Topic: ⚽ Premier League 2023/2024 Discussion Thread ⚽ - page 4. (Read 26055 times)

Every great coach will sure be needing adequate funding to be able to thrive and I think this is the bliss of Manchester City side as they have the huge amount to spend for Pep to be able to get the type of players he want season in and out. The fact that in 7 years, they have won the title 6 times is a big indication of how top their team is and you must give credits to both Pep and the Board for releasing the finance for him. ⁠Arsenal who are now getting back on their feats haven’t had the best of signings as you can see how in the past 2 seasons.
 
 Their mew players tend not to be at that top level in one match or two or more. This is an indication on the need for the scouting team to seat up and do their job real good as they’re so close to challenging Man City. What they need so dearly at this point is a complete striker who will be sure of banging in 20+ goals in a single season amd with that of course, they can be sure of winning the league, they also need a good midfielder but not as they need a striker.

 Of course, Arteta will be able to build this player and help him adapt to their style and this team could be on fire next season. Well next season will be real exciting especially with Man City still remaining dominant both their players and financially, Chelsea rebuilding real fast and Man United, not forgetting Arsenal, Liverpool and likes of Aston Villa and Tottenham. Wow next season will be super exciting but I think Man City might win the title again.

I actually read the news today that Manchester United board are not going to sack Ten Hag again although they will also not publicly announce this also. The FA cup was a lifeline for him to stay longer in the club, had they lost that game Manchester United will have sacked him because they will also have missed out on European competitions too, which to me would’ve still been a huge mistake.

Right now Ten Hag might not be getting this much results that the club needs but he is certainly on the right part. Two trophies in two seasons is a good way to start, as this gives you the players and club hope that the future will be better. I must say Manchester United seriously need a squad overhaul. And new arrivals must be brought in. The first situation is replacing the defense which were the biggest problems this season. The defense needs new players and also exits like the likes of Maguire, Evans and Varane who confirms his leaving already.

Then be patient for the club caused by it takes time to rebuild it from scratch again. Ten Hag intends to overhaul his roster whenever INEOS grants him another extension to lead the club and this announcement may be released by INEOS as soon as they have done evaluating the result from the current season. What the hell do you mean, all players want to be strikers?What a non sense thing is this?  Some players are selfish enough when they come close to the penalty box, but your post is completely unconnected. It's caused by you said all players wanna be strikers and who the heck it is? 

What the hell are you saying? All players want to be strikers? Did you understand football? They are playing in their designated spots since early to the end of season. Stop joking, guy. What a hilarious post. The FA Cup has shown that he is still at least useful to the team by giving a trophy to the manchester united, ten hag proven he is worthy enough to still become the man for the job. Do you watch it?

Guardiola with financial backing is a cheat code for a league, only Klopp has stopped him just in one season. The financial backing makes Guardiola a lot easier to prepare the plan for each season, because he can get any player he want to settle in his tactical plans, while other managers have to wait what type of players their clubs can get to prepare the plan for the season. Guardiola himself is also a 'pull' for any player to come to his team, it's rare for players to reject the opportunity play under Guardiola while they can also get the highest possible wage.will

Arteta needs to stop wasting their budget on players who can't improve his team. Some signings like Ramsdale, Jesus, and Havertz are proof of the lack ability of Arteta at identifying players who are able to make progress in his team. Arsenal currently need a clinical Central Forward and and Central Midfielder, the current players in that positions can't be relied on due to injuries and inconsistency. It feels easy to predict who will be the winner next season, and the hardest prediction is who will finish in top four position, there are many contestants who are developing to challenge that spots, like Tottenham, Aston Villa, Newcastle, Manchester United and Chelsea, alongside Liverpool and Arsenal themself.

As the season came to an end and there's not much going on other than gossip and speculation about which manager will get sacked, it's a good time to share a handful of random, obscure stats that nobody cares about:

Players' stats:
Goalkeeper with the most ball punches: Neto (Bournemouth): 26
Passes: Rodri (Man City): 3,633
Hit woodwork: Darwin Nunez (Liverpool): 9
Big chances missed: Erling Haaland (Man City): 34
Dispossessed: Mohammed Kudus (West Ham): 93
Fouls: Conor Gallagher (Chelsea): 83

Clubs' stats:
Own goals: Sheffield Utd: 7
Yellow cards: Chelsea: 105
Red cards: Burnley: 7
Offsides: Liverpool: 100
Tacles: Crystal Palace: 788

Source: https://www.premierleague.com/

That will only happen after Guardiola leaves Mancity and the Arsenal owner gives Arteta the freedom and enough funds to be able to buy the players he wants.
Arsenal is known to be quite stingy in the transfer market, just like Liverpool.
I think Newcastle and Chelsea with their money power, maybe will be able to compete and overtake Mancity dominance in the next few years.

In them best season two seasons ago, they bottled it ( The Premier League Competition ) last season, they was suppose to win but yet again screwed things up again Aston Villa and couldn't win Manchester City. These wins would have not made them rely on clubs like Tottenham Hotspur, Fulham and West Ham United to win it for them.
I'm a big fan of how they've progressed and also how they've been playing as a team last season and I know they're going to do better than they did.

I'd still be rooting for them come next season, they deserve it this season, they have a good defense which we'll definitely see next season as well, I just want to see another midfielder coming in just if Thomas Partey gets Injured again, that I don't pray or even if he finally leaves the club.

They should win the Premier League Competition if they sign a goalscoring and hungry striker next season.

Yes indeed, at least Arteta has managed to make Arsenal have a performance that continues to improve from season to season, of course the effort is a great effort for good results in the future too. Because after all, next season Liverpool have a new coach and also several other big teams which of course, they will all need time to really be able to make the team better. So yes, with that period at least I still confident Arsenal will still be a candidate team for the Premier League title for next season. But indeed, of course competitive competition will still occur, but it seems Arsenal still have a better chance because after all, Arteta has the quality and ability to make Arsenal get the trophy.

If you turn back the journey of the Premier League this season, actually compared to Manchester United, of course Arsenal first celebrated their championship trophy this season, Arsenal won the Community Shield trophy last August by beating Manchester City in the final match at that time, so if you compare the minor trophy as a reference to Manchester United's success this season compared to Arsenal,  Of course in my opinion Arsenal is far ahead of Manchester United, Arsenal opened the 2023/2024 season with the Community Shield champion trophy and also ended the season in the runner up position, while Manchester United won the FA but actually fell in the Premier League standings this season.

Arsenal performance in the last two seasons is of course very fantastic even though they have not been able to win the Premier League trophy, but at least now they have a strong enough mentality in the championship competition, Arteta has managed to lift the performance and mentality of the Arsenal players so that they are tough enough to face every opponent that exists, honestly maybe even for Manchester United who are indeed said to be better than Arsenal after they won the FA trophy this seasons,It is still doubtful to be able to rise next season.

Even Manchester United completed the season with a title despite having a quite poor season. But Arsenal still couldn't after all that high effort.    I'm really sad for them honestly. Arteta has started to make difference after some time he joined Arsenal. They are competing for the league title much harder than Liverpool for 2 seasons you know.

This has been the closest time ever to becoming the champions. At least they are making progress. But next season, I hope to see a title from them finally. 20 years... It is really a huge period of time without being champions despite being one of the top teams of the league.

The coach is not only in charge when his team is playing, but must ensure that each player has a good relationship with other players. The selfishness of the Manchester United players was a result of Ten Hag not being able to manage them well. Ten Hag firmness will enable his players to reduce their selfishness. Several Manchester United players have very good qualities but they are not able to perform optimally because Ten Hag is unable to develop a strategy that can make them develop further. Success in winning the FA Cup trophy does not guarantee that Manchester United's performance will be better next season, a change of coach needs to be made so that Manchester United can provide competition for the top four positions.

These fans know nothing about Longevity to be very honest. All they want to see is quick success. Last season Manchester United played good football, I can remember the game against Barcelona in the European Europa League Competition as Manchester United went on to defeat them, when you watch Erik Ten Hag amd his tactics during games like this, you'd see he is a good coach. Challenges do come but the truth is, this is a good manager with proper knowledge of the football thing.
Most of the comments I read are inaccurate and I careless, ask me if I give two fvcks and I'll say hell no! I understand very well they dislike Erik Ten Hag.

Jose Mourinho won two trophies all his years, but Erik Ten Hag has done that in his first two seasons with three finals, these are good signs all that's needed are good and qualified lads to execute the job for him.
Erik Ten Hag also has a higher percentage when you check the winning rate for this manager within them first two seasons.

Take a good look out there if you've got good enough options to replace Erik Ten Hag and name one. If you can then, they can go ahead to sack him. ( Please don't mention Mauricio Pochetino and  Thomas Tuchel. Not even Roberto De Zebri fits in )

I don't want to sound opposing to the decision of Chelsea management who sacked Mauricio Pochentino last week and now have announced that former Leicester City manager Enzo Maresca will be the club's new coach but I can't just help it. Mauricio Pochentino without doubt didn't improve the club's performance as much as many of us believed he'll do but considering Chelsea's performance in the last two seasons before the arrival of the Argentine manager, I think there was a progress with Pochentino so why not exercise a little patience with the young manager and see what he does with the team come next season.
Hopefully for the club, Maresca goes on to give them the desired result they want as a club in the nearest future but I don't think he's going to bring instant improvement to the club

Currently the news about Ten Hag being fired is still just a rumor. But now we will welcome two new coaches who will join Liverpool and Chelsea. Here comes Arne Slot and Enzo Maresca. These two new coaches can be said to be quite young. Arne Slot has to face pressure and expectations from fans who expect him to be Klopp's successor. And Enzo Maresca is expected to be able to bring Chelsea to be better next season. I am very excited to see the change of coach because we will see a different performance this season. I haven't read much about Arne Slot but I read the news saying that Enzo Maresca is the current Leicester coach who succeeded in bringing Leicester back to playing in the Premier League.

I think when evaluating ETH time at Man United, it will be very safe to check both last seasons and check all what he has achieved for the club, how he approaches games and the players available. You will see that he approaches game and get the wins you think they don’t stand a chance to get and the FA Cup win is one major reality of this factor. ⁠I understand where the pains of most fans are because of them not being able to make it at least to the top 4 even with the set of players they have and they believe ETH hasn’t done enough yet.

 Well when compared to Jose Mourinho Man United squad, I think ETH has a better squad but jose Mourinho had a better impact than ETH man United squad. ⁠Well as reported the board will be taking a decision on his stand if to keep him or axe him. Whatever decison they take I think they will have a lot of factors to consider and they have to do that duly so as not to throw the club into more gutters than it already is at this time.

 Sacking Ten Haag might not be a bad idea but the board shouldn’t forget that there’s a need for stability as that will help this team be able to keep challenging for more trophies. Well they can preach that to the new manager if they eventually decide to let Eth go.

Oh, really? But I shouldn't be surprised about that in fact. Because a young coach was all that they were seeking. Enzo Maresca might really be a good move though. He has just climbed to the PL with Leicester.

By the way when we consider that he worked for Manchester City as an assistant manager in last season also, I expect a good work by him. He might be like Arteta v2 maybe.    Chelsea has a very young squad. Only 2 players are above the age of 30 (Thiago Silva is about to leave too). Leicester also has a young squad and Enzo Maresca handled it well. I have good expectations from him with Chelsea too. 

Yeah Enzo maresca has had good experience coaching Leicester city, I believe things will change at the Stamford bridge next season with his presence. Pochettino style of play was not helping Chelsea win games, so it was a good thing for the management to recognize that they need to change the coach, because it was obviously looking like he was lacking the sophistication of turning around things for good, I see that a lot of Chelsea fans are happy with the news.  But for Enzo maresca to start well for next season, he needs to sign new players to swagger up a new team that will rekindle the winning ways Chelsea used to enjoy, because going with this current crop of players Chelsea have now, he will do little.

That is the weird part, a lot of fans and even the management is confused, I mean firing the person who won the FA Cup is not an easy decision, if he finished top four this year as well then he would have stayed, but dude played a terrible season, not only he finished the league 8th, which is disgusting for United level of money spending, but also he was last at the UCL groups as well. He did TERRIBLE at two competitions, and just won one of them.

If he was even remotely decent in another competition, like maybe not even top four but like 5th, or even maybe even 6th, which would not be easy at all but wouldn't be all that terrible, he may keep his job. But finishing 8th at the league? That's just not good at all.

Lol..... I can agree with the word manage here as even Manchester City played better, it's just that Manchester utilized the chances they had during the first half of the game. Not just the FA Cup Competition, when you want to evaluate Erik Ten Hag, make sure you make good use of the both seasons he has been a coach here.
A new season hasn't kicked off yet, I don't quite comprehend most of the things written.

I won't say that, but they're not up to the standards of Erik Ten Hag.  Jose Mourinho and other managers who have managed the club did well but last season, we saw upgrades from all they did.

They give him a chance or not that's them business, I see what they're trying to do, bringing in a puppet as head coach who they can control. But then, these names linked with Manchester United are not even better than Erik Ten Hag.

Manchester United is currently not only the coach that needs to be evaluated, but also the players. It seems that players also show a selfish attitude in every match. All players want to be the straiker, and hope he is the one who scores the goals. They should not work in their position. Maybe Ten Hag is not able to manage these players at this time so there needs to be an evaluation or rotation of coaches for next season.