Ofcourse it will not be an easy game at Palace (or wherever you need to travel in the PL). But to say our players look as if they suffer from a burn out, or Pep needs to adjust his team to the opposition, or -even worse- take a draw imho is beyond belief.
I can't see anything else but another win. Maybe not in the most fashionable way of playing beautiful football, but there are different dates for that. X-mas is about scraping points together, saving energy and keeping players fit and injuryfree.
If our players suffer from a burn-out so would the opponent. We have a quality squad so whoever we bring in or rotate, the same measures will have a much greater effect on our opponentns than on us. Yes, there are always a few surprises during the Xmas weekend, but they often occur in the first game.
We have played every system the opponents used and won. Why would we adjust? We all know it's the oponent who will adjust and most of them aren't used to that or miss the quality to do so. In times like this we need to play our game and be patient. Nothing more to it really.
How can some say on here a draw will do? Pep has installed a mentality in this squad that goes way behind a winning mentality. How else did we get to 18 wins on the trot. Pep and his players can say whaterver about breaking records, they will fully focus on a 20 win streak. A draw would actually feel like a defeat as they are so close to getting it. It's a record that does actually count. It won't bring you silverware though, but believe me, these players want this record and no way will they settle for a draw.
