Topic: Premier League Prediction Thread 2021/2022 - page 1451. (Read 789505 times)

Manchester United inconsistency is from the beginning of this season because they have been delivering poor results so far. Only a few of their games are good, which is not much. Further, the issue of Ten Hag's management is not from the players that are injured, because it is not only Manchester United's players that are injured; there are some clubs whose players are injured and they are still doing well in their matches. So to me, the issue of Ten Hag's management skills is that he did not have management skills; he doesn't know how to use his key players when they have a match, which is why they are still performing poorly.

However, if you look at Liverpool, you will see that some of their players are still injured, and they are performing well with the remaining players anytime they have a match, so for Ten Hag, I think he should put in more effort to lift up the squad.

The support from the fans who attend the Etihad stadium will certainly increase the confidence of the Manchester City players and it will be quite positive energy, but it will not be excessive because Arsenal will certainly not be greatly affected by this, for a top team that has strong strength. Being qualified won't have a big impact if you play occasionally or away.

This match will be quite important for both teams and in fact I think the motivation of Manchester City and Arsenal is quite the same because they are both fighting for the Premier League trophy this season but I don't think the result of this match will be the end of everything, the remaining matches in the season There are still 10 games left and that's enough so anything is possible, regardless of the result in this game I don't think any team between Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool will be at an advantage.

This is one thing with football, we are quick to conclude that couch is the problem forgetting that there was a time we do praise them and say they are fit for the job but we change our view immediately when things get otherwise. That's actually how it is supposed to be. It's very obvious when couch is losing the fight and management ought to do something to rescue the club from sinking. The players have a way of passing their message when they are not longer comfortable with the couch in charge. Take a look at Chelsea for example during the era of Graham potter, how players were playing without passion and everything changed when a new couch was hired. It is disheartening how Manchester united management has turn blind eyes to players body language. I believe Ten Hang would have been long forgotten if someone like Abrahamovic is the owner of the club.


Arsenal problem is lack of composure when playing with big clubs such as Man city. Arsenal is doing well quite alright but due to their inability to maintain calmness in big matches, I would favor Manchester city ahead of them. It's a clash of boss and his boy and we will see who triumph. The first leg performance can not be used as the basis of judgment because the league is now more tense than ever. Perhaps, Liverpool might be favored if they play draw.

When the competition becomes tighter then of course, the factor of playing away will have an impact on their performance and mentality as well. Although, of course, as a big team and as a professional team, ofcourse Arsenal also have the ability to be able to overcome to get out of pressure. Therefore, then ofcourse Arsenal will also still be able to play well in this awaymatch against Manchester City. But indeed, it is clear that it will never be easy to beat Manchester City at Etihad Stadium but yes, because at this moment at least Arsenal also have a good trend. Therefore, it is likely that Arsenal are also still able to hold Manchester City draw at the Etihad Stadium but indeed, if Arsenal managed to beat Machester City at the Etihad Stadium, of course the result would be a very impressive result.

It baffles me when people keep blaming the poor performance of Manchester United to the injured players. When those players where fit last season what did they achieve? I also hear people say Manchester United don't have quality players at their dressing room, it makes me laugh too. United have been recruiting players of their choice, they have been spending big you know. Ten Hag brought in players he believed could help him win games, but unfortunately these players don't leave to expectations. Even the ones that were doing good before Ten Hag came in has reduced drastically. All of the players are not playing well, so the players can't be the problem, rather it is the management. United have enough and right players, but the tactics are poor that's why they are not winning matches.

The support from the public who filled the Etihad stadium will increase the motivation of Manchester City players to win this match. However, considering that the opponent they are facing is not just any team, Manchester City needs to improve their quality and play more carefully because Arsenal could punish them in front of their own supporters. The atmosphere of this match is like a final, Manchester City really needs to win in order to improve their position in the standings, while Arsenal will try to maintain their position by trying to embarrass Manchester City at the Etihad stadium.

Considering that the strengths of both teams are equally strong, a draw would be very fair for both teams. Of course, Liverpool will really benefit if Arsenal fails to get full points at the Etihad stadium because at the same time Liverpool will face a slightly weaker team. Liverpool can take over first place if they are able to win over Brighton.

Injuries are making big impact on few teams performance which is surely not suitable but still we are having few big teams which are playing with their suitable replacements which are giving them good performance and same level game which are they needed in absence of their quality players we have good players at the Manchester City but still if they lost their quality players this hurt their performance as we have few weeks back now things are coming back to normal but still we will have good competition.

Pepe and Arteta both are quality coaches and also understand all conditions which are important for them, and they need to act at this stage quickly because it's also suitable for the both sides next few days will be enough for having all updates related to these top teams about their injuries.

Y'all blame Erik Ten Hag but not Eddie Howe? You'd talk about comparisons I know, so why compare Manchester United and Liverpool? These are different clubs with different mentality of the game. You have every right to blame the manager but considering how Newcastle have back them coach even as he's having a bad season, I feel like Manchester United fans show have just done better. Varane not too bad, he just needs the right partner by his side and that's Lisandro Martinez who should be back, ready and fit for the game against Brentford.

Injuries contributed to his poor season, you have to look at what he did last season before writing him off this season. He needs better players and even if he was to use the back up players, did the deliver? Do you want him to go score the goals they should have scored?
Personally, I feel like Erik Ten Hag deserves another season. Jim Radcliffe and his teammates shouldn't bring in Gareth Southgate for crying out loud 

Manchester United and Liverpool have performed poorly in the last season, the competition between these two teams may have been tough last season, but there is a big difference between the performances of Manchester United and Liverpool this season. This season Liverpool is winning one match after another and they are at the top of the points table whereas Manchester United have not been very consistent this season which is why they are at the bottom of the points table. When Manchester United and Liverpool compete this season, we must put Liverpool ahead and in such a match, Liverpool will surely win. In terms of chances we may put Liverpool ahead but as well as putting it we have to think that the team that performs better on the field will win.

Things like this are very common in football and considering that both of them are at the same level, I don't think Arsenal's mentality will waver in the slightest. It's just that Arsenal's winning record at home to Manchester City is not as great as expected and they always experience difficulties when they are the visiting team. But it's still a big game and Arsenal will have to give everything to beat one of their rivals.

On the other hand, Manchester City did not benefit after several of its players had to be absent due to injuries sustained during the international break and this was clearly very detrimental. Time and time again they all performed without problems in the EPL but with one or two matches in the international break everything became chaotic and uncontrollable. Arsenal seems to have had unexpected luck and I am very sure they will be favored with the completeness of their current squad.

That's right because winning Liverpool on the FA cup quarter finals doesn't prove them to be consistent because like you said even after winning Liverpool they are still having difficulties wining other clubs and like I already mentioned Liverpool will never give Manchester United the kind of opportunity they had during there last meeting because Liverpool will be coming with a full force this time around and Manchester United will not be able to hold them, so actually I will never conclud that since Manchester United was able to win them on there last match they will be able to win them again.

Sometimes maybe it won't affect it, but in some cases the home factor will really influence it, it's proven that Manchester City is unbeaten this season at the Etihad Stadium, while Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium have only lost once this season, so it could be said that the home factor will influence it but mentally players will be very helpful in how to deal with pressure when competing as an away team, and Manchester City is more tested because their current squad is not much different from the squad for several seasons where they dominated in the EPL while Arsenal can be said to be new even though Arteta has been building this squad for several seasons but the mentality of their players is not that of City in my opinion, especially because this is an away game for Arsenal so they will face quite strong pressure but that doesn't mean Arsenal's chances of getting points are closed, at least Arsenal can take at least one point.

I don't think the players are the problem, to be honest. I really think if the authority of the Manchester United club is changed, the same squad is going to do a lot better. The owners do not care about the performance of the club. The coach only cares about the player he likes. And the fans somehow still believe that the club is going to perform well. This is pure delusion. I believe some players need to be changed. But at the same time, the whole authority needs to be changed as well. Otherwise, it is not going to help a lot. And I am pretty sure that the same players are going to perform better with a decent coach. I don't know what they are thinking of achieving with Ten Hag even though they can clearly see that he is not bringing in good results.

I do really think that this particular game is going to play an important role in who will be crown champions between now and the end of the season because Manchester city and Arsenal knows the importance of this particular game, so losing it is really not an option for both of them, but the sad reality is that one of them must drop point, if not both, so I believe that it's really going to be a tough game for the both teams, where I think the game will be won and lost is between both coaches, how can they out do each other tactically, so that is where the real fight is.

And as for Liverpool, they just have to win their game against Brighton and wait for the possible outcome of the game between Manchester city and Arsenal, but the most favourable result will be a draw between those teams, let just look how things plays out comes Sunday.

Liverpool only needs to get the full 3 points against Brighton and let Manchester City overcome Arsenal. Because for Liverpool this match is quite profitable for the time being, don't let Brighton make it difficult for them to get to the top of the standings. Brighton condition is not as ideal as last season, now his dominance has decreased drastically so there is no reason for Liverpool to lose.
Meanwhile, the match between Manchester City and Arsenal is more difficult to predict, both of them will play as hard as they can, at home giving Pep Guardiola plus points, but still this season Arteta really cannot be beaten easily. Arsenal's warrior mentality has been strong enough from season to season.

Something I don't understand in the world of football especially in the EPL or maybe in other leagues too but let me use the EPL. I can't understand why some managers choose to give we the fans false news about their key players especially when they want to go for the international break, you'd start hearing that a certain player is injured for no reason, sometimes no on the field or while training, it just happen.
Let's take KDB for example, in their (City) last game against Newcastle(I think), KDB was subed and while leaving the field he was perfectly fine nobody assist him off the field but immediately after that game which they won 2-0, the next we heard was the player is injured and he wasn't called up for the international break by his national team.
I continue to wonder how is that happening or is it that these coaches just seize the players for important games the club have, like if that's true isn't that a selfish act? This is their national team for crying out loud and another player like Saka is injured and wasn't with the 3 Lions, who are we going to blame the coach or the payers or the medical doctors?
These things continue to happen and is becoming a norm, players do get injured on the pitch and on the training ground even on international duties but still they should let the players do their thing.

In this case, I think following the bookie to say Manchester City will win against Arsenal could be wrong because Arsenal have improved their performance this season in the Premier League. The bookie is just following Manchester City's record and dominance in the Premier League to give Manchester City small odds to beat Arsenal. We all know that Manchester City and Arsenal have equal strength this season, so the match will not be easy for both sides.

I agree with you, it will have an effect even if the influence is small or big, but what is clear is that those who play at home will be more motivated to win the match because they don't want to be embarrassed in front of their own supporters. Likewise for teams that will play at the opponent's headquarters, there will definitely be mental pressure, even though it is small, it will be very valuable for the home team of course.
Arsenal will indeed prepare for that, yes they will prepare so that their mentality is very ready to accept all the pressure they will get from the Manchester City fans. Because they will also definitely realize that this is a very decisive match for them and also for Manchester City of course. In this way, Manchester City supporters will also help their favorite team to win the match with everything they can do, namely by terrorizing the opposing players on the field, either with their creativity or with other things.

Yeah you are right, i thought i am the only person that noticed that Manchester City sometimes loose their balance, they are not as superior as they used to be and it makes them more easy to challenge and i believe that is why everyone thinks Arsenal can beat them. Any team that loses will lag behind in points but a draw will give Liverpool an advantage so draw is what Liverpool and their supporters will be hoping to see.

This kind of matches are very difficult to predict but it’s your prediction so I can’t tell you that you are wrong because no one knows what will actually happen and all we can do is make predictions. Arsenal are actually playing well and saw bow they managed to win the first leg which is the more reason why we cannot expect Arsenal to win again, Manchester City will not want to lose all 6 points to Arsenal who are also in the title race so i expect a better performance from Manchester City this time around. I expect a draw match in this tie because any team that picks all 3 points will move ahead in the table.

With your all review about the Manchester United and Ten Hag I have understanding their biggest issue is not players or their performance their biggest issue is Ten Hag who completely fail to understand ground realities and also players physiology which is hurting this team badly in this season even mostly were expecting good performance from then.

If he fails to give something better before end of this season then most chances we will have him without job after the end of this season which is having not good memories for the fans and players as well change of coach surely can bring better results and improvement in performance like we have in Roma case which are now doing good after changing their coach which was doing nothing and creating mess-up which was hurting their performance and progress in their league.