Premier League Games 21/22/23 Jan '23

[Jack Hackett]

The Gooners have been playing over their head, they're gonna have a rough patch and when it's all over City will win the league by more than 5 points.

Shall I bother to continue watching games?

 

[Franny 1234]

name them

Rodgers very good ?

 

[Jack Hackett]

There is huge pressure on them to keep winning too. 5 points is nothing, lose one and draw one and the 5 points is gone. They dropped 6 in the last 2 games last season (last time I'll mention it folks). There are over 50 points to play for.

If you find yourselves say, 8 points behind…the pressure is on you to not drop any more points.

 

[Jack Hackett]

The best team will win the league. Whether it's us, Arsenal, or even the rags, whoever finishes top will deserve it.

Assuming Arsenal will win their game in hand, we're currently only 2 points off getting the title race back in our own hands. At the moment, the ball is in their court, and they have the impetus. Beat them twice in the league and we're right back in it.

If we (or anyone else) overhaul Arsenal this year, it would be a fantastic and well deserved achievement. It's theirs to lose.

Do we really have the hunger? We've not been at our best in the first half of the season, so we've made it harder for ourselves. It's up to our players to go the extra mile.

My main concern is that Pep and the players may mentally opt to put all our eggs in the CL basket if we drop two points against Arsenal.

I think I’m beginning to discern a logical fallacy here where you focus on the 6 points to be had should you manage to beat us in our two forthcoming matches. That’s not what you should focus on. Winning the other 16 matches is the priority.

 

[wolviedinho]

It’s currently Arsenal’s to lose. They deserve to be top for the quality of play and consistency. Forget Jesus and Zin, their squad is good and most playing at a high level. Lots of road to go yet and we can only keep them honest.

I would be delighted to be in their position. It is what it is. Try and catch them by winning it’s all we can do. Plenty of pressure trying to stay top. Young players don’t seemed too bothered at the min.

It was nearly all over only for pep to go on the rampage. Clubs in different headspaces. City trying to keep the hunger & drive for a 3rd time in a row and Arsenal trying to stay calm and last the distance.

Genuinely don’t know which way it’s going to go. Right now it’s in Arsenal hands.

 

[AliBobbyJ]

I think I’m beginning to discern a logical fallacy here where you focus on the 6 points to be had should you manage to beat us in our two forthcoming matches. That’s not what you should focus on. Winning the other 16 matches is the priority.

Arsenal fan aching to sing "we're going to w .. " but doesn't dare.

Yet.

 

[cheekybids]

If you find yourselves say, 8 points behind…the pressure is on you to not drop any more points.

Absolutely & we’ve proved we can do it many times over the last 11 years.

2012 & 2014 we made up 8 points in the last 5/6 games.

There’s a difference we were clearly the best team over all these other years. This year Arsenal are the better team & that’s what normally counts. Long way to go though.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

LOL.

Some very generous assessments there.

Conte? World class?!
It's 5 am, sipping my tea, and that one got a laugh out of me.

 

[Paul1970]

Neither can i but Arsenal winning was the worst possible result for us.

See your point mate but atm I’m more bothered about putting a run together . We have a six pointer against them coming up .

 

[Bluewars]

Their football at present is better than ours...its coming more natural (as ours used to)...its flowing so to speak. They have belief and fire as Pep said last week. Ive not seen that in us all season.....yet.....
Of course, chasing down an opponent is a challenge these players have rarely faced...maybe, just maybe it will be the motivator they need

They are really flowing at the moment, momentum is with them. 8 points ahead is enough for them not to even feel the pressure of us being in second. We cannot drop anymore points especially before they do and we need to beat them twice, we're still not playing great in my opinion. If we can beat Spurs away next week then we might be able to put a run together.