How many points will be needed to win the league? (74 GD)

[daztrueblue91]

Leicester are in a slump however..they had a chance of catching utd a few weeks back but their form is poor (lost 3 and drawn one in the last 6).
Liverpool look better again however

Its the rotation that goes with playing 3 games in 5 days. Both Leicester and Liverpool will have a lot more rest than United. Even a win and a draw for United is not enough.

 

[Exeter Blue I am here]

If it was remotely close then we’d have beaten both Leeds and Chelsea. That’s the point. It’s won, Pep knows it’s won. It’s because of the hard work in the previous 34 games that he’s confident enough to make 9 changes against the CL finalists and ensure we arrive in the best physical shape on the 29th.

He didn’t even do that (make sweeping changes) when he was aiming for the 100 point record. It’s fucking done.

I disagree on this occasion. I think we’re being needlessly complacent, even if the odds are stacked in our favour. I certainly don’t expect the rags to drop points irrespective of their packed fixture list. They’re ruthless in a way that we just aren’t. Certainly if Pep picks Torres, Mendy, Sterling, et al against Newcastle, we’ll be asking for trouble

 

[SWP's back]

Unless its already won... then he will put that team out on Friday, or very similar

Yes good point, sorry, I should have added that caveat.

 

[pudge]

I agree with you....but I also feel he could have had a bit more balance to his starting 11 yesterday.....9 changes was a little over the top.

I don't necessarily mind the changes, although full strength and resting everyone for three weeks would have been my choice, it was the complete change in style and formation that made no sense.

Hopefully the tinkering to that extent is now out of his system

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

Look, if Pep puts that team out on Friday then I’ll panic and think he’s gone mental but for me he was simply utilising the squad. He wouldn’t have done that unless he wasn’t remotely worried about being caught.

I think the other thing that people are overlooking is that anyone of that team might be needed against Chelsea and I’d rather they’d had some minutes than not. Also, they won’t be coming into the team as one of 9 changes and will settle into the role expected of them.
Finally, if he does play a similar team on Friday, it’ll mean the league is finished....

 

[Big Dave Watson]

You can get 250/1 on Utd winning the league.

 

[blue44]

TBH I think the cockiness is coming from Pep. People on here (myself included) said it was over weeks ago. This wasn’t cockiness, it was just a reasoned summation of us winning every week and it requiring a completely out of character collapse to basically throw it away. What none of us saw coming, was Pep deciding that he could play the Carabao Cup side every other week in league games. Pep has spent the last two months talking about the importance of the next game and focussing on nothing else. Maybe he should practice what he preaches, instead of being cocky and thinking he can send out a team of woefully out of form players, alongside a few players who aren’t currently good enough to get the job done.

We will win it but why we are fucking about it beyond me.

I'm 56

i will never ever take any win for granted

Its in my DNA and always will be,and I have ingrained in to my 13 year old,regretably but there you go

Lets celebrate,brag,but its in me to be pessimistic ,till its won

Sorry for pissing off others ,us old sods have been through a lot

 

[SilvaisSkyBlue]

For once I disagree with you. I think we’re being needlessly complacent, even if the odds are stacked in our favour. I certainly don’t expect the rags to drop points irrespective of their packed fixture list. They’re ruthless in a way that we just aren’t. Certainly if Pep picks Torres, Mendy, Sterling, et al against Newcastle, we’ll be asking for trouble

If united are ruthless in a way City are not, how come they are the team ten points behind with four games to go?

 

[kupest]

If united are ruthless in a way City are not, how come they are the team ten points behind with four games to go?

They dropped points just the game before as well.

 

[Semper aggressus]

You can get 250/1 on Utd winning the league.

I put £50 on a few weeks ago, I’ll need some consolation if we fuck up and the worst happens. A rag title win would probably be the end of football for me.