Topic: Premier League Prediction Thread 2021/2022 - page 1467. (Read 789730 times)

Player and coach disagreement is one part of football that’s inevitable as it’s bound to happen just like in the normal life where you have the subordinate always having one or two rifts with the boss. This kind of rift always leads to the subordinate suffering it most times. We rarely see the boss (coach) suffering the repercussions of the rift. Yes the coach only suffers when the rift goes beyond a player to about half of the team, then you know the problem is from the coach and then he’s sacked. For the case of Cancelo, he’s had a fall out with Pep for over 2 seasons and that’s one main reason we aren’t seeing a good player like him in the City colour.

 Joao is very experienced in his position and you can see his impact the season before his rift with the coach, the numbers can speak for him. Now he’s made a statement which can rule out any hope of a possible return to the Manchester Club anytime soon. He was one of the major factor in City winning the league in 2021 and 2022 but midway through the 2022 season, he had a fall out with Pep and he was loaned to Bayern and then in 2023/24 season he’s loaned again to Barcelona. At the moment it’s seeming like Pep is very okay with Ake in that position and isn’t bothered about calling Joao back. Now all eyes are at Barcelona to try and keep the defender because his addition in the Barcelona squad too can’t be overemphasized enough.

 Yes, we know Barcelona are in a bit of financial issues but if they play their cards well they’ll be able to get Joao permanently. They know how much they need a player like that in that particular position he’s playing  and they’ll have to look for a way to keep him permanent. Pep doesn’t look like he’s also ready to call him back and is very willing to sell as he’s already scouting for additions for Ake in that position, though Joao is still seeing City as favorites to win the UCL but he’s not happy with the way Pep treated him and as such he made that statement and I believe that is drawing the curtain already and we could probably see a permanent move for him to Barcelona.

It seems like a lot of key players have suffered injuries during this international break even though they are still struggling to play important matches. Be grateful if KDB only has a minor injury because if he is seriously injured it is possible that KDB will be absent again, KDB has just been through a long period of injury so don't let him get injured again so this is the right decision taken by Pep to protect this important player in the friendly match. After all, there are still more important things and if you continue to use them it will be very risky.

De Bruyne misses friendly matches for the Belgium national team due to a groin injury. As far as we know, the injury is minor, most likely just a sprain, but apparently Guardiola does not want to take risks before important matches and in order not to put additional stress on the KDB, he decided to stay in the team to recover. This is the right decision, because if De Bruyne is added to Ederson at this stage, it will weaken the team. In addition, friendly matches are not so important at this stage, so they can be skipped without harm to the national team.

But the problem now is that we are worried about Kevin De Bruyne's injury. I am sure that if De Bruyne cannot appear in the Man City vs Arsenal match then it could be a big loss for Man City. Because we know that De Bruyne is the best there who can move the ball into the attack line very smoothly and make the squad score more goals. Now the news is that De Bruyne is injured again but what I read is that it is a groin injury or something similar. I forget. But it doesn't seem to be the same injury that kept De Bruyne out for so long since the start of the season.

I hope Man City and Arsenal can play with their best squad. Because the match will not be balanced if one of the mainstay players from each team cannot play.

Some of the players from England national team recently got injured because after Kyle Walker who confirmed will not be available when Manctester City fight against Arsenal then Bukayo Saka, and Harry Maguire also reported got an injured too and their conditions also still uncertain and for Bukayo Saka he is the key player for Arsenal if this player won't available this weekend then it could be big lost for Arsenal because Saka currently is onfire with Arsenal his records also very impressive with 13 goals and 8 assists in Premier League but Arteta still looking forward to see his condition and hopefully Saka will be in the good fitness this weekend

For Harry Maguire indeed he is not important player for Manchester United but this team was suffering storm injured so if Maguire will be doubtful to play then Ten Hag have not much option for defender position but Ten Hag can try other solution maybe he can playing Lindelof and Varane as centre back later and this duet was successfully to eliminate Liverpool on FA Cup and actually Manchester United hasn't facing strong opponent because this weekend their opponent is only Brentford and certainly Manchester United can able to overcomes Brentford and collect 3 points from this match

Manchester city is actually the defending champions of the premier league this season but that's not an assurance thst they will be able to win the premier league this season they could still lose it to Liverpool who has been the potential champions this season and then they all have got equal chances except after this their current fixture then we would be able to ascertain if any has got a better chance.

Manchester city has got a really good performance this season in the premier league and they actually have got two trophies to defend by the end of the season so they are most likely going to be under pressure but then loosing out in both is what I don't really see them doing because I being they would want to get at least a trophy from this season and not to end the season without a trophy like that but then Liverpool too hasn't been of a bad performance a d they are very determined in terms of trying to making sure they win either of the premier or Europa league trophies this season.

I can't at this point be certain about who's got a better chance as all the three teams are in good form and still in the race to the top moreover Manchester city is actually at a bit far distance and needs to cover more than Liverpool and Arsenal so I see Liverpool and Arsenal as even at more advantage and Arsenal is experienced as well having gotten to this stage before and lost the trophy they would want to do better this time.

If Manchester City and Arsenal draw in their next match, I won't be surprised. The both team are currently at the first and second place of the table, these two teams are the best in the Premier League and are by no means weak. Both team are going to be prepare for this game because winning the point will mean a lot to them. Manchester City will have a chance to overtake Arsenal at the top the league standings if they defeat them, I think Arteta and his team will not let that happen because they have learned from their mistakes, they don't want this season to end like last season, this is going to be a difficult game.


This season is completely different from the previous one, but if Manchester City is as consistent as they were then we can even state without a doubt that they will defeat Arsenal. Manchester City struggles every time they play a major team this season, they haven't defeated Chelsea or Liverpool, and they even lost their first game against Arsenal. That showed that they are not as consistent as they were the previous season, because no team in the Premier League could have challenged Manchester City.

I think, many teams that have met Manchester city in this season will testify about that because Manchester city really prepared well in this season and to use their last power to win this title, which their manager is seriously working towards that in this season. I have that believe that, Manchester city will definitely take that position from Arsenal soon for other fans to remove that doubt that Manchester city will not embrace this title again in this season. I know, people will use their next match to know who will win this title because Manchester city, Liverpool and Arsenal next matches will going to be a tough match but there is a hope that Manchester city will achieve victory from their match.

Sometimes when a player cannot meet the coach's expectations the player will be given various reasons so that he will no longer be the main player by club, although this is painful but that is what happens in the world of football if we cannot play well then we can be kicked out at any time and sold by a club who wants to buy, Pep Guardiola doesn't seem to need Joao Cancelo at the club anymore, so Pep is recruiting new players to replace Joao Cancelo and it seems like Pep has more confidence in Nathan Akè than Joao Cancelo.

Pep Guardiola will release Joao Cancelo if Barcelona is willing to buy this player because we all know Barcelona still has serious financial problems, therefore Barcelona must be careful if they want to spend money to buy the players they need, even though Barcelona also needs players like him but to Making it permanent seems like Barcelona club management needs to think long and hard.

But I think Barcelona can only afford to borrow Joao Cancelo from Manchester City rather than having to buy him because what we know is that currently Barcelona is slowly improving its finances and trying to pay off its debts so buying players is no longer the main priority for Barcelona as long as Barcelona has the players it has now and has an experienced coach means Barcelona remains a strong club in Laliga.

manchester city still number one strong candidate premiere league champion above arsenal and liverpool.
although chance liverpool and mancheseter city primere league champions is same

I also think that Liverpool will be the number 1 candidate. Personally, I would rate Manchester City as a strong and comprehensive team, but I would also favor Liverpool to have the upper hand in the race to win this championship. Because Arsenal vs Manchester City will have fierce battles in the Champions League. Meanwhile, Liverpool can entirely devote all their efforts to the Premier League.
But in football, we don't know what crazy things will happen. Arsenal is exploding at the end of the season. Meanwhile, Guardiola is still ambitious about winning the successive treble.

No doubt both Man City and Arsenal will fight with their best efforts. The condition of these teams are very well lately. So, we can expect to see an interesting match. However, Man City seems to have the advantage because the match will be held in Man City home. It is a crucial match for both teams, Man City must prepare everything perfectly. So, this will be a big challenge for Arteta and Arsenal for an away match against Man City. But personally, I think Arsenal and man City can share points in this match (a draw result).

Man City isn't as consistent as in the last season. It is a bit different with Man City performance in second half of the season in 2022-2023. Arsenal and Liverpool become stronger, that makes Man City can't play very consistent like in the last season.

That's Pep spirit for sure and City players will follow him no matter what! I do expect City to fight for EPL until last game and I also expect them to fight very hard to go back 2 back UCL champions but this year both of them seems hard to achieve right ? but if there is one team who can make it with Pep as a coach is City that's no doubt.

Arsenal however are dark horse in both UCL and EPL fights and with a bit of luck they can snatch both of trophies or at least one of them. 

Manchester City are not here for fun, they mean everything and minutes they will spent on the pitch. Pep Guardiola and his firing team will bring up the necessary points because winning is the ultimate target for them. While Arsenal have also prepared themselves and will be aiming to take the lead, they're not holding but bringing everything within their possession. Mikel Arteta will sights winning strategies amd I would say, this fixture will be tough and executing prediction will be challenging for gamblers, specifically the ones that's acquainted with taking risks.

Yeah right now Arsenal are a bit unpredictable and we can call it an on fire team, since Arsenal beat Liverpool on February 4 then Arsenal played very aggressively and imagine that in the last 5 matches Arsenal have scored 23 goals in the Premier League this is an amazing record. I also imagine if Arsenal is consistent with positive results like this so against Manchester City it's not a big problem, let's just wait and see how this big match ends.

By the way, what do you think about Manchester United who are trying to get tickets to the Europa League, will Man United get it? currently they are 6 points behind main competitor Tottenham meaning Manchester United needs 2 wins to equal points, the problem is that based on the match schedule, Manchester United will face several strong teams towards the end of the season, there are even 5 big matches ahead meaning Man United has the potential to lose more points.

I can give Manchester City more chance compared to the two other teams because based on what we saw from Guardiola and his players in the past, I can say he always has the magic trick and he always has a plan for the last moment of the season.
We can't forget in the last season when Arsenal was in the first place in the table Atreta thought they were going to win the premier league title but Guardiola and his players had better performance time after time when we passed some weeks and this team had a good progress. I think we are going to see the same story and again, Manchester City can have more chances with two other teams, even more chances than Liverpool with Klopp.

You are correct, the Manchester City of last season is a bit different from the City team we are seeing this season despite the fact that they are manage to be among the English Premier League and Champions League contenders but their form this season cannot be compared to that of last season because watching them last season you are restless assured that they are beating any team they come across because everyone was in good form in the team and it helped them to win the league and champions league too.

Looking at the current position of City I think they are a team that has so much confidence in themselves and having had good experiences in the league I think their coach will utilize any given opportunity to win the champions league as they are one of the favorite to win the champions league if they managed to win Real Madrid whom they defeated last season in the finals in the quarter finals. And as for the EPL, they have the opportunity to be on top of the league if they are able to beat Arsenal in their next game and hope that Manchester United stops Liverpool in the own game with that they will have an advantage to be ahead of the rival clubs.

I wouldn't be jumping the gun in regards to Barcelona's financial situation! The headlines have been horrible all those years, but it is true that they did manage to seal deals again and again eventually. So I guess they are not bankrupt in the sense that they could not sign new players. They pretty surely can and I think Cancelo could be a good deal for them. I consider Cancelo a good player, wondering why he didn't get more chances to find his way at Manchester City. But Guardiola can be quite merciless once he made up his mind. I haven't watched all the game, but what I saw from Cancelo was solid and his style is something Guardiola usually likes. But with rising competition in the team and Guardiola remaining the coach there, I doubt that Cancelo wants to go back at all.

When his contract ends, he will go to another team for free, what can they do other than sell? Manchester City will either sell him this summer or get nothing in return. Barca's financial situation is also improving, they are not bankrupt. They are on a better financial level, I'm sure they have transfer budgets to allocate to such important players. In teams like Barca, the right and left back positions are important. The best players in the world play in these teams. Left back is not an unimportant position. When you find a good player playing there, you have to hold on to him well.

Manchester city is very though team as well as their opponent too, so there's no need to really think they will be not able really face their opponent well enough as they should but the results of the game has been the most thing in contention within most persons both fans and those who are just supporters and lovers of the premier league, I think this fixture is definitely going to get the most of attention when it will be played much more than others.

Manchester city who is so determined to be at the top of the table will probably make sure to put out all their best players and tactics to making sure bthey get victory by the end of this game because they cannot afford to loose this game after knowing all that which is at stake for this game, they will definitely make sure to win the game at almost every cost so they will be able to get a chance to secure and defend the trophy again, at this point qualifying for the champions league isn't a problem to them as they will still be able to make it to the champions league even if they don't get to win and defend the trophy again this season.

Arsenal on the other hand may be having their second experience of getting to this stage and still not Ben able to win the trophy just like it happened last season because they are yet to probably getting the right approach that could help them get it as they should so they need improvement on that especially when they get to meet big team and not only been able to win the smaller teams which they are at some point above by their form and probably strength as at the time they are playing against them.