Just 89 days to go until the new Premier League season
Jean-Philippe Mateta’s PL season before Oliver Glasner’s arrival:
𝟯 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟮 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀
After Glasner’s arrival:
𝟭𝟯 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝟭𝟯 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀
Damn.
Enzo Fernandez will play under his FIFTH different manager since arriving at Chelsea in January 2023
Virgil van Dijk played against Arne Slot during his time at Groningen in the Eredivisie.
Slot will now be his new manager at Liverpool next season.
It’s amazing how football works
A reminder that Pep Guardiola won three consecutive league titles as a manager in the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich and in LALIGA with Barcelona
He’s now won four straight Premier League titles with Man City
The best manager of all time?
Micky van de Ven now holds the title for the fastest player ever recorded by the Premier League, clocking in at an impressive 37.38km/h this season
AFC Bournemouth win the Oracle Most Improbable Comeback award for their 4-3 win against Luton. Only the fifth time in Premier League history a team has won from 3-0 down!
Todd Boehly on Chelsea spending: “We are not spending the money, we are investing the money.
When we are spending, we are investing and those players continue to hold their value.
I argue the investments made at Chelsea have held their value.”
(Source: @QatarEconForum)
Chelsea want a manager with a possession based brand of football, able to mount their squad into being able to control matches and also remain defensively stable.
(Source: @Matt_Law_DT)
29 - Andreas Pereira was substituted off 29 times in the Premier League in 2023-24, the most by a player in a single campaign. Hooked.
114 - Bruno Fernandes created the most chances in the Premier League in 2023-24 (114) - having created the most chances last season too (119), he’s the first player to do so in consecutive seasons since Eden Hazard in 2013-14 (93) and 2014-15 (100). Visionary.
79.8% - Burnley’s Arijanet Muric had a 79.8% save percentage in the Premier League in 2023-24, the best ratio by a goalkeeper in a single campaign (min. 15 saves) since David de Gea in 2017-18 (80.3%). Stopper.
Cole Palmer has been voted as the Premier League Fans’ Player of the Year.
He led the Premier League in G/A (33)
OFFICIAL: Lucas Paquetá has been charged by English FA with misconduct in relation to alleged breaches of FA Rules E5 and F3.
“It’s alleged that he directly sought to influence the progress, conduct, or any other aspect of, or occurrence in these matches by intentionally seeking to receive a card from the referee for the improper purpose of affecting the betting market in order for one or more persons to profit from betting”.
Lucas Paqueta has also been charged with two breaches of FA Rule F3 in respect of alleged failures to comply pursuant to FA Rule F2.
The player has until 03 June 2024 to provide a response.
Most Premier League goal involvements by central midfielders in the last two seasons:
◎ 40 - Martin Ødegaard
◎ 37 - Kevin De Bruyne
◎ 34 - Bruno Fernandes
◎ 32 - James Maddison
◎ 31 - Pascal Gross