Topic: Premier League Prediction Thread 2021/2022 - page 1180. (Read 773691 times)

No, even Chelsea without Palmer, they won't be relegated because their awful performance is still better than Nottingham Forrest. If big teams like Chelsea can relegated, it will be a remarkable story since there are no big teams relegated til now.

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I'm excited to see Chelsea will meet Manchester City in the next four days, probably upset would happen? considering both Chelsea and Manchester City has a similar result in their last five matches.

In essence, perhaps Chelsea's decision not to fire Mauricio Pochettino and choose to retain Mauricio Pochettino, might be the right choice. Because, of course, Chelsea knows more about the situation and developments that can occur over time. So, while fans may not really agree when Chelsea chose to keep Mauricio Pochettino in the previous bad moments, the reality is that over time Mauricio Pochettino has managed to produce good results for Chelsea too. Because of the improvements that have occurred, of course there will be great hopes for Mauricio Pochettino to really succeed in making Chelsea able to compete strongly and well in the top four next season.

Unfortunately, Chelsea has not yet played its 32nd week match. If it had played and won, of course Chelsea have the same points as Manchester United and they are both competing in the hunt for a place in the top 6 to play in the Europa League next season, even though there is only a small chance left for both of them. Even though they have the same points, Chelsea has scored more goals than Manchester United. We can see it in the points table. Chelsea has scored 61 goals and conceded 52, while Manchester United has only scored 47 goals and conceded 48 goals, which means Manchester United has more conceded from the productivity of the goals they created so historically Chelsea's performance is superior to Manchester United.

In fact, if you look at their performance in the last few matches, Chelsea looks better than Manchester United and Chelsea itself has not experienced 1 defeat in its last 5 matches and that is proof that if Chelsea appears more consistent when Manchester United appears inconsistent, it will be an opportunity for Chelsea to occupying the top 6 positions, the difference of 3 points is not a big difference. If the 3 clubs above them experience 1 defeat, it will change the position of the standings.

I also had the same thought. Even though Chelsea currently has a ranking that is no better than Man United, but they have the potential to take 7th place from Man United because Chelsea has 1 match less than Man United and the difference in points between the two is only 3 points. In performance wise, I think Chelsea has had a better performance than Man United recently. In their last 8 matches, Chelsea have never lost and managed to collect 13 points. While Man United only managed to get 9 points because they only got 2 wins, 3 draws, and 3 defeats in their last 8 matches.

Cole Palmer showed his extraordinary talent at Chelsea thanks to the goals he scored so far he didn't play well at Man City and always sat on the bench. Man City didn't see the talent in him so he wasted his potential so far, maybe Man City regrets it a little because has thrown away a player who is actually talented but Man City was not able to hone him well and Chelsea accepted him with the luck he achieved. I think Palmer will compete with Haaland in the race for the list of top scorers in the EPL this season.

Chelsea's most prominent player is Palmer. Chelsea are very lucky to be able to use his services. He is one of the players who has contributed fully to Chelsea's success this season, even though Chelsea is in the middle of the table and all the players have not performed optimally, but he is still Chelsea's mainstay player in any match.

Cole Palmer is a very good player for Chelsea and because of that Chelsea are able to stay in a good position in the Premier League. Today's match Chelsea played very well and won the match 6-0. Cole Palmer scored 4 goals alone it was very good. Chelsea has a record of winning the title a couple of times before but they have been playing very poorly for several years but their performances at times lead to better expectations. Cole Palmer is a big support for them

Buddy the EPL club even though they are in the bottom position, their game is unpredictable and can even be much better. Aren't we used to the EPL game and how tight the competition is there, so even relegated clubs can put up a strong fight. Liverpool losing to Crystal Palace is a real example, so let's not close our eyes to Chelsea who is improving their team. Assessing each game fairly winning is still winning and needs to be acknowledged, and when Man United loses, it must be accepted gracefully, if you as a fan definitely have to accept the final result. So in essence Chelsea  wins show progress in a better direction. And for United fans, I think it's time to worry that with their increasingly messy performance, it doesn't rule out the possibility that Chelsea will be able to catch up on points.

Why Chelsea performed better than Manchester United, here are the reasons


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And those are all facts, not just narratives to defend a team that is clearly losing but is still said to be good by fans.

Without Cole Palmer, Chelsea would had been fighting relegation battle with the teams in the bottom of the table, cole palmer is the reason Chelsea are almost close to breaking into the top part of the table and be in the European competition discussion. But Cole Palmer did something I did not like in yesterday game. He was already on three goals and having the match winning ball to take home, why did he still have to take the penalty that other players could have use to boost their confidence. Chelsea did not need that last goal to win the game and in spite of the penalty being missed, the game was already won and the Everton players did not have any more strength left in them to win the game. The penalty would had been given to another player that is struggling to lift his confidence, Jackson should have played it.

As I will always say, the problem of Chelsea Football club is not the coaches and neither is it the players. I can say that the majority of the problem is coming from the management and also the management and fans inclusive has refused to realize the current state of the Chelsea Football club. If the still think and believe that Chelsea is a big team in England, they would continue to solve their problems by hiring good coaches and a few good players which will not make a difference. But if the understand that the status of bigness has been raped from Chelsea, they will begin to plan on how to rebuild the whole system and this will take a minimum of three seasons and Chelsea will become great again. Buying young players is good but is one thing, but having a team ideology in which all the players and coach believe in, is another thing.

I agree with you on that because the kind of performance Cole Palmer has, going to more capable clubs like real Madrid or Manchester City will really help to boost his performance because he will meet similar players like him or even more better than him and from their he will even be able to learn more things and also with kind of coaching quality Pep Guardiola has, perhaps if he handles Cole Palmer for only one season people will be surprised to see what Cole Palmer will be capable of because that is the kind of players Pep Guardiola normally like.

Cole Palmer has been making a great efforts on Chelsea matches for a while now, there is no match he doesn't perform well, however all thanks to him on there last match against Everton because he score the first goal and was not up to 6 minutes he score the second goal and before the last minute he has already scored up to 4 goals, so actually the role he played on Chelsea is a remarkable one and his good performance has touched their coach that doesn't allow him to be on the bench.

Better opportunities at Tottenham but nothing to show for it, he needed at least 1 trophy to his name as a manager but what happened at the end? See why I can't say yes to Pochettino, he shouldn't repeat what he did at Spurs to Chelsea. You can't use this game against Everton to say he's doing a good job because the won 6-0, and don't be surprised if we see Chelsea losing or playing out a draw in their next EPL game.
True, Arteta was giving time to rebuild Arsenal but can that time, that opportunity be given to Pochettino, knowing how bad the fans need to see the club get hold of a trophy, can that happen to the manager, that's opportunity that was given to Arteta?🤔 It can't, we just have a desperate Chelsea football club, the fans are worried, they need to be happy so it would be hard for the manager.

Liverpool and Arsenal lost to their opponents in the last round of the EPL. They are very strong teams, just like Manchester City, their loss doesn't change anything. But of all three teams, only City can contain the psychological burden of the championship race at the finish of the season, when there is no margin for error. But that doesn't guarantee first place, it's just a slight advantage for City.

Those players were fighting to take the penalty kick, because they see it as an easy means of scoring a goal and record their names in the goal list, but I was not happy with such behavior. The reason why is because, assuming Chelsea is losing or drawing the match, they will not ha e that gut to drag who will play the penalty, rather they will pipe low for Foden to play it.

Chelsea won a weak club yesterday doesn't mean that they are doing better than Newcastle and Manchester united, because nobody knows what will be their performance tomorrow, and on what position, they will end the league. I do not know why humans  especially Chelsea fans, after a once in a while victory, will come out and start boasting of the inconsistent Chelsea since last season till date.

I was surprised when Liverpool and Arsenal lost their matches, respectively, in the Premier League, even when they were at home. I thought Arsenal had changed for good this season, but they want to still repeat what they did last season in the Premier League this season. It will be hard for Liverpool and Arsenal to top the Premier League table because Manchester City will not want to lose to any club in the league again.

Pochettino worked with Tottenham with not too much pressure from their board members and he gradually built up Tottenham squad and achieved some success with Tottenham even no title won. It is different than his situation when he accepted Chelsea offer to become their coach. Chelsea were in crisis before Pochettino appearance and so far, I don't consider Pochettino work in Chelsea is serious failure.

Recent weeks, they began to show some good signals of improvement that can be too late for this season but if signals actually reflect their improvements, they will have good foundation for a next season. If Chelsea win one more match, they will have 50 points like Newcastle United and Manchester United and Chelsea actually can compete for a sixth position in Premier League with 7 matches left.

Chelsea may be the most unstable team in the EPL right now, but so far things have been going well for Chesley. They are only 3 points behind Manchester United, who are 7th in the table, and Chelsea have just a match in hand, so Chelsea have a chance to qualify for the European Cup next season
It seems Chelsea can still qualify for the European Cup through the English League Cup, but I think Chelsea can even finish 6th in the EPL and thus qualify for the European Cup.

Poccetino's team is young, promising, they have Palmer, Enzo who can create chances. So if there are no surprises at the end of the season, Chelsea should take 6-8th place in the championship. 

Pochetinno had much better opportunities in Tottenham, which is why he achieved better results, but in Chelsea he has to do everything from the beginning. Now it seems to me that Chelsea are starting to play better, maybe if they give him even more time he can make Chelsea a good team, beating Everton 6-0 is a great achievement. There are not many matches left and we need to see if Pochettino will be given the opportunity to continue working in the team. Maybe if Boehly gives the opportunity to strengthen the team, then maybe Pochettino can repeat Arteta’s fate at Arsenal?

I feel sad for Everton seriously. Any team can loose a game but the manner of this defeat is very worrisome. None of the players looked interested and certainly didn't look capable. There was no atom of confidence and self belief. I think the points deduction is really affecting this team badly. Things are just getting from bad to worse and the couch doesn't seem to have any idea any longer to rescue the team. The effects of point deduction is there couple with terrible squad but the work rate and effort is not there at all. Everton was once a wonderful team with wonderful fans and I believe they can get over this menace as soon as possible.

As for Chelsea, they put up a wonderful performance with an incredible scoreline. That is the kind of result you get when you play players at their appropriate position. Pottechino has a lot to learn from that match if he really cares. Caicedo played his best game yesterday because he was free. It simply means that Enzo and Caicedo is a mismatch formation. Jackson still has a lot to learn as regarding his decision making in the box.

By the way, Madueke and Jackson deserve to be punished for their childish attitude yesterday against Palmer. That was a sign that Pottechino failed to instill discipline in the team and the players have no respect for him. Very shameful from a team like Chelsea.

Another thing about this Chelsea team is that the coach Pochettino is someone who doesn't know how to handle a club that's under pressure, if he has a job that's not attached with pressure he'll do well but when so much is needed like trophies, playing well, who to play or sub and who not to start you'd see him in a confused state, no wonder he stayed long at Spurs.
For now the players are doing well no doubt but later you'd see him starting the wrong set of players and starting different players, before you know it the team would be destabilized. Pressure isn't good to work with but I expect him to keep calm and do his job, if he does that I believe he'd do better but if he continues panicking I don't see him lasting as the boss of Chelsea.

When he was stepping up to take the penalty I was thinking the same thing.
How many goals is he away from Haaland who you hear every week watching the EPL about how he will take the throphy this year.
Quadtrick? Hadn't known that's an actual term til you just mentioned it.

It was funny how they were fighting on who was going to take that penalty also free kicks. Him or several other players.

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