Topic: Premier League Prediction Thread 2021/2022 - page 2188. (Read 789579 times)

Man Utd proving to be a hard nut to crack. I expected it btw because more often than not Big teams will often lose to smaller teams but deliver world class performance against teams in the top 4. This is becoming a norm especially this season with Chelsea deliver big performances against City, Liverpool and Arsenal but lost at home to Brentford some weeks back.

Anyway, second half is underway. I have my fingers crossed for this half and hope Liverpool finds the net on more than one occasion + 3 points.

There are several factors why Man City is experiencing inconsistency or in other words difficulty in getting maximum points, most recently they drew against Crystal Palace. I think partly because of the injuries to Halaand, De Bruyne and Stones, without these three players Pep Guardiola will be a little confused when it comes to maintaining the team performance. Of course Pep will fix this problem as soon as possible, because losing any more points will result in reduced chances of retaining the EPL trophy at the end of the season.

It does seem confusing to understand why Man City is experiencing such a decline in performance as it is currently. I think Pep squad is experiencing a decrease in hunger for the championship trophy, because it has achieved a level of success that is so proud like last season, namely winning the treble winners. Pep must take care of his team so that they remain enthusiastic about getting points and chasing the EPL trophy for the fourth time in a row.

The competitive situation in the top four of the standings is getting hotter every week, the entry of Aston Villa to disrupt the competition from favorite teams such as Arsenal and Liverpool is increasingly making City position difficult. Moreover, if Tottenham and Newcastle return to consistency in the future, then City will have even more difficulties and will even fail to defend the EPL trophy this season if they don't make improvements.

You made a really good point here, but you need to consider the absence of most of their top players like Haaland and kelvin debrune, no team will lose such top player and don't feel their absence, but I know that in due time, when they are back, they can beat any team in the world.

Just that if they continue like this, before they will realize their self, they will be far away from the top, which will make it very challenging and difficult to defend the title. Injury is one occurrence in football that is out of team Manager's control and it's so unfortunate when we see teams that are supposed to doing great in the league suffering behind due to injured top players absence.

It's seems you foresaw the game before hand, because it actually ended the same way as predicted with Arsenal on the victory side against Brighten in today's match, of which though the first half ended draw, I really love the energy which the Arsenal team came back wit in the second half which resulted to G. Jesus and K. Havertz scoring the 2 goals in today's game, and I must confess, I did enjoyed it.

I do not see Aston Villa going down from the top-four position in a few weeks, Aston Villa will be in the top-four position for a very long term. Aston Villa's coming from behind to beat Brighton shows that they are fully ready to win the Premier League this season.

However, in my opinion, Manchester City is still very worthy of being considered as a team challenging for the title this season. Things like this are needed so that the players want to give their best for the team, meaning they have to work hard to get out of trouble in difficult times.

So far, Pep Guardiola may admit that winning a fourth Premier League title in a row is very possible, but it is very unrealistic if it can be achieved easily. The team will have to do everything well and work harder, that's because every other team will be eager to prevent Manchester City from doing that. The failure or success of Manchester City in winning a fourth title in a row is still unknown, but the gap in points at the top of the standings is still very likely to close.

Very understandable why it seems like Liverpool is fighting hard to climb to the top of the table, seeing that they are just one point behind that of Arsenal.
But then, climbing to the top of the table, which is that first position is not really the matter or issue rather, the real issue is staying there.

Last week, Aston villa(if I am not mistaken) was in that first position, and one week later, they are now in the third position while Liverpool that was probably the third Same last week is not second, and Arsenal that was second last week is not first again after having lost that position to Aston villa previously.

So, this is to say that the competition is really high at the moment, climbing to the top is not the issue, but the issue is staying there.
And concerning the match being played, Liverpool is definitely trying hard to win, but then, Manchester united seem to be really prepared for them, they seem not to be giving Liverpool any chance at all, but again, it's football, let's see what happens in the second half of the game.
And besides, I've not placed any bet on this match, may likely end in a draw if Liverpool does not strategically find a way to score.

Arteta is an excellent coach. Arteta's match strategy has led to Arsenal's performances so far and the team at the top of the table. Arsenal could have cemented their place at the top of the table had they not dropped points against Aston Villa.

Arsenal had 50% ball possession in this match. However, Arsenal's boys played attacking in the entire match. Arsenal players had a total of 26 shots in the entire match, 9 of which were on target. On the other hand, the players of opponent Brigton were able to make only 6 shots. Although Arsenal played completely attacking in this match, their defense was also strong.

After watching the performance of both teams in the first half I also thought the match was going to be a draw. Brighton are a strong enough team. When such a team plays a defensive strategy, it becomes challenging for the opposing players to score goals. But Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta was able to spot the weaknesses in Brighton's defence. This is why Arsenal was able to take the lead by scoring at the beginning of the second half. In the second half, Brighton's players tried several times to bring the match back to parity. But they failed to score, and conceded another goal in the last minute to lose the match 2-0.

Ten Hag only plays his favorite players. Even though there are still several good midfielders such as Amrabat, Casemiro and Eriksen that he could use as options to play.
Sometimes I find it difficult to understand the tactics Ten Hag uses. So far the game has not been consistent.
Right now I'm watching the Liverpool vs Manchester United match, the first half statistics are dominated by Liverpool even though the finishing still hasn't resulted in a goal. With almost 68% ball possession, a total of 15 shots.

If Ten Hag loses this match, it is not impossible that he will be kicked from the Manchester United coaching chair.
Because remembering that Manchester United was slaughtered 7-0 by Liverpool in Week 26 of the Premier League.

So far Manchester United are proving too strong for Liverpool, but I know Liverpool will definitely win the game at the end of the 90 minutes. But credit has to be given to Manchester United for surviving the first half without conceding a goal. So far it has been a good game so far. But I don't see a draw in this Match.

Undoubtedly, Andre Onana has made series of mistakes since the start of the season that's caused Manchu United valuable points both in the league as well as in the UEFA Champions League competition but let's also not forget that there are games that his good goalkeeping performance saved Manchester United from losing games just like the Manchester United home game against Copenhagen in the UEFA Champions League competition. Manchester United's decline in form this season shouldn't be entirely blamed on Onana but the entire team if you ask me because almost all the members of the club squad are underperforming. We saw Andre Onana at Inter Milan last season and how good of a goalkeeper he was for the Inter Milan team as well as his days at Dutch club Ajax and we all saw that his performance in those two club's were outstanding. A good goal keeper needs a good defense to be able to perform well and Manchester United's defense line isn't giving Onana the kind of protection he's supposed to get from them hence the poor performances.

He's yet to concede a goal in their game against Liverpool that's currently ongoing because the team's defence is performing well. Hopefully for Manchester United, they might finish the game without conceding a goal

Wolves don't have any targets this season except staying safe from relegation and I believe Wolves are still in the safe zone with 10 points above Luton, Wolves can only collect points when playing at home but when playing away there is nothing we can hope for. I watched the Liverpool v Manchester United match and I even confidently placed a bet for Liverpool to win in the first half but unfortunately no goals so far and I don't give up I will place another bet in the second half for some reason I see Liverpool as very ambitious to regain first place. This scheme is the same as the Arsenal match a few hours ago when Arsenal controlled the match but they were able to score 2 goals in the second half.

If Manchester City fail to recover quickly then yes, it is very possible for Manchester City to get out of the top four. But indeed, last season Manchester City also had several bad results, but at least last season Manchester City's competing teams were not consistent enough like this moment.

Of course, it is different from what happened at this moment, because at this moment it is not only about Arsenal and Liverpool who managed to compete in positions 1 and 2. Because after all, in fact there is Aston Villa which is also very impressive at this moment. Therefore, it looks like it will be difficult for Manchester City to recover quickly and if that happens, then Manchester City maybe no longer succeed in competing strongly in the title race this season.

It seems that Liverpool really dominated the game and I think it's only a matter of time before they score. Man United was completely helpless, and they were really forced to play full defense, so there are practically not many attacks that Man United can make.

There is one thing that is bothering me. For what reason does Ten Hag always play McTominay even though he doesn't have much to contribute, apart from just scoring a lucky goal which he doesn't seem to have anymore. In this match, he often made the wrong passes and he couldn't even hold the ball.

Winning the Premier League title is much more difficult. It is impossible to win the Premier League title without maintaining consistency of performance from the beginning to the end of the season. As we saw last season, Arsenal were in very good form. The top spot in the table was occupied by Arsenal for a long time. But Arsenal lost the truck towards the end of the season. The team lost points consistently in several matches. And in the end they failed to win the title. Aston Villa are playing so well it's commendable. However, their squad is weaker than Manchester City or Liverpool.



Manchester United goalkeeper Onana has made several mistakes. And Manchester United conceded the goal due to Onana's mistake. However, at the same time, Manchester United's defense is also very weak. Poor defense can easily create scoring opportunities for opponents. Without improving the defense, only onana should not be blamed.

Arteta's squad really played impressively in this match, both in the first half and also in the second half. however, the Gunners' young squad should have been able to score a goal in the first half. unfortunately, every opportunity that was available was not able to be converted properly. there were 15 total shots in the first half, 3 on target, 7 shots blocked, 1 big chance. Gabriel Jesus, Martinelli, Saka, have opportunities. unfortunately, there is none that they can put to good use. Odegard was no exception, several of his kicks were blocked by the Brighton squad. In the first half, Arsenal really didn't give De Zerbi's squad a chance. entering the second half, Brighton started to play openly, especially after Gabriel Jesus was finally able to score a goal for his team in the 53rd minute. Instead of De Zerbi wanting to equalize, he tried to withdraw several players so that his team could play optimally. But unfortunately, Arsenal are actually playing better and are able to increase the number of goals scored by Kai Havertz. technically and tactically, Arsenal is superior to Brighton.  especially, in the first half even though no goals were scored. Unfortunately, my prediction failed miserably. My previous estimate was that at least this match would end 2-1. but in fact Brighton didn't have many chances. but with this victory, as an Arsenal fan I was very entertained by what the Gunners displayed. Now, we wait for the results of the Liverpool vs Manchester United match. The match almost entered the final minutes of the first half, the score was still tied at 0-0. well, we'll keep watching.

Continue to entrust Onana as goalkeeper like there are no other options that Manchester United has. Erik ten Hag still has Bayindir which he bought this season.
Earlier, in the first 10 minutes of the first half, Onana almost made another mistake when anticipating a free kick from the left corner of the Manchester United defense.

Our game wasn't very good, but being able to make Liverpool's attack line difficult for 30 minutes was good enough to keep trying to attack.
Just imagine, for 30 minutes Liverpool was able to take 11 shots with ball possession of 66%.
If this match is a draw it will be very profitable for Arsenal.

The way Brighton played defensively today, I thought the match would be a goalless draw. From the beginning of the match, Brighton played completely defensively. There was no tendency for the Brighton players to score. Their main aim was to resist Arsenal's attacks. In the first half, Brighton successfully countered every Arsenal attack. However, in the second half Arsenal players became more desperate to score. At the beginning of the second half, Arsenal took the lead in the match with the goal of Jesus in the 53rd minute. Kai Havartez's goal in the 87th minute then gave Arsenal an impressive 2-0 win in the match. The top spot in the points table is now occupied by Arsenal.

I don't know what's going on with City, but they are not their usual self this season, they are conceding too many goals, too slow in attack and they don't finish teams off. The gap between City and their fellow title contenders continues to get wider and even if we know City can go on long winning runs, it might not be the case this season, before Pep and his City side return from the World club cup, they might be many points off the top of the table. Pep has to fix this and very quickly as well if they are going to win their fourth EPL title in a row.