The Title Race - 2021/22

[Brightwell Bros.]

It happened in Spain when Pep was at Barça and Mourinho at Real. Four Clásicos in a fortnight. From memory it was total carnage!

Four in eighteen days. League, cup final, CL semi final, CL semi final. Real won the cup and held an embarrassing bus parade that evening, Mourinho became his absolute worst self and I don't think ever fully recovered, a player messaged a journo "clasico, clasico, I'm sick of the fucking clasico". The good news is I sometimes think the intensity of it sped up Pep's departure which benefited us and sped up Mourinho's decline which fucked over United.

 

[Keepingthefaithsince1976]

I cannot see us losing another game if we keep playing as we can and injuries/suspensions allow. Its definately not in the bag but the mentality and professionalism looks spot on. Focus on one game at a time and all will be well. I predict 11 more wins and two draws for a 98 point finish. Dreaming of 101 points though as City just love breaking records.

 

[Mid Wales blue]

A big intangible in the race is (assuming both teams get through) the Champions League quarter final draw with the two legs in the midweeks immediately before and after we play Liverpool. I certainly don't want to have to play the league game if it's sandwiched between us having to play (for example) Bayern Munich twice. Conversely, us having a more straightforward draw than them potentially makes life a little easier.
There's always the horrible prospect of playing the dippers three times in the space of seven days.....

Four times, in 10 days, if everything drops in place!
CL 1st leg,
PL,
CL 2nd leg,
FA Cup Semi Final.

 

[goalmole]

Although a big ask its not inconceivable this team can win the remaining 13 matches. We certainly have the squad and knowhow.

Mathematically, we only need to win 11 matches if we maintain a superior goal difference and Liverpool win all theirs.

 

[kismet]

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FA Cup re-arrangements could be key.

A great analysis, thank you.

City I predict 10 wins and 3 draws. Draws against Liverpool plus 2 others.

Liverpool aren't going to win all theirs. Apart from a draw with City they have other tricky games including Arsenal away. If we have a couple of draws before we play Liverpool then that could motivate them more for when they play us.

 

[Bluemanc100]

I'll be much happier if we beat Spuds...

 

[vmsuhail]

Mathematically, we only need to win 11 matches if we maintain a superior goal difference and Liverpool win all theirs.

Only 10 if we beat Liverpool.

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

I wish I'd done a spreadsheet of all the people who were absolutely losing their minds in the run-in last year. It'd really help who to listen to this year in a tougher, albeit reasonably comfortable, run-in. From memory, highlights included:

- Someone saying Aguero had lost his legend status because of his penalty against Chelsea.
- Someone saying Pep was a disgrace who should leave after the United game.
- Someone putting money a lot of money on United after the Leeds result.

 

[Inter Me Nan]

I wish I'd done a spreadsheet of all the people who were absolutely losing their minds in the run-in last year. It'd really help who to listen to this year in a tougher, albeit reasonably comfortable, run-in. From memory, highlights included:

- Someone saying Aguero had lost his legend status because of his penalty against Chelsea.
- Someone saying Pep was a disgrace who should leave after the United game.
- Someone putting money a lot of money on United after the Leeds result.

Just listen to me mate, I'll steer you right ; )

 

[Katsunari Takayama]

I wish I'd done a spreadsheet of all the people who were absolutely losing their minds in the run-in last year. It'd really help who to listen to this year in a tougher, albeit reasonably comfortable, run-in. From memory, highlights included:

- Someone saying Aguero had lost his legend status because of his penalty against Chelsea.
- Someone saying Pep was a disgrace who should leave after the United game.
- Someone putting money a lot of money on United after the Leeds result.

You’d need to have chosen your file format carefully or you’d have run out of space on the spreadsheet.

Forum full of knicker wetters - look at the semi meltdown after our 12 match winning run came to an end at in form Soton ….. “they’ve all worked us out” , “there’s a blueprint to stop city now” , “we should’ve bought Kane” etc etc