Topic: Premier League Prediction Thread (EPL) - page 917. (Read 1199216 times)

So in the end of the day, the conclusion is a coaching failing for Pep Guardiola. It just funny how Guardiola want Man City to play possession game so much, but still failing time to time, especially the backline, two defenders spliting wide to the left and right and one midfield in the middle, failing miserably, their defenders collapse because they don't have the quality to play this kind of game. John Stones and Otamendi are not that good in passing game.

Chelsea lead too far in the top of the table. Lead with 7 points, so hard to take them down now. I think only Tottenham Hotspurs and Liverpool can take down Chelsea soon, But everything can happen in premier league. Just like Yesterday, Everton destroying Manchester City 4-O.

i have bet on over 2.5 for this game and was surprised from result!!!
i should have followed your advices :/ because manchester united always play safe game when thy play with big teams but what was more surprising is that manchister city didn't even score single goal

I have also predicted this match that both teams would score and under 2.5 goals. Like that match ended with 1-1. It was not that much entertaining game, but we won the bets. And in another match Man City lost by 4 - 0. it was a big loss for man city. Everton played good football. This is realut was unpredictable. 

Critics are not fair...Yes Man City plays very good football but I believe the squad Pep has is not sufficient to compete with other strong teams in Premier. Except the midfield all the areas are disastrous.
1. Clichy: I really dont know how he plays in Premier. Both defensive and offensive qualities below the average.
2. Zabaleta: Same story...nothing shines in him...he is over.
3. Kolarov: Can he be a centre back at Premier top 4 teams level?? Def not.
4. Nolito: If I would critisize Pep is due to Nolito. Dont know how Pep though he fits to Premier. Is he strong?? no/ is he fast? no/ does he has pace, size? no....what would he do in Premier??
5. Otamendi: he can be on bench. Can be used from time to time. But a major center back for City??? no way
6. Aguero: Yes Aguero has quality but not sufficine. No contribution for collective display of the game, not pressuring, no defenssive support, no assist, not aerial quality. So not enough. Does Pep have any alternative??? Def not.
7. Iheneacho: Average player. cant even compare to Benzema, Lewan, Suarez, Costa, Sanches, etc...Should go

In short without enhancement at the back line (right back, left back, one more centre back) and enhancement up top City will struggle even for top four. City plats good football but I have to accept Pep made mistakes in transfer market at the pre season.

Yeah I kinda was expecting Man City to lose but not lose this badly.  Pep clearly needs to reflect and adapt to the English game.  Was it Falconer who said that Pep will have a hard time in England and I strongly disagreed?  Well I guess I'm eating my words now.

Maybe Pep needs to revamp the squad more to the style he wants his team to play.  That would mean hundreds of million spent in the summer transfer window.  Whoop dee doo!  

PEP must much learn more

He already deflated any critisim by saying he said that he wasn't a good coach in the begining. That isn't the problem.

The problem is are the fans. Especially from Barcelona. They live in a fantasy world that if anyone challenges their perception, they are rabidly set up on. And in the case of being an emplyee of the system, they are unceremonioulsy cast aside.

Its the same with Messi. They think that Messi will be able to sucecd in another system in this league (or any other) in the same manner as he's succeeded at Barca. But he's not shown that same level for Argentina, he didn't help them in any way to win any trophies and reaching finals can be as much the doing of Higuain as well as Messi.

Higuain 7 important contributions
12 goals (6 important) 3 assists (1 important)
Messi 8 important contributions
13 goals (4 important) 8 assists (4 important).

The thing is Messi has twice the number of goals, 3 times the number of assists, 20 times more records, 20 times more accolades, 2 times more trophies than Higuain, but can only be better than him with ONE important contribution in the 7 competitions they have played.

If he had twice what Higuain had then you'd have place to critisise Higuain ... but the failing is a much Messi's fault than it is Higuans.

Now to go back to the original point - the only reason Pep and Messi have anything at all is because of Xavi and Iniesta controlling the games for them.

This is seriously too worst performance from Man City, and i never thought this result from yesterday match. 4 - 0 goals this is big margin win for Everton. I was expecting at least 1 goal in the second half, but man city made me very disappointed. I think many gamblers lost their bet yesterday bad luck. And Everton players played superbly congratulation. 

I don't know why manchester city getting worse. I have been taking both team to score, because I believe at least both teams will score. but really bad and it's beyond the alleged that manchester city would have lost by a score of 4-0. PEP can not do strategies such as in other leagues considered very easily. in Premier League he would look bad.

After 21 matches, I am sure that the decision Pep to sell Joe Hart is wrong, o pep guardiola , this is not a two team league, 200 million pounds spent so far bought one defender when he needs 3 ,exiled  hart and brought in bravo , 2 of the goals a good keeper will keep out ,the last goal went tru his legs ,a waste of funds ,stones 45m overhyped british defender ,nolito and ainjury prone gunogan , ,next season another 200 million or else

Pep had Messi to overcome the team's issues. He is the only player in the world capable of deciding a match on his own. Barcelona may not have gotten past Madrid in the 2011 Semi Finals which means no treble.

Ibrahimovic, I cannot comprehend how you can be 35 years old and achieve this... Some of his goals might seem "random", but every time United are in some trouble he comes up with something out of nowhere...  To do it on a consistent basis is amazing... considering the bad form he had after the start of the season (6 or 7 games without a goal) it's a really nice turnaround.

Yeah I agree it was a shock for Man City to lose and to lose 4-0 was a big shock but at least most people won with over 2.5 goals as most predicted this result in this game. I agree Man Utd are in top form at the moment and can beat any team on their day and that is why I went with both teams to score as Liverpool score goals in most of their matches this season.

Some people have predicted that both teams drew and I went with a corner kick
My prediction many corner kicks because of this big match finally I won the bet  
https://www.directbet.eu/BetStatus.cshtml?BetID=1LKZJHJFmGRyS8HYZJXB3qVFwngZPVV59U

City defeat was shock for every one because no one expecting defeat like this from hands of Everton but this happen good thing we have many goals as expecting and won bet over 2.5 which was very easy in second match result was expected because Man Utd is now picking lines and can give good shock to any one in coming matches

yeah it was a waste of money from City he was highly overrated by the media and that led to his price hit the sky he had many mistakes over the season and that 60 million could have bringed two good defenders instead but the fault it was not 100 per cant on him Claudio Bravo had a very poor performance and he is not the half of the goalkeeper was in Barcelona despite that his defense was even worse.

Today again, Manchester United had to beg for a draw at old Trafford. Luckily for them, Liverpool granted their wish by gifting them an equaliser. Fortunately, My bets were on Both team to score and  I won my bet!

Yeah tell me about it as a Man City fan I was a little disappointed in the way they played and let in 4 goals. One the positive side at least I won my 2 leg parlay bet on over 2.5 goals for this game and in the Man Utd/Liverpool game I had both teams to score in which I was confident would happen and it did 1-1

The game is disappointing Pogba. But in both teams the fight was very good. Especially Manchester United was the most important detail of the game in terms of the spectators, as Fellaini's later dedication to the game and his Liverpool midfield were not to leave the fight until the last minute.

Very interesting game for both teams. each team has a good chance. they play attacking and managed to entertain the audience. applaus for Fellaini, he shows that he is a quality player. marco Fellaini next game deserves to be a player in the starting line-up manchester united.