{"id":2164,"date":"2020-09-11T17:28:25","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T17:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/news\/?p=2164"},"modified":"2020-09-11T17:28:27","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T17:28:27","slug":"we-predict-the-2020-21-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/news\/2020\/09\/11\/we-predict-the-2020-21-season\/","title":{"rendered":"We Predict&#8230; The 2020-21 Season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"690\" data-attachment-id=\"2178\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/news\/2020\/09\/11\/we-predict-the-2020-21-season\/gettyimages-1257685415\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1257685415-e1599842504443.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1759,1186\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"GettyImages-1257685415\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1257685415-e1599842504443-300x202.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1257685415-e1599842504443-1024x690.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1257685415-e1599842504443-1024x690.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1257685415-e1599842504443-1024x690.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1257685415-e1599842504443-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1257685415-e1599842504443-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1257685415-e1599842504443-1536x1036.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1257685415-e1599842504443.jpg 1759w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Usually when we write the intro to our predictions blog we try to make an impassioned case for why the upcoming football season will be the very best and most exhilarating to date.<\/strong> <strong>But seeing as 2019\/20 finished only what seems like fifteen minutes and two ad breaks ago we&#8217;re going to cut to the chase: this season could be a difficult one to watch.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hold up, we said <em>could be<\/em>. While there&#8217;s every chance this season may be dogged by injury and fatigue owing to a unfathomably packed schedule (or cut short altogether) it could also be just as marvellous as ever. Think about it this way: with Pep, Frank, Ole and Jose on their tails, Liverpool are defending an English title for the first time in decades! Chelsea have bought a vast amount of exciting continental talent! Leeds United are back! The UEFA Champions League is as wide open as it has been for years! And there are still three episodes left of that Jose Mourinho documentary!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For all these reasons and more, we promise 2020\/21 will be a lot of fun. And even if it isn&#8217;t, we still get UEFA EURO 2020 for dessert next summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, on the eve of opening weekend in the Premier League, we, the staff of&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.icons.com\/\">Icons.com<\/a>, are back after a year off from embarrassing ourselves with wayward predictions like Spurs finishing second and Jean Michael Seri being signing of the season for 2018\/19. This year we hope to more accurately answer the burning questions keeping everyone awake at night. But don\u2019t just take our word for it, send us your predictions for the season ahead on our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/iconsfootball\/\">Facebook<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/icons_football\">Twitter<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/icons_memorabilia\/\">Instagram<\/a>&nbsp;pages. As ever, you can hardly do much worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And, of course, be sure to check out our fantastic range of signed items from&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/premier-league.html\">Premier League<\/a>&nbsp;stars&nbsp;past and present \u2013 available right now on&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.icons.com\/\">Icons.com<\/a>. Now then, let&#8217;s get to it&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-1695 size-full\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"778\" data-attachment-id=\"2177\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/news\/2020\/09\/11\/we-predict-the-2020-21-season\/gettyimages-1076891450\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1076891450-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1946\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;2019 Getty Images&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"GettyImages-1076891450\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Are Liverpool and Manchester City set to continue their dominance in England?&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1076891450-300x228.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1076891450-1024x778.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1076891450-1024x778.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1076891450-1024x778.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1076891450-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1076891450-768x584.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1076891450-1536x1168.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1076891450-2048x1557.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Are Liverpool and Manchester City set to continue their dominance in England?<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Edward Freedman, Non-Executive Chairman<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/premier-league.html\">Premier League<\/a> winners:&nbsp;<\/strong>Pep Guardiola has learned from last year&#8217;s mistakes and has added to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/premier-league\/manchester-city-memorabilia.html\">MANCHESTER CITY<\/a>&nbsp;squad well enough to overturn&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/premier-league\/liverpool-signed-memorabilia.html\">Liverpool<\/a> who need to strengthen and haven&#8217;t. They don&#8217;t have the depth. Keep an eye on Mikel Arteta&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/premier-league\/arsenal-memorabilia.html\">Arsenal<\/a> \u2013 hanging on to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/players\/a-k\/pierre-emerick-aubameyang-signed-memorabilia.html\">Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang<\/a> was huge for the Gunners.<br><strong>2nd \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>Liverpool<strong>&nbsp;3rd \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/premier-league\/chelsea-memorabilia.html\">Chelsea<\/a><strong>&nbsp;4th \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>Arsenal<br><strong>Relegated: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/premier-league\/fulham.html\">Fulham<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/premier-league\/newcastle-united-memorabilia.html\">Newcastle United<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/premier-league\/aston-villa-memorabilia.html\">Aston Villa<\/a><br><strong>Golden Boot:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/players\/a-k\/gabriel-jesus-signed-memorabilia.html\">GABRIEL JESUS<\/a> has to step up this season with Leroy Sane gone and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/players\/a-k\/sergio-aguero-signed-memorabilia.html\">Sergio Aguero<\/a> ageing. It&#8217;s a bold choice but I don&#8217;t want to be boring and go with Harry Kane!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Serie A winners:&nbsp;<\/strong>If <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/players\/l-z\/luis-suarez-signed-memorabilia.html\">Luis Suarez<\/a> ends up in Turin expect him to further improve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/international-clubs\/juventus-memorabilia.html\">JUVENTUS<\/a> with goals. The man loves a challenge!<br><strong>La Liga winners:&nbsp;<\/strong>There will be big changes at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/international-clubs\/barcelona-memorabilia.html\">FC BARCELONA<\/a>&nbsp;and while I don&#8217;t trust Ronald Koeman, I just see the club getting it right again. I don&#8217;t want to bet against them in any way.<br><strong>Bundesliga winners: <\/strong>How can anyone bet against<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/international-clubs\/bayern-munich-memorabilia.html\">BAYERN MUNICH<\/a>? They&#8217;re just a juggernaut who remind me of FC Barcelona at their 2011 peak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/uefa-champions-league.html\">UEFA Champions League<\/a> winners: <\/strong>If <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/players\/l-z\/lionel-messi-signed-memorabilia.html\">Lionel Messi<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/players\/a-k\/antoine-griezmann-signed-memorabilia.html\">Antoine Griezmann<\/a> gel as well as they can, and Ansu Fati steps in to replace Suarez, FC BARCELONA get it done.<br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/premium\/special-collections\/uefa-europa-league.html\">UEFA Europa League<\/a> winners: <\/strong>I like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/international-clubs\/napoli-signed-memorabilia.html\">NAPOLI<\/a> here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Signing of the season: <\/strong>KAI HAVERTZ could be the next Kevin De Bruyne. He&#8217;s the signing that closes the gap to the top two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mark my words&#8230; <\/strong>Erling Braut Haaland will sign for FC Barcelona in January. He&#8217;s a very marketable player and with all the departures at the club, the striker is just what they need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"744\" data-attachment-id=\"2176\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/news\/2020\/09\/11\/we-predict-the-2020-21-season\/gettyimages-1260116361\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1260116361.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1554,1129\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;2020 Getty Images&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"GettyImages-1260116361\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1260116361-300x218.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1260116361-1024x744.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1260116361-1024x744.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1260116361-1024x744.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1260116361-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1260116361-768x558.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1260116361-1536x1116.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1260116361.jpg 1554w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Who can stop Jurgen Klopp&#8217;s Liverpool from repeating their title heroics?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Dan Jamieson, CEO<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/premier-league.html\">Premier League<\/a> winners:&nbsp;<\/strong>The best team of last season has not weakened. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/premier-league\/liverpool-signed-memorabilia.html\">LIVERPOOL<\/a> will top the table once again. City, definitely second best last year, now are without David Silva and Leroy Sane. Chelsea have made great signings on paper but it&#8217;ll be too difficult to integrate them all at once.<br><strong>2nd \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/premier-league\/manchester-city-memorabilia.html\">Manchester City<\/a><strong>&nbsp;3rd \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/premier-league\/chelsea-memorabilia.html\">Chelsea<\/a><strong>&nbsp;4th \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/premier-league\/manchester-united-memorabilia.html\">Manchester United<\/a><br><strong>Relegated: <\/strong>Fulham, West Bromwich Albion and West Ham United<br><strong>Golden Boot: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/players\/l-z\/mohamed-salah-signed-football-memorabilia.html\">MOHAMED SALAH<\/a> does the business for the champions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Serie A winners: <\/strong>Yawn&#8230;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/international-clubs\/juventus-memorabilia.html\">JUVENTUS<\/a>.<br><strong>La Liga winners: <\/strong>Half yawn&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/international-clubs\/real-madrid-memorabilia.html\">REAL MADRID<\/a>.<br><strong>Bundesliga winners: <\/strong>Big yawn&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/international-clubs\/bayern-munich-memorabilia.html\">BAYERN MUNICH<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/uefa-champions-league.html\">UEFA Champions League<\/a>&nbsp;<strong>winners: <\/strong>This year brings lucky number seven to LIVERPOOL.<br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/premium\/special-collections\/uefa-europa-league.html\">UEFA Europa League<\/a> winners: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/premier-league\/tottenham-hotspur-memorabilia.html\">TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR<\/a> secure a UEFA Champions League spot by winning this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Signing of the season:<\/strong> I was excited to see TIMO WERNER at Anfield but I have to say less so now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>My team, Liverpool, will&#8230; <\/strong>will own our perch once again with English title number 20 and European crown number seven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mark my words&#8230;\u00a0<\/strong>Pep Guardiola will be gone from Manchester City by the end of the season. Everyone will fall in love with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/premier-league\/leeds-united-memorabilia.html\">Leeds United<\/a> boss Marcelo Biesla and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/players\/l-z\/lionel-messi-signed-memorabilia.html\">Lionel Messi<\/a> will decide to stay at Bar\u00e7a til the end of his career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-1711 size-full\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"784\" data-attachment-id=\"2180\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/news\/2020\/09\/11\/we-predict-the-2020-21-season\/gettyimages-1270453361\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1270453361.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1535,1175\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;2020 Getty Images&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"GettyImages-1270453361\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Can Lazio upset the odds in Serie A?&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1270453361-300x230.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1270453361-1024x784.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1270453361-1024x784.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1270453361-1024x784.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1270453361-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1270453361-768x588.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1270453361.jpg 1535w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Can Lazio upset the odds in Serie A?<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ben Soley, Sales and Marketing Manager<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/premier-league.html\">Premier League<\/a> winners: <\/strong>I could list the top four in almost any order as this year&#8217;s title race will be much closer than last year&#8217;s with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/premier-league\/manchester-united-memorabilia.html\">Manchester United<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/premier-league\/chelsea-memorabilia.html\">Chelsea<\/a> strengthening so much. That said, I&#8217;m sticking with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/premier-league\/liverpool-signed-memorabilia.html\">LIVERPOOL<\/a>.<br><strong>2nd \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/premier-league\/manchester-city-memorabilia.html\">Manchester City<\/a><strong>\u00a03rd \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0Manchester United<strong> 4th \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Chelsea<br><strong>Relegated:\u00a0<\/strong>Crystal Palace, West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa<br><strong>Golden Boot:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/players\/a-k\/pierre-emerick-aubameyang-signed-memorabilia.html\">PIERRE EMERICK-AUBAMEYANG<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/players\/l-z\/mohamed-salah-signed-football-memorabilia.html\">MOHAMED SALAH<\/a> will share top spot again unless <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/players\/a-k\/sergio-aguero-signed-memorabilia.html\">Sergio Aguero<\/a> stays fit for more than 30 games. Expect a valiant first season effort from Timo Werner as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Serie A winners:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/international-clubs\/ss-lazio.html\">LAZIO<\/a>-POOL with Lucas Leiva, Pepe Reina and Luis Alberto leading the way.<br><strong>La Liga winners:\u00a0<\/strong>Though <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/players\/l-z\/lionel-messi-signed-memorabilia.html\">Lionel Messi<\/a>&#8216;s form will be as strong as ever, a fully-fit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/players\/a-k\/eden-hazard-signed-memorabilia.html\">Eden Hazard<\/a> and better organisation from top to bottom wins <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/international-clubs\/real-madrid-memorabilia.html\">REAL MADRID<\/a> back to back titles.<br><strong>Bundesliga winners: <\/strong>The same old story in Germany as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/international-clubs\/bayern-munich-memorabilia.html\">BAYERN MUNICH<\/a> fend off Dortmund and one other several games from the finish line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/uefa-champions-league.html\">UEFA Champions League<\/a> winners: <\/strong>MANCHESTER CITY will win an all-English final.<br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/premium\/special-collections\/uefa-europa-league.html\">UEFA Europa League<\/a> winners: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/international-clubs\/as-roma.html\">AS ROMA<\/a> take a UEFA Champions League spot with success in this tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Signing of the season:\u00a0<\/strong>Let&#8217;s go with the obvious choice of TIMO WERNER. Adam Lallana at Brighton and Hove Albion will be a close second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>My team, Liverpool, will&#8230; <\/strong>go out of the League Cup early, have a wobble in the Premier League but still end up on 85+ points and win silverware. The front three will be disbanded at the end of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mark my words&#8230;\u00a0<\/strong>Abdoulaye Doucoure will earn a big move within 18 months of arriving at Everton \u2013 perhaps to Paris Saint-Germain? Cambridge United win automatic promotion from League Two. Aleksandar Mitrovic will get sent off at least once with seven plus yellow cards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-2167 size-large\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"2167\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/news\/2018\/08\/08\/we-predict-the-2018-19-season\/celtic-v-rangers-ladbrokes-scottish-premiership\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GettyImages-1196505842-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1706\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Getty Images&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - DECEMBER 29: Rangers Manager Steven Gerrard celebrates victory  during the Ladbrokes Premiership match between Celtic and Rangers at Celtic Park on December 29, 2019 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Ian MacNicol\\\/Getty Images)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1577629457&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;2019 Getty Images&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Celtic v Rangers - Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Celtic v Rangers &amp;#8211; Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GettyImages-1196505842-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GettyImages-1196505842-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GettyImages-1196505842-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GettyImages-1196505842-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GettyImages-1196505842-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GettyImages-1196505842-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GettyImages-1196505842-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GettyImages-1196505842-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Is it now or never for Steven Gerrard and Rangers?<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Alistair Hunter, Senior Editor<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/premier-league.html\">Premier League<\/a> winners:<\/strong> Sadly, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/premier-league\/liverpool-signed-memorabilia.html\">LIVERPOOL<\/a> haven&#8217;t gone anywhere. It won&#8217;t be quite the stroll last year turned out to be but it&#8217;s clear <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/premier-league\/manchester-city-memorabilia.html\">Manchester City<\/a> haven&#8217;t invested in the right areas (no offence, Issa Kabore). Could a change at the top come just below the title race?<br><strong>2nd \u2013 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/premier-league\/chelsea-memorabilia.html\">Chelsea<\/a><strong>\u00a03rd \u2013<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/premier-league\/manchester-city-memorabilia.html\">Manchester City<\/a> <strong>4th \u2013 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/premier-league\/manchester-united-memorabilia.html\">Manchester United<\/a><br><strong>Relegated: <\/strong>Brighton &amp; Hove Albion, West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa<br><strong>Golden Boot: <\/strong>I love the idea of TIMO WERNER coming into the league and tearing it up. Christian Pulisic in particular is going to love feeding this guy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Serie A winners: <\/strong>This is it. This is the year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/international-clubs\/internazionale.html\">INTERNAZIONALE<\/a> prise the Scudetto away from Juve.<br><strong>La Liga winners:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/international-clubs\/barcelona-memorabilia.html\">FC Barcelona<\/a> are a mess and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/international-clubs\/real-madrid-memorabilia.html\">Real Madrid<\/a> don&#8217;t inspire me all that much. Perhaps it&#8217;s time for the highest paid manager in the world to go one better than simply closing the gap. Believe it: I&#8217;m picking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/players\/a-k\/joao-felix-signed-memorabilia.html\">Joao Felix<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/international-clubs\/atletico-madrid-memorabilia.html\">ATLETICO MADRID<\/a>.<br><strong>Bundesliga winners:&nbsp;<\/strong>Only a mad man would go against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/international-clubs\/bayern-munich-memorabilia.html\">BAYERN MUNICH<\/a>, right? Even I&#8217;m not bold enough to predict a changing of the guard in three of the top four major European leagues.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/uefa-champions-league.html\">UEFA Champions League<\/a> winners: <\/strong>At some point&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/international-clubs\/paris-saint-germain.html\">PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN<\/a> are finally going to get it right and I&#8217;ll keep backing them until they finally do. We&#8217;re entering into year four of me being stubborn about this.<br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/premium\/special-collections\/uefa-europa-league.html\">UEFA Europa League<\/a> winners: <\/strong>So, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/premier-league\/tottenham-hotspur-memorabilia.html\">TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR<\/a> need to win a trophy and their manager is <em>who<\/em> exactly? Dare I say it&#8217;s all or nothing in Europe&#8217;s second tier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Signing of the season: <\/strong>I can&#8217;t decide between RODRIGO at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/premier-league\/leeds-united-memorabilia.html\">Leeds United<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/players\/l-z\/james-rodriguez-signed-memorabilia.html\">JAMES RODRIGUEZ<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/premier-league\/everton-memorabilia.html\">Everton<\/a>. I&#8217;ll go heart over head and say James.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>My team, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/international-clubs\/rangers-memorabilia.html\">Rangers<\/a>, will&#8230;&nbsp;<\/strong>get the job done and finally win Scottish title number 55. Not only is it a must in 2021 to halt ten-in-a-row, it needs to be achieved while this particularly talented and somewhat expensive squad is still intact.&nbsp;Lest I give up on football and start following Kabaddi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mark my words&#8230; <\/strong>injury issues will plague a number of teams, not just in England, but all around Europe. We&#8217;ll see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/players\/l-z\/mohamed-salah-signed-football-memorabilia.html\">Mohamed Salah<\/a> decelerate towards his Anfield exit as he wallows in the absence of dressing room bestie Dejan Lovren. There will be a 6-3 scoreline in the Premier League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-1714 size-full\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"726\" data-attachment-id=\"2182\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/news\/2020\/09\/11\/we-predict-the-2020-21-season\/gettyimages-1202866227\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1202866227.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2106,1493\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;2020 Perez Meca\\\/MB Media&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"GettyImages-1202866227\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Is this the year neither FC Barcelona nor Real Madrid win La Liga?&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1202866227-300x213.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1202866227-1024x726.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1202866227-1024x726.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1202866227-1024x726.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1202866227-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1202866227-768x544.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1202866227-1536x1089.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-1202866227-2048x1452.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Is this the year neither FC Barcelona nor Real Madrid win La Liga?<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Jamie White, Online Content &amp; Social Media Producer<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/premier-league.html\">Premier League<\/a> winners: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/premier-league\/manchester-city-memorabilia.html\">MANCHESTER CITY<\/a><br><strong>2nd \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/premier-league\/manchester-united-memorabilia.html\">Manchester United<\/a><strong>\u00a03rd \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/premier-league\/liverpool-signed-memorabilia.html\">Liverpool<\/a><strong>\u00a04th \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/premier-league\/chelsea-memorabilia.html\">Chelsea<\/a><br><strong>Relegated:\u00a0<\/strong>Fulham, West Browich Albion and Brighton and Hove Albion<br><strong>Golden Boot:\u00a0<\/strong>Chelsea new boy TIMO WERNER will top the scoring charts in his debut season in England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Serie A winners:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/international-clubs\/juventus-memorabilia.html\">JUVENTUS<\/a> get it done once again.<br><strong>La Liga winners:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/international-clubs\/atletico-madrid-memorabilia.html\">ATLETICO MADRID<\/a> upset the odds to displace the top two.<br><strong>Bundesliga winners:<\/strong>\u00a0There&#8217;s no question that it&#8217;ll be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/international-clubs\/bayern-munich-memorabilia.html\">BAYERN MUNICH<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/uefa-champions-league.html\">UEFA Champions League<\/a> winners: <\/strong>Instead of focussing on the Premier League, which was finally won last season, LIVERPOOL win big in Europe.<br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/premium\/special-collections\/uefa-europa-league.html\">UEFA Europa League<\/a> winners:\u00a0<\/strong>Them again: I&#8217;m going with UEFA Europa League specialists SEVILLA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Signing of the season: <\/strong>Having spent quite a lot time watching AFC Bournemouth I can tell you Nathan Ake is a terrific player and a superb signing for Pep Guardiola and Manchester City. Timo Werner will also prove value for money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>My team, Liverpool, will&#8230; <\/strong>not be nearly as consistent in the Premier League but will instead focus on the UEFA Champions League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mark my words&#8230;\u00a0<\/strong>null and void is coming. Another major breakout of Covid-19 will bring an early end to the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>So, that\u2019s what we think will go down during&nbsp;this season\u2019s&nbsp;campaign. But what do you think? Send us your predictions by getting in touch via our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/iconsfootball\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/icons_football\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/icons_memorabilia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>&nbsp;pages!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>For our full range of&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.icons.com\/teams\/premier-league.html\">Premier League<\/a>&nbsp;signed products&nbsp;check out&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.icons.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">icons.com<\/a>&nbsp;now!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Usually when we write the intro to our predictions blog we try to make an impassioned case for why the upcoming football season will be the very best and most exhilarating to date. But seeing as 2019\/20 finished only what seems like fifteen minutes and two ad breaks ago we&#8217;re going to cut to the&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more navbutton\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/news\/2020\/09\/11\/we-predict-the-2020-21-season\/\">Read More<i class=\"fa fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[329],"tags":[54,64,66,57,179,14,67,20,35,44,45,336,46,49,52,59,72,165,470,212,383],"class_list":["post-2164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-previews-and-predictions","tag-arsenal","tag-bayern-munich","tag-bundesliga","tag-chelsea","tag-fc-barcelona","tag-football","tag-juventus","tag-la-liga","tag-liverpool","tag-manchester-city","tag-manchester-united","tag-predictions","tag-premier-league","tag-real-madrid","tag-season-predictions","tag-season-preview","tag-serie-a","tag-signed-memorabilia","tag-soccer","tag-tottenham-hotspur","tag-we-predict"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pfQcey-yU","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":80,"url":"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/news\/2014\/08\/14\/the-icons-com-2014-15-season-predictions\/","url_meta":{"origin":2164,"position":0},"title":"We Predict&#8230; The 2014-15 Season","author":"Icons.com","date":"August 14, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"It's that time again. 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