Topic: Premier League Prediction Thread 2021/2022 - page 7161. (Read 788269 times)

After being frustrated by Zidane in Madrid, Bale was almost  in a  verge to sign a contract with a Chinese club in 2019, he had already fallen out of favor with his manager then, fortunately injury hit Madrid had no option than to keep him,  I believed Zidane is trying to inject fresh and young players into the team thus allowing few old players to leave, mourinho will definitely get the best out of bale after -all he is not a stranger to the team, this is the second coming  of Bale having play his debut match for the team in 2007,  Tottenham having the trio of Kane, Son, Bale in their attack will surely make a difference for the club.

I don't know, when you have a player like Bale on your squad, you do not really care about his contract as much as you care about the team and the future. Sure he is paid hefty but he is going to finish his contract anyway and if you show him that you like him enough to pay for him to Madrid, he will consider you as the first option as well, and we know he likes in Spurs and he likes playing there as well.

This only shows that dude would probably get a big pay cut, not only because he likes the club but everyone knows he doesn't worth big money anymore. I would say getting him and paying him lower for a longer contract at the same time would cost Spurs a lot of money for once, but they will be doing fine for like at least 5+ years and that is something teams can't pass up.

Although Bale had played for Tot for 6 years from 2007 to 2013, I guess he still need time to adapt and get use to this place. He had many extraodinary seasons with Real Madrid. Since Zidane did not want to use him anymore (most of the time he was on the bench whcih prevent him from scoring), his performance goes down really fast. Time will heal this man cause he is quite a big player. Mourinho understands what to do with his chess. This coach only makes a few mistake on the transfer market

I think the loan deal they got him on was ludicrous and was practically a transfer in all but name. It wasn't a good deal at all. They should have waited for his contract to expire and got him for free though I get the feeling Mourhinio doesn't have time to waste. I certainly don't think they should be paying anything to sign him permanently when they can get him for free if they wait. There's no way he's going back to Real that's for sure.


How can you score goals when he didn't even make the bench half of the time? Real Madrid were foolish to not utilise him when he was fit and Zidane not even having him on the bench when he was available was silly. They only loaned him out because Zidane made it publicly clear he wasn't in his plans so they might as well try recoup some of the ludicrous wages they're paying him to keep the bench warm or play golf.

Do any of you think that Bale has somewhat become worse in recent years? He scored about a dozen goals in almost each season during 2013-2018. Suddenly he's putting out only 2 goals last year, which sounds like the reason Real sent him on loan in the first place. I don't think this is the kind of player that Spurs wants to keep forever.

He also got an injury this year that made him miss 11 games in the span of 37 days.

https://www.transfermarkt.com/gareth-bale/verletzungen/spieler/39381

Arsenal and Aston Villa match was breathtaking for the football lovers. It was exciting and entertaining. But on the other hand, it was disappointing for Arsenal fans as Arsenal lost that match. Aston Villa's score was 3, but it was unfortunate that Arsenal scored nothing.
Inside the opening minute, Grealish cut into the box and found McGinn with a cut back and the Scot found the top left corner with a hammer of a finish. Leno was nowhere near the ball but felt his vision was impeded by Barkley. After much complaining, VAR took a look and advised Martin Atkinson to do the same on the pitchside monitor. After a long wait, the referee disallowed the goal. Grealish and Barkley then started to play confidently. But it was unfortunate that Bukayo Saka unintentionally redirected the ball into his own net from a cross after a nice bit of build up play from Villa. Villa continued to look like the better side as the second half started and were eventually awarded for their dominance with a pair of goals from Ollie Watkins to extend their lead to three and put the match away.
Arsenal shotted 13 goals and on the other hand Villa shotted 15 goals on the goal post. Arsenal fouled 11 times and Villa fouled 13 times. No team got red or yellow cards.
It was a great match. Aston Villa played incredibly. But Arsenal players were very much disappointed with their performance. After the match, Arsenal Boss Mikel Arteta said, "The way we lost today really hurts".

Correct, there isn't much difference between teams in 1-15th position currently. Couple of mess up in 3-4 rounds for a team can make the clear way for later teams to climb up the ladder or go past them. Below 15 are Birghton, Fulham, West Brom, Burnley, Sheffield which are clearly struggling so far.



Glad for Bale to be back at team where he is finding good amount of playing minutes. He clearly doesn't have future at Madrid and Madrid also wants to get rid of Bale. Bale to Tottenham seems like a likely thing to happen.

His contract expires next year. In fact, he could negotiate a new contract with another team in the next transfer window since he'll be a free agent in 2021. It's very likely that he'll reach an agreement with Spurs to lower his wages, then they'll have to negotiate a fee with Real Madrid and it's a done deal. He'll definitely be a Tottenahm player next season.

Who would that player be? Somehow there is rumours that Tottenham might try to get Bale on permanent transfer and if they do then they will spend a fortune for him. Bale could be a good choice but only if he could keep up with the premier league pace but from what I've seen, he is no longer the same beast as few years ago


Premier League is only on its 8th round so there isnt any major difference in points yet. One lose would end up making those team out of the top 4 spot so pretty much anything can still happen at this early stage

Great player but his age, wages & struggles to keep fit make him an unattractive PERMANENT transfer. He’s great to have on loan for a season though.

I think very interesting.  The 3-point difference can be easily covered.  It's a complicated season.  Leicester could be 6 at a time.  The Premier League will be very exciting this year.

You make a good point about the teams that usually start the season well but later loose their potential and thirst for winning as the tournament proceed but I dont think Man City will hold this season title. However, there's chance that Tottenham wont be among clubs that will fall away during the mid of this season through the end cause they are planning to get a player that will somehow help the team

Maurinho has to do everything within his power to ensure Bale stays in the Spurs team as he seems very much like the best man for the team. He's already doing well with the team and have a few goals already.

Tottenham and Mourinho have been escalating their progress to make a permanent transfer for Bale from Real Madrid. The bad performance of Lucas Moura and Delle Alli since this season's beginning and the efforts and positive mentality of Bale make them think Bale 9 will be a good player for Spurs. Bale slowly gets his fitness back and I wish he will get in a good form soon.



https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/transfer-news/bale-tottenham-transfer-madrid-latest-19251430

Plenty of time till the end, people are too quick to decide. One single injury can change a lot and each international break can change a lot and now we have another one. So basically from my POV there are a lot of teams that have a chance this year as this year is anything but normal.

Well, you can't ignore the Mourinho factor in Tottenham.  He knows very well how to play on the result. They play good under Pochettino, now with Bale, they have more options, plus experienced manager.
I am not sure whether Liverpool can withstand the loss of another key player like VVD. I think Mane's form is very important to them and if he's not good, it will reflect his results.
Both team Liv and ManCity currently have very poor defence and it will be hard to play against counterattack teams. there will be a lot of lost points.

Sure they can, but they need more players like Jamie Vardy and some luck with injuries.
I remember following them last year and they did very good, finished 5th but they even had chance to finish on 4th place for Champions League.
Liverpool is huge favorite in this match, and odds are low on them, but anything is possible, and I would be happy with a draw.

The title will go to Man City or Liverpool, it is only 8 games into the season. Most seasons there are one or two teams who start well but collapse as we get into mid season onwards. I expect Leicester & Tottenham to fall away.

Well you know... United and Arsenal are most likely they will now win for the next 10 years too.. I was not considering them as a potential winners of the League...

Next turn we will have a very interesting match and this will tell us a lot of things about the rest of the season..

Saturday 21 November

12:30 Newcastle Utd v Chelsea (BT Sport)
15:00 Aston Villa v Brighton*
15:00 Burnley v Crystal Palace*
15:00 Fulham v Everton*
15:00 Liverpool v Leicester City*
15:00 Man Utd v West Brom*
15:00 Wolves v Southampton*
17:30 Spurs v Man City (Sky Sports)

* Additional broadcast selections will be announced in due course

Source: https://www.premierleague.com/news/1754980

 Liverpool v Leicester City is the Match that will tell us if Leicester can compete till the end of the season.

Arteta will need some time to create a team capable of competing at the top. He deserves the time to create something special, fans will have to be patient, it won’t be a smooth ride.