Is Our 'Rough Patch' Over?

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

I think our "dodgy patch" was due to CL games, mainly. Just look at how the other CL teams fared.
So we did bloody brilliant, considering.

 

[malg]

Wait until we actually play a tough side. We haven't played any yet apparently..

Bang on, just look at the difficult fixtures we've had and we've had a helping hand every time:

Liverpool - ridiculous sending off when Liverpool were on top.
Chelsea - thankfully played them when they were poor.
Arsenal - got very good refereeing decisions, offside goal and dodgy penalty.
Rags - missing the world's best centre back and world's best midfielder, with the world's best forward just recovering from a season long lay off.
Spurs - missing crucial players, on a slump, and Otamendi should have been off.

We're very, very, very lucky.

 

[mccity]

Bang on, just look at the difficult fixtures we've had and we've had a helping hand every time:

Liverpool - ridiculous sending off when Liverpool were on top.
Chelsea - thankfully played them when they were poor.
Arsenal - got very good refereeing decisions, offside goal and dodgy penalty.
Rags - missing the world's best centre back and world's best midfielder, with the world's best forward just recovering from a season long lay off.
Spurs - missing crucial players, on a slump, and Otamendi should have been off.

We're very, very, very lucky.

Don't forget the 20 minutes of added time against Bournemouth and Southampton, the Schneiderlin red that wasn't a red, all the dodgy penalties, and to top it off Kompany's unpunished assault of King Jamie of Vardy

 

[Silva_Spell]

Imagine if our blip ends up being a run of games winning 2-1 lol

If styles make fights I look at the following fixtures as our biggest remaining tests:

Liverpool away -
Leicester home
Palace away
Chelsea home

All teams with fast counters

Of course there are other tough games, like Spurs away, and Arsenal will be up for beating us if we're still unbeaten come February, an inform Burnley away, and parked buses to contend with but so long as the players don't think as I do a loss to anyone else ought to be unthinkable.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

We’ve actually missed Stones badly. With him back, and later Mendy, we will be even better. Good enough to win the big one next May, I believe. I’m not saying we will, because it’s a cup competition, but we will be easily good enough.

 

[East Level 2]

This is a bloody rough patch!!
Missed a few good chances in the second half at Swansea and misplaced a few passes round their area in the first.
As for yesterday - Kun missed a couple, Sterling missed three sitters, Sane lost control in a good position. You lucky bastards it could have been eight or nine.
We'll be out the rough patch when we're taking these chances.
I may be getting greedy, but why not.

 

[sir baconface]

I predict that the oil money, the performance enhancing drugs and our incredible luck with referees will run out in April.

Having consulted with the Citizens Advice Bureau, the good Sheikh will take out an IVA. His Lamborghini will be replaced by a battery-powered Proton and he’ll fly back to his exploitative third world bunker courtesy of Ryanair.

Fraudiola will sign up for a proper challenge with Charlton Athletic. The bald cnut won’t inherit a platinum-plated squad or be force-fed cash there.

Numerous Citeh mercenaries will defect, not least KDB to the red dippers on the semi-promise of a reserve full-back gig plus candles. No loss; he wasn’t even deemed fit for a Mourinho side.

Emptihad will echo to the wails of disgruntled, noodle-dodging council house dwellers sporting uncouth Mancunian accents. Mercifully, the floodlights will still be massive, though.

Meanwhile, our 35-point gap will be rapidly eroded. The Portuguee eye gouger will take full tactical advantage and deploy his flamboyant attacking side to maximum effect. At 93:20 on the last day of the season, Golden Boot shoe-in Lumpkaku will skip through an 11-man defence of cloggers to smash in a richly deserved PL clincher. The Bus Station will erupt in tumultuous applause, with “nick nack Paddy whack” blasted through the PA system at 500 decibels.

The future is shit, folks.

 

[cleavers]

I don't think we've had a rough patch, just had some more difficult games, and the reason we have returned to scoring is simple for me, neither our last 2 opponents have bus parked, both have tried to play, perfect for us. Yesterday we had space to use our pace, and could have scored double figures if we had taken some more of our chances.

 

[Impeccable One]

Bang on, just look at the difficult fixtures we've had and we've had a helping hand every time:

Liverpool - ridiculous sending off when Liverpool were on top.
Chelsea - thankfully played them when they were poor.
Arsenal - got very good refereeing decisions, offside goal and dodgy penalty.
Rags - missing the world's best centre back and world's best midfielder, with the world's best forward just recovering from a season long lay off.
Spurs - missing crucial players, on a slump, and Otamendi should have been off.

We're very, very, very lucky.

Don’t you know journo’s, especially that poor excuse for one Rudd, have just copy & pasted your post for their next article !

 

[Exileonabus]

I think so. Pep has worked his magic on the whole squad. Everyone seems to be playing more consistently and robustly. Players we worried about are becoming reliable & the squad has backups we can enjoy watching & give praise to.