⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Luzin]

I've always been enthusiastic about talking about Man United, but some of their seasons have been sluggish and the peak has been this season. I have forgotten who the coach is, but at least after Sir Alex retired, Man United does not seem to have a manager who is capable of making a great team.

This season I am quite happy with the arrival of Amorim. But I have been waiting for him to make a history of change. But with the current conditions, it seems that it is still a long time. The achievements brought from Portugal do not have the ability to make Amorim easy in the EPL.

Could he be like Arteta at Arsenal? Is he worthy of being given a long time like Arteta? Remember Arteta used to have difficulties with Arsenal, but in recent seasons they have been able to compete for the championship.

[SmartCharpa]

Palmer couldn't make any score contribution (G/A) for 7 games in the Premier League. When he isn't in form, the team is also affected quite negatively.

The Premier League has humbled Palmer, and I don't think there is any league as challenging as the Premier League. Cole Palmer was in better shape when he arrived at Chelsea and contributed to the team to finish in 6th position last season; this season, he also began in better form, scoring four goals in the first leg against Brighton, but before the second leg, Palmer's form was dropping quite a bit, which is affecting the team.

Pochettino relied on Palmer throughout last season, and Maresca is doing the same this season. I've not noticed a match when Palmer was substituted off in every single game he started for Chelsea, unless in their previous game against Leicester. They recruited good players in all positions but refused to use other players in the midfield. Palmer is out of form, which reveals how poor Chelsea's forward is, they were unable to create any chances, and Cucurella, a defender, scored the winning goal against Leicester.

[Distraction]

I've always been enthusiastic about talking about Man United, but some of their seasons have been sluggish and the peak has been this season. I have forgotten who the coach is, but at least after Sir Alex retired, Man United does not seem to have a manager who is capable of making a great team.

This season I am quite happy with the arrival of Amorim. But I have been waiting for him to make a history of change. But with the current conditions, it seems that it is still a long time. The achievements brought from Portugal do not have the ability to make Amorim easy in the EPL.

Could he be like Arteta at Arsenal? Is he worthy of being given a long time like Arteta? Remember Arteta used to have difficulties with Arsenal, but in recent seasons they have been able to compete for the championship.

Actually since Amorim joined the team the results have got even worse. They were eliminated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup as well so now they have only the Europa League left to win a trophy maybe.

However I still want to give Amorim a chance. Because he couldn't reshape the team according to his system yet. He has to play with the squad Erik ten Hag has built by spending a lot of money over the years. Let's wait and see what happens after Amorim brings new players in the summer. I think the current squad quality is really not good enough. 

[Adbitco]

Actually since Amorim joined the team the results have got even worse. They were eliminated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup as well so now they have only the Europa League left to win a trophy maybe.

However I still want to give Amorim a chance. Because he couldn't reshape the team according to his system yet. He has to play with the squad Erik ten Hag has built by spending a lot of money over the years. Let's wait and see what happens after Amorim brings new players in the summer. I think the current squad quality is really not good enough. 

Yeah, there's no improvement in the Manchester United team at large but like you said, we don't have to judge him yet, he should be given time to assemble his own squad only then can he be judged wrongly if he fails with it but he will be applauded if he succeeded. But the real thing is, I think Manchester United's problems is way beyond managerial. I think the team has internal structure problems, but for the sake of the club, I just hope I'm wrong on this.

[Franctoshi]

 Manchester United were very impressive yesterday. Infact it’s been a long time since we witnessed Manchester United play so well in the Premier League. Yesterday’s game was a long fight  and luckily for Arsenal they were able to share points thanks to David Raya’s heroic save that secured a point for the team at stoppage time.

Yes Manchester united did very well yesterday but they need to improve on their pattern of play imagine the free kick Bruno Fernandes scored was there first shot on target which is very poor and I believe that if it was arsenal that scored them first, Manchester united would have lose the match because the pressure was much so the only luck they had yesterday was to score arsenal first and I think Amorim should be benching some player such as zirkzee, Hujlud so that they will learn and do better anytime they entered the pitch.

They did. And I fully agree with you that Manchester United must improve their pattern of play. Their attacking line has been very poor, they need a proven striker with a strong track record who can constantly score goals and contribute to the team's success. There are rumours that Manchester United may be signing Victor Osimhen in the summer. Strengthening the midfield and defense will also be essential for overall team balance and long term progress.

Manchester united has a very good record when it comes to playing with fellow big teams even when they're in their very poor performance state in a season and such like Arsenal football club, Chelsea FC , Manchester City and only Liverpool that sometimes used to become bit challenge for Man United. So, this tells you the angel from which their astonishing performance in that game actually comes from , however there game with Real Sociedad at the Europa League would prove to us if their form has indeed improved.

[HajiBagi]

Congratulations to Liverpool on being the league champions of the season. The race is officially over, good fight Arsenal, Mikel Arteta will try again next season lol. I’m waiting to hear Arsenal fans sing this phrase “we go again next season and lift the title” and I keep wondering when is the time.

With the way Arsenal is struggling to win the League title every season, I don't think we should expect anything good or winning a trophy from Arsenal, instead of believing in Arsenal to win the league it will be better to trust any small team to qualify to champion league every season Arsenal used to make excuse for but this season there is no any excuse for Arteta because he has all that it takes to win Premier League, Arteta don't have any excuse or complaining that the team is having an injury is the problem there are many teams that have injury problem are there still contending for the league title.

When Arsenal played 1-1 against Manchester United some people were surprised that Manchester United played well and not because of Arsenal's goalkeeper Manchester United would win the match, Manchester United played the match with full confidence and Arsenal thought that they could defeat Manchester United Easily, Liverpool have already won the league title and nothing remain, the title race is over because they are at the top of the league with points that no any team can get close to them.

[Litzki1990]

City players are experiencing a psychological problem that players playing in big teams experience.
They have no championship goal. They were eliminated from the Champions League. They do not have any goals this year. Nottingham players have a goal of participating in the Champions League next year.
Nottingham stopped the bad trend with the victory they got today.
From now on, I am thinking of betting on City's opponent, especially if they play away.

Yeah, Guardiola also said that he understood how hard it was for Mourinho when he made Manchester United finish the PL in 2nd place in the past. 

Manchester City has had a wonderful squad for years. There won't be anyone objecting to that. However it's like in theory as of now. Because some of the players don't seem to be interested in playing football anymore. 

For example De Bruyne. He hasn't been himself for a long time, have you noticed it? I don't think they should keep players like him in the squad anymore this summer.

Until last season, Manchester City was a strong team in Premier League and other tournaments, but this season, Manchester City could not maintain their good performance and this season they are underperforming. It is normal for a club to have a bad season, but when a season is bad, if you forget everything from the past and find the negative aspects of that club, then the matter becomes different. 
Pep Guardiola has been successful at all the clubs he has taken charge of before, and he has left each club successful. He was also successful for Manchester City until last season, but he has not been able to do much for the club after signing a contract extension with Manchester City last season, which has led to criticism from many Manchester City fans. I think we should trust this manager without criticizing him and hope for better things to come.

[ITExpert]

Yes Manchester united did very well yesterday but they need to improve on their pattern of play imagine the free kick Bruno Fernandes scored was there first shot on target which is very poor and I believe that if it was arsenal that scored them first, Manchester united would have lose the match because the pressure was much so the only luck they had yesterday was to score arsenal first and I think Amorim should be benching some player such as zirkzee, Hujlud so that they will learn and do better anytime they entered the pitch.

They did. And I fully agree with you that Manchester United must improve their pattern of play. Their attacking line has been very poor, they need a proven striker with a strong track record who can constantly score goals and contribute to the team's success. There are rumours that Manchester United may be signing Victor Osimhen in the summer. Strengthening the midfield and defense will also be essential for overall team balance and long term progress.

Manchester United is weak, so they have to improve themselves and their record, if they don't work hard and not play well, it may cost them a lot because Manchester United is not that strong at the moment and their upcoming matches can be dangerous, so they have to work hard and win more matches to avoid being weak and bad. I think pressure on them and tough and strong teams due to which they are not able to strengthen themselves in any way and lose the matches and because of that their everything is weakened. If that happens then Manchester United can improve because this player is hardworking and good enough to make Manchester United better.There is a lot of expectation from Manchester United and there is not, because they have disappointed people with their poor performance.

[pawel7777]

The most exciting match of the next weekend round surely has to be the London Derby, Arsenal Vs Chelsea.
Arsenal is the favourite, the odds for them are x1.80, as compared to Chelsea's x4.33.
In their last game, Arsenal split points with Man United, which was a bit weird game where Arsenal controlled the game with almost 70% possession and had many more shots on goal but, I think United had much better chances and should've probably won that one.
Chelsea won their last two games and have much more at stake here. If they lose, they could move from their current 4th place to even 6th place. But if they win, they could advance to the 3rd place should Nottm Forest lose points against Ipswich. Arsenal has no realistic chances to catch up with Liverpool, as they're 15 points behind (with one less game played).
Maybe a double-chance bet on Chelsea (at x1.88) is not a bad idea.

[Spack17]

I'm also looking forward to the London derby at the weekend. 

Arsenal are the favourite side here above all else... Not surprising of course. Chelsea weren't in a good shape for many weeks earlier. They finally started to show some signs of life recently - 2 wins in a row.

On the other hand Arsenal can't get a win in the league for 3 weeks. They are completely out of the title race. You have seen Arteta's face during the interview after the Manchester United match.

The last league H2H between the London teams ended 1-1. Even though Arsenal are quite favoured by bookmakers I'm not that sure. Another draw maybe? Let's see. 

[Ludmilla_rose1995]

Manchester United are a sleeping lion, their performance is really inconsistent.

it is really heartbreaking to see a team as big as Manchester United struggling in 14th place, the thing that really worries me is that Manchester United will fall so far that they will be relegated from the Premier League.

Their performance in the European league is also not that good, in the second leg it looks like they will lose, I am very skeptical about Manchester United's current performance.

[Rampagoe004]

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Manchester United is weak, so they have to improve themselves and their record, if they don't work hard and not play well, it may cost them a lot because Manchester United is not that strong at the moment and their upcoming matches can be dangerous, so they have to work hard and win more matches to avoid being weak and bad. I think pressure on them and tough and strong teams due to which they are not able to strengthen themselves in any way and lose the matches and because of that their everything is weakened. If that happens then Manchester United can improve because this player is hardworking and good enough to make Manchester United better.There is a lot of expectation from Manchester United and there is not, because they have disappointed people with their poor performance.

I have never seen Manchester United perform well this season they started the season very badly compared to last season with Ten Hag. Manchester United became weak because they did not want to fix the real mistakes that many saw as if the key to Manchester United's victory was in the coach, Silly things are often done to replace the coach in the near future even though they are re-selecting the player's performance so that Manchester United is better than now. The match that should have been won ended in defeat if that continues to happen then Manchester United will have a bad record every season.

[CroverNo01]

Manchester United are a sleeping lion, their performance is really inconsistent.

it is really heartbreaking to see a team as big as Manchester United struggling in 14th place, the thing that really worries me is that Manchester United will fall so far that they will be relegated from the Premier League.

Their performance in the European league is also not that good, in the second leg it looks like they will lose, I am very skeptical about Manchester United's current performance.

Manchester United are eliminated from all pressing tournaments, the players are happy with this new development? Ofourse not because they've failed to meet up standards and pressing their way through becoming more important, now they're consider vulnerable and less important to anyone. Manchester United belongs to 14th position on the EPL table this season. They've done absolutely nothing to make the difference when it comes to winning matches. They've been poor in performance, having nothing to depend on and you do think it's funny? As it stands, Ruben Amorim managerial duty is at risk because he's been assigned to do what a manager impacts on a team and there's zero evidence about Ruben Amorim doing even though a little.

[Litzki1990]

Manchester United are a sleeping lion, their performance is really inconsistent.

it is really heartbreaking to see a team as big as Manchester United struggling in 14th place, the thing that really worries me is that Manchester United will fall so far that they will be relegated from the Premier League.

Their performance in the European league is also not that good, in the second leg it looks like they will lose, I am very skeptical about Manchester United's current performance.

There was a time when Manchester United was a better performing team than Manchester City and at that time when Manchester United came on the field any other team would plan hard on them but still Manchester United won that match. But for the past few seasons, Manchester United have become known as an easy opponent for any team. Premier League or European League or Champions League, whichever league Manchester United are in, they have not been able to do well against their opponents recently. Without performing well, they went to the list of weak teams, so when they suddenly drew against a team like Arsenal in the Premier League, that's why there is so much talk about their performance. I see Manchester United spending a lot of money every season but the problem is that their team fails to perform well for that money. 

As you said Manchester United is a sleeping lion but this sleeping lion needs to wake up and rule the Premier League again.

[emrecemsan]

Stay tuned for a London derby this Sunday! 



The time is according to my timezone by the way. It is GMT+3.

Arsenal are kinda aimless now. The gap is 15 points with Liverpool so there is no title race for them from now on... They would only try to finish at the maximum position they can which is the 2nd place.

For Chelsea I can say they are fighting hard for top 4. They had serious struggles earlier but the results are getting better lately. There are a couple of teams chasing them for the same goal, Manchester City being in the first place.

While there is no Saka and Gabriel Jesus I'm not sure about Arsenal. They are really unpredictable. If I make a bet my first option would be BTTS: Yes.    Hard to predict the outcome here.

[Adbitco]

Stay tuned for a London derby this Sunday! 



The time is according to my timezone by the way. It is GMT+3.

Arsenal are kinda aimless now. The gap is 15 points with Liverpool so there is no title race for them from now on... They would only try to finish at the maximum position they can which is the 2nd place.

For Chelsea I can say they are fighting hard for top 4. They had serious struggles earlier but the results are getting better lately. There are a couple of teams chasing them for the same goal, Manchester City being in the first place.

While there is no Saka and Gabriel Jesus I'm not sure about Arsenal. They are really unpredictable. If I make a bet my first option would be BTTS: Yes.    Hard to predict the outcome here.

Tough fixture though but like you said, Arsenal is fighting for absolutely nothing in the league except for staying in second position and I think that's the only thing they deserve. Arsenal is not a trophy material club and they have proven it over and over and over again. In this very fixture, Chelsea is fighting for a spot in the top 4 and thus will need the win way more than Arsenal. This is a game I will likely pick Both teams score and ov 2.5 because I see a winner in the tie despite both of them scoring.

[lixer]

The most exciting match of the next weekend round surely has to be the London Derby, Arsenal Vs Chelsea.
Arsenal is the favourite, the odds for them are x1.80, as compared to Chelsea's x4.33.
In their last game, Arsenal split points with Man United, which was a bit weird game where Arsenal controlled the game with almost 70% possession and had many more shots on goal but, I think United had much better chances and should've probably won that one.
Chelsea won their last two games and have much more at stake here. If they lose, they could move from their current 4th place to even 6th place. But if they win, they could advance to the 3rd place should Nottm Forest lose points against Ipswich. Arsenal has no realistic chances to catch up with Liverpool, as they're 15 points behind (with one less game played).
Maybe a double-chance bet on Chelsea (at x1.88) is not a bad idea.

Now Liverpool clearly at the top while Arsenal case is strong for staying at the second spot even they are on bad run in Premier League with no win for last three games but still fight is going on for Champions League spots.

Chelsea having challenge at the Emirates Stadium London where they never won into last few games their away form is also not good in Premier League things are getting interesting because Manchester City is also hosting Brighton which is having four matches winning streak these two games are going to have good impact on league table with now we are entering into last 10 games of this season.

This last round before international break is going to be important for few clubs which are looking for staying into top spots after these nine rounds will have every day new challenges for all teams things could be toughest and players could be in huge pressure for giving their best.

[pawel7777]

This is a game I will likely pick Both teams score and ov 2.5 because I see a winner in the tie despite both of them scoring.

Over 2.5 could be a good pick, as both teams have decent offence, but Arsenal has the best defence in the league, with only 24 goals conceded in 28 games, so I don't imagine Chelsea will score more than one goal and it would be down to Arsenal to do most of the scoring.

After winning 3-0 with Club Brugge (aggregate 6-1) Aston Villa is the 2nd club (after Arsenal) to advance to the quarterfinals stage of the Champions League. And I would risk saying they have better chances of winning the trophy than Arsenal do, as they are playing against PSG, while Arsenal have a tougher rival, Real Madrid, who defeated Atletico in penalties just now.

[blue Snow]

Manchester United are a sleeping lion, their performance is really inconsistent.

it is really heartbreaking to see a team as big as Manchester United struggling in 14th place, the thing that really worries me is that Manchester United will fall so far that they will be relegated from the Premier League.

Their performance in the European league is also not that good, in the second leg it looks like they will lose, I am very skeptical about Manchester United's current performance.

There was a time when Manchester United was a better performing team than Manchester City and at that time when Manchester United came on the field any other team would plan hard on them but still Manchester United won that match. But for the past few seasons, Manchester United have become known as an easy opponent for any team. Premier League or European League or Champions League, whichever league Manchester United are in, they have not been able to do well against their opponents recently. Without performing well, they went to the list of weak teams, so when they suddenly drew against a team like Arsenal in the Premier League, that's why there is so much talk about their performance. I see Manchester United spending a lot of money every season but the problem is that their team fails to perform well for that money. 

As you said Manchester United is a sleeping lion but this sleeping lion needs to wake up and rule the Premier League again.

Now, they are spending a lot of money to build the stadium which I think will cause many ridicule between fans and observer admist the bad their performance. I don't know why they are blowing up the issue which I think it is better to officially talk about how to improve the team than build the stadium. MU face many problem with squad, they must start looking for a new coach, and bring a new player to reform the squad total. If they focus on stadium it will affect with the budget, and most likely they will they'll do some economizing to buy a new coach and player on future, and that will affect also on performance club on next 5 years.

[asriloni]

Stay tuned for a London derby this Sunday! 



The time is according to my timezone by the way. It is GMT+3.

Arsenal are kinda aimless now. The gap is 15 points with Liverpool so there is no title race for them from now on... They would only try to finish at the maximum position they can which is the 2nd place.

For Chelsea I can say they are fighting hard for top 4. They had serious struggles earlier but the results are getting better lately. There are a couple of teams chasing them for the same goal, Manchester City being in the first place.

While there is no Saka and Gabriel Jesus I'm not sure about Arsenal. They are really unpredictable. If I make a bet my first option would be BTTS: Yes.    Hard to predict the outcome here.

I'm confident Chelsea to lose in this game. I'm feeling it after i saw their odds, which is bigger than 4.53. It's clearly said almost no chance for them to win against their london rival, but draw is still possibly to happen.

I also concerning about how weak Chelsea's defense, though Fofana back into the squad. Things worsen when Palmer is fucking underrated now, and can't carry his club like what he used to.

It most probably they lose 1-2 / 3-1.