Topic: Premier League Prediction Thread 2021/2022 - page 2709. (Read 787361 times)

Or maybe Kalvin De Klein? Enough of the jokes but I have been thinking this for a while now. Regarding results Manchester City has been mostly efficient in their games, but it wasn't the same Manchester City as last season with a Kevin De Bruyne and Gundogan in extraordinary shape. That makes a huge difference and now this becomes evident in almost every game. It is particularly obvious when Manchester City is having problems to find the final opener for the game and that is when players like De Bruyne or Gudogan were always there last season. Alvarez has been doing this a couple of times now, but against the very strong opponents missing a player like Dee Bruyne hurts even more.

But it was a deserved win for Arsenal. They haven't been lucky or anything. I was quite sure it will be a close game and ok, if one team scores a few minutes before the end it could always be called luck to some degree, but looking at the whole game Arsenal was definitely the better team and hence deserved full points here.

Manchester City losing two games in a row, that's a headline! Wolves started it, and Arsenal has followed, will Brighton be able to keep up the new trend next? The only thing worse than losing two consecutive games is if you lose three consecutive games, and If Manchester City lose the next game or even end the game in a draw, it will become obvious that they will not be able to defend their premier league title this season. Their chance to win their next game is high because Rodri will return, and we know he has a big influence on this team. Two games without him, and Manchester City have lost.

This could definitely be a big turning point for Arsenal especially. Because I don't think they were in the second position so far in this season. And being able to beat the best team in the league, Manchester City is definitely going to give them a big boost in confidence. I personally believe that they have the ability to beat Tottenham as well. But the thing is they will have to be consistent throughout the whole season. They cannot just be performing well at the start and not win matches towards the end. so far, we have seen that happening in two seasons. I hope in this season, Arsenal will be able to consistently perform and not drop easy points.

Not Kelvin De Bruyne, but Kevin De Bruyne. 

De Bruyne and Rodri's absence from the Manchester City squad in the big matchday 8 match against Arsenal was really felt. However, that doesn't have to be the reason to justify the absence of Pep Guardiola's two important players in the narrow defeat to Arsenal.
In the absence of Kevin De Bruyne, who plays an important role for Manchester City, Rodri can replace him. Rodri's disappearance from the Manchester City squad made the situation worse.

Rodri, who was absent due to a red card due to a mistake he made while playing against Nottingham Forest on matchday 6, made it difficult for Pep Guardiola to find a replacement.

Silva and Haaland, who usually appear with good statistics in every match, couldn't do much against Arsenal. Haaland, who is usually very good at taking advantage of every opportunity with running speed and good positioning, couldn't do much in this match.
Arsenal deserved to win. That's the point.

EPL this round ended up with weird results starting from the victory of teams that failed in past like Chelsea and Manchester United then the failure of top teams like Manchester City and the draw of Liverpool and Newcastle.
Arsenal managed to get 3 points from Manchester City after scoring a late goal. City didn't play well in this match and gunners deserved to win.
The table right now look interesting with Spurs and Arsenal in the lead followed by Manchester City and Liverpool. With every round, we will see a different table for a while tho.

This is the second time this season that Arsenal has won Man City. Arsenal deserves the winning because they played impressively and towards the last fifteen minutes of the game, Arsenal too control of the match. Arsenal goalie is a good server of the ball as he helped to put his player on a better side of scoring a goal.

The 86th minute's goal put Arsenal ahead of and took the lead with a full three point in today's match. Amongst all the matches that was played in EPL today, this is the match that points were not shared. Atsenal really impressed me with their victory over Manchester City. City has dropped points in two consecutive matches presently.

First of all let me start by saying a big congratulations to the players who made today's outing a successful one for the clubs and also to say a very sounding congratulation to Asernal for winning the weekend game against the defending champion Manchester City, even though the match ended with just a goal it shows a big difference on how things are going in the premier leagues, although this present season is having a similar play out like the last season, then, Arsenal need to be more proactive in this season to avoid what happened in the last seasons from repeating itself .

I really missed Saka in today's match and I know the goal would have been more than one, had it been he wasn't injured and off schedule.
The match was calm throughout, as if both teams  were trying not to overdo or over stretch themselves because of more League matches ahead.
Martinelli was a good substitution and I was scared at a time when Odegaard was tackled, so he doesn't go on injury because he is very key to the Arsenal midfield and and a good link to G.Jesus.

Yeah, Arsenal and Tottenham currently share the same 20:20 points and both team sitting in the top one and two in the EPL table respectively, but if you ask me, i would say that i am actually expecting Tottenham to lose any of their coming games, Arsenal will soon become or gain the top position, I just hope they don't lose their form, their game today was really incredible and one i personally commend and congratulate them for, Its been quite a long time I watched Arsenal play this good.

And to set the record straight, I do not think that Manchester city is declining, Arsenal was just too good, though i believe that Manchester city didn't have some key players on board, but Arsenal didn't also have some key players as well, so in the end, it still boils down to Arsenal winning because of a really good game they played.

I also had to watch the match, it is a match i just couldn’t miss but i was disappointed with the outcome of the match both teams were scared to attack so the opponent don’t penetrate them easily. They both possessed when with the ball which was why there was no serious chances created. There was only 3 shots on goal throughout the match which made the match a bit boring.

Arsenal impressed me with the way they approached the game, it was the only they could actually win against Manchester City. They played more of defending and the whole players were fully spirited, they were the better team and they deserved the win today because they were the better side. I doubt if they can do the same in the second leg.

I was also expecting a draw but they didn’t score in the 80th minutes they got lucky from a deflection in the 86th minute. It was a lucky win but a win is a win and i am happy Arsenal got the win because I don’t want to see Manchester City winning the league again.

This is how a serious team who really know they came for competition should play. Really i am impressed with Arsenal, the game was well composed, accuracy and composure. When i saw the lineup i was wondering what Mikel Arteta had done when he kept Gabriel Jesus to play wing 7 because of Saka's injury. But indeed he played well in that position wasn't expecting much but he did pretty well. Scince the start of this season i see a different kind of playing pattern from all the teams. Indeed this season all the teams are playing well and one thing is for sure its 50/50 when making prediction because any team might surprise you this season. The Big City has lost two straight matches perhaps this season i see the title will slip out of their hand.

Mikel Arteta bringing on Gabriel Martinelli for Leandro Trossard in the 47th minute was a good choice and their attack became more dangerous in the second half, and had several chances. I saw Gabriel Martinelli feel disappointed several times when his team gave him an inaccurate ball and also when he asked him to give it too late.
Gabriel Martinelli became a hero for Arsenal. Apart from winning this match, Arsenal also just won against Manchester City after 12 meetings.

And I didn't feel bored with this great match, because they played tactically and very carefully. And I am sure that if Arsenal is consistent with their performance and without any of their main players being injured they will definitely lead the standings this season.

It is interesting that all today's games ended in a draw, except for the match of the day Arsenal vs Man City...To be honest I thought that here too there would be a draw and Man City would score, but it didn't happen... But what is surprising is that Spurs are now the leaders of the EPL....

Apart from Rodri who is banned from playing and De Bruyne who is injured, Man City and especially Pep Guardiola are having a bad day in my opinion. Arsenal managed to break their negative trend during their meeting with Man City, and Arteta achieved his first victory over his teacher Pep. Now Tottenham is at the top of the standings because Arsenal managed to beat Man City, and Arsenal is in second place even though they have collected the same points as Tottenham due to the difference in goal statistics.

Regarding the course of the match which looks boring, I think that's very natural because losing points will have an impact on the position in the standings as I mentioned at the beginning. On the other hand, Arteta success cannot be separated from their transfer market movements last summer, so they were able to create a solid and unbeatable squad so far in the EPL.

i see Man City has 51% of the ball possession and Arsenal only has 49% of the ball possession, as the host, Arsenal really played very well and directed, Arsenal even succeeded in making 12 'shots throughout the match, the goal was scored by Martinelli in the 86th minute, Arsenal emerged victorious, Declan Rice is indeed one of the best wing midfielders in the EPL at the moment, Arsenal is lucky enough to have him, Arsenal's opponent on the next matchday is Chelsea, i'm curious whether Havertz will make another assist in next week's match.

Tottenham really made a big surprise, the majority of EPL fans didn't think they could be unbeatable in the hands of this new coach, i wonder how long Tottenham will be at the top of the EPL standings, it seems Pep Guardiola has to use a new strategy.

The current EPL is unique, with outstanding performances from these elite teams. Congratulations on the Gunners' stimulating triumph over City; that's remarkable momentum. Mikel Arteta has proven football fans wrong by defeating his previous boss in today's game, emphasizing that maintaining consistency is paramount. Arsenal won after a long and difficult day at the Emirates Stadium. I would blame City's poor performance on a lack of passion to put pressure on the Gunners, who were brilliant; perhaps City's primary players remained unavailable.

Initially, I expected both teams to tie points but After that, I saw 3 draws coming from the results of the early games before the Arsenal vs City match, It became certain to me that the Arsenal-Manchester City game would be a no-draw game but I was hoping that Manchester City would have won in the game.

Kelvin De Bruyne's absence was felt very much in the game and Manchester City's side couldn't create much of a chance, leaving Haaland unfeded with passes that resulted in a city not performing as expected in this game.
Arsenal did incredibly well towards the end of the match and therefore deserves this victory.

Arsenal very well used some decline in Manchester City conditions. last round loss to Wolves showed that Manchester City is not invincible. now Arsenal and Tottenham share 1st and 2nd places in Premier League.

As a supporter of the Gunners, I am very happy with their victory on matchday this week. however, referring to the pattern that Pep uses, I am confused about why he also uses the 4-3-3 pattern. In fact, Pep can apply a 4-2-3-1 system, or maybe a 3-2-4-1 pattern in this match. In fact, as far as I know, Pep doesn't hesitate to speculate and experiment with the system and rotation of some of his players. However, in this match Pep chose the same pattern as Arsenal. IIn the first half the match was quite tough, City even had 2 big chances, one shot on target. Meanwhile, Arsenal didn't have a single shot on target or even a big chance. What was different was that Arsenal's defensive players were quite disciplined which ultimately made it difficult for City every time they built an attack.

In the second half Arsenal appeared much more aggressive and they always troubled City's defense, Arsenal's players appeared more brave and confident. In fact, several City players appeared a little nervous. Honestly, watching the progress of the match from the first half to the 80th minute. I thought this match would end in a draw, fortunately Martinelli was able to use a pass from Kai Harvertz and was able to convert it into a goal. even though the only goal was scored, it was enough of a victory for the Gunners' young squad. and I am happy with this result, in the end Arsenal was able to break City's dominance.
Now, Arsenal is in 2nd place only on goal difference from Spurs. however, both teams have the same 20 points.
Meanwhile, City suffered their second defeat in the Premier League competition. If Pep had implemented another pattern, it looks like this match would not have ended in their defeat. but on the other hand, this competition is increasingly competitive.

After twelve head to head game won, Arsenal and Mikel Arteta finally got a win at home to impress the fans. You see the signature of Kovacic from Chelsea has got to be the worst deal done this season. Still don't know why he barely bring the lad Kalvin Philips to play.
Kovacic is not productive and Creative and that has cost Manchester City midfied lack of ball flow forward.

Not just Rodri was missed, Erling Haaland was rendered useless since he had no Kevin De Brunye to assist him. Pep Guardiola should fix himself and the squad better when they return from International games and break.