Brighton (a) pre-match thread

[Marky Lundie]

Gone from a must win to an absolute must fcking win at any cost/sacrifice necessary.

I don’t even want to start to think about a PL & CL double for them.

It’s makes me physically sick just thinking about it. Go Man City at Brighton, I’m confident you guys will win and keep the title and prevent the dippers love in increasing. It’s already unbearable right now. Ajax have the best chance of stopping them in champs league, I reckon! They still have nothing yet but the pressure is on!

 

[Machiavelli]

@BimboBob great minds. ;)

 

[deano ou812]

Slightly off topic but I’ll stick it in here,does anyone think our play has changed slightly as season has worn on,I know injuries can play a slight part in that,but we seem a bit more reserved or hesitant in games especially the start although im contradicting myself when we have banged in early goals,just get the feeling we aren’t as free flowing as usual,also concerned slightly that the goals have dried up slightly,can anyone honestly think we will score more than 1 on Sunday ( yes I know as long as we keep a clean sheet it doesn’t matter)...

 

[@BluePhil8]

Slightly off topic but I’ll stick it in here,does anyone think our play has changed slightly as season has worn on,I know injuries can play a slight part in that,but we seem a bit more reserved or hesitant in games especially the start although im contradicting myself when we have banged in early goals,just get the feeling we aren’t as free flowing as usual,also concerned slightly that the goals have dried up slightly,can anyone honestly think we will score more than 1 on Sunday ( yes I know as long as we keep a clean sheet it doesn’t matter)...

With a tiny slither of luck Kun would have bagged 2 against Leicester. No reason to think we can't score a couple on Sunday. Raz is due a tap in as well.

 

[deano ou812]

With a tiny slither of luck Kun would have bagged 2 against Leicester. No reason to think we can't score a couple on Sunday. Raz is due a tap in as well.

Yeah but I get the feeling pep has tweaked the team slightly in being slightly more cautious or that could just be down to pressure and nerves in trying to get the wins recently...

 

[Burtonblue]

Slightly off topic but I’ll stick it in here,does anyone think our play has changed slightly as season has worn on,I know injuries can play a slight part in that,but we seem a bit more reserved or hesitant in games especially the start although im contradicting myself when we have banged in early goals,just get the feeling we aren’t as free flowing as usual,also concerned slightly that the goals have dried up slightly,can anyone honestly think we will score more than 1 on Sunday ( yes I know as long as we keep a clean sheet it doesn’t matter)...

Definitely less fluent over the last month but have been chasing results as always playing catch-up due to fixture order favouring the dippers. This definitely has an effect.
Tiredness is also a factor and nobody has played more game than we have.
If I have one criticism of Pep it is that of highlighting the number of games and how tiring it is for the players. I think that can have a negative effect on players when getting repeated all the time. It is a factor but We have a big enough squad and rotation should allow us to deal with that.

 

[Ohrodneyrodney]

If we win this game I honestly wont give the CL or FAC a moments thought. They wont even register. Yes the FAC would be nice but for me this game is the season in a nutshell. We win it and its the title. We would be Champions. Again. We would have retained the title against the fiercest competition. If the scousers then win the CL final 23-22 good luck to them. For me it is, and always will be, about the Champions of England.

If we don't win it, I will need some time to recover.

 

[northwichblue]

Just hope we don't get complacent and think this is going to be easy the titles ours, we sore what happened to Barca tonight, they thought it was just a matter of turning up and they would be through to the final.

 

[Claytop]

Just hope we don't get complacent and think this is going to be easy the titles ours, we sore what happened to Barca tonight, they thought it was just a matter of turning up and they would be through to the final.

Would definitely be painful.

 

[gkmcfc]

If we win this game I honestly wont give the CL or FAC a moments thought. They wont even register. Yes the FAC would be nice but for me this game is the season in a nutshell. We win it and its the title. We would be Champions. Again. We would have retained the title against the fiercest competition. If the scousers then win the CL final 23-22 good luck to them. For me it is, and always will be, about the Champions of England.

If we don't win it, I will need some time to recover.

Me too. This is a defining season for our club, having never retained a league title or any title for that matter before. We're so close now. I want the league more than anything now and will be distraught if it doesn't happen. After tonights heroics I fully expect Liverpool to beat Wolves, unless they literally have nothing left in the the tank (wishful thinking).