Will we win the league this season? No

[Manchester_lalala]

It’s been years since we won this league comfortably. I don’t think Pep likes winning it with months to spare. Bald maniac.

 

[Keepingthefaithsince1976]

No but he makes a good point about Arteta using it as a galvanizing force. Publicly trashing another team always has a nasty way of coming back to bite you.

Adebayor doing his celebration all those years ago didn't harm City performances & neither should this really.

 

[KPXBLN]

The dippers beat us at their place deep into the 2014 run in to gain a psychological advantage or so it was claimed. Look how that turned out for them.

Next week is a massive game but it’s not must win

That win put Liverpool 2 points clear with 4 games to go for each team. With us having a much better goal difference, even 1 draw from Liverpool could put us back on top. And as we know, they had (a then very strong) Chelsea still to play.

If Arsenal win on Sunday they would be 9 points clear, with us having 6 to play and them having 5. At that point they would need 10 points out of 15, from games against Newcastle, Fulham, West Ham, Burnley and Palace.

It's not technically a "must win" game on Sunday, but if we lose then I think even this Arsenal side would see it over the line.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

On paper, Arsenal have an easier run in, but football is played on grass, not paper.

Not by much, average position of teams against them 12th to our 9th.

 

[dickie davies]

No
We’ve won every title that’s gone to the wire. This time we won’t

 

[Ivan Lentil]

No
We’ve won every title that’s gone to the wire. This time we won’t

That’s the main doubt in my mind

Law of averages we’re bound to lose a close race sooner rather than later aren’t we ?

 

[domalino]

I fancy both West Ham and Newcastle to take points of them

I can see this happening but only if we win the next 2.

It's about pressure with Arsenal. If we drop points before they play Newcastle, they'll relax and roll them over.

 

[Marvin.]

Arsenal look like they are stressed out but why? Against Bournemouth they were 9 points clear. If anything, the pressure was on City. It was almost win or bust for City at Chelsea.

Arsenal looked tense but in reality they should have been relatively relaxed. They were playing for a 12 point lead against Bournemouth. That's a dream scenario.

 

[MCFC1993]

I can see this happening but only if we win the next 2.

It's about pressure with Arsenal. If we drop points before they play Newcastle, they'll relax and roll them over.

Agreed, win the next 2 and we'll be top for a few days, I think that's when they could collapse.

 

[domalino]

Arsenal look like they are stressed out but why? Against Bournemouth they were 9 points clear. If anything, the pressure was on City. It was almost win or bust for City at Chelsea.

Arsenal looked tense but in reality they should have been relatively relaxed. They were playing for a 12 point lead against Bournemouth. That's a dream scenario.

Because they just got smashed in a league cup final and (like every neutral) think we’ll win the game in hand and head to head. So they saw themselves as 3 points ahead not 9.

 

[Danny Tiatto]

Arsenal are stressed because they are on the cusp of a bottle that they will NEVER recover from right from the players to the supporters. The whole country wants to to see them fail for two main reasons. The turgid football they play and the sheer arrogance they display when they have done nothing of any real relevance in over 20 years.

 

[Keepingthefaithsince1976]

Arsenal look like they are stressed out but why? Against Bournemouth they were 9 points clear. If anything, the pressure was on City. It was almost win or bust for City at Chelsea.

Arsenal looked tense but in reality they should have been relatively relaxed. They were playing for a 12 point lead against Bournemouth. That's a dream scenario.

...but the Man City juggernaut in the rear view mirror isn't.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

No
We’ve won every title that’s gone to the wire. This time we won’t

1976/77 went pretty much to the wire.

 

[Corky]

Adebayor doing his celebration all those years ago didn't harm City performances & neither should this really.

We went to shit after that game and he basically retired after a good start.

He was never the same again for us.

 

[dickie davies]

1976/77 went pretty much to the wire.

I meant in the last 14/15 years

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

I meant in the last 14/15 years

Ok.

You could add 1971-72 to that pre-PL list too.

 

[dickie davies]

Ok.

You could add 1971-72 to that pre-PL list too.

Yeah, I know

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

We went to shit after that game and he basically retired after a good start.

He was never the same again for us.

That goal was his apogee.

 

[Marvin.]

Arsenal are stressed because they are on the cusp of a bottle that they will NEVER recover from right from the players to the supporters. The whole country wants to to see them fail for two main reasons. The turgid football they play and the sheer arrogance they display when they have done nothing of any real relevance in over 20 years.

They had a nine point lead. I know City had a game in hand and they still have to play City but it's not that stressful surely. I think the bottling is over done and it's simply their turgid football as you say. Not that it really matters.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Yeah, I know

Not saying you don’t. In fact I’d be surprised if you didn’t.