2023-2024 EPL Season

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Reece James is Chelsea captain. So happy to see it go to one of the Cobham lads, even if we all had thought it’d be Mount one day.

Our best player and now our cap’n.

 

[bleedblue1223]

Reece James is Chelsea captain. So happy to see it go to one of the Cobham lads, even if we all had thought it’d be Mount one day.

Our best player and now our cap’n.

Chilwell is Vice, something I posted about recently, him being a rising contender for the captaincy. Both are great choices.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Reece James is Chelsea captain. So happy to see it go to one of the Cobham lads, even if we all had thought it’d be Mount one day.

Our best player and now our cap’n.

Obviously not a Chelsea fan, but he is a great selection. Helluva player.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

I'd love to but it's stupid to do it already.

Assuming Harry sticks around, here are my 100% sure to be wrong predictions. Except 1st. And last. Feel good about those. Nothing else.

If Harry leaves, drop them to 7th.

1)City
2)ManU
3)Arsenal
4)Spurs
5)Liverpool
6)Villa
7)Chelsea
8)Newcastle
9)W. Ham
10)Brighton
11)Palace
12)Brentford
13)Everton
14)Forest
15)Bouremouth
16)Fulham
17)Sheffield
18)Burnley
19)Wolves
20)Luton

 

[PanniniClaus]

Sheffield United selling (who I considered) their 2 best players after getting promoted to the PL is something.

Planning to go down and win the league again and be more ready for the prem... supposedly... I think we all know what can happen once in the quagmire of the championship.

 

[bluesfan94]

Chilwell is Vice, something I posted about recently, him being a rising contender for the captaincy. Both are great choices.

Who’s the third captain cause I would put money down that he wears the armband the most this season.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Who’s the third captain cause I would put money down that he wears the armband the most this season.

Classic joke, never heard it from you before!

 

[bleedblue1223]

Who’s the third captain cause I would put money down that he wears the armband the most this season.

Silva, not sure who is 4th if Kepa leaves though.

 

[bluesfan94]

Classic joke, never heard it from you before!

And it's official now.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Here comes my predictions:

1. City
2. Arsenal
3. Liverpool
4. United
5. Newcastle
6. Chelsea
7. Spurs
8. Aston Villa
9. Brighton
10. Brentford
11. Crystal Palace
12. Fulham
13. West Ham
14. Nottingham
15. Bournemouth
16. Everton
17. Burnley
18. Wolves
19. Sheffield
20. Luton

 

[Peen]

Yeah, Chelsea without Caicedo and Nkunku drops far lower in the standings. I can’t see an argument for them finishing top five barring significant injuries to teams above.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

My Spurs writeup:

Despite the Kane sale I can't help but feeling excited for Spurs this season.

I've gotten a very positive impression from Postecoglou so far. He brings the type of football I want Spurs to play. Not sure if you can find a better embodiment for Spurs motto "To dare is to do". Also says all the right words during interviews and press conferences to me. There are a couple of question marks obviously. Some I have are:

1. How will his tactics outside of possession do in the Premier League? The press hasn't looked the most cohesive during preseason.
2. How will his physically demanding system affect the players in the long run?
3. How much of his tactics does he actually adjust depending on the opposition?

Despite these question marks I'm going to be pretty patient with him and I hope the club is too.

Another thing I'm excited about is certain players. I'm going to highlight a few here.

Udogie: Athletic beast with great offensive qualities. Hasn't been tested much defensively this preseason but I'm very confident that he can become one of the best in the world at his position.

Maddison: Spurs have been lacking someone like him for a long time. Silky smooth player with a lot of flair.

Bissouma: Struggled with injuries and Conte's system last season. Confident that Ange will unlock him and he'll be back to his level at Brighton if not better. Looked amazing at Barca.

Sarr: Probably won't be a starter but should be a great bench option. Only 20 but has so many great qualities for a midfielder. Fits Ange's system to a tee.

Looking through the rest of the squad there are some holes, most notably at centre-back and striker, but supposedly there is still businees they are looking to do so we'll see. I'd say Vicario is quite a big question mark too. How he does will have a large impact on how the team does in the standings.

How I think they will line up against Brentford:

--Son - Richarlison - Kulusevski
--Skipp - Bissouma - Maddison
Udogie - Dier* - Romero - Emerson
--------------Vicario

* Putting Dier here because Van de Ven is probably not ready yet and other options are likely on the way out.

 

[Savant]

this is so gross

 

[Ben Grimm]

@Savant Is there a chance that Chelsea is slightly better than Newcastle and finishes top 5?

 

[spintheblackcircle]

My Spurs writeup:

Despite the Kane sale I can't help but feeling excited for Spurs this season.

I've gotten a very positive impression from Postecoglou so far. He brings the type of football I want Spurs to play. Not sure if you can find a better embodiment for Spurs motto "To dare is to do". Also says all the right words during interviews and press conferences to me. There are a couple of question marks obviously. Some I have are:

1. How will his tactics outside of possession do in the Premier League? The press hasn't looked the most cohesive during preseason.
2. How will his physically demanding system affect the players in the long run?
3. How much of his tactics does he actually adjust depending on the opposition?

Despite these question marks I'm going to be pretty patient with him and I hope the club is too.

Another thing I'm excited about is certain players. I'm going to highlight a few here.

Udogie: Athletic beast with great offensive qualities. Hasn't been tested much defensively this preseason but I'm very confident that he can become one of the best in the world at his position.

Maddison: Spurs have been lacking someone like him for a long time. Silky smooth player with a lot of flair.

Bissouma: Struggled with injuries and Conte's system last season. Confident that Ange will unlock him and he'll be back to his level at Brighton if not better. Looked amazing at Barca.

Sarr: Probably won't be a starter but should be a great bench option. Only 20 but has so many great qualities for a midfielder. Fits Ange's system to a tee.

Looking through the rest of the squad there are some holes, most notably at centre-back and striker, but supposedly there is still businees they are looking to do so we'll see. I'd say Vicario is quite a big question mark too. How he does will have a large impact on how the team does in the standings.

How I think they will line up against Brentford:

--Son - Richarlison - Kulusevski
--Skipp - Bissouma - Maddison
Udogie - Dier* - Romero - Emerson
--------------Vicario

* Putting Dier here because Van de Ven is probably not ready yet and other options are likely on the way out.

I can't wait for Betancur/Bissouma/Maddison in the middle.

This guy is a coach who LOVES Ange and has decided to follow Spurs closely, but isn't a Spurs fan. Been following him a few weeks with some good content.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Gold said today that Ange plans on using Perisic quite a bit, he really likes him and has seemed to fit the system. Gold also said Perisic loves Ange and believes in the club.

......in before he goes to Spain. LOL

Also, Porro has been struggling with the system and expects Emerson Royal to start

 

[JeffreyLFC]

Anybody putting LFC in the top 4 are out of their mind.
They will concede a lot of goals, they have no depth and they lack quality players.

 

[Ben Grimm]

Anybody putting LFC in the top 4 are out of their mind. They will concede a lot of goals, they have no depth and they lack quality players.

Post 6 links to websites that don't have LFC in their top 4. That's not happening.

 

[JeffreyLFC]

Post 6 links to websites that don't have LFC in their top 4. That's not happening.

I have seen them play all pre season, they will concede 3 goals or more this year. The gap is large behind the midfield and the defense. Like an open buffet for long balls.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

 

[gary69]

It was mentioned in the Chelsea - Fulham match (30th July) that the transfer has been agreed by all parties (Al Hilal, Fulham and Mitrovic) but hasn't been officially announced yet. That's why Mitrovic hasn't played in any preseason matches (to avoid injury).

Well, looks like Mitrovic is taying at Fulham after all.

Even if he said during the summer that he will never play for Fulham again, but he has patched up issues with the management since. He started on the bench today.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

No Ben Davies is a surprise.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

I think Ange wants new energy, Son wasn't part of the "Leadership Group" they had last year either.

 

[Ben Grimm]

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He scored more than 100 PL goals. Can you name him?

 

[gary69]

Robot dance.