My Premier League 2017/18 Predictions

[Ali Tajaldeen]

Please Note:
-Every year people expect teams will do how they usually do, they don't expect upsets or surprises.
-I'm not putting my predictions on here to show others, its for my own use. I'd like to come back and see how I've done.
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20th: Burnley
-Sold some key players.
-Poor going forward.
-Will probably have a decent first month and then just decline real quick.

19th: Brighton & Hove Albion
-Bad end to last season.
-Good transfer window for a small team.
-Inconsistant.

18th: Southampton
-Didn't upgrade squad.
-Injuries to top players would start a big decline.
-Will be outside the bottem 3 for a majority of the season.

17th: West Bromwich Albion
-After last season, will have high expectations. Pressure will get to them.
-Manager might get sacked and things will go downhill.
-Bad end to last season.

16th: Newcastle United
-Inconsistant.
-Too dependent on big players.
-Transitional period for them this season. Will get better in the future.
-Keep an eye out for Kenedy, big talent.

15th: Huddersfield Town
-Great transfer window.
-Good manager, good squad morale, and low expectations.
-Young and explosive attacking squad.

14th: West Ham United
-Most key players are injury prone.
-Inconsistant.
-Poor defense.

13th: AFC Bournemouth
-Struggle to stop counter-attacks.
-Young players without a real leader.
-Lack squad depth.

12th: Leicester City
-Great transfers in Maguire, Ibbora, and Iheanacho.
-If they have a bad start, will sack the manager and that would mess up their season.
-Key players are inconsistant.

11th: Crystal Palace
-Have a great squad and great manager.
-Signed important players, but need more for a better season.
-Could beat any team, but inconsistant.
-Keep an eye out for Loftus-Cheek, hes good enough to win young player of the year.

10th: Stoke City
-Great signings.
-Going to be real tough to score against. If Zouma and Butland get their past form, they will in the team of the season.
-Will take alot of points off the top teams.

9th: Watford
-One of the best transfer windows in the league.
-Great manager.
-Good squad depth.

8th: Everton
-Lack a 20 goals per season striker.
-Great squad depth. Including some talented youngsters coming into the first team.
-Europa League is going to make things difficult.

7th: Swansea City
-Great end to last season.
-Last season, they had a new manager, new players, and had a bad start, but they got chemistry now.
-Tammy Abraham will be in the race for golden boot, for young player of the year, and he will get Swansea wins when they should've drew.

6th: Tottenham Hotspur
-Had a good season last year, doesn't mean they're world class.
-No squad depth. An injury to a key player might be crucial to their season.
-Great manager, but plans on bringing the youth into the first team, could be risky.
-New stadium, if they lose a few games, blaming the stadium would hurt the team mentally.

5th: Liverpool
-Will have a great run in the Champions League.
-Injury prone players.
-Defense is poor.

4th: Manchester United
-Best starting XI in the league. Pressure will get to them.
-Jose Mourinho is too stubborn to change things up when its not working out for them.
-Most players don't have a winning mentality.

3rd: Arsenal
-Learned from bad season.
-Proven goalscorer.
-Versatile players.

2nd: Manchester City
-Players are too attacking.
-Defense is inconsistent.
-Lots of new players who need to adapt to the team.
-Will win the FA Cup.

1st: Chelsea
-Winning mentality manager and players.
-Great squad depth.
-Rarely get a long term injury.
-Multiple leaders in the squad.
-Will win the league cup.
-Might have a bad start to the season, but will bounce back strong.
-Keep an eye out for Musonda Jr and Boga. Big talents.

 

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[JimJams]

Chelsea - great squad depth?

Er....

 

[Son of Cod]

Hello Abertawe.

 

[AFCB_Mark]

On the face of it it's not clear what Burnley and Dyche are up to. They've lost Keane from the back and their main forward in Gray and even released Boyd a decent creator. I believe their main signing so far has been Jack Cork, who whilst being a fairly dependable midfielder, won't keep any midfielders at this level awake at night with worry. And then Jonathon Walters, who is basically a more experienced clone of Sam Vokes. And I love Vokes given his time here, but again he's not going to overly worry many. I assume they'll rely on Tarkovsky replacing Keane.

Obviously Dyche isn't one to madly spend and this window is obviously inflated, but it's no use keeping your powder dry looking for bargains if you just get relegated, especially given how mental the Championship is now. They managed a fair wack on Gray and Hendrick in recent years, a couple of similar deals again are needed urgently you'd say.

 

[Pagnell]

https://www.onefootballforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/2017-18-premier-league-predictions

No one is interested in your predictions to the extent that it deserves its own thread. The title of the thread linked above is a big giveaway.

 

[Bilo]

https://www.onefootballforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/2017-18-premier-league-predictions

No one is interested in your predictions to the extent that it deserves its own thread. The title of the thread linked above is a big giveaway.

#Admin

Nobody can say with a straight face they don't miss a short, simple "Locked." in this post. Nobody.

 

[T.A]

Yeah this is horrendous.