Topic: Premier League Prediction Thread 2021/2022 - page 704. (Read 775562 times)

Change of management is having serious trouble for the Chelsea because after this change we have no good things happening around Chelsea they are having fall down with many coaches are already gone and chances of improvement is still not good because we need some time for coach to have changes and bringing improvement which happened in last season, but suddenly another change of coach bring another dilemma for them.

Now as we are having few good changes and mostly are expecting Enzo could be gone through for good results realistically it is looking not easy for him because we have to expect few things having good and solid performance is not going to happen quickly usually its take time and for this management needs some patience and good favour to coach currently we are having few clubs which are going down and having serious trouble due to management, but can things take change its never been easy.

Osimhen is a player that like counter games, he can be best fit in PSG’s style of football not Arsenal’s because Arsenal pattern is a possession football, while Osimhen will want to receive the ball from a far distance, he can come to Arsenal perform well but the probability of him getting it right with Arsenal’s pattern of game is very slim unless if Arsenal start using their wingers to drive the game all the times.

Watkins is one of the best strikers in the EPL last season, he was my best striker because he performed better than Haaland, Hojlond and other strikers in my opinion. If Arsenal can get him, he will be a perfect fit for Arsenal, he can help them to win the Premier League easily than Osimhen.

Klopp chose to retire because he wanted to take a break from football. Liverpool have no problems with their coach and player performance. So this will make Arne Slot's job a little easier because he has a very solid squad and had no problems last season. This is different from Ten Hag and Maresca who have to rebuild their squad. Chelsea have spent a lot of money during the Pochettino era and this is a tough challenge for Maresca to bring Chelsea back to being a title contender. I think Arne Slot will have a good season with Liverpool this season. It is not impossible that he will ask for advice from Klopp on the tactics he will use.

You are right. Liverpool will not be as strong next season as they were before because, even last season, they did not end the season in a way that will make us think they will come back stronger by next season. Also, they are not preparing ahead of next season like other clubs are; they did not get any players to join the squad.

I won't say much about that; maybe they have their own reason why they did not sign any new players, or maybe their new coach is confident enough with the current squad, and that is why they did not board anyone to strengthen the squad ahead of the coming season.

Their is no reason for arsenal to keep him because his performance is not affecting the club positively, so I think Arsenal won't have any regret for letting him. It will be better if the coach can bring quality players because this is all Arsenal needs to defeat team like Manchester City. Arsenal really needs to strengthen the team for the new season because in this season Manchester may not even be the only challenge they will. The game Arsenal lose to Aston Villa is what made them not to be able to achieve the tittle of the league.  They just need to try their best to have  a very tough squad.

Yes, the rumor is everywhere and I don’t think it will happened because of the money Napoli is demanding. For PSG and Chelsea to fail out of the deal, I don’t think Arsenal have the money to sign Osimhen, they are just showing their interest because they need striker before the end of the transfer window. Nevertheless, I don’t think he can as well be a good striker at Arsenal due to Arsenal’s style of play.

Ollie Watkins will actually do better at Arsenal because he has some Premier League experience already, but can Aston Villa let his go? I think no because they don’t have any plan to sign a striker soon.

That has been talked about a lot and yet some people still insist that Pochettino was a great manager before, so why would he be bad at Chelsea. It's simply sometimes misfit, not every manager could fit perfectly for every team, while they can be great at one team, they can be terrible at some other team, it's as simple as that.

We should be looking into what people will do, and how they will react, and keep them or fire them based on that. Pochettino was great before so they hired him based on that, but used the players terribly so he was fired because of it. I think this season they will be a bit better, not some amazing great manager now, still a bit question mark, but a change will do them some good in the end for a better future.

There are a lot of speculations linking osimhen to Arsenal. I mean the links are heating up but they all have one source. I have my reservations about Osimhen. Honestly, I don’t think he’s that level raiser Arsenal need upfront. I don’t think his game is fluid enough for their set up. I don't think he's a good ball player. That fluidity is key to how Arsenal play. He’s not clinical enough and that's really what the next guy should clearly have above Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus.

I would honestly take Watkins ahead of him for all-around play and EPL-proven factor. Ollie Watkins or Isak over him because I think those two  could score more goals in this Arsenal system and in addition, they're better suited to their  style of play. At least, they wouldn't expect them to score less based on last 2 seasons' performances.

What you said was very visible in that match, the Liverpool players seemed more free to play the ball and they were even able to make Arsenal have to work hard to score a goal in that match, although the friendly match did not reflect the true strength of the two teams because neither of them fielded the main players in that match, but as a new coach who had not adapted well to the English league, Arne Slot was able to show Liverpool's style of play which was attractive when attacking and very solid when defending so that the Arsenal players had difficulty getting an equalizer in that match.
I don't know whether Liverpool or Arne Slot are only able to talk a lot in friendly matches or whether they will bring a better team to compete in the Premier League next season, but Looking at their game when they beat Arsenal, I actually see that the attack applied by Arne Slot is skewed built through the midfielders and it is the same as Feyenoord's previous playing style, so I think if that is what Arne slot will implement next season in official matches then now they have to really improve the quality of their central midfielders.

Slot seems to be able to adapt easily to Liverpool after seeing them beat Arsenal, even though this is only a friendly match, it cannot be denied that Slot has found chemistry with Liverpool's players. Indeed, both teams have not fielded their best squads, but Liverpool are filled with more young players in the match, of course if Liverpool play with a complete squad, Liverpool's performance could be even better. I can't wait for the EPL league to start, because this season the potential to compete in the EPL league has changed besides Man City and Arsenal, Liverpool is also participating even though with a new coach, Liverpool's performance is still as strong as when coached by Klopp.

In this friendly match, Arsenal's attack line was a problem, even though they dominated the midfield. They looked hesitant and slow in attacking. Maybe this is what Arteta needs to fix before the league starts. I am also curious about Arne Slot's orientation at Liverpool at the end of this season, is it Possession Football or Ball Possesion?

I get your point and I have been thinking about it because some coaches would like to start up their own project and keep the previous manager's ideas off the team but it seems this man Slot is ok in continuing from where Klopp left it which to me I don't think is ok, imagine some players start falling out of line how can he hold the team together? He said it, he likes what Klopp have done and he would like to continue from where he (Klopp) stopped and that's what it looks like he's doing, if eventually he doesn't get in new players then we are only seeing the version 2 of Klopp's work at Liverpool.
Beating Arsenal doesn't show that Liverpool can dominate the Gunners when the time comes, fine Arteta lost the friendly game and without a better attacker doesn't mean they are going to let Liverpool step on them again and again, the next time Arsenal visit Liverpool or entertain the Reds I don't think I'd see the Gunners that lost 2-1 but a more vibrant team that's ready to go again for the title. But is not too far to test Slot's ability to manage a team as Liverpool, my question is, can the new boss of Liverpool do better than Klopp in his first season?🤔

I have been watching Smith Rowe closely while he was at Arsenal and he is actually quite a talented player but has been hampered by the tight competition to get many minutes. Occasionally I only see him come off the bench and I think players like him will start to get tired if they don't get certainty.

Here Fulham moved quickly to be able to move him from Arsenal and they got a player who was badly needed by the club. A 5-year deal is not bad and with this Smith Rowe will certainly be very happy because he will get more playing minutes and can be a mainstay for the club he plays for. I hope that he actually deserves to be at Arsenal and he should tell Mikel Arteta that the decision to let him go was a mistake.

When compared to other teams that are rebuilding their squad strength such as Chelsea and Manchester United, Liverpool is the most disgusting team, Liverpool performance does not seem to have declined even though there has been a change of coach. Of course Liverpool will start the season well if you look at their current performance, Arne Slot doesn't seem to have any major problems in his first season because the players are still able to maintain their best performance.

The success of beating Arsenal is proof that Arne Slot is capable of handling Liverpool, the same incident may happen in the EPL if they remain at their best level. Arne Slot may be luckier than Enzo Maresca and Ten Hag because his players are still able to perform optimally, the new season will be a challenge for Slot who has just taken over Liverpool, but it seems he will not experience any major obstacles.

It turns out that it was not easy to predict the outcome here  
Overall it's quite strange that in these two games only one goal was scored, but still these are friendly games so any result should have been expected (complete randomness). I still hold the opinion that in friendly games it is better not to bet or bet on the underdog (in this case it would be BTTS No).

I am more confident that if Emile Smith Rowe joins Fulham, Arsenal will not regret it.
He has experienced a decline in performance since the last few seasons while Arsenal is currently building the club to be stronger after getting 2nd position in the points table and has the desire to win the premier league title with productive players.
ESR is no longer very productive so Arsenal has the urge to sell him.

A player's performance can improve if he is with the right club while Fulham is not better than Arsenal who have better quality coaches and experience.

You can see here for details of Emile Smith Rowe's career during his time with Arsenal.
https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/emile-smith-rowe/detaillierteleistungsdaten/spieler/392765

There is nothing unique in this transfer window that we haven't seen before. It's just the normal routine for clubs to strengthen their squad. I am just laughing when you said that Manchester City won't win most of their matches again this coming season. I want to ask what do you see that's making you think this way, for the past four seasons remember Manchester City has been winning the league, even though other clubs has been recruiting players during those times. Manchester City is not the trophy here,  so focusing much on Manchester City won't do any club any good, instead they should focus on stabilizing their squad. Do you also know the kind of improvement that Manchester City is doing on their own behind the scene. Manchester City will up their standard from what we saw last season as well. Despite the squad improvement that we are seeing other premier clubs doing, Manchester City still has a better chance of winning the league than any club in the premier league.

While some strong teams in the Premier League like Manchester United and Arsenal are trying to hire more players and get their teams improved, I think we shouldn't forget about teams like Fulham since they also had good performance in the last season and now it seems Fulham hired Emile Smith Rowe the player of Arsenal.
Emile Smith Rowe is a young player and he is only a 24-year-old player. Emile Smith Rowe started his career in Arsenal and now he left the team at Fulham. He signed a 5-year contract with Fulham and I think Arsenal will feel regret because of losing a player like Smith Rowe.

I agree with you to an extent, in as much as pre-season are not considered as serious games,Chelsea is not putting up good play as a team, with what I have observed and seen so far, Chelsea will not get a good result in their encounter with Manchester city,  for now I reserve some comments untill the season starts fully before I can say anything but reacting to what you said, let it be that what Enzo Maresca is doing with his team is a preseason joke if not, it will be very difficult for Chelsea the pride of London this coming season, let me also state it categorically that even though Manchester City win Chelsea in their first match of the season it doesn't mean that they won't lose any match again neither is it a trophy win for them,  Manchester City is very good team know doubt, are you trying to say that Manchester city defeating chelasea will determine  the fate of other football teams in the English premiership in the new season, personally I feel that anyone can be at the top of league table in the beginning of the season but that doesnt mean that they have won the trophy, for the past few seasons, Arsenal has always been at the top but at the end they won't still lift the trophy, there are more football tasty teams that are coming from relegation and i believe some of them wont like going back to where they are coming from, so with my observation I see a highly competitive season ahead in the English premiership.

So far I like how Liverpool plays without Klopp, maybe this is still Klopp's work and for now Slot don't have a greater impact on the team, but so far I do not even rule out that Liverpool will be able to start this season well. If they can beat Arsenal, no matter that it is a friendly match, then this is a good indicator. And maybe Slot will become the discovery of this season and will be able to compete with Liverpool against City and Arsenal. At least Slot did not make any cardinal changes in the team, so we can see the same team.

He should be proud of his team because he got the best result in that game but he shouldn't be too comfortable about his squad because the heat hasn't started yet, EPL and champions league games and the domestic league games too are to be worried about, we know they haven't gotten anything in the market which we also know that they need the team to be more than he is seeing it as "ok to go".
No matter how this manager Arne Slot wants to handle the Liverpool team I still don't see them becoming as tough as they were when Klopp was in charge, they need to bring in some new faces to make the team look more mobile. To me I think smaller clubs will make a mess out of Liverpool more than they can imagine especially their long time rivals Everton. Come to think of it Ipswich has been busy doing stuff in the market and you feel Liverpool can survive the heat against such a busy team? I haven't mentioned some of the teams who finished the top 4, Aston Villa, Arsenal, Man City and the others are going to get the best of Liverpool, so all I'm saying is, the Reds will find it hard to play as strong as they did last season.