PannickAtTheDisco
Well-Known Member
We have 4 away games against the bottom 7 and only 2 at home, but none of those 4 are places we'd like to be going at that stage of the season. Our remaining away games are Everton, Palace, Burnley, Wolves, Leeds and West Ham, so not easy at all. We have 4 of the top 9 including the Dippers at home, so really we've amassed our haul by having a nice run of fixtures over the mid-part of the season.
Dippers only have 1 bottom 7 away game left, they have to play 4 of the top 10 away (us, Arsenal, Brighton and Saints) and they have 4 of the top 8 at home (West Ham, Rags, Spurs and Wolves) plus the Merseyside Derby at home. They're currently running through their easier fixtures hence they're keeping pace, but as always with the Dippers it's that Anfield hoodoo and their ability to steal wins like today that keeps them a threat.
The only positive potentially is they're keeping pace by running through their easier fixtures. At some point, they have to do better in games they struggled in first half of the season. Throw in League Cup, CL and FA Cup into the mix as well. Guess my view on the Dippers is can Salah maintain this form all season? If he can, they'll be in the mix, if not, is that depth they've brought in with Diaz added to Jota and Mane enough? They have options this time around.