Enzo Maresca, few weeks ago said that his team are not in the title race. But he appears to be very furious with his side draw against Everton. During his post match press conference yesterday. His facial expression showed that he wasn't happy with the result. But my question is, if they are not in the title race, why was he angry with the result? Because Chelsea are not in a bad position in the premier League table. Those saying Chelsea are not in the title race are just wasting their time, because Chelsea are a major contender for the league title this season. Enzo Maresca saying they are not ready for for the league title is because he doesn't want People to take them serious, when playing against them. But now I think his cover has been blown wide open. Chelsea are the major contenders against Liverpool now. With Bukayo Saka ruled out for Many weeks, Arsenal are doomed.
Enzo Maresca may be playing mind games, I think he’s only saying that Chelsea are not in the title race because he doesn’t want to raise the hopes of the fans. With Bukayo Saka sidelined for many weeks, it will surely hinder Arsenal’s performance and definitely put Chelsea in a more comfortable zone making them the only team that can rival Liverpool for this season's English Premier League title. 
Topic: Premier League Prediction Thread 2021/2022 - page 119. (Read 790275 times)
We know how terrible Man City have been for over a month now, trying to get a comfortable win is a bigger problem, to even dominate a game till the end like they used to is not in their playbook anymore. Pep Guardiola have tried all he could to make the team come back to that greatness but no way, nothing positive is happening instead they're still losing more game that would have moved them back into the top 4. Before the year runs out the Citizens have two games at hand before heading into 2025, they are still going to struggle judging from their previous performance, they will be hosting Everton who haven't conceded a goal in their last 3 games, after that they have Leicester, how many points are they going to get to rap up 2024?
One of the newspapers monitored in an article the noticeable decline in the level and numbers of Erling Haaland, the Manchester City player, during the current season. It monitored shocking statistics for Haaland in the last 3 matches that ended in defeat for Manchester City, which came as follows: zero goals, zero assists, zero shots, zero completed dribbles, zero created chances, zero interceptions, 19 passes.
In the last 12 matches, Manchester City suffered nine defeats and two draws in all competitions, a crisis that is largely explained by Haaland's weak numbers.
In a recent press interview, Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola mocked his team's current situation after losing to Aston Villa, saying that they are breaking negative records.
It seems Bournemouth have become a difficult side for Manchester United to beat. Manchester United had chances in the game but they just couldn’t bury them. I think there is a lot of work to be done by Ruben Amorim. It’s too early to write Amorim off. I think Amorim is trying to filter through the players to spot the ones who will sent out of the club and those who will stay. Amorim came into a poor Manchester United mid season so I don’t expect an immediate turn around for the club.
Bournemouth has become difficult team for Manchester United to beat. Even though Manchester United had chances to score they could not take advantage of them and that hurt them. Ruben Amorim definitely has a lot of work to do but it is not fair to judge him yet because he just started. Amorim took over Manchester United when team was already struggling so it is not realistic to expect things to get better right away. Amorim is probably still looking at team and deciding which players to keep and which to let go. If we give Amorim time and patience he can put his plans into action and help Manchester United get back on track. 
We know how terrible Man City have been for over a month now, trying to get a comfortable win is a bigger problem, to even dominate a game till the end like they used to is not in their playbook anymore. Pep Guardiola have tried all he could to make the team come back to that greatness but no way, nothing positive is happening instead they're still losing more game that would have moved them back into the top 4. Before the year runs out the Citizens have two games at hand before heading into 2025, they are still going to struggle judging from their previous performance, they will be hosting Everton who haven't conceded a goal in their last 3 games, after that they have Leicester, how many points are they going to get to rap up 2024?
Despite all the difficulties for City, they are not thinking about sacking Guardiola, I think this is the positive side of this problem. And now there is more talk about Guardiola planning to strengthen the team this off-season. Everton's defense is good, but it is not perfect and cannot play every game without conceding goals, and Leicester are weak enough to be beaten even by such a City. I hope that Guardiola can lead the team out of this series of failures.
It seems Bournemouth have become a difficult side for Manchester United to beat. Manchester United had chances in the game but they just couldn’t bury them. I think there is a lot of work to be done by Ruben Amorim. It’s too early to write Amorim off. I think Amorim is trying to filter through the players to spot the ones who will sent out of the club and those who will stay. Amorim came into a poor Manchester United mid season so I don’t expect an immediate turn around for the club.
We know how terrible Man City have been for over a month now, trying to get a comfortable win is a bigger problem, to even dominate a game till the end like they used to is not in their playbook anymore. Pep Guardiola have tried all he could to make the team come back to that greatness but no way, nothing positive is happening instead they're still losing more game that would have moved them back into the top 4. Before the year runs out the Citizens have two games at hand before heading into 2025, they are still going to struggle judging from their previous performance, they will be hosting Everton who haven't conceded a goal in their last 3 games, after that they have Leicester, how many points are they going to get to rap up 2024?
Pep has given the team all the strategies needed, it's not his fault that the team couldn't do it better. In the university, you don't expect a lecturer to sit you down like a college students, these are players that are experience, they go into training like they are pro but they can't convert their skills properly in the field, that's a big shame to their career, in the end Pep will get another better offer if they want him go but the players values will diminish in the market.
What I know is that you can't be good all the time, there are days you are good and there days that you get bad results and this one is just another one. There used to have bad season like this, it's not there first but how this one was able to lock in right in front of them faster than they expected is surprisingly to everyone, even Arsenal that struggle all seasons didn't experience this kind of performance they are seeing right now, it's too fast to fail this way but it's still early, many matches to go again after December break.
Manchester United performance against Manchester City wasn't good, both of them play very bad, Manchester United was lucky they got 2 big chance in near end of the match. If not, they would lose against Manchester City.
I'd say Manchester United hasn't changed, they only have few good players like Amad, Mainoo, and Mazraoui, other than that, they're the same.
I'd say Manchester United hasn't changed, they only have few good players like Amad, Mainoo, and Mazraoui, other than that, they're the same.
Although Manchester city are currently in a bad shape but against Manchester United they put up a good performance maybe because it is a derby, with this Manchester United also played well. For me that was the game I saw Amorim style of pattern been played out perfectly. I think even if they had lost that game the manager would have been pleased with the overall play, so the saying that they didn’t play well I don’t agree with that. If they were able to bring that Manchester city game consistency to their last two games they would have done better on those games.
As for the improve players under Amorim I will say the three players will be Amad, Urgate and Mazourrai. Mainoo hasn’t been himself to me and is slow. He cost them the defeat to Bournemouth last weekend
The more the coaches the more it's clearer that the problem of Manchester united is way beyond coaching capabilities because this issue have been residing in the club for as long as I remember
Even Manchester United’s fans can now see that the coach is not really Manchester United’s problem, and no matter the amounts of coaches they bring to the club, there won’t really be much difference in the club's performance. From the pattern which Ruben Amorim is playing, everyone can see that he is a talented coach, just that the pattern that he is trying to use, Manchester United players are not used to it, or should I say can’t adapt to the pattern, so I will say he will have to bring in his own players that can play the pattern that he wants.When the transfer window is open, then Ruben Amorim will be signing some new players, and from the way things are going, then lots of players will be leaving the club. If Ruben Amorim doesn’t sign some players, then he will end up being sacked just the same way other coaches are sacked.
I don’t really know what’s wrong with most of the players in Manchester United currently, I just feel like they are not really ready to play with the club, or maybe they are having internal problem that people don’t really know about. I just hope Ruben Amorim will be able to get things right because Manchester United has stayed so long in their current position, and Manchester United fans are really impatient, they will start complaining about Ruben Amorim if he doesn’t fix the club’s problem as soon as possible.
You're on point mate, it's as though you read my mind. Manchester will have to look into the players, there lots of players in the team which do not fit in the club's specification as a big team in England that it is. Though ten hag contributed to this mess by trying to work with some of his old player from his previous team by look how that turned out. Manchester United's midfield lacks good players. Just as you've said, I hope Amorim sees those lapses and make and effective change, because the team can't continue like this till next season. There are lot of players in the team currently who needs to be loaned out or sold when the transfer window open, because there effect isn't really making any difference.
The more the coaches the more it's clearer that the problem of Manchester united is way beyond coaching capabilities because this issue have been residing in the club for as long as I remember
Even Manchester United’s fans can now see that the coach is not really Manchester United’s problem, and no matter the amounts of coaches they bring to the club, there won’t really be much difference in the club's performance. From the pattern which Ruben Amorim is playing, everyone can see that he is a talented coach, just that the pattern that he is trying to use, Manchester United players are not used to it, or should I say can’t adapt to the pattern, so I will say he will have to bring in his own players that can play the pattern that he wants.When the transfer window is open, then Ruben Amorim will be signing some new players, and from the way things are going, then lots of players will be leaving the club. If Ruben Amorim doesn’t sign some players, then he will end up being sacked just the same way other coaches are sacked.
I don’t really know what’s wrong with most of the players in Manchester United currently, I just feel like they are not really ready to play with the club, or maybe they are having internal problem that people don’t really know about. I just hope Ruben Amorim will be able to get things right because Manchester United has stayed so long in their current position, and Manchester United fans are really impatient, they will start complaining about Ruben Amorim if he doesn’t fix the club’s problem as soon as possible.
Liverpool has been impressive and should be commended but I think we should not start talking about who should win the league or not because there's still a lot of time and a lot of things are expected to change from now before the end of the season so Liverpool is in form but we may not know what will happen the next moment because injuries and even out of form can really affect a team that looks set to win the league. I think this discussion will be only appreciate possible from February next year
Exactly my mind there is still a long way to go in the English premier league we shouldn't conclude who wins the league or not it could be that one or two keys players in Liverpool might got injured and things starts getting bad for them as we already know that one thing that is constant is change things might change over night and Liverpool starts losing game just like what Manchester City is facing now nobody believe they will be in this kind of situation or the current position they are now, so if Liverpool should still continue with this form till February ending then we can be talking about who will win the league or not.But, with this we also need to understand depth of clubs like Liverpool and Chelsea are amazing if we have no serious injury then it's not easy for any challenger to stop them from having success and going through for the top spots which are they enjoying right now.
We know how terrible Man City have been for over a month now, trying to get a comfortable win is a bigger problem, to even dominate a game till the end like they used to is not in their playbook anymore. Pep Guardiola have tried all he could to make the team come back to that greatness but no way, nothing positive is happening instead they're still losing more game that would have moved them back into the top 4. Before the year runs out the Citizens have two games at hand before heading into 2025, they are still going to struggle judging from their previous performance, they will be hosting Everton who haven't conceded a goal in their last 3 games, after that they have Leicester, how many points are they going to get to rap up 2024?
The more the coaches the more it's clearer that the problem of Manchester united is way beyond coaching capabilities because this issue have been residing in the club for as long as I remember
Even Manchester United’s fans can now see that the coach is not really Manchester United’s problem, and no matter the amounts of coaches they bring to the club, there won’t really be much difference in the club's performance. From the pattern which Ruben Amorim is playing, everyone can see that he is a talented coach, just that the pattern that he is trying to use, Manchester United players are not used to it, or should I say can’t adapt to the pattern, so I will say he will have to bring in his own players that can play the pattern that he wants.When the transfer window is open, then Ruben Amorim will be signing some new players, and from the way things are going, then lots of players will be leaving the club. If Ruben Amorim doesn’t sign some players, then he will end up being sacked just the same way other coaches are sacked.
I don’t really know what’s wrong with most of the players in Manchester United currently, I just feel like they are not really ready to play with the club, or maybe they are having internal problem that people don’t really know about. I just hope Ruben Amorim will be able to get things right because Manchester United has stayed so long in their current position, and Manchester United fans are really impatient, they will start complaining about Ruben Amorim if he doesn’t fix the club’s problem as soon as possible.
Manchester United performance against Manchester City wasn't good, both of them play very bad, Manchester United was lucky they got 2 big chance in near end of the match. If not, they would lose against Manchester City.
I'd say Manchester United hasn't changed, they only have few good players like Amad, Mainoo, and Mazraoui, other than that, they're the same.
I'd say Manchester United hasn't changed, they only have few good players like Amad, Mainoo, and Mazraoui, other than that, they're the same.
I disagree mate. The defeat against Bournamouth during the weekend was quite shocking and unexpected but United played very well against City. It was their best Manchester derby performance in many years. Even when they were trailing by a goal, they didn't play under pressure like the other version of United we are familiar with. They kept their cool, control the game and took their chances. They've had a couple of mixed results under Amorim, especially in the EPL but I'll not accept they didn't play well against City.
Basically Manchester City is also in a bad situation and condition, so it might still be a common result for Manchester United to win in the Manchester derby. But still, because Manchester United lost at home against Bournemouth, it was a very bad result. Thus, I also cannot assume that Manchester United is better under Amorim coaching because in fact Manchester United still has not had a stable performance so far. But maybe,in the second half of the season later Amorim will succeed in making Manchester United better with some new players who might be brought in in the January transfer window.
The more the coaches the more it's clearer that the problem of Manchester united is way beyond coaching capabilities because this issue have been residing in the club for as long as I remember, I believe even way back to David Moise and till date Manchester united have failed to maintain a stable run of win or gameplay and it's really bad for a club like Manchester united and now the other half of Manchester is also facing same issue because theirs can't be related to coach capabilities at all as pep is probably one of the best coaches any club can get.
Vitor Pereira has done the team good. After losing 3-0 away to Leicester in the first game of his new team, Pereira's men will hopefully bounce back from this. He has a great chance to prove himself at Wolverhampton. He is a manager I have been following since Fenerbahçe. He is also very good at finding new talents. Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Arda güler, kim min jae are among the names that shine.
Chelsea have recovered well in recent weeks this season. Even with a draw away to Everton, there was always going to be a team that would hang around. They really wanted to win this game but unfortunately it didn't happen. They're four points behind Liverpool with a game in hand.
Liverpool had a good win against Tottenham. In a game full of goals, Liverpool managed to defeat their opponent with 6 goals. After leading 3-1 at half time, Liverpool started the second half fast. They increased the gap to 4 but couldn't keep it. Mohammed Salah was the undisputed star of the match with 2 goals and 2 assists.
It wasn't a very encouraging match for Chelsea. Statistically, they had a lot of possession, but generally speaking, Everton had some chances. As a result, neither team scored and it ended in a draw. I think the important thing was that the match ended in a draw. Right now, Chelsea has lost two points and Liverpool is four points away. Also, Liverpool will play one more match and if they win that match, the difference will increase to seven points. Chelsea shouldn't experience such losses anymore. For the first time in a long time, they are partners at the top like before. I hope this excitement lasts until the end of the year. Liverpool had a good win against Tottenham. In a game full of goals, Liverpool managed to defeat their opponent with 6 goals. After leading 3-1 at half time, Liverpool started the second half fast. They increased the gap to 4 but couldn't keep it. Mohammed Salah was the undisputed star of the match with 2 goals and 2 assists.
Manchester United performance against Manchester City wasn't good, both of them play very bad, Manchester United was lucky they got 2 big chance in near end of the match. If not, they would lose against Manchester City.
And since when Manchester United defeated Manchester City the situation have gotten bad and they are find it hard to reawaken there self, and they are both in a bad situation but United still find a way of defeating the city how the dice have turned away from them and people can not stop talking about how they eventually lost to the Manchester United that are struggling.
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I'd say Manchester United hasn't changed, they only have few good players like Amad, Mainoo, and Mazraoui, other than that, they're the same.
If Manchester United have improved it would have reflected in other games so to me they don't seems to have improved in anyway. And whould we say that players are the problem, so there next season might be better so let's hope for a better season for them.
Chelsea have recovered well in recent weeks this season. Even with a draw away to Everton, there was always going to be a team that would hang around. They really wanted to win this game but unfortunately it didn't happen. They're four points behind Liverpool with a game in hand.
Liverpool had a good win against Tottenham. In a game full of goals, Liverpool managed to defeat their opponent with 6 goals. After leading 3-1 at half time, Liverpool started the second half fast. They increased the gap to 4 but couldn't keep it. Mohammed Salah was the undisputed star of the match with 2 goals and 2 assists.
Liverpool had a good win against Tottenham. In a game full of goals, Liverpool managed to defeat their opponent with 6 goals. After leading 3-1 at half time, Liverpool started the second half fast. They increased the gap to 4 but couldn't keep it. Mohammed Salah was the undisputed star of the match with 2 goals and 2 assists.
Manchester United performance against Manchester City wasn't good, both of them play very bad, Manchester United was lucky they got 2 big chance in near end of the match. If not, they would lose against Manchester City.
I'd say Manchester United hasn't changed, they only have few good players like Amad, Mainoo, and Mazraoui, other than that, they're the same.
I'd say Manchester United hasn't changed, they only have few good players like Amad, Mainoo, and Mazraoui, other than that, they're the same.
I disagree mate. The defeat against Bournamouth during the weekend was quite shocking and unexpected but United played very well against City. It was their best Manchester derby performance in many years. Even when they were trailing by a goal, they didn't play under pressure like the other version of United we are familiar with. They kept their cool, control the game and took their chances. They've had a couple of mixed results under Amorim, especially in the EPL but I'll not accept they didn't play well against City.
Basically Manchester City is also in a bad situation and condition, so it might still be a common result for Manchester United to win in the Manchester derby. But still, because Manchester United lost at home against Bournemouth, it was a very bad result. Thus, I also cannot assume that Manchester United is better under Amorim coaching because in fact Manchester United still has not had a stable performance so far. But maybe,in the second half of the season later Amorim will succeed in making Manchester United better with some new players who might be brought in in the January transfer window.
The defeat from Bournemouth has shown that currently Manchester United has many weaknesses that they must immediately improve, actually in the match against Manchester City they have shown a good and solid game between lines, but we don't see that when they play against Bournemouth, in addition to consistency, it seems that defense is still the reason why it is easy for the opposing team to scoring in Onana goal, so maybe now Amorim needs to find a right line up Especially in their defense, the transfer market may be an alternative for Amorim to improve his squad, but with the amount of money they has spent previously, that it will not have an impact on their finances if they sign players again in january?
Manchester United performance against Manchester City wasn't good, both of them play very bad, Manchester United was lucky they got 2 big chance in near end of the match. If not, they would lose against Manchester City.I'd say Manchester United hasn't changed, they only have few good players like Amad, Mainoo, and Mazraoui, other than that, they're the same.
If Manchester City continues to lose points like this in a few more matches, it will be seen that at the end of this season they will not be able to be in the top 10 position of the points table.
I am only thinking that a club as popular as Manchester City will not be able to play the Champions League trophy next season. Because in order to play for the Champions League trophy they need to do well in the Premier League this season which they are not able to do at the moment.
Manchester United performance against Manchester City wasn't good, both of them play very bad, Manchester United was lucky they got 2 big chance in near end of the match. If not, they would lose against Manchester City.
I'd say Manchester United hasn't changed, they only have few good players like Amad, Mainoo, and Mazraoui, other than that, they're the same.
I'd say Manchester United hasn't changed, they only have few good players like Amad, Mainoo, and Mazraoui, other than that, they're the same.
I disagree mate. The defeat against Bournamouth during the weekend was quite shocking and unexpected but United played very well against City. It was their best Manchester derby performance in many years. Even when they were trailing by a goal, they didn't play under pressure like the other version of United we are familiar with. They kept their cool, control the game and took their chances. They've had a couple of mixed results under Amorim, especially in the EPL but I'll not accept they didn't play well against City.
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