Wolves (A) - Wed 11th May, 20:15 (BST) | Pre-Match Thread

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Cricket Blue said:
Biggest game of the season
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Until the next one!

I do think we absolutely have to win this. If we draw, we'll tense up going into the West Ham game. If we win, we can afford to draw at the London Stadium and still be in pole position for the final match.
Obviously, I think we should just keep on winning, and keep the pressure up on the dippers and make the question of goal difference irrelevant. It would be utterly devastating to lose out to them on goal difference on the final day.
 
This feels like "it" tonight. If we get a decent win by a couple of goals the league is pretty much done IMO, if we don't the pressure is well and truly back on us. Looking at wolves recent results I am very confident
 
Lovebitesandeveryfing said:
Until the next one!

I do think we absolutely have to win this. If we draw, we'll tense up going into the West Ham game. If we win, we can afford to draw at the London Stadium and still be in pole position for the final match.
Obviously, I think we should just keep on winning, and keep the pressure up on the dippers and make the question of goal difference irrelevant. It would be utterly devastating to lose out to them on goal difference on the final day.
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Yes I agree mate, Southampton are conceding goals for fun so Liverpool could rack up a load of goals next week against them. For me win tonight then on Sunday and it's done.
 
David El Mago Silva said:
I can see why some are suggesting we should play Rodri next to Laporte and Gundogan as the number 6 but I think it would be too disruptive.

Fernandinho at centre back obviously isn't ideal but at least that way it's only the defense that gets disrupted rather than the defence AND the midfield. I don't think it would be wise to break up the Rodri-Bernardo-KDB midfield that has been so successful this season.

Hopefully it's only for one game and Ake is back for West Ham.
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Perhaps it is time for one of our gold star reserves. There are a number of players on our bench who rarely if ever see action. If we don't see out this campaign serious questions will have to be asked about our lack of back up. I know we are short staffed at the back but clubs are allowed large squads to cover situations like this.
That said I have faith in Ferno and think he can get the job done for us tonight. This game is all about taking our chances when they arrive I think.
 
Cricket Blue said:
Yes I agree mate, Southampton are conceding goals for fun so Liverpool could rack up a load of goals next week against them. For me win tonight then on Sunday and it's done.
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Tbf Liverpool don't look like doing that to anyone at the minute, they've been fairly poor for the last few weeks now in all competitions.
 
I think we’ve been done up like a kipper for the last games. There was no need for us to play tonight, this game and the Dippers could have been rescheduled for next Thursday (there’s other PL games that night). That would ensure no team had an advantage of knowing what they need to do. If we lose one and win one at Wolves and West Ham the Dippers know they can go for goal difference against a very leaky Southampton defence.

I hope it backfires and we get at least a draw and a win next two games but why we are not playing next week is baffling.
 
hammocity said:
I think we’ve been done up like a kipper for the last games. There was no need for us to play tonight, this game and the Dippers could have been rescheduled for next Thursday (there’s other PL games that night). That would ensure no team had an advantage of knowing what they need to do. If we lose one and win one at Wolves and West Ham the Dippers know they can go for goal difference against a very leaky Southampton defence.

I hope it backfires and we get at least a draw and a win next two games but why we are not playing next week is baffling.
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We get a full week's rest next week before the final game of the season.

Swings and roundabouts init.
 
When watching the fixturelist a few weeks back I definitely thought this was to be our most difficult game. Still is imho. Not a big pitch and the crowd will be up for them to do an upset. They also have something to play for. Liverpools’ fixtures now look easier than ours.

So if we are able to win tonight I’m very confident we will win it in the end. A draw would fill the country with hope but I would still rate that as acceptable. Obviously I rather we win and win all our remaining matches to show there was never really a race for the title.

We will miss the absentees and I’m not sure Pep takes the route of three left footed players in the back line. We will see. As for that matter, the rest of the team simply needs to defend the defence by sticking Wolves on their side of the pitch. And be clinical.
 
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