⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Abbatty]

Liverpool continue with their struggles in the Premier League, with time they might not be in the top 5 on the league table with other teams winning their games and pushing them off the champions league position. Their performance hasn't been impressive and I wonder who's going to take the blame for all these that have been happening, good thing is clear that since Salah left they still didn't do much in terms of performance and now we are waiting to know who's going to take the fall. 5 games 4 draws and a loss, too bad. What seems to be the problem for Slot and his boys?

Of course it always the coach to blame, when things were very good for them last season, I vividly remember how Slot was so quick to take the credit. If eventually Liverpool fails to get a champions league spot for next season they it been a very bad season for them, at least if they can’t retain the league then surely a champions league spot should do.

I see Liverpool fans screaming for Slot should be sacked already, they want the management to bring in someone better which they feel Xabi Alonso will be the right man for the job. For me I think the struggle will continue till the end of season.

[1kodumtek7]

Aston Villa are also in this interestingly. The reason for it is simple though. Arsenal and Manchester City both have lost so many points on the recent weeks. Otherwise Aston Villa were already going to be far behind.

I'm just wondering at what point they will be out of this. I'm still thinking they can't keep up with that duo until the end. But if Emery does this then that will be another level of success for Aston Villa. No matter they win the league or not.

[SmartCharpa]

Liverpool continue with their struggles in the Premier League, with time they might not be in the top 5 on the league table with other teams winning their games and pushing them off the champions league position. Their performance hasn't been impressive and I wonder who's going to take the blame for all these that have been happening, good thing is clear that since Salah left they still didn't do much in terms of performance and now we are waiting to know who's going to take the fall. 5 games 4 draws and a loss, too bad. What seems to be the problem for Slot and his boys?

Liverpool are winning less in their last 5 league games, this team will struggle to win their games this season because the manager does not use the same tactics in each games, in their last game against Bournemouth, he used 4-2-2-2, but it did not work for them. Liverpool struggles continue after what we saw at the beginning of the season, some people thought they had improved when they were unbeaten in their last 13 matches, but they only won 7 and draw the remaining 6.

At this point, there is no one to blame other than the manager. The players may be responsible for the bad performance, but the manager must find a solution because they have the quality players to win games. Salah isn’t the only problem at the club, all of the players are not in best form, I think they need a better manager to improve the team.

[ancafe]

Aston Villa are also in this interestingly. The reason for it is simple though. Arsenal and Manchester City both have lost so many points on the recent weeks. Otherwise Aston Villa were already going to be far behind.

I'm just wondering at what point they will be out of this. I'm still thinking they can't keep up with that duo until the end. But if Emery does this then that will be another level of success for Aston Villa. No matter they win the league or not.

It depends on how Arsenal and Manchester City fare in their remaining matches. If those two teams drop points in their upcoming matches, Aston Villa's chances of competing for the title will be even greater. Arsenal currently have a four-point lead over both Manchester City and Aston Villa and a loss against Manchester United puts Arsenal's Premier League title chances at risk again as they'll need to be much more consistent in their next matches to avoid dropping points.

The title race is indeed getting more interesting and if Arsenal can't bounce back after drawing against Nottingham Forest and losing against Manchester United, it will make their chances even more difficult because four points is not a big difference in the Premier League, so Arsenal themselves will have to perform much better in the remaining matches.

[Taricoins]

Liverpool continue with their struggles in the Premier League, with time they might not be in the top 5 on the league table with other teams winning their games and pushing them off the champions league position. Their performance hasn't been impressive and I wonder who's going to take the blame for all these that have been happening, good thing is clear that since Salah left they still didn't do much in terms of performance and now we are waiting to know who's going to take the fall. 5 games 4 draws and a loss, too bad. What seems to be the problem for Slot and his boys?

Of course it always the coach to blame, when things were very good for them last season, I vividly remember how Slot was so quick to take the credit. If eventually Liverpool fails to get a champions league spot for next season they it been a very bad season for them, at least if they can’t retain the league then surely a champions league spot should do.

I see Liverpool fans screaming for Slot should be sacked already, they want the management to bring in someone better which they feel Xabi Alonso will be the right man for the job. For me I think the struggle will continue till the end of season.

When Liverpool's management became complacent with the below par performance from Slot because they were in the fourth place previously, I laughed because the gap difference wasn't that big and they were showing a downward trajectory after they drew with Fullham and Leeds, although the point gap between them and the 4th is just 2 points, Liverpool's fixture is packed because they still have Newcastle, Man City and Sunderland in there next Premier League fixtures.

[Sexylizzy2813]

Liverpool continue with their struggles in the Premier League, with time they might not be in the top 5 on the league table with other teams winning their games and pushing them off the champions league position. Their performance hasn't been impressive and I wonder who's going to take the blame for all these that have been happening, good thing is clear that since Salah left they still didn't do much in terms of performance and now we are waiting to know who's going to take the fall. 5 games 4 draws and a loss, too bad. What seems to be the problem for Slot and his boys?

Liverpool has suffering 7 defeat during this season in all competitions i think this is dissapointing because as defending champion their performance is opposite compared to last season and do not expect Liverpool to joining for race title anymore because it's impossible for them but i think top 4 is the realistic target for them but it won't be easy because they have to compete with Manchester united and Chelsea for that position

Changing coach in the middle of competition is risky especially Liverpool have to play on other competition such as champion league and i think the management still give the chances to Arne Slot to finished this season which mean if Slot can bring Liverpool to finish at champion league spots maybe the management will not sack him but if Slot failed and Liverpool finished the season with unexpected position i am sure Liverpool will have new manager for next season

They were doing a little bit fine at the beginning of the season and with the transfer that was coming in made many to see them as the number 1 contender and the club to win it, an unstoppable force but along the line things stopped working for them and their mentality of a champion changed too. The top 4 is still open for every club that are close not only Liverpool, which has made the whole thing difficult for the Reds, if they enter the top 4 today there's every possibility that they might lose that spot so is now left for them to improve and remain consistent.
At this point no Liverpool fan won't say they're not thinking and wishing for Slot to be replaced because the results aren't coming, they backslide every single week. Like you said, if they fail to finish in the champions league spot it will be a disaster and Slot might lose his job, that's if the board haven't thought of it before now. There's still time to secure a spot in the top 4 and they should also work with Slot and not following the same step Chelsea and Man UTD took even if is working for them, Slot should be in charge till the end of the season before any action takes place.

[Baki202]

Liverpool continue with their struggles in the Premier League, with time they might not be in the top 5 on the league table with other teams winning their games and pushing them off the champions league position. Their performance hasn't been impressive and I wonder who's going to take the blame for all these that have been happening, good thing is clear that since Salah left they still didn't do much in terms of performance and now we are waiting to know who's going to take the fall. 5 games 4 draws and a loss, too bad. What seems to be the problem for Slot and his boys?

Of course it always the coach to blame, when things were very good for them last season, I vividly remember how Slot was so quick to take the credit. If eventually Liverpool fails to get a champions league spot for next season they it been a very bad season for them, at least if they can’t retain the league then surely a champions league spot should do.

Everyone feels like the coach is the one driving the progress of the club, and that is why when you change coaches, you will notice some kind of change. And in the case of Liverpool, they have not been serious. And in all five of their games, they played four draws.  and what ever is happening to Liverpool now is both the fault of the management and the player and their contribution in the Champions League is even worse. And since they won there premier league last season, they have not been doing very well, so they need to do a self-evaluation just to make things better for next season. This season is gradually coming to an end.

I see Liverpool fans screaming for Slot should be sacked already, they want the management to bring in someone better which they feel Xabi Alonso will be the right man for the job. For me I think the struggle will continue till the end of season.

And you won't blame Liverpool for anything that is happening now, and they have been relaxed for a very long time. Let's see what they come up with very soon. Alonso is doing whatever it takes because this season is almost over, and they are in sixth position. And let's just wait to see if they fix their problem, if they are going to get a new coach, and if they also bring in new players because they need to restructure.

[PremiumcryptoHub]

Arsenal's performance has declined in the last few matches, we may be seeing this now, but this team has an easy Premier League match ahead of them next weekend. Indeed I know the performance of this team, so it is certain that they will play with much more determination in the upcoming match against Leeds United. Maybe everyone has seen it Arsenal still lead the head-to-head record as they managed to win by a large margin against Leeds United last year, so I believe they can continue that streak in the new year. So now it seems that if Arsenal win the upcoming match against Leeds United, they will see victory after three matches.

[bangjoe]

Arsenal's performance has declined in the last few matches, we may be seeing this now, but this team has an easy Premier League match ahead of them next weekend. Indeed I know the performance of this team, so it is certain that they will play with much more determination in the upcoming match against Leeds United. Maybe everyone has seen it Arsenal still lead the head-to-head record as they managed to win by a large margin against Leeds United last year, so I believe they can continue that streak in the new year. So now it seems that if Arsenal win the upcoming match against Leeds United, they will see victory after three matches.

The last 3 matches in the Premier League made Arsenal lose a lot of points that they should have gotten, two draws that only got 2 points and one defeat against Manchester United, I only talked about it recently because my Arsenal failed to win it, but to be honest the match was very exciting and full of passion.
The match against Leeds will be held at the Ellan Road stadium which is home to Leeds United, and they always look good for home games, at least they can hold on to a good draw, I doubt that Arsenal will have it easy here, but I'm sure they will get it

[Localhostspeed]

Arsenal's performance has declined in the last few matches, we may be seeing this now, but this team has an easy Premier League match ahead of them next weekend. Indeed I know the performance of this team, so it is certain that they will play with much more determination in the upcoming match against Leeds United. Maybe everyone has seen it Arsenal still lead the head-to-head record as they managed to win by a large margin against Leeds United last year, so I believe they can continue that streak in the new year. So now it seems that if Arsenal win the upcoming match against Leeds United, they will see victory after three matches.

I am confused and I don't know if I should have hope on Arsenal again. How can Manchester United failed them at this crucial time, it was a home game that should be a warning for other teams but unfortunately, they failed and now this has given Manchester United an eye opening to feed on next opportunities of matches. I am not oracle but Arsenal can fail from here. If they can draw and lose 3 matches combine, they are capable of doing it again before the end of the season.

The interesting thing about the table is that not only Manchester City is running up to catch up, Aston Villa are right there with the same point to Kick Arsenal. The scenes where Arsenal will lose the first place on the table and Atson Villa or Manchester City been at the top is going to make a lot of headlines. Not even next season can change everyone mindset, the closest they had was two seasons ago, they had better chance his season again and blow it out.

[Sexylizzy2813]

Liverpool continue with their struggles in the Premier League, with time they might not be in the top 5 on the league table with other teams winning their games and pushing them off the champions league position. Their performance hasn't been impressive and I wonder who's going to take the blame for all these that have been happening, good thing is clear that since Salah left they still didn't do much in terms of performance and now we are waiting to know who's going to take the fall. 5 games 4 draws and a loss, too bad. What seems to be the problem for Slot and his boys?

Of course it always the coach to blame, when things were very good for them last season, I vividly remember how Slot was so quick to take the credit. If eventually Liverpool fails to get a champions league spot for next season they it been a very bad season for them, at least if they can’t retain the league then surely a champions league spot should do.

I see Liverpool fans screaming for Slot should be sacked already, they want the management to bring in someone better which they feel Xabi Alonso will be the right man for the job. For me I think the struggle will continue till the end of season.

Is clear but in this case I feel they shouldn't put much pressure on him till they start getting their play right, because as it stands they need to forget about being the champions to defend the league title but think of recovering things they lost since the beginning of this campaign, their performance and that fast play has been the reason they have been successful especially while playing a counter, in their last game against Bournemouth they tried to force a counter several times but the opponents was as fast as them to cover immediately. If Liverpool continue with this weak style of play and how bad the defense have been they would concede more goals this season than they did last season.

[whiteblue]

Aston Villa are also in this interestingly. The reason for it is simple though. Arsenal and Manchester City both have lost so many points on the recent weeks. Otherwise Aston Villa were already going to be far behind.

I'm just wondering at what point they will be out of this. I'm still thinking they can't keep up with that duo until the end. But if Emery does this then that will be another level of success for Aston Villa. No matter they win the league or not.

Arsenal and Manchester City are very tight at the top of the standings, it has been a regular for them every season, Aston Villa can be in the top 3 of the standings is enough for this season, because they also have not played completely well and still have a gap that can affect Aston Villa's game, If Manchester United is consistent, Aston Villa's position can be dangerous, Carrick is targeting something in the change in the red devil's game.

[Finebone]

Is clear but in this case I feel they shouldn't put much pressure on him till they start getting their play right, because as it stands they need to forget about being the champions to defend the league title but think of recovering things they lost since the beginning of this campaign, their performance and that fast play has been the reason they have been successful especially while playing a counter, in their last game against Bournemouth they tried to force a counter several times but the opponents was as fast as them to cover immediately. If Liverpool continue with this weak style of play and how bad the defense have been they would concede more goals this season than they did last season.

What arne slot should be doing right now is making new defensive signings into this Liverpool team because their defense is one of the worst in the league right now.

I don't know if am the only one seeing this, but van dijk should not be starting in this Liverpool team because he is no longer good enough to play regularly. Let's take a look into his performance at the back for Liverpool in the past few games of this season, he has proven to have past his best playing days, so I don't know if the hierarchy of Liverpool will want to support arne slot in the transfer market considering how much they spent during the summer, but it's a necessary actions they needs to take if this Liverpool defense is going to improve.

[macson]

Liverpool has suffering 7 defeat during this season in all competitions i think this is dissapointing because as defending champion their performance is opposite compared to last season and do not expect Liverpool to joining for race title anymore because it's impossible for them but i think top 4 is the realistic target for them but it won't be easy because they have to compete with Manchester united and Chelsea for that position
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It's quite difficult for Liverpool to break into the top four if they rely on their current form. While other teams have improved, they've struggled in their last few matches --- even worse, they lost to Bournemouth in the final minutes of yesterday's match, further deepening their impasse.

While their current Champions League form is quite good, if they can't perform consistently in the Premier League, their chances of finishing in the Champions League spots will be over this season. That would certainly be embarrassing and quite unfortunate for them.

[el kaka22]

Four points is very easy to recover from if City starts to win most of their games, because Arsenal will not start playing with 90%+ win rate suddenly, there will be games they lose or draw as well, if City just gets two ties less, that's equal on points as we can see. This is why I do not think that this will be important and for that reason we should be considering how things could change.

We need to see Arsenal start playing better, and while City did lose too, it's still important that Arsenal doesn't do the same. Like City had 3 draws and 1 loss, which is 9 points lost right there, and yet, Arsenal is only 4 points ahead. Because same time period Arsenal lost 7 points, so it is not about just a single game at all.

[BIT-BENDER]

Four points is very easy to recover from if City starts to win most of their games, because Arsenal will not start playing with 90%+ win rate suddenly, there will be games they lose or draw as well, if City just gets two ties less, that's equal on points as we can see. This is why I do not think that this will be important and for that reason we should be considering how things could change.

We need to see Arsenal start playing better, and while City did lose too, it's still important that Arsenal doesn't do the same. Like City had 3 draws and 1 loss, which is 9 points lost right there, and yet, Arsenal is only 4 points ahead. Because same time period Arsenal lost 7 points, so it is not about just a single game at all.

Arsenal just won inter milan in the Uefa champions league at the San Siro in Milan Italy few days before the match against Manchester United what do you mean you need to start seeing Arsenal play better.
I don't think losing to Manchester United means Arsenal isn't playing better, right now the motivation at United is high and it will be hard for them to lose to a big team. With that Manchester United performance I now see why Manchester City could not even score a goal.

[justinlamode]

Four points is very easy to recover from if City starts to win most of their games, because Arsenal will not start playing with 90%+ win rate suddenly, there will be games they lose or draw as well, if City just gets two ties less, that's equal on points as we can see. This is why I do not think that this will be important and for that reason we should be considering how things could change.

We need to see Arsenal start playing better, and while City did lose too, it's still important that Arsenal doesn't do the same. Like City had 3 draws and 1 loss, which is 9 points lost right there, and yet, Arsenal is only 4 points ahead. Because same time period Arsenal lost 7 points, so it is not about just a single game at all.

Four point is easy to recover from a Manchester City that is playing their title focused football, not the Manchester City that is as confused as anything. Unless we begin to see serious improvements in the team as they have signed Antoine Semenyo who have been a key player in his former club Bournemouth.  His arrival at Manchester City may be what is missing in the team as we will see in coming weeks. I still believe that Arsenal will be able to end the season as champions because they are not slowing day on their quest for the trophy.

[Distraction]

This weekend there is a Tottenham - Manchester City match. Do you remember how their first match in the PL at Etihad ended? Let me remind you: 2-0 victory for Tottenham.  

However you can say that it was only the 2nd week of the season. Yeah though. Big favourites can be caught off guard easier at the beginning of the season. So I guess Manchester City would win this time?

Both of them have been terrible but Guardiola finally won a match. I think they will defeat Tottenham also.

[Showlove01]

Arsenal's performance has declined in the last few matches, we may be seeing this now, but this team has an easy Premier League match ahead of them next weekend. Indeed I know the performance of this team, so it is certain that they will play with much more determination in the upcoming match against Leeds United. Maybe everyone has seen it Arsenal still lead the head-to-head record as they managed to win by a large margin against Leeds United last year, so I believe they can continue that streak in the new year. So now it seems that if Arsenal win the upcoming match against Leeds United, they will see victory after three matches.

Yea Arsenal losing against Manchester united and drawing against Nothingham forest doesn't mean they are not inform but rather football just happened to them and it can happen to anyone or any team and that is why it is unique and unpredictable. Secondly Leeds United is not a team we should underestimate because anything is very possible in gambling and I'm having a bad feeling in that game and I can not pick Arsenal to win even though I know they will be striving to win.

[W Jr.]

Arsenal's performance has declined in the last few matches, we may be seeing this now, but this team has an easy Premier League match ahead of them next weekend. Indeed I know the performance of this team, so it is certain that they will play with much more determination in the upcoming match against Leeds United. Maybe everyone has seen it Arsenal still lead the head-to-head record as they managed to win by a large margin against Leeds United last year, so I believe they can continue that streak in the new year. So now it seems that if Arsenal win the upcoming match against Leeds United, they will see victory after three matches.

Yea Arsenal losing against Manchester united and drawing against Nothingham forest doesn't mean they are not inform but rather football just happened to them and it can happen to anyone or any team and that is why it is unique and unpredictable. Secondly Leeds United is not a team we should underestimate because anything is very possible in gambling and I'm having a bad feeling in that game and I can not pick Arsenal to win even though I know they will be striving to win.

They were unlucky against Forest and dropped two points. In the Champions League, they scored three goals against Inter in Italy to secure a victory. However, they couldn't avoid defeat at home against Manchester United. Arsenal's performance in the Premier League is steadily declining. They need to put an end to these point losses because if they want to win the championship, they can't afford to drop any more points. The Champions League is an important goal, of course, but winning the Premier League is something they've been waiting for for many years.