The Title Race - 2021/22

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Nowhere close to being over. Even another loss brings Liverpool back into the rear view mirror and need to break the back of next three games.

 

[Katsunari Takayama]

All those media numpties with their giddy little “best title race in years” shite a few weeks ago must be seething.

 

[Katsunari Takayama]

I think the League is nearly done, but without trying to sound greedy I want us to win the CL this year. However, like yourself I have some concerns about maintaining form/momentum going into late April/May in the later stages of the CL. This team and coach deserve to be crowned Champions of Europe.

I think if we win the CL and the PL this season to make it four titles out of five then it undeniably rubber stamps this team as the greatest English side ever and we and Pep will finally get the plaudits we deserve.

 

[Exeter Blue I am here]

We're essentially in the same position as United were in 2012. Effectively eight points clear, but still got to play our nearest rival. Liverpool win at the Etihad and the gap would be a decidedly twitchy 5 points in a league filled with obdurate, bus parking, banana skins (Palace, Brighton, Southampton, Brentford, etc). Those fixtures fill me with far more trepidation than United, Spurs or West Ham. Getting through the next 3 or 4 games unscathed might be crucial

 

[Deleted member 81382]

Chelsea are probably out of it now but Liverpool are very much still a threat.

If they win their game in hand, the gap is 8 points.

If they beat us at our place, the gap is 5 points.

And then there's still 15 other games to play.

Liverpool would then need to overturn a 5 point gap with 45 points still to play for.

Definitely not over yet.

 

[Blueknows]

We're essentially in the same position as United were in 2012. Effectively eight points clear, but still got to play our nearest rival. Liverpool win at the Etihad and the gap would be a decidedly twitchy 5 points in a league filled with obdurate, bus parking, banana skins (Palace, Brighton, Southampton, Brentford, etc). Those fixtures fill me with far more trepidation than United, Spurs or West Ham. Getting through the next 3 or 4 games unscathed might be crucial

Main thing for me is that we've played all the top sides away from.home already

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

 

[Georgian Maestro]

I just don't see this current liverpool squad putting a 9 or 10 match winning run together which is what it will take to put pressure on us.

 

[MichaelFrontzeck'sBathroom]

I just don't see this current liverpool squad putting a 9 or 10 match winning run together which is what it will take to put pressure on us.

I think even the most pessimistic blue would admit it’s over.

 

[alexmcity]

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Liverpool have dropped 16 pts vs the current top 10 and only 2 pts vs the bottom half teams.

By contrast, City have dropped only 5 pts vs the current top 10 and 5 pts vs the bottom 10. City have performed much, much better against the top 10 than Liverpool: we have won 31 pts and Liverpool only 14 pts. Sure, we have played 2 more games against the top 10 than Liverpool (twice vs Leicester and Arsenal), but the difference is still very impressive.