The Title Race - 2021/22

[L4EV]

Gonna say you win it by a point

Man City 95pts
Liverpool 94pts

 

[bugsyblue]

Weren’t we like 8 points ahead only a few weeks ago! How the hell is it 3 now?

 

[oakiecokie]

Weren’t we like 8 points ahead only a few weeks ago! How the hell is it 3 now?

I thought at one stage it was like 13/14 ? But again the Scousers did have games in hand.

 

[goater1985]

I was really confident after the arse and Chelsea wins. Now I think its in the balance. Win the next 2 and I'll feel confident again.

Lets say victims win 10/13, thats minimum 87 points plus any draws from the 3 they wont win. Say we win 9/12, that's 87 points plus anything from the 3 we dont win....

Today was so disappointing.

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

Weren’t we like 8 points ahead only a few weeks ago! How the hell is it 3 now?

We lost one and drew one.

 

[domalino]

Liverpool certainly have momentum now and we've lost a bit of ours after that incredible run we went on. If they had blinked first, I think they may have started to concede that the title was ours but unfortunately today's results will have give them renewed belief that they can catch us. Also, their squad is looking stronger than it ever has under Klopp in terms of personnel so I don't think they'll drop many more points.

Having said that, you'd still rather be three points ahead (if they win their game in hand) than three points behind. What gives me confidence is Pep has never lost a title from the kind of commanding position we have been in for most of the season and these players have proven time and again they have what it takes to get the job done.

The game against them could be as crucial as 2018/19.

Surely they did blink first, we didn’t start the season 12 points ahead of them did we?

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Surely they did blink first, we didn’t start the season 12 points ahead of them did we?

I'd be reasonably confident if we were six points behind at this stage, six points ahead is fine. The fact is we've got more points per game over the season so far and no reason to think this won't continue - including a couple of losses and draws.

 

[Kiss this guy]

We've been here before and always won.

Chill Winston.

 

[adam.marrett]

Liverpool certainly have momentum now and we've lost a bit of ours after that incredible run we went on. If they had blinked first, I think they may have started to concede that the title was ours but unfortunately today's results will have give them renewed belief that they can catch us. Also, their squad is looking stronger than it ever has under Klopp in terms of personnel so I don't think they'll drop many more points.

Having said that, you'd still rather be three points ahead (if they win their game in hand) than three points behind. What gives me confidence is Pep has never lost a title from the kind of commanding position we have been in for most of the season and these players have proven time and again they have what it takes to get the job done.

The game against them could be as crucial as 2018/19.

I'm still confident with where we are placed, I don't spend my time worrying about Liverpool and what momentum they supposedly have. We were bound to drop points at stages of the run in, Pep had been saying it for months, Liverpool will drop points as well on the run home. Anyone who thought we won't lose a game or two on the run home was kidding themselves. This morning's (or last night's) game was a kick in the teeth, but it can happen and will likely happen to us & Liverpool in the run home.

I back the fact we've been here before, we know what it takes, it may be the result we needed to wake up again as we'd been coasting a bit in the league of late.

 

[vmsuhail]

That draw at Southampton looked a minor slip up at the time, looks damaging now

A draw yesterday would've been fine. That's the biggest disappointment