Topic: Premier League Prediction Thread 2021/2022 - page 555. (Read 778962 times)

Is not about Martin Ødegaard as the captain but the engine room of the team, how on earth will they play without him? It hasn't happened before but now it will make Arteta think of a second option with some of the replacement out on loan and I feel the formation will have to change. Arsenal's own case need to be looked into because they are the ones many are expecting to be champions and is too early to start dropping point meanwhile City haven't started yet to dominate teams in the EPL even to lose point so how can Arteta manage this situation at hand? Spurs don't have much problem and the injury list isn't as much as the Gunners, if it remains like this that no option for Arteta then the Gunners are settling for a draw on Sunday.

Arsenal fortunately still have quite good second tier players. It's just that it still won't be as good as the core players. And currently Arsenal even has around 5 injured players after Odegaard is also included. Namely these players are
- Mikel Merino
- Takehiro Tomiyasu
- Martin Odegaard
- Riccardo Calafiori
- Kieran Tierney

But Tottenham also has several players who are still injured. They are
- Dominic Solanke
- Micky van de Ven
- Richarlison

In essence both teams have the same problem. It's just that Arsenal is in big trouble because the injured person in their team is the captain who is also always one of the cogs in the team. I hope Arteta can make the best solution in the current situation.

Arsenal will be facing Tottenham Hotspur in the London derby and is going to be another hot one for both teams, who's going to be superior over the other? With the current issue with the Arsenal midfield I don't think the Gunners are going to be solid in this encounter against Spurs. Last game they (Arsenal) played against Brighton, they lost a player (Rice) because of the red card and now we are going to see how they can manage without the player Rice and again it happened that Martin Ødegaard sustained an ankle injury which I don't think he can recover from before the game against Spurs on Sunday, so the Gunners don't have Rice and the man who act as the fulcrum of the Arsenal side Martin Ødegaard, how is Arteta going to manage his team against a well complete Spurs team? Who's going to assist Thomas Partey in that midfield because we saw how poor he was on his own against Brighton after the red card, who's going to step up for the Gunners in that midfield?

I hope he doesn't suffer any serious injuries. And it seems that if you read the updates about Odegaard's injury, it doesn't seem like he has suffered a serious injury. it's just that he will be absent for a few weeks. And of course Arteta will be very confused at the moment. Because in the match against Tottenham they couldn't even play two key players, namely Declan Rice who received a red card and Odegaard who was injured.

But this reminds me of Arsenal's situation at the end of the 2022-23 season. At that time, Arsenal also experienced several problems due to injuries to several players. but even then Arsenal remained strong. It's just that at that time Arsenal got draws more often than wins which made Man City succeed in overtaking Arsenal at that time. I am grateful because this happened at the start of the season so there is still plenty of time for Arsenal to improve the situation if they don't get maximum results in the next match.

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Yes, of course the match between Norway and Austria will certainly be a tough test for Arsenal because of course one of Arsenal's key players, namely Odegaard, has to suffer an injury and to be honest, this will definitely make it difficult for Arsenal to play optimally without Odegaard and of course we don't know when he will recover. from his injury, of course now Arteta really has to be able to find a replacement to fill Odegaard's position, but what I heard is that Baumgartner apologized because he didn't mean to harm Odegaard and now of course Arsenal has to fight with the existing players and of course it must be tough to compete even if they are wrong. one key player is injured.

Yes, as team captain, of course Odegaard is very necessary because he can manage well and of course the number of Arsenal players who are injured and Declan Rice who received a red card certainly makes Arsenal more confused at the moment. Of course, it is now clear that Arsenal's dream of becoming champions in the EPL is certainly not an easy thing and what is certain is that this is where we will see how Arteta handles it, but what is clear is that Arteta is a professional coach and he will definitely try his best to make Arsenal champions and of course I hope Odegaard recovers quickly because of course his appearance is really needed.

But of course the opportunity for Arsenal to play well and become champions is of course still there and of course this season is still early and there are certainly many opportunities for Arsenal to be able to compete with Manchester City again and of course it is not impossible that this season Arsenal can win and win the title. yeah, we'll see what happens next.

Ten Hag really have a good record since he started is managerial career and that what brought him here, his excellent performance in Ajax is what make Manchester United signed him but I see he is not been lucky to display his talent here in Manchester United, Ten Hag is really facing tough time in man Utd currently unlike last season that many clubs were facing poor performance like Liverpool and  Chelsea that why they are not the talk of the day, but this season Man Utd are the only team that declined in their performance among the top English teams.

Many. The first coach after Sir. Alex Ferguson era is David Moyes. Others I have to search and the long list of Manchester United F.C managers can help. You can see within about 10 years, they already used 8 different coaches, terrible.

Ten Hag built up a good Ajax Amsterdam but he is going to fail in Manchester United. He did his great jobs in Netherlands with Ajax and should be recognized for what he succeeded there, we need to assess his past achievements fairly. But frankly in Manchester United, throughout more than two seasons, with massive money spent, he failed.

There is no choice but for Arteta to persist in setting up a strategy without these key players. I think Arteta must do this to maintain his position in the EPL standings, or else other teams will take advantage of Arsenal current condition of losing several key players.
I see Arsenal current odds @2.26 which was initially less than @2 but after it was confirmed that the key player was injured the odds increased. While Spurs currently have odds @3.1 and that means bookies also doubt that Arsenal can beat Spurs in conditions like this.
Getting 1 point from a draw is possible but Arteta must be careful with Spurs attacking players.

I forget how many coaches have Man United changed since Ferguson? There have been no strong team fundamentals built until this Ten Hag era. Ragnick once said Man United must carry out a major operation by taking advantage of the transfer market. Ten Hag's time has been done, but the transfer made is not effective. The transfer made by Man United is also in accordance with Ten Hag's wishes. Maybe the next step is to change the coach. LOL.

I don't think this is too much, Arteta has many other options to replace the injured Martin Ødegaard although it cannot be denied that Martin Ødegaard is quite an influential player but Arteta has experienced something like this and he can solve it.

Against Tottenham is always difficult because this is a Derby match that is always presented with high tension and indeed this match will not be easy for Arsenal but personally I am still very sure Arsenal can still win the match later especially the draw in the last match against Brighton is a reference for Arsenal to be able to get back full points and advance in a positive trend for the competition for the PL title this season.

Mauricio Pochettino unveiled as new USA head coach

Mauricio Pochettino has been officially announced as the new United States head coach.

The former Tottenham, Chelsea and Paris St Germain manager's appointment with the US men’s national team had been widely anticipated and he has signed a deal to lead them into the 2026 World Cup, which they will co-host with Mexico and Canada.

He told the US Soccer Federation’s website: "The decision to join US Soccer wasn’t just about football for me; it’s about the journey that this team and this country are on.

"The energy, the passion, and the hunger to achieve something truly historic here — those are the things that inspired me. The opportunity to lead the US men’s national team, in front of fans who are just as passionate as the players, is something I couldn’t pass up.

"I see a group of players full of talent and potential, and together we’re going to build something special that the whole nation can be proud of."

Pochettino, 52, left Chelsea in the summer after a single season in charge.

He previously took Spurs to the 2019 Champions League final, where they lost 2-0 to Liverpool, and won Ligue 1 and the Coupe de France during his 18 months at PSG.

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Manchester United have spent a lot of money building their squad. Still the squad is not strong enough. At the same time, as strong as the squad is, their performance is even weaker.

Manchester United have spent big on Antony and Hojlund in recent years. Antony probably cost Manchester United 96 million. And the club probably spent 75 million on Hojlund. But we don't see good performance from these two players. I don't know why Manchester United management spent 96 million for Antony. If Manchester United management had been a little more careful with their spending, they might have built a stronger squad.

Winning strategy are oriented by the headcoach, the Red Devils have everything it takes to surpassed their hurdles but it comes with a price and that's staying consistently on streak winnings. Rasmus Hojlund is a top player for Manchester United. He's always focused on scoring goals and enchancing the performance of the team, he's been sidelined for months following a crucial injury and leaving Erik Ten Hag in a compromising position of surfing out a potential replacement for the club. We'll watch out for Manchester United, their stats probably poor this season and not encouraging but no need to panic because winnings is based on the big games.

There are not many quality players in Manchester United and Ten Hag already tried to rotate many players in many positions, but the results weren't going well. I would say the situation is kinda fucked up, Ten Hag can't do more experiment and Manchester United's performance is still awful.

I expect Manchester United will suffer many losses and draw till the next transfer window opened.

Arsenal cannot stop their players to playing defend their national team because if Arsenal do that they will gets sanction from FIFA and indeed it is confirmed that Arsenal will playing against Tottenham without at least 3 players including Odegaard and this is difficult situation because those players mostly is a midfielder and these situation makes Arteta have to thinking hard

Regarding the replacement of Odegaard, Declan Rice and Mikel Marino probably Arteta will playing Thomas Partey or he will make Leandro Trossard as attacking midfielder besides these players there is possibility Oleksandar Zinchenko will be played since the beginning of match but indeed with the absense of Odegaard and Declan Rice it makes me doubt Arsenal will be able to overcomes Tottenham especially this is away match for them and derby match always be difficult

Arteta must feel confused about the current situation. Because in a few days they will face the London derby against Tottenham. And their opponents also cannot be taken lightly because we know that Tottenham is one of the strongest teams in the Premier League. Meanwhile, Arteta will not be able to keep Arsenal in optimal condition. Odegaard's injury is one of the things this team is most afraid of this season. this and now is happening. And apart from Odegaard, we also know that Declan Rice cannot be played due to the red card he received in the previous match against Brighton. Maybe the path that can be chosen is to reduce Trossard to midfield and play Raheem Sterling as well in this match, which will also be this player's debut at Arsenal.

And what did Slot build in Liverpool? He just came in place of Klopp and didn't change anything, there weren't even any new transfers (except for Chiesa, who came at the beginning of the season and hadn't played for the team yet). So Slot simply didn't change anything so as not to spoil anything, this is his main strategy, and ten Hag came to Manchester United when the team was in disarray and everything needed to be changed. I won't say that he coped with it, maybe it seemed that way in the first season, but then everything fell apart again, he is clearly not capable of fixing the game.

I agree that Rasmus Hojlund's return will be a big plus for Manchester United. His absence certainly affected the performance of the team's attack. Furthermore, with the return of Luke Shaw and Lindelof, Manchester United's defense will certainly become stronger.

That said, the Southampton team should not be underestimated, especially since they will be playing at home. It will be interesting to see how Erik Ten Hag handles this situation and whether he will be able to come up with a winning strategy.

This is good news for Manchester United because their mainstay players have returned to the team and will soon contribute to the club, surely Man United fans are really looking forward to Rasmus Hojlund because the team really needs him on the front line since he did not participate Manchester United could not play optimally especially Man United's blunt front line.
This will be a threat to the promotion club Southampton because they will face the Premier League giants especially with the addition of these players, even though they are playing at home but I think Man United is more favored to win the match the problem of the poor defense line has now been resolved because Luke Shaw and Lindelof have returned to the team they will keep Man United's defense with strong.

As a coach who claims to be the best coach and has indeed spent two seasons with Manchester before, Ten Hag should have found the right formula and game strategy for Manchester at this time, but if Ten Hag continues to try to experiment with tactics and game strategies, then we In fact it will only see Manchester United getting worse and there is no point in them spending a lot of money in the transfer market if it is not supported by good playing strategies and techniques from the ten hag coach, I think they should learn from Arne Slot who was able to build Liverpool and implementing a balanced style of play even though he is new coached Liverpool this season, but indeed Manchester United is giving too much trust to Ten Hag at the moment and it is very likely that they will regret it because of Manchester United decline in future.