⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[aylabadia05]

I feel like some teams can be happy with this international break and the comeback not directly into the Premier League. For example if you are already out from the FA you are gonna have much more time to rest, and your players are gonna be fresh for the restart of the competition.

So i keep an eye on them maybe they can bring some surprise in this round.

This is the first time that Premier League players have had a fitness or stamina advantage after the international break because they have had a longer break from the league. That means they will be back in action on April 2 but for Premier League teams still in the FA Cup they will be tired.
Man City, Aston Villa, Brighton, Nottingham, Fulham, Bournemouth and CRY are the PL teams still there.

[Raflesia]

I feel like some teams can be happy with this international break and the comeback not directly into the Premier League. For example if you are already out from the FA you are gonna have much more time to rest, and your players are gonna be fresh for the restart of the competition.

So i keep an eye on them maybe they can bring some surprise in this round.

The international break can be a profitable thing for some clubs whose players are not called up to the national team but it can also be a nightmare when some players who are in the national team experience fitness problems.

I think the continuation of the EPL this time will be a little different because indeed by considering this condition there could be a surprise from some big clubs whose players play in the international break (for their national team) which makes their fitness condition less good which ultimately affects their performance on the field.
Moreover, with the EPL conditions which are a little difficult to predict because sometimes there are always many surprises that occur, it is possible that the continuation of the EPL this week will have some surprising results in the final results for some clubs even though this is only a small possibility.

[pawel7777]

Man City have been disappointing this year, but they still have a chance to redeem themselves a little bit and win at least one trophy. They are still participating in the FA Cup and are playing a quarter-final away match against Bournemouth.
Bookies seem to be thinking it's anyone's game and Man City are only a slight favourite with odds of x2.33. They are still the favourite for an outright winner with Aston Villa being ranked 2nd.
But clearly their main focus is probably finishing the Premier League at least in the 4th place. The 3rd place is probably already outside of their reach.

[hyudien]

I feel like some teams can be happy with this international break and the comeback not directly into the Premier League. For example if you are already out from the FA you are gonna have much more time to rest, and your players are gonna be fresh for the restart of the competition.

So i keep an eye on them maybe they can bring some surprise in this round.

Surprise to catch up to the top of the standings or just try to fight to maintain the position currently occupied like Arsenal, Nottingham Forest and Chelsea. Because I'm not sure about the surprise to catch up with Liverpool in the trophy fight. And now Arsenal and Aston Villa have a tight schedule to continue fighting in the Champions League. From the remaining 9 matches,  Liverpool will continue to be uncatchable by anyone even the trophy can be said to have been locked for a long time.

[Dickiy]

Man City have been disappointing this year, but they still have a chance to redeem themselves a little bit and win at least one trophy. They are still participating in the FA Cup and are playing a quarter-final away match against Bournemouth.
Bookies seem to be thinking it's anyone's game and Man City are only a slight favourite with odds of x2.33. They are still the favourite for an outright winner with Aston Villa being ranked 2nd.
But clearly their main focus is probably finishing the Premier League at least in the 4th place. The 3rd place is probably already outside of their reach.

The FA Cup trophy could be a consolation gift for Man City at the end of this season if they are able to get it, but it will not be easy because Bournemouth is not a weak opponent and this is proven by the bookies who give fairly balanced opportunities for both teams, but maybe Man City can still win because Bournemouth in the last 5 matches in the Premier League only won once, although on the one hand Man City is also in a bad state, but they have above average quality players who can be relied on if they play well in the next match. And regarding the fight for the 4th place, Man City must get it because it is not funny that a team like Man City does not participate in the UCL competition for next season.

[PremiumcryptoHub]

It's unfortunate for Liverpool that they let Salah go. Even 32 years old, but he still productive as an attack motor, and goal scorer. His assist also spoil to another player to create many goal for Liverpool. Rodrygo is good, but with 1 billion Euro transfer, I think it's a big money, and look impossible for Liverpool in middle term when they have financial problem also. There is no harm to make him stay, his experience is good to make the young players contribute like him, and asset Liverpool as legend. Mohammed Salah become as top score, and currently the best player on premier league, I don't why they let him go for a certain amount of money when they need person like him on the squad.

It was a completely stupid move for Liverpool, Mohamed Salah was very old and yet we saw him make an incredible contribution in every match. But this Liverpool club like an inconsiderate person, did not consider anything for him, that is did not think anything from his side. If they had used their common sense, I think they would never have let Mohamed Salah leave. In my opinion Mohamed Salah's name will always be among the legendary players in the history of the Liverpool team, moreover it is also a matter of concern for all of us who can take his place, that is who can play as well as him at Liverpool. By the way, there is faith in the Liverpool team that they might find more talented players.

[adultcrypto]

I feel like some teams can be happy with this international break and the comeback not directly into the Premier League. For example if you are already out from the FA you are gonna have much more time to rest, and your players are gonna be fresh for the restart of the competition.

So i keep an eye on them maybe they can bring some surprise in this round.

After the international break, it's always expected that some teams will have more energetic players than the others. There are some clubs that weren't in action the weekend before the international break so you should expect their players to be more energetic than others. The last 9 league games of the season in the EPL starts tomorrow and I'll be expecting some dramatic and surprising results.

You have a valid argument but how you conclude that those players will be stronger still surprise me

[len01]

Surprise to catch up to the top of the standings or just try to fight to maintain the position currently occupied like Arsenal, Nottingham Forest and Chelsea. Because I'm not sure about the surprise to catch up with Liverpool in the trophy fight. And now Arsenal and Aston Villa have a tight schedule to continue fighting in the Champions League. From the remaining 9 matches,  Liverpool will continue to be uncatchable by anyone even the trophy can be said to have been locked for a long time.

Logically you might be right because the difference in points is too far. But the problem is if Liverpool make a mistake to get a draw several times, it also provides an opportunity for other teams. Maybe we also not only focus on Arsenal who will appear at UCL have a busy schedule, but international breaks also provide problems to Liverpool players who usually return to the team with injury conditions. So a problem like this is also very dangerous to Liverpool's condition to survive at the top of the standings.

[Amphenomenon]

I feel like some teams can be happy with this international break and the comeback not directly into the Premier League. For example if you are already out from the FA you are gonna have much more time to rest, and your players are gonna be fresh for the restart of the competition.

So i keep an eye on them maybe they can bring some surprise in this round.

Every International break somehow brings freshness to the league, some teams become better while others underperforming for the main time before trying to bounce back.

I'm curious to see how Chelsea will perform after the break, now that Jackson is back our attack is better as ironic as it seems and I hope Palmer will pick his form back and our defense really do well. The game against Tottenham at Stamford Bridge would be an interesting one and I hope we can be the victor in that game. I'm tired of the continuous disappointment from my team and I hope this is like a restart, let's make top four.

[blue Snow]

Man City have been disappointing this year, but they still have a chance to redeem themselves a little bit and win at least one trophy. They are still participating in the FA Cup and are playing a quarter-final away match against Bournemouth.
Bookies seem to be thinking it's anyone's game and Man City are only a slight favourite with odds of x2.33. They are still the favourite for an outright winner with Aston Villa being ranked 2nd.
But clearly their main focus is probably finishing the Premier League at least in the 4th place. The 3rd place is probably already outside of their reach.

Pep has a target to reach consecutive FA Cup semifinals at the moment, then try to reach the Champions League zone after which I think it's realistic enough to happen when we look at how seriously they prepare for it. Bournemouth is quite a difficult club to defeat because they show significant development for this session, Pep should have be careful and not wasted this opportunity. They've also beaten the city 2-1 on the Premier League, and have 4 different points with Manchester City, so this is a very important thing that he should think about how to maximize duets between Haaland and Marmoush.

[bitgolden]

INEOS is doing something they know how to do, they are running a company and I guarantee you, if nothing else, United will be financially doing better in the future. It may not look like that for today, but I am 100% sure that their finances will look much better, in about 5 seasons, they will have much more money, and in 10 years, they will be wealthy club again.

Meanwhile they will stay at premier league, not like they are relegating, and on top of that, they will have some good seasons too, like some UCL seasons for example, not expecting a title win to be fair. But the richer they get, the more they can spend and they will eventually reach a point where they can afford to buy the best players, and make the team gradually better.

[X-ray]

INEOS is doing something they know how to do, they are running a company and I guarantee you, if nothing else, United will be financially doing better in the future. It may not look like that for today, but I am 100% sure that their finances will look much better, in about 5 seasons, they will have much more money, and in 10 years, they will be wealthy club again.

INEOS changes nothing to the club's finance. They're cutting off everything to decrease club's expenses, but it give no impact, and useless.

If you're watching INEOS's owner interview, he has said how his club almost running out of cash. It's all due to the Glazer, which is still holding the majority of United's stake.

Don't expect United's financial to recover in a short time because there is Glazer family as the major holders of club. They will always  drain club's cash.

The only solution is that INEOS has to acquire major stake of United, then get rid Glazers family out of the club.

[Cossyblack]

Man City have been disappointing this year, but they still have a chance to redeem themselves a little bit and win at least one trophy. They are still participating in the FA Cup and are playing a quarter-final away match against Bournemouth.
Bookies seem to be thinking it's anyone's game and Man City are only a slight favourite with odds of x2.33. They are still the favourite for an outright winner with Aston Villa being ranked 2nd.
But clearly their main focus is probably finishing the Premier League at least in the 4th place. The 3rd place is probably already outside of their reach.

Pep has a target to reach consecutive FA Cup semifinals at the moment, then try to reach the Champions League zone after which I think it's realistic enough to happen when we look at how seriously they prepare for it. Bournemouth is quite a difficult club to defeat because they show significant development for this session, Pep should have be careful and not wasted this opportunity. They've also beaten the city 2-1 on the Premier League, and have 4 different points with Manchester City, so this is a very important thing that he should think about how to maximize duets between Haaland and Marmoush.

I'm happy that we're on the  same page,it's looks like you were even reading my thoughts, already knows what am thinking about Man City qualifying for the Champions league. Do you know why I think Man City will qualify and Chelsea will not make it to the Champions league. It's simply based on the odds on ground, Man City doesn't have any big teams to play against based on the remaining matches they've left before the season end. It gonna be an Easy win for Man City against those Smaller teams especially now that they are struggling to qualify for the champions league,I believe the teams will give there very best to win all of the remaining matches, at least this is the remaining chances Pep Guardiola have to gets his teams to the Champions league. Meanwhile am not really underestimating Chelsea, Chelsea is still a strong sides that have put in there best, I really love there performance this season,it's incredible and satisfactory but considering the chances on ground that Chelsea have to qualify for the champions league is very slim. Chelsea still have five Big teams to play against and am not sure if they are going to secure any winnings from this clubs, maybe Draw is a rare possibility for them.

[Pokapoka124]

City has dropped form drastically this season and the absence of Rodri is really affecting them. Nobody knows what their performance will be like next season, because no one ever thought that City will become the shadows of the themselves this season.

Some people talk about Rodri as if he were the Holy Grail and all the possible solutions, but the truth is, at a football level, I think of their player X or any other player, The only thing that stands out is that they gave him the Ballon d'Or, but for me he's like a "log." That's what we call people here who don't play very well and who sometimes make good plays.

Not to disrespect him, but he doesn't make the difference. The difference at City is made by DeBruyne, Haaland, Foden, among others who are truly class 1A players, Without them, and it's already been proven, City would fall apart In the last UCL match against Madrid, Pep didn't put them in to play, and the rest was grim for Madrid, If Rodri had been present it would have been the same or even worse.

Given Rodri’s impressive form and importance to Manchester City, it's no surprise people call him the holy grail. He fully deserves any accolade that comes his way including the recent balloon d'or award. Time and time again,Rodri has proven to be the decisive factor to the team, stepping up in crucial moments. A clear example is their 2023 triumph against Inter Milan in the Champions League final, where his goal was what secured the victory for them. Had it been in the lineup against Real Madrid, the outcome could have been different. Rodri’s presence not only boosts the team's attack and defense but also instills confidence in his teammates making him an invaluable asset to the squad.

[emrecemsan]

The point isn't to just see if these players improved the club or not. While I can say that they haven't because the results are showing they still suck and they are not doing a good job, we also need to remember the judgement was about overpaying for players too. Even if they helped, do we really think that INEOS paid a fair price for these players? Or do you also feel that INEOS was scammed in most of those?

Sure a few looks alright, but some of them look like they are not even remotely close to what they are worth, like maybe half of the price they paid. Plus, we have not seen them do anything decent neither, look at the league and how they are looking, how can anyone say that the team improved by these players?

Manchester United spent €244.5m in total for this season's transfers.



It is a really huge number.    If you ask how many of them has been beneficial for the team a lot, I wouldn't say too many. The team haven't been doing much better since these transfers. This is the truth.

They are even worse than Erik ten Hag's times. The squad still needs improvements. I don't think the problem is only Amorim here. The best you can do with this squad is really an FA Cup trophy.    He couldn't even do that though.

[Lidger]

Manchester City have never looked as weak as they have this season. They have been performing very poorly since the beginning of this season and almost got relegated from the league. I don't know where they will be at the end of the season, but I am planning for them next season. The City management will definitely consider their declining performance and come up with a strong plan for next season. They will not want to carry the form of the current season. I hope the Manchester City team management will show professionalism from their position.

It is absolutely true that Manchester City is not progressing properly in the ongoing Premier League season compared to last season. It is surprising to think that under the same manager, this team has already introduced a lot of strong and foresight but this season, Manchester City's progress has been very weak this season. I think every team in the history of the Premier League can play 38 matches in one season if it is correct then Manchester City may not find their desired place this season.

So at the moment, Manchester City's manager like you will see why they are performing a declined performance. The attraction for Manchester City tomorrow is that they will play the quarter finals of the FA Cup.

Manchester City have been performing poorly this season but the root cause of their poor performance is yet to be touched. In some cases it may be understood that their midfield is quite weak and in some matches it is seen that their defense is quite weak. All things considered, it is clear that their club lacks quality midfielders. 
Most people think that if a team has a good strike position then that team is more likely to score goals but in reality a stickler is completely dependent on good quality midfielders. If manchester city had KBD and if he could have performed well then i believe manchester city would never have been like this. Until Manchester City can recruit quality midfielders and experienced defenders to their club, Manchester City may continue to fail like this. The transfer window ahead could be a big opportunity for Manchester City to get the squad sorted if they use it properly.

[ILuckyGuyI]

The club I'm not satisfied with their transfer policy the most must be Chelsea in the PL.    They are just signing everyone they can. It has been what it looks like for a long time.

I wonder what Boehly is up to with this... They have an unnecessary number of players in the squad now. There are more to come by this summer undoubtedly. So what?

Abramovich was a much better chairman than him! This is the truth. But he was forced to leave his job...

[KingsDen]

Manchester United spent €244.5m in total for this season's transfers.



It is a really huge number.    If you ask how many of them has been beneficial for the team a lot, I wouldn't say too many. The team haven't been doing much better since these transfers. This is the truth.

They are even worse than Erik ten Hag's times. The squad still needs improvements. I don't think the problem is only Amorim here. The best you can do with this squad is really an FA Cup trophy.    He couldn't even do that though.

Every club should pay attention to their scout department and mostly Manchester United. Right from the transfer of Paul Pogba till now, Manchester United has been getting it wrong. The worse happened in this Erik Ten Hang regime. He pulled all his Ajax boys but to no avail.
Considering the amount of money Manchester United and Chelsea invested, they are supposed to be contesting for the title race by now.

[Antotena]

Logically you might be right because the difference in points is too far. But the problem is if Liverpool make a mistake to get a draw several times, it also provides an opportunity for other teams. Maybe we also not only focus on Arsenal who will appear at UCL have a busy schedule, but international breaks also provide problems to Liverpool players who usually return to the team with injury conditions. So a problem like this is also very dangerous to Liverpool's condition to survive at the top of the standings.

Mistakes are things that can happen to any club, any player can be annoyed and there reaction can cause them a red card and multiple yellow cards which can make them to lose match if the against team over power them but the Liverpool we have been following since the beginning of the season can never go cleaeless to risk any game to loss, they have not been doing well in other leagues due to some players recklessness but this Premier League is going to Anfield.

Logically, Liverpool is 12 points ahead of Arsenal and for them to reach Liverpool place in points, that means Liverpool has to lose 3 games from now to the end of the season. However the total games Liverpool has loss this season is only 1 and that was tbe one they got in the beginning of the season. You can see that it's not possible at least with the way they have been playing since the early phase of this season, the remaining season will be easy for them definitely.

[Pandorak]

Surprise to catch up to the top of the standings or just try to fight to maintain the position currently occupied like Arsenal, Nottingham Forest and Chelsea. Because I'm not sure about the surprise to catch up with Liverpool in the trophy fight. And now Arsenal and Aston Villa have a tight schedule to continue fighting in the Champions League. From the remaining 9 matches,  Liverpool will continue to be uncatchable by anyone even the trophy can be said to have been locked for a long time.

It is true that Liverpool have a very significant points advantage with other teams, even have a difference of 12 points with Arsenal who are in second place in the standings, good game performance in almost every match, making Liverpool remain firmly at the top of the standings, other clubs must think twice to be able to catch up with the points difference made by Liverpool and we know this season the club is one of the favorite clubs to lift the trophy this season, they have proven with hard work that they deserve to be winners, every player has a winning mentality and high confidence.