⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Akbarkoe]

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Florian writz is a young and brilliant player and that is why the two teams are trying to make him a part of their team so that based on his skills or talent, he can perform well in the league and improve his performance. Just like the coach Xabi Alonso also has a desire, he wants to see Florian writz in the team of Real Madrids. Since Florian writz is a young player and has a lot of potential, his skills and expertise in his game at a young age have made him more capable of doing what he is. He is in high demand. Everyone wants to see him as part of their team so that his football playing strategy or style can be made part of their team and he can be said to have good points in a league.

Yes, he is a very promising young player, so it is only natural that currently many big clubs are competing to get him. But one thing to remember is that Florian Wirtz once suffered an ACL injury that forced him to be absent for approximately eight months in the 2022 season. Because when a player has experienced an ACL injury, it will be difficult to boost his performance again, but hopefully not with Florian Wirtz.

Sure, it's not an easy job, especially to fix the foundation of their vision. I didn't expect a big club to end up so far behind the leaders, there must be something wrong there. I find this season really strange, also look at how Manchester United finished their season, lucky they didn't get relegated, otherwise it would have been a world-shattering news story .

yes this season Manchester United has indeed performed very badly which makes them not have a schedule in any European competition next season. but in my opinion there is a team that is worse than Manchester United, namely Arsenal and even the harsh criticism came not from the fans but from the legend himself Thierry Henry who said more or less like this "MU has played in 5 finals for the last 5 seasons but they say that Man United is a cursed team while Arsenal who performed well in the last 3 seasons they did not get a single trophy and did not play in a single final match."

Source; https://x.com/mysemuanyabola/status/1928256320484036665

[Adbitco]

Liverpool doesn't look like they are alone in the race to sign Wirtz this summer. Bayern Munich is still said to be after him. But they need to pay him much more money due to being Leverkusen's direct rival. 

Xabi Alonso also wants to see him at Real Madrid they say... Honestly I'd prefer to see him at Liverpool instead. He is also giving green light to the transfer. I believe he can do great at Arne Slot's Liverpool by playing with the same role.

So what? Bayern has not yet submitted an official offer, while Liverpool already sent their offer, which worth £112 m for Wirtz. It means Liverpool is leading the race to sign wirtz unless Bayern can send more than Liverpool did.
It's likely he's going to the Liverpool, not bayern. 

What if he doesn't end up in Liverpool as you think too? It's still a game of chess and no one is sure of who's gonna sign him at last yet. We've all seen cases in previous seasons where clubs hijack other clubs players at the dead of it, sometimes a player will embark on a medical for a certain team only to divert to another team and do medicals there. With delays like this, it's possible that Liverpool might not end up signing Wirtz since his also in the radar of other top clubs like Manchester City and Bayern Munich and I also understand that at one point his formal boss Alonso wanted him.

[free-bit.co.in]

Chelsea's performance straight to the Palmer's post on his IG after the game. They looked awful in the first half, but getting wake up after they conceded one goal. I don't see the GOAT in this game, and he seems getting pocketed by Cucurella.

I was very happy to see blues lift the trophy, and GOAT is getting double runner up. 

Blues performance in the first half was not good at all. I can see, Real Betis dominated in the first half.
Whatever Real Betis was leading 1 - 0, I don't care. But I cant deny Betis players also attacked a lot in the first half. where Chelsea's performance was quite below average in 1st half.

Thats not the matter of concern, Chelsea actually determined to win the title anyhow.
2nd half, they came out with a big change in their match strategy.
In the first half, the Blue made only 4 shots, out of which only one was on target, 
In the second half, Chelsea made 7 shots. wow. The interesting thing is that 6 of them were on target shots , impressive!

In the second half, seems, Enzo Maresca identified Real Betis weaknesses & changed his match strategy. This is why the blues were successful.
In addition to heading up for the Champions League, they won the Conference League
Despite a poor start to the season, the ending was good for Blues fans.

[Baki202]

If only Pep Guardiola can take Manchester city to champions league next season despite the trials last season then I believe he can still do better next season because he is a good coach and he is so passionate about football and even if Liverpool will do well next season I doubt if they can win the league next season. And I think next season will be more strong than this previous season because Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester city and some others will bounce back and it is going to be very competitive this time around.

And Pep is someone that is dedicated to what he wants, and when you talk about the best coaches, Pep is among them, and I have a good feeling that next season is going to be solid because i feel that pep is going to be active in the transfer window because we are not taking chances next season. And despite everything that happened, Pep was able to give Manchester a better position, which is one of the reasons why I believe so much in him.

Even if Liverpool does well, I don't think they will be able to do exactly what they did this season. The only thing that helped Liverpool was the fact that they had already gathered enough points when other people were slumbering. That is the only difference, so there are many ways that you can actually do very well.

[Zaguru12]

If only Pep Guardiola can take Manchester city to champions league next season despite the trials last season then I believe he can still do better next season because he is a good coach and he is so passionate about football and even if Liverpool will do well next season I doubt if they can win the league next season. And I think next season will be more strong than this previous season because Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester city and some others will bounce back and it is going to be very competitive this time around.

I see Pep challenging for the league next season, Man had a very bad first half of the season with players injured and not enough squad depth to his capability but comets January he added some players and if you look at the statistics of the season from January you’ll see he did much better. So right now with the season over and summer transfer already I think we should see him add more new players and with some players like Rodri back that’s like a new signing for them and next season Pep might be going hard again.

Aside Manchester City though I don’t rate any club now to actually challenge Liverpool yet again for the tittle, Liverpool were better than everyone last season but with recent signings they are looking to be much better than others. Except I see what both Arsenal and Chelsea do in the transfer market this season I don’t see them yet as a contender

[tygeade]

Now I wonder what steps Guardiola will take to carry Manchester City back at the top. It won't be an easy work at all of course. They finished this season 13 points away from the leader... 

Sure, it's not an easy job, especially to fix the foundation of their vision. I didn't expect a big club to end up so far behind the leaders, there must be something wrong there. I find this season really strange, also look at how Manchester United finished their season, lucky they didn't get relegated, otherwise it would have been a world-shattering news story .

United has a very big fundamental problem that they are facing right because looking at United play you will think that a championship side is the one that is playing you don't even know the difference between Manchester United and other smaller teams because united has been reduced to a point where you can't call united a big team again

They honestly weren't that far away from championship level team, if you let them be this type of situation and not really recover, then they really were not better than Leeds to be fair. Leeds won the Championship this season, and Burnley was the same points, they both got 100 points, great achievement.

So when you think of it, if United was at Championship this season, if you ignore their Europa run, and only focus on their premier league quality, then I bet United would have finished behind Burnley and Leeds. Hence, why I believe United should not be considering to be much better next season. Sure they could be better than this season, but not by a lot. They can't fix everything in a single summer, that's impossible.

[Ndabagi01]

Now I wonder what steps Guardiola will take to carry Manchester City back at the top. It won't be an easy work at all of course. They finished this season 13 points away from the leader... 

Liverpool won't also stay like this. Arne Slot is already working on signings. Frimpong done and Wirtz is likely to come. They will surely sign a RB too as Trent has left. They will be the biggest title contender in the league next time as well.

Every team in the premier league especially those that finished their season from the first to fifth place will be potentials for the league title. They have really done well this season and their difference in point gap which are not that much shows how competitive the season was in the premier league especially. By next season, I am expecting a bigger challenge between those teams and we should not be surprised that maybe neither Manchester City or Liverpool will win it next time and another team will be the one to win ahead of them at the end of the season. The premier league is full of wonder and expect more of it by next season again.

[POPOLUV]

Now I wonder what steps Guardiola will take to carry Manchester City back at the top. It won't be an easy work at all of course. They finished this season 13 points away from the leader... 

Liverpool won't also stay like this. Arne Slot is already working on signings. Frimpong done and Wirtz is likely to come. They will surely sign a RB too as Trent has left. They will be the biggest title contender in the league next time as well.

Every team in the premier league especially those that finished their season from the first to fifth place will be potentials for the league title. They have really done well this season and their difference in point gap which are not that much shows how competitive the season was in the premier league especially. By next season, I am expecting a bigger challenge between those teams and we should not be surprised that maybe neither Manchester City or Liverpool will win it next time and another team will be the one to win ahead of them at the end of the season. The premier league is full of wonder and expect more of it by next season again.

It is big congratulations once again on liverpool club and the fans of Liverpool  that has been so supportive from the beginning of premier League season, it was a great achievement by the manager of Liverpool club because that beginning the season man city was donating every were in the premier League table, but with time things start to change were by Liverpool started topping the table and finally they made the manager so proud, and next season will be a great competition within the clubs.

[baeva]

Now I wonder what steps Guardiola will take to carry Manchester City back at the top. It won't be an easy work at all of course. They finished this season 13 points away from the leader... 

Liverpool won't also stay like this. Arne Slot is already working on signings. Frimpong done and Wirtz is likely to come. They will surely sign a RB too as Trent has left. They will be the biggest title contender in the league next time as well.

13 points is just a designation of the current season, nothing more. Next season it could be the other way round. I think Manchester City didn't really expect them to finish not so bad, because if you think back to the beginning of the season and the way they came out then - it was already obvious how weak they are and probably won't even be in the top 4. But they finished in 3rd place, which is not a bad result considering this season

[uchegod-21]

Now I wonder what steps Guardiola will take to carry Manchester City back at the top. It won't be an easy work at all of course. They finished this season 13 points away from the leader... 

Liverpool won't also stay like this. Arne Slot is already working on signings. Frimpong done and Wirtz is likely to come. They will surely sign a RB too as Trent has left. They will be the biggest title contender in the league next time as well.

Every team in the premier league especially those that finished their season from the first to fifth place will be potentials for the league title. They have really done well this season and their difference in point gap which are not that much shows how competitive the season was in the premier league especially. By next season, I am expecting a bigger challenge between those teams and we should not be surprised that maybe neither Manchester City or Liverpool will win it next time and another team will be the one to win ahead of them at the end of the season. The premier league is full of wonder and expect more of it by next season again.

The English Premier League this season was so competitive that till the last day of the competition no one knew the teams that would go to the Champions League and the ones that will proceed to the Europa League and as well as the conference league. Almost all the things we are so good that Manchester United and Tottenham had to end the season very far from top 10. So this season will not be an exception. We should rather expect more fierce season ahead.

I don't have doubts that Manchester City would definitely come back to reclaim the English Premier League title, even if the will be enable to reclaim the title, they will at least be strong contenders. Where my problem lies is club like Manchester United, they might still not be able to make the top 4 in the next season because this other teams are still f**king  good. So, my prayer is for the Manchester United team and Amorim.

[pawel7777]

13 points is just a designation of the current season, nothing more. Next season it could be the other way round. I think Manchester City didn't really expect them to finish not so bad, because if you think back to the beginning of the season and the way they came out then - it was already obvious how weak they are and probably won't even be in the top 4. But they finished in 3rd place, which is not a bad result considering this season

Yeah, it was a weird season for the City, they faced some real problems with underperformance and even Guardiola himself started expressing his doubt on whether they would qualify for the next season's Champions League, but they managed to turn things around and ended up in a decent 3rd place.
I can't imagine the City not improving next season. Pep Guardiola has already made some changes and has let in some fresh blood to the squad, and I think we'll see some more transfers to come in the near future.

Meanwhile, Marmoush's goal against Bournemouth has been voted the goal of the season:
https://www.mancity.com/news/mens/omar-marmoush-premier-league-goal-of-the-season-63884276

[TelolettOm]

Yeah, it was a weird season for the City, they faced some real problems with underperformance and even Guardiola himself started expressing his doubt on whether they would qualify for the next season's Champions League, but they managed to turn things around and ended up in a decent 3rd place.
I can't imagine the City not improving next season. Pep Guardiola has already made some changes and has let in some fresh blood to the squad, and I think we'll see some more transfers to come in the near future.

And there is 1 thing that is quite annoying for Man City too, where the club was hit by a very epic comeback by Man United in the 88th and 90th minutes. Where, in the match last December, Man City had been leading 1-0 from the 36th minute and had been able to defend it until almost the end.

But suddenly in the late minute, the 88th minute, Man United got a penalty kick and ended up with a goal, a draw. Then, Man United managed to add another goal 2 minutes later. Until the end, Man City actually lost because they were hit by an epic comeback

And this is included in the Most Improbable Comeback award

Source: EPL Most Improbable Comeback award

[bitgolden]

Now I wonder what steps Guardiola will take to carry Manchester City back at the top. It won't be an easy work at all of course. They finished this season 13 points away from the leader... 

Sure, it's not an easy job, especially to fix the foundation of their vision. I didn't expect a big club to end up so far behind the leaders, there must be something wrong there. I find this season really strange, also look at how Manchester United finished their season, lucky they didn't get relegated, otherwise it would have been a world-shattering news story .

United has a problem with ownership, there is no other explanation for it. If they were bought by some super wealthy people like PSG or City, maybe they could recover, but for the looks of it, they had one of the cheapest owners in the world with Glazer family, and then they sold some of the shares to Ineos, who is also looking to be "smart" about the money instead of spending a lot to be better, and the sad part is, they are not smart about it neither, they just pay a ton to get the most useless players instead.

What they need isn't players or coach, what they need is better football director, better office basically, management, and better owners. When they have that, they would know they can do a better job for most of this.

[SatoPrincess]

Now I wonder what steps Guardiola will take to carry Manchester City back at the top. It won't be an easy work at all of course. They finished this season 13 points away from the leader... 

Liverpool won't also stay like this. Arne Slot is already working on signings. Frimpong done and Wirtz is likely to come. They will surely sign a RB too as Trent has left. They will be the biggest title contender in the league next time as well.

I believe Pep Guardiola has plans for the coming season, already City have made some signings in January that seem to have revived City’s performance towards the end of the season, helping them secure Champions League qualification for next season. Liverpool despite winning the league trophy are still strengthening their side which means there will be tough competition next season.

[Akbarkoe]

Now I wonder what steps Guardiola will take to carry Manchester City back at the top. It won't be an easy work at all of course. They finished this season 13 points away from the leader... 

Liverpool won't also stay like this. Arne Slot is already working on signings. Frimpong done and Wirtz is likely to come. They will surely sign a RB too as Trent has left. They will be the biggest title contender in the league next time as well.

I believe Pep Guardiola has plans for the coming season, already City have made some signings in January that seem to have revived City’s performance towards the end of the season, helping them secure Champions League qualification for next season. Liverpool despite winning the league trophy are still strengthening their side which means there will be tough competition next season.

This season Kevin de Bruyne has ended his contract with Manchester City, but until now there is no information about which club he will defend. The player with the number 10 jersey is the brain of Manchester City's game and with De Bruyne Manchester City has won many trophies. And of course with the departure of KDB, Manchester City needs to bring in new players who can be the brains of The Citizens' game.

And if it's just a rumor, reportedly Manchester City is quite interested in bringing in a Dutch player who currently plays for AC Milan, only one season with AC Milan Tijjani Reinders has performed very well and stolen the attention of several clubs including Manchester City, and I think he is a suitable player to be brought to Manchester City, because besides he is also quite good at controlling the rhythm of the game he is also quite skilled at scoring goals, but I doubt that AC Milan will release the player. And the other player is Rayan Cherki, I don't have further information about the player who currently plays for Lyon, but it is reported that City is quite interested in getting the player.

In the middle of the season, Manchester City has improved its back line and also its front line, now the main homework is the midfield, and with the changes they make in the next season, maybe we will see City return to its best performance.

[Lannakosa]

I believe Pep Guardiola has plans for the coming season, already City have made some signings in January that seem to have revived City’s performance towards the end of the season, helping them secure Champions League qualification for next season. Liverpool despite winning the league trophy are still strengthening their side which means there will be tough competition next season.

Liverpool have already lost Alexander Arnold, who has moved to Real. I think this could be a significant loss for their defense. Next season should be a defining one for Liverpool to show how well Slot can manage the team, because this season's results were largely achieved thanks to the work Klopp had done. Guardiola knows how to build a team, and he does not need to start from scratch, he just needs to strengthen the weak positions, and he is experienced enough to handle it.

[baeva]

Now I wonder what steps Guardiola will take to carry Manchester City back at the top. It won't be an easy work at all of course. They finished this season 13 points away from the leader... 

Sure, it's not an easy job, especially to fix the foundation of their vision. I didn't expect a big club to end up so far behind the leaders, there must be something wrong there. I find this season really strange, also look at how Manchester United finished their season, lucky they didn't get relegated, otherwise it would have been a world-shattering news story .

United has a problem with ownership, there is no other explanation for it. If they were bought by some super wealthy people like PSG or City, maybe they could recover, but for the looks of it, they had one of the cheapest owners in the world with Glazer family, and then they sold some of the shares to Ineos, who is also looking to be "smart" about the money instead of spending a lot to be better, and the sad part is, they are not smart about it neither, they just pay a ton to get the most useless players instead.

What they need isn't players or coach, what they need is better football director, better office basically, management, and better owners. When they have that, they would know they can do a better job for most of this.

This is why I don't understand those who blame it all on the coach now. Yes, in Ten Hag's time you could still think the coach was the problem, back then it wasn't clear that the management and the structure of the club in general was the problem. Even now they are trying to save money and sacking loads of staff. I have a feeling that sooner or later they will leave the team and the coach and that's it....

[topbitcoin]

Now I wonder what steps Guardiola will take to carry Manchester City back at the top. It won't be an easy work at all of course. They finished this season 13 points away from the leader... 

Sure, it's not an easy job, especially to fix the foundation of their vision. I didn't expect a big club to end up so far behind the leaders, there must be something wrong there. I find this season really strange, also look at how Manchester United finished their season, lucky they didn't get relegated, otherwise it would have been a world-shattering news story .

Every club has its time and obviously with Manchester City as it is now it is actually good for the EPL because at least the trophy is not controlled by just one club even though for the last 9 years only Manchester City and Liverpool have gotten this.

To build a foundation now Manchester City with Pep only has to strengthen the mentality of the players a little and fill the void of the missing gap.
This season they were destroyed in defense, on the other hand their attacking patterns were also easily read because of the loss of creative midfielders where Rodri and KDB were plagued by injuries and KDB who was unable to return to his best performance after injury which made it difficult for them to create attacking patterns and spoil the finisher to score goals.

But this is not an impossible thing if it can be fixed next season, Pep always gives the best touch to his squad and this season will be used as a good evaluation for them to regain good momentum for next season and I am quite sure that they will again become one of the clubs that can be a contender for the trophy next season especially with the end of the season their performance is slowly returning even though it is still not perfect.

[Hyphen(-)]

Now I wonder what steps Guardiola will take to carry Manchester City back at the top. It won't be an easy work at all of course. They finished this season 13 points away from the leader... 

Pep Guardiola is capable of bringing Manchester City back to form because he have started making attempts to sign more players to strengthen the team more and the players he signed in the January transfer window has started to blend to the squad, and if they sign more quality players, they can do well again next season even though they might find it difficult to fight for the title next season.

Liverpool won't also stay like this. Arne Slot is already working on signings. Frimpong done and Wirtz is likely to come. They will surely sign a RB too as Trent has left. They will be the biggest title contender in the league next time as well.

Arne Slot is making effort to sign more players also to keep the team’s momentum against next season, and the EPL title they won this season has given them more chances to sign more players because they have already competed some signings and are also about to sign more. Therefore, they can maintain their position next season if Arsenal didn’t sign a striker and more creative midfieees next season.

[Catenaccio]

Pep Guardiola is capable of bringing Manchester City back to form because he have started making attempts to sign more players to strengthen the team more and the players he signed in the January transfer window has started to blend to the squad, and if they sign more quality players, they can do well again next season even though they might find it difficult to fight for the title next season.

Pep Guardiola is genius and he has been made great history in Manchester City but Pep's favorite tactical style likely was known well by many clubs in Premier League. He has to upgrade his management as well as build up a new squad for the club that are both big tasks for him. History shows that no club, no national team can dominate forever and there are always up and down times. Hence I believe Pep Guardiola and Manchester City are going downside but it's very natural.

Arne Slot is making effort to sign more players also to keep the team’s momentum against next season, and the EPL title they won this season has given them more chances to sign more players because they have already competed some signings and are also about to sign more. Therefore, they can maintain their position next season if Arsenal didn’t sign a striker and more creative midfieees next season.

Arne Slot did his management very impressively in his first season for Liverpool and in Premier League. This is good foundation for his next season with Liverpool but there will be no longer suprise factor in next season. Additionally, Slot will have to prepare for sudden performance decline of key players who are old like Van Dijk and Salah. They are professional players but with ageing effects, their bodies can suddenly affect their performances severely and if it happens, Liverpool performances will be negatively affected if Slot does not have good plans for such situations and replacements on those star players.