Topic: ⚽ Premier League 2023/2024 Discussion Thread ⚽ - page 241. (Read 59696 times)

After confirming by Fabrizio Romano as well I believe in the news much more.    Joking aside, I always follow him for transfer news because of his sharing reliable news. I don't remember any fake one shared by him before.

Anyways as for the transfer, I should say that I'm surprised. I wasn't expecting Liverpool to be this quick with their decision. I thought they would ponder about their next choice for a long time to make the right choice for themselves. Arne Slot has done a good job with Feyenoord in the Eredivisie but he doesn't have a career with many achievements.

Do you believe he can be the one for Liverpool? 

I'm sure it's over and not only for Liverpool but also Arsenal, because of all the matches that the three teams still have to play, Manchester City has a relatively easy match, while Arsenal has two fairly tight matches against Tottenham Hotspur and also Manchester United, and these two matches are away matches which of course will provide higher pressure because they have to win, as well as Liverpool who still face two tough matches against Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa, and usually Manchester City will be more productive at the end of the season by scoring more than two goals in every game like they did last season.
Manchester City is the team that is ready for tight conditions like this, and the English Premier League title will be theirs again. For Liverpool, this failure may not be too painful, not for Arsenal because they failed for the second time and it happened at the end of the season the same thing repeated for Arsenal.

!!!BREAKING NEWS!!!

Arne Slot will replace Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool's manager from next season. Slot is currently managing Feyenoord Rotterdam, who won the Eredivisie last year, and this season are most likely to finish 2nd.
Liverpool has agreed to pay Feyenoord up to £9.4m compensation (£7.7m + possible add-ons of £1.7m).

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cn40r131z2no

Manchester City have experience for this situation. They are able to react very well when they are under pressure to maintain their best from. The fact that they have easier fixtures and have the chance to win the league in their own hand make pressure more on Arsenal and Liverpool. Manchester City have quality squad depth, this makes Guardiola feel flawless to put his team selections.

The Premier League is starting to shape its contender with the loss of Liverpool to Everton that makes them having a bigger points gap to the table leader. The main contenders now are Arsenal and Manchester City with Arsenal leading temporarily and Manchester City having probability to overtake due to more games to play. Liverpool is still in the title race, but their fate depends on the failures of the two teams that makes their chance too small to be a serious contender.

I do agree that there isn't any team that they will lose against, they are always that good and they will end up with something that will be quite good. I think winning every game is a big big possibility and they will end up with a good title again, plus they are at FA cup finals right now as well which means that they could win that too. This is quite a good team and they should be happy.

The possibility of them not getting full wins could be very unlikely, they are a great team and they will not let go of the title with this few games left. If we were like halfway through the season, like if it was January or something then I would say that there is a possibility that they would lose, that's a possibility but that doesn't mean that they are going to end up losing when there are this few games left.

It’s not certain yet that Manchester City will win all their matches, but I know they will do everything possible to win the few matches they have left. We all know that the Premier League is full of surprises. Weak teams might end up surprising people sometimes, but they do play well when playing against strong teams. We all saw what happened to Liverpool against Everton, no one expected Liverpool to lose the match. So I can say that there is no assurance that both Manchester City and Arsenal will win all the matches they have left, till the last match is being played before we can know who the winner of the league will be this season.

Havertz wasn’t a player that had stable form even when Chelsea signed his from Bundesliga, he was just a player liked by then Chelsea’s coach Thomas Tuchel and as such he was brought to London. Though his form wasn’t stable you never can take away the fact that he was a player that had always helped Chelsea when it mattered most.

 ⁠Arsenal saw this trait and they went on to acquire him, besides he was one player loved by Mikel Arteta and as such the club went all out for him. So it’s understandable the questions that surround the huge fee he was signed for as regards to his match performance of it is really worth that amount.

 ⁠ I think at Arsneal they have been able to note his weakness and then pair him with players who can help hom be able to get those goals. This has in turn be able to help him build up confidence and he was even able to get a brace against Chelsea and now having about 11 goals this season.

 Havertz is a versatile player and as such, I think he can be able to play in any position he’s chosen to play and I think Arsenal is really one team that’s meant for his style. Havertz at Arsenal is way better than he was at Chelsea and I think his performance level has increased and as such, he’s been able to show us reason why he was signed at that price.

I'm sure that we all know that the final result is that Arsenal can only be runners up and looking back at Manchester City who won the EPL title again this season, there are still several matches that could possibly prevent Arsenal from getting full points, because compared to Manchester City, City is actually far away. it's easier to face their last few matches, in the end there will be a fairly wide point difference between the two, Manchester City will win the EPL title again this season and I'm sure it will happen again because Arteta still needs time to prepare the winning mentality in his team to all competitions next season.

It seems that this season Arsenal will not get any titles or trophies and Manchester City will get another trophy this season because they failed in the UCL. It is certain that they will wipe out the remaining matches at the end of this season, obviously that is not something difficult for Guardiola can pressure his team to play more seriously in the race for the EPL title and FA Cup, Liverpool have withdrawn from the competition and it's time to look back at the two teams competing like last season. we will see the final result and personally I believe in Manchester city over Arsenal.   

London derbies are tough, rough and always interesting to watch. I could remember vividly how gunners won all of them London rivals last season anyways, but there's been a difference this season but I want to be hopeful about this game, I'm not just happy with the official assigned to this game. The Premier League and controversy will definitely be seen in that game. I don't want to go religious but I would love gunner's to win that game.

Brighton Albion Rovers did well built well from the back, as we saw entertaining build ups from the goalkeeper and defender's. It was just that they didn't take the ball to Manchester City.
Not a bad game but a terrible lose, I don't know if they still have plans to part ways with Roberto De Zebri.
Those first half three goals in the first half buried and decided the game.

It was clear from the beginning of the match that Brighton would have been able to win Manchester City, even if City is not in form it will be like the hardest thing for them to accomplish. There performance was so poor and they were acting cool even when they need to take the situation of the game seriously. Starting from the first half there was no hope left for Brighton any more.

Then when the second half started all hope was already lost for Brighton and Manchester City was able to get a clean win and 3 point added to their point. Tottenham won't be problem to Manchester City that i know. And this point Arsenal should not make any mistake of losing any game now this is the time we need all the points we can get.

I'm not surprised by yesterday's result, Manchester City played well and it was a well deserved victory. All through Pep's career as a manager, I don't think he has ever been in a position where he's very close to the finishing line and somehow he begins to screw things up things and lose the league. So if we want to go by that, I'd say it's very likely City is going to win the league.

I think that should be the toughest opponents in their remaining 5 matches. The worst that can happen is a draw, but I think Manchester City is going to pick all 3 points.

The bigger points gap with Arsenal and Manchester City certainly further diminishes Liverpool's hopes of being able to compete to win the Premier League this season, the defeat to Everton is a devastating blow that makes them get off the path of champions this season, as you said of course at this time only expecting Manchester City and Arsenal losing can make Liverpool have title hopes again,  But of course it will be impossible to happen because Manchester City's performance is quite consistent in the current league, Liverpool this season has been eliminated from all the championships they participated in and it will certainly be quite a painful farewell for Klopp and Liverpool this season without any prestigious title they can get except the Carabao Cup.

This season's title competition is like last season which only happened between Manchester City and Arsenal, so I quite agree with you if indeed this season Manchester City will be able to keep defending the Premier League title for a fourth in a row.

Unfortunately Manchester City didn't drop any point yesterday.    But I can't say I was surprised to see it. Brighton are actually not a bad team in home games. However I remembered the way they lost to Arsenal home anyway and I was ready to see a similar loss too last night. Manchester City finished them off already in the first half.

Now I see only Tottenham as a hindrance for Manchester City. If they manage to steal points then maybe there might be a chance for Arsenal again. Arsenal still have the biggest goal difference in the standings which might be some help for them. By the way we shouldn't forget Arsenal's next game is also against Tottenham away. A tough job is waiting for them...

I read an article in the local news with a headline that said Liverpool's struggle was over. I think that's true if you look at the statistics in the league. City collects 79 points (if they win against Nottingham Forest) and Arsenal 77 points. With only 4 matches remaining, I think Liverpool's chances of winning the EPL title are almost impossible. I think it's impossible to expect City to lose considering the remaining games. Currently the battle for the EPL title is between City and Arsenal, where City has a bigger chance than Arsenal.

Consistency is not a problem for Pep Guardiola troops when it comes to the end of the season, their bet is still to retain the Premier League trophy, Arsenal chance is currently still 50% because Manchester City after winning 3 points against Brighton makes them more confident with 1 match remaining. Imao Arsenal has been getting better so far and they will continue to accompany Manchester City every season as rivals. The Gunner will visit Tottenham and remember this match will test Arsenal players to focus on winning 3 points.

In the 2023 season Arsenal visit to Tottenham headquarters won 3 points and Spurs hard fought resistance was very tough. Meanwhile Arsenal last meeting was held to a draw with a score of 2-2, so this week will be an interesting event for Tottenham to provide another surprise.

Yes, if Man City wins the match again in the thirty-fourth week then Man City will again lead in first place just above Arsenal and be 2 points ahead but if Man City suffers a defeat or can only achieve a draw then he cannot overtake Arsenal, if Judging from his performance, it looks like Man City will win the match again in the next match because the club he is facing is weaker than Brighton, so there is no doubt about City's performance in the next match.

It looks like the EPL trophy will return to Man City because Man City has failed in the UCL and will make a good name in the EPL to at least get the premier league title, if Man City has secured the premier league title then no fan can insult Man City for failing in 2 important competition, I am very sure that Pep will try to maximize Man City's performance in the EPL so that his club wins the title for the umpteenth time.

Currently Manchester City and Arsenal avoid defeat to maintain the championship competition, after the victory over Brighton, Manchester City is now back attached to Arsenal in second place with a difference of 1 point, but Manchester City is still 1 game ahead that they have not played at this time so that when Manchester City manages to win the postponed match later, Arsenal will return to second place with a difference of two points from Manchester City,  For now, of course victory is a dead price that must be obtained by both teams but certainly Manchester City is actually more advantaged and favored to win the league again this season.

There is no doubt for me to think that Manchester City will be able to get all the wins in their remaining games of the season, because the team they will face is not too strong and only Tottenham Hotspur is the top team that Manchester City will face in the remaining games of the season, while Arsenal they has face Chelsea and there are still some strong teams that might have the potential to knock Arsenal out of the championship path as happened at this time Liverpool.

Is just sating that Man City is going to win their remaining matches to enable them lift the premier league title because at this stage now in the premier league Man City can not give a chance to any clubs to even get a draw with them, however, one thing I just like about Man City Is that they always have target and they are always serious.

of the remaining matches that Man City has to face, there is no match schedule that means Man City has to lose points and this means that Man City is able to continue to get 3 points from each match.
It's just that there is 1 doubtful match against Spurs, Man City has to play away while Spurs could be an obstacle for Man City to get 3 additional points.
hope of Man City fans when playing against Spurs is that they must really be able to take advantage of the opportunities that exist and must win, or if it doesn't end in a draw, Man City will only get 1 point and make Man City fail to win the EPL title.

Kai Havertz is a good player, but I also think that the price that Chelsea and Arsenal paid for this player is quite high. When he was playing at Chelsea, he did not have stable performance, but there were times  he scored decisive goals for Chelsea,one of them was helping Chelsea win the Champion League. Havertz's contribution to Chelsea is not small, so Arsenal noticed and bought this player even though there are always dozens of questions about Havertz's true form and class.

Kai Havertz has weaknesses such as his tendency to lose form for a long time and difficulty returning to form within 1-2 weeks. This is a big challenge for Arteta and Arsenal because they need a strong squad every week to compete fairly with Mancity. However, Kai Havertz has the ability to read tactics well, be creative, and be flexible on the field, and the fact that he can play in many positions could help Arteta have a quality complement to the injured positions.

Kai Havertz is still playing virtual number 9 position at Arsenal, but if Havertz plays in his right position is Second Striker, he will have Saka and Martinelli on the wings to support the attack, along with the flexibility of Jesus above can make Arsenal's playing style more variable and unpredictable.