Quote Originally Posted by Peter View Post
He did. And we did compete for the title. In fact, we got closer then, against a good city side, than we will this season against a **** one. And we won more points than we will this season.

If we had played like that this season we would have won the league. There is nothing obtuse about it.

This....style....of....play....does....not.....wor k!
But you are treating the way teams play against us as a constant. They have adapted? previously we were afforded lots of space in the PL which is why players with limited technical ability excelled. Now we face the deepest block in the league every week.

This is also why we do so well in the CL now.

The only answer (and I really mean it) is elite talent in the final third. We have very much mid range talent there now. Which makes us unusual compared to our rivals.