The new season is here | BIG6 shrinks BIG3? The Premier League season continues

Reprinted from: Yangtze Evening News

2024-2025 season, with Liverpool's strong rise, the Premier League seems to have regained the glory of "BIG6". But looking at the entire European football world, it is an indisputable fact that the Premier League's competitiveness has weakened last season. This weekend, the 2025-2026 Premier League season will kick off. Whether the Premier League can return to the "golden age" of that year, teams can only give answers based on their performance on the court. Head coach Amorin will be the key figure in whether Manchester United can rise. Among the "BIG-level" teams, the three of them still have absolute strength. As the defending champions, Liverpool's investment in the summer window shows the team's firm determination to continue their glory and continue to make a difference in the new season. Its investment is amazing. Its midfielder Wilz was signed at a sky-high price of 100 million pounds. This signing directly points to the team's lack of creativity in the midfield and can inject new vitality into the team's offensive system. At the same time, the introduction of powerful players such as Flynn Poon further enriched the team's lineup depth and simultaneously improved the overall strength. Such a strong lineup configuration makes Liverpool's path to defend the title confidently.

The powerlessness of last season made Manchester City choose to start the "soft restart" process. In this summer window, the joining of new players such as Reindez injected fresh blood into the team, while the departure of veterans such as De Bruyne marks the beginning of the team's renewal. Although the team is in a period of adjustment, with its deep foundation and strong system, its performance depends largely on the speed of new players' integration and the effect of tactical adjustments, and it still has the potential to win the championship.

The performance in the Club World Cup has proved Chelsea's strength, but the Blues' habit of making large-scale personnel adjustments before the transfer period has also brought unstable factors to the team. This summer window, the Blues introduced eight players including Lidrapp and Estevao William, and the depth of the lineup was greatly enhanced. However, such frequent personnel flow means that the team needs a certain amount of time to run in to form a tacit tactical system. But even so, with the paper strength of this luxurious lineup, Chelsea is still one of the strong contenders of the championship.

Newcastle has always been considered to have the potential to become a "BIG" team, but their performance has been tepid for many seasons. The magpie won fifth place in the league last season and qualified for the new season's Champions League, which gave the Magpie a little comfort. However, their signings in the summer window seemed weak, and they only introduced a few players, and failed to effectively strengthen the lineup. What is even more worrying is that the news that the main center Isaac may leave the team, which will undoubtedly weaken the team's offensive firepower. The new season faces a double-front battle between the Champions League and the league, and the prospects are not optimistic.

introduced Wilz at any cost, and Liverpool proved their expectations for the new season with their actions.

The thickness of the lineup may determine the number of "spiters" in the season

Next season, Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur (Europa League champion) will participate in the Champions League. The intensive schedule and high-intensity confrontation of the Champions League have put forward extremely high requirements for the depth of the lineup and the physical fitness of the players. How each team balances the energy allocation of the league and the Champions League will directly affect their final results in the league.

Arsenal's performance in recent years has been remarkable, and ranking second in the third consecutive year has fully proved the team's strength. But their delay in going further is largely related to the team's relatively thin lineup thickness. In the past few seasons, Arsenal has often entered the middle and late stages of the season, and is struggling with injuries, and the quality of the game and performance will decline significantly compared to the beginning of the season. In the new season, Arsenal has introduced Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi (£60 million) to consolidate the midfield. The supplementary players such as Noni Maduec also make the lineup more balanced. These operations are considered as a clear signal that they hope to better deal with multi-line combat missions and impact multiple championships.

March 2016 Manchester United's performance last season disappointed countless fans. To make matters worse, due to the shrinking investment, Manchester United, which urgently needs to rebuild this summer window, seems to be short of money. Although they signed four forwards including Mateus Cunya to reorganize the front line and planned to introduce Baleba and Donaluma to further strengthen, opening the road to reconstruction, it is probably not easy for them to replicate the rise of Liverpool last season in the new season. However, considering that the Red Devils do not have European combat missions and can focus on the league, it may be more reasonable to set the season's goal to hit the top four.

As the leader of the Mid-Rise Group last season, Aston Villa and Crystal Palace (FA Cup champion) will participate in the UEFA Cup in the new season, while Nottingham Forest needs to compete in the UEFA Federation. The European battle provides these three teams with a stage to show their strength. If they can achieve good results in the European competition, it is likely to inspire the team's fighting spirit and drive the league's performance. However, judging from the inertia of Premier League mid-range teams playing in the European League in the past, the intensive schedule may also drag down these mid-range teams with relatively limited lineup thickness in the new season.

Yangzi Evening News/Zi Niu News reporter Huang Xiyin

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