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I agree with you. Chelsea have serious problems in their defense. I am confused why Chelsea increase the number of goalkeepers even though currently there seems to be around 8 goalkeepers in the Chelsea squad. But it seems true what X-ray said, Chelsea increase the number of goalkeepers not only to find the best and strengthen their defense, but to do some business and get profit from the player's price.

I don’t even think this business is only for goalkeepers that they have so many in the team. Chelsea has the highest number of players for the next season and with that number, I am very sure it is for business because most of those players won’t even get to play any match with them throughout the season. What baffles me is that even as they have this so many players, they’re still looking to sign more to strengthen their squad. This looks like business because I’m sure they already have their main players for next season and the rest will just be for business sake.

How much do you believe in the idea that the Community Shield is not that important for Man City?
The Community Shield is not a big competition but winning the opening match of the season gives the Man City players confidence and gives them a great spirit and will definitely get a good record this season.

Community Shield is also a trophy you can count to the many award trophies a club is suppose to have in their records room. None of the teams that will play in the community shield will not want to win the game or won’t take it that serious. Like you said, it will help build the morale of players to begin the season with. Every win is an encouragement and the first win is very important.
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It is not possible to confirm who will win this match between Manchester City and Manchester United today. However, as we have seen Manchester United lose in the FA Cup against Manchester City earlier, it is difficult to predict who will win today's match. Although we know that Manchester City is a strong team and they can attack every team and win how well they will perform against Manchester United today. Since today's match will be a strong enough attack by both teams, it is likely to be risky if we bet on Manchester United with the FA Cup in mind. Because it is very difficult to predict who can win between the two teams but Manchester City has a lot of chances in this match. Although Manchester United is not that strong at present and their game is not improving much at the moment but Manchester City is currently in good form. And today's match is going to be an interesting and exciting one as both the teams will want to win this match.
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Today Manchester United vs Manchester City will be the toughest competition between these two teams. There are hundreds of team fans who are waiting for this match today. Both these teams are very strong but Manchester City is comparatively the most winning side for this match. Haaland will do his best to lead his team to victory, and considering the squads of the two teams, Manchester City is stronger than Manchester United. Because Manchester City occupied the first place of the Premier League since last season. 

Since football is a game of uncertainty, we should not be completely dependent until the end of the game, so we have to wait until the end of the game to see which team can win.

Looking at the lineup, it is clear that both teams are taking this fixture seriously and will be playing at their best today. The community shield is an important trophy, it’s what helps the team kickstart the coming season as it sort of gives a psychological boost to the morale of the players. Although Manchester City in the past have lost three community shield finals consecutively and still went ahead to win the EPL title in those three seasons. So the community shield is not a factor in determining the winning team in the EPL.
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I agree with you. Chelsea have serious problems in their defense. I am confused why Chelsea increase the number of goalkeepers even though currently there seems to be around 8 goalkeepers in the Chelsea squad. But it seems true what X-ray said, Chelsea increase the number of goalkeepers not only to find the best and strengthen their defense, but to do some business and get profit from the player's price.
Bringing in more goalkeepers will not sealed the prospect of formidable form for the club. I'm pretty amazed with the current signings of the Blues, atleast it put them out to become a competent contender for the English Premier League title next season, definitely a competitive one. Chelsea making random signings and not of all of them are consider important, we have other streams that have become very active towards the signings from Todd Boehly actions.
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Manchester City or Manchester United? no one knows, especially since it reminds us of the FA Cup final some time ago. Cheesy

We certainly still remember where Manchester City was so favored at that time and they were sure they could win the FA Cup but in fact everything was beyond prediction where Manchester United became the champion. In today's Community Shield match, it will definitely be the same where Manchester City's advantage to win the title is so high and maybe it can be broken again with the right strategy brought by Erik ten hag.

Although Manchester United's current situation is not so good, there are times when this team cannot be underestimated, especially against a team from the same city which should be a reason for the pride that they will uphold to be able to win this match. However, if Manchester City wins, of course it is not surprising because they deserve to win this year's Community Shield. So what are your predictions? will there be any unexpected surprises? in my opinion this time both teams don't want to give in to each other and I think this time it's Manchester City's turn to take revenge. Smiley
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The betting exchange is too fond of Manchester City and I think that's reasonable because if you look at the overall development of these two teams, Manchester City is still far superior to Manchester United, but you also have to know that this is a prestigious Derby match so anything is possible in a match that is played with high tension

I think Rasmus Hojlund's injury will have a big impact on the Man United team and indeed if you look at the overall Man United team's bad luck has continued since last season, so many of their main players are injured so that is always a problem for Ten Hag making it difficult for him to develop this team.
Of course, in such a match every player is important and for Manchester United the absence of several players of the main team will be noticeable. In addition to the fact that it is a derby, it is also an opportunity to get a trophy at the beginning of the season, maybe it does not have such value as winning the Premier League, but it is a trophy, and ten Hag likes to repeat that he brings trophies to the team, so I do not even doubt that Manchester United will try to beat City again today, and Guardiola will certainly want to take revenge for the defeat in the FA Cup, so I expect this match to be very interesting.
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I agree with you. Chelsea have serious problems in their defense. I am confused why Chelsea increase the number of goalkeepers even though currently there seems to be around 8 goalkeepers in the Chelsea squad. But it seems true what X-ray said, Chelsea increase the number of goalkeepers not only to find the best and strengthen their defense, but to do some business and get profit from the player's price.
That many goalkeepers will definitely be very wasteful for a team because Chelsea will only use a few and it would be more ideal if Chelsea could sell half of that number to other teams and buy some other defenders to fill their defense to make it better. Because a team must be better from all lines and more importantly is the defense side apart from the front side which must also have fast finishers so that there are goals from each match. But I don't understand what Chelsea is doing now so that they can have that many goalkeepers.
The kind of business Chelsea is doing might backfire and not bring profits. The reason I said so is that;
  • Goal keepers don't cost as much as players.
  • Chelsea will need time to test all the 7 goalies to convince clubs come for them with high price. So, how will Chelsea test all these goalies?
It is becoming obvious that Todd wants to do the kind of business that Arsenal of Arsene Wenger was doing.
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With a new defender added to Arsenal squad, I'm expecting then to concede less number of goals than they did last season. They don't need to be perfect, they just need to bloody fight for themselves and be consistent. I still believe in my heart, gunners can win it.
The arrival of Calafiori and making David Raya permanent for the new season is certainly a good thing for Arsenal to do right now because at least with Calafiori, it can make our expectations greater for Arsenal's current defense.
Although it cannot be denied that for now I think Arsenal is not short of players, but they currently lack creativity and their mentality is still quite weak until now which makes their condition sometimes uncertain. Arsenal could be very good but at one time Arsenal could be very bad because of the lack of mentality they currently have.
Hopefully, of course we want something positive for them because whether we realize it or not, for now Arsenal is the only club that is most expected in the competition for trophies.
With what Arteta has been cooking so far, I believe in what arteta is doing for the club. Even if it doesn’t look like they’re in it, I believe they’re on the right track. I have not really watched the new signing Calafiori and this Merino guy they are targeting play, before Arteta bided for them, but I’m sure they’ll make the squad stronger.
Calafiori was a force in Bologna defense. His performance last season got them a European qualification. The Arsenal defense is already a strong one, his addition will not only make them stronger defensively but offensively because it’ll give the offensive players more confidence to attack.

Arsenal under Mikel Arteta have learnt from their mistakes..but all I can say is for him to start winning silverwares for the club with all the investments made towards getting the players he needs.
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I quite disagree with you. I meant, Pochettino got enough time to prove it, and he helped Chelsea climb up from 12th to 6th. It's a very good achievement, but Todd still fired him at the end of last season. It's proven that the main problem in Chelsea was the owner of the club itself.
As long as Chelsea has an inconsistent owner like Todd Boehly, they won't be the same as under Abramovich. I didn't even see anything wrong with Poch, but Todd sacked him.

I see why you disagree with me. But I think I need to explain about this specific situation. In this case, Chelsea did not give the coach enough time because he was bringing in good results towards the end. But Chelsea still decided to fire him and bring in another coach. What if they actually gave him a little more time, maybe another season? that’s why I think they still did not give him enough time. Or maybe they were already in some kind of agreement with Enzo Maresca before Mauricio Pochettino started bringing in consistent results. That also could be a reason.

Maresca will not be last for a season. With Chelsea's current form, I doubt they'll finish in the top four. They sacked Pochettino, who delivered for the club, and what about Maresca? Terrible pre-season under him, and what's next?
Lose streak in EPL? Out of Conference League? I have no positive impression toward Maresca.

the biggest mistake that Chelsea made was to bring in a new coach when the previous coach was still bringing in consistent results and was showing good signs towards the end of the season. Now the new coach will have to work with them from almost the start and the team will also have to get used to new tactics. That is definitely not optimal for any squad. Thinking that Chelsea is going to finish in the top four positions is literally being very optimistic.

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There is nothing wrong with Arteta's tactics, nor is anything inherently wrong with the team. Arsenal have just one problem, and that is Manchester City, the serial winners. Look at Arsenal's stats last season, it was unbelievable, but if you want to take the title from City you have to be perfect, and that might be asking too much from Arsenal.

Pep is out of this world, his hunger to continue pushing his team is unprecedented, Arsenal are edging closer to win the league every season, they get better after every season and learn new lessons, if they are "perfect" this season, then they will be champions after a very long time.

I don't think so. This Arsenal team lacked the character, the mentality to finish what they started. Place a club like Manchester United or Liverpool were Arsenal was last season and they wouldn't lose that game to Aston Villa. So you want to put the Aston Villa lose on  who now? Pep Guardiola? That's laughable! I know quite well that Josep Pep Guardiola is good but Mikel Arteta should have done better with his squad selection during that game.

This season kicks off in the next six days, yes? I'm still rooting for gunners to win it because Liverpool and Manchester United are not even close to winning shiit.

With a new defender added to Arsenal squad, I'm expecting then to concede less number of goals than they did last season. They don't need to be perfect, they just need to bloody fight for themselves and be consistent. I still believe in my heart, gunners can win it.
The gunners can win the league if they can correct the little mistakes that has always made them to lose out on the league for the past two seasons. I listened to one of Arteta's interview where he said that he is going to win all of his premier league matches this coming season, that was when I realized that Arsenal are in for a serious business this coming season. I would really love it if Arsenal will the league this coming season. At least it will pay off for the disappointments they have had in recent years. When you look at how their recruitment has gone this summer, you will see that this Arsenal side are in for a serious business. As always Arsenal has already known who will be their stumbling block, the moment they can find a solution to that problem the league will be their own. I don't expect Manchester City to be more hungrier for league this season than the gunners.
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I agree with you. Chelsea have serious problems in their defense. I am confused why Chelsea increase the number of goalkeepers even though currently there seems to be around 8 goalkeepers in the Chelsea squad. But it seems true what X-ray said, Chelsea increase the number of goalkeepers not only to find the best and strengthen their defense, but to do some business and get profit from the player's price.
That many goalkeepers will definitely be very wasteful for a team because Chelsea will only use a few and it would be more ideal if Chelsea could sell half of that number to other teams and buy some other defenders to fill their defense to make it better. Because a team must be better from all lines and more importantly is the defense side apart from the front side which must also have fast finishers so that there are goals from each match. But I don't understand what Chelsea is doing now so that they can have that many goalkeepers.
Between for business or used to see a goalkeeper who has the right skills for Chelsea. So from my thinking, it is likely that some of the goalkeepers that Chelsea currently have will be loaned to several other teams while the transfer market has not closed, it is possible that Chelsea will take this opportunity to get profit to cover the money that has been spent a lot to recruit new players this summer. Chelsea should indeed focus on several lines that must be added with new players, but we also have to see if Chelsea has a little difficulty in bringing in reliable attacking players like Osimhen who until now has not given any confirmation from Napoli. And if that can happen, of course there will be many who say that Chelsea will rise.
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Let's say we want to give Chelsea the benefit of doubt like they can carry the responsible of going for the title, how can they manage with these inconsistency and lack of form? They are not anywhere near better in terms of playing and Bayer Leverkusen was ready right from the beginning of the season and you could see how they manage each game get all 3 point without minding who their opponent was and you can't say that to Chelsea, fine we shouldn't underestimate any team but not with Chelsea, they haven't given us something to say they can try and also with Manchester United, they haven't been able to keep their house together and you say is winning the league title? No it can't happen but they can fight for the top 4.

The league hasn't even started yet (it starts in 7 days), but you can already say everything about the teams, meaning you're just having baseless discussions & this will be endless if i continue. Well, let's stop here, and let's just see what Chelsea & Manchester United can do. Moreover, Manchester United will play the opening match, they will face Fulham.
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I agree with you. Chelsea have serious problems in their defense. I am confused why Chelsea increase the number of goalkeepers even though currently there seems to be around 8 goalkeepers in the Chelsea squad. But it seems true what X-ray said, Chelsea increase the number of goalkeepers not only to find the best and strengthen their defense, but to do some business and get profit from the player's price.
That many goalkeepers will definitely be very wasteful for a team because Chelsea will only use a few and it would be more ideal if Chelsea could sell half of that number to other teams and buy some other defenders to fill their defense to make it better. Because a team must be better from all lines and more importantly is the defense side apart from the front side which must also have fast finishers so that there are goals from each match. But I don't understand what Chelsea is doing now so that they can have that many goalkeepers.
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Manchester United beat City in the FA Cup final to win the title. We were all surprised by the result of this match. Manchester United will certainly be looking for a similar result.

But we don't see good performance from Manchester United players in friendly matches. Their match strategy was poor as was the bonding between the players. For these reasons I have decided to bet on Manchester City to win. I don't think the City players will make any mistakes in this match. City will start the season with a win in this match.

The bad results obtained by Man United in the friendly match cannot actually be used as a reference that they will play badly in tonight's match because it doesn't really reflect their true strength. I think Man United was really unlucky and maybe they will lose in this match, but it's not because of the bad results they got in the friendly games, but because they couldn't play with their best squad, and what makes it worrying is that Man United lost many of their defenders.
Friendly matches cannot be used as a reference because in friendly matches the coach rotates a lot to see the performance of the players. So this match will still be fierce, especially since this is the first Manchester Derby in an official match before starting the new season.
Both teams have their own problems before the match starts, Erik ten Hag has said that their four defenders are doubtful to appear in the match later. But Man United if they win this match will certainly increase their confidence when starting the league later and this will add to Erik Ten Hag's trophy collection.
While Man City has a bad record when competing in the Community Shield, this can be seen in the last few years Man City has not been able to win. Man City lost to Leicester City, Liverpool, and Arsenal. In this match it is interesting to wait and see whether Man City will fail again or vice versa. For Man City, this has become a curse every time they win the EPL league, they have difficulty winning the Community Shield trophy.
So I see this match, both teams have a 50:50 chance.
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Yes, Manchester United will definitely find it difficult to really compete with Manchester City next season. Even though Manchester United has currently recruited new players such as Leni Yoro and Joshua Jirkjee, I also believe that Manchester United will still have difficulty competing with Manchester City. Because as we know, Manchester City is a very solid, compact team and has a great coach like Guardiola. The proof is that Manchester City managed to win the Premier League several seasons in a row. So with these facts it is clear that next season Manchester United will have difficulty competing with Manchester City for the top position in the Premier League. However, if they can enter the top 4, maybe Manchester United still has a little hope next season. The reason is that to compete for the top 4 positions, Manchester United only needs to compete with teams like Liverpool, Aston Villa, Tottenham and Chelsea. Even though it is difficult to compete with these teams, in my opinion Manchester United still has hope of occupying 4th place in the Premier League, if Ten Hag and the current Manchester United players play optimally next season.

Talking about players brought in by Manchester City in this transfer market, as far as I know, only one player has been brought in, that player is Savinho. Maybe in this transfer market Manchester City will not bring in many new players, because the current players will certainly still be able to compete quite well next season. So Manchester City will most likely save money in this transfer window.

Buying a lot of new players does not mean becoming better, ten Hag did it before, in the previous off-season they also bought a lot of new players, but despite this they had an even worse season. New players need time to adapt, to play with the team, all this takes time, and competitors will get ahead. I think that nothing will change for Manchester United, their main goal at the end of the season will be to get into the top 4, but this may not be easy, because there are teams that are progressing better like Aston Villa, which you mentioned, and Tottenham, Newcastle and Manchester United will fight for the Europa League, that's what I think.


You are definitely right. Some teams buy super expensive palyer all the time nad they make hge chacnges to t get better results. Teams like Chelsea and Mancshter United are always making huge chacnges and Chelsea is dong it even more than other tham while some other teams like Aston Villa started to hire players too. I think this wont be enoguh for these teams and stabilty and buight more victory for any teams while hiering players can just help to imprve when you need to give the coach some more tools but you can expect to see a mircle from these palyers.
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If we can be observant enough, Chelsea conceded enough goals from their central back and right back which indicates the incompetence of those players handling those positions. There was lack of communication between them at that defense especially when Thiago wasn't featured in the match, mistakes upon mistakes with same thing happening during this preseason. The one defender who has been top notch the whole season has been Cucurella and they owe him a lot because he delivered on his own part.

Chelsea should work with the defenders they have now and forget buying more, let them build the connection/communication among themselves instead of adding and then lack level of commitment, loosing the ball at critical points will only send the team down the table.
Defense is still a weak point that Chelsea must improve and this was seen not only during pre-season but also in the competition that took place last season. Chelsea did not prioritize these positions to be improved and instead they bought several players who were not quite right last season so there were many positions that did not work optimally when they played. Cucurella showed his best abilities in pre-season but he did not control the defensive position himself without the support of other players.

The coach must try to build good cooperation with the team and they must be able to communicate with each other. Next season the competition will be even tighter as almost most clubs have prepared the strength to compete for the title. If Chelsea returns to maximizing its existing strengths, it is feared that they will not be able to compete.
Last season, Chelsea's defense was dreadful. Everyone understands this. They need to shore up the backline, period. It's fantastic to bring in Neto; the youngster has talent. Realistically, though, they cannot simply outshine our issues. Maresca has to concentrate on assembling a balanced team rather than only a highlight reel.

Pre-season Cucurella looked great, and this new method Maresca's got cooked differs from Pochettino. That makes me hopeful.

Should they have these new men clicking and everyone adopts the system, they might surprise a few people. Folks, teamwork brings the dream work. Keep in mind that. they have the talent; they have a fresh direction; now it is time to put it into effect. Let us make this season one to remember for all the correct reasons.
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Defense is still a weak point that Chelsea must improve and this was seen not only during pre-season but also in the competition that took place last season. Chelsea did not prioritize these positions to be improved and instead they bought several players who were not quite right last season so there were many positions that did not work optimally when they played. Cucurella showed his best abilities in pre-season but he did not control the defensive position himself without the support of other players.

The coach must try to build good cooperation with the team and they must be able to communicate with each other. Next season the competition will be even tighter as almost most clubs have prepared the strength to compete for the title. If Chelsea returns to maximizing its existing strengths, it is feared that they will not be able to compete.

It seems that Maresca is paying more attention to the team's attack than to its defense. Fabrizio Romano writes that Pedro Neto has arrived in London and will soon undergo a medical, his contract with Chelsea is until 2030 with the possibility of an extension. Given how much Maresca is trying to change in the team, we will most likely see a completely different team, which will be different from the one we saw with Pochettino, but it is not yet known how much better their game will be. Spending big money on transfers is a usual thing for Chelsea, but I do not see an improvement in results from this.

This is one of the best in a long while we have been hearing or seeing players join Chelsea since the transfer window opened, with Neto's arrival I believe it will strengthen the attacking side of Chelsea and they don't need to depend on only Jackson who doesn't seem to improve in any way when it comes to getting a one on one situation or any kind. Enzo has a lot to do concerning the team and looking at one side of the squad will only cause a big opening for the team, if the defense isn't taken care of I don't see Chelsea as any big threat of the this new season, if they want to protect the goalkeeper they need an experience defender.
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Today Manchester United vs Manchester City will be the toughest competition between these two teams. There are hundreds of team fans who are waiting for this match today. Both these teams are very strong but Manchester City is comparatively the most winning side for this match. Haaland will do his best to lead his team to victory, and considering the squads of the two teams, Manchester City is stronger than Manchester United. Because Manchester City occupied the first place of the Premier League since last season. 

Since football is a game of uncertainty, we should not be completely dependent until the end of the game, so we have to wait until the end of the game to see which team can win.
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Defense is still a weak point that Chelsea must improve and this was seen not only during pre-season but also in the competition that took place last season. Chelsea did not prioritize these positions to be improved and instead they bought several players who were not quite right last season so there were many positions that did not work optimally when they played. Cucurella showed his best abilities in pre-season but he did not control the defensive position himself without the support of other players.

The coach must try to build good cooperation with the team and they must be able to communicate with each other. Next season the competition will be even tighter as almost most clubs have prepared the strength to compete for the title. If Chelsea returns to maximizing its existing strengths, it is feared that they will not be able to compete.

It seems that Maresca is paying more attention to the team's attack than to its defense. Fabrizio Romano writes that Pedro Neto has arrived in London and will soon undergo a medical, his contract with Chelsea is until 2030 with the possibility of an extension. Given how much Maresca is trying to change in the team, we will most likely see a completely different team, which will be different from the one we saw with Pochettino, but it is not yet known how much better their game will be. Spending big money on transfers is a usual thing for Chelsea, but I do not see an improvement in results from this.
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With a new defender added to Arsenal squad, I'm expecting then to concede less number of goals than they did last season. They don't need to be perfect, they just need to bloody fight for themselves and be consistent. I still believe in my heart, gunners can win it.
The arrival of Calafiori and making David Raya permanent for the new season is certainly a good thing for Arsenal to do right now because at least with Calafiori, it can make our expectations greater for Arsenal's current defense.
Although it cannot be denied that for now I think Arsenal is not short of players, but they currently lack creativity and their mentality is still quite weak until now which makes their condition sometimes uncertain. Arsenal could be very good but at one time Arsenal could be very bad because of the lack of mentality they currently have.
Hopefully, of course we want something positive for them because whether we realize it or not, for now Arsenal is the only club that is most expected in the competition for trophies.
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