Topic: Premier League Prediction Thread 2021/2022 - page 4887. (Read 776629 times)

It came as a surprise most probably to anyone else,Fulham has been having some relatively good results and they lost to Arsenal lately which is leading the table so no one would expect them to concede 4 goals to a team like Newcastle which the majority of their games has scored one or two goals as a maximum.That is in part because of Fulham losing a player but mostly is because that is the magic of Premier League,you cannot relate to Premier League if you don't see surprise results like this one.

Yes they are fighting to get out of the relegation zone in this match. Both clubs are 19th and 20th in the standings. Both clubs are in a slump, even Leichester City without a win until the last week. Honestly it's hard for me to predict who will win this match because both of them have poor performance. Maybe I will avoid betting on this match and will not try to take the risk. I'll wait next week to get back to betting on the game.



Manchester City's front line is too strong for Manchester United players to hold. Even the duet of Martinez and Varane who played well in the previous match was not able to cover every movement of the opposing player. Left behind by 4 goals in the first half is very difficult to catch, ironically they can still concede in the second half which makes the goal distance even further.
Oh yes, I saw a joke on one of the social media that Manchester United only lost on aggregate, because they lost in the first half with a score of 4-0, and in the second half they (Manchester United) won by a score of 2-3. Laugh out loud. It really made me laugh.

Fulham's 4:1 defeat to Newcastle came as a surprise to me, I never expected Fulham to concede 4 goals to Newcastle even though they got a red card. Fulham have been a tough nut to crack this season, I can remember the game against Arsenal how well they played and were a tough opponent for Arsenal even though Arsenal managed a win in that game. Kudos to Newcastle for been able to take advantage of Fulham's loss of one player.

You are absolutely right. Salah and Sadio Mane had a kind of good chemistry. Both of them could score very well. Now Sadio Mane has had quite an impact on the team's attack after leaving Liverpool. Salah has yet to choose his right teammate. Also in this direction Sadio Mane could not adapt himself now at Bayern Munich.

yeah i think so too. I didn't even think there would be so many goals in that game. 9 goals in one game is incredible. and it did entertain us a little bit who watched. and I didn't think that in the first half Manchester City could score 4 goals in a relatively close time. but what was more beyond my expectations was that MU's game itself got better in the second half. and can score 3 goals. although Manchester city also scored 2 goals in the second half. but even if MU lose but I also think it's a great match.

Manchester United's defense was unable to stop Manchester City's attack. Although I had Manchester City ahead in yesterday's game, I did not expect Manchester United to lose like this. But Manchester United's 3 goals in the second half made me very happy.

I almost forgot there is one more match for week 8 and this between Leicester vs Nottingham Forest and these teams are still fight to avoid relegated zone especially Leicester the fans still hopes they will get their first winning from this match but Nottingham Forest also had same mission because they do not want return to championship division however for this match this indeed quite risky but i would like to pick Leicester win and i wish they can playing well at their home ground and the odds for Leicester is @1.78

You just pointed out this current Manchester United biggest problem "lack of spirit to fight back" I was just angry seeing players throwing there hands up anytime they concede a goal instead of fighting more for the ball. Sancho as a player was woeful yesterday with Bruno and Rashford they were just strolling on the field piling more pressure on the defence. And for Ten Hag I think he got it wrong by playing just one DM yesterday a McTomminay and Casmiro double pivot yesterday will have helped to disconnect man city's ball play in the midfield. The coach still has a lot to learn but with time he will adapt even Pep didn't had it easy on his first Premier league season

Even though Manchester United lost. but seeing their game when the second half of the match started did make those of us who watch more excited. And MU fans must feel the same way. because Manchester United even though they are far behind. but they didn't give up. and in the second half they were able to control the game so they could get 3 goals. If only MU's game in the first half could be as good as in the second half then I don't think MU will concede many goals. even draw. or win is also possible. but sadly they got their best performance in the second half instead of since in the first half. but Manchester city is difficult to overcome. the fast attacks they do are truly extraordinary and effective. I think this is what United should learn from Manchester City.

This match is an important lesson for Erik Ten Hag going forward. Just imagine, there are many weaknesses that occur, especially in the first round. relying solely on Marcus Rashford, was not enough to match the strength of the home team who were ON FIRE.  as a result, Man City broke into Man United quite easily.
De Gea had made a save, but there was little he could do to prevent City's goals.
Defensively, the Red Devils' form was a complete mess, but the worst thing was, Diogo Dalot, as well as the attacking midfielders.  Bruno Fernandes, played ineffective, both when he had the ball or not.
As a result, their game was not productive, especially in the first half. It is important for Ten Hag, that his squad really has many shortcomings that must be addressed in the future.

It is difficult to bounce back when you have already consider upto 4 goals in the first half. The bounce back would have been possible if Manchester city didn't score in the second half. I appreciate Anthony and Martial who gave in goals to tame the situation.
If Martial is fit, I prefer him to Rashford anytime because he helps the club to claim possession even when he is striking. If there was time, he would have led the come back in a big way.

Manchester United must recognize the might of Manchester City. The nine goals that were created in this match proved Man City's toughness as a champion team. Conceding four goals in the first half was a crushing blow for the Red Devils. And a very striking final score of course tarnished MU's face.

The match also showed United's weakness and the problems of the players. The MU squad seemed to lack fighting power on the field, and even seemed to give up easily. This mentality is considered not good enough. The low work ethic of the players made the coach's tactics unable to work, Erik ten Haag was even more depressed.

Manchester united facing humiliation in the Etihad stadium after conceding 6 goals in the manchester derby match. Erik ten hag is so confuse right now and was not able to make good substitution but Anthony Martial was a good sub because immediately he enter, he got a goal and cause a foul in his opponents box which he was awarded a penalty and he stun Ederson. He had two goals and Anthony had just one with a stunning R2 from outside the box. Manchester United played well from the duration of 80th minutes till extra time, however they made punishable mistakes in the first half.

Honestly conceding six goals by a big club such as Man Utd is absolutely degrading and humiliating, a club that won four matches consecutively, infact Man City could have score more goals if Guordiola did not substitute Kevin DeBryne, Foden, Gündogan and Grealish, Man Utd were overpowered and bullied in every area of the field in midfield McTominay, Christian Eriksen and Bruno Fernandes were clueless with no impact to provide passes to Rashford, Anthony and Sancho in the attack,  in defence Varane, Martinez and Malacia were ineffective enough to stop Foden and Haaland.

I also think the same as you, for me Liverpool are either very asleep or I really don't know what happens to the players who are slowing down or maybe they all went on a rampage, I think it's very fashionable that the big teams go through very difficult situations and almost at the same time, not only here, in the other leagues also very strong and favorite teams are having a crisis, I don't know if it's the proximity of the World Cup or something similar, but something is happening and they must correct it now.

Regarding the Liverpool-Arsenal game, I think Salah has to wake up, he is the only one who has the spirit to do it and infect his teammates.



Well, I am a person who has always followed the trajectory of CR7, but now I would like to know what excuse Ten Hag will give to justify that they have lost by such a wide margin? He is a coach who does not have any kind of track record, however CR7 did, he did not put him in to play knowing that CR7 could have done something, but he was good in a certain part, because if he had put it in they would have blamed him for the 5th or 6th goal , now Ten Hag who is going to blame? what I still don't understand is how the managers of Manchester United still have that technical director? why don't they fire him? I don't like it when someone loses a job, but I think that coach is not good for the team, if I have a star on my team, I put him to play and take advantage of his talent, what Ten Hag does is very childish, and obviously He is angry at CR7, it doesn't matter that CR7 is that age, El Bicho still has a lot to give and they are wasting their talent there.

And in almost all the articles they always say the same thing, and I bring it here so you can see that CR7's face does not reflect what Ten Hag said:

Erik ten Hag explains why Cristiano Ronaldo did not come on for Manchester United vs Man City




Source: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-united-cristiano-ronaldo-sub-25159776

I think that Ten Hag wants to deceive the whole world with his destructive diplomacy, but every footballer knows that this is not the case, we all know that if there is a very good footballer, a star, it is illogical that he is on the bench, then Ten Hag has to tell them to the directors of MU that out of respect for the Man City they cannot win the PL.

Yes, Manchester city and Arsenal are in a good position to win this premier league title because Manchester city have never experience any defeat from any teams since the beginning of this tournament till now, Showed that if they maintain this winning till the end of the tournament, Manchester city will definitely embrace the title again in this season. It was a great celebration in the camp of Manchester city fans for the massive victory they got from Manchester united to prove to their fans that they have what it takes to win this season title and many titles to come, because Haaland is very ready to help the team to achieve more goals.

We still have a game between Leicester City vs Nottingham Forest, and the two teams at the bottom of the table will play later.
and Leicester City host Nottingham Forest at the King Power Stadium, and a bad start to the season for Leicester City as they are winless this season, losing six and drawing one of their seven games so far. And also lost 6-2 to Tottenham in their last game.
while Nottingham Forest are above it after Leicester City are bottom of the table, and Nottingham Forest are on a four-game losing streak and haven't won since a 1-0 win over West Ham.
Nottingham Forest is not an easy opponent for Leicester City and also both have poor defense, but victory must be won by Leicester City to move from the bottom of the table.

But that doesn't justify him been benched throughout the game. Somehow Manchester united managed to get three goals from that game and with Ronaldo on the pitch, there's every chance you can get a goal or two from him and let say he played and got a goal then the pressure would had been on Manchester city which might result to them playing under pressure and Manchester united would had then taken advantage of that situation to counter play them as they usually do to opponent that seems to outplay them in open play and a perfect example was the arsenal game.

Ronaldo should be used as super sub, there was a reason Manchester city were attacking united every chance they had, it was because they knew there was no one in the Manchester united team that could cause their defense some problem. Back in the days of Sir Alex Ferguson, when Ronaldo was younger, we saw Sir Alex bringing in supper sub of older players later in the game and that's how a manager utilized their older players that has quality in them. Same should be done about Ronaldo instead of disrespecting him always.

Like it or not, Manchester United has a lot to learn from Manchester City. Especially Ten Hag, where Erik Ten Hag was too confident in the inaugural Manchester Derby. Just look at Erik Ten Hag maintaining the composition of the players as they did against Liverpool and Arsenal, but Manchester City is not both because this team has a much more aggressive performance. Pay attention to the midfield that Pep Guardiola's composition is really so easy and free to penetrate Manchester United defense both from the left wing and right wing.

Erik Ten Hag must learn from Ancelotti, where the game that Ancelotti uses to suppress Pep Guardiola's strategy is a reactive football composition, not playing openly in the first half. As a result in the first half Manchester United had to receive 4 goals, we saw in the second half they were able to provide resistance after the entry of Casemiro, Marshall, and Fred who actually made a slight change. Ten Hag should have realized the composition of the second half had to be applied in the first half and maybe the result wouldn't be as bad as this.

It's not easy to bounce back after lost 4-0 in the first half and this happend to Manchester United although Antony score amazing goal but it cannot help the team to equalized the score and indeed it is predictable Manchester United will lose at Manchester City home ground but i didn't expect they will conceded 6 goals in this match and with the decline performance from Liverpool and Chelsea i will dare to say race title for this season is only between Manchester City and Arsenal