Topic: Premier League Prediction Thread 2021/2022 - page 611. (Read 801708 times)

Wow, this is good news for Man United's competitors in the Premier League.
The management's policy should be emulated by other clubs so that there are other clowns accompanying Manchester United.
Fed up, annoyed, that's what's on the minds of the fans right now, what kind of joke does the management want to show by entrusting the future of the club in the hands of a coach who has really not improved in the 2 seasons that have been played.
especially this season I am very concerned to see their condition on the standings, they shouldn't be in 14th position, that doesn't show a strong team.
their schedule in week 8 is hosting Brentford I won't be surprised if the results are not satisfactory.

Then who is ready to replace Ten Hag in such a short time? I agree and strongly support the dismissal of Ten Hag from the United coaching chair. However, preparing a replacement must also be thought through carefully.
Removing Ten Hag now without preparing a replacement and only relying on a temporary coach is not wise for a team as big as United. Especially if there is no change in performance. If the club management is very serious about improving United, they must have thought about all that. However, until now, they have not taken any steps.
If it continues like this, just let United be the subject of ridicule on social media.

That's right. So far, Erik ten Hag is still confident in coaching Man United because he still has the trust of Man United's management. Although, there is a lot of news circulating in England that he will be fired but until now he has not been fired. In fact, what we see in Man United's current game, Man United's game system is not directed, there is no strong character, he also coached Man United even though it was his third year and was given the freedom to get targeted players (especially his former players). If the target is only the Carabao Cup and the FA trophy, and playing up and down every Sunday. Well that confirms this coach as a mediocre coach at the EPL level.

So in my opinion, just fire him as soon as possible, no need to wait any longer, no need to wait for the end of the season to fire him because Man United needs a coach who is respected by his players, so that there can be great respect from the players for the coach who can build player trust in the coach's strategy. However, if the Man United bosses still don't want to fire him, I also agree with you, actually this is no longer Erik Ten's fault, but this is all because of the mistakes of the club's top brass who made Man United what it is today.

This sudden decision will be as a result of the charges FA is charging Manchester City which they will hardly survived because they failed in their recent appeal, we don't know how it will go yet, but if they are find guilty of the alleged charges, they will serve several punishments which can result to the team been demoted to relegation zone and other penalties which include declaiming some of their titles they won. If the team management is fund guilty, they team will lose several players, and I am not sure if Pep Guardiola will stay with the team because we know that he is a coach that need a team that can spend a lot of money to sign all his desired players.

Lets generally review these charges here, are we even sure that Manchester City can win the case if they further decided to take the case to court? Because I think they actually committed most of these offense even though their management has money, they were using extra money outside the money the team is generating to sign more players than it should be, and if it keep on going like this, every team will will wants to the same and it will affect some rules in football.

Manchester City director of football Txiki Begiristain set to leave the club at the end of the season

Manchester City director of football Txiki Begiristain is expected to leave the club at end of this season.

The Spaniard originally planned to step back from day-to-day operations when he turned 55 but was so invested in the City project and working alongside manager Pep Guardiola that he extended that to his 60th birthday.

He reached that age in August and the decision was made with full knowledge and endorsement of the club hierarchy.

City are believed to have reached an agreement to appoint a replacement, who is due to start in early 2025.

Begiristain played a leading role in the recruitment of his successor and will continue with his duties during a handover period for the first six months.

The former Spain midfielder previously worked as technical director at Barcelona from 2008 to 2010.

He joined the Etihad club in 2012 in a move that reunited him with City CEO Ferran Soriano, who he worked with during his time at Barcelona.

Source link: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5828809/2024/10/08/txiki-begiristain-man-city-exit/

I must admit that Chelsea under the coaching of Enzo Maresca is showing a lot of improvement because I remember how low Chelsea is on the table by this time last season but surprisingly they have the number 4 position of the premier League now but I doubt if they would shift Arsenal or Liverpool from there position because if we check them through the clubs they have played with on this premier League, we would see that they have only been meeting smaller clubs and the only big team they meet was Manchester City and they loss the match with 2:0, so is from how they would perform with the bigger clubs that would give us believe that they can shift Arsenal or Liverpool, I even love the fact that Liverpool is there next rival, so if Chelsea wins that justify everything.

The competition between Chelsea and Aston Villa for now in the top 4 is indeed very tight considering that their position is only determined by the goal difference, but I think the two teams have bigger ambitions and targets than just the current top 4 positions, both teams have so far had a pretty good performance and the opportunity to be at the top of the standings is still wide open, so of course requires them to stay consistency in all their next game, But if we look at the busy schedule  from both teams have after the international break is over, of course it is will be a challenge that will test their mentality and also their consistency later in the league, so indeed squad depth will obviously be an important factor to face those challenges and Chelsea have the advantage of their squad depth factor this season, with a squad that contains almost 30 players and most of them are talented young players who are ready Competing, of course, makes it easier for Enzo Maresca to maintain performance and consistency with the right player rotation in every match.

The Premier League has only been running for 7 weeks and I see a slight change in the standings where Chelsea under their new coach has shown improvement, they have the opportunity to shift strong candidates such as Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City as long as the most important thing is that Maresca is able to maintain his consistency, and for Aston Villa like the previous season under the guidance of Unai Emery they have become strong and should be watched out for.

In the previous seasons we were often presented with three strong candidates such as Arsenal, Man City and Liverpool who took turns topping the standings but in the end Man City lifted the trophy at the end of the season, will that happen again this season?

So far we have seen the competition in the Premier League is starting to be very tight and some teams are currently starting to try to outperform each other, some teams that are in the European competition zone (ranked 1-5) currently only have a small point difference so that it is still possible for a change of position to occur in the standings, every team that tries to move up or maintain their current position of course requires them to be able to maintain performance and consistency in every their match.
Aston Villa did suffer some disappointing results, as you said, failing to beat Ipswich and only drawing with Manchester United previously cost them an important point and failed to dethrone other team in top standing, but with the small points difference, Of course we will see how chelsea and aston villa will put up strong resistance against other teams to fight for the top of the Premier League standings, because in my opinion, Chelsea and Aston Villa, they still have the same chance as Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City at the moment to end the season as champions.

It is till the season matures properly that is, from next year that we can begin to look at the clubs that will be able to be in the title race for long. Chelseas and Aston Villa are doing pretty well but how long will they be able to keep to their consistency is what matters the most.

However, the top three clubs are always like that trying to compete with one another on who stays on top to be ahead of the others. Liverpool have successfully sit on the first position and if care is not taken, either Arsenal or City will take over. I will not be surprised if it is Arsenal's turn to be on top which means that if they do, they might remain on top of the table for long just as usual.

The rivalry between Chelsea and Aston Villa will be determined by consistency, moreover a long season requires both teams to have player options and here Chelsea is very favoured because they can still continue to maintain their performance until the end of the season. While Aston Villa's squad is limited and then in the Champion League strong opponents await so it will be more draining than Chelsea. The Blues lose 1 or 2 players can still be patched up with other players but when Aston Villa loses players then the consistency can be reduced.

Manchester United's position is now 14th in the table. This team managed to get only 8 points in 7 matches. Out of 7 matches won only 2 matches and lost 3 matches. Manchester United's weaknesses, both in attack and defence, are on display. In 7 matches, Manchester United's players managed to score only 5 goals and conceded 8 goals. A Renowned team like Manchester United has scored only 5 goals in 7 matches. Manchester United's forward lineup is not weak. Still I am very upset to see such a poor performance. If the forward players can't do well, there is no way for this team to improve.



Ten Hag has been the coach of Manchester United for a long time. He bought players like Hojlund and Antony at high prices. And the management of Manchester United is paying high wages to these players. But the performance of these players with Manchester United is very poor. Manchester United team is behind due to bad match strategy. And the only solution is to find a new coach. We will not see any improvement in Manchester United's performance unless the coach changes.

7 matches and 8 points, Manchester United have these things and they are like a weak team now. It's very noticeable of three clubs which used to be strong, Manchester United, Leicester City and Everton are closely with each other at low ranks. Leicester City and Everton have risk of falling to relegation zone and their main targets in this season will be a position to stay in Premier League next season. Manchester United with their resources will not fall to relegation zone but it's hard for them to climb to higher ranks like top four or six of Premier League.

Era of Sir Alex Ferguson went away and like 40 or 50 years ago, I miss it so much. With his management, normal players can unite together and as a team, they are strong. With Ten Hag, star players can become useless under his bad management.

I still do not see the reasons behind this firm support from the management of the club for Erik Ten Hag because as far as am concerned there is no moral justification for allowing the coach continue, at least not after such a poor form that the club has been struggling with since late last season up to this moment and something ought to be done urgently or else the club may soon be faced with relegation threats if nothing is done. The club seem to be taking a nosedive and all that the management could do is to express their support for a non performing coach, I think they ought to do more than that. The club had participated vigorously in the transfer market before the start of the season and at such one would expect things to go in the right direction but the reverse is the case. I think it's time the coach sits up and start getting good results or he should be shown the way out.

Manchester United have lost themselves ever since Ten Hag took over. I can't think of any match so far in which Manchester United have performed very well and I will applaud the manager for performing well. Manchester United might have been in a better position if another manager had taken over. If one of the most discontinuous teams is discussed among the big teams in the English Premier League, the name of Manchester United will come first.  

After the end of last season, there were rumors that Manchester United might change their manager and appoint a new manager but such rumors did not come true. But if this rumor is true, it would be good for Manchester United. We understand this from a distance from the team, but Manchester United management does not understand this from this close.

It looks like Chelsea and Aston Villa will compete to be able to finish in the top four because at least, until this moment Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal are still predicted to be able to stay in the top three until the end of the season. Although indeed, sometimes one of them also still has a chance to fail to be consistent in the top three and thus, it will be a good target for Chelsea and Aston Villa to also be consistent in that position. Because if Chelsea and Aston Villa manage to be consistent in the fourth and fifth positions, then their points will also not be too wide with the three teams above them and thus, they also have a chance to be in a better position.

About the upcoming match between Liverpool v Chelsea, basically this remains a big match and there is also no guarantee for Liverpool to win despite playing at home. But, if for example Liverpool still win and Chelsea lose, but of course there are still many opportunities in the next matches throughout this season that still provide a chance for Chelsea to stay in the top five. Interesting of course, because Enzo Maresca managed to improve the performance and quality of Chelsea, unlike last season when Chelsea was still with Pochettino who was only struggling in the middle of the standings.

It was surprising to me how Chelsea were able to show the same results as Aston Villa and even managed to finish above them due to a better goal difference. Aston Villa lost a little ground due to the last two matches, when they first failed to beat Ipswich, and then lost points in a draw with Manchester United, and thus allowed the leaders to get away, now the advantage of Liverpool is 4 points, this is more than the distance of one victory, it looks like in the end for Aston Villa it will all come down to the fight for the top 4.

Perhaps Manchester United's top brass are waiting for the right time to make a decision, hoping that something positive will happen in the next few weeks. Although Ten Hag seems to still be trusted by the club's management to continue coaching the team, it does not mean that his position will continue to be safe, the club has started looking for solutions to the team's declining performance at the start of this season, Thomas Tuchel is included in the target of Manchester United's top brass to replace Erik Ten Hag. This season has been a nightmare for Manchester United, spending more than £200 million seems to have been wasted due to the team's increasingly difficult performance in winning.

Manchester United current position at 14th place with collect 8 points from 7 matches and they have been through an 5 latest matches in all competitions without the winning results so Manchester United has serious problem and indeed last week they had just gets draw result from Aston Villa but i don't think this result is impressive and on the paper indeed Brentford quality is below to them but Brentford latest performance is slightly better compared to Manchester United this because Brentford is still unbeated in the last 2 matches and Brentford also last week can able to win with big scores from Wolves

This match is 4th home matches for Manchester United and this season Manchester United home records for Premier League matches is very poor because from 3 latest matches Manchester United only get 1 win even from their latest match at home Manchester United have to lost from Tottenham with the final scores 3-0

I haven't checked the odds yet for this match but although Manchester United has poor performance but i assume they are the favourite and Brentford as underdog team and actually if Manchester United in the good shape beating Brentford is not hard task for them but the most problem is Manchester United has a problem with their consistency and this makes me doubt they can win and for betting option i think both teams to scores is good for this match

As expected Erik Ten Hag really got full support from United top brass despite showing bad results. Regardless of the 2 trophies he gave, in the end Man United position in the standings still proves that they are going through a difficult season. I think it's quite clear that if he is to be retained then all United fans should be patient for quite a long time, maybe 2 to 3 more seasons to see Man United in the ranks of the strongest clubs again. With the decision to support Ten Hag, if at the end of the season the club is in the lower ranks, we will not blame coach Ten Hag anymore but we will corner all this setback due to Man United top brass themselves who do not want to make a firm decision.