Topic: Premier League Prediction Thread 2021/2022 - page 1885. (Read 774890 times)

The only thing that is stopping Manchester City from overtaking Aston Villa is because of their outstanding match with Brentford but that will be settled very soon. I didn't expect them to have good form after they fell out of the table and because Haaland has not been active but now it seems Alvarez has took the show with Manchester City on his shoulder making the team proud. Now visualize how they are going to come back strongly if KDB and Haaland was to be active like he use to be in the last few months.

My only fear now about the Premier League is because of Arsenal, they raw 1 of their last 3 matches and 2 losses and this losses happen in a row, now it's difficult to describe the form of Arsenal. They are tired and need to change some players. I think they need more players so that Saka and Jesus can be bench when they have more important matches to play like the Champions League, it will allow them to be productive and have time energies.

In last few years first time I have changes like these as we have four teams lead the league table and things are still not certain about how we will have in near future even currently Liverpool is at the top with 3 points lead from the Aston Villa and 5 points from Manchester City which is having one match in hand Arsenal and Tottenham are also in hunt but facing some decline with still able to fight in coming weeks Jürgen Klopp is surely having one of the best strategy after having troubling last season now he is doing which is important for keeping things at the top.

As things going right now, we can expect good challenges, but most of the soccer fans are feeling again we will have Manchester City and Liverpool for the final title race with others are not good enough to have anything special.

Jurgen Klopp will have to draw his mappings again because one of his key players is leaving the club, a big threat for them to start declining in performance. Not only Mohammed Salah,  there are other players that will be leaving their perspective clubs and focused on AFCON, some of these players are call up by their country while some doesn't fall favorite. You're pointing out the fact that Liverpool can not survive without the presence of Mohammed Salah? I don't think so because he would be be gone for a while and he will ensure he return back to the club as soon as he's services ends for his country Egypt.

At the beginning of the season no one saw Liverpool coming, they played badly and at a time was battling to move to the big six, it was all Manchester city and Arsenal.
Now Liverpool sit 5 points clear of Arsenal and Manchester city with Aston villa their closest rivals.
I think in terms of consistency Liverpool are better than Arsenal and has a better chance of maintaining the top spot and would be Manchester city main adversary to them defending their premier league title.

Mo Salah won't miss too many games, there are only a few EPL games to be played in January, i think only 2 EPL games would  be played this month, so Liverpool should be able to cope before Mo Salah returns from the AFCON. This is an opportunity for other attacking players to step up, the likes of Jota, Nunez and Gakpo, they have to start getting important goals, and if they do so, Salah won't be missed too much.

Having said that, Aston Villa do not have any chance of winning the league, though they have a chance of making it to Europe (CL or Europa League) next season. It is going to be a three horse race for the EPL title this season between Liverpool, Arsenal and City.

Arsenal are just a heavy joke in England because why trying to prove your weight if you can’t keep up with the fierce competition up till the very end. I think Arteta thinks he still got time with the fans to get things done.The fans are tired of the whole trial and error method used by Arteta and if they go trophyless they’ll start calling for his sack. Now Arsenal have probably let the title slip away by loosing 6 crucial points, and we can now say Citizens and Liverpool will battle all out for it.

 But will Liverpool be able to match the citizens who are now back in full shape, well time shall tell. I think Arteta’s work on this team can only help them maintain top 4 spot and not challenge for the league because they’re obviously out of the race, cause it’s obvious that they'll end up like last season, which is bottling the league, lol.

Man City are still in the race of retaining the title with them having 2 games at hand (if I'm not mistaken) that's just an advantage for the Citizens and we know how they are with those chances, City don't make mistakes when they have 2 life lines to get to the trophy and I can't even see Liverpool getting far in this title race.
Like you said is only a miracle that can happen for Klopp's boys to win the league and let's face it, this is the toughest round of the season because is like those teams who lost to the other teams won't make any mistake to lose twice, although we have teams that can't help it but lose twice (home & away).
In Arsenal's own situation I think is them that need that miracle you're talking about because to them they're still in the race but I feel they'd be having this impossible wish to come to past like let City, Liverpool and maybe Aston Villa to lose for them to win and top the table again or probably win the league.

The game against Fulham was just the culmination of the bad times that they are going through. They got 4 points out of their last 5 games, so out of 15 points they got 4. I think this pretty much sums up what's going on with them. It is not just this one bad game, it is looking bad for them.

But it is surprising that they are facing these challenges so early in the season already. They could just show their best and win their games. Or I wonder whether it could be a quality issue. Do they really have the top players required to compete with Manchester City and Liverpool?

You mentioned a few examples for bad games that Newcastle played and then there elimination from the Champions League and the Europa League at the same time. If the games against Nottingham Forest was an exception, everything would still be alright. But Newcastle is going straight down the table with high speed. That is what makes people who support the club be concerned. It's not clear whether they can fix all the issues within a short period of time and get the chance to qualify for the Champions League for next season again. At the moment it looks as if they won't have a chance to compete for the top 4.

Now it is obvious that the problem of Newcastle is a psychological one primarily caused by their exit from the European championship. The depreciation was too rapid and continuous. Losing 1:3 to Nottingham Forest in their is what will not happen when they were playing with enthusiasm. Not only that, Leeds United also beat them 1:0 which is enough reason to conclude that Newcastle has become a shadow of itself.

What they need now is the introduction of new faces in the team and a possible change of coach to reinstate the winning psychology in them because if they continue the way they are going, they might be relegated.

I actually don't know how Aston Villa will perform. Have they started to bottom like Arsenal or have there been just a few accidents in the recent matches? They lost to Manchester 3-2 a few days ago and had a tough victory against Burnley. They are starting to look shaky. Unai Emery had a good chance of getting the top spot if they had won the match against Manchester United.

Salah probably will not play a few matches due to the AFCON. If Liverpool starts to lose points now then it would be a good chance for them to get the top spot. Manchester City are also chasing now so things are getting very exciting.

They actually trying to avoid the situation we are have been seeing in Psg in the recent years, is not only about the squad depth, the players needs to respect the coach and each others so they will continue to build with the players of the same class and as time goes by qualities of these players will increase.
I can say their decline in forms is from their injury crisis while they are inconsistent this season, we can say this season has been quite competitive than last season and so I think they need to work well on their winning mentality because in the end that differentiate every quality team from each other.
I will actually exclude Tottenham and Aston villa from the list of title contenders but they can be considered top 4 contenders while Arsenal is the least among the 3 (Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City) to win the league since they are more inconsistent. If Liverpool really want to win the league, they already know that they need to avoid losing or drawing games since Man City is not a team to give such opportunity because it will be hard to get it back from them just like what happened between Man City and Arsenal last season

For me, being 5 points behind Liverpool is very close to Liverpool, so I think Man City's chances of retaining the EPL title are very big. Man City lost points several times because Pep Gurdiola was concocting a new strategy, because several of the injured core squad could cover it, so that the team's condition remained stable. However, entering the second half, it looks like Man City will be strong again because soon the players who were previously injured will soon be playing again. Of course this will put pressure on Liverpool.

This is very classic Man City, after half a season they are automatically stronger and more consistent. I think everything will repeat itself like last season. If this year the Premier League falls again to Manchester City then they will be the only English club to win 4 times in a row.

Arsenal as usual did not learn from last season's experience, they were good at the start of the season but entering the middle of the season they seemed to have lost concentration, not ready to face the pressure of competing for the EPL title. title.

There is still hope for Arsenal in the second half of the season to mark a turning point in their performance, Arteta needs a quality striker to make things run smoothly, the transfer market is an option that must be utilized well. Regarding Manchester City, they are very quick to recover and return to consistency after experiencing a performance shock, it is natural that Pep Guardiola squad has the potential to defend the Premier League title this season. Meanwhile, Liverpool is the best team so far, but I think their position at the top of the standings is not completely safe, Aston Villa as a dark horse is their tough competitor in leading the standings.

It is very clear that the competition for the European Champions League zone is currently tight, and will even increase again as the season comes to an end. There will be more challenges in the future along with the busy match schedule, lucky for the coach who has a complete squad without many injured players. However, what is most interesting in my opinion in this season trophy competition is the existence of Aston Villa. I didn't expect Unai Emery squad to be able to appear impressive and maintain its stability.

I think what Arsenal camp lacks is the faith in themselves. I don't think they understand that they are capable of winning the Premier League. I think it is due to the fact that the players in the team are relatively younger and lack much experience. Arteta had done a very good job for a while but they just started to bottle. I wonder if these were just an accident or if are they bottling for real. Manchester City who were struggling just went up to them with a match to spare. This just shows what can happen in football, especially in the Premier League.

It feels like a Deja vu compared with last season. They just bottled the Premier League last season and gave it to Manchester City. I wonder if they can stay in the top 4 by the way they are playing right now. Things are very concerning for Arsenal fans.

With Kevin De Bruyne's recovery, Pep can now be a little relieved to present his full squad in the various competitions they will compete in. as usual like last season, City will start getting serious in the middle of the season towards the end of the competition. being in 3rd place in the Premier League standings, will not discourage the TheCitizen squad. in fact, it looks like Pep Guardiola's squad will be increasingly challenged to displace teams above their ranking. both Liverpool, who are now at the top of the standings, and Arsenal must be wary if City has the potential to become a team that is hungry for victory like last season.

Liverpool's side, it will be a serious challenge for them to maintain their ranking at the top of the standings. the reason is, Liverpool still has matches against City, Arsenal and several other teams which might hinder them from maintaining their position. which means, Jurgen Klopp must keep his team on track.
Arsenal is one of my favorite teams in the Premier League, recently their consistency has dropped quite drastically and they are having difficulty getting back on track. even though in reality, they haven't played that badly in the last 5 matches in particular. I hope that Arteta can correct his team's shortcomings and weaknesses and at the same time, bring in new arrivals, especially pure stirkers that they need. well, because the Premier League still has a lot of matches left, the competition in the top 4 standings is quite competitive so far. the reason is, the points between first and fourth place do not have a significant gap. so, isn't this more exciting and fun? Let's just follow it, until the end of this season.

Arsenal are repeating their mistakes of last season after they got 3 defeats and 1 draw from the last 5 mtches they played. They were at the top of the table before, but now they have to occupy 4th place after consecutive defeats. Arsenal will have to pick themselves up soon if they don't want to fall further behind in the race for the title this season.
They still have a chance to do that and they should be able to make good use of the opportunities they still have.
I don't know why they still can't anticipate things like this, I mean when entering the middle of the season they always lose stability and make them have to lag behind other clubs that have more stable performances.

A better result can only be obtainable when there's full confidence in a team and we know winning is constant and concerning for elite team. Mikel Arteta have been with the Gunners in both their troubling and good times, we know the basic problem the club face but it's Mikel Arteta problem to fixed the problem. Arsenal have messed up his chance of winning the EPL title this season, they were not consistent and it have affected them negatively, they've dropped from first position and if they don't take extreme care, there chances of making the top four would be compromise.

Yup, sometimes money doesn't promise that a club can become champion in one season. On the other hand, clubs with players who are not widely known can give amazing results at the end of the season, for example when Leichester won the EPL. Chelsea often spent a lot of money on players, or MU, but they couldn't get the EPL title. The decision to build slowly, creating confidence from players that there is progress from Newcastle and its potential to become a consistent as top tier team will start to get the attention of good players. At that time, negotiations with players will be easier. let say, in condition, if Mbappe have to choose, Mbappe would not choose Newcastle even though he got more money. Because, PSG will have more potential to give it the Ligue 1 title, rather than the potential for Newcastle to win the EPL.

The league is getting tougher by the day especially at this late time of the season because the competition between Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, Aston Villa and Arsenal is very strong that you can hardly see a club lasting longer on the premier League first position because almost all the above mentioned club has tested the premier League first position but could not stay long, so perhaps right now is very difficult to predict the winner because there performance are almost equal but however with the way things are going if Liverpool remains consistent on there performance they will stand on a higher chance of wining the league.