Topic: ⚽ Premier League 2023/2024 Discussion Thread ⚽ - page 349. (Read 70742 times)

In their last meeting, Arsenal were able to get the full 3 points against Manchester City, but it was held at the Emirates Stadium, so Arsenal had the advantage because they played as hosts. So they were able to make it difficult for the guests club and managed to win the match even with a narrow score. In this second meeting, Arsenal also really want to beat Manchester City again but it seems like they are facing difficulties because Manchester City is playing as host while Arsenal is coming as a guest so Arsenal's chance of winning is not as big as Manchester City's. But with Arsenal's current performance, even though it is difficult to get 3 points, at least Arsenal can maximize the draw and share points together to continue competing for the Premier League title.

Manchester City and Arsenal are in good form at the moment so it is quite difficult to determine who will win the match even though statistically Manchester City has the advantage of playing at home, but this is the injury problem that Manchester City must overcome so that they are not overwhelmed when they face Arsenal later.

It's better the arsenal tries to learn from its experiences last season when it was bottling PL trophy at the end of season. Arsenal lost last season because it lost all of its games to Manchester City and bottling some games against mediocre teams. City cannot perform with its best squad now which is my main reason to recall the possibility of arsenal that may also win against City at Etihad Stadium but who knows if club will be bottling it again soon. Many people believed that this will be another easy game against City at Etihad Stadium, but the outcome may differ from our expectations (probably) and it will surprise many people. Manchester City will undoubtedly be missing some key players such as Stone and Walker, who were getting injured during the international break. It means that City's defensive line has been further weakened with the addition of defenders from the secondary squad, who will face Arsenal soon and this must the major problem owned by manchester city consider that the quality compared to the main players are too far. There are so many injured players.

You shouldn't have high expectations for the outcome of this game because Arsenal can blow it like when it bottled the EPL trophy last season. Arsenal and Manchester City are unlikely to play defensively in this game because both of clubs wanted three points from each other, as this is the only thing that has helped the club get closer to Liverpool, which can defend its position.
I don't doubt the quality of either club, but I believe Manchester City has a stronger mentality than Arsenal. Some details have yet to be confirmed, such as whether De Bruyne and Martinelli will play in this game.

It is obvious that if those players were injured and have not yet confirmed their participation in the upcoming game. Having them play for both clubs will also increase the tension from this match, considering the fact that

Arsenal ambition to get the complete three points at Etihad stadium which will be difficult for them because Manchester City haven’t lost any match at Etihad stadium this season; for this reason, I am also thinking that Manchester City will win the match because if they lose the match, they will slightly lose their chance of winning the Premier League this season. Nevertheless, Arsenal will not also let them beat them easily because they knew what Manchester City did to them last season; they (Arsenal) will want to make history by defeating Manchester City to give them more hope of winning the league. Therefore, I am expecting a draw in the match.

Guardiola being confidence in beating Arsenal is reasonable if we look at how Manchester City reacted to ending season games. They were always so strong in the ending phase of a season. Manchester City's consistency teamwork indeed make them favorite to the title race. The familiarity and synergy among the players from the previous season can be a significant advantage in maintaining momentum and pushing for success.

Competitors like Liverpool and Arsenal have their own strengths and aspirations, and the title race is likely to be fiercely contested until the final whistle of the last match. Placing confidence in Manchester City's prospects to win the league is just common sense given their track record and current form. Three horses race till the end makes things complicated for each team, because one mistake can cost big by being overtaken by the other two.

Talking about Manchester City's chances of winning the match against Arsenal, Pep Guardiola is very sure that he is ready to embarrass Arsenal's troops with a defeat score that Arsenal will take home.
If we talk about the chances of getting the premier league title this season, it looks like Manchester City will be in the lead at the end of the season without a doubt, while Manchester City's players are still the same as last season, they have very solid cooperation between players and I am willing to bet on Manchester City success at the end of the season is in first place on the points table to get rid of Liverpool and Arsenal.

Edit :
I was too ambitious to judge the results of Manchester City's match which would win against Arsenal but it was all in vain when Manchester City's performance was less aggressive while playing at home should have greater enthusiasm.
It is clear from the appearance of the mainstay players who can be expected to score but fail to score, such as Haaland and de Bruyne, as if they lack confidence.
Rodri also looked enthusiastic at first, but as the match progressed, Rodri seemed to be performing less than optimally.
What was even more frightening was that Gabriel Jesus almost scored against Manchester City several times and if that happened I couldn't say anything.

One of the three will win that is for sure, and fans of each team will want their team to win and will claim to be the better team. I think Arsenal is not that great, not as good as the other two, they are "looking" good there is no doubt about that because everything worked well for them so far, but I think they are not the team that can finish a season strong, we will probably see them crack under the pressure, this is only the second time they are in this place.

Liverpool and City on the other hand has been here for many times and they could probably finish stronger, I am guessing that we are going to end up with something that will change a lot, that should be the most important thing and I am guessing it won't be that weird.

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.