21/22 Premier League Predictions

Discussion in 'The Hornets' Nest - Watford Chat' started by lowerrous, Aug 8, 2021.

  1. lowerrous

    lowerrous First Team

    A regular complement to the Watford predictions thread. Entries before PL season opener for credibility.

    Champions: Chelsea (though if City sign Kane then swap them around)
    CL Places: Man City, Man Utd, Liverpool
    EL Places: Leicester, Arsenal
    Relegated: Watford, Brentford, Norwich
    Golden Boot: Lukaku (though if Kane signs for City then swap)
    Most Assists: Fernandes
    Worst Disciplinary Record: Watford
    Best Buy: Ings, expensive but should score plenty. Others - Junior Firpo to Leeds for €15mil looks a steal, and Lokonga seems a very good prospect at Arsenal.
    Worst Buy: Grealish and Sancho will add little to their respective sides this season to justify their large fees.
    Plus, Leicester don't have a good record with expensive strikers from abroad and Daka could be another to add to the list.
    Young Player to have breakthrough season: Livramento at Southampton (just taken from Chelsea).
    First Manager Sacked: Benitez
    Manager of the Year: Tuchel
    Any other predictions:


    Full table (if desired) :
    1. Chelsea (caveat City don't sign Kane)
    2. Man City
    3. Man Utd
    4. Liverpool
    5. Leicester
    6. Arsenal
    7. Spurs
    8. West Ham
    9. Leeds
    10. Aston Villa
    11. Palace
    12. Everton
    13. Wolves
    14. Newcastle
    15. Burnley
    16. Brighton
    17. Southampton
    18. Watford
    19. Brentford
    20. Norwich
     
    Last edited: Aug 8, 2021
  2. lowerrous

    lowerrous First Team

    Hm, this thread nearly filled 2 pages last time we were in the Prem.
     
  3. TomWatfordFC

    TomWatfordFC Reservist

    Will definitely get round to it, just waiting to a few days to see what transfers happen / don't happen.
     
  4. kenbolka

    kenbolka Academy Graduate

    1) Man City
    2) Chelsea
    3) Man United
    4) Liverpool
    5) Leicester
    6) Aston Villa
    7) Arsenal
    8) Spurs
    9) Everton
    10) Leeds
    11) West Ham
    12) Brighton
    13) Wolves
    14) Southampton
    15) Crystal Palace
    16) Newcastle
    17) Brentford
    18) Burnley
    19) Norwich
    20) Watford

    Hope I'm wrong
     
  5. hornetboy1

    hornetboy1 First Team Captain

    I hope you’re wrong too. Can’t stand City.
     
  6. Klein Lust

    Klein Lust Uber Keine

    Champions: Man United
    CL Places: Man City, Spurs, Chelsea
    EL Places: Leicester, Liverpool
    Relegated: Watford, Burnley, Norwich
    Golden Boot: Lukaku
    Most Assists: Sancho
    Worst Disciplinary Record: Watford
    Best Buy: Ashley Young
    Worst Buy: Fiat Panda 1996
    Young Player to have breakthrough season: That young fullback at Brighton
    First Manager Sacked: Dyche
    Manager of the Year: Solskaaar
    Any other predictions: Burnley get a 35 points deduction after their second match due to Dyche getting in a kefuffle with the 4th ref coz of a VAR decision.

    Full table (if desired) :
    1. Man U
    2. Man City
    3. Spuds
    4. Chelsea
    5. Leicester
    6. Liverpool
    7. Fiat Panda
    8. West Ham
    9. Leeds
    10. Aston Villa
    11. Palace
    12. Everton
    13. Wolves
    14. Newcastle
    15. Brentford
    16. Brighton
    17. Southampton
    18. Watford
    19. Burnley
    20. Norwich
     
  7. Johnny Todd Sings

    Johnny Todd Sings First Year Pro

    Champions: Man City
    CL Places: Chelsea, Liverpool, Leicester
    EL Places: Man Utd, Leeds
    Relegated: C Palace, Brentford, Norwich
    Golden Boot: Deeney
    Most Assists: No idea
    Worst Disciplinary Record: Brentford
    Best Buy: Pies at Lincoln.
    Worst Buy: Pies at West ham
    Young Player to have breakthrough season: Not interested
    First Manager Sacked: Whoever manages Palace - twice
    Manager of the Year: Integrity
    Any other predictions: Season abandoned by March.
     
  8. WalthamstowHornet

    WalthamstowHornet Academy Graduate

    So many season previews / predictions have Brentford surviving and finishing above us. Given that they were comfortably the third best promoted team last year, is it only lazy journalism / pluckiness factor, or is there some logical rationale e.g. summer recruitment, style of play etc?
     
  9. CarlosKickaballs

    CarlosKickaballs Forum Picarso

    Golden Boot: Andre Gray (though if Kane signs for City then swap)
    Most Assists: Andre Gray
    Worst Disciplinary Record: Andre Gray
    Best Buy: Andre Gray (Brentford).
    Worst Buy: Ivan Toney (Swapped for Gray).
    Young Player to have breakthrough season: Ashley Young
    First Manager Sacked: Tuchel
    Manager of the Year: Andre Gray

    1) Man City
    2) Liverpool
    3) Chelsea
    4) Leicester
    5) Man United
    6) Spurs
    7) Everton
    8) Wolves
    9) Arsenal
    10) West Ham
    11) Brentford
    12) Leeds
    13) Southampton
    14) Brighton
    15) Burnley
    16) Newcastle
    17) Watford
    18) Aston Villa
    19) Crystal Palace
    20) Norwich
     
    Last edited: Aug 11, 2021
  10. lowerrous

    lowerrous First Team

    I think a lot of it is journalists succumbing to the trendy appeal of how they claim to operate eg moneyball, data analytics, specialist coaches etc.

    I'm not so sure that they were only "comfortably the third best promoted team last year" though - they were doing very well for most of the season but then I think injuries to Henry and Dasilva really cost them (and they lack some squad depth).

    As for this season if they get everyone fit and firing again they'll probably have a similar chance of survival to Norwich and ourselves. Where they might fail though is it really seems as if Toney has gone off the boil - he struggled at the end of last season and hasn't seemed quite as sharp in pre-season yet from what I've seen either. They also still seem to lack squad depth, though there are fewer games in the PL.
     
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  11. lowerrous

    lowerrous First Team

    Last chances.
     
  12. reids

    reids First Team

    Champions: Man City
    CL Places: Chelsea, Man Utd, Liverpool
    EL Places: Leicester, Arsenal
    Relegated: Norwich, Newcastle, Southampton
    Golden Boot: Kane
    Most Assists: Buendia
    Worst Disciplinary Record: Watford
    Best Buy: Buendia
    Worst Buy: Lukaku - he'll probably have a good season but Chelsea have a habit of ruining perfectly good strikers.
    Young Player to have breakthrough season: Dewsbury-Hall.
    First Manager Sacked: Xisco.
    Manager of the Year: Tuchel
    Any other predictions: Watkins to score nearly 20 goals and get an England callup.


    Full table (if desired) :

    1. Man City
    2. Chelsea
    3. Man Utd
    4. Liverpool
    5. Leicester
    6. Arsenal
    7. Spurs
    8. Aston Villa
    9. Wolves
    10. Leeds
    11. Palace
    12. Everton
    13. Brighton
    14. West Ham
    15. Burnley
    16. Brentford
    17. Watford
    18. Southampton
    19. Newcastle
    20. Norwich

    Slightly optimistic with our positioning but in all honesty from 15-20th are entirely interchangeable.
     

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