As ever, all of us begin at zero factors and most expectation. There can be twists and turns within the highway, nonetheless: everyone knows that.
So what’s your wildest prediction for the season? This is what our workforce of consultants instructed us…
FourFourTwo’s Premier League 2024/25 predictions
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Newcastle will win a trophy: Matthew Ketchell, deputy editor (@ketchell)
Newcastle United for a trophy? (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
Is there a membership or fanbase extra determined to sip candy Carabao from a three-handled pot? The final Newcastle participant to elevate a trophy that wasn’t a framed certificates was Bobby Moncur in 1969 when Newcastle gained the Inter Metropolis Festivals Cup.
Domestically, they haven’t gained a cup since 1955. Newcastle cleverly obtained all of their troublesome cup attracts out of the best way final yr, after which cleverly missed out on Europe to release their 2024/25 midweeks for Bruno Guimaraes, Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon to bulldoze their well beyond decrease league opposition and slay a high 4 dragon below the arch. It’s time.
Kazuyoshi Miura to retire: Chris Flanagan, senior workers author (@CFlanaganFFT)
Kazuyoshi Miura: nonetheless taking part in on the age of 57
On the age of 57, having commenced his profession at Brazilian membership Santos manner again in 1986, the previous Japan worldwide continues to be battling on, heading to Atletico Suzuka on mortgage from Yokohama FC lately. Yearly, he joins a brand new membership or pens a brand new contract and we’re reminded that, sure, a person getting in the direction of his 60s actually continues to be taking part in soccer – final yr he even had a random spell with Oliveirense in Portugal’s second division.
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Maybe this might lastly be the season when he decides ‘ what? I do not even like soccer’ and calls it quits. Extra probably although, he’ll stick with it taking part in till he is 215 years previous.
Arne Slot gained’t final the complete season: Ryan Dabbs, senior author on-line (@ryandabbs_)
Slot’s being tipped for the exit already (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
Slot’s first few months at Liverpool all stinks a little bit of David Moyes’ tenure at Manchester United. The Dutchman is changing a legendary supervisor, has did not make a signing earlier than the beginning of the Premier League season – and solely then did Moyes handle to signal Marouane Fellaini – and inherits a squad that, by and enormous, overachieved final season.
The contract conditions of Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold should be resolved rapidly, too. The longer these points rumble on, the extra unsettled they’ll grow to be and, thus, the extra stress Slot will come below.
Jack Grealish can be Premier League Participant of the Season: Mark White, content material editor (@markwhlte)
Jack Grealish has loved a brat summer season (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
It was once I noticed Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland posing with Shrek and Fiona that I knew a worldie season was coming from the Folks’s Prince. He seems relaxed. Free from the shackles of expectation and media invasion after a brat summer season.
Manchester Metropolis stars are inclined to take it in turns to be Participant of the Season: Phil Foden picked up the baton final season after cameoing at greatest in the course of the Treble tilt. It is Jack’s season, due to this fact, to shine. Pep Guardiola does not have many misses: certainly you are all writing off a £100 million expertise manner, manner too quickly.
Chelsea will end backside half and sack Enzo Maresca: Adam Monk, presenter/producer (@_adammonk)
Enzo Maresca is a doubt to complete the season (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
Neglect the gamers for a second. The supervisor alone is a downgrade on Pochettino: a supervisor who’s managed at academy degree after which barely underwhelmed at Leicester given the squad he had at his disposal.
I am unable to see how he copes with what’s successfully a squad that resembles a College Freshers week this time spherical. As for the squad themselves, there are too lots of them and too lots of them are distinctly common. Dressing room chaos is a assure.
Additionally, think about you have been a Chelsea participant proper now? Not understanding whether or not you are going to play 30 video games or three video games is a very precarious state of affairs to be in career-wise. 14th.
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