2020/21 Predictions

With Thiago going to Liverpool, Chelsea's strong rebuild, Tottenham's risky Bale purchase, Arsenal looking more potent and United looking better than previous seasons, what are your realistic expectations for the season considering we do sign a CB (preferably Koulibaly) ?
 
aashayk2003 said:
With Thiago going to Liverpool, Chelsea's strong rebuild, Tottenham's risky Bale purchase, Arsenal looking more potent and United looking better than previous seasons, what are your realistic expectations for the season considering we do sign a CB (preferably Koulibaly) ?
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I think at the moment we are standing still
Liverpool have strengthened an already very good team and others are closing the gap
We have lost big players like kompany, sane and silva and it doesn’t feel like we are buying any game changers
Just hope we have a good start and get some momentum going
 
How to do this without having seen City in pre-season.

I think City have been in denial this Summer. There's an awful lot to do: Kompany left and was not replaced, David SIlva has gone, and really Fernandinho should go too. Aguero is probably in his last season and you wonder just how much he has left to give. Injuries are becoming a bigger problem for him.

Messi was a sticking plaster. I bought into the hype of the world's greatest player, but in truth Messi is a bit like City, his best days are behind him.

I think Ake could be a very good signing for Manchester City however our inactivity this
 
Reading this thread is like going back to the late 90's. Lots of negativity.

The league will be between us and Liverpool. Chelsea might spring a surprise if Lampard gets them to gel quickly.

Rags will be exactly the same.

There is zero chance Arsenal will finish above us to those posters who say they will.

Everton my dark horses for top four

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we could win the the league with a centre half brought

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This is a season of transition for City. It feels like the Summer was very important for City and we wasted it chasing a 33 year old footballer who would have been fantastic for the City Group but perhaps too old to be carried by a creaking Manchester City. In the end I was disappointed not to sign Messi because he is he greatest but he is in the final years of his playing career. City would have had to carry aspects of his defensive game and our defence is a car-wreck.

Without a pre-season it is difficult to predict how the season will unfold. It feels like this great City side are at the end of their days, in fact our day may have gone for we have a number of problems.

What is going on with Pep? The Champions League was disaster for him. I think he has lost a bit of credit in the game for the Lyon game which was a disaster for the club and the coach. I want him to stay but will he? He could damage his legacy as a manager if he does not manage this City side through a transitional crossroad.

David Silva left at the right time. His offensive game was good but his legs were going and off the ball he could not pressure as he once did. With Fernandinho also absent, City's defensive game in midfield became a real issue when Rodri, Silva and Gundogan played. City have lacked energy and dynamism in midfield and yet we have de Bruyne, Bernardo and Foden in the squad. I hope to see Bernardo restored and Foden could be at the start of an incredible career. We could in these players have a great midfield but much rests on Rodri. Last season I saw a very talented payer but one who was struggling to come to terms with the pace of the game. I think he struggled playing in front of Fernandinho who defensively was a disaster and alongside Silva and Gundogan whose defensive games were very poor. We had become pedestrian in midfield but if you look at the players we have: de Bruyne, Bernardo,Foden and Rodri we really are blessed in this area.

Kompany's absence is felt still. Ake is a very good footballer. Laporte prior to his injury was an outstanding player for Manchester City but quite unusual in that he was a play maker from deep. Last season, we failed to replace Kompany and with Laporte injured we really were in trouble. The defence never recovered but even with Laporte we had problems. Otamendi and Fenrandinho's legs have gone. Stones seems to have lost the faith of everyone including himself. Stones has the natural talent but needs to take his opportunity. He lacks authority on the pitch. Can he yet seize it? We may need him too because Ake is a very good versatile footballer but he is as left-sided as Laporte. We've yet to see him play in a non-existent pre-season. We don't even know for sure where he will play and how he will be used.

Left-back has become a problem for City. Mendy looked a spectacular player when he joined but injuries have taken a lot from his game. He's good going forward without being great, and defensively he has lacked discipline. He's losing his position but Zinchenko and Cancelo do OK. Between them they can do a job. I am glad we didn't buy Chilwell in the Summer. Too slow. He would have been exposed playing in our offensive side. Left-back I thought might have been resolved this Summer. It wont be fundamental to our success or failure this season but I thought we might buy a left-back.

Aguero has one season left. His body is under pressure. He's very slow now, but very wily. Still our best finisher. Can we get one more season out of him? I prefer Jesus in many ways now. Jesus is an unbelievably talented player but perhaps not an out and out striker in the way that Aguero is.

We have some fantastic players but last season the whole became less than the parts. It was sad to see Bernardo out of the picture during a season when we lacked dynamism.

I am frustrated at the moment because I think we've bought a very good footballer in Ake but I am not really convinced that he can play on the right side of defence. I would have liked to buy Koulibaly but I concede that he maybe past his best. Here is a player who is 29 which is not too old for a footballer but he is a player whose game has been based on supreme physicality and without seeing him week in week out it is questionable whether he still has it. I really expected City to buy a right sided centre-back, and left back and possibly a striker. The left back and centre-forward can possibly be left another year but we have made a strange choice in Ake. I think he is a very good footballer but I wonder how he will fit in with City as Laporte is the left-sided central defender. Perhaps we have doubts about Rodri? Or perhaps Ake was just too good an opportunity to miss.

If Jesus can develop, Ake can play as a right sided centre-back, or Stones recovers his poise then City could win the league.

I would feel more comfortable if City had bought a right-sided central defender. We may also need cover up front because Aguero looks vulnerable. This is a potential worry.

Liverpool have been playing poorly for quite some time and yet amassing points. Once again they got an opening penalty against Leeds which should never have been gven whilst Man Utd will not doubt amass penalties by the bucketload.

I thought Liverpool would really struggle this season because this side really has relied so much on intensity and I thought that might drop and they also lacked a midfield schemer to open up packed defences but in Thiago they have a very good player. How do they integrate a top footballer in a midfield that presses like crazy? I think though they will find a way, and they are back in contention for the title now. Thiago is offensively excellent and transformative. teams who park the bus against Liverpool will be in trouble now.

Man Utd also have a very good side in the making despite potentially wasting £100m on Sancho who is a player they do not need. Pray they do not buy a central defender, and full backs (their fullbacks are awful).Eventually more by luck than judgement, Utd may stumble on a side. They are getting closer. I think they lack a central striker so let's hope Greenwood does not develop in that respect.

Werner looks brilliant. Pulisic is too but will he stay fit. I do wonder though if Chelsea have addressed their defensive problems. Havertz played an awful game vs Brighton but Werner is going to top the goal-scoring charts this season and for his signing alone I'd make Chelsea a title contender.

Arsenal are there too. I think some fans may laugh but they always had talent but now they have self-belief. Offensively they are as good as anyone, and they may at last be addressing their defensive weaknesses.

I had City down to win the title but I am not sure about our Summer transfer business. Ake might be the perfect player for Guardiola but does he fit City where we have Laporte who plays his game? Liverpool have got a player in which might help to deal with the problems I forecast for them: packed defences.

I think it's very difficult to predict a title-winner.

Liverpool, City, Arsenal, Chelsea , Utd are all in contention.
 
kippaxwarrior said:
Reading this thread is like going back to the late 90's. Lots of negativity.

The league will be between us and Liverpool. Chelsea might spring a surprise if Lampard gets them to gel quickly.

Rags will be exactly the same.

There is zero chance Arsenal will finish above us to those posters who say they will.

Everton my dark horses for top four

League- Us
FA Cup- Us
Milk Cup- Us
Champions League-Us

Relegated

Fulham
Crystal Palace
West Brom
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Werner will score 25 plus. He's electric. Not sure about Chelsea defensively though. They have good players in there but don't seem able to defend.
 
As this is the weekend when all the teams start, time to get my predictions out.

1. Liverpool - very difficult to overthrow a team that won the league by a a mile last time around. They've added a world class player and none of their key players are old enough to start to decline yet. They won't have as good of a year as last one but will still be comfortable winners.

Positions 2-5 will be very close mind you.

2. City - Have not improved the team yet but I expect a CB will arrive but will take time to settle in. Similar season to last, perhaps fewer losses but more draws.
3. United - very young squad that continues to improve, won't be surprised if they actually manage to be ahead of us by a few points.
4. Chelsea - New players will take time to settle but it will be enough to challenge for spots 2-4.
5. Arsenal come close to CL but miss out closely. They'll struggle during winter months as they don't have a good replacements for their main guys and seem to have a style that relies on organization and discipline - something that is hard to keep up for 8 months.
6. Leicester - will surprise quite a few and manage another good season. Their team is stronger than Spurs and Everton with a settled style of play.
 
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