The Title Race - 2021/22

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If love Arsenal to get something from the Liverpool game but can’t see it the football Arsenal play will give Liverpool plenty of space for them cause a lot of problems.
 
cyberblue said:
The chance of Liverpool going the rest of the season without dropping points is virtually nil
If they do they will have won the last17 on the bounce & that is some feat
In 18 games we have won 15 draw 2 & lost 1
Some on here are throwing in the towel already
We can see the finishing line we been there & done it before
Come on you Blues
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Heard it all before. They don't drop points when it counts - unlike us - that tends to be the flaw in that thinking.
 
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So after Wednesday we will be 1 point in front not what anyone on here wanted but it's what it is better than being 1 point behind, at one point that complete twat of a commentator last night said its in Liverpools hands and it's there's to loose I swear he said Liverpool more than mcfc I really am sick of it.
 
gordondaviesmoustache said:
Those confidently predicting they can’t see Liverpool dropping any points between now and the end of the season would mean they win the last 17 games of the season ffs.

If they do, then fair play, but to suggest this is likely, never mind certain, is utterly comical.
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They certainly have momentum, but the Dippers have had a kind run of fixtures. Let's see how they fare against Arsenal, Villa, Spurs, City and the Rags and like you say if they win them all then they probably deserve to win the title. I think both sides will possibly drop points, if the Dippers win the next 2 games then I think we are going to have to beat them at our place to win the title.
 
cyberblue said:
The chance of Liverpool going the rest of the season without dropping points is virtually nil
If they do they will have won the last17 on the bounce & that is some feat
In 18 games we have won 15 draw 2 & lost 1
Some on here are throwing in the towel already
We can see the finishing line we been there & done it before
Come on you Blues
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Liking the positivity.

That said, this "Liverpool will drop points" line misses the point somewhat. The question is, will they drop more points than we will, and on current firm, you'd have to say no they won't.

I also think that Pep is a brilliant manager over the course of the season where rotating and managing suspensions, injuries and fixture congestion is key. But in a one-off, must-win game? I think he's poor tbh. We've seen it countless times, not least the shit show which was the CL final. Needless pissing about with team selection and formation, stubborn refusal to change when things are obviously not working and unpreparedness to bring on subs. He demonstrates all of these failings often, and especially when it's a crucial game.

That being the case I am resigned us to losing to Liverpool at home, I'm afraid. Of course we could win that game, it's just that on balance of probability, I don't think we will.
 
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Withnail said:
They certainly have momentum, but the Dippers have had a kind run of fixtures. Let's see how they fare against Arsenal, Villa, Spurs, City and the Rags and like you say if they win them all then they probably deserve to win the title. I think both sides will possibly drop points, if the Dippers win the next 2 games then I think we are going to have to beat them at our place to win the title.
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They’ve also been lucky with injuries, especially in defence. They have options up front now that mean Salah and Mane aren’t as crucial as they used to be but that defence is a different story. With so many games to come for them still, if they don’t rotate the full backs and Van Dijk then they will run into on or more of fatigue/injury/loss of form - there’s just no way that they can keep playing them every game
 
Liverpool have harder games to come and also latter stages of cups
As do we
Gonna be a slog
 
K-Bo said:
The form is a bit concerning, but if the pattern is teams getting two results off us then i dont think we have anyone left to play that we lost to in first half of season so happy days.
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Thought that myself, trouble us Soton & Palace are still in the Cup!
 
DMA's said:
Liverpool have been fantastic and are a brilliant side (despite what some posters like to believe). sadly a lack of a striker has come back to haunt us. Not replacing Sergio was complete madness
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We had 2 goal scorer forwards on the bench.
 
bellsouth said:
They’ve also been lucky with injuries, especially in defence. They have options up front now that mean Salah and Mane aren’t as crucial as they used to be but that defence is a different story. With so many games to come for them still, if they don’t rotate the full backs and Van Dijk then they will run into on or more of fatigue/injury/loss of form - there’s just no way that they can keep playing them every game
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It's what they do though, isn't it. They hardly rotated at all in their title-winning season. And yes, they were lucky with injuries (or lack of them) and some ridiculously biased refereeing didn't hurt either. But Klopp is not afraid to pick his best 11 and keep playing them every game.
 
Coatigan said:
We had 2 goal scorer forwards on the bench.
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Neither are ‘goalscorers’. They score goals but neither are in anyway shape or form prolific.
jesus seems to have hit a wall and its probably time to move on.
Sterling, well i like him, but he probably needs to make way and move on now as there is better players in his decision

difficult to argue against not having a top class striker , it just makes life a little more difficult
 
bellsouth said:
They’ve also been lucky with injuries, especially in defence. They have options up front now that mean Salah and Mane aren’t as crucial as they used to be but that defence is a different story. With so many games to come for them still, if they don’t rotate the full backs and Van Dijk then they will run into on or more of fatigue/injury/loss of form - there’s just no way that they can keep playing them every game
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Another factor for both teams is the CL draw. Imagine playing them in 3 consecutive games..... no let's not my nerves would be shredded
 
Bluesince1979 said:
Neither are ‘goalscorers’. They score goals but neither are in anyway shape or form prolific.
jesus seems to have hit a wall and its probably time to move on.
Sterling, well i like him, but he probably needs to make way and move on now as there is better players in his decision

difficult to argue against not having a top class striker , it just makes life a little more difficult
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Jesus scores plenty, from not that much. Really think he could have made the difference last night.

If Pep had tried, I'd have been totally ok with the draw. It happens, sometines things just dont go your way. Last night was one of those. It is his persisting with something not going your way though that leaves the bitter taste. If he'd brought either Jesus and Sterling on, I'd have nothing to moan about.
 
bellsouth said:
They’ve also been lucky with injuries, especially in defence. They have options up front now that mean Salah and Mane aren’t as crucial as they used to be but that defence is a different story. With so many games to come for them still, if they don’t rotate the full backs and Van Dijk then they will run into on or more of fatigue/injury/loss of form - there’s just no way that they can keep playing them every game
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Another factor for both teams is the CL draw. Imagine playing them in 3 consecutive games..... no let's not my nerves would be shredded
 
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