The Title Race - 2023/24

[halfcenturyup]

Fuck me not another shootout with these smelly twats.

The media will be unbearable til the end of the season.

There needs to be another option on the vote: "One more than Liverpool".

 

[TheThirdDeano]

Klopp taking page out of Pep’s book..again getting inspired. 4 centre backs in vogue now one of reason we win treble.

“Klopp stole everything from pep but for a reason I’ve invented klopp is better.
Also actually pep steals everything from kloppo!”
What a bunch of fucking lunatics.

 

[Tolmie scores]

Its been fortunate there has been no dominant team this season , every one of the title pretenders have been inconsistent , apparently the Dippers and Goons are the main rivals but what i have seen from them has been underwhelming , neither of them are good enough to string a few victories together.
We get our full squad together and i think we will blow them away with a winning run , we get over 80 points this season and its in the bag.

We could lose to them at anfield.. big gap COULD be a challenge depending on results prior to this one. I think we are more likely to not string a run together than they are this year. Looks like their definite favourites to me.

 

[alexmcity]

We could lose to them at anfield.. big gap COULD be a challenge depending on results prior to this one. I think we are more likely to not string a run together than they are this year. Looks like their definite favourites to me.

Liverpool are definite favourites? Even Liverpool fans don't believe it.

Liverpool's main strength is energy. I think they run more than the other teams. Their play is less structured than Arsenal's, let alone ours, but they make up for it by their energy levels. Whether and for how long this can be sustained this season only time can show. They are expected to go very far in Europa, and won't have enough time to recover in January due to the semis in the league cup.

Their energy levels make them favourites at Anfield vs any team not called City, but they are not as good away from home and will drop plenty of points, imo. 84 pts win the league, maybe even 82!

 

[manimanc]

We could lose to them at anfield.. big gap COULD be a challenge depending on results prior to this one. I think we are more likely to not string a run together than they are this year. Looks like their definite favourites to me.

You do know we've won the league when there's been bigger points margins than the current one don't you?

 

[Spili's City]

We could lose to them at anfield.. big gap COULD be a challenge depending on results prior to this one. I think we are more likely to not string a run together than they are this year. Looks like their definite favourites to me.

What are you smoking ?

 

[richards30]

Hopefully KDB, Erling and Doku back makes us more dynamic again? Can’t fault the dippers are fantastic going forward whereas we are much more laboured these days?

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

“Klopp stole everything from pep but for a reason I’ve invented klopp is better.
Also actually pep steals everything from kloppo!”
What a bunch of fucking lunatics.

Kloppo ffs.

 

[supercity88]

Let's see how they cope without Salah and Endo. They've got some tricky games whilst those two players are away. Endo has helped give them more balance and Salah seems to be the only player who can take his chances in that side so I can see them dropping points without that pair. If Arsenal sign Toney I think they'll be a much better side over the 2nd half of the campaign. We're 5pts off with a game in hand so we're doing quite nicely considering the number of games we failed to win. And Kev coming back is a game changer.

 

[TheThirdDeano]

Kloppo ffs.

It’s like their fans on social media insist on being as cringe-inducing as possible, and as far as I can tell it’s on purpose.

Didn’t they write a poem at some point?

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

Anyone find it weird that Klopp can’t watch a penalty being taken? Not exactly a vote of confidence for the player taking the penalty is it?

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Anyone find it weird that Klopp can’t watch a penalty being taken? Not exactly a vote of confidence for the player taking the penalty is it?

Joe Corrigan used to do the same when Gary Owen was taking them!

 

[richards30]

Still think the dippers are the favorites as they are just playing better than us currently, hopefully KDB and Erling hit the ground running though and we start hitting the goal trail again.

 

[alexmcity]

Can’t fault the dippers are fantastic going forward whereas we are much more laboured these days?

Much more laboured? We create more chances and score more goals, even though we've been without KDB for 5 months and without Haaland and Doku for a month. They have more shots in home games, but this hasn't helped them score more goals so far (1 goal vs United and Arsenal recently).

 

[richards30]

Much more laboured? We create more chances and score more goals, even though we've been without KDB for 5 months and without Haaland and Doku for a month. They have more shots in home games, but this hasn't helped them score more goals so far (1 goal vs United and Arsenal recently).

We just struggle to be as fun I guess this season so far? KDB ain’t going to be around forever and it’s a big ask for him to come back in to his prime rhythm?

 

[waspish]

Let's see how they cope without Salah and Endo. They've got some tricky games whilst those two players are away. Endo has helped give them more balance and Salah seems to be the only player who can take his chances in that side so I can see them dropping points without that pair. If Arsenal sign Toney I think they'll be a much better side over the 2nd half of the campaign. We're 5pts off with a game in hand so we're doing quite nicely considering the number of games we failed to win. And Kev coming back is a game changer.

Salah will miss 4 premier games max they have enough fire power for it not to affect them even though most goals come through him

 

[alexmcity]

We just struggle to be as fun I guess this season so far? KDB ain’t going to be around forever and it’s a big ask for him to come back in to his prime rhythm?

We try to save energy as much as possible, sometimes more subconsciously than deliberately, and it has cost us in some games. But we know we'll go for everything again, that's why we'll need energy when it really matters. Liverpool have the advantage to concentrate on the league. If they have a good chance to win the title come March/April, Klopp will rotate in Europa heavily. In contrast, we'll try to reach the CL final again. That's why we are supposed to be more conservative in our approach in the first half of the season. Guess/ hope we'll play with more energy, especially from March onwards.

 

[Odd socks]

What will be a big factor will not player's missing but leg's getting heavy as games come thick and fast, dippers don't have many gaps when you include the cup games against Arsenal and Fulham (2), hopefully first team will be needed for all 3 as I can't see them throwing the cups away on the chance they can beat us to the title.

 

[GaudinoMotors]

Hopefully KDB, Erling and Doku back makes us more dynamic again? Can’t fault the dippers are fantastic going forward whereas we are much more laboured these days?

You astound me - such footballing analysis. You are indeed Micah.

 

[supercity88]

Salah will miss 4 premier games max they have enough fire power for it not to affect them even though most goals come through him

I'm not sure they do mate. They struggle in Europe when he doesn't play. And as I said before, I think Endo will really impact their balance as well. They don't have anyone else who can play the DM role and protect their defence and with their gung-ho hyper energy tactics they need someone sat in. We'll see. Their form isn't spectacular, we're 2pts behind if we win our game in hand. A long way to go yet.