Topic: Premier League Prediction Thread 2021/2022 - page 699. (Read 775646 times)

Your wish seems unreal after Chelsea's horrific performance against Manchester City's young squad. I'd rather take 10th as the possible for Chelsea to finish in the current season. Chelsea played poorly in the pre-season games. The match against City showed Chelsea's weak defense and poor form. These are their main problems.
They never really replaced Thiago Silva and Rüdiger. Signing an elite CB needs to be their priority this window; none of the ones they have are good enough.

Also, Chelsea conceded four goals against Manchester City. This was due to their failure to transition back to defense after losing the ball in the buildup. This is a drawback of the inverted fullback system.

For me it is necessary because the club needs quality players and coaches to provide trophies.
But sometimes it is the players who are inconsistent and there are also coaches who are not able to maximize the potential of the players they have. Having stable finances should be able to provide something more where the club can compete with other competitors in terms of winning the title.
But what happened was the opposite, Chelsea struggled to compete with other teams, even though at the end of the season the managed to make changes so that they finished in the top six of the standings.

Management must see the problems faced and maybe they should improve the pattern of player recruitment or the selection of the right coach.
If not, next season will not be much different and will remain a club that does not have the ability to compete for the title with other strong teams.

There is actually nothing to worry about Chelsea's poor form because it will continue like that, there will be no greater impact from their new management so there is no reason whatsoever about losing or leaving the field that is not good enough, Chelsea's lack of preparation in facing the next season is very clear even though their finances are fairly stable but all the staff in the management are less careful in getting players and in my opinion more carelessly and this is a factor in Chelsea's decline every season.

Is there any progress in every season?? of course not, this is not a matter of prestige but the reality is that way so this defeat to Manchester City is an absolute thing for the match so it is very clear that Chelsea's New Management is not able to bring significant changes to Chelsea.

You know Pep Guardiola is not the kind that avoid some certain questions, he had to play along concerning the pitch, if it was that bad how come we had 6 goals in that game? Or was it because the pitch wasn't good enough that was why? The thing is when you're good you're good so for the manager of Chelsea I believe he is acting base on the pressure that's coming and you had to give the fans a reason for the poor performance. Ok let's say Man City lost to Chelsea, do you think he would have come out to say the pitch was bad? No, now you get why I don't find the statement of the coach that cool. About sacking him is really not going to happen because he hasn't done anything yet but if this continues (the poor performance) I believe the fans might start singing for a new replacement.

Lol it's weird to have to fire a coach before the season starts, what can we expect when a new coach just wants to build a squad it would be better to give it some time and see how it improves. Chelsea have a coach with experience in the Premier League so there is no need to be too quick to say anything in a friendly match like this we don't know what potential is hidden. What is clear is that when management decides to choose a new coach, he deserves to be given a chance at least until the middle of the season.

Somehow I think Chelsea will be one of the main contenders in the top 4 for this season Chelsea squad has the ability to do it we just need to wait for the right time, do you remember how Chelsea played in the last few games, I mean last season? they managed to take a place in the top 6 with a winning streak.

Every preseason match is not a great one to showcase how well a team will do when the league finally begins and Chelsea’s performance in preseason is not an exception. Chelsea is a very talented team but things are not just going well for them now, but with the coming of the new coach, we might see some changes that’ll make them stronger than they use to be. Lot of coaches have benn sacked, I hope Enzo Maresca gets it right now so that he don’t fall into the same shoes as the former coaches did.


Pep Guardiola strength as a coach cannot be underestimated, he has done a lot of things to make one call him the best. To be successful in two different league and wining trophies back to back is not that simple, so I really admire his managerial skills. Other coaches in the premier league will want to show him how good they are, but I think he’s already ahead of most of them and they can only try. With a good coach and a good team squad, you can go far and beat any team in the league and win the trophy.

It is understandable that Chelsea defeat to Manchester City does not reflect the performance they will show next season. However, the defeat must still be evaluated properly by Enzo Maresca, before facing a high pressure official match. Chelsea have spent a large budget to overhaul the squad, especially after the change of ownership, it seems that Todd Boehly needs to be patient longer to enjoy the results of his investment. Chelsea pre-season tour looked disappointing, if that performance is repeated in the Premier League then the change of manager will be regretted. Pochettino began to show signs of development at the end of his journey last season, Enzo Maresca must ensure that Chelsea do not experience a decline. Next, Chelsea will face Real Madrid, most likely the victory will tend to side with Ancelotti squad.

I think I have a contrary opinion to yours concerning Chelsea manager's reaction to his team's defeat in the hands of Manchester City. He said the condition of the pitch was too bad and that caused the team to underperform and Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola also confirmed Enzo Maresca's claim about the pitch condition. I know that a lot of Chelsea fans are eager for nothing but success under their new manager but they must first give him all the necessary support and time to succeed.
Talking about sacking him, I don't think there's anyone who would want to sack a manager that's yet to oversee a competitive game.

This Chelsea new manager to me is confused on what to say concerning the team after losing to Manchester City he still had to come out and say it was because of the pitch on which both teams played on that was why the squad performaned badly and that was why they conceded those goals. I only see a man who will complain at any given opportunity and not a coach that's ready to take the fall for the team and make amends.
Enzo Maresca is one lucky man because if it was the former owner he would have been thinking on how to replace him because he can't even work understand pressure especially when the team is losing, he can't make some changes that would change the outcome of the game to his favor. I don't know how he's going to do it but I hope the players can help him out because the journey of next season is going to be hard for the coach.

No good critique uses the idea of the pre season games to make a conclusive judgment on the possible performance of a team, rather the teams main strength and abilities are seen mostly during their league games because at that point they will be able to exhibit to their full potential their abilities as for every game.they are playing has got something at stake unlike the pre season friendlies which is just to get them prepared for what is ahead when the main season begins.

Manchester United created many chances in that match but the Liverpool team show them how to utilize the chances. Erik Ten Hag in his post match press conference said he was happy they created, chances and held possessions but I think he needs to be concerned because last season they could all do this together and without converting their chances they lost and drew most matches. Yes it was clear that the lack of striker was the major problem but with Hojlund out for months I think Ten Hag needs to find solution fast, maybe the new boy Zirkzee will have to kick start straight away when season starts.


Exactly they have been used to quick fix and success lifestyles that the Abrahmovic era provided them with, this is another board who have different perspectives so they need to exercise patience. But also I think this Bohely and his crew are getting many things wrong, no club builds with all players been young can flourish easily, he needs to allow some senior players stay with the team and probably leave when the rebuild is complete

Honestly Chelsea last season new signings was the worst  the likes of Romeo Lavia  and Christopher Nkunku though injured almost throughout last season hasn't been played and tested, Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez and Mudryk hasn't proved their worth except Palmer who had helped the club especially in their attack by scoring many goals and as their penalty taker, I am particularly consigned with the huge sign-on of the duo of Caicedo and Fernandez yet both hasn't live u expectations in fact when the latter got injured towards the end of last season Chelsea started winning their matches in his absence, however the new season is another opportunity for them to prove themselves.

Chelsea really didn't have such serious problems under the last owner, but I doubt he ran the club so well that things would start to crumble to such proportions after he left. Who knows, maybe he can still make a comeback. I hope in the new season to see a less chipper Chelsea that can fight for the top 5 in the table

Pep Guardiola's contract will end next season, namely until 2025. Has he received a contract renewal yet? I haven't looked into this yet. But if not, then reportedly Pep will indeed leave after next season. And if that's true, maybe other clubs in the Premier League will be quite happy because in the end Man City will lose their best coach. But for Man City I think they will miss a lot and they will try to retain the best coach they have. Everything will depend on Pep's decision. But one thing I want to see is to see another team win the Premier League title even while Pep is still Man City coach. After that I will be very curious about where Pep wants to go next. And whether he will repeat extraordinary things at his new club someday. For now, maybe he will try again to make Man City win the title and will also try to conquer the UCL again. But this season I think things will be more difficult and the competition will be tougher. Both in the domestic league and in the UCL.

Since the Todd Boehly era, the top brass behind Chelsea's success under Roman Abramovich have left Stamford Bridge one by one. For example, Granovskaia and Petr Cech decided to leave Stamford Bridge as the previous owner stepped down. Since then, Todd Boehly has been actively involved in player transfers. And as we can see, Chelsea is currently filled with young players. I don't know who Chelsea's current sporting and technical director is, because Todd Boehly plays a more dominant role. However, usually the sporting director takes care of player transfers, not the owner directly. That's why, last season when Todd Boehly was directly involved in player recruitment, the transfer prices of the players they were interested in skyrocketed. Well, Chelsea should be handled by competent people who take care of every aspect. So, the owner doesn't need to be directly involved like Todd did. This is a job for Chelsea and Todd Boehly as the club owner, he and his staff need to evaluate so that Chelsea can become a tough team again. However, we also shouldn't ignore that the match against City is a friendly match. Moreover, Enzo Maresca is still trying to tinker with the players' positions, the system and the pattern that he applies to his team. To ensure Chelsea's true performance, we will find out soon after the Premier League competition starts.

The football players are talented and gifted with skills to play football games is the way Pep Guardiola is gifted in managing football players. Manchester City is not his first club to win most of the trophies he is winning, he has done them majorly while in Barcelona even though many people were saying it was Messi influence but he came back to Premier League, rearranged Manchester City players and he is doing well here again, this is not luck but his work and he does it with dedication.

I only pity how other teams in the Premier League are going to cope until 2027 where his contract might possibly end with Manchester City but if they decide to renew his deal, then that is going to be another years of torture from Manchester City because Premier League will be difficult for them unless there is changes in the managers across other clubs and perhaps his age factor too.

There are many factors that make Man City always superior to other teams. Firstly, they do have strong financial strength. Secondly, they have a squad or players who are also very high quality, both the main and second tier players are all the same. And thirdly, they have the most qualified coaches and have many achievements. And we know that Pep Guardiola is a coach who can always make a club rise to its maximum level. So Pep can utilize the financial strength and excellent depth of the squad so that Man City is always at its best every season. So it will be very difficult to beat Man City every season as long as Pep Guardiola is still there. because even though Man City has good financial strength and squad depth, if they don't have Pep Guardiola as their coach then I think that's when Man City will start to weaken and will have difficulty defending the title in the Premier League. but last season Arsenal almost beat them in the race for the title and I think in the season that will start soon we can still hope that Arsenal will try again to stop the dominance that Man City has in the Premier League. But yeah, Liverpool and their new coach can also make a surprise.

I think arsenal should be able to compete against pep this coming season. It should be 11-12days from now for the season to start, if am not mistaken. Arteta is now going for the experienced players if we observe their recent signings. Though man city hasn't made any main signing this season, but from one of their preseason games I watched, I can tell you that some of their academy players are far better than some first team players in the premier league, which I think would be more than enough for city to compete as well. Let see how it goes, especially, since we are having some interesting fixtures at the beginning of the season for almost all top teams. I am not really sure of wha Liverpool's new manager can do, though I observed that he knows how to play a possessive football well but not sure if he will be among those we will be talking about as the season continuous. But I think the fight is just between arsenal and city for the now.


And I also think that Chelsea fans lack patience. They are never interested in building (which I think not all clubs do). From my opinion, these players are still very young, with majority not having that premier league experience, I will be expecting a change maybe from the next 3-4years. This is premier league, where team performance must click, before they can outperform others. So, you are right by insisting that they must build a formidable team, but am not sure if the fans and board will be patient enough for that.

They don't really need too much world class players, all they need should be players with enough confidence and experience in the Premier League Competition and players who has potentials of succeeding for the club in the next few years ahead. I also do not think that, tbry have done poorly with he signatures they have made.
I think, Todd Boehly is more of a profit making owner so he wants to make enough from the sales of the old lady.

I don't know how Roman Abrahimovich handled it. What I knew was how Jose Mourinho made use of the experience players and that of those young players without experience. With time, the both of them finally aligned.
There's nothing about luck in this right now, and I don't see him trying to copy from the past owners. Most importantly, Chelsea need to start solving the defense issues immediately.

I am expecting a great display of football from Manchester City even in the next season, they’ve come very far in this great performance and are looking to expand their league titles more. They don’t still look weak and I won’t be surprised if they win the league title for another time. They are a team with a lot of potential and are very strong till date. Only Arsenal is seen as the team with a lot of potential to withstand them for now. Until the season begins, we can’t tell how well they can fight them to win the league title next season.


The frequent sack of coaches at the end of seasons has made it difficult for Chelsea to build a solid and strong team. They’re always looking for a way to see themself at the top in every season which can’t just happen because it’s not magic. Firstly, they need to build a formidable squad that can be able to fight through and withstand any team they face in the league, only then they can at least get a chance to compete for the league title. Chelsea is still bad mouth like before because even after the owner of the team was changed, the same thing is still what is happening with the new owner.