Topic: Premier League Prediction Thread 2021/2022 - page 13. (Read 792751 times)

As a neutral fan, It was really fascinating watching these two teams go toe too toe against each other, which arsenal came out victorious, but on the overall performance and statistics of the game, I believe that arsenal was the better side and their winning was well deserving because arsenal was not just ahead in result, they were also ahead in every vital stat available, though they did have some difficulties at some point in the game due to the absence of some key figure but the most important thing was that they were able to secure the glorious point into the bag.

Then looking at the league table, it still baffles me that Nottingham forest and Newcastle United are now in the top four while a team like Chelsea and Manchester city especially are out of the top four for now, something that hasn't happened before, two weaker teams occupying the third and fourth position in the league, no disrespect too them, but I really don't think it's going to end that way comes may, one of them might drop if not the both of them, but anything can still happen.

Arsenal took advantage of Tottenham's defensive weakness and they played aggressively throughout the match to earn all three points and are only four points behind leaders Liverpool. Tottenham scored the first goal of the match and Heung-Min's brilliant goal in the 25th minute and Arsenal equalized with an own goal 15 minutes later, but they continued to attack one after another to get goals. Arsenal Leandro scored another goal at the end of the first period and there were more scoring opportunities in the second period, but neither team could score. After losing to Manchester United in the third round of the FA Cup in a tiebreaker, they confirmed their strong position with this victory. They did show a good performance in their previous match, drawing with Brighton.

Arsenal have 43 points after 21 matches and are in second place in the Premier League while Liverpool are in the top position with 47 points. Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta is optimistic about winning the title after the match with Tottenham and will have to work harder in the upcoming matches.

Arsenal continue to put pressure on Liverpool and the win they got against Tottenham was a positive result.
The effectiveness in finishing might need a little work because even though Arsenal managed to beat Tottenham there were a lot of chances that were probably wasted in the game.
Similarly when they suffered a defeat against Manchester United because in normal time there were a lot of missed chances that resulted in the game having to end on penalties.

Four points behind and Liverpool still have a game in hand so this is an opportunity to keep the positive trend going for Arsenal.
What is feared for the next match is that they will again experience less good results where they will finish the match with a draw thus making the gap even further with Liverpool.

The pressure on Liverpool is not as small as we think, because not only in the Premier League but also in the other league, there are many teams trying to see that they overcome their strengths both in performance and in points, which we know Slot will not allow to happen, considering that the last time they were able to get the Premier League trophy was in 2020, which was the year that they tried their best, and the year before it they were able to win the Champions League trophy after almost a decade, so I think their new coach wants to see that they achieve those two trophies this season again.

But the main reason that he is more concerned about the Premier League trophy is because in over 3 decades they were only able to get only 1 Premier League trophy. So the coach will like to achieve another trophy; that is why they will not allow themselves to lose base on Bayer Leverkusen, and it will be a big disadvantage for Bayern Munich, so they will not like that to happen.

until now no one has been able to guess what caused Man City to be like this. I remember last season when Man City experienced a period of declining performance such as Erling Haaland's injury and others, even at that time if I'm not mistaken Man City's standings also dropped. but there Pep was finally able to fix his squad which finally made Man City improve its performance again until it finally became the EPL champion.

but indeed if you look at the current Man City players, of course there is nothing lacking and of course it is still worthy of being called a team with a good squad. in my opinion, the estrangement between the coach and the Man City players, I think it will not be possible because Pep during his coaching of Man City I saw a very good relationship with his subordinates. but I heard news that Pep has now Separate from his wife. and many people also think and speculate that this could be the reason why Pep cannot make a good strategy because Pep's mind must be restless so it is certainly true what you said the cause of Man City's declining performance is still a mystery.

Yes, it doesn't make sense that a team as great as Manchester City, which has so many star players in its squad, should experience a decline in performance like this and never recover. Because usually a team of Manchester City's caliber will not experience a decline in performance for too long, and will definitely be able to recover immediately. Because apart from having great players, Manchester City also has a very experienced coach like Pep. But strangely enough, Manchester City is really having a really hard time getting up from its downturn. So if you look at this, maybe there could be estrangement between the players and the coach. Because if you look at all aspects related to squad depth, Manchester City should have a good performance at the moment. So the most realistic cause for Manchester City's current decline in performance may be due to estrangement between players and coaches or between players and other players.

But until now there has been no news circulating regarding this matter, as if Manchester City currently does not have any problems that lead to team cohesion. So if you look at the current situation, I also feel strange about Manchester City. If it is said that Manchester City players lack motivation because they have often won the English league, after thinking more deeply, I think it is impossible. Because of course Manchester City players continue to want as many trophies as possible. So in my opinion Manchester City's current poor performance is still a mystery that is very difficult to solve. Maybe until this season ends, I think it will be very difficult to solve this problem.

Yes, Liverpool will have a good position in all those four competition, because they are really doing well and their head coach is still doing great work to ensure the team still remain first position in the premier league competition table. You are right by saying Liverpool are on pressure with many competitions in this season and the pressure made them to draw with Manchester United in their last match to reduced their points for other teams to come close to their points, because they have consumed too much strength in all those four competitions. I think, Liverpool value this premier League title more than other three titles, because it has been long they embrace this premier League title and they need it in this season which is the major concern of their new head coach.

Arsenal managed to take advantage of the opportunity to reduce the gap with Liverpool, the comeback they made against Tottenham saw them secure three points, and return to second place. The closing points gap with their rivals will put pressure on Liverpool who have a very busy calendar, two draws in their last two EPL matches indicating their form has dropped slightly off late.
Arne Slot must be able to plan to avoid pressure from his competitors, he needs to rotate in the FA Cup and EFL Cup matches to maintain the fitness of players in the EPL and UCL.

Arsenal won because Tottenham's defense made a mistake by letting their own players score an own goal so that it was a good advantage for Arsenal to add goals so that they maintained their lead and they managed to score a second goal 4 minutes later and finally they won by taking home 3 full points.
For today's match I am curious about Manchester United's performance they should be able to win this match because their opponent is the weakest club at the moment I will bet on Man United's victory.

Brentford managed to make changes towards the end of the match and Missa's goal changed Manchester City's chances of getting three points because after that happened, Manchester City started to lower the tension of the game so that entering the added time Noogard managed to equalize. Manchester City have not fully recovered even though they have previously won three matches and there are still weaknesses in their defense so that they conceded two goals in the last 20 minutes of the match. In fact, that match was the best opportunity for them to occupy fifth place after Chelsea also drew against Bournemouth.

Arsenal have improved their game a lot and are currently trying to compete with Liverpool. They have been able to collect three points after winning 2-1 against Tottenham, as they are currently four points ahead of Liverpool. So now Arsenal will try to improve their game even more so that they can take Liverpool's place. Since Liverpool was very excited from the start but they drew a few matches and the points have decreased a lot, which every team is now competing for. However, since there are currently several teams in the Premier League, it is very doubtful whether Liverpool will be able to maintain their position by the end of the season.

Arsenal worked hard to win and even though they did not play their best they are happy to get three points. Since they were playing at home people expected them to win but it is still good result that helps them move up in standings. And Tottenham played poorly and could not keep their lead. Some players like Dragusin are having trouble and their goalkeeper is making mistakes that make things worse. Tottenham need to improve quickly to get their season back on track.

Liverpool does have a fairly busy match schedule. But surely in the end this team will make priorities and of course the Champions League and Premier League are priorities. unless Arne Slot has big ambitions by getting lots of trophies in lots of competitions at once. And their position in the Premier League is actually no longer safe. Even though there is still a difference of 4 points and Liverpool is ahead because they have 1 match postponed. But still, if Liverpool again fail to get full points in the upcoming matches then it will only make Arsenal step over them again. And this will be the same as last season. Where last season Liverpool were also at the top of the standings but then Arsenal overtook them. But unfortunately at that time Arsenal were also finally overtaken by Man City.

Towards the end of the season all teams will become more aggressive. And Liverpool must be careful if they don't want to lose their place at the top of the standings. Because I think Arsenal is currently still consistent in the Premier League. Arsenal just don't play well in other competitions apart from the Premier League. And I think Arteta has his priorities straight.

This North London Derby is starting to get boring even though this match was a little enlivened with 3 goals but it was not interesting at all because why because Arsenal was quite superior in winning this match can be seen from the head to head Arsenal dominated almost all matches at home Arsenal won and Tottenham could only lose and draw, the match was quite relaxed in the first half they made 3 goals where Arsenal again conceded first at home and before the break Arsenal took two goals and one goal they got from a corner kick and it can be said that Arsenal is currently quite good at playing corner kicks not corner kicks.

But here I see Ange the Tottenham coach is quite confident in fielding their young goalkeeper in this big match and which in my opinion Arsenal's first goal should be a goalkeeper who is able to catch or throw it and in my opinion Ange's decision to play Antonin Kinsky in this match is too pushy even though a few days ago he was a pretty good player when facing Liverpool but for the EPL I think Ange should think about it again.
 And just like you I put BTTS and I won and went back to the winning bet, it was very fun after continuous defeats for me.

Arsenal won it. Although they tried so hard, they finally got three points. This is straight with their odds, which is quite small for a home game. They were not playing as good as what they used too, but three points are still three points. They're moving up a bit.

On other hand, Tottenham's gameplay looked so crap, and they have garbage player such as Dragusin, which is always liability in almost every game. Their goalie is also bad, it's worsening their situation. They throw away one goal lead.

It is angry and disappointed reaction from Pep, he is human, but Ortega with his great save in very last minute by blocking a shot of Son Heung Min, helped Manchester City winning one Premier League title.

You can search on Youtube and see reaction of Pep after that great save, so is this reaction fair with Ortega?

It's football and emotion can change very oppositely, moment by moment or at different times within a season or season by season. Just two seasons ago, Manchester City won 3 big titles and Pep was considered as a legend in Manchester City, now he is under mass pressure and can be sacked anytime.

Manchester City would have won this match if Haaland and other players had finished better, scored more goals from opportunities they created in the match.

Pep gets angry and scolds Ortega after the city draw versus Brentford. This is a dramatic match The city played during this session because they have won the key before. they had taken a 2-0 lead into the 78th minute, and they should maintain that. But, misfortune happened when Wissa narrowed the gap on 82 and draw after Noogard equalizing goal on injury time. This is a such situation for Pep, he can't control his emotion thus scolding his goalkeeper. he thinks the city is back on track after getting the 3 winning in a row, big win in FA cup should make the squad look ferocious, but in reality, they still have problem with defense right now.

Yeah Arsenal is a little lucky today because OG can help their confidence back after the first conceding, based on statistics the two teams played the same way and  Arsenal dominated a little yeah it's normal because they play at home. Previously I had placed a bet on both teams to score because I think the two teams will play aggressively so there is a possibility of a lot of goals, luckily I won even since the first half.

And this is why I love derbies, especially the North London derby from the London side. Two tough rivals dishing out what I will call a nearly 100% perfect match. Crazy attacking threats, but we didn't see many goals. When spurs took that early lead, I was a bit scared for the Arsenal fans, because I know very well how important this game is to them to maintain a perfect Derby record, and also to help them climb further on the table. Another set-pieces day for Arsenal, but for how long will they continue to rely. What a brilliant strike from trosaard to secure them all 3 points in the first half.

The atmosphere at the Emirates was something else. I could hear the Arsenal fans chanting through out the game. Today's game was actually planned for, because I saw a memo 2days back, informing Arsenal fans to join the rally that was supposed to happen before the game. Even if Arsenal is not on form, beating Spurs pleases them. Congrats to them anyways, but they still need to sign some quality players before the tx window closes.

More pressure on Liverpool with 4 points advantage as it stands and a game at hand, Liverpool will be feeling the pressure coupled with the fact that they are currently in four different competitions as it stands, Premier League, UCL, FA cup and Carling cup, more busy schedule for them this period. The question is, can Liverpool be able to absorb the pressure that comes with these fixtures or they will have to leave some in other to concentrate fully on few! Arsenal on the other hand can't really be trusted as they seemed a bit inconsistent in their form.