It is always difficult to determine who will win the Champions League title, especially when the season has not started. Manchester City certainly have a chance to repeat their success, but to defend the Champions League title then I think it is the most difficult challenge for any coach. Pep Guardiola is expected to keep his chances good, but all the teams that will be competing in the Champions League will also be pushing for the title.
Manchester City is an exemplary club, their performance is incredible and replicating this action in the following campaign, with an eye on the UEFA Champions League, would be extremely difficult for them. Real Madrid was the only team capable of winning the UEFA Champions League three times in a row, indicating gratitude and accomplishment at Santiago Bernabeu. They made it appear to be simple and while some football fans thought their victory was manipulated, I thought it was hard efforts from the coach and the players. Pep Guardiola wants to win the Champions League again, but it's impossible since other clubs aren't giving up and are giving their all in the league. 
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It is always difficult to determine who will win the Champions League title, especially when the season has not started. Manchester City certainly have a chance to repeat their success, but to defend the Champions League title then I think it is the most difficult challenge for any coach. Pep Guardiola is expected to keep his chances good, but all the teams that will be competing in the Champions League will also be pushing for the title.
Yep, Barcelona is the biggest contender in this league, Bayern Munich can be a strong contender as long as they can sign Harry Kane.For Real Madrid, PSG, Inter, Milan, Arsenal etc, they're still in development phase to find their best eleven players.
Surely Manchester City is still look as the strongest club, but they're not yet in the same level like Real Madrid in 2015-2017 seasons where no one can compete against them.
It is always difficult to determine who will win the Champions League title, especially when the season has not started. Manchester City certainly have a chance to repeat their success, but to defend the Champions League title then I think it is the most difficult challenge for any coach. Pep Guardiola is expected to keep his chances good, but all the teams that will be competing in the Champions League will also be pushing for the title.
Everyone will give their views in accordance with the support for the club they are happy with, as a Manchester City supporter I might also say that Manchester City can win the UCL again next season, but on the one hand there will always be surprises in the UCL especially since many clubs will maybe already better than last season by having some of the best players in their squad.So it's really better never to predict something that we don't know in the future, especially since all of us clubs are fighting to get UCL tickets for that of course they will play better in the UCL to get the title, so don't think that the favorite club can get the title, maybe underdog clubs can surprise us all. No one knows
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Simply because Manchester City won a treble title last season, will it make them repeat the same by next season by making it 4 titles instead to prove their supremacy over all the league match they are involved in? Manchester City is undoubtedly a talented football team, but we shouldn't assume that just because they shocked the world by winning a treble trophy, all the league titles are now theirs. Has Manchester United, who won the treble trophies years ago, done it again? Having said that, I don't believe Manchester City will have another season as successful as the previous one in terms of winning a treble trophy in a season.It is always difficult to determine who will win the Champions League title, especially when the season has not started. Manchester City certainly have a chance to repeat their success, but to defend the Champions League title then I think it is the most difficult challenge for any coach. Pep Guardiola is expected to keep his chances good, but all the teams that will be competing in the Champions League will also be pushing for the title.
Unfortunately, when they are in a very good state, there are teams that are better than them and make them repeatedly difficult. Last season too for example in the Premier League, they were good but there was another team better than them, Mamchester City. They should have become champions, if only there was no Mamchester City.
Next season they are predicted to be better prepared for the season, be it in the local league or here, but also do not let them be lulled by the praise, because if they swallow it raw then it will make the situation reverse.
What they felt last season should be a pill that will make them even more prepared.
Whatever Arsenal do they will still struggle even for the champions league though. It's like they don't have a strong identity that allows them to become the flagship champion for the champion's league competition and therefore they will still be in the same phase before they can achieve that.
The majority of them have been together for a long time, and there are some additional players, hopefully the length of time they've been in the same squad will create better chemistry.
It's not a matter of luck because when they strive to be the best then other clubs will definitely not stay silent.
I think Arsenal know what the qualifications are to be in the EPL so they have to try again and again to be able to continue to compete and be in the top competition both in domestic competitions and in the Champions League.
The EPL is one of the most difficult places for the league so when one club cannot adapt and continue to upgrade themselves then the club will be eliminated from the competition.
Right now there is no other way but to keep trying again for Arsenal to achieve a good performance. Last season Arsenal were already on the right track only at the end of the season they failed to continue the positive trend and now the hope is that Arsenal will not make the same mistake with the tight schedule they will face in the new season.
That's right, surely every team won't stand still and surely they will do even better. One proof that they are not silent is when the transfer market comes, their movement in targeting new quality players is proof that they want to be better. I think Arsenal know what the qualifications are to be in the EPL so they have to try again and again to be able to continue to compete and be in the top competition both in domestic competitions and in the Champions League.
The EPL is one of the most difficult places for the league so when one club cannot adapt and continue to upgrade themselves then the club will be eliminated from the competition.
Right now there is no other way but to keep trying again for Arsenal to achieve a good performance. Last season Arsenal were already on the right track only at the end of the season they failed to continue the positive trend and now the hope is that Arsenal will not make the same mistake with the tight schedule they will face in the new season.
But in this case there is also the truth if you say luck, why? because it is not uncommon for luck to talk about the results of hard work done.
We know everything about Manchester City vs. Arsenal in the Community Shield, including both sides' statistics. Arsenal is inferior to Manchester City; the Citizens maintain a winning streak everytime they confront the Gunners; in finals and league games, the Gunners acquire lesser points. The City squad is unrivaled by the Gunners. Pep Guardiola remains the finest coach in the Premier League, and any other coach is his opponent, with Mikel Arteta proving to be his main rival last season. Let's wait and see what happens, already place a wager in favor of manchester city.
There are many people who will support Manchester City if the comparison opponent is Arsenal, moreover Manchester City has also proved itself last season by winning three important championships in their career, thereby increasing the fans for Manchester City. Next season I am also not sure that Arsenal will be able to match Manchester City in any way, although next season is another opportunity for Arsenal to prove that he can also be the best in the Premier League. 
Arsenal are a tough competitor in the Premier League next season and I admit that. But anyway I'm not going to lie about wanting that Manchester City will still remain the favorites in the Premier League next season. Arsenal can certainly threaten at any time, but I hope Manchester City doesn't make too many mistakes in their quest to win 4 titles in 4 consecutive seasons.
Simply because Manchester City won a treble title last season, will it make them repeat the same by next season by making it 4 titles instead to prove their supremacy over all the league match they are involved in? Manchester City is undoubtedly a talented football team, but we shouldn't assume that just because they shocked the world by winning a treble trophy, all the league titles are now theirs. Has Manchester United, who won the treble trophies years ago, done it again? Having said that, I don't believe Manchester City will have another season as successful as the previous one in terms of winning a treble trophy in a season. It's always surprises me when people think the coming season will be the same as last season for Manchester City. They shouldn't forget that there are other tough clubs like Arsenal, Manchester United, and other teams that will also participate in the competition. However, there are teams that did more than Manchester City did last season in years past, but as the table turned, it was a bad season for them when the next season arrived. However, I believe Manchester City is a great team; no one can argue with that, but that doesn't guarantee that they will do the same thing they did last season.
However, there are other teams that will compete with them, and these teams also want the same trophy as Manchester City, so for this reason, I think we should stop giving Manchester City the full guarantee that they will do more or the same as they did last season, given that they are not the only ones fighting for the trophy; other teams also do. Arsenal will also be tough this coming season. Why did I say that? Because I think they realize their mistake from last season, so they will do all they can to see them succeed in the following season.
If not for Real Madrid who won the the competition in 3 consecutive seasons from 2015/16 to 2017/18, the competition hasn't been won by the same club since AC Milan won it on two consecutive seasons in 1989 and 1990. Manchester though have the squad to match those records but I think it'll be very difficult for them to do it
This season will be very different for Arsenal as last season Arteta could afford to focus entirely on the Premier League and EL was a secondary concern. This won't work in the Champions League, and therefore he will have to play at full strength in two tournaments, which makes the task much more difficult. Let's see if this will be an exemplary season for Arsenal and for Arteta, if last season was an exception or if Arsenal can compete with City again.
I didn't think so. Arsenal was also focusing in winning europa league last season. It wasn't only focusing in winning EPL. This time gonna be even harder for arsenal caused by the club must have focused in UCL as well. I doubt if arsenall will be able to go to the play off. UCL gonna he a competition that will need a lot of focus. It's caused by arsenal will be facing so many greatest club in the world. Arsenal never had a good ran in UCL. Im not expecting arsenal to enter into the quarter final with the current squad. It will be a disaster if arsenal gonna be playing in the same group with some strongest club in UCL like bayern or real madrid. Arsenal had bad result last season in europe league. that's my main reason to call that if arsenal will not have easy way to go to the playoff.
The scenario of Arsenal going down to the Europa League again could become a reality if they do not qualify from the group stage.
It's always surprises me when people think the coming season will be the same as last season for Manchester City. They shouldn't forget that there are other tough clubs like Arsenal, Manchester United, and other teams that will also participate in the competition.
They are big clubs and always compete with each other. After a failed season, they will have more motivation to improve by the transfer market, coach position, pre season training and friendly matches to make their squads stronger. They will not easily to let their competitor to win titles again in a next season. Manchester City can win Premier League as they dominated it in the last six seasons and only lost in one season to Liverpool but the competition will become tougher for them after their treble wining past season.I didn't have much expectation from Weghorst. He was just loaned to do a decent job and he couldn't even do that.
He was loaned because he had one excellent finish for Netherlands in World Cup 2022 and because Ten Hag is a Dutch coach. The striker quality does not match with a big club like Manchester United.Quote
But when it comes to Sancho I can say that he has been a disappointment so far. Because there is not much left from his performance at Dortmund so far. He hasn't been able to meet the expectations in terms of contribution to scoring goals. I don't know maybe he would improve by this season but I won't be expectant much yet.
He did make big disappointment in Manchester United compares to what he shown in Dortmund. I don't know it is because of his weak mentality to deal with pressure or he just became less professional in Manchester United then lost his best performance or it is because of incapability of their coach to use Sancho with his best. 
Arsenal are a tough competitor in the Premier League next season and I admit that. But anyway I'm not going to lie about wanting that Manchester City will still remain the favorites in the Premier League next season. Arsenal can certainly threaten at any time, but I hope Manchester City doesn't make too many mistakes in their quest to win 4 titles in 4 consecutive seasons.
Simply because Manchester City won a treble title last season, will it make them repeat the same by next season by making it 4 titles instead to prove their supremacy over all the league match they are involved in? Manchester City is undoubtedly a talented football team, but we shouldn't assume that just because they shocked the world by winning a treble trophy, all the league titles are now theirs. Has Manchester United, who won the treble trophies years ago, done it again? Having said that, I don't believe Manchester City will have another season as successful as the previous one in terms of winning a treble trophy in a season. It's always surprises me when people think the coming season will be the same as last season for Manchester City. They shouldn't forget that there are other tough clubs like Arsenal, Manchester United, and other teams that will also participate in the competition. However, there are teams that did more than Manchester City did last season in years past, but as the table turned, it was a bad season for them when the next season arrived. However, I believe Manchester City is a great team; no one can argue with that, but that doesn't guarantee that they will do the same thing they did last season.
However, there are other teams that will compete with them, and these teams also want the same trophy as Manchester City, so for this reason, I think we should stop giving Manchester City the full guarantee that they will do more or the same as they did last season, given that they are not the only ones fighting for the trophy; other teams also do. Arsenal will also be tough this coming season. Why did I say that? Because I think they realize their mistake from last season, so they will do all they can to see them succeed in the following season.
But I think Erik ten Hag would manage to help his development very positively sooner or later. His touch on Rashford resulted in really great for example.
I hope so but we will see what's gonna the result later. Let's see whether hojlund can meet our expectation or not. Rashford was another case, don't you remember sancho? Weghorst? I didn't have much expectation from Weghorst. He was just loaned to do a decent job and he couldn't even do that. But when it comes to Sancho I can say that he has been a disappointment so far. Because there is not much left from his performance at Dortmund so far. He hasn't been able to meet the expectations in terms of contribution to scoring goals. I don't know maybe he would improve by this season but I won't be expectant much yet.
There was even a rumour like Dortmund were thinking of bringing back Sancho but no offer yet. If he is staying he will need to work harder than that.
This is actually something that can be considered as luck or not, because there are several reasons why things like this happen.
I'll start by saying it's not luck, like if they had played better than the rest of the club, then they would have been the best. But if we attribute it to luck, then there is a connection. For example, last season they did well from the start of the season, and they even held first place for a very long time. But towards the end they weren't consistent enough, and unfortunately there were clubs that were more consistent than them.
As I said at the beginning, when talking about this there are certainly things that will then be very related, including luck. We can't deny that it does exist in the world of football.
I'll start by saying it's not luck, like if they had played better than the rest of the club, then they would have been the best. But if we attribute it to luck, then there is a connection. For example, last season they did well from the start of the season, and they even held first place for a very long time. But towards the end they weren't consistent enough, and unfortunately there were clubs that were more consistent than them.
As I said at the beginning, when talking about this there are certainly things that will then be very related, including luck. We can't deny that it does exist in the world of football.
This season will be very different for Arsenal as last season Arteta could afford to focus entirely on the Premier League and EL was a secondary concern. This won't work in the Champions League, and therefore he will have to play at full strength in two tournaments, which makes the task much more difficult. Let's see if this will be an exemplary season for Arsenal and for Arteta, if last season was an exception or if Arsenal can compete with City again.
It seems that Arsenal are not entirely lucky with the time available and they always face difficult opponents to beat. In the domestic league competition last season they were almost able to win the title they had been longing for but indeed the euphoria of all the players and even the coaches was out of control and they were not ready for the successive failures that left Arsenal far behind Manchester City.
Whatever Arsenal do they will still struggle even for the champions league though. It's like they don't have a strong identity that allows them to become the flagship champion for the champion's league competition and therefore they will still be in the same phase before they can achieve that.
I think Arsenal know what the qualifications are to be in the EPL so they have to try again and again to be able to continue to compete and be in the top competition both in domestic competitions and in the Champions League.
The EPL is one of the most difficult places for the league so when one club cannot adapt and continue to upgrade themselves then the club will be eliminated from the competition.
Right now there is no other way but to keep trying again for Arsenal to achieve a good performance. Last season Arsenal were already on the right track only at the end of the season they failed to continue the positive trend and now the hope is that Arsenal will not make the same mistake with the tight schedule they will face in the new season.
I'll start by saying it's not luck, like if they had played better than the rest of the club, then they would have been the best. But if we attribute it to luck, then there is a connection. For example, last season they did well from the start of the season, and they even held first place for a very long time. But towards the end they weren't consistent enough, and unfortunately there were clubs that were more consistent than them.
As I said at the beginning, when talking about this there are certainly things that will then be very related, including luck. We can't deny that it does exist in the world of football.
Manchester City are still not satisfied with the success they achieved last season after they managed to get a very historic treble winner in the club's journey. Guardiola will try to defend the UCL trophy to repeat last season's success. The squad that Guardiola currently has is very supportive of their journey to the next success, Guardiola experience and intelligence in strategizing greatly benefits Manchester City, in the premier league they always dominate the championship.
Even though currently Manchester City has only collected 1 UCL trophy, they are still the favorites to win this season even though other teams are starting to form their squads in fighting for this most prestigious trophy in European club competition.
this is the reason why Guardiola did not make a major overhaul in the line-up or did not replace too many Man City players because he felt that the line-up of Man City was still strong enough and deserved to appear strong in the champions league. and on the one hand Guardiola also has the intelligence to set a strategy in every match which makes him ambitious to continue to get the UCL trophy to become the defending champion in the next few seasons even though it is a little difficult because other teams are also improving their performance but Guardiola always has a way to set a good strategy right to be able to win in every match.Even though currently Manchester City has only collected 1 UCL trophy, they are still the favorites to win this season even though other teams are starting to form their squads in fighting for this most prestigious trophy in European club competition.
and Im also quite sure that this season there will be tough competition from Man City and Real Madrid because I speculate that these two big teams will compete strongly in the final later.
I don't remember Arsenal having any good success in the Champions League. Almost 20 years ago they played in the final against Barcelona and lost. Then a few years ago they played in the Europa League final against Chelsea and lost too. The younger the squad, the less experienced they are. So it seems to me that they will fail again this season.
I remember very well the time in the champions league final against Barcelona, but with the state of Barcelona, which was so feared by all of Europe at that time, Arsenal could not beat them. I don't think Arsenal will likely get any further than the last 16 and even so they should at least prove that what we criticize them is not true. Even if Arsenal try, they will always fail when they meet teams from other leagues such as Real Madrid, Milan, or even PSG. In addition, if Arsenal meet Manchester City in the preliminary round, it is certain that they will return home early.Next season they are predicted to be better prepared for the season, be it in the local league or here, but also do not let them be lulled by the praise, because if they swallow it raw then it will make the situation reverse.
What they felt last season should be a pill that will make them even more prepared.
Whatever Arsenal do they will still struggle even for the champions league though. It's like they don't have a strong identity that allows them to become the flagship champion for the champion's league competition and therefore they will still be in the same phase before they can achieve that.
I think Arsenal know what the qualifications are to be in the EPL so they have to try again and again to be able to continue to compete and be in the top competition both in domestic competitions and in the Champions League.
The EPL is one of the most difficult places for the league so when one club cannot adapt and continue to upgrade themselves then the club will be eliminated from the competition.
Right now there is no other way but to keep trying again for Arsenal to achieve a good performance. Last season Arsenal were already on the right track only at the end of the season they failed to continue the positive trend and now the hope is that Arsenal will not make the same mistake with the tight schedule they will face in the new season.
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After how many years of struggling to win UCL,and finally they did last season with an additional two trophies to make the treble. Last season was the most successful season for Man city and I don't think that they will be able to make such success this season,are they the only club in the world. Last season is different from this new season and I don't think that Man city will be as lucky as last season because every season comes with its own luck. Some clubs have already done what they did last season before and after that victory, they couldn't win the same trophies the next season. Man city is not different from those clubs. I do surprise at what people are always saying on city winning again this season, the world moves in a circle and it means that the trophies will rotate to other clubs and it will be out from Man city's hand this new season. Football is full of surprises.Even though currently Manchester City has only collected 1 UCL trophy, they are still the favorites to win this season even though other teams are starting to form their squads in fighting for this most prestigious trophy in European club competition.
After how many years of struggling to win UCL,and finally they did last season with an additional two trophies to make the treble. Last season was the most successful season for Man city and I don't think that they will be able to make such success this season,are they the only club in the world. Last season is different from this new season and I don't think that Man city will be as lucky as last season because every season comes with its own luck. Some clubs have already done what they did last season before and after that victory, they couldn't win the same trophies the next season. Man city is not different from those clubs. I do surprise at what people are always saying on city winning again this season, the world moves in a circle and it means that the trophies will rotate to other clubs and it will be out from Man city's hand this new season. Football is full of surprises.
TBH, city would never able to win UCL if it was not coached by pep. pep has been slowly but surely building the squad into the new level. It's not only winning UCL but city got treble winners in the same season which was amazing achievement by the club. City's success in winning multiple trophies in a single season can be attributed to Pep's vital contribution. City is also one step away from winning the community shield trophy. Pep is gonna try to push its club to win the first title for this season.
Haaland's transfer was a key why manchester city was able performing better compared when it was losing against chelsea in the final. Haaland was changing everything. This guy is also making a record on his debut in EPL.
I expected different result if pep was not buying haaland from dortmund last season. Haaland is also the reason why manchester city able getting treble winners.
Haaland scored so many goals in his debut. That player was a beast striker at this moment. That's why manchester united tries to imitate him by buying hojlund from atalanta.
I don't remember Arsenal having any good success in the Champions League. Almost 20 years ago they played in the final against Barcelona and lost. Then a few years ago they played in the Europa League final against Chelsea and lost too. The younger the squad, the less experienced they are. So it seems to me that they will fail again this season.
I remember very well the time in the champions league final against Barcelona, but with the state of Barcelona, which was so feared by all of Europe at that time, Arsenal could not beat them. I don't think Arsenal will likely get any further than the last 16 and even so they should at least prove that what we criticize them is not true. Even if Arsenal try, they will always fail when they meet teams from other leagues such as Real Madrid, Milan, or even PSG. In addition, if Arsenal meet Manchester City in the preliminary round, it is certain that they will return home early.Next season they are predicted to be better prepared for the season, be it in the local league or here, but also do not let them be lulled by the praise, because if they swallow it raw then it will make the situation reverse.
What they felt last season should be a pill that will make them even more prepared.
Whatever Arsenal do they will still struggle even for the champions league though. It's like they don't have a strong identity that allows them to become the flagship champion for the champion's league competition and therefore they will still be in the same phase before they can achieve that.
Arsenal are a tough competitor in the Premier League next season and I admit that. But anyway I'm not going to lie about wanting that Manchester City will still remain the favorites in the Premier League next season. Arsenal can certainly threaten at any time, but I hope Manchester City doesn't make too many mistakes in their quest to win 4 titles in 4 consecutive seasons.
Simply because Manchester City won a treble title last season, will it make them repeat the same by next season by making it 4 titles instead to prove their supremacy over all the league match they are involved in? Manchester City is undoubtedly a talented football team, but we shouldn't assume that just because they shocked the world by winning a treble trophy, all the league titles are now theirs. Has Manchester United, who won the treble trophies years ago, done it again? Having said that, I don't believe Manchester City will have another season as successful as the previous one in terms of winning a treble trophy in a season. The result can be known easily without even seeing the match. Manchester city is over power right now. Pep just need to use its best squad against manchester city and we will able to see the good result from city to get its first trophy this season.
There are so many psywar is going on right now from arsenal and manchester city. Arsenal can at least give a tough game against city but i guess if havertz gonna be useless on that match.
I expect nothing from him rather than being a lazy player. Gabriel was injured. There's no good striker to replace him at this moment.
We know everything about Manchester City vs. Arsenal in the Community Shield, including both sides' statistics. Arsenal is inferior to Manchester City; the Citizens maintain a winning streak everytime they confront the Gunners; in finals and league games, the Gunners acquire lesser points. The City squad is unrivaled by the Gunners. Pep Guardiola remains the finest coach in the Premier League, and any other coach is his opponent, with Mikel Arteta proving to be his main rival last season. Let's wait and see what happens, already place a wager in favor of manchester city. There are so many psywar is going on right now from arsenal and manchester city. Arsenal can at least give a tough game against city but i guess if havertz gonna be useless on that match.
I expect nothing from him rather than being a lazy player. Gabriel was injured. There's no good striker to replace him at this moment.
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