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trublue55

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Genuine question, which of the four below, do you think is the best / hardest to achieve ?

1) Domestic clean sweep
2) Centurions
3) THE Treble
4) 4 - in - a - Row

I don't think is as simple, as i suspect many would say, - the treble, because of the Champions League.

3 out of the 4 have never been done by anyone else, and i believe at least 2 , if not 3 will NEVER be equalled, let alone bettered!

1) The domestic clean sweep, although its arguably a pre-season friendly, (you had to also have been successful the previous season) to even be in the Community Shield. Also to win the lot, no blips in minor cups (or you're out), so also no concentrating / or prioritising one competition.

2) Centurions, nigh on perfection throughout the whole league season. Identical records, home and away, 16 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat, out of 19. Yes 16 wins out of 19 AWAY!

3) The Double at home, and the Holy Grail (you'll never win that), the Champions League, knocking out Bayern, Madrid and Inter.

4) 4 - in - a -row, its the one Pep had painted on the wall, (never been done before, until now)

Not asking which is your favourite, asking which is the best / hardest to achieve?

Do you think the Club / Pep / Players would agree with your choice?
 
4 in a row. It isn't just that it hadn't been done before, it was that Pep and the players somehow managed to smash through the physical wall that has hit us this season. The signs were there last year but they overcame it and, in my opinion, we're paying for it now.

Dont post something sensible :)

4 in a row for the reason that Newman Noggs said
 
Genuine question, which of the four below, do you think is the best / hardest to achieve ?

1) Domestic clean sweep
2) Centurions
3) THE Treble
4) 4 - in - a - Row

I don't think is as simple, as i suspect many would say, - the treble, because of the Champions League.

3 out of the 4 have never been done by anyone else, and i believe at least 2 , if not 3 will NEVER be equalled, let alone bettered!

1) The domestic clean sweep, although its arguably a pre-season friendly, (you had to also have been successful the previous season) to even be in the Community Shield. Also to win the lot, no blips in minor cups (or you're out), so also no concentrating / or prioritising one competition.

2) Centurions, nigh on perfection throughout the whole league season. Identical records, home and away, 16 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat, out of 19. Yes 16 wins out of 19 AWAY!

3) The Double at home, and the Holy Grail (you'll never win that), the Champions League, knocking out Bayern, Madrid and Inter.

4) 4 - in - a -row, its the one Pep had painted on the wall, (never been done before, until now)

Not asking which is your favourite, asking which is the best / hardest to achieve?

Do you think the Club / Pep / Players would agree with your choice?

I would consider it from another angle: 17-19 vs 22-24. 17-19 we were Centurions plus the domestic treble/quadruple, 22-24 included the Treble and 4 in a row. Objectively, the latter achievement was the bigger and the team that did it the better.

If you ask Pep and the players, the CL is much more important to them than to many fans. So, the Treble is their answer without a shadow of doubt.

The record for most points in a season in the big leagues belongs to Juventus: 102 pts. Few talk about it for they failed in Europe. Of course, winning 100 pts in the PL is arguably more difficult than winning 102 pts in Serie A in that period, but winning both the league and the CL is rated higher, let alone winning the Treble.

Liverpool won 97 points and the CL in 2019. If we rate winning 100 pts above the Treble, then we are close to recognise Liverpool from 18-19 as equal or superior to City 22-23. No way.
 

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