Furthermore, I don't think Rud Van Nistelrooy will have any trouble managing Leicester this season since they have everything it takes to win. With their present squad, Leicester City won the championship last season, and I have no doubt that they still have the strength to fight in the Premier League. The main problem with Leicester City is that they don't have a good manager. Since Steve Cooper was hired at the beginning of the season, I've thought that Leicester would have trouble in the Premier League this season because he was the previous manager of Nottingham Forest, who was almost relegated that season and he was sacked.
I saw something different from Leicester game after being handled by Van Nistelrooy, the players had a high fighting spirit, they were also very compact in guarding their respective areas to close down the space on the West Ham players. Van Nistelrooy managed to build a foundation that made the players very enthusiastic throughout the match, this was never seen before when Steve Cooper was still the coach. The trust given by the management was successfully fulfilled with positive results in their debut match, Leicester had never won in the last 6 matches, now under Van Nistelrooy's guidance they immediately won 3-1 over West Ham. 
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Is it possible that Nistelrooy could give the first 3 points to Leicester City since October 26 never won until the last match vs. Brentford?
Nistelrooy became the person who gave a positive signal to changes in Manchester United's performance. The match against West Ham United will be Nistelrooy's first match with Leicester.
For me, West Ham United's performance is not so good, but compared to Leicester City, West Ham's performance can still be seeded.
If Odds betting for Leicester City is bigger than Odds West Ham, they are married to bet on Leicester.
Nistelrooy became the person who gave a positive signal to changes in Manchester United's performance. The match against West Ham United will be Nistelrooy's first match with Leicester.
For me, West Ham United's performance is not so good, but compared to Leicester City, West Ham's performance can still be seeded.
If Odds betting for Leicester City is bigger than Odds West Ham, they are married to bet on Leicester.
It's possible, why not?
RVN gave his first three points to the Leicester in the game against Westham. It's also his first game in Leicester City. He re-structured Leicester City's squad, helped team to perform more clinical, better chemistry, and sharpness. He finally gave Leicester City optimism to keep stay on EPL next season.
I think this is probably Leicester's best performance of the season. It's achieved after RVN joined them.
It's clearly from your statement you were underrating Leicester City. In fact, they're strong, they have quite good materials to start with, only lack of good manager, but they have solved the last problem when they sign RVN.
It's possible, why not?
RVN gave his first three points to the Leicester in the game against Westham. It's also his first game in Leicester City. He re-structured Leicester City's squad, helped team to perform more clinical, better chemistry, and sharpness. He finally gave Leicester City optimism to keep stay on EPL next season.
I think this is probably Leicester's best performance of the season. It's achieved after RVN joined them.
It's clearly from your statement you were underrating Leicester City. In fact, they're strong, they have quite good materials to start with, only lack of good manager, but they have solved the last problem when they sign RVN.
The most important thing in a game is three points, aside from that, West Ham's performance was far better than Leicester City's. Despite dominating the ball and playing 31 shots, 10 were on target, West Ham lost the game. After suffering in the previous five games, Rud Van Nistelrooy gave Leicester its first victory. It was his first home game as manager of Leicester, and he put on an outstanding display to satisfy fans. For Leicester, the win is important as they try to escape the relegation zone.
Furthermore, I don't think Rud Van Nistelrooy will have any trouble managing Leicester this season since they have everything it takes to win. With their present squad, Leicester City won the championship last season, and I have no doubt that they still have the strength to fight in the Premier League. The main problem with Leicester City is that they don't have a good manager. Since Steve Cooper was hired at the beginning of the season, I've thought that Leicester would have trouble in the Premier League this season because he was the previous manager of Nottingham Forest, who was almost relegated that season and he was sacked.
It's possible, why not?
RVN gave his first three points to the Leicester in the game against Westham. It's also his first game in Leicester City. He re-structured Leicester City's squad, helped team to perform more clinical, better chemistry, and sharpness. He finally gave Leicester City optimism to keep stay on EPL next season.
I think this is probably Leicester's best performance of the season. It's achieved after RVN joined them.
It's clearly from your statement you were underrating Leicester City. In fact, they're strong, they have quite good materials to start with, only lack of good manager, but they have solved the last problem when they sign RVN.
I must also admit that Leicester were really impressive... Maybe they weren't the dominant team when it comes to the game as West Ham had goal attempts like 4 times the amount Leicester had.
But Leicester just knew what they were doing there. They made use of the goal opportunities in a great way. Daka's goal was really lovely by the way. They finally put an end to their winless streak of 5 games in the league.
If van Nistelrooy does a good job in the remaining part of the season then I don't doubt the board would like to keep him with a new contract.
Is it possible that Nistelrooy could give the first 3 points to Leicester City since October 26 never won until the last match vs. Brentford?
Nistelrooy became the person who gave a positive signal to changes in Manchester United's performance. The match against West Ham United will be Nistelrooy's first match with Leicester.
For me, West Ham United's performance is not so good, but compared to Leicester City, West Ham's performance can still be seeded.
If Odds betting for Leicester City is bigger than Odds West Ham, they are married to bet on Leicester.
Nistelrooy became the person who gave a positive signal to changes in Manchester United's performance. The match against West Ham United will be Nistelrooy's first match with Leicester.
For me, West Ham United's performance is not so good, but compared to Leicester City, West Ham's performance can still be seeded.
If Odds betting for Leicester City is bigger than Odds West Ham, they are married to bet on Leicester.
It's possible, why not?
RVN gave his first three points to the Leicester in the game against Westham. It's also his first game in Leicester City. He re-structured Leicester City's squad, helped team to perform more clinical, better chemistry, and sharpness. He finally gave Leicester City optimism to keep stay on EPL next season.
I think this is probably Leicester's best performance of the season. It's achieved after RVN joined them.
It's clearly from your statement you were underrating Leicester City. In fact, they're strong, they have quite good materials to start with, only lack of good manager, but they have solved the last problem when they sign RVN.
Liverpool is gonna have easy fixtures in the upcoming weeks. The will against Newcastle, Everton and Fulham. It sounds impossible for them to drop some points against those weak clubs. That's why i think the gap may be going bigger.
It may seems impossible for Liverpool to drop points in these games but if they are not being careful, dropping points are highly possible especially when playing against dynamic teams like Newcastle, Everton and Fulham. Although they may not necessarily lose the game but rather more likely get a draw. Let's see how the EPL table will look like till January, when this transfer window will be open and Pep will then strengthen his team to compete again.If Liverpool still manages to maintain its consistency to always get three points in every match at least until the middle of the season, then even though Manchester City makes player purchases to improve team performance, it will still be difficult for Manchester City to catch up with Liverpool. I personally will not blame Pep for the decline that occurred in Manchester City because after all, Pep must still be respected as the most successful coach in the world.
So, I think giving time to recover Manchester City is a good thing and not being too quick to punish the coach when the team gets a failure like this. But about Liverpool, the reality is, for the next matches Liverpool get easy opponents including opponents they will face in the Champions League. Thus, I personally believe that Liverpool has stepped very well to win the trophy this season.
After the middle of this season, then I can of a truth judge if Liverpool might be the title favorite. Last season they were like the best team around this time but slowing fell out of the title race. The season still has much match to go and it's too early to judge. See the Lali ga league title race, earlier Barcelona were leading all teams notably Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid with a much satisfying points but now after some games the point has really reduced. Liverpool need to be careful even against mid or smaller teams, in order to keep their title hope alive. 
That was a good start by Leicester and it looks like it might be a successful debut of Ruud van Nistelrooy as Leicester's new manager. West Ham are not giving up just yet, they lead in possession and shots on goal, so anything is still possible.
Odds for all of the tomorrow's games:
The big question for me is how Man City will perform against Nottm Forest, both are currently ranked 5th and 6th respectively. The City are the favourite with odds at x1.37, so it looks like the bookies do not really account for their bad streak, and it could be a good betting opportunity. I probably wouldn't bet on Forest to win, but a double chance bet with odds of x2.75 sounds more than reasonable. I hope the Citizens will finally break the bad spell.
Is it possible that Nistelrooy could give the first 3 points to Leicester City since October 26 never won until the last match vs. Brentford?
Nistelrooy became the person who gave a positive signal to changes in Manchester United's performance. The match against West Ham United will be Nistelrooy's first match with Leicester.
For me, West Ham United's performance is not so good, but compared to Leicester City, West Ham's performance can still be seeded.
If Odds betting for Leicester City is bigger than Odds West Ham, they are married to bet on Leicester.
Nistelrooy became the person who gave a positive signal to changes in Manchester United's performance. The match against West Ham United will be Nistelrooy's first match with Leicester.
For me, West Ham United's performance is not so good, but compared to Leicester City, West Ham's performance can still be seeded.
If Odds betting for Leicester City is bigger than Odds West Ham, they are married to bet on Leicester.
Liverpool is gonna have easy fixtures in the upcoming weeks. The will against Newcastle, Everton and Fulham. It sounds impossible for them to drop some points against those weak clubs. That's why i think the gap may be going bigger.
It may seems impossible for Liverpool to drop points in these games but if they are not being careful, dropping points are highly possible especially when playing against dynamic teams like Newcastle, Everton and Fulham. Although they may not necessarily lose the game but rather more likely get a draw. Let's see how the EPL table will look like till January, when this transfer window will be open and Pep will then strengthen his team to compete again.If Liverpool still manages to maintain its consistency to always get three points in every match at least until the middle of the season, then even though Manchester City makes player purchases to improve team performance, it will still be difficult for Manchester City to catch up with Liverpool. I personally will not blame Pep for the decline that occurred in Manchester City because after all, Pep must still be respected as the most successful coach in the world.
So, I think giving time to recover Manchester City is a good thing and not being too quick to punish the coach when the team gets a failure like this. But about Liverpool, the reality is, for the next matches Liverpool get easy opponents including opponents they will face in the Champions League. Thus, I personally believe that Liverpool has stepped very well to win the trophy this season.
The outright odds has already hinted you, which clubs can compete against Liverpool. These clubs are Chelsea and Arsenal, but the gap is too big. Liverpool has 9 points gap to the its closest competitors, but it can be widening in the upcoming weeks.
Liverpool is gonna have easy fixtures in the upcoming weeks. The will against Newcastle, Everton and Fulham. It sounds impossible for them to drop some points against those weak clubs. That's why i think the gap may be going bigger.
Shortly after a big game between Liverpool and Manchester City, we are going to have another lovely game in 2 days.
At Emirates, I'm really wondering how much Manchester United will manage to resist Arsenal. Amorim is making progress lately. You can see it from the way they destroyed Everton. But this is Arsenal we are talking about.
They are on fire! If we see vulnerabilities in Manchester United defense line Arteta's club could finish this job quite earlier than we expect.
My prediction is that Arsenal will win and it will end over 2.5 goals. I think it's a nice one to give a try.
At Emirates, I'm really wondering how much Manchester United will manage to resist Arsenal. Amorim is making progress lately. You can see it from the way they destroyed Everton. But this is Arsenal we are talking about.
They are on fire! If we see vulnerabilities in Manchester United defense line Arteta's club could finish this job quite earlier than we expect.My prediction is that Arsenal will win and it will end over 2.5 goals. I think it's a nice one to give a try.
The outright odds has already hinted you, which clubs can compete against Liverpool. These clubs are Chelsea and Arsenal, but the gap is too big. Liverpool has 9 points gap to the its closest competitors, but it can be widening in the upcoming weeks.
Liverpool is gonna have easy fixtures in the upcoming weeks. The will against Newcastle, Everton and Fulham. It sounds impossible for them to drop some points against those weak clubs. That's why i think the gap may be going bigger.
Manchester City being dropped to fifth place is as unusual as it gets. I do not remember any time they were this low ever for years now, it's definitely a new thing and I am not sure if it will be easy for them to adjust to this at all. It's going to be a very troubled thing for them and they need to gain their confidence back somehow. Pep is furious about the situation as we all know, and that's of course not an easy thing for a manager, dude just signed a new contract and he hasn't won a single game for over a month, that's not really normal to be fair.
I believe we are going to end up seeing some changes one way or another, but for that to mean something I feel like we need to focus on something bigger, we need to make a bit more money from betting on them too, it's bad for us. I am trying martingale on them, considering they will eventually win, but I am not really making a profit so far and betting even more every game, I am sure eventually they will win, but I do not want to run out of money before that lol.
I believe we are going to end up seeing some changes one way or another, but for that to mean something I feel like we need to focus on something bigger, we need to make a bit more money from betting on them too, it's bad for us. I am trying martingale on them, considering they will eventually win, but I am not really making a profit so far and betting even more every game, I am sure eventually they will win, but I do not want to run out of money before that lol.
The situation seems unusual but things aren't too bad as we portray it thou. From record, they were sixth on the Premier league table after game week 13th in 2020/2021 season and guess what? They managed to turn things around and eventually won the league that same year. It might also interest you to know Pep was also in charge that year. Seeing Man city at the present condition is really sad but we have seen similar things in the past and how it ended. I think even last season Manchester City experience something like this at a point but they come back stronger and change the situation depriving Arsenal of winning the league.
Manchester City board know what they are doing by renewing Pep contract for additional three years. The bald man has achieved a lot since his arrival and the recent downfall doesn't mean he's not capable for the task. He already proved his capacity when he had fitted squads. The present injury crisis is also contributing to the failure they are passing through and I do believe things will change for good when they fully recovered. Moreover, winning a league is not hereditary. It's open for others to win too.
Liverpool is gonna have easy fixtures in the upcoming weeks. The will against Newcastle, Everton and Fulham. It sounds impossible for them to drop some points against those weak clubs. That's why i think the gap may be going bigger.
It may seems impossible for Liverpool to drop points in these games but if they are not being careful, dropping points are highly possible especially when playing against dynamic teams like Newcastle, Everton and Fulham. Although they may not necessarily lose the game but rather more likely get a draw. Let's see how the EPL table will look like till January, when this transfer window will be open and Pep will then strengthen his team to compete again. 
Seven goals in the first half in West Ham Vs Arsenal was really something. I thought they might have broken a record but, apparently, in 2007 Tottenham and Reading went for the half-time break at 4-4, which is the highest-scoring first half in Premier League history. Shame we ddn't see any goals in the 2nd half today, but, nevertheless, it was a good show by Arsenal.
But the biggest game this round will be tomorrow. Liverpool who have been performing extremely well recently will host Man City, who are experiencing a slump in form and are desperate to turn things around. If the City fails to earn any points tomorrow, they'll drop to 4th place or even 5th, if Chelsea win or draw their game against Villa. The pressure is high.
But the biggest game this round will be tomorrow. Liverpool who have been performing extremely well recently will host Man City, who are experiencing a slump in form and are desperate to turn things around. If the City fails to earn any points tomorrow, they'll drop to 4th place or even 5th, if Chelsea win or draw their game against Villa. The pressure is high.
Interesting match between these two teams Arsenal is still in good form with Arteta however they couldn't get good results during this season and still they are far from Liverpool and even other teams like Chelsea and Manchester City are far from this team.
In the first half of the game against West Ham, we saw an interesting game since all the seven gaol in this match were in the first half but we didn't see anything in the first half from these two, and the game finished with a 5-2 result.
The points gap can widen all they want, but they could still misfire at one point, so these odds mean nothing in a global sense. They are favourites now, but could easily lose this race. The good thing about this league is that there is constant competition and nothing is predetermined like in some other leagues. Now it's more interesting to watch Manchester City and their defeats coming in a row, it's really interesting to see what's going on with the team and how long it will take them to fix it
It will go down in the history of football if Liverpool misuse this wonderful opportunity they just got from many clubs. We are just 3 weeks before the end of the first leg and they only had one loss which came early with their match with Southampton that many never expected. This is 11 points we are talking about, if it's Arsenal, I will not think twice about it because they did it last season and Manchester City won the trophy but the season, I doubt it.
Last season, they were spirit despite the loses they were going hard and the losses weren't consecutively but this particular one is a huge blow on the head as if it's a relegation zone they are trying to escape. The good thing about this Manchester City situation is that they thank God the losses wasn't only in the Premier League else, the are cool, finish and done with. I am just hoping they finish the season well but I don't care if they win the trophy or not, I want them to end this bad performance.
Liverpool is gonna have easy fixtures in the upcoming weeks. The will against Newcastle, Everton and Fulham. It sounds impossible for them to drop some points against those weak clubs. That's why i think the gap may be going bigger.
Currently Liverpool are still on the wind but sometimes there are some unpredictable conditions where the increase and decrease in performance is sometimes difficult to guess.
The case of Mancehster City can be an example where they are now in a trend that is not very good for them especially when the target is the championship.
So that the match regardless of who the opponent is at this time Liverpool must still give their best performance to be able to make them remain comfortable in their position but in the end it depends on how they organize the scheme and rotation in the current schedule.
While everyone is talking about Liverpool vs Manchester City game (which is very normal) I would like to talk about the Manchester United Everton one as well. I know Everton is a bad team, but United had one of their easiest wins of the entire season, they won 4-0 without breaking a sweat, they didn't even play their best game ever, but they won so easily and looked so effortless as well. That is of course a bit thanks to Amorim, but also a bit about Everton not playing that good at all, I know they are a bad team, but they played even worse.
Hopefully, United could keep this going, considering how they are one of the biggest names in sport world ever, seeing United do badly makes me sad, I would rather see them play great.
Hopefully, United could keep this going, considering how they are one of the biggest names in sport world ever, seeing United do badly makes me sad, I would rather see them play great.
The outright odds has already hinted you, which clubs can compete against Liverpool. These clubs are Chelsea and Arsenal, but the gap is too big. Liverpool has 9 points gap to the its closest competitors, but it can be widening in the upcoming weeks.
Liverpool is gonna have easy fixtures in the upcoming weeks. The will against Newcastle, Everton and Fulham. It sounds impossible for them to drop some points against those weak clubs. That's why i think the gap may be going bigger.
The points gap can widen all they want, but they could still misfire at one point, so these odds mean nothing in a global sense. They are favourites now, but could easily lose this race. The good thing about this league is that there is constant competition and nothing is predetermined like in some other leagues. Now it's more interesting to watch Manchester City and their defeats coming in a row, it's really interesting to see what's going on with the team and how long it will take them to fix it
I still remember how former Liverpool players doubted Arne Slot in continuing the job left by Klopp. Jamie Carragher is right to doubt him because Klopp came to Anfield after a number of achievements with Dortmund and since taking over Liverpool, he has been able to restore Liverpool to glory on the European stage. Rafael Benitez who is on the list of Liverpool managers from time to time also came to Anfield with several trophies with Valencia.
Arne Slot's turn, this Dutch coach only came with a domestic title with Feyenoord so with the current reality, the gambling that was allegedly made by Liverpool management is not appropriate to be said because Liverpool is a very consistent team. For this I praise Liverpool. In the race to lose later until the end of the season and fail to win the trophy, it is not possible, but if you consider that this is his first season at Anfield, I think it is not a bad thing.
Arne Slot will not stop here, even though beating Man City does not mean Liverpool will relax. They have everything in both the Premier League and the Champions League both at the top of the table. Is there any club this season that can stop Arne Slot men? for the time being obviously not. But Liverpool must be vigilant considering Mo Salah, Trend A Arnold and Virgil van Dijk have not yet received a contract extension so next season there is no guarantee they can be as consistent as now.
The outright odds has already hinted you, which clubs can compete against Liverpool. These clubs are Chelsea and Arsenal, but the gap is too big. Liverpool has 9 points gap to the its closest competitors, but it can be widening in the upcoming weeks.
Liverpool is gonna have easy fixtures in the upcoming weeks. The will against Newcastle, Everton and Fulham. It sounds impossible for them to drop some points against those weak clubs. That's why i think the gap may be going bigger.
The points gap can widen all they want, but they could still misfire at one point, so these odds mean nothing in a global sense. They are favourites now, but could easily lose this race. The good thing about this league is that there is constant competition and nothing is predetermined like in some other leagues. Now it's more interesting to watch Manchester City and their defeats coming in a row, it's really interesting to see what's going on with the team and how long it will take them to fix it
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