Topic: Premier League Prediction Thread 2021/2022 - page 1179. (Read 773688 times)

It's not just about beating Luton, but look at the results and/or great efforts made by Manchester City throughout this season. So, if for example Manchester City does not get good results throughout this season, then even if Manchester City beats Luton, because they have been bad throughout the season, then Manchester City will still fail. So, of course you can't just come to a conclusion about beating Luton and then Manchester City being at the top of the table, that's ridiculous.

Because after all, Manchester City has had a big effort so far this season even though previously Manchester City was behind by Liverpool and Arsenal, but Manchester City still had a big effort even though Manchester City played without Bruyne before. So, because of the good efforts that Manchester City has continued to make throughout this season, in the end Manchester City managed to return to the top of the standings, and this is not just about beating Luton. LOL

Everton who were saved with a point or two from being relegated last season, started off the season quite on a very high note but little did the know their high tempo will be calm by the FA with points deduction. Some points about 15-17 points have been deducted from them in total and that keeps them on the brink of the relegation zone again.
 
 ⁠This deduction of points has really eaten deep into the team’s morale but yet they still need to try to keep fighting as that’s what they have to do to still remain in England Top Flight League, the EPL next season. Their performance yesterday showed a team that’s already giving up slowly and that’s not the mentality they need at this point.

 ⁠Some major changes needs to be done especially by the coach to keep up the team’s fighting spirit. Though Chelsea too were pretty good with the ball and off the ball yesterday as ypu can see all the players played their roles very well and that’s one thing Poch should pick from. His formation yesterday was apt and I think going on with that formation, the team will sure be able to finish up in 6th or 7th.

 ⁠Using 2 of Enzo, Gallagher and Caicedo and using Palmer as a 10 is what’s needed rather than playing the 3 of the aforementioned players together as that makes the midfield stiff and not being fluid like it was yesterday. The penalty incident wAs a bit awful and I think the coach should be able to address that before it gets out of hand. The team should be seen helping Palmer get the Golden Boot and not seen doing that as you can Remember Sir Alex Ferguson always making sure the players help Ronaldo increase his goal tally.

These type of weeks are exactly the reason why City has managed to win so many titles in the last decade. They are not doing anything extraordinary, they just managed to beat Luton Town, which is as ordinary and expected as it can get, nobody would have expected them to lose to Luton, so it was an expected win.

However, suddenly they are going to win the title, in a week they just simply beat Luton, how? They got a tie against Liverpool not long ago, they failed to win that, and then they got a tie against Arsenal too, failed to win that too, all very recently, but beat Luton and became leader, how? Simply because Liverpool and Arsenal managed to lose to teams that are far below their level and now they are chasing City.

Chelsea has indeed had an inconsistent performance this season, but if you look at their recent performance, it seems they are starting to find their rhythm, and it also looks like they have pretty good morals. Indeed, that will not be able to provide anything, because there is nothing they can achieve this season. But that could be something valuable for next season because they will have better preparation than this season. I think all they need is to increase their progress little by little and there is no need to make major changes because that might actually make the situation worse.

It still was an extraordinary game played by Chelsea and you can't expect a team to have that level of efficiency, such a high conversion rate of their chances. Yet they played strongly and they deserved the win. Whether it had to be 6-0, I don't know, but it surely was a deserved win.

They now have a chance against Manchester City to show in the FA Cup whether they finally took the next step or whether this was another one hit wonder that is worth nothing for the next game. Usually they should gain confidence from that game and try to take that energy with them into the FA Cup semifinal. They don't really have anything to play for. Time to confirm a good performance and show two good games in a row.

Palmer has really helped out Chelsea, anytime i saw him on the the pitch i only see two players playing which are Palmer and the rest players, in times of praising his efforts or contribution is to early to judge his performance because he is just starting but he is shown a great player in the future, his consistent performance has proven that, Palmer has recorded 10 goals and 3 assist in their last six matches, Cole Palmer hat-trick has make him scored 19 Goals in Premier league and 24 goals in all competitions this season, currently chelsea have move to 9 position in the tables and have 31 game and Manchester United have 50 points and have played 32 matches, it has been long when Chelsea lose their match and if they can continue and also improve on their performance they will make it to Europa League zone.

One thing about Chelsea is that they do the unexpected, at a point where hopes are lost you would see them perform enormously, watching their last match against Everton, I was really shocked, every of their build up was good than their frequent lapses especially in their defense line, it was a nice game and if they should maintain this kind of absolute compusure and play they can stand against Arsenal, Tottenham and Aston villa.

Chelsea are not even looking for the top 5 positions on the table, they just want to get ahead of one of their biggest rivals Manchester united, that's all they want (including me), nothing more than that. They had the chance of doing such but failed to I hope this time they put in their best to achieve just that, it's been a big clash among the rival fans.

For Chelsea, everything is easier in this case, because they will be completely focused on the cup match, for them this is the only opportunity to win at least one tournament, but this does not mean that they will be stronger or better than City.

For Guardiola, everything is also very clear, he always said that you need to take one step at a time, so at the moment he will be completely focused on the match with Real, and then everything will depend on the result. If they win, it will add strength to them, and even though they will have to play a match with Chelsea in just three days, they will be able to beat them, I have almost no doubt about that, and if they lose, then everything will be more difficult, so for now, let’s not rush and watch the Champions League.

Although Manchester City is still in a situation with a difficult schedule, because Manchester City also still has to maintain its position at the top of the Premier League standings. Also, Manchester City is still required to get good results in the Champion League against Real Madrid until the FA Cup semifinal match as well. With such considerations, Manchester City are still in a difficult situation but even so, that does not mean Chelsea will easily beat Manchester City. Because after all, the fact is that Chelsea will also still be faced with a schedule with difficult opponents as well.

Because anyway, four days after Chelsea played in the FA Cup semifinals against Manchester City, in fact four days after that Chelsea had to play away against Arsenal and then play away against Aston Villa in the Premier League. With such a schedule, then ofcourse they are also required to be able to make the right rotation, ofcourse, to avoid injuries to the main players for the big matches ahead.

The FA Cup meeting in the semifinals will of course be the event that Chelsea has been waiting for because they are much better now, that's why Manchester City must be wary of Chelsea's revival, because in previous meetings Manchester City and Chelsea always ended in a draw, I don't know whether Manchester City can win. This time, especially since Chelsea is a team that is difficult for the strongest team in the EPL to beat, they sometimes surprise and make it difficult for the strongest team in the EPL too, so it's not surprising that their strength is quite wary.

Manchester City might want to replay the moment where last season they were able to win the title with a treble winner. That's why they can beat Chelsea later. If they want to achieve a treble winner, Manchester City must be able to beat Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final match, but Manchester City's strength might be possible. they are drained because before facing this important match they will also face Madrid in the second leg which is also important for them. That is why Manchester City must be able to rotate their players so that they remain fit for these two important matches against Madrid in the second leg of the UCL quarter-final. and the FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea.

Absolutely, we can't deny his undeniable talent and contribution to step up his club. He's definitely a rising star in football. However, it might be premature to label him as the best just yet; let's wait and see how he performs next season. We've seen many hyped-up players struggle with consistency in the past, so I just hope he can maintain his form.
As for Palmer's decision to take the penalty, it's his role as the designated penalty taker. Even though he was already on a hat-trick, it's his responsibility to take any penalty, regardless of his goal tally. Converting penalties isn't an easy task, but Palmer makes it look effortless, so he deserves our respect.

Liverpool losing streak is certainly not expected by fans, after losing by a fairly large score in the Europa League of course many of us think Liverpool will rise in the Premier League match against Crystal Palace, but apparently they also have to lose important points in the match after Crystal Palace beat them, currently Liverpool have a difficult situation because indeed their chances of winning the Europa League and the English League are getting smaller after Defeats to Atlanta and Crystal Palace, but what I think is funniest is that Arsenal repeat their mistakes last season, namely failing to take advantage of the opportunities that exist to be top of the table after they also failed to beat Aston Villa, this season I think is like last season for Arsenal who always fail to take advantage of the defeat of their rivals or competitors in the race for the championship to be able to benefit.

Indeed, the competition will continue until the end of the season, especially since we still have 6 more games to play, so all possibilities can happen at the end of the season, but realistically of course Manchester City's chances of winning the Premier League again are greater than Arsenal and Liverpool who still have difficult matches in their remaining matches this season.

Even though Chelsea currently has the advantage of 1 remaining match that they have not played but that still does not necessarily mean it can be an advantage for them.
Currently Chelsea have just completed 31 weeks in the match and their points can still catch up with the club above them but for the remaining matches they have not played are also not easy matches because looking at the schedule that Chelsea will face at this time, for the remaining 7 matches now there are some pretty tough matches that could backfire for Chelsea themselves.
There are still Arsenal, Tottenham and Aston Villa that could be troublesome. In addition, some unexpected strengths in a match like West Ham and Brighton also still have to be beaten in this case so it is still quite difficult for Chelsea to get points even though at the moment they still have 1 match left compared to some clubs that are above them.

Now it depends on whether they can take advantage of that when facing strong opponents or not because sometimes for now Cheslea's problems do not come from big clubs but from unexpected clubs. 

With a few more matches left, I think the opportunity will still be there for the two teams you mentioned above because they are not too far apart in points from the current top of the standings. Yes, this is a valuable lesson for them or improving themselves for the future. The three teams both showed their best game, how they can win not only locally but also show their strength in other leagues.

Yeah Chelsea won't get relegated but Chelsea will play worse without Cole Palmer, him being one of the top scorers now along with Haaland means he has a good record throughout the season with Chelsea, a team is not dependent on one player where Cole Palmer is on fire but the other players don't support then it's the same.

For me, disappointment might come to Chelsea, I'm not so sure Man City will be disappointed or lose, but with Chelsea recently winning a big score then maybe they can score even if they have to lose in the end.

Interestingly the points are getting closer to Newcastle and Man United.

Yes, I also don't understand why Arsenal and Liverpool can lose against teams ranked lower than them in the Premier League. Even though this match is very important for Arsenal and Liverpool. The reason is, as a result of both experiencing defeat, Arsenal and Liverpool are now paving the way for Manchester City to become champions again in the Premier League. So what can you do, now it's happened. So the steps that Arsenal and Liverpool must take now are just to maintain consistency in every match (they must always win), so that the point difference is not too far from Manchester City.

Apart from that, if you look at Liverpool's matches against Crystal Palace and Arsenal against Aston Villa. In that match, Liverpool and Arsenal actually both controlled the game very well. However, the mistake was that the Arsenal and Liverpool players were not able to take advantage of opportunities properly and then lost focus. So with this mistake, Arsenal and Liverpool failed to win. And what surprised me the most, Arsenal and Liverpool were not able to score a single goal against the opposing team. Even though Liverpool usually always scores goals in almost every match, so does Arsenal. However, in this match Liverpool and Arsenal appeared like weak teams.

But even so, this season is still not over. So the competition for the top seats in the Premier League will continue. And of course Arsenal or Liverpool still have potential to overtake Manchester City.

Situations like this are not sexy and they tend to tear the dressing room, I wonder who captains the club currently, because there's no strong leadership to look up on.
Why fight over the penalty when the spot kick taker for every game didn't had over the ball to you. They should do better and they should also know that Cole Palmer's got his eyes for the highest goals scorer award. They should try to make sacrifices. Yes I understand that Madueke needs to score to boost his confidence.

Everton has been point deducted from time to time, I don't know if that has helped demoralized the but Everton is not too much of a bad team..
In between Pickford made blunders, I won't be surprised seeing him called up for the Euro's regardless of these blunders he makes. He is no different from Aaron Ramsdale. Embarrassing!!

He has been the penalty taker for the club so i don’t see how claiming his penalty right is unsportsmanlike, i blame Madueke and Jackson for their childish behavior trying to take the penalty from Palmer because he is already on an hattrick just so they can be on the scoresheet. Why didn’t they drag the penalty from Palmer in crucial moments like against Manchester United or in big games like against Arsenal, they don’t have the nerves to drag it in such situations so why drag the penalty from the boy in easy games.

I think Madueke and Jackson are just silly for not wanting Palmer to meet up to Haaland in goals when he is just a gaol away, other teammates would have gladly set up goals for him to score just to challenge for the golden boot but for all i think the coach has the largest share of blame here. When working with kids you tell them what to do and how you want them to play and not just let them do whatever they please. Madueke and Jackson really disappointed me yesterday and most fans will start hating them for that silly behavior because that’s just what sterling did and end up missing it.

Palmer proved himself by playing well and it proves how worthy he is of the penalty kicks and if Madueke and Jackson wants to prove themselves they shouldn’t be dragging penalties, they should be dragging the team to the top 4. Score goals and show up when it matters the most so that people will appreciate you and not cry over penalties.

I know, developing a team sometimes need longer time, but Chelsea current condition is different if compared to the Abramovic era. Abramovic has enough financial power to buy players and develop team in a short time. Meanwhile, the current management seems more capable of entrusting all the players' needs to the coach. If Pochettino succeeds in bringing Chelsea back to their best performance next season, maybe we are right that Chelsea focus is on developing the team. However, if management moving for a title, I think, Chelsea should recruit a new coach if Chelsea not able to compete at least for UCL qualification zone once again.

Team	..W ..	.. D ..	.. L..	Point
Manchester City	22	7	3	73
Arsenal	22	5	5	71
Liverpool	21	8	3	71
Aston Villa	19	6	8	63
Tottenham Hotspur	18	6	8	60
Newcastle United	15	5	12	50
Manchester United	15	5	12	50
West Ham United	13	9	11	48
Chelsea	12	8	10	44
Brighton and Hove Albion	11	11	10	44
Wolverhampton Wanderers	12	7	13	43
Fulham	12	6	15	42
Bournemouth	11	9	12	42
Crystal Palace	8	9	15	33
Brentford	8	8	17	32
Everton *	9	8	14	27
Nottingham Forest **	7	9	17	26
Luton Town	6	7	20	25
Burnley	4	8	21	20
Sheffield United	3	7	22	16

uh uh this season the Premier League is a war for the first place