Topic: ⚽ Premier League 2023/2024 Discussion Thread ⚽ - page 382. (Read 70518 times)

In as much as I love the soccer game I do not actually want Manchester City to be the champions of this season's English Premier League. I just want any other club apart from Manchester City but it seems that the only club that has the ability to do that is Liverpool and not even Arsenal. When Manchester City was losing some matches in the beginning of the season I was very happy that they would be five behind Liverpool but I am very surprised to see in the table that they are almost at the same point or even Manchester City above Liverpool if they play their outstanding match.

But I am confident that, if Arsenal can defeat Liverpool, they can also defeat Manchester City. It might be that Manchester City's doom day is very near, you never can tell.

Poch real has nothing to offer to this Chelsea team who’re trying to rebuild and probably he’s still kept in the club because the owners seems to have some faith in him. Poch doesn’t have any accolades to his name and hasn’t shown us a glimpse of how he’s trying to help this young team. This young team needs a superb coach who’ll be able to groom them and make them play so good so as to get the glory days of Chelsea back. Well Poch has taken this team to a final, let’s see what he makes of it. Before then, this weekend he’ll be playing Palace and I think this will be a win for Palace.

 Palace haven’t been real good this season and they’re not going to be able to stop Chelsea or give them any worry especially as they’re now having some key injury crisis in the team ahead of this fixture. Well I think Chelsea will sure get the win but Poch shouldn’t be trusted because he’s got nothing to offer.

Todd does not understand football investment, if not he would have known the right decisions to make that will revive the club. Does he listen to advise or not, because the club is fallen apart due to poor performance and he does not care. Spending so much on low quality players shows that he does not understands who is a high quality player that can do the job for Chelsea. He should get a professional football manager to manage the club and get high class quality players for Chelsea, so that they can pick form and start winning games just like before. Or do you think this will be the downfall of Chelsea, I guess not.

As much as I don't want  to see Mauricio Pochettino bashed, sacked and also see him winning a trophy for Chelsea,  he should have known quite well that he is a failed manager and has nothing to offer Chelsea's squad. Maybe he could continue saying  "Trust the process  " lol until he gets them sacked. They'll have to stick with him anyways until the end of the season,  since they can't kick him out right now.

I feel like he has something to do though this weekend against Crystal Palace who under Roy Hodgson is nothing but subpar.  Palace management should have sacked the old man to retirement.  He should be amongst the coaches to take a complete leave from the game of football and coaching.

Chelsea will yeah, win the game against Palac, they have something to write about.  Its three points for them trust! They've seen the better in the last five head to head games against Palace.

Correct, when he joined Chelsea, everything is messed up.

We've seen many changes on the players, also the manager too, but there's no major improvement and it's actually similar like the last season. So it's either the staffs or the owner in this case.

But in order to see a big change, it should be the owner need to be changed.

Chelsea are just a hopeless case now as long as they are managed like this. By saying management I don't mean Pochettino's by the way.    No matter who Chelsea bring to manage the club nothing changes. They were terrible last season and there is the same situation this season also. I relate this poor look to the owner of the club rather than the manager.

Todd Boehly might be a good businessman I don't know about it much. But honestly I don't believe he is good enough to manage a club. Spending insane amount of money and getting 0 result summarizes this. 

Whatever happens, we can see that the players that Manchester City currently has are complete and Haaland will be a big threat to other big clubs in the Premier League and this season, Liverpool and Arsenal have the opportunity to be in first place to dominate the Premier League, but I prefer I'm sure that these two clubs will only be below Manchester City.
Maybe I admit that I am a City fan, but in terms of performance it is clear that Liverpool or Arsenal will not be able to fight Manchester, who are always strong every season.
In the upcoming match Liverpool will have to face Manchester and my prediction is still the same if Liverpool will not be able to withstand the attack from Manchester City.

Well it seems the fans are tired already and are mow giving up on this beautiful club. This club has gone so shitty since Todd took over and this is what’s making everyone tired. Even most players are now getting so sad and are trying to get their way out of the club. The players don’t want to be associated with these mess and that’s why they want to leave. Well the club needs a real rehabilitation and that should be done by an experienced coach.

 Poch has not done any change to this squad as his stats says Potter still remains better than him and this is a big worry as he was brought in to help in the rebuilding process but rather it seems the whole process is getting destroyed the more. These players will need a very young experienced coach to get them back to Glory days no matter how long it takes them as they’re still a young side that can attain success at any level.

And isn't the bad performance of a team also the result of the poor performance of its players, meaning there is no guarantee that he will perform better at another club if his current club cannot be the key player to his team's performance. So if he felt disappointed with his team's performance, so did Chelsea because the cost the club had to pay to take him from Benfica was one of the most expensive transfers at that time but nothing has changed for Chelsea apart from being just an average team with their performances fluctuating in the these two seasons.
But this is a very long contract, meaning he has a contract of almost ten years, and the news circulating is that Chelsea wants to sell him too because there is a possibility that the club will receive FFP sanctions for spending a lot of money in the transfer market and exceeding the club's income, but the problem is that Chelsea will only accept offers which is high from the club that wants this player.

To tell the truth, I didn't know that Enzo Fernandez had a contract until 2031 with Chelsea.  This must just be the longest contract I have ever seen. 

After signing a contract like this you wouldn't expect that player to start complaining and wishing to leave so soon. But this is exactly what is happening right now for Enzo Fernandez. I want to understand him because of Chelsea's poor performance for 2 seasons. But I mean shouldn't you be more patient than the other players with much shorter contracts? In the end it looks like you wanted to play for Chelsea until like being 30 years old. 

Their defeat to Arsenal was truly crucial. I don't think that should happen. If at that time they are able to get a draw then at least they will share points with City with 52 points. I think it will be very difficult for Liverpool to regain first place. I see that some of City's matches in the future will not be against big teams. City will meet Liverpool in March and at that time I hope they are able to beat City to regain their place in the first place in the standings.

Onana has had its bad moments since signing for Manchester United most especially in the champions league where they were knocked out from the group stages. But aside those blunders I don’t think Onana deserves the kind of treatment he is receiving from some football fans. He came in with a big reputation which eluded him. The banter thrown a Onana are mostly me because he came in to replace the fans favourite DeGea. The way De Gea was axed for him was why many fans actually turned on him and affected his confidence.

I still believe In Onana coming good for united if they can actually get him to play his pattern. He is more of a sweeper goalkeeper but the defense line of united has actually limited that. You can see that he plays way better when Lisandro Martinez is on the pitch because he understands how to confidently play from the back and gives Onana confidence to play his pattern


I knew players like Enzo Fernandez will definitely get impatient when there is lack of consistency or playing time. In his own case it is lack of consistency, he has Been way too below par and not looking like a player that won the young player of the World Cup tournament. I think if he Chelsea doesn’t get on been consistent we might be seeing departures. The problem now is that most of these players have signed way too long contracts ranging from 7 to 8 years, I know this was to make Chelsea avoid FFP but this was also a reckless decision by some of this players because this will definitely tire them down if they wish to move and the club doesn’t want it

The scrutiny and criticism directed towards Onana may not solely be attributed to his individual capabilities, but rather to the collective challenges faced by the club as a whole. His unexpected difficulties at Manchester United could be seen as a symptom of larger issues within the team, including defensive vulnerabilities, midfield inconsistencies, and overall managerial challenges. Blaming Onana solely for his perceived "flops" would be unjust without considering the wider factors influencing the team's performance.

Manchester United undergoes periods of transition and adaptation, and it's possible that Onana's struggles are reflective of this ongoing process rather than his inherent shortcomings as a player. Just as Chelsea experienced difficulties integrating new players during their transitional phase, Manchester United may also require time and effort to address their issues and rediscover their winning mentality. by addressing the root causes of their struggles and implementing necessary reforms, Manchester United can create an environment where players like Onana can thrive once again and contribute positively to the team's success.

In addition, even there was also a news reported that if chelsea players were regretting their mistakes to join in the club with long term contract.

https://www.goal.com/en/lists/revealed-chelsea-stars-regret-signing-long-term-contracts-losing-faith-grand-project-mauricio-pochettino-tactics/blt2935aa15c99d7737

It's not only fans were also feeling upset but the players too. Even enzo's agent has been also starting to talk about the potential of his client to leave from the club. Im feeling so damn bad with this club. Chelsea is always consistently making a lot of blunders any game. This club is always performing so poorly like there was no bounding on it.
The players were playing individually even some were so stubborn and it's also destroying the gameplay from the club. Pochettino keep make more excuses and this is also affecting the performance from chelsea too.

Chelsea has been trying so hard to make a better set up but it was always failed caused by it has the most stupidest coach who was always rotating the players in any game. He was also putting some players not in their actual positions too.
It was very bad for chelsea caused by a lot of players may be leaving from there if there will be lucrative offer from different team. The won against aston villa can at least show us a little be improvement happened to the club but this club is still having pathethic performance in EPL.

It was exactly same thing with Chelsea from last season, player's they brought in had difficulty playing well and doing very well as they all camin into a team who couldn't thrive at all.
Onana is in dame position, Manchester United are not themselves so far this season, it uas affected not just the player's but also the manager and the club.

Some blames can be sent to him, some to Erik Ten Hag and also has to be due to Injuries that has affected the manager. These Injury crises has also led to worries and the manager has faced difficulties selecting his side.

Onana's criticism from fans is not his fault, but a result of the general team's performance. Onana before now in his previous teams was as good as ever, he won awards and made good name for himself. His move to Manchester United and his performance afterwards surprised everyone because suddenly, he began to concede consistently and it was disappointing for the club as a whole.

 Do not blame Onana for his flops, Manchester United right now needs reformation, their defense, midfield, attack and team management as a whole needs to be fixed. Hopefully, they'd work on themselves and bring back the fighting spirit Onana experienced in his last teams, and maybe by the we'll see the best of Onana once again.

As a result of these mistakes, Chelsea can no longer play at the top of the league. Moreover, they cannot get sufficient performance from the players for whom they pay high transfer fees. As a result, if they do not comply with the financial rules, they cannot transfer players. If such a situation happens, they will not be able to easily regain their old form in the Premier League.

That's what it looks like, Manchester City coming top of the Premier League table soonest after they must have won their next match, Liverpool second, and Arsenal, third.
We might see the aforementioned teams atop the league standings once more in this season's Premier League as it was last season. They are all putting up a strong show that might get them all into the Champions League next season.

Actually I respect all opinions about bad criticism of Onana but why don't they try to look at Onana's past and how Onana's performance once saved Manchester United and I also wonder why people still punish Onana with criticism or blame Onana while MU's defense deserves to be criticized. blame it because the goalkeeper does not only work alone to secure the goal but the defenders are very important who will help the goalkeeper to remain safe from every attack.
I agree with your opinion that the absence of Lisandro Martinez is very influential because it is very clear that when he was injured he couldn't perform, his defensive performance was very bad, while Lisandro Martinez was really relied on by Erik Ten Hag.

This opportunity for Erik Ten Hag is also a very tough job to have to look for alternative players who can help the defense become stronger and the goalkeeper more confident.

I assume that Todd Boehly might still give Pochettino a chance to bring Chelsea better, maybe he will be retained until the end of this season, if he still hasn't made a positive contribution to growing Chelsea's performance on the standings I think Todd will also think again and make the decision to fire Pochettino.

On the other hand, Todd may not yet have a candidate to replace Pochettino as coach of Chlesea team, so yes there is no choice to fire in a hurry, I think this reason is much more reasonable, however, it cannot make hasty decisions in this situation to determine Chelsea's future.