Topic: Premier League Prediction Thread (EPL) - page 395. (Read 1199234 times)

Coaches get too much blame for team failures, everything ultimately relies on how the players perform and a coach has very little bearing on that.

Lampard will surely be a fan favorite since he was a former star for Chelsea but football fans are notoriously short tempered and Frank may not handle the criticism well if things go south.

That may be a good incentive for Chelsea but it is not enough to face a very tough Premier League this year.I think that they have a chance to be ranked in the top 4 teams because they have the advantage of playing together from a few years while the teams that sign up new players will struggle in the beginning.

Man City or Liverpool - 1st & 2nd
Spurs - 3rd
Arsenal - 4th
Man Utd - 5th

I’m struggling to see Chelsea finish any lower than 6th?

Just think of Tottenham. Wasn't in the same situation like Chelsea?
They are not making any signings, however they are making great performance in all competitions. I think that Chelsea's players will try to protect Lampard as many of them were playing together with him some years ago. They respect him more than anyone else.

^  I think Chelsea won't even finish top 6 at the end of this coming season.  IMHO.  And yes, I'm willing to back my big mouth with a small bet (vs somebody trusted).  Lolol.  Give me good odds tho. 

I think maybe Abramovich has lost the hunger he once had to make Chelsea win lots of trophies. They don’t spend as much as they used to & it’ll be even harder for them this season because they can’t but anybody.
I predict a tough baptism for Lampard in the PL.

You think Abramovich doesn't understand the situation?
He must be happy that he managed to find Lampard that will be Sarri's replacement. He is not stupid not to understand the situation. He realizes that Frank's job is difficult.

Yes he may have the support of the fans but will Abramovich be patient enough if he doesn't live up to the expectations?
Remember when Di Matteo was sacked?
I don't think Chelsea Fans wanted him to be sacked but Abramovich did it anyway.

It did but look where they are now.  They just can't keep giving their manager the sack every two years or so.  Lol.  They'll end up with no top manager wanting to take the helm.  Would Pep go there?  Would Klopp?  I don't think so, not even with a large transfer budget.

It’s a massive risk employing a rookie manager regardless, especially for Chelsea who would consider themselves a big club who will be trying to win the Premier League & Champions League. The proof is in the pudding so let’s see how this all plays out.

I can tell you, if you are interested.
He will be fully supported by the club and he won't be fired at that time.
As a former player he will have the respect that he gained during his career and because of that the board will be reluctant to his failures. Also, we should not forget that he is still in his initial managing steps.

Karma could have played a part, I don’t know. There are a few things that have contributed towards United’s downfall though. Ferguson was a world class manager, at times he had players who weren’t that good but he still managed to make them win trophy after trophy after trophy. I mean how many Premier League winners medals have players like John O’Shea, Wes Brown, Silvestre etc got? Ferguson was a genius, he fucking ruined my childhood

Obviously Ferguson leaving hit them hard so that’s a huge reason why they’re not successful at the moment. Another thing is a lot of Fergie’s success came when there was a great Arsenal team around but not much else. Towards the end Chelsea & City had new, uber rich owners who could buy anybody they want so it became much more competitive. Spurs emerged too & now Liverpool are here.

It’s so much harder to compete now. You need a world class manager & lots of money. United have employed Moyes, Van Gaal & Solksjaer, they can’t expect to win the big trophies with those kind of managers. Mourinho is a good manager but maybe past his best.

It’s Guardiola’s & Klopp’s time now, football usually goes in cycles, we saw that with Ferguson. Maybe when Guardiola & Klopp retire/leave United’s turn will come again but at the moment I can’t see them being in realistic contention for the title & CL.

Not really trying to underestimate them or something like that but i agree with you.
Loss of one of their best players coupled with a manager who has no experience in management in top flight football is going to be a recipe for disaster.
Add on Abramovich's impatience.

By January 2020, we shall be knowing Frank Lampard's future.

Chelsea is indeed going to suffer this season but look from Abramovich eyes he’s played his cards very well, fans wanted Sarri out he’s given them that. In Lampard he has brought a manager who won’t be paid much, and when he gets sacked his severance package won’t be big. @LFC_Bitcoin as a Liverpool fan do you feel that Karma has played it’s part in Manchester United downfall?. Im saying this because few years ago Manchester United used to taunt Liverpool fans for it’s sorry state, and today Manchester United are in the same mess once Liverpool used to be.

Chelsea have been successful in the Abramovich era sacking their managers & replacing them very regularly. I do think they’ll struggle this coming season though partly because of Hazard going but mainly because they weren’t good enough last season & they can’t sign anybody due to the transfer ban so I don't see how it’ll get any better now. City & Liverpool are so much better than everybody else in the PL.

Ridiculous the way Sarri was treated imo. What the hell has Lampard done as a manager to be more qualified than Sarri? Failed to get Derby promoted lol.

Chelsea always treat their managers like shit, they don’t deserve success.

I think Chelsea will suffer without Hazard. If they didn’t have a transfer ban they could replace him & his impact with 2 or 3 players. I think they will be fighting with Man Utd & Arsenal for 4th.

Both team Liverpool and Tottenham did not have one dominant player which made the advantage, he plays like a team. Salah did not score several games in the row, but the team still wins. If Kane injured, there is a Soon or Moura to make a difference. They are much better balanced with quality players on all positions.
Chelsea with or without Hazard is not the same team.

That happened because of other reasons too,it happened because many of the Premier League teams didn't get the right upgrade in players in order to fight Tottenham,Tottenham had still better players than the other teams and the fact that they have played with each other for more than one year makes them even stronger.

Sorry what standard? Chelsea is always after winning trophies and they did finish 3rd. Remember her they started the season with either 12/13 games without lossing. Not Many clubs could boost of that expect obviously the winners of the season (Man City) and 1st running up (Liverpool). The board was only thinking of firing sarri because they thought he'll end the season on a bad note, also losing to Arsenal in the Europa finals. Chelsea isn't a possession minded team but sarri was thinking on building on that that's why he wasn't fans favorite. Lampard on the other hand is an attacking minded player (hopefully he brings that into his coaching strategy) and that's Chelsea type of football.


Did you watch Liverpool last season? Most people predicted they won't do well after losing Philippe Coutinho some even said salah would be a one season wonder but liverpool proved them all wrong same with Tottenham Hotspur that didn't buy any player during the transfer window but still finish above United and Arsenal that spent mullions in the market. It's not about buying players it's about managing them and bringing the best out of them, I believe Lampard can do just that.