Topic: ⚽ Premier League 2023/2024 Discussion Thread ⚽ - page 276. (Read 58693 times)

Arsenal huge ambition for beating Manchester City in front of their fans and has opportunity for premier league trophy this season, but Manchester City won't loss any point yet when playing on their home with one point left from Arsenal and Liverpool has chance return to 1st or 2nd place depend on Liverpool match result.
Liverpool can beat Brighton Albion and Manchester City or Arsenal don't make match result draw, its give advantage for Liverpool if can win from Brighton has two points from Arsenal and three points from Manchester City.
Premier League format with goal difference and not matter with lead head to head home and away match, Liverpool lack goal productivities must scoring many goals on every matches left.

This is a difficult away game for Arsenal, but it is not impossible for them to win. Manchester City are certainly favorites at home, they also hold a good home record against Arsenal but the outcome of the match is still very difficult to predict. Arsenal have beaten Manchester City in the last two games, so this should be a difficult away game to predict instead of saying Manchester City have a higher chance of winning.

Arsenal's ambition is of course about 3 points at the Etihad and leading the standings, but Manchester City's ambition is to try to defend their title and win every game. Arsenal will lead the standings if they win, but if Manchester City wins then Liverpool will be in the lead, especially if Liverpool can beat Brighton.

Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City still have a big chance of winning the EPL title this season and they also have the opportunity to make mistakes that will make one fail to realize their dreams at the end of the season.
The level of consistency of the three of them will determine success or failure in their efforts to win the title in each remaining match.

The competition to win the title starts this week. Arsenal will visit the Etihad. This is the first match to see which of them will maintain their chances of leading the standings until the end of the season.
They will probably lose against a bottom team and that is what I mean by the blame that will fall on them.

You should also notice that Man United will also be playing against tough opponents like Liverpool and Arsenal, but with their current disposition, they might trip on much easier teams.
I think Aston Villa is probably already beyond United's reach, but, luckily, if the below source is correct, they only need to get to 5th place to play in the UCL next season:


ps. why do we have 2 EPL threads?

Add the Aston Villa game also there. Because it can also be a tricky one depending on Emery's strategies. They beat Arsenal once home as a reminder. 

Yeah, there are really tough games waiting for Arsenal in the remaining part of their fixture. Combining the tough PL games with the CL games against Bayern Munich makes things really terrifying for them.

I don't feel like Arsenal will collect maximum points in those big games in the PL. But I would really like to see them surprising me. Because it has been just 20 years since they became the champions here. I wouldn't say no to their breaking a leg and finally lifting the trophy! 

There is nothing impossible for Arsenal and Liverpool to win the EPL title this season, because Manchester City could make a mistake at the end of the season, no one knows but anything can happen, so both clubs still have a chance to win the EPL title this season Arsenal have certainly learned a lot from the previous season where they always failed in the EPL title race, and Liverpool also want this season's EPL as a special gift for Klopp before leaving Liverpool after this season.

I am sure that the competition at the end of the season will be even more interesting considering that there are 3 clubs competing closely in the race for the EPL title this season, however Manchester City will not let either of them win the title, because Guardiola will of course put pressure on his team to maintain consistency in the EPL title race. This season, apart from the UCL, Manchester City is a club that is difficult to get rid of at the top of the standings, therefore it is difficult to compete with them unless they make mistakes, but we will see the results of Manchester City's meeting with Arsenal this week.

I tell you what, Kevin De Bruyne is indeed one of the best midfielders in the world but he is not the most important player in Manchester City either. Some would say Haaland is the main man for the current Manchester City squad but I would say he is not the main man, the key player of the Manchester City team.

The key player in the Manchester City team is Rodri. Just look at the statistics of the match when he started the game vs when he did not. You would see a huge gap in the win-loss ratio here. Rodri, despite being a  Centre Defensive Midfielder, is the key player of Manchester City.

I think Manchester City has the best chance of taking the Premier League this year as well. I would have said Arsenal if their team were more experienced. But we have seen last year how they have choked the trophy from such a huge lead. Manchester City also fell behind in the middle of the season, but after Rodri returned from injury, they made a good comeback. The upcoming match between Manchester City and Arsenal might decide a lot of things in the Premier League trophy run.

If these players were facing minor injuries, that's not a problem, but since some players must go out for months, it costs the club a lot. That's why I recall that a national match has many disadvantages for the club compared to the national club itself.
The players went to the national club healthy, but they returned to the club with serious injuries, and they must have been out for months, which also caused the club to lose the trophy. I'll take Manchester City as the best cast to explain why sending players to the international team will be able to give the city big losses.

Having some players who played at the national clubs is good since it shows that some players have been valued so highly by their national teams. The only problem is when the players are injured, and it's the responsibility of the team to recover their important players who were injured due to the national match.
Im not fully cons about this but sometimes, preventing the players to join in the national club is good when team must have faced some very important matches this season.

Manchester city has lost RB and CB which are very bad for the club. These players have contributed a lot to ensure the city always has a strong defensive line. What we can take from city's case if sometimes coach needs to prevent their players.

The competitive nature of the EPL is one that’s very dynamic as every season you see the competition for the league champion keep getting tougher. This season we’re having one great battle with 3 clubs who are just one point away from each other and with goal differences separating the 1st and 2nd place. All the clubs in this chase have been really consistent but the winner will go to the most consistent one    

 ⁠City yes have won this league for over 5 times in 6 years and they’re looking at winning it for the 4th time consecutively and yes even if to an extent you might not see Arsenal as a major competitor for City because of last season’s error. You can’t just want to write off Liverpool as thos is Klopp’s final season and the boys are ready to give their all for his boys to be able to win the league for the coach who’s sacrificed and has given his best to the club for over the past 9 years.
 
 A draw at Etihad between City and Arsenal on Sunday will see Liverpool go pretty top on the log with over 2-3 points gap and as such they’ve eased themselves off the pressure as with City and Liverpool. Yes I know City are ready to give their all in that match against Arsenal on Sunday but I’m very sure they’ll be met with strong resistance from Arteta and his boys.

 Yes City are a very good club in the league and I think they’re the major challenger and contenders but I wouldn’t want to see them winning as this will mean Pep already dominating the league and that’ll speak bad of the league. Well I trust Arteta and his boys to be able to help Liverpool clim up or rather still defeat City and make the race now between Liverpool and Arsenal. Another City winning the trophy must be fought with all resilience from Liverpool and Arsenal.

Having games like;

Tottenham Hotspur against Manchester City and  Aston Villa against Manchester City is reason enough why nobody should write off Manchester United from qualifying for that top four position.

Roberto De Zebri has done well for Brighton and even them first year in the European Europa League Competition, he brought them that far in the competition and I must give him his regards and also his flowers. They'd be up against Liverpool who will be at home as they failed to progress to the next round of the FA Cup Competition against Manchester United.
I'm sure Brighton would fight them since they won't be playing any further European Europa League games no more.

Manchester City are tops sides. I won't write off Josep Pep Guardiola until its done and over. I have come to see reasons with some of the things said by Joào Cancelo, there's got to be two sides of every story even more.

People give Manchester City too much credit, and they're no different than any other club. Simply said, they know how to take advantage of situations. If not, Liverpool is there, as is Arsenal, who is presently topping the standings before they resume. And we're hoping Arsenal plays well throughout this resuming phase. Everyone is aware that the three clubs will perform well and have a better chance of winning. And with the remaining games. And everyone is saying Manchester City will win lets wait and see what will happen in the next 10 games because am sure everyone will not want to take chances even does that want to escape religation. Its a tight corner for everyone. All most all of them have the experience already. And any club can not afford any injuries at this point in time.

For critical matches, the risk of injury is the worst possible scenario when players play in national teams. That's why I agree that the mentioned teams do not want to send the players. Would you want your most important player to go to the national team and come back injured? Of course, this may not happen, but if it does, it will cause big problems.

I think there are still 3 matches where Mancity might fail to get full points:
Tottenham vs Mancity
Mancity vs Aston
Brighton vs Mancity

I wrote Brighton above because from their last 14 matches at home, Brighton has only lost once and it happen back in August 2023.
Even big teams such as Liverpool could only get a draw, Tottenham and Newcastle even didn't get any points from there.

According to the latest report if de bruyne has been joining in the training session again. It indicates that if de bruyne is slowly but surely going back again to the his best performance. It's only a matter of time till he will be coming back in the match against Arsenal.
I think Pep has fully prepared him for this match. This could be why Pep did not give him permission to participate in the Belgium match, considering that Brüyne holds a very important role in the club.

This is also the reason Pep keeps him in the club instead of sending him to play in the international match. The city gets two players as its victim, which is Kyle Walker and Stones. I hope that Bruyne will be able to play soon against Arsenal.
The club needs to ensure it will be able to use the main squad against Arsenal, considering that it is still at its peak performance. It will be a disaster for Manchester City if it loses three points against Arsenal soon.

The game will not so entertaining with some star players like de bruyne and walker. Many people have been waiting their actions. I hope that bruyne and grealish will able to perform again in the main squad.

Manchester City chances of winning the game are still very big even though KDB is doubtful to play in the game, what you said is true, so far KDB has a tremendous influence on every Manchester City game but that does not mean Manchester City has a dependence for KDB, when the game against Liverpool in the FA, KDB was replaced by Kovacic and I think Kovacic can also perform better if he does get the opportunity to play Against Arsenal and replaced the position left by KDB.

De Bruyne's ability is beyond doubt, as a midfielder he is able to explore every area of the pitch well, and even in tight areas he can make good chances for Haaland and Phil Foden so far in scoring, at this time I think Guardiola must still maintain his team's performance even if he has to replace KDB with Kovacic,  Because after all, the situation in the league at the moment is very tight, and it is necessary for Guardiola to minimize mistakes in order to be able to maintain their chances of competing to win the Premier League this season with Arsenal and Liverpool.

these three teams do have a chance to win the season title and I wouldn't be surprised if anyone would favor these three teams, but for some reason I still doubt Arsenal and exclude Arsenal from the list of candidates for the EPL title this season.
the reason is quite simple, since several seasons ago, Arsenal have always failed in terms of competing with popular teams towards the end of the season and the example that was clearly visible at the end of last season clearly showed that Arsenal was very close to getting the EPL title but in fact Arsenal failed to maintain their consistency and ended with failure.
and on the one hand I actually think that Liverpool can get this opportunity even though they still have to fight against Man City, but from experience I know that Liverpool is able to take advantage of the end of the season to finish at the top of the standings.

Without De Bruyne they were still able to perform well but City couldn't dominate the match. Several times they struggled to create chances and they didn't really dominate the game. City can perform well without KDB but they cannot perform optimally. Because KDB has the creativity to distribute the ball forward and create several golden opportunities for City.

Yes, I also see City as having a bigger chance than Arsenal and Liverpool. They really have a solid squad. But I hope Liverpool or Arsenal win the EPL title. It will be a memorable farewell gift for Klopp. I also like seeing a team like Arsenal win the title after a long time when they were only able to finish in second place in the final standings.

I agree that Manchester City is a strong club in the English Premier League, this is because Manchester City won the title in the last few years, but this season is different. Manchester City has 2 competitors which cannot be considered easy, as you said, anything can still happen, according to I still have several matches that are quite difficult for Manchester City in the remaining matches this season, including against Arsenal, Aston Villa, Crystal Palace, Tottenham. These clubs cannot be underestimated, therefore the top three clubs are currently competing to show their consistency in the remaining matches this season and they also face difficult opponents too so it will not be easy for everyone to overcome obstacles in the remaining 10 matches.

Many say that Manchester City's crucial match with Arsenal will be the deciding factor in winning the Premier League title, as well as Liverpool also facing Manchester City, even though it doesn't have a big impact because they only lose points in the match at that time, but if clubs like Manchester City and Liverpool experience difficulties it's not when they play Arsenal, the three clubs still have the same opportunity. To be able to beat them also to be able to maintain consistency in order to stay at the top of the standings until the end.

The recent update says that Ederson and Walker are unlikely to play against Arsenal soon, but De Bruyne and Grealish have been actively participating in the training session again. Walker's condition is still bad, and I'm not expecting him to join the main squad against Arsenal as there is no ETA about when Walker will be able to recover from his injury.
I think that's not a serious problem to miss ederson since ortega is still performing quite well atm. The only problem is that the missing walker is probably weakening their right back.


The return dates for all of those players in the main squad are still unknown, and it remains uncertain when they will be back to play. Saka is now doing small treatmet for his minor injury and he can play back against manchester city.
Gabriel and Martineli's return to play remains unknown, but it would be even more interesting if both of these talented players are able to make a comeback for their respective clubs in the match against city.

Yes I admit that Manchester City is indeed a good and strong team, but there is a still have another strong team like Liverpool to shift to first position stand if Arsenal and the City will most likely don't have control on their match. Currently there are still 10 matches left for them, which I think anything possible will happen in the future, Liverpool, Arsenal, The city have a big chance to be champions for this session. when we look by experience, usually if one of their core players get the injured the team will feel lame, and usually in their performance will decline until the end of the session.