Topic: ⚽ Premier League 2023/2024 Discussion Thread ⚽ - page 355. (Read 58117 times)

Last season scenario could be repeated, overtaking Arsenal at the end of the season then winning the trophy. But it's worth noting that, things have now changed, expecting that to happen would be a mistake for Pep. Because we know that Arsenal and Liverpool have developed, not to mention Aston Villa who are increasingly consistent, it is unlikely that City can retain the title if the top three clubs continue to be stable, especially if they lose points again in the second half of the season when facing them.

Arteta has certainly learned from his mistakes last season, we can see this from his moves to add depth to the squad this season. If he gets sick again at the end of the season, it means that Arsenal illness is very fatal, difficult to treat even if they recruit more expensive players. Talking about turning points in performance, Pep is more astute than any coach in the EPL except Unai Emery this season, City can recover quickly if De Bruyne, Stones and Halaand are available again in one lineup.

On the other hand, City achievements last season could be one of the factors in their declining performance this season, apart from injuries to their core players. It feels like Pep needs to motivate his players more to be hungry for a winning record, and avoid feeling complacent and being lulled by past success. We will all be waiting to see how the transfer window will be used by the teams competing to challenge for the title. Pep seems to need to join in the hunt for players there.

Manchester City might have been dominating the EPL since the arrival of Pep Guardiola, however im not quite sure if they'll still win the league again this season, if you notice their performance in the league currently you'll see they've declined and are now finding it tough winning against some mediocre teams in the league,  therefore it made them drop points that’s why they're in the position they're currently, well i get your point and there's a possibility of history repeating itself but im not going to conclude yet till they get to the 30th week.

 Since Kelvin Debruyne absence alot has happened and it felt like some part of the team became exposed, giving other teams a chance to predict Guardiola's strategy, but with his arrival by January, we'll begin to see a very tough and brilliant City that scores alot of goals, it's going to be a big boost for them cause Haaland and Debruyne understands eachother very well.

For me, Man City is still the favorite to win the EPL title, because Man City is only 5 points behind Arsenal who are in first place and the EPL league is still very long, not even half a season yet. You need to look at last season, before the middle of the season, Man City was also behind by a fairly large difference in points with Arsenal, but entering the 30th EPL League match, Man City was slowly able to catch up with Asenal in points to reach the top of the standings. At the end of the season, Man City became champions. Here are the facts

Regarding KDB and Hallaand, I read news that it is possible that in mid-January they will be included in the squad again. But what I want to say is don't think that Man City is unable to catch Arsenal because they are now in fourth position. Learn from history, they have a strong mentality, especially as coach Pep Guardiola can return to first place at any time.

City definitely looks much weaker, but that was expected because their team was getting a little too old, and they needed to change some positions, and even though they did quite alright with some of the players, the injury definitely prevented a lot of them. Look at their UCL winning eleven, and look at last weeks team, there are so many differences. No ilkay, no akanji, no kevin de bruyne, no haaland, no stones.

All these changes do make a team worse and that's why they are not playing to win anymore, they are not as scary with this roster as they have been back last year, which is why we are seeing them not get three points easily against every team, we are seeing them have so many changes and so many differences.

Patience with a coach can indeed yield positive results, and it seems like Arsenal's progress is becoming evident under Arteta's leadership. Having a prolific striker can indeed make a significant difference in a team's performance, especially in crucial moments. Identifying areas for improvement while appreciating the team's overall smooth functioning reflects a balanced perspective.

Arsenal really have the potential to contend for the title this, not only because they are enjoyable to watch, but also they have become stronger this season. No doubt that Arsenal is more enjoyable to watch with effective playing style, particularly in the last match, adds to the positive narrative surrounding the team. In the world of football, where outcomes are unpredictable, your enthusiasm and hope for Arsenal's success this year are a testament to the joy and passion that fans derive from the sport. Wishing you an exciting and rewarding season as an Arsenal fan.

Well I just want to let you know that luck doesn't take a team to the top 3, yes a team might be lucky in some matches but I'll rather say it is their hardwork that made it possible for them to be ahead of City currently, we all know the journey for the top four is very tough and challenging and a team has to be at it best and maintain consistency to be at the top four, and to maintain consistency you need hardwork on the pitch coupled with good strategy, maybe City depended on Debruyne too much and it's affecting them now he's not in the squad currently.

 Pep Guardiola is a very good coach and he's supposed to had prepared for situations like this, I don't think their major problem is Debruyne cause there are matches they've won very comfortably without him, if you check the matches that made them drop points you'll see it's matches they were supposed to win comfortably based on their current squad, maybe Pep Guardiola made the wrong decisions in those matches and paid for it.

Yes, I think City need to go into market this January to strengthen their squad because compared to last season, they don’t have quality players that can battle for the league. They actually have players that replaced the players they sold out but these new players are yet to perform well to the standard of the previous ones and together with injuries that’s why they are struggling to win matches this season.

Liverpool are also in their best chance to do a comeback to their title winning after having a poor season last year. Aston Villa is also a team no to underrate because Uni Emrey is cooking something and will probably surprise us all.

Arsenal has been patient with the coach and Arteta is doing incredible work, I think the team needs one clear goalscorer, apart from that it is going very smoothly. They have a big chance. It is very enjoyable to watch, it didn't happen last year, but hopefully this year the end of the road will be the championship for them. They showed an impressive performance in their last match. Those who didn't watch the second half of the match missed a lot, it was a really enjoyable match, Arsenal played very effective and great. Personally, I don't enjoy Liverpool's game, Arsenal have a higher chance this year.

Honestly i don't see man city winning the league this season, with the way they balled last season i wasn't expecting them to flop to the point of lossing position to arsenal, Liverpool, aston villa. Although Liverpool has good players and a brave head coach which they deserve the position they are right now. I think man city should spend some money in this coming transfer window to get some key players and midfielder's at least a better replacements to haaland, Kelvin, folden,Bernaldo. Just incase they are absent.

Arsenal are really trying this season but for them winning the league? Nah i'm not sure of that. This was also how they started last season until they lost the title race to man city. Liverpool might likely win the league as for my prediction.

I feel that Arsenal, Liverpool and Aston Villa are just clubs that are lucky to take advantage of the bad situation that Manchester City is experiencing, but after the return of Haaland and De Bruyne, the 3 clubs above MC will be shifted again and first place will be taken over again.
I don't know if this is just my own opinion or if other people also feel the same way, but the fact is that the 3 clubs above MC are currently at the top of the points table after Haaland suffered an injury so it is natural that performance will decline and Arsenal, Liverpool and Aston Villa are taking advantage of the opportunity. This.
From several of the club's matches, I have the same opinion as @legendbtc, I won't believe that Liverpool looks very ambitious, but the fact is that it makes fans and bettors very sad when playing at home against MU, they can't beat them and what's even more ridiculous is that the opportunity came several times, but no 1 score occurs.

So it seems more reasonable if we speculate about who will hold the premier league title this season between MC or Arssnal and Aston Villa and Liverpool will only be temporary challengers and in my view in the end MC will get the premier league title again.

I agree with the opinion of several members here who say that City still doesn't have enough squad depth. I used to think they had good squad depth. But now we can see that without the presence of Kevin de Bruyne they are having a very difficult time winning. Coupled with Haaland's injury, they have achieved poor results in the last 5 matches. Does City need to spend money in the transfer market this time?
This season Arsenal has the biggest chance to win. They have appeared quite consistent this season. Aston Villa also surprised me because they are currently in third place. Another team that has great potential to win is Liverpool.

Currently Arsenal, Liverpool and Aston Villa are clubs that have a difference of only 1 point, and Man City has a difference of 4 points from Liverpool and Aston Villa. This means that it is not just Arsenal and City who have the potential to win the title. Even though United were held to a draw, Liverpool are in second place with 38 points. This means that the standings can still change in the next few weeks. For City, they really have to work hard to cover their weaknesses because without Kevin De Bruyne and Haaland City look very difficult to win the match.

So you mean that all this time Manchester City has really depended on De Bruyne? I excluded Haaland because of the poor performance that Manchester City has experienced since De Bruyne was hit by injury. If your assumption is correct, this condition makes Guardiola have to think again about finding an ideal replacement who is ready to carry out De Bruyne duties.
The situation that Manchester City is currently experiencing is very detrimental to them because they are increasingly falling behind the top of the standings due to losing 11 points in their last 6 matches. Now Manchester City steps are getting harder to return to the top of the standings after they were in fourth place.

Took the top spot in the Premier League rankings from Liverpool. Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz scored respectively, bringing all three points to Arsenal. Declan Rice delivered another top performance for Arsenal in yesterday's 2-0 win over Brighton. He also had many bright moments from the beginning of the season and played a vital role in the victory over Brighton.

Arsenal created a 5-point gap with Man City after winning against Brighton. Arsenal is the only team that can compete for the championship with Man City this season after Liverpool was held to a draw by MU at Anfield. Man City still has the ability to win the Premier League despite their recent erratic performance. I never believed in Liverpool.

Yes, initially Manchester City was the favorite because at the start of the season Manchester City continued to show consistency, but entering the middle of the season Manchester City began to show signs of decline and it began to be difficult to stabilize their performance especially when Erling Haaland was injured. Manchester City had experienced 3 defeats and 4 draws from 17 match even though the match is still very long while last season Manchester City only had 5 defeats and 5 draws in 38 matches, we all don't know whether Manchester City will continue their winning record like last season or even be able to win a trophy because currently Manchester City is already 5 points behind from Arsenal who are at the top of the standings.

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Meanwhile Arsenal won the match against Brighton with a score of 2:0 with this victory bringing Arsenal to the top of the standings again and shifting Liverpool to 2nd place while Liverpool drew with Manchester United. I think Liverpool can win this match to maintain its position at the top. It turns out Liverpool could not break through Manchester United's defense and Manchester were satisfied with this draw but they had to lose Diogo Dalot due to a red card.

Manchester City was originally favored by champions. But without the presence of KDB and Haaland I saw them losing their best performance. That can be seen from bad results in the last few matches. I think City should start thinking of finding De Bruyne's replacement because he has begun to retire. And I think that as long as De Bruyne and Haaland don't play City will continue to get bad results.

Well in this PL things can go very Much in favor of some teams that are doing well, and well when we are looking at some team I can say that in the beginning I had a favorite, Newcastle, because for me it is a team that is complete , who were Motivated , started very well and I think they can do better, the team that I did know was bad and would not improve was the MU, this team is one of the best but it is under the direction of a coach failed, and I honestly don't know how they still have it there? I don't understand it, sometimes I wonder if the team is going to continue praising me ? I say , not even with Meswsi, Haaland, others could lift this team, but not with Ten Hag, so I don't know to what extent the MU people are going to be so blind, they are out of the UCL, they were left with nothing, because in the PL they are very good , any Team can come to them , what makes me sad is that they have players who are very good and who are burning like Garnacho, Bruno Fernandez and many more who are wow.

In this order of ideas, things can be very good for some teams that are on the verge of the best, like Liverpool , which for me should have been in the UCL. It's a shame last season's performance, because those who are up to it have some They have not been at the level, and that is like anger, because there are teams that do Give it a try and others that have the opportunity and no, they do not take advantage of it , sometimes things can be very difficult for some , the Big Teams that Always They have played and won because they perform, because they are consistent, but the teams that sometimes win by luck do not perform, then that is Disappointing , because it is as I have said, the case of MU is a case that I do not know , they do not learn, In the case of Arsenal, I don't know what's wrong with them, it's like they're not well, sometimes I wonder what could be Affecting them and I can't determine it, the players have everything.

BBC pundit slams Arsenal player left ‘panicking’ in first-half against Brighton





Source: https://tbrfootball.com/bbc-pundit-slams-arsenal-player-left-panicking-in-first-half-against-brighton/

I think it's fair to say that their overall performance this season hasn't been as stellar as in the past. They have the best squad in the league despite the squad is smaller than Arsenal's and Liverpool's, because their squad players have almost no quality gap between them. Squad depth indeed plays a crucial role in a team's ability to cope with injuries and maintain consistency, but Guardiola uses rotation method to injuries which has been succeeded before.

Manchester City is indeed still the top favorite to win the Premier League despite their current form aligns with the general perception of the team's capabilities. I believe Manchester City remains strongest team in the tittle race even without Kevin de Bruyne. Arsenal is another favorite who need to have ability to learn from past experiences and perform better, because that's the the right mentality to be a champion.

We are mostly given excuses of missing a single player whenever Manchester City lose a match, we are yet to admit that Manchester City is not in a good form this season, but I admit that the absence of KDB from the beginning of the season actually affected them but generally they are not too good like they used to be.

Arsenal and Liverpool this season have more squad depth than Manchester City because even if they have one or two players injured, they do perform and avoid losing match. Nevertheless, Manchester City is still the top favorite to win the premier league but Arsenal are my favorites because I think they can’t do the same mistake as they did last season.

I confess that I am very surprised that Liverpool were not able to beat Manchester United and to make my shock worse, Liverpool were not able to score at least 1 goal in that game against Manchester United, I expected a victory for Liverpool, but every time As I looked at the minutes of the game I realized that this would be a game in which Liverpool would lose points, and thanks to this draw, Arsenal which won in their game came out on top and Aston Villa which also won was closer to Liverpool, Honestly, Liverpool wasted a great opportunity to stay at the top, a victory in this game would have been a real boost in the race for the title.

Aston Villa played against Brentford in a game in which Aston Villa started to lose until the end of the 1 half they came out with defeat, thanks to a goal that Brentford scored in the 45th minute. but Aston Villa did not sit back and watch the defeat, they ran to score a goal and tie the game and in the 77th minute Aston Villa managed to score the first goal and tied the game, and 8 minutes later Aston Villa scored the second goal and won the game, without a doubt, must have been a very emotional game for Aston Villa fans, seeing how the team is progressing this season must be a source of great pride for the fans of that team

lastly, arsenal played against brighton and managed to score 2 goals and didn't concede a single goal, with this victory arsenal is at the top of the table and they need to get stronger to stay at the top, if they make a mistake, another team will take over the leadership and could become champions if they are very consistent, which is why if Arsenal really want to win the premier league, they will need to win all the games they have ahead of them, with Manchester City out of the picture, and a good chance for the arsenal win the premier league this season