We are going to have to win at the Etihad.
Our five remaining away games are City, Brighton, Wolves, Spurs and United.
Apart from us and Spurs, City's run in is as easy as you could ask for. Liverpool have a couple of tricky games at Villa and United.
We need to beat City :-(
Every sports hack and pundit out there are chomping at the bit to spout the usual stuff about our impending end of season collapse.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
What better motivation do the squad need ?
What’s more impressive this season is what we’ve achieved without Zinny, Partey & Jesus.
Timber, also out for season alongside the regular sick notes, ESR & Tomi.
Would like to have Timber back for the final run in but not sure if this is realistic at this stage.
You have to contextualise the 'collapses' of the previous two seasons. Last season we headed into the last 9 games having to go to Anfield, the Etihad and Newcastle. The season before it was Chelsea, Spurs and Newcastle. This season it is City, Spurs and United. 'Quote:
Originally Posted by 7sisters
Tough games and key injuries made the job too difficult in the last two seasons. And we are facing the same tough games this time, battling two sides who may well not lose many points from here on in.
If we lose at City I think we will struggle to make up the points. We need to go there and win, purely to prove to ourselves and everyone else that we can.
Even if we beat City away :hehe: we’d have to win pretty well all of our other games as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
Not a chance in hell, p.
We will win, Liverpool and City looked like defeated runners up after yesterday at full time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
Though logically we can't keep winning every single game.
Nah - it's in the bag. They're all scared of usQuote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
4pts from Liverpool, 6pts from City, and we still lose the league by slipping up at Spurs and United.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
Ok.. let’s not explore the misery of such an outcome.. :)
With the best defence and most goals in the league.Quote:
Originally Posted by 7sisters
There is a difference though this year. I think we have winners in the team.
Would obviously love us to win it, if only to lose the 'bottlers' tag.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
Can't see it happening though, tbh.
It is all being teed up for the Klopp Fawning Festival
:-(
Good Lord - Martin Samuel's piece in the Times today took things to new levels. I particularly took exception to him fawning over Kelleher (excellent keeper that he is) being outstanding as proof that Klopp is a genius while saying Ramsay is a bag of nerves, meaning Arteta is ****. Made a mistake for the goal of course (although great closing down by Wissa) but otherwise was very good. Just a very weird comparison to makeQuote:
Originally Posted by IUFG
We don't need to do that; just until the end of the season :thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pat Vegas
Rice seems a winner. Havertz has won the Champions league.Quote:
Originally Posted by IUFG
The 'winners' from City we have are not going to cut it. But they should be a good presence (but not so great last season when it was needed) and perhaps we are motivated by slipping away last season.
The team has a different look about them physically. No longer easilly bullied. Edit: Jorginho is also a winner.
#115Charges.
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Originally Posted by Pat Vegas
Made me chuckle when IWWW brought that up on Monday Night Football. Citeh fans going mental on Twitter :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by redgunamo
and Sky quickly trying to brush it under the carpet.
lol, yeah. Saw that. Good old Wrighty!Quote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
They've got away with it, haven't they :-(
Still, good for us, I suppose. Best team, best manager AND they're allowed to cheat; can't really be expected to beat that.
They're not cheating, as such.Quote:
Originally Posted by redgunamo
Just breaking the rules, that's all.
Oh, that's alright then. After all, people who break the rules NEVER prosper, as they say :-\Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
ah, I see. honestly breaking the rules...Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
Well it is honest in the sense that they have done it blatantly, hugely, and out in the open.Quote:
Originally Posted by IUFG
Football is quite selective in terms of which rule breaking it considers cheating. Diving is cheating, but constant foul play isn't. I mean, it is, but we don't call it that...
My grandad used to say you can only cheat yourself. But then he didn't live to see the Mike Riley game at Old Trafford.....Quote:
Originally Posted by redgunamo
What has poor IUFG done to you?Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
There you are then; grandad ALWAYS knows.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
You're all ****s...Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM747L9Wf8M
Terribly harsh, imo. P's grandad started it.Quote:
Originally Posted by IUFG
My cricket captain used to say you can only ever run yourself out. Then he got ran out and blamed me. :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by redgunamo
I always say you can't win the league if you lose at Old Trafford. And in my lifetime we never have (I think).
Never forgive. Never forget :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by IUFG