Topic: ⚽ Premier League 2023/2024 Discussion Thread ⚽ - page 55. (Read 58541 times)

Actually you can't really predict what's going to happen before the season come to an end, rather you can only wish for the best for your preferred club because there are lots of factors that could influence or impact a team that has been performing very well, for example some teams always get off to a very poor start in beginning of season and later begin to adjust as the season progresses and try to recoup much to cover up their losses while some other teams begin to decline due to factors like injuries, fatigue due international break, introduction of a new manager and change in strategy, these and many more could also have a negative impact on a team. But trying to adapt without a key player in a team setting could be disastrous as well as very healthy because it will enhance the team's morale in the absence of that key player but also disastrous in the sense the player may start loosing his self esteem seeing that his team could do better without him which is a two way thing. However, let see what makes of the season eventually.

The first step that Chelsea can take is to continue to maintain a position that is at least in the top 4 of the Premier League standings. Although the season is still long, they have started it well. Regarding the competition for the Premier League title, it might be quite tough. But for the Europa Conference League, Chelsea should have a chance. Palmer is indeed very good. He deserves to be maintained in Chelsea's plans. But I think the performance of other players has also improved. This might be in accordance with the playing character expected by the coach.

 

I really confess that I am shocked, yes you are right, Mourinho did not do what Erik Ten Hag


source: https://m.allfootballapp.com/news/All/OTD-in-2016-Mourinho-became-Man-Utd-manager-and-won-three-trophies-later-on/2354013

Has Erik Ten Hag already won the Europa League as Manchester United manager? Well, how much money did each coach spend on Manchester United? Here are the numbers:

Erik Ten hag = £560million on new players

How much has Ten Hag spent on signings?

Mourinho = £360million on new players

How well has José Mourinho spent money at Manchester United?

Mourinho had a good squad:



And if the board gave him more time, I believe that in a few more years he would win the Premier League. But the board was in a hurry and fired him. Strangely with Erik Ten Hag the board has been very patient, even though Manchester United is doing bad. It's true that Erik Ten Hag has achieved some things, but he hasn't won the Premier League and is far from it. The squad itself is bad even though they spent a lot of money. I also don't see Manchester United playing well. Honestly, I preferred Mourinho, even with his style of play. I believe he would improve with time.

Chelsea are of course still far from their best times. They need to have an impressive full season at first. They should be in the title rivalry. When that happens I can believe in them for real. Otherwise it would be too early.

But I must admit a fact here of course. They have started the season great. While everyone was wondering what was going to happen after such a hasty decision on Pochettino, they surprised many of us.    Palmer is an incredible player and I don't even know how much longer I will continue to say this. As long as Chelsea keeps him I will have bigger hopes from them. If they lose him early then it would be a big disappointment.

It's disrespectful to compare the Chelsea of today with Palmer, Jackson, Nkuku and the Chelsea of Lampard, Drogba and Terry era. For clarity sake, we can not deny their improvement as compared to last season but it doesn't make any sense raining praises on them or even see them as tittle contender already. In fact, I will even rate Liverpool ahead of Chelsea when we are talking about tittle. The recent results is just like a game of chance and even the least expect team can be ahead of a serious team but we can identify who is who when the season is halfway. Only then, I will change my stance on Chelsea if they still manage to maintain the present form until then. For now, they are still average team with average and overrated squad.

I think Chelsea is still far from the era of Lampard, Drogba and Terry. I agree Enzo Maresca has done a very good job. Chelsea is in impressive form at the moment. They have managed to fix their mistakes from last season. But honestly I still doubt Chelsea will be a title contender at least this season. City and Arsenal are still dominating and I still can't put Liverpool or Chelsea as part of them. At least I will wait until half a season. If Chelsea can continue to be consistent like Aston Villa last season I think we deserve to put Chelsea as one of the title contenders.

Under Enzo Maresca, Chelsea are showing signs that they may soon be able to compete at the top level again. Chelsea have started the season well and are playing well against the good teams in the league. I think the key to cracking the code for Chelsea is signing Victor Osimhen. Nicolas Jackson performance has been mid this season, they need a striker that can score multiple goals in a single match. That addition combined with Cold Palmer and Madueke will prove to be troublesome for opponents.

Yeah, Chelsea has made some good improvements this season when compared to how they were in previous season but they have just played 7 matches yet, so it's not enough to rate the performance of any team till they have maintained a stable form till at least after mid season, besides Chelsea still needs to work on their defense because as their strikers are doing good jobs, the defense also need to follow with same energy because if am not mistaken, apart from the match they played against Westham that they won by cleansheet if not the rest of their games in the premiership they always end up conceding goals. I see teamwork among Chelsea's teammates now so other clubs will  definitely be so scared of them when they meet now.


Mate don't be too quick in praising the frontline of Chelsea as against Arsenal and Manchester city because you and i can agree that so far as the premier league is concerned, in recent seasons now Manchester city and Arsenal have been the major title contenders and even looking at their form currently i don't see the both teams being scared of any team in the EPL so let us digest the performance of Chelsea for now till more convincing improvements are noticed. Kudos to Chelsea's Coach Enzo Maresca for his good work in the team, hope he continues just like he did for Leicester city before becoming Chelsea's head coach. If he continues with this good job, the club can extend his contract before it expires in 2029.

I have really enjoyed Chelsea so far this season, unlike last season that wasn't too good for them. Like I have always said, this current team needs time, and it's gradually paying off. But I won't be too quick to compare them with those 3 ruthless teams that are seated above Chelsea on the table. City already faced Chelsea at the beginning of the season, and we all knew how that went. I think they will be facing Liverpool next, then arsenal. No doubt, they've been great so far, but when a team has specific goal scorers, then it might be a problem especially when they face another good side. From the Chelsea squad, we can easily pick players who score for them often, because they are few, unlike teams like City and Arsenal where any of the players can score.

But I feel if they continue with this fine form, and most especially try to adapt without key players like palmer, then they will definitely finish the season in top four, except they choose to fall asleep towards the end of the season, leaving the slot open for Villa who happens to be another very good side.

Chelsea is one team that are on the top of their game this EPL season, something  that if we're to compare their performance of the immediate past season where every club in the EPL was eager to meet Chelsea because of how confident they were to to beating Chelsea and getting the three points, and as a Chelsea fan it was very horrible experience. To this end, this season I doubt any club is that yearning to meet with the blues because there has been a massive improvement with the team playing style, the attacking front is now a threat to any team be it against Manchester City or Arsenal. Enzo Maresca is actually doing a great project and it's gonna be mind-blowing when Chelsea comes back much stronger to becoming the title contenders again as it were in the days of Didier Drogba, Frank lampard, Ramires etc. For now I do believe they are still in the blocks building process...

It takes little by little improvement for the club to get back to its best version and so far Chelsea have improved significantly since Enzo Maresca took charge but I don't have such high expectations this season about Chelsea I mean to win the Premier League title because they have to at least beat Pep Guardiola's men and knock Man City off the top of the table, but I think they have a chance to be in the top 4 this season with that in the next seasons they can be strong candidates in the Premier League again honestly I am very happy to see Chelsea starting to improve this season.
Regarding Cole Palmer and Enzo Maresca they are both a good combination this season Cole Palmer and Enzo Maresca bring back success for Chelsea

Maresca really shut up all of his doubters. He has been telling his doubters if everything needs a process. I was happy he was right. It took a short time for him to create a solid squad. His team was having unexpected performances as well.

Even bookies were giving high odds for Maresca's team. This means they believe it can't perform as well as it did

But, Maresca is proving it wrong. But to say his team could finally join in UCL is wrong. This is because it's not yet happening. We're still having more than 25 matches left. So, his team needs to finish in the top 4. And this is EPL, when anything can change at the end of season.

Talking about Maresca's team chance, as long as they still perform at the current rate. It's very possible to finish at top 4.

Sometimes one wonders what the club's preference is for that guy who has done so much harm to MU , I don't know, sometimes I wonder if he has threatened them or something with something he knows about them that is very bad? Because in reality it is impossible for a coach so much of a loser to have so much acceptance in a club , You can't cover the sun with a finger , the guy Really is a big loser and makes his players burn out , the best thing the players can do is leave if they Want to look towards a good future , but I think Ten Hag will continue doing the same , nothing.

yeah I think this case is quite complicated that make manchester city accusations them. And about 115 charges, I think there is no final decision yet, because the legal process is still ongoing, even the rumors circulating the city will free from all charges but we can't conclude before official decision from the court. Yes, I heard that also if Txiki Begiristain just leave, but that is still a rumor, maybe people think Begiristain leave because this case, but that is also not certain, many other factors that make he leave, it could be because there is a mismatch between official and him, or other factor. We can't speculate yet, and I hope no impact with Pep, because Begiristain is someone who is very close with him.

Ah I don't know, maybe because it's a shame for them to spend more money on Sack Ten Hag, or they don't have a candidate who wants to be the coach of Man United. This is a very bad start for Man United, in this EPL, even from 7 matches, they lost 3 times, and conceded more goals. This is bad, very bad. I can't say anything anymore when it comes to Man United.


Source: Manchester United statistic

Both Man City and the EPL claim the victory of the decision related to the case. So, is this really final?
Or is there still some more judgment again?
Source: Both Manchester City and the Premier League claimed victory after Monday's legal ruling by an arbitration panel

I never thought Manchester City would be the one to make accusations against the English Premier League and win. If I am understanding this correctly, does this mean Manchester City is free of the 115 charges. That case has been ongoing for too long, they should just tell us if City are going to be punished or not. Just a couple of days ago, I read that Manchester City’s director of football Txiki Begiristain is set to leave the club at end of this season. I assumed he was leaving because of the charges that City may likely be found guilty of, but hearing this news now I doubt City will lose the case.  

I am sure, if Manchester United has the right coach, then Manchester United will succeed in rising to become a strong team in the Premier League. Because after all, it seems that Chelsea is also a lesson about how efforts are continuously made to get the right coach every season. In addition, about Barcelona, ​​even though they did not make many changes to the squad like last season when they were still under Xavi, but this season under Hansi Flick,  Barcelona has still succeeded in improving the quality of its performance even though the Barcelona squad this season is not much different from last season.

With these two teams, I think it can be proof of how important the right coach is to be able to make a team succeed in rising. At least there are still other teams that when they change coaches, the quality and performance of the team becomes better, such as Aston Villa for example. Therefore, I am sure Manchester United needs a coach who is truly capable of maximizing the potential of each player, because that way of course the team's performance will be better because basically Manchester United also has a good squad.

Football style of 20 years ago will definitely be harder than that of 2024, Mourihno won 1 European league for Manchester united despite things been difficult for him and I will tell you he is 10 times better than Erik Ten Hag, he doesn't criticized players like Erik does and don't give excuses when he failed to win matches and do I forget that he is fun around players, hardly you will see players even speak about him in interviews or when ask opinion about him

At this point, the failure looks more obvious but yiu wonder how he got the job. Mourihno has one of the best gallery of trophies before and even after he left Manchester United, the portfolio was worth the man for coaching Manchester United but Erik gallery of trophy is dried and yet they employed him and they can't dismiss him for their own bad decisions even when things are very bad for the club.

The problem with the moves United making is the money, they get players for a lot of money and do not get what's their worth out of them, Antony has been a joke since he has been bought out, because we all knew he wasn't worth that much money even when he was bought, but then he proved to be not even 20-30 million worth, which made it even funnier, well not for United fans of course.

So the problem they have is overpaying for players and they are still doing it, even after INEOS take over, they are still paying too much. I understand they have a name, and teams only accept when they overpay, but then reject the offer and put a money on the table saying this is your last offer take it or leave it and then if they don't, go for free agents and even cheaper teams and get star potential players instead of stars. This squad is terrible with the way we can see the team doing and they spent way too much money for such a terrible result as well.

Well Ten Hag will stay, I don't know what they can think of achieving, he may have already managed the club's duels very well, but what can Ten Hag achieve now? Do you really think he can at least qualify for the UCL? Knowing that there are so many teams in the PL hungry to stay ? Well now the UCL has other rules, they are more lenient, maybe that will help them, but the other teams in the UCL will fight one by one for their positions, this is something that will always happen, what I can say about this team is that they do not generate the fear or respect that they generated before, they already see them as the team that is easy to take the 3 points from.