⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Velvet78]

The man is not the problem Manchester United is facing. The team was already having this challenges before Amorim came to the club. I feel the board should be were the problem lies remember they have been changing coach, yet the problem is still there. I don't think they will sack him unless the board is tired of changing coach. Changing coach without result is an evidence that the coach isn't the real problem . Sunderland will definitely win Manchester United because am really amazed with Sunderland performance especially the match they played with Nottingham forest, there performance was really outstanding.

I agree and disagree...

Indeed, the Red Devils were having similar problems in the past as well. Mourinho should be even considered successful by finishing at the 2nd position one time with them. 

However I don't think it is entirely because of the team itself. Amorim should also look for other options. Besides I still don't like their squad. It is still not strong enough for a team like Manchester United...

[Solodoski]

Its really strange to see this happening after so many years of seeing and suffering a super regular and solid Guardiola team, this Manchester City team is not longer that, they are a shadow of what a Guardiola team is, and worst of all after a lot of months of being in this uncertainity waters he still cant find a solution, so the irregularity still there and i dont see them becoming better at all.

I still rate Pep very high despite what the team.is going through right now. You might be right that the team is still suffering right now and they might not come out of it very soon.  In my opinion I think Pep has not lost his touch in the game, but he has not been able to find the right players to play the way he wants to play and I think that's a big problem for him. If I was in his position, I would rather walk away. He has won everything with the team and has elevated them to a force to reckon with. The premier league gets harder every season and it will be very difficult for him to win it this season.

[Volgastallion]

Its really strange to see this happening after so many years of seeing and suffering a super regular and solid Guardiola team, this Manchester City team is not longer that, they are a shadow of what a Guardiola team is, and worst of all after a lot of months of being in this uncertainity waters he still cant find a solution, so the irregularity still there and i dont see them becoming better at all.

I still rate Pep very high despite what the team.is going through right now. You might be right that the team is still suffering right now and they might not come out of it very soon.  In my opinion I think Pep has not lost his touch in the game, but he has not been able to find the right players to play the way he wants to play and I think that's a big problem for him. If I was in his position, I would rather walk away. He has won everything with the team and has elevated them to a force to reckon with. The premier league gets harder every season and it will be very difficult for him to win it this season.

I dont know if he lose his touch in the game, but i always pointed out about his way of playing he always need a key player, and righ now he doesnt have it, and with key player is a player who can break the seal when nothing works, and that was Messi for example in Barcelona or Aguero in his best phase on City.

[sana54210]

Though, the manager have a huge role to play in improving the team, but in the case of Manchester united, I don't think that the sole cause of their problem is the manager, Ruben Amorin is not a bad coach, he was doing exceptionally well before he was brought to Manchester united, and even his predecessors weren't doing well when handling Manchester united, so I don't think that they are the major cause of Manchester united problem.
Jose Mourinho, Luiz van gaal and ole gunnar solskjaer are top quality coaches, but they all failed in Manchester united, that's alone is enough reason for everyone to understand that the manager is not the problem of Manchester united but the hierarchy.

I used to believe the same thing. When Amorim first started I said that we should give him more time, it wasn't his team, and he needs time to make the players play the way he wants them to play. But, now it's been a year, and while United doesn't want to get rid of their manager that quickly, it's obvious by now that the yare not doing great with him.

Sure, United itself is in trouble, from owners to kitman, everyone is guilty, mostly the players, there is no doubt about that so Manager is not the only one. But could they hire a better manager and get better results? I think so. I am not saying they can fight for a title or anything, just that they can average more than one more point per game? That would be improvement, think how bad they are.

[Abbatty]

Bournemouth have been so impressive so far this season, they don’t even look like a team that sold most of their main players last season, they were trailing at home when then second half began but I can’t believe they are already beating Fulham 2-1 now. They are so so good especially at home. In 7 games they have just manage to lose just one match and draw 2.

This is surely a team most premier league teams should be scared to play against, Antonio Semenyo is now tearing up premier league defense with his skills and goals. I won’t say much because the season is just beginning but I will keep a close eyes on them.

[Toro iskandar]

It is very difficult to see the cause of the slump of the Manchester United team in the last few seasons, if we say that Manchester United players are bad but in fact some players who were left out of their squad can actually play better in their new team so I think the root of the problem is in Manchester United's management, there are many things they need to change and internal management and also make a process to build the Manchester United team, if not so I think the Manchester United team will remain the same forever.

Man United vs Sunderland
1) 1.49
X) 4.4
2) 6.0

the odds seem interesting I must say even if Manchester United are not that great of a team lately, I mean in the last few years
I don't know if I would bet on Manchester United to win at the moment, I'm trying to include in my bets some matches that I think are easy from La Liga, but in fact even here in the Premier League there are some good opportunities

I'm sure you're hesitant to place a bet on this match, even though we sometimes think Manchester United can win.
However, Manchester United's defense is much weaker than Sunderland's.
Manchester United has conceded 11 goals in six matches, while Sunderland has only conceded 4.
This difference makes it clear that the match could end badly, and I'd prefer to avoid betting on this match.

[Felicity_Tide]

Man United vs Sunderland
1) 1.49
X) 4.4
2) 6.0

the odds seem interesting I must say even if Manchester United are not that great of a team lately, I mean in the last few years
I don't know if I would bet on Manchester United to win at the moment, I'm trying to include in my bets some matches that I think are easy from La Liga, but in fact even here in the Premier League there are some good opportunities

6 odds for Sunderland?, I guess bookmarkers are trying to give a lot of bettors an easy win this weekend.  It is hard to trust this same Manchester united that struggled at old Trafford against Burnley. Sunderland looks very much in a good shape and in a better position (currently 5th I guess), than Manchester united who are currently sitting at 14th. Maybe the risk might worth it. 90mins will tell.

[Issa56]

I think that even if their performance declines, as long as Pep is still coaching, I don't think Man City will experience a drop like United did.

Even as there is decline in Manchester city performance, I don’t think Manchester city performance can be so poor like Manchester United. Seriously United performance has been so terrible, and even if pep Guardiola performance drops, am sure he will do everything possible to always secure the champions league spot every season for Manchester city.

Pep Guardiola is really trying to fix the club, but he hasn’t gotten the perfect solution to the team’s problem. I never expected Manchester city performance to drop all of a sudden, Manchester city struggled to qualify for the champions league last season, we are already in another season and Manchester city performance isn’t so good yet. Let’s wait and see how pep Guardiola will be able to improve the teams performance, but if Manchester city performance doesn’t improve, then Manchester city might end up changing coach, but the issue is that, who are they going to bring in?

[Victorybit1]

Man United vs Sunderland
1) 1.49
X) 4.4
2) 6.0

the odds seem interesting I must say even if Manchester United are not that great of a team lately, I mean in the last few years
I don't know if I would bet on Manchester United to win at the moment, I'm trying to include in my bets some matches that I think are easy from La Liga, but in fact even here in the Premier League there are some good opportunities

6 odds for Sunderland?, I guess bookmarkers are trying to give a lot of bettors an easy win this weekend.  It is hard to trust this same Manchester united that struggled at old Trafford against Burnley. Sunderland looks very much in a good shape and in a better position (currently 5th I guess), than Manchester united who are currently sitting at 14th. Maybe the risk might worth it. 90mins will tell.

If this was in other scenarios then I would have suggested that playing that 6 off wouldn't be a bad idea especially with the current form that Manchester United are having. It's literally very easy for them to lose their game especially against a Sunderland side that is also in form and not scared of any team. The football game has changed so greatly that most supposed smaller teams doesn't even play like small teams anymore and can win any team at any time.

[Justbillywitt]

This was an intense encounter between AFC Bournemouth and Fulham as the home side battled from behind to stun the away team who had taken the lead in the 70th minute. Antonio Semenyo and his team mate stepped up and made sure they got the 3 points. Antonio Semenyo scored two and provided an assist to give his team the deserved win.

[Woodie]

This was an intense encounter between AFC Bournemouth and Fulham as the home side battled from behind to stun the away team who had taken the lead in the 70th minute. Antonio Semenyo and his team mate stepped up and made sure they got the 3 points. Antonio Semenyo scored two and provided an assist to give his team the deserved win.

I actually forgot that the premier League starts off early for this game week, and I must say this is a big result for  Bournemouth as I thought Fulham had a better team, but guess the results speak for themselves..

And speaking of Semenyo, this lad is proving to be a great asset for Bournemouth, and if he continues being this reliable, I see him being on the scouts radar and he could be moving this coming transfer window...

[Iroh]

6 odds for Sunderland?, I guess bookmarkers are trying to give a lot of bettors an easy win this weekend.  It is hard to trust this same Manchester united that struggled at old Trafford against Burnley. Sunderland looks very much in a good shape and in a better position (currently 5th I guess), than Manchester united who are currently sitting at 14th. Maybe the risk might worth it. 90mins will tell.

I guess they believe Man United is the stronger side and is very likely to win the game against Sunderland tomorrow. Looking at the inconsistent nature of Man United, it's quite surprising they would opt to heavily favor Man united to win the game.
I think Man United is in the better position to win the game. Despite their not so good performances, I think Man United is capable of winning this one. It may not be a straightforward win as Sunderland attacks and form could prove to be surprisingly strong. Hopefully, playing at home would give Man United the morale boost to finish the game strong, hopefully with the three points in tow.

[Silikiem]

This was an intense encounter between AFC Bournemouth and Fulham as the home side battled from behind to stun the away team who had taken the lead in the 70th minute. Antonio Semenyo and his team mate stepped up and made sure they got the 3 points. Antonio Semenyo scored two and provided an assist to give his team the deserved win.

I actually forgot that the premier League starts off early for this game week, and I must say this is a big result for  Bournemouth as I thought Fulham had a better team, but guess the results speak for themselves..

And speaking of Semenyo, this lad is proving to be a great asset for Bournemouth, and if he continues being this reliable, I see him being on the scouts radar and he could be moving this coming transfer window...

Fulham is going through some some losing run of games currently in the premier league because they also lost to Aston villa last week with the same score line and i think is high time they should get themselves together and start winning games. Losing two straight games with the same score line doesn’t speak good, they’re gradually losing form. And for Antoine semenyos performance this season has been great and even last season he did exceptional and was wanted by several big teams in the premier league including Manchester United and Tottenham, but decided to stay out with Bournemouth, and for sure with this kind of performance this season again, there’s a possibility he will be more wanted by several big teams in Europe.

[Mayor of ogba]

Manchester United supporters will never agree that they have bad players, they will always defend their players come rain and sunshine but as a manager I expect a certain power to influence and demand the players you need so if as a manager you get one or two transfer windows and still fail to strengthen your squad with players of your taste then you’re already failing in your role so the blames will be on you. Ten Hag failed in that area and Amorim is also following same part.

It is very difficult to see the cause of the slump of the Manchester United team in the last few seasons, if we say that Manchester United players are bad but in fact some players who were left out of their squad can actually play better in their new team so I think the root of the problem is in Manchester United's management, there are many things they need to change and internal management and also make a process to build the Manchester United team, if not so I think the Manchester United team will remain the same forever.

Manchester United ex players that are performing well in another team are enough evidence to say that Manchester United management are 100% responsible for the poor performance of the players at Manchester United, but I won't use that to justify that Manchester United management are 100% responsible for what has befell Manchester United because Manchester United management bought Ruben Amorim some players Ruben Amorim wanted, but yet Ruben Amorim couldn't improve Manchester United performance. I believe Manchester United management and coach are responsible for what has been happening at Manchester United.

[Coyster]

And speaking of Semenyo, this lad is proving to be a great asset for Bournemouth, and if he continues being this reliable, I see him being on the scouts radar and he could be moving this coming transfer window...

Antoine Semenyo is a very good player, i was actually surprised he didn't get any attention from bigger clubs last summer, or maybe he did and i missed it. Bournemouth are performing at a very high level thus far this season and Semenyo is playing a very huge part in that.

Andoni Iraola's team are up to second position and their fans are going to have a very good sleep tonight. I think they can achieve a lot of good things this season and if they do, Semenyo would be courted by bigger teams next summer.

[rachael9385]

This was an intense encounter between AFC Bournemouth and Fulham as the home side battled from behind to stun the away team who had taken the lead in the 70th minute. Antonio Semenyo and his team mate stepped up and made sure they got the 3 points. Antonio Semenyo scored two and provided an assist to give his team the deserved win.

This is an impressive win for bournemouth, I didn't know it was possible for them to beat fulham easily but this just tells you that no team should be underestimated. I remember when Fulham used to be formidable but since that beginning of the season they have not really been in form. I hope that teams like bournemouth and crystal palace would take the spot light this season, the problem they have is consistency

[mvdheuvel1983]

This was an intense encounter between AFC Bournemouth and Fulham as the home side battled from behind to stun the away team who had taken the lead in the 70th minute. Antonio Semenyo and his team mate stepped up and made sure they got the 3 points. Antonio Semenyo scored two and provided an assist to give his team the deserved win.

At the point when I thought it was going to bea draw match, after Fulham scored, Antonio Semenyo shocked me with a beautiful display and kicked the ball under the keepers legs, and scored. Bournemouth really put lots of effort to win this game, I think Semenyo's goal served as a motivation to Bournemouth players and made them to score the third one. Semenyo was the star of the match his performance was top notch and the way he make runs with the ball is something that needs to be studied because of you saw the first goal that he scored the way he deceived the Fulham defender to slot in the ball was something else it takes a good defender to stop him from making those kind of moves.

[SmartCharpa]

This was an intense encounter between AFC Bournemouth and Fulham as the home side battled from behind to stun the away team who had taken the lead in the 70th minute. Antonio Semenyo and his team mate stepped up and made sure they got the 3 points. Antonio Semenyo scored two and provided an assist to give his team the deserved win.

To be honest, this was a surprise result, I did not expect Bournemouth to win the match, not to mention scoring three goals against Fulham, which is also performing well in the league this season. Bournemouth could have taken the lead in 60 minutes, but the penalty was disallowed, which is why I gave up on Bournemouth to win or draw when Fulham took the lead, but it was cleared that football is unpredictable, as they scored three goals in the last 18 minutes.

Semenyo is doing really well at Bournemouth this season, he performed perfectly previous season, but not the same way as this season. He scored two goals and one assist tonight, making it six goals in seven Premier League appearances this season. We are going to keep an eye on Bournemouth this season, they’re now second in the table with 14 points. This season Premier League looks to be an interesting one.

[BTC-blaad]

This was an intense encounter between AFC Bournemouth and Fulham as the home side battled from behind to stun the away team who had taken the lead in the 70th minute. Antonio Semenyo and his team mate stepped up and made sure they got the 3 points. Antonio Semenyo scored two and provided an assist to give his team the deserved win.

I actually forgot that the premier League starts off early for this game week, and I must say this is a big result for  Bournemouth as I thought Fulham had a better team, but guess the results speak for themselves..

And speaking of Semenyo, this lad is proving to be a great asset for Bournemouth, and if he continues being this reliable, I see him being on the scouts radar and he could be moving this coming transfer window...

Fulham is going through some some losing run of games currently in the premier league because they also lost to Aston villa last week with the same score line and i think is high time they should get themselves together and start winning games. Losing two straight games with the same score line doesn’t speak good, they’re gradually losing form. And for Antoine semenyos performance this season has been great and even last season he did exceptional and was wanted by several big teams in the premier league including Manchester United and Tottenham, but decided to stay out with Bournemouth, and for sure with this kind of performance this season again, there’s a possibility he will be more wanted by several big teams in Europe.

That's right, Bournemouth comeback to beat Fulham 3-1 at the Vitality Stadium, with stunning playing from them and goals scored by A. Semenyo and J. Kluivert.

Graet performance from A. Semenyo was incredible and stunning play by him on the pitch with attacking capacity in defeating Fulham, this session Bournemouth is playing so great and meant qualify for champion's league next season if they continue with there stunning playing and wins on the premier league.

[IceLincoln]

This was an intense encounter between AFC Bournemouth and Fulham as the home side battled from behind to stun the away team who had taken the lead in the 70th minute. Antonio Semenyo and his team mate stepped up and made sure they got the 3 points. Antonio Semenyo scored two and provided an assist to give his team the deserved win.

This game has cost me some change!, I was betting on Fulham to win or draw this encounter despite Bournemouth being at home I had thought that Fulham were better positioned but Antoine Semenyo decided to show himself today, excellent performance by the way and Samuel Chukwueze with his first goal involvement for his new club, I hope he continues on a good run at the English Premier league with Fulham.

For tomorrow games I think we are going to see a lot of draws tomorrow and Sunderland might continue on their impressive form once again by beating Manchester United. The highlight of tomorrow is going to be the game between Chelsea and Liverpool, 2 teams down in form with losses coming into this game, it’s gonna be a tough one but I see a Liverpool win or draw.