⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Issa56]

Amorim can't be blamed for the underperforming of the United team right now, the players at his disposal isn't matched with his tactics as he had while in Sporting CP. The Manchester United management should endeavour to provide necessary funds to ensure Amorim bring the right players he believes has the talent to fit his style.  But until then United would have to  fight to avoid going into relegation because that's what they've left to fight for in the EPL this season. This is just the reality.

I know Manchester United current problem is the players, and not the coach, but we should know that when a club is performing poorly, then the coach will be held responsible for that, because it’s the coach that’s managing the players. Amorim is a good coach, but Manchester United lack quality players, all the positions in Manchester United are just so poor, from their goal keeper to the attacker.

Manchester United had lots of opportunities in their match against Tottenham, but they lack striker which will convert most of those chances into goal, Manchester United is having a horrible goalkeeper which Amorim will have to work on that position also.

Amorim will have to sign new players, the current players in Manchester United can’t really offer them anything, and if Amorim can continue with them, then their won’t be any serious improvement in Manchester United’s performance. All I know is that we shouldn’t expect fast changes in Manchester United’s performance, it’s going to be a gradual process.

[Fiatless]

Omar Marmoush has been a good addition for City, his contributions have not gone unnoticed. He has scored his fast hatrick already for City recording 3 goals in 3 appearances for City. Congratulations to Omar Marmoush, he is blending in and getting along well with City helping the team revive and return back to winning ways.

Although it is too early to conclude that he has blended or gotten used to Manchester City and the EPL at large. No doubt, his past performance in Eintracht Frankfurt indicates that he is an asset to his new team, but he has to be consistent to gain the attention and respect he commanded in the Bundesliga. Pep Guardiola seems to have a good taste for quality, but there are still lapses in the defense and midfield. My friend told me that City will return back to winning ways fully next season, I didn't know how true his assertion is.

[SatoPrincess]

Leicester City - Arsenal
Aston Villa - Ipswich
Manchester City - Newcastle

There are 3 matches that I will bet on today, hopefully the teams I bet on will not disappoint, I bet on Arsenal and Aston Villa's victory, of course they are more favored to win because their opponents are not as strong as them, but for the match between Man City - Newcastle I do not choose between the two because in my opinion this match is quite difficult to predict, they have the same points and of course the victory of one of them will determine their position and make the difference in points I bet on BTTS and the odds are quite convincing.

Unfortunately this bet wouldn’t have gone right though if I were to make my prediction on same game I would have made similar stakes but you were right with some. Arsenal got a win against Leicester though the win came late. Aston Villa failed to win which would have been the highlight of the bet. Ipswich held them down to a 1-1 draw while Manchester City orchestrated a 4 to nil victory against Newcastle United.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Omar Marmoush has been a good addition for City, his contributions have not gone unnoticed. He has scored his fast hatrick already for City recording 3 goals in 3 appearances for City. Congratulations to Omar Marmoush, he is blending in and getting along well with City helping the team revive and return back to winning ways.

Although it is too early to conclude that he has blended or gotten used to Manchester City and the EPL at large. No doubt his past performance in Eintracht Frankfurt indicates that he is an asset to his new team but he has to be consistent to gain the attention and respect he commanded in the Budensliga.

I will have to completely agree with you, you are absolutely right, I believe many of us are fond of this habit of praising players or coach way to early in a way I personally consider abnormal.
On the norm, player are supposed to be given the time to play for like six month and up to a year before we begin accessing  their performance in other to give them a proper rating, we made this same mistake when the Manchester united coach took over from Ten hag (the previous man united coach), he lead the team to win about three or four matches in a row and many of us immediately concluded that he was the man for Manchester united, but today and unfortunately, look how bad Manchester united is performing, winning matches have become a major problem for them.

So, I would say we give this new player time to settle in, lets watch how consistent he can be in maintaining the good record he started with in the long run before we draw conclusions on this performance over all.

[abhiseshakana]

Amorim can't be blamed for the underperforming of the United team right now, the players at his disposal isn't matched with his tactics as he had while in Sporting CP. The Manchester United management should endeavour to provide necessary funds to ensure Amorim bring the right players he believes has the talent to fit his style.  But until then United would have to  fight to avoid going into relegation because that's what they've left to fight for in the EPL this season. This is just the reality.

I know Manchester United current problem is the players, and not the coach, but we should know that when a club is performing poorly, then the coach will be held responsible for that, because it’s the coach that’s managing the players. Amorim is a good coach, but Manchester United lack quality players, all the positions in Manchester United are just so poor, from their goal keeper to the attacker.

Manchester United had lots of opportunities in their match against Tottenham, but they lack striker which will convert most of those chances into goal, Manchester United is having a horrible goalkeeper which Amorim will have to work on that position also.

Amorim will have to sign new players, the current players in Manchester United can’t really offer them anything, and if Amorim can continue with them, then their won’t be any serious improvement in Manchester United’s performance. All I know is that we shouldn’t expect fast changes in Manchester United’s performance, it’s going to be a gradual process.

To make Man United good again cannot be done instantly and it will probably take another 2-5 seasons, so for the rest of this season Man United just need to ensure they don't get relegated, so it would be better if Amorim gave their young players lots of opportunities (as it could be an important asset in the future), and for players who cannot make much contribution, it is better to let them go. It has to be done because the solution for Man United is a major overhaul, so they have to get rid of useless players and use the funds to sign new players.

[Sandra_hakeem]

Omar Marmoush has been a good addition for City, his contributions have not gone unnoticed. He has scored his fast hatrick already for City recording 3 goals in 3 appearances for City. Congratulations to Omar Marmoush, he is blending in and getting along well with City helping the team revive and return back to winning ways.

Although it is too early to conclude that he has blended or gotten used to Manchester City and the EPL at large. No doubt, his past performance in Eintracht Frankfurt indicates that he is an asset to his new team, but he has to be consistent to gain the attention and respect he commanded in the Bundesliga. Pep Guardiola seems to have a good taste for quality, but there are still lapses in the defense and midfield. My friend told me that City will return back to winning ways fully next season, I didn't know how true his assertion is.

How else do we want him to perform before we give him his deserved accolades. He has been exceptional in tee last three games he has played for Manchester City. His fastest hat trick alone is enough to shower him the love and praises. Gaurdiolla knows what he needs and when he spots it he simply goes for it.
Manchester City should just focus on maintaining a spot in the top 4 so they can be given ticket for next season champions league and before then they should have fixed all their issues so the stay strong for the season and return back to their trophies and competitiveness

[Swordsoffreedom]

To make Man United good again cannot be done instantly and it will probably take another 2-5 seasons, so for the rest of this season Man United just need to ensure they don't get relegated, so it would be better if Amorim gave their young players lots of opportunities (as it could be an important asset in the future), and for players who cannot make much contribution, it is better to let them go. It has to be done because the solution for Man United is a major overhaul, so they have to get rid of useless players and use the funds to sign new players.

I Agree. If Manchester United management wants to improve quickly then this is not possible at all. There are many problems within Manchester United's squad. I would even say that unless this squad is changed, Manchester United's performance will not improve. United management should gradually sell old players in their squad and add new players to the squad. But this requires big funds. Now we are not sure whether Manchester United management is willing to spend a large amount of money.

[ILuckyGuyI]

I Agree. If Manchester United management wants to improve quickly then this is not possible at all. There are many problems within Manchester United's squad. I would even say that unless this squad is changed, Manchester United's performance will not improve. United management should gradually sell old players in their squad and add new players to the squad. But this requires big funds. Now we are not sure whether Manchester United management is willing to spend a large amount of money.

The formula for Manchester United to recover is simple:

• Bring new players to consolidate the squad and make sure every position is strong enough
• Then use the right strategies with those players to achieve the targets

I believe Amorim isn't a bad manager. Yeah, Erik ten Hag wasn't also when he was at Ajax. But we found out he wasn't a good candidate for a top club.

However I think Amorim won't be the same - hopefully.    Imagine him bringing Gyökeres... They are already in need of a credible centre-forward.

[bitcampaign]

You guys are celebrating Manchester city and no one is mentioning Omar Marmoush. When I learnt he left Bundesliga to join the English giants, I knew there was a problem. Although, I blamed him for leaving Bundesliga where he was in a serious race to the highest goal scorer with Harry Kane to Manchester city where he is a second option striker. Although, I stopped blaming him when I discovered that Guardiola has a way of playing both him and Haaland together. Today he got a hat-trick in his name which is a very big fit to achieve within short period of being in Manchester City. We never can tell, this could be the total turn around that Manchester City needed this season. Congratulations to Omar Marmoush. The Egyptian striker.

Omar Marmoush has been a good addition for City, his contributions have not gone unnoticed. He has scored his fast hatrick already for City recording 3 goals in 3 appearances for City. Congratulations to Omar Marmoush, he is blending in and getting along well with City helping the team revive and return back to winning ways.

Honestly I didn't follow the Man City match with Newcastle because I knew that Man City would win this match easily, however, I was amazed by the way Omar Marmoush played on his debut with Man City with the three goals he created, he deserved to get the best player in the match, hopefully this victory will have a good and positive impact on Man City's game at the end of this season, players like this are what are wanted in adapting to the style of play and fellow teammates must also be really well connected, otherwise it will be difficult for this team to develop and even result in a mess.

[Docnaster]

I Agree. If Manchester United management wants to improve quickly then this is not possible at all. There are many problems within Manchester United's squad. I would even say that unless this squad is changed, Manchester United's performance will not improve. United management should gradually sell old players in their squad and add new players to the squad. But this requires big funds. Now we are not sure whether Manchester United management is willing to spend a large amount of money.

I don't think there's anyone who understands football that would expect the club to improve instantly not even the club management. The quality of players at the club's disposal at the moment is very limited and the depth of the squad is also poor so for Manchester United to become competitive once again, I strongly believe that it'll take one or two transfer windows where the club will be very active in them. Ruben Amorim as we all know was doing exceptionally well at his former club Sporting CP but since he arrived Manchester United, he's been struggling because the players at his disposal doesn't have the ability to perfectly play his style of football.

[TelolettOm]

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The score is really not satisfying for such a game. There were 38 shots in total but only 1 goal.    Probably the people who bet on over 2.5 goals or BTTS are really frustrated with the result.

When referring only to the results of the match, win or lose, and also the points obtained, it can be said that the important thing is that Tottenham won and collected 3 points, and was superior to Man United. However, when talking about the statistics of the match and the results, it is undeniable that it is not satisfactory. And many are frustrated with this. Because yes, indeed, the level of accuracy and effectiveness of both attacks are not that good. Plus, even worse, Man United experienced offsides 7 times in the match.

Omar Marmoush has been a good addition for City, his contributions have not gone unnoticed. He has scored his fast hatrick already for City recording 3 goals in 3 appearances for City. Congratulations to Omar Marmoush, he is blending in and getting along well with City helping the team revive and return back to winning ways.

It's really cool, it's like when we see how he performs at Man City and then he can score a hat-trick, even in 14 minutes, it's very satisfying. It's quite surprising, but in the end, his comeback at Man City is really enjoyable.

Source: There's a new Egyptian King in town.

[DiMarxist]

I Agree. If Manchester United management wants to improve quickly then this is not possible at all. There are many problems within Manchester United's squad. I would even say that unless this squad is changed, Manchester United's performance will not improve. United management should gradually sell old players in their squad and add new players to the squad. But this requires big funds. Now we are not sure whether Manchester United management is willing to spend a large amount of money.

I don't think there's anyone who understands football that would expect the club to improve instantly not even the club management. The quality of players at the club's disposal at the moment is very limited and the depth of the squad is also poor so for Manchester United to become competitive once again, I strongly believe that it'll take one or two transfer windows where the club will be very active in them. Ruben Amorim as we all know was doing exceptionally well at his former club Sporting CP but since he arrived Manchester United, he's been struggling because the players at his disposal doesn't have the ability to perfectly play his style of football.

A football club can perform well instantly with new coach if only 80% to 90% of the players are experience players and they understand the field. And do well even the if there is no coach in the stadium at the time of the game. And in the case you f Manchester United, the problem is the players and not the coach. The team just need experience good players to support the front center and the front left with good defense then the team will be Okay.
And the way I looked at the coach, Ruben Amorim is frustrated of what is happening in the team. And let him bring more good players to the club.

[red4slash]

His debut with Aston Villa was quite good for the individual he played although indeed in the debut match he did not succeed in bringing Aston Villa to 3 points because they were held 1-1 in this match but I think by looking at what he did on the field was actually quite good even the free kick that made the ball successfully maximized by Watkins to equalize it was very good for the debut match he ran.

But in this case I also have a situation that ultimately becomes a rough conclusion that it does not mean bad players for Manchester United but indeed the ability to find players and game schemes that must be further improved because some of the players who left such as Rashford and Antony started very well at their new clubs even Antony also rediscovered his rhythm with 2 matches 1 goal and even became Mvp at Betis so it does seem that there is currently something wrong in the Mancehster United system that cannot develop players to their perfect form.

Rashford wasn't feeling himself at Manchester United, his performance leveled up in Aston Villa, and with the right training, he could make up for his underperformance while in Man U. However, the team struggled to equalize with Ipswitch 10 men, they wouldn't stand a chance if the playground was leveled. Villa must work on their team work and push for strategical strikers, that should make winning possible in games like Yesterday.

His debut was quite successful but I would not say that he improved just because of 1 match because after all in this case we still have to see whether his performance will be consistent at Aston Villa or not.

The problem for Rashford is actually back to himself where sometimes in some moments his ego is always bigger than his performance which sometimes this actually makes him always inconsistent coupled with at Manchester United he doesn't seem to have full control over the club's performance which is always stagnant making Rashford even more difficult to regain the performance he has.
As long as Rashford can control his ego to play better collectively not individually then it is not impossible that he can regain the rhythm of his game that has long been lost at Mancehster United.

Aston Villa is still one of the clubs that is quite consistent in terms of club strength and good coaching from Emery so that if this can be maximized properly by Rashford then his chance to restore lost performance will be a little bigger.

[Spaceman1000$]

The result achieved by Manchester United against Tottenham already emphasized if they're finished. I don't see the willingness owned by the club to go up. They wasted many opportunities and doing so many blunders.

Their biggest blunder was not selling Garnacho. His performance has been drastically dropped. He becomes a player with the lowest conversion ratio in premier league.

I have been talking about MU to sell him in the past, but things worsen when they decide to keep stubbornness in keeping him.

This is the same point I've been trying to make for sometimes now, what is stopping Manchester united club owners to bring out good money and buy World class players, every now and then, they're keen on changing the managers, why not also spend the money and bring in classic players instead managing less than average players. They should take a look at Manchester city, even if they are going through difficulties currently, those guys have been very consistent all this while.

I was really hoping that Amorim will do a total overhaul of the team, since he has already started with Rashford and Antony, but I'm even surprise to see how the likes of Garnacho are taking the center stage. If Amorim continues with this crop of players, he Will definitely see himself struggling to win a game.

[SmartCharpa]

The result achieved by Manchester United against Tottenham already emphasized if they're finished. I don't see the willingness owned by the club to go up. They wasted many opportunities and doing so many blunders.

Their biggest blunder was not selling Garnacho. His performance has been drastically dropped. He becomes a player with the lowest conversion ratio in premier league.

I have been talking about MU to sell him in the past, but things worsen when they decide to keep stubbornness in keeping him.

Manchester United planned to sell Garnacho before the beginning of the January transfer window, but other teams did not agree on the player's price. Can you also buy a winger who cannot score at least 20 goals in a season for €50m? Every club wants to invest in a player who can improve the team's position, as compared to Garnacho, who could miss opportunities in a match without scoring a single goal.

Manchester United is now in bad shape and will remain so throughout the season; the position of this squad will never change this season since I don't see any player who could help them perform at their best. They don't have any left wingers available since Amad will be out for the rest of the season due to injury, and Antony is on loan for the rest of the season. I just hope Manchester United does not end up in the relegation zone, as other small teams are now ahead of them in the league table.

[Stable090]

Honestly I didn't follow the Man City match with Newcastle because I knew that Man City would win this match easily,

How did you even know Manchester city will get a win in the match, most people didn’t even expect Manchester City to win against Newcastle, because of their current performance, most people expected the match to be a difficult one for Manchester city, but it was so easy for them.

I never expected a win from Manchester City, because I know their opponents are so dangerous, Newcastle is a team which everyone shouldn’t underestimate, so I was just thinking they Newcastle will be able to win the match, or get at least a draw in the match, marmoush was able to score three goals in the match, which came as a surprise to everyone, because no one expected such a good performance from them.

[_BlackStar]

Aston Villa vs Liverpool.

I don't think many of you will doubt Liverpool in that match - but I noticed something wrong with Arne Slot's squad in the last few games. Liverpool lost to Plymouth Argyle in the FA Cup, were held to a 2-2 draw by Everton and struggled to win the game against Wolves. I'm not sure what the main problem is with this dip in performance - but I never expected Liverpool to give Arsenal a chance of closing the points gap.

Currently Arsenal are 7 points behind Liverpool - so if they lose, the points gap will likely be 4 points. Arsenal have an easy match against West Ham - so Liverpool must be quite alert and must avoid defeat or dropping points in the next match. Even though Aston Villa have also been bad in their last 4 matches - Aston Villa must be considered as one of the teams that can play well and win their home matches.

[SatoPrincess]

The result achieved by Manchester United against Tottenham already emphasized if they're finished. I don't see the willingness owned by the club to go up. They wasted many opportunities and doing so many blunders.

Their biggest blunder was not selling Garnacho. His performance has been drastically dropped. He becomes a player with the lowest conversion ratio in premier league.

I have been talking about MU to sell him in the past, but things worsen when they decide to keep stubbornness in keeping him.

Manchester United are in a critical position at the moment and need urgent change and a break through in their performance level. Evaluating their performance and the players available to them for the next games I fear they will keep going down the table if they don’t improve immediately. I really feel pity for Amorim who left his nice and flourishing job at Sporting to come to United.

[Nanga Parbat]

To make Man United good again cannot be done instantly and it will probably take another 2-5 seasons, so for the rest of this season Man United just need to ensure they don't get relegated, so it would be better if Amorim gave their young players lots of opportunities (as it could be an important asset in the future), and for players who cannot make much contribution, it is better to let them go. It has to be done because the solution for Man United is a major overhaul, so they have to get rid of useless players and use the funds to sign new players.

I Agree. If Manchester United management wants to improve quickly then this is not possible at all. There are many problems within Manchester United's squad. I would even say that unless this squad is changed, Manchester United's performance will not improve. United management should gradually sell old players in their squad and add new players to the squad. But this requires big funds. Now we are not sure whether Manchester United management is willing to spend a large amount of money.

In the last few matches, the performance of Manchester United football team is very low because that team could not perform well in last matches and they have low quality players who have no experience and they are repeating the same mistakes. Coach should make best team but payment will be double or triple to get big players then that team will be able to give tough time to big players. Manchester United team has low position on the table but they could be at the top by performing well in next matches. Tottenham Hotspur full strength team won last match against Manchester United and these are golden points for the Tottenham Hotspur because they need points to get position at the top .

[tusandii]

You guys are celebrating Manchester city and no one is mentioning Omar Marmoush. When I learnt he left Bundesliga to join the English giants, I knew there was a problem. Although, I blamed him for leaving Bundesliga where he was in a serious race to the highest goal scorer with Harry Kane to Manchester city where he is a second option striker. Although, I stopped blaming him when I discovered that Guardiola has a way of playing both him and Haaland together. Today he got a hat-trick in his name which is a very big fit to achieve within short period of being in Manchester City. We never can tell, this could be the total turn around that Manchester City needed this season. Congratulations to Omar Marmoush. The Egyptian striker.

Omar Marmoush has been a good addition for City, his contributions have not gone unnoticed. He has scored his fast hatrick already for City recording 3 goals in 3 appearances for City. Congratulations to Omar Marmoush, he is blending in and getting along well with City helping the team revive and return back to winning ways.

It was a great start for Omar Marmoush at Manchester City where he scored his first Hattrick I hope he will also be the top scorer in the Premier League like he did in the Bundesliga, I also hope he can adapt quickly to this league with his performance like that there must be many who praise this player so that it can grow a confident mentality in this player so that he can work together with other front line players to increase strength in attack.