Topic: Premier League Prediction Thread 2021/2022 - page 656. (Read 774718 times)

This is what differentiates Man City and Arsenal in the last two seasons. Man City has a sharp striker while Arsenal does not, even though in terms of performance both teams are equally good. And it is very natural that a striker will easily come to Man City because apart from finances they also have a top coach so the potential to win trophies is there. While many strikers targeted by Arsenal have always failed to be brought in because they are expensive and Arsenal always loses in the fight for players.

In my opinion too. if this year Arsenal wants to compete for the EPL title, they must buy a new striker but don't just buy Arsenal must be smart in buying strikers in order to compete with Man City next season. the right candidate for Arsenal in my opinion is only Osimhen or Gyokeres. Because if they only rely on the current strikers, Arsenal will fail again this season. If they rely on Havertz, he will waste many opportunities and will not be able to score 20 goals in one season like last season, and Gabriel Jesus is also often injured, in the end Nketiah will be his replacement. So if Arsenal wants to win the Trophy next season, they must immediately buy a striker who is hungry for goals.

It is no wonder that Manchester City is still the main favorite team to win the title, because they are the most consistent team at the moment and also have a very good composition of players, especially they are also the team that I think has the best chemistry among the other teams that are their competitors in the Premier League. One more thing is that they are still with the coach who brought them success, so that is the capital they bring this season. Arsenal is their main competitor, they have a chance that is not far from Manchester City. Indeed, looking at their last performance last season they were quite promising, but we also don't know what they will do this season. I hope they can exceed what is expected so that there is a team that can put pressure on the defending champion. I also hope that other teams can provide something that makes the competition more alive.

And one more thing that Arsenal needs to win the title is that they need to build the mentality of their players so they are better prepared for the busy match schedule. Because last season we could see that Arsenal was quite easily affected by the busy match schedule. Like Arsenal lost several points in the Premier League because they were also busy with the UCL. And even Arsenal is not playing very well in the UCL and is only good in the premier league. Well, I think this time Arsenal must be like Manchester City, namely that they continue to perform well in all competitions. They don't think one of them is a priority, but they make everything seem like a priority. And this is related to a mentality within the club itself, including the coach and players, of course. But I appreciate that Arsenal met Manchester City several times last season and Arsenal always won last season. It's just that Arsenal were not lucky enough because they only lost in the race for the title because the points difference was very narrow.

Arteta is a great coach no doubt but when it comes to achievement and all that you can't say that to him, he transformed the Gunners to be as good and challenging as they are and even more aggressive but that patience of the fans has been there for a very long while and how long do you think it will last? These guys need something to cheer for and they're not getting it which I find disturbing from my own end, having everyone on your side to do your thing and they hope one day you can get them the trophy but is not coming, do you think they won't start panicking? They would, so if he knows what is good for the club, he should step up his game.
Arsenal don't need something negative to happen to Man City before they can step up and say they are dominating every club including the Citizens in the EPL, they are not the threat I mean Man City, Arsenal's threat is Arsenal and the other clubs. If you can't control your emotions and how you handle the other games then you can't go forward to achieve something great.

Well, I think that's the case, that is, as long as Pep Guardiola is at Man City, it is not surprising that Man City continues to be the favorite in the Premier League in the race for the title. Because Man City has everything it takes to become champions. They have the best coach, the best players and even their financial condition is also one of the best after changing ownership. But this season I feel Arsenal might be able to stop Man City's dominance in the Premier League. As long as Arsenal returns to the good game they showed last season. And yes, the problem is that Arsenal haven't really got a striker who is hungry for goals. But I still don't think Arsenal's current strikers are weak. Because after all, Arsenal's front line is still one of the best in the Premier League.

I think that regarding Aston Villa, many people have doubts about them after this club lost several important players in the player transfer window. But even so, Aston Villa still has the potential to become a team that competes fiercely at the top like last season. But maybe Aston Villa's focus this time will be divided with the UCL which could weaken Aston Villa in the premier league.

Even without looking at the odds, I can already say which team will be the favorite in the 2024/2025 season. In the same way, before I clicked the "vote" button, I already knew which team would get more votes. And this is no longer funny, because from season to season, the same team becomes the champion in the English Premier League. Probably, this year will not be an exception (when will this end?). I do not see any serious rivalry: 1st. team is the favorite, 2nd. team is the first loser, 2-3 teams create the appearance of being contenders, but at the same time they are noticeably behind the leader. Where is the real fight for the Premier League Cup?

As long as Pep is still coaching Manchester City, it is undeniable that The Cityzens will always be the favorites in the fight for the Premier League title. Guardiola is a coach who is truly capable of bringing the team he coaches to shine and is always consistent in every season. He is a coach who is able to see the potential of a player and utilize it well. In addition, consistent championship titles are supported by good funding, that's what Man City has shown every season. Arsenal only lacks a striker who can score goals in every match, this must be solved immediately by Arteta this season if he wants his chances of winning the title to be even higher.

quite disappointing for me, seeing Aston Villa's chances in 8th position considering that last season in the EPL this club was in 3rd position. and that's not luck, I think this season Aston Villa will show the same resistance as last season. with the help of its new players

It is true that Arsenal really needs additional strength in their attack line. It's not because they are weak in attack, but additional strength will make Arsenal stronger and will compete more closely with Man City. And yes, actually Osimhen is a suitable candidate for a player that Arsenal could take to strengthen their attack line. It's just that Arsenal also withdrew from the hunt due to Osimhen's high costs. And then Arsenal seemed to be preparing to move forward again in the race and perhaps Arsenal hoped that Napoli could lower Osimhen's transfer price. But I don't think Napoli will do it except a little. Even though it was rumored that Napoli was ready to negotiate Osimhen's price, in reality PSG failed in these negotiations. Which means Napoli are not serious about lowering the price of their striker. So if Arsenal wants to get him then Arsenal needs the courage to spend more money and fulfill the Napoli club's wishes.

I think Arsenal need a talented player and scorer like Osimhen right now. Osimhen is an excellent player. And Osimhen has the ability to score a lot of goals. This is why Osimhen can be a gem for any squad if used correctly.

Arsenal's squad is still strong. However, Arsenal do not have a suitable replacement if any striker in the squad suffers an injury. And this is why Arsenal lost their consistency in performance in the last two seasons. And this is why Arsenal need a talented player like Osimhen. As Arsenal aim to dominate the Premier League.

Napoli management wants 130 million euros for Osimhen. Although many teams are interested in adding Osimhen to the squad. No club is interested in spending so much money for Osimhen. PSG and Chelsea management are also not interested in the 130 million euro cost. This is why Arsenal are once again rumored to be interested in signing Osimhen.

I think Arsenal also wanted to bring in Osimhen in the transfer market this season. In fact, their interest in Osimhen actually still exists today. The only problem is that Arsenal still feels that Osimhen's price is too high. So Arsenal withdrew from the hunt for this player. And then PSG and Chelsea stepped up to compete for Osimhen. But yes, PSG has made an offer but Napoli doesn't seem to have agreed to it because it is still considered not to be what was expected. Meanwhile, until last week Chelsea were still in talks with Napoli but there was no progress. And reportedly Chelsea have also withdrawn from the hunt for Osimhen. And other news is that Arsenal wants to move forward again to hunt for Osimhen. But there has been no further news until now.

Kai Havertz is obviously good enough to be Arsenal main striker. But to win the league title, they will need someone in the same mould or with similar qualities to back him up. It's as simple as that. The person might get better and improve along the line but they can't have ONLY Havertz up top.
Havertz is a good enough striker but ONLY Him cannot give them the EPL title. This is just the same way only Haaland did not give Manchester City any of their league titles. There were games where the other guy (Alvarez ) stepped in and delivered when Haaland could not perform.
Football is team work, thats why you need other players that can step in and challenge the starters when there is loss of form, fatigue or injury.

Arsenal also have similar problems with players and positions like the RW and the CF.  They don't have multiple players in those positions that can deliver. They have only one stand out name which is very big problem.

Building up with youngsters and adding some star players with experience to the squad is a thing but it shouldn't only end with that, the question is would Maresca be able to bring out the best from those youngsters? if he can good for them this season but if not it's going to be bad for Chelsea this season cause Boehly has shown that he's impatient and would sack Maresca if he fails to qualify for the Champions League or win a trophy, winning the Conference League could buy him another season but going trophyless and not making top 4 could get him a sack letter, and that means the players have to learn the strategy of another new manager again. But I expect Maresca to try as much as possible in winning the Conference League if he fails to qualify for the Champions League especially if they succeed in signing Victor Osimhen. However those young growing players would benefit Chelsea for years, that's if they have a very good season with Maresca and development into future stars.

So far Arne Slot has still been able to prove his ability to train and keep Liverpool in perfect performance without losing in pre-season matches, indeed, we cannot assess Liverpool current performance and abilities only in pre-season matches because these matches do not show the true strength of each teamwhich has been around all this time, but to be honest, if you look at the tactics and game scheme being promoted by Arne Slot at the moment, of course Liverpool has the potential to surprise us all next season although they may not bring in any new players in the current transfer market.

Let's say the squad that Liverpool has next season will 100% maintain the Klopp era squad and of course in this case the tactics and game scheme will be the difference later, the Liverpool squad will have their first match against the promoted team Ipswich and I think they probably won't be difficult opponents for Liverpool in the match, as far as I have seen the friendly matches played by Liverpool, of course there is great hope to see them be able to compete and also challenge for the title next season in the English League but not in the Champions League.

In my opinion, Manchester City has more complete attributes than Arsenal, they have a more genius manager, they also have more stable finances. It is no wonder that Manchester City have always managed to win trophies in four consecutive seasons, even though we realize that in the last two seasons they were almost defeated by Arsenal. As we have seen together, expectations for Arsenal have increased for next season, I think that is very reasonable, because Arteta has succeeded in building a better squad depth than in previous seasons. Arsenal is believed to be able to suppress Manchester City next season, especially if we refer to the match between the two teams last season, Arsenal was able to beat Pep Guardiola squad.

Arteta understands very well what his team needs to win the trophy competition, a striker who is sharper than Gabriel Jesus and Eddie Nketiah. Unfortunately, until now Arteta has not shown any signs of wanting to add to his attacking options, many assume that Arteta should recruit a striker like Osimhen. While Arsenal current defense is quite good when judged based on the number of goals they conceded last season. Besides that, what Arsenal needs most to end their title drought is luck, so that they can perform more consistently, especially in crucial weeks like the end of the season.

I think every club has its uniqueness & Arteta wouldn't have a job at any of those clubs if He had the same set of results that they had during his darkest times. But Arsenal afforded him stability & patience.
That Stability and patience gave way for today’s reality…And the reality is that he’s a good manager worthy of the job.

I think the Board should give him this season and re-evaluate at the end. Back to back 2nd place finishes. Everybody is feeling the pressure. They need to start winning things. Effort without results is not enough. Even Arteta knows he has to win the EPL title.

This new season Arsenal will have to maintain ultra high levels all through the season. You think it's easy to improve a team every single year? As mad as they were last season, they still need to go up another level to stand a chance vs Manchester City, assuming Manchester City's levels don't drop.

Honestly, with the scarcity of managers in the market, I think that He should be retained regardless of the season's outcome as there's enough evidence to back him but their fans can legitimately question him & desire to win trophies especially the cup competitions.

If Chelsea focuses on building up their team with young player, it's a good and sustainable strategy. They are rich and can buy one or some star players to support young players and make a very competitive team. After about 2 decades of spending huge money for transfer and salary, and gaining some success with two Champions League and several Premier League titles, I believe that Chelsea already understood that this is an expensive strategy but not sustainable.

By focusing on and growing up young players, Chelsea will have a very good player resource to use with cheaper investment cost and can have a long future with these young players. Having a good youth academy will be another great foundation for their club success and a more healthier finance.

With the way we all are praying for Arsenal to win the title next season I still can't find a spot to digest this whole near success syndrome because I some how feel they might make same mistake like they did last campaign. But let's face the reality of the Arsenal road to becoming this season's champion, Arteta has been with the Gunners for almost 4 years now and up till this very moment they haven't gotten that league title and he has been coming close to win it but Pep and his ways of making the Gunners fail has also been working perfectly well, even when the Man City coach praises you as a coach to win the league or you're doing well as a manager just watch your back because he's going to beat your team.
If this season ends the way it has always been ending for Arsenal can we say Arteta out? Because he hasn't been a winner and the Gunners and as well as the fans need a manager to give them this title they have been dying to get not finishing second and from how I see it, you mustn't beat Manchester City to win the league, just go about winning your game and wait for the opportunity to fall in line. If Arteta fail to win the EPL TITLE can he be shown the exit door?🤔

I think that the transfer method that Chelsea is doing is more on young players who will not play in the Premier league, but some of the transfer players will enter the first team and now there is still a chance for Osimhen to join Chelsea this can add strength to them, it's just still skeptical what Chelsea will do later.

Poch in the last season did a good job where Chelsea won in a row which ended up in 6th place could shift Man United, but now Maresca comes as a new coach this will be difficult again to adjust.

Well, maybe coach Pep Guardiola and his students continue to set a record of winning the championship for the 5th consecutive time. Then this tournament will become boring. So Arsenal needs to try to overthrow Man City. It's time for Arsenal to end over 20 years without winning the Premier League title.

I know everyone is talking about Arsenal because they came so close twice and almost took the title from Man City last season. But I still look at Kevin De Bruyne, Erling Haaland, Phil Foden, and Bernardo Silva, and they are still better than what Arsenal has. Arsenal really needs another striker, really a special striker to overcome Man City. What do you think about Victor Osimhen? I think he is suitable and can lead the Arsenal attack.

I don't know how the bookies are seeing this Chelsea team but I do know that they aren't all that tight when it comes to their performance being consistent although this season we can't actually say anything but if we were to judge prior from their last season performance then placing Chelsea as 4th favorite in winning the league is somehow really absurd if you ask me.