Topic: ⚽ Premier League 2023/2024 Discussion Thread ⚽ - page 285. (Read 58628 times)

That's a little hard to do but when it comes to business and money then anything can still happen. Although there will definitely be a lot of changes when KDB is not present in the squad and there are no more players as creative as him in managing the Manchester City midfield but when it comes to money then anything can still happen.
There will definitely be a lot of regrets if indeed KDB has to leave Manchester City for next season because after all we know Manchester City is weak without KDB in it considering there is no substitute that can really be used as a reference for organising attacks and it was proven when KDB was injured in a period of time not long before Manchester City was really troubled by his performance.
I think Manchester City are definitely considering this but if in the end the worst possibility of KDB leaving the squad then surely they will look for replacement options first because after all this is an important thing. If last season there was still Gundogan as a good midfield organiser apart from KDB but now there is no one else who can do it well apart from KDB in the Manchester City squad.

But then last season, Arsenal did well consistently until the game against Southampton and further more ahead. They should have been Champions of the Premier League Competition if not for the limitations of depth they had within the squad. Like I always say, Arsenal off course reminds me of Napoli from last two seasons and last season. Strikes me that Arsenal is following the same footsteps this season also. In the Premier League game against Manchester City, they'll be with Kevin De Bruyne and these would be such a good game for them the gunners to win if they can take control.

I feel like they're going to be winners of the Competition and would go a long way to win it. The improvement brought in had also been seen working perfectly fine. It seem like Mikel Arteta is also following Pep Guardiola's style of not using a central forward to win the Premier League Competition only attackers.

Well in every business around the globe, there’s always a retirement age as one can’t continue to fill a particular position forever. This is because due to age, his or her performance will sure decline and won’t be able to be more efficient like when they were much younger. This happens to all sphere of work around the globe talk more of football which is a contact sport and requires physicality. As a football player, there’s a time you get to and you won’t be able to run into some tackles anymore like you did when you were younger.

 This is the reason why you see most of the players who were exceedingly wonderful at their prime, when they get old, they go and play in leagues that the style of football doesn’t require much strength and pace as it could affect their health. This is the case for Man City and KDB at this point. Yes we all know the effect KDB adds and bring to this city squad but we can’t just overlook his age and retirement drawing closer as this is one major factor to know if the Club should keep him. Yes, I’m with the club if they decide to keep him for one more season as his presence can help in training the younger generations and that way, one of the young lads can develop his or her football and start to perform like KDB.

 Also his presence next season will be a big boost because a Man like KDB should be bowing out with winning the EPL as that way he’ll get a very loud applaud as it ought to be. Though even if he decides to leave now, I think he’s paid his dues to the club and he’s really deserving of so many accolades. The club can also consider keeping him to help out in training of young players but I don’t think this is very realistic as the dude still has potentials and could perform at his peak in the fast rising Saudi Premier league. For this season and next the club should still consider keeping him as it’ll do them more good to have that midfielder expert around than playing without him.

Arsenal have been usual with loss consistency at the end season, its not the first time have been last several season Arsenal always got difficult for winning in the last game weeks of Premier League. Last season almost close become the winner but losses on many crucial match exactly against Manchester City and dropped to 2nd standings after leading top position more longer time than Manchester City.
I withdrew Arsenal from premier league winner candidate for this season although manage with the top position standings, they can't compete and keep consistency their performance until the last game weeks exactly have to face with many top premier league teams from Manchester City, Aston Villa, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur.

So far this season, the gunners have shown they can commit to being consistent and can still perform in other league fixtures even if they encounter a loss in any of their matches. The champions league qualification has done more to sharpen this sides focus and am sure they are ready to hold onto their top spot position on the EPL with more consistent performance no matter how uneasy it might be,in the next few fixtures.
Last season was just unfortunate, but with the kind of steam the team is gathering this season, it will be hard to ignore them as possible champions of the EPL in the end.

Last season Arsenal only focused on Premier League matches but they also failed to maintain consistency at the end of the season.
It's all about mentality and Arsenal is a team that doesn't have a good mentality (in the previous season) so this season many doubt Arsenal because of this, when they are under pressure their performance will really decline.
And indeed, in terms of mentality, it must be admitted that Liverpool and Man City are much better than Arsenal, but I still hope that there will be something different from Arsenal this season because in terms of strength, the Arsenal team this season is much stronger than last season.
Having to share focus between the Champions League and the Premier League, I think it would actually be better if it went as desired, most likely it would also improve the mentality and confidence of the Arsenal team.

Arsenal will face a pretty hectic schedule at the moment after they have secured a forge in the Champions League, Arsenal's tough journey this season I think will begin soon and what you are saying is very true because at times like this the consistency of the Arsenal squad is tested, I think Arteta must be able to balance their squad to keep their position in the league and their chances in the Champions League.  In the next two weeks, Arsenal will get a real test in the Premier League competition by facing Manchester City and if they win of course the chances of winning the Premier League season are wide open.

I think comparing Arsenal and Manchester City can be a reference for us to see who deserves to win the Premier League this season, but I think, the depth of the squad that both teams have is actually what really affects their consistency at the moment, Manchester City have good consistency because they are supported by qualified squad depth both main and reserve players, while Arsenal only have good main players  but their reserve squad is pretty bad, so that is what causes Arsenal often inconsistent when facing a busy schedule.

as I said previously in this thread, Arsenal always find it difficult to maintain the consistent performance of their players and on the one hand we will see Arsenal really have to maintain the performance of their players to remain stable ahead of big matches in the UCL and this is like a new experience that is difficult to done.
this is different from Man City, which is used to a match schedule like this, so the match schedule will also affect the future at the end of the season, except when Arsenal fail in the UCL, of course they can focus on every EPL match to get the title they want.
currently Arsenal is at the top of the standings and many people will praise this team but look later when Arsenal failure against Man City will bring about a big change in the standings.

Many matches on this week have been postponed due to FA Cup. This is likely to make the schedule for some of these teams tighter than before. It would at least be nice to follow the Aston Villa - Tottenham rivalry in the standings.    You know there is only 2 points between. What do you think on the matches of these teams on this week?

I think Aston Villa's job is much harder. Because it is an away match against West Ham. They are only a couple of positions below Aston Villa now. After getting a horrible loss against Tottenham it is going to be another tough one for Aston Villa. However I believe in them not to lose so 'draw or Aston Villa @1.46 ' is my pick.

As for the Fulham v Tottenham match it might not be very comfortable for Tottenham. I'm still thinking like the last win they got will fire them up a lot to win somehow. My pick is 'Tottenham win @2.05'.

At this time I heard he had a re-injury again, and not called up by the Belgian national team coach to join to the squad, it looks like he still has problems with his hamstring. I am really sure with this situation, not many another club to interest to recruit him, I think Kevin De Bruyne It would be more suitable to stay in Manchester City until he retires, and maybe better to help coach as assistant until he got licences coach.

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Luton is showing it again to play so badly in the back but it's alwas good enough when attacking its opponent. This pattern showed when it was also facing the big club too but another disappointment was just happening from luton since this club doesn't have balanced team.
Luton can sometimes sacrifice its defensive line to strenthen its attacking line and other wise. This is a reason why luton was not able performing extraordinary in defending from bournemouth's attackers. It's fucking crazy to see how luton missed golden opportunity to get three points from its team.
What a fantastic comeback from bournemouth. I never expect 4 goals to happen from bournemouth. Bournemouth did it all at the second half.

I think the player has a lot of quality, but Pep Guardiola is one of the most respected coaches in the world and if he doesn't like this player, or if he has fallen out and no longer wants him on the team, I think he has the power to ask the club That he no longer wants the player's services, that would be very sad, on a personal level I consider that when De Bruyne grabs the ball City always has a better chance of winning or scoring goals, when De Bruyne does not play, the mobility of the team is different, De Bruyne makes the difference, that's what I've noticed, I think De Bruyne should solve his problems with Pep, because in the game against Liverpool when Pep replaced him with another player De Bruyne expressed his discontent with his face, he didn't like it for nothing and the cameras focused on the exact moment when Pep went to talk to him and things looked bad, as if something was fractured between them, of course this is just my speculation.

The official reason why Kevin De Bruyne could miss Man City v Newcastle United - ruled out for two matches


There is no doubt that Pep knows how to take care of what he has, but in reality I don't know if he wants to make changes for the other season, it is also something that he cannot control but the club, because there is a lot of speculation about Haaland, he can leave to Madrid, since Mbappé may also go to Madrid, I was able to do it with this other monster, which I would love for Haaland to be more than Mbappé himself, and if this happens City would t a little out of square, it would be a hard blow However, these things can change everything, for now Pep is aiming to win the PL, that is what he wants, he surely wants to also win the UCL and continue being the best of Europe, of course this time with a title addition of the PL at its best, when it is seen that they enjoy a high level of football, it would not be bad at all for the player's future.

“I found out” – Napoli chief claims Erling Haaland transfer plan dramatically thwarted by agent




Source: https://cityxtra.co.uk/11004/i-found-out-napoli-chief-claims-erling-haaland-transfer-plan-dramatically-thwarted-by-agent/

There is speculation that he can also go to Arab football , since they are Looking for him a lot, but we have to wait until things for Haaland are very great Possibilities.

We will see that whether city will sell him or try to keep him for another season. As per guardiola's suggestion if de bruyne shall even retire on manchester city but this totally depends on the final decision from manchester city's management. I can't really say how big the potential of de bruyne to be sold by the club.
Saudi is coming with very niec offer that is very hard to reject it and we may able to find out what's gonna happen with de bruyne in the future. I expect saudi to increase its offer sonce then club will able to get jo, as long as SPL club will add more money. 

Manchester City are equipped with outstanding players and every single one of them serves important roles. The Citizens boss, Pep Guardiola is prominent and envisioned his team to skyrocket to good points on the EPL table. Manchester City will hookup with excellence without Kelvin De Bruyne, they've achieved this target in the past and enabling it to happen again is important. Currently, they're not holding positions to sell their most valuable player this season. Kelvin De Bruyne have shown his important roles and will continue to deliver when his team needs him.

I don't think so and I'm pretty sure the Manchester City team will not be tempted by money to let go of their flagship player.
Kevin De Bruyne is already 32 years old, but Kevin De Bruyne's performance is still quite good and even after recovering from injury, he is still quite consistent in maintaining the stability of his performance.

So it would be quite detrimental for the team if they sold Kevin De Bruyne because for the next few seasons Kevin De Bruyne will be able to make a big contribution to the Man City team.
In the last few seasons, Kevin De Bruyne has always been a mainstay of the team and the team should give him more respect for what Kevin De Bruyne has dedicated to the Manchester City team.

I believe this would be a really good time for Manchester City to sell Kevin De Bruyne. While he is still very valuable at this age they can still make a great amount of money from his sale. We all know how eager Saudi Arabian teams are to pay a lot of money for star players like him.    I know he is like the brain of this team now. But especially after this injury he recovered from it might be better for Manchester City to think about this seriously. While they have a big money power they can still find a replacement for him.

Jurgen Klopp era at Liverpool is soon coming to an end and in with just few games to go in the league, you can see them tied on points with Arsenal at the top of the table with the huge goal difference for Arsenal being the major difference between them. A lot of us would love to see another team other than City win the league and yea that what I want to see. With the situation right now, we can’t real rely on Arsenal especially after seeing their performance during the midweek in their UCL show down. Now I’m camping with Liverpool to be able to get success in this league as that will be my major joy.

 Not just for me but also the fans of Liverpool and also It’ll real be the best farewell for Jurgen especially after how he’s improved this club in his 9 years in charge. I can already imagine the loud roar at Anfield when this is a reality. The part would have already started if they were able to win City over the weekend at Anfield but nevertheless they still got a point which proved how much of a fighter they can be. That match saw Liverpool coming from behind to equal on City’s lead. Thy didn’t just end there, after getting the goal, they made sure they dominated City and put them under the pressure and that was a loud and clear warning to Arsenal who sits top of the table.

 With the way they pressured City, I don’t think any of their remaining 10 matches will be a major challenge for them especially as they’re having just 1 big 6 team to face. City also were able to show that they are a big team to by enduring the pressure and trying to pressure back at every slightest opportunity. That way this match was fierce and you can’t be less satisfied with the scoreline from this match.The EPL still holds major competition unlike other leagues whom we already know the winners especially the Farmers League, Ligue 1 where PSG keeps dominating on that league. The Serie A too and La Liga we already know Inter and Real Madrid to take home the league title respectively.

This was a completely unexpected result. At the end of the first half I don't think Luton Town will lose this match. I would say Luton Town performed like fools in the second half. At the end of the first half, perhaps the Luton Town players thought they would win the match easily.



Luton Town got a 3-0 lead at the end of the first half. In the first half we just saw the dominance of Luton Town players. However, in the second half, Bournemouth players changed the entire scenario of the match. Although they did not play well in the first half, Bournemouth players played completely attacking from the beginning of the second half. They scored the first goal in the 50th minute. They tied the match 3-3 in 64 minutes. And Bournemouth won the match 4-3 with Antoine Semenyo's goal in the 83rd minute. If Luton Town's match strategy was good, they could have won this match. Luton Town should have been tactical after leading 3-0.

That is Klopp's job as a coach, he must be able to maintain the stamina of his players so that they remain in good performance in facing each opponent. I know that it will obviously be difficult to manage that but this is how Liverpool can win the EPL title this season, because of the UEL and other titles. They are also still on the hunting list too, I think what you say is also true, of course there will definitely be players who are injured and unable to maintain their consistency, of course that will be very detrimental to Liverpool.

The match that Liverpool will face next might indeed hinder them in the race for the title this season, especially since Arsenal will also meet Manchester City in the near future and this will also determine who will win the competition and become the next top of the standings, the difference in points is small. making the competition so tight that in the end, whoever has the winning mentality will fight for the EPL title this season. There are still several matches until the end of the season that they have to face and it is clear that this season the competition is quite interesting to keep an eye on because the strength of the three clubs at the top of the standings is currently the same. have the same chance of fighting for the title.

Luton town didn't Play this game like a weak team many people know in the premier league competition but they started using Bournemouth players through out the 45 minutes to show some signs of winning the game to achieve victory at the end.

If Luton town players can secured all those goals in the 45 minutes without allowed their Bournemouth players to score 1 goal for people to know that they will equalize the goals in the second half but as it stand now, Luton town is still leading the game with 0:3 for the favour of Luton town.