Topic: ⚽ Premier League 2023/2024 Discussion Thread ⚽ - page 226. (Read 71779 times)

Timber got injured and he was out for 8 months. He couldn't find any proper chance as a result. I don't know how often he can play while he is injury-prone but he is still very young of course. Gabriel is indeed not better than Saliba. Calafiori has really impressed people on the other hand. I think he has a good chance to get the shirt in the starting eleven.

Arsenal should sign a striker already. Nketiah and Jesus can't do much. I wish I didn't say that for Jesus but he got much worse after having a serious injury.    Arsenal can be more competitive for a PL title with a credible scorer.

Xabi Alonso is just fortunate to make a mark in Europe and the Bundesliga within a short period. He became the first coach in the German League to go unbeaten all through the season and the longest unbeaten run in Europe (51 games). Pep Guardiola might not have such remarkable career numbers, but he is one of the greatest coaches of all time. Pep has gotten more experience and won more trophies and awards than the young Spanish coach.


The success of the coach depends on the players, management support, and availability of funds. But let me add that luck can play a significant role. Bayern Munich had the best players, coach, and money, but it looks like Mother Luck favored Bayer Leverkusen. We have seen many young coaches leading top clubs; all eyes will be on Russell Martin, Kieran McKenna, Fabian Hürzeler, and Vincent Kompany.

That's something every player wants for UCL reasons, I believe that Saliba would want it for the same reason as well. That's why Real manage to get whatever player they want, they are the dream of any player because with Real Madrid, not only you are winning the league, but there is a chance that you could do the treble in any given season, while they didn't do it recently, it's a possibility. They win UCL fairly often and I think it looks like they may actually do it again this year as well.

That's why players like Mbappe goes there for free, and that's why if Real wants to get Saliba then they can get Saliba. Only exception could be Catalan players who may have some political reason not to go there at all.

I think it's quite clear that we are going to see Arsenal not be worried about it though, while Saliba is a great defender and helped them so far, they could ask Real to pay a huge fee, and Real is a rich club so they can pay that huge fee, meaning that Arsenal could use that money to get someone else easily, whoever would be their next Saliba. That's not good for consistency of the squad, but teams have players going and players coming every season so it is not really a shock for them.

I don't think Arsenal will win the Premier League next season because they used to do well every season but can't compete with Manchester City and win the league title. Arsenal did well by recruiting a new player to the club. I am confident that the player is good and will help the team win the trophy if they have the opportunity next season. Artete must do all necessary to win the league so that they have a long-term chance of winning the trophy. You are right. Artete needs to find a replacement for Saka on the team because he is the only one playing the wing, and if he is hurt, there would be no one else who can play is wing. and i don't think arsenal have issue of defender they should have buy striker that can help them score goals in the pitch because arsenal perform well is just the finisher they don't have, is only sake that is trying and they need to get a young striker that have the experience. let see how the season will be if Artete can achieve is goal next season and win the premier league for the club.

Next season is a new opportunity for Artete to fight Manchester City because it is the only club that is preventing Arsenal from winning the league. Arsenal needs to adapt their playing style and try something different to see if it works. Arsenal will not have the opportunity they had last season because many clubs in the competitions are recruiting new players and will compete with each other, therefore I believe it will be extremely difficult for Artete to win the trophy, but anything is possible. Am feeling like Chelsea will be strong next season they are acquiring new players to the squad arsenal need to tighten their bite and ready to confront other teams in the competitions, if they have gotten and signed William from Athletic Bibao am sure they will be very strong because the strike will be very good, but i think the player don't like to come to the club he prefer to play in barcelona and they have Financial problem.

If Pep Guardiola is indeed the best coach he has been successful at Bayern Munich - Barcelona - Manchester City while for Xabi Alonso he has only reached the Bundesliga and when it comes to the European cup he failed in the final although his ability in strategy is not to be doubted by never losing in the Bundesliga.

Yes it is true that a coach must be supported by many other factors, sometimes there is a desire for the coach to buy great players but the club does not allow it for other reasons or financial factors then even a great coach will find it difficult if he is in a club difficult to understand by the coach.

Xabi Alonso is not yet comparable to Pep Guardiola, but maybe he will be after he has a lot of flying time and a collection of titles. Pep Guardiola is one of the most successful coaches of this decade, while Xabi Alonso has just started his professional career as a coach. Xabi certainly has good abilities as a potential big coach in the next few seasons, but comparing him with Pep Guardiola at the moment is not appropriate.

I agree that there will be many new coaches who will emerge as top coaches for European teams. Xabi Alonson, Arteta, Xavi and several other Spanish coaches have the quality of providing competition, but all of them do not have the same path. Whether a coach is successful or not depends on the depth of the squad, financial support and several other technical things, so definitely not all of them will be successful.

Well, I say this from the point of view that the players they have are very good, for me Bruno and Garnacho are excellent players, the defenders are good, what happens is that maybe the direction has not been adequate, the strategy always has to change, if it doesn't work in a season, within 5 games if you lose you have to change the formation, the strategy, but the MU itself has a very good team, that they don't know how to take advantage of their abilities is another thing, I see it from that point of view.

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Calafiori arrival will make the depth of Arsenal squad next season better, especially their defense line, Arteta is very aware that defense is an important factor in supporting their readiness to win the English League trophy next season, but Arteta should also think about their midfield at the moment it will be a little fragile after Elneny departure to another team, apart from that, in my opinion, Declan Rice needs the right tandem to make Arsenal midfield stronger in supporting their attack and defense line in next season, Calafiori arrival will clearly not change Gabriel position as a central defender in arsenal squad, because with his ability to play equally well as a left back, of course Arteta will most likely plot Calafiori as a left back to replace Kiwior or Zinchenko next season.

Everyone is expecting Arsenal to win the title next season because of their new signings, well I will not be surprised if Arsenal fails to win the title this season because they have been a good team for the last two seasons and they can’t win a trophy, no one knows the situation of arsenal this days, arsenal is one of the best team in the premier league since many years and they can’t still win any trophies which show that arsenal to check their team very well and know the solution to the team problem, the signing of Calafiori is making many people think that arsenal defensive position is going to be strong.

Calafiori is a good defensive player and we all know that he will help Arsenal but my question is is the defensive position the problem for Arsenal? For me I don’t think the defensive position is an arsenal problem, arsenal needs more attacking players, a wing player that will compete with Saka, saka always feels like he is the only one who can play the position and that is why sometimes he never turns up whenever the team needs him, I don’t know about some people opinion but from my point of view, arsenal needs a wing player that can bench saka sometimes.

Arsenal had only 3 CBs before this signing so they did a really good job with that. Calafiori is a quite talented defender at the same time. Who knows maybe Gabriel's place in the starting lineup might be under danger now.

I'm not saying that for Saliba because he is the best performing defender at the team so far. He has even been rumoured with Real Madrid recently. Arsenal had better keep him this summer. We would watch a duo like Saliba - Gabriel or Saliba - Calafiori. Gabriel was prone to making mistakes last season. He will need to improve his performance more as the competition in defense line increases more in time. Timber is also another promising defender.

The function of the pre-season is to try out strategies that are suitable for this season's league, but many fans take this match seriously. A friendly match to test the depth of the squad, and indeed even though it was a friendly match, both teams played very well, perhaps because of prestige.

But in general, Man United's game in the first half was quite good, and in the second half, the defenders often piled up in the penalty box but the wing area was often missed. It can be said that this is a mistake that is often repeated, I hope Erik Ten Hag must fix it immediately, the support of the ball to the striker is often stuck, this also needs to be fixed, and the winger/midfielder has difficulty making a difference when a goal is needed. Man United's game has actually improved from last season, it's just that what still confuses me is that in the pre-season, other goalkeepers didn't have a chance, Onana is still irreplaceable, Erik Ten Hag should have given other goalkeepers a chance too.

But anyway, even though they lost, I am still optimistic that Man United will be better this season. The players have started to understand the direction of the game even though their passes are still not good. It just needs to be polished by seeing how many players are already strong at Man United.

Although they did not score goals, they played attacking football which is definitely a positive thing for them. The recent performance of Manchester United undoubtedly means that they are far behind Arsenal, but even though they lost the match against Arsenal, there was not much difference between the two teams in the entire match. Manchester United positioned the ball correctly and Manchester United did some attacking but there were some weaknesses in their finishing that the manager must work on. Manchester United's midfield is strong enough but there are some injury problems, but if some changes can be made in defense, this team can once again establish itself in the list of well-performing teams.

Calafiori is indeed a good player and Arsenal are lucky to have signed him. It’s a good thing for them as they’re done with that nonsense of a player throwing up all their plans into jeopardy with one injury. Arteta wants to solidify his defense for next season because they want to challenge for the title again this season. With the number of defensive reinforcements they have brought in so far you would wonder if they’ll have enough game time. I think there are enough games to go round. Plus the opponents will also determine who plays in some games. Arteta has said that z Calafiori will deputize Gabriel and also play the LB position. While Timber and Ben White fight for that RB slot, while both of them can deputize for Saliba if he gets injured.

Xabi Alonso can also, not just Pep so I think we can't underestimate him before there is proof.

It cannot be denied that Pep is a pretty good coach but that doesn't mean there aren't any great coaches like Pep in the world, I'm sure there will be many who will emerge and now it's visible is Xabi Alonso.

Players and coaches are different, that's what must be remembered.

You made a very good point about the rumour linking saliba to real madrid, because I believe that if the interest of real madrid became more serious, at some point, it would be very difficult for arsenal keep hold of his services for long, just as the saying that most players usually says, that when real Madrid comes calling, you can hardly say no as a player, so I believe that if real madrid became serious with their interest, at some point they will definitely sign him, but to the player, I think it's a wrong career move if he make such a move now, especially now that Antonio rudiger, David alaba and militao are still at the  top of their game, because in as much as he is very good now, he is still not a better central back than any of this players I made mention off.

And as for the rumour circulating the internet of victor osimhen to Chelsea, I really don't know how credible is that news, but I believe that if the deal went through, it's definitely going to be a win win situation for all the parties involved, and he is definitely going to improve the attacking lineup of Chelsea no doubt.

Big teams always take advantage of the transfer market to strengthen their squad, the coach has also evaluated what has been happening in his team, players who are considered to have made less of a contribution will be released and immediately look at other players to cover the weaknesses in his squad. EPL teams competing in the Champions League do not experience any financial constraints, they can make big moves in the transfer market to bring in the players they want.

Some of them have succeeded in bringing in new players, their seriousness in improving the quality of their squad indicates that they really want to win prestigious titles including the Champions League. Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool will try to provide competition in the Champions League, it is unimaginable how exciting it will be this season after the big teams have managed to build their squads with new strength.

Who are them beside Pep? I believe there are not many.

Pep is a gifted coach, he's an outliers, not an average coach. You should judge it based on the whole population, you will see a lot successful coach aren't successful with their first team, that's the reality.

Anyone can play football, but why only Ronaldo and Messi are popular?

Pep Guardiola's team is very difficult to beat unless there is a club that can really beat them then make the Premier League competitive again, Arsenal is the only club that has been a competitor to Manchester City in the last 2 seasons but this club is less consistent entering the end of the season so again Manchester City took over the top position and became champions. Arsenal must be consistent and don't let the struggle they have built from the beginning of the season be in vain I am sure Mikel Arteta has learned from previous mistakes and will make Arsenal better, every season I see significant progress I think it is very possible for Arsenal to win the Premier League title next season.

We do not need to be disappointed with the results obtained by Manchester City and Everton which ended in defeat.
This is not a serious match but for me Manchester City has a very good performance even though it only appears with a few young players and Pep Guardiola managed to provide an increase to young players like Nico O'reilly who managed to score in the match against Barcelona.

As for Everton, indeed this was not considered serious by Sean Dyche as the club coach he only tried to provide opportunities for young players and also tried a little speculation with his new strategy.
I hope that in real matches later Everton will not give a bad appearance like this.

Calafiori will be a great addition for Arsenal without a doubt, and they didn't spend all that much insane money on him neither, we are talking about something quite small for a team like Arsenal, 45 million if I am not wrong.

Saliba and Calafiori together could be a deadly duo at centre back, they could definitely shut down many teams, and would be amazing at the league as well. They are not trying to get UCL or anything anyway, they are trying to get premier league title, which means that this duo needs to shut down the goal to many smaller teams, if they can do that then they will be fine in the league, their offense is already good enough so they will be able to find some score.

I think the best thing to do in this case would be just getting some hopes to get the premier league title. They almost got it for two years in a row, which was awesome for them but unlucky that they missed out with just a few points, but I am guessing that we are going to see Arsenal may actually get it this year. If they do, then the next stop would be just keep having consistency with the team and try to get the UCL after that, because after league title only thing left would be UCL and that's very tough.