The Title Race 2022/23

[Bez]

A third of the season to go. We have won it before. We know what to do. We are unlikely to shit our pants. Whereas Arsenal are a young team who have had a good run, but can they keep it going when under pressure? Time will tell obviously, but I am expecting a few twists and turns to come. Come on City!

 

[Father Paul]

I would like us to win thr title despite us being average but they are doing well winning late and that is what matter. They scored late against Rags Villa Bournemouth. And they came from behind. Could have been 0 ploints but they have 9.they had their dip and they are still top. We could still go on run and win but that rin hasn't come. And I doubt we whave that this season. We will see. But ae need 10 wins including one against arsenal to have any chance in May

This is a contest which is fought game to game. Yes it was big for them to comeback yesterday but that must be followed up. I was totally unimpressed with their performance against us and they struck me as a team who are capable of losing goals and points. If we win against Palace the gap is back to 2 and they must go to Fulham to widen it again. If we keep winning, a big If perhaps, they will crack and we can slip past them in the run in. I think it is more down to us not them.

 

[Father Paul]

They're going to run out of gas, using up too much emotional energy already.
We're still in second gear. If Stones/Laporte come in and help settle our defending with Ruben we'll be fine.
If we are good enough to stay this close and then beat them at home then I'm confident we will overtake them in the run home.

Big point. If Stones can get back in and stay fit for 10 or 12 games it could make all the difference.

 

[g180aj]

12 wins in a row needed, anything less and the title is arsenals

we have done it before so we can do it again

Yep, 94 points to win the league!

 

[marco]

A third of the season to go. We have won it before. We know what to do. We are unlikely to shit our pants. Whereas Arsenal are a young team who have had a good run, but can they keep it going when under pressure? Time will tell obviously, but I am expecting a few twists and turns to come. Come on City!

like you say many twists and turns to come yet but i think we will have to beat them at home, if we bank those points today then there is only 2 in it so an unexpected draw for them puts it back in our hands with our goal average being better, we have to stay focused and win our games, carry on and they will crack under the presure i have no doubt

 

[East Level 2]

I think Arsenal will drop points but worry we might also drop a few. In 2019 and 2022 the dippers were a point or two behind with about 15 games remaining and confident we would drop more than two points. We didn't. You can argue those City teams were better than the current Arsenal team, but we are possibly worse than the Liverpool teams that went on those long unbeaten runs.
I still think our best is better than Arsenal's best, but they seem to be picking up wins when not being too impressive.
Some think the Thursday League may leave them tired, but we face tougher opposition in the CLcand we're still in the FA Cup.

 

[DMA's]

Tbh we're a young team and went from 2 seasons at 8th and one at 5th to being in a title race. We're also not Liverpool/UTD where the media is trying to convince everyone we're the best team in the world.

Our players/team are celebrating so hard cause they dont think winning the league/being the best team is their god given right like the rag cunts/Liverpool lot think.

Just ignore the stupid comments mate. Posters seem to have forgotten how we celebrated last minute winners against Bournemouth, Huddersfield and Southampton.

Football is an emotional game so the scenes at the emirates yesterdays are completely normal given the circumstances

 

[lonestay]

I think the Prem want Arsenal to win it now, but obviously they need to bolster the red teams into CL positions so I guess they will be getting some enhanced results coming up after today . As for City well they (Prem) are probably ok with where we are this season. Newcastle will get some dodgy decisions to ensure they drop off and allow dippers into the top four, and the Prem can pat themselves on the back for getting Arse, dippers and scum chump league qualification . We as always will have to beat the team in front of us, the ref/var team, the match commander and the Prem itself to win the league.

 

[MrCheeseGrater]

We need to win all our games and most importantly beat them. They'll drop points at least one more time this season to someone other than us, I'm sure of it. They're not playing well enough to win 12 in a row. All we can do is concentrate on winning all our games because eventually they will drop points and we can gain our advantage.

 

[Paul1970]

I'm seeing a fair bit of ...anger? which is sad cause we've been civil up til now. If we win the league, we do. If we dont then we dont and congratulations on 3 in a row.

Watching the game, Bournemouth were time wasting since they went up. It was the reason we got 6 mins. At the start of the 6 mins the keeper and other players were feigning injuries so the ref added that time on to the extra. We were fortunate that the ref actually decided to give the right amount of time.

The bigger issue is refs not punishing time wasting properly in other games by adding on the right amount of time (Like in the WC).

End of the day the majority will applaud arsenal if they do win the title but what is plain to see is a concerted media effort to discredit Man City from any success they get including winning a game in which every commentator roots against us . We are the most hated team that I’ve ever known and certain teans are getting a little push from certain decisions going against us . As for arsenals third yesterday the letter of the law was upheld with time wasting but we would not get that going our way . If you win the title this season you have deserved it and played some really good football with sone outstanding players aswelk especially odergaard who has city written all over him but I do see with these last minute winners cracks starting to appear and nerves showing whereas we are starting to get a run together and our form is starting to click so it’s going to be a toe to toe till the end of the season and if you come out in too then we’ll done because it’s better arsenal that Liverpool or Utd .

 

[thegundogang]

That's pretty entitled bollocks.

Pick out what’s convenient eh pal? I said if they do go to those places and win then they’re worthy champions which they would be. But it is Arsenals history of recent times and you don’t have to look further than last season to see that’s usually the way it goes with them. Granted this season they seem a bit different and seem to have better character but they don’t seem like they’re inevitably going to win every week like the scousers did.

 

[Paul1970]

Pick out what’s convenient eh pal? I said if they do go to those places and win then they’re worthy champions which they would be. But it is Arsenals history of recent times and you don’t have to look further than last season to see that’s usually the way it goes with them. Granted this season they seem a bit different and seem to have better character but they don’t seem like they’re inevitably going to win every week like the scousers did.

Don’t forget they now have city’s b team playing for them

 

[KearsleyBlue]

I think we'll beat them at ours but they'll squeak the title. Wouldn't be surprised to see them kinda throw the Europa league.
If we don't win it but win FA cup and CL while Everton go down and Liverpool miss top4 it won't be the worst season in the world.
Get the CL monkey off our backs and go back stronger for the title with new signings.

 

[Crooked_rain]

The main thing is we beat Arsenal at our place

It’s unlikely either of us are winning the next dozen games in a row. They’ll drop points I’m sure, and I think it’s highly possible they drop more than us.

It’s only 5 points, that can be overturned over the space of 2 games, there’s 12 to go.

I’m also confident we beat them again, I think we’re a better team head to head.

 

[Coatigan]

Pick out what’s convenient eh pal? I said if they do go to those places and win then they’re worthy champions which they would be. But it is Arsenals history of recent times and you don’t have to look further than last season to see that’s usually the way it goes with them. Granted this season they seem a bit different and seem to have better character but they don’t seem like they’re inevitably going to win every week like the scousers did.

Which is why I singled it out. And no that is not what you said, but you are adding it now, so fair play. I don't like those type of dismissals, thats all. They've been going on all season, yet here they are still 5 points clear as late as march. They are here and it is a title race, forget this collapse people are anticipating, it will be tight, and will come down to margins. Not fucking dna.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

If it were a prime Liverpool five points ahead, I'd be slightly more worried.

Arsenal are far from it and even a prime Liverpool were reeled in by us twice.

We're not prime City either, yet here we are, still on the shoulder and trying to maintain decent position until the last bend.

Liverpool will be our toughest game again, as I expect them to beat United today and start to reel in Spurs and Newcastle, especially with Diaz due to return before we play them.

 

[Withnail]

Old cliche, but we need to just focus on ourselves and take each game as it comes. Keep on winning and keep the pressure on Arsenal. Two tricky games for both City and Arsenal this weekend and as we play first we need to win and then see how they fare against Fulham.

 

[LesBleuMiserable]

Old cliche, but we need to just focus on ourselves and take each game as it comes. Keep on winning and keep the pressure on Arsenal. Two tricky games for both City and Arsenal this weekend and as we play first we need to win and then see how they fare against Fulham.

We need to win our game, as they’ll beat Fulham. I think they were complacenct thinking they had beaten Bournemouth even before they KOd off. Shame Bournemouth did not get a result as if they had the wheels may have come off. Shame really with 30 second to go. This result drives them on sadly and they will learn from it.

 

[Mancity1980]

tbf we rode our luck at times today as Newcastle had a few good chances to score from.

We were playing Newcastle (5th on 41 points) they were playing Bournemouth (bottom on 21 points). That is the difference, imagine city and Arsenal were playing each other’s opposition yesterday, what would have happened?

 

[Mancity1980]

We need to win our game, as they’ll beat Fulham. I think they were complacenct thinking they had beaten Bournemouth even before they KOd off. Shame Bournemouth did not get a result as if they had the wheels may have come off. Shame really with 30 second to go. This result drives them on sadly and they will learn from it.

30 seconds to go? More like 2 minutes added on after it should have finished.