The Title Race 2022/23

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supercity88 said:
Alvarez is the difference maker. I said after the Fulham game, that it reminded me of Palace away last season. Lacking ideas against an organised defence and no one really willing to shoot or try something different. A few chances came and were wasted. This time whilst we weren't at our best, with Alvarez and Haaland in the side we shoot. Doesn't matter if it's 6 yards out or 30 yards out we've got players who are willing to put their foot through the ball. Alvarez is key to our success in my opinion. Still largely under the radar. Hard working, intense, close him and he'll spin you or out muscle you and play someone in. Stand off and he'll bang one in the top corner. He gives us a lot of what we miss with De Bruyne being out. People keep seeing Aguero with him, he's much more of a Tevez.
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Know what you mean, but I think Alvarez actually struggles more with touch-tight defending, especially when teams defend the length of the penalty area?

He looks more effective when he is facing someone up and running from a little deeper.

There is also a tendency for him and Erling to occupy the same areas. Unless Gundo is able to thread something cute between the lines, I place a lot of responsibility on the wider players driving inside the full-backs.

Grealish, Bernie and Foden give us that penetration. I feel opponents are still more comfortable if everything comes down the middle and Kev isn't on the team sheet?

I expect tonight and Leeds won't be pretty to watch. Early goal, and I will feel confident the spaces might appear.
 
Would really like to see Phil play tonight and Saturday, he’s really direct which is great against anyone parking the bus and he needs toy get sharp ahead of the Madrid matches. I’d say KDB will be given time to recover this evening and maybe given an hour on Saturday. Bernardo was rested for most of Sunday’s match so no doubt he starts tonight.

Mahrez was dreadful on Sunday but it may be worth giving Grealish and himself a half each. I wonder if we’ll rest Stones this evening.
 
tolmie's hairdoo said:
I don't want to see Mahrez start these next two. Teams know he wants to cut in. Think he is better primed for taking on Madrid again?
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Draws the fouls with European ties / referees that's why I won't be surprised if he starts in Madrid,but won't be in on merit as he's crap,and we all know it.
 
meeesh said:
Draws the fouls with European ties / referees that's why I won't be surprised if he starts in Madrid,but won't be in on merit as he's crap,and we all know it.
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I'd be offering Bernie, Mahrez's wages on top of his existing, if I thought it would convince him to stay and Mahrez was open to a move instead.

Both at different stages of their careers now. Bernie is hitting his peak.
 
tolmie's hairdoo said:
I don't want to see Mahrez start these next two. Teams know he wants to cut in. Think he is better primed for taking on Madrid again?
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Now we've got something that appears to be a striker, I wouldn't be against Pep occasionally, just briefly, say for maybe 20 minutes, changing things against teams who defend so deep and putting a left footed winger on the left to cross a ball in. I

know it's controversial and all that, but since Pep has finally agreed with Collymore and put 4 centre halves across the back, we may as well sling a couple of balls into the box and see if that big bloke up front can shin one in occasionally.



But I am also hoping Foden is fit so that him or Bernardo can play on the right...
 
meeesh said:
Draws the fouls with European ties / referees that's why I won't be surprised if he starts in Madrid,but won't be in on merit as he's crap,and we all know it.
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So does Grealish, so I think we'll see Haaland, Grealish, Bernando, Gundo, De Bruyne and Rodrie in attack and midfield against Madrid. Mahrez may come on later as a sub.
 
NMB said:
Leeds, Chelsea and Everton have 1 win between them in the last 6 games. That’s 1 in 18 when taken together. West Ham and Brentford are in the bottom half of the form table and Brighton will be on the beach by the time we play them. This is the easiest run in we’ve had.
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Form almost becomes irrelevant this time of the season at the top and bottom.
 
kaz7 said:
I am not enjoying this at all, the hope kills me , i will enjoy if we win the title obvs
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I'm enjoying it I'll be honest. You can bet Pep is enjoying it. A part of me was glad Arsenal didn't drop points yeaterday. A bit of cushion is good, but I'd rather have it this tight than having to listen to fuds claiming the league is over in January.
 
Coatigan said:
I'm enjoying it I'll be honest. You can bet Pep is enjoying it. A part of me was glad Arsenal didn't drop points yeaterday. A bit of cushion is good, but I'd rather have it this tight than having to listen to fuds claiming the league is over in January.
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I agree a bit of pressure is good, especially ahead of the CL Semis. They will be in the zone in terms of focus and intensity.

The way it's worked out, chasing for months but only really having to deal with super high pressure of being the leader for a 6 week run at the end, is fairly perfect.
 
I know many do not care for xG stats or discussion, but I think this xG per game stats comparison table for the PL is interesting and somewhat informative.

We currently have the highest xG, lowest xGA, and are outperforming xG the most out of any club in the league. Our xGD is 32% higher than Arsenals.

We are, by nearly every measure (xG, PPG, GD, last 10 form, competitions still competing, head-to-head, etc.) the best team in the land and arguably all the world.


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