PSG, but PSG is the best team in the world. So it won't be difficult to trash Ipswich at home. I'll go for a risky bet like City -2.
3. Brentford vs Liverpool, Liverpool is not gonna have easy game because Brentford is in their top perform. It's hard to guess which team to win because both look good on paper. So alternative pick such as btts is my choice.

[HyperCodexV]

They might still want to give him time  because they so much believed in him that his going to be the one, for sure, and currently they are already complaining about him, and the next thing now is that they will want him sacked because if Manchester United get close to the relegation line, then there is going to be a big problem because they will do everything possible to pressure the management into letting him go. We are all still in observation and waiting to see how things will turn out, and it is clubs like chelsea he will be long gone by now am certain they don't waste much time.

That is true, Chelsea doesn't waste time sacking their manager, especially if he is not giving them the results they want. It seems Manchester United are following that pattern too, but not to the same extent as Chelsea, from the look of things, they believe in and love their new manager despite their recent failures. However, let's wait and see how things unfold and how patient United will be and whether they will start acting like Chelsea too.

I swaer to God bro, in Man U the players are the problem not Carrick, Jimmy Carragher was on point because, seriously those guys don't run or put efforts to track back once they lose the ball up front, They just walk in the pitch like they have a stomach ache and the annoying part is that Spurs won them with a man down. A lot of Man U legends said the same thing on their podcast. Chelsea can always to some quick sacking because they always find someone ready before they make such decisions, but Man U are a different Management that lack progressive thoughts, so if they sack Carrick today, there is no plan on the ground for who takes over, it will just be another trial by error thing all over again.

[KTChampions]

when we everyone start to accept the fact that Xabi Alonso will succeed at Stamford Bridge? When? Chelsea are on another transformation under Xabi Alonso and they've been very best at goal scoring, they're very best to enchanced their performance and become the top team they are today. Chelsea doesn't need 20 or 10minutes to score you, they just need minimum of 1 minutes and maximum of 3 minutes to score their oppositions.

We all saw what they did against Bournemouth, how they pressed and kept pressing until they score goals in the early minutes of the game. Chelsea are absolutely stunning and I don't see them below average this season, they're skyrocketing and becoming a very important contender for the EPL title this season.

Perhaps when it actually happens?  Chelsea scores a lot of goals, but also concedes many - their goal difference is just +2. Chelsea are among the three worst teams for goals conceded, level with Newcastle and Bournemouth, with 13. Chelsea are currently ranked as the third favorites for the title, but the gap behind the top two is too large - the odds offered on Chelsea are 13.0. I would be happy to see Chelsea displace City in the title race, but for now, I’m not optimistic about that happening.
By the way, for some reason City are once again priced at 4.50 - lol, in my view that’s a clear mistake.

[Gost ms]

The premier league is not what I think Chelsea will even focus on winning this season, they will just fight to finish in the top four of the table. Chelsea is playing great but how well they can maintain the consistency is what I think will be the problem here. Winning their first match after the international break is commendable and it shows that they’re really serious with finishing in a good position this season. Chelsea should work on their defence, if they continue to concede plenty goals, it’ll affect them going forward and may finish in a position so close to the top that goal differential will be the effect of them finishing in that position.

Chelsea is competing for the league title and their focus is how they can win it but their defensive problem is what will make them not to win the league title if they did not fix up. I was thinking Chelsea could get a draw or lose against Bournemouth after the international break because of how tired their players will be after playing for their country but however Chelsea comfortably defeated Bournmouth with the number of goals which i did not expect from them, if Chelsea continues with this performance who knows what they could achieve this season.

Chelsea's current bad situation is not only due to Chelsea's defense, but they have weaknesses in several areas due to which they are facing such problems. Chelsea's midfield has several problems, but yes, the problem you mentioned is the weakness of Chelsea's defense. This is one of Chelsea's biggest weaknesses at the moment. If they can overcome this weakness, then it is expected that they will be able to fight hard with the opponent. Currently, whenever Chelsea raises their defense a little higher, space is created at the back and the opponent easily uses this opportunity and succeeds.

[Nightwatchmare]

Trust me with few more draw or lose the Manchester united management will start looking towards that direction, there's no time for anything club legend or whatever, he's not working to expectations and that is really bring the team down by the day, so he should better seat up if he still wants to keep the job, because it seems Konte is interested on the Manchester United job, and if truly he wants to take over the job, we all know the fans and the management work think it twice, so Michael Carrick should better seat up, or he will have himself to blame.

Manchester United management does not need few more draw or lose for them to sack Michael Carrick, the performance of Michael Carrick has shown Manchester United cannot get better as far as he remains Manchester United manager and it is enough for Manchester United management to employ another manager as it is not late now, Conte is a manager that will like to reach an agreement with Manchester United management to sign the players of his choice in January transfer market before he will accept to manage Manchester United, considering that Manchester United management does not want to spend huge amount of money on players they will not go for Conte if they are looking  for who to replace Michael Carrick, they will go for a manager that will dance to their tone.

[SmartCharpa]

When Cristiano Ronaldo said that Manchester United did not evolved like the rest of other top teams, people were criticizing him and saying that he was disrespecting the club, but one good thing about football is that if you are not doing well or doing things that's needs to be done, it will definitely show in the field of play, and to be honest with you, the quality of Manchester United players is far below their top rivals, because none of their current first team players can go into the first eleven of arsenal that are the current champions of the English premier League, which is enough reason to understand why they are struggling year after year without no improvement of results.

If Cristiano Ronaldo is still at Manchester United, I believe they will claim he is the reason why the club is not playing at their best. They would even criticise him that other players refused to play at their best because of him, but look at what we continue to get from this club since Ronaldo returned about 4 years ago. Manchester United performance have remain the same. Manchester United fans are tired of watching this team play so poor this year.

Manchester United squad is full of average players, they should sell all the players and bring in new ones to build the team. Manchester United are acting as if they don’t have the money to buy quality players. Even Bruno and other players whose contract will expire at the end of the season should leave the club, they should not offer them a new contract.

They couldn’t beat Tottenham at home even with a red card. The same thing happened at home against Manchester City, I wonder if we can consider the next away game against Leeds a defeat because I don’t think they can beat Leeds United.