The Title Race 2022/23

[The Future’s Blue!]

We are now (slight) favourites with the bookies

Just ;-)

 

[CityBluez]

Well we still have to win the rest of our matches

 

[Coatigan]

They fucking bottled it today, their arses were going more and more until Teeth scored.

Calling it now. We will win it by at least 5 points. We've been here before, and not just once. You have to be perfect to beat City to a title and they aren't capable of it.

Willing to bet we won't win it by at least 5 points.

 

[chesterbells]

Great to see Arsenal drop a few points. I'd still say its in their hands whilst they have points on the board and can make do with a draw against us.

Should we win our game in hand I'll feel much more confident but as we all know there are no guarantees of that happening.

Well I think you’ll be waiting awhile bud, cos that game in hand could end being played midweek last week of the season (if we get past Bayern)

 

[Silva2021]

It’s so tight!!

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Well I think you’ll be waiting awhile bud, cos that game in hand could end being played midweek last week of the season (if we get past Bayern)

The game in hand currently is West Ham at home early May but after the 22nd we will have two games in hand.

 

[chesterbells]

The game in hand currently is West Ham at home early May but after the 22nd we will have two games in hand.

Ok, I thought Brighton (a) was the game that needed re-arranging.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

It’s so tight!!

They are the best ones and we have been involved in four title races that went to the last match and we won them all!

What great days they are. We have had some incredible moments in the last 12 years!

 

[west didsblue]

Ok, I thought Brighton (a) was the game that needed re-arranging.

It is. I’m guessing they’re waiting to see if we make to the CL semis. If we’re out it will be one of those weeks. If we get through it will be midweek during the final week of the season.

 

[Coatigan]

You only have to be better for a short period of time in a season and you can win it. A season is not the ideal length of time over which to make the judgment of which team is truly the best.

The Fink Tank used to do some great articles based on empirical evidence and I’m pretty sure they did one to demonstrate why.

I'll go against the grain here, and agree with you and the point you have been making.

While I've never felt a team that wins the title over 38 games didn't deserve it, they are not necessarily always the best team.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Ok, I thought Brighton (a) was the game that needed re-arranging.

Yes it does. The game in hand we have now though is West Ham which was due to be played when we played Burnley in the Cup.

 

[John Wayne]

Correct. Time has proven conclusively that the best team out of the recent Liverpool and City rivalry is City but they won a title in between four City titles. City had an iffy patch at the start of the season including being robbed of a win at home to Spurs and Liverpool got a great start to the season and City basically gave the chase up.

The Scousers were never a better team than us but one key spell made a big difference in one season out of five.

They were better than us after Kompany left and before Dias signed. That's the only time since 2009 though.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Winning one competition doesn’t make you the best.

Not saying that but the best team in the league usually wins the league.
Its quite possible United could win 3 competitions this season, heaven forbid but I wouldn't consider anywhere near a good as their previous teams.
You base things over a time period, the best team in the last decade (Us), the best team in the last 20 years ( us or united), the best in the last 50 ( one of liverpool, united or ourselves)

 

[lee one pen]

Willing to bet we won't win it by at least 5 points.

How much?

 

[chaddblue]

After winning 4 of the last 5 we’re under no pressure at all to win it again. Whereas arsenal players and fans will be utterly obsessed with it and it will consume their thoughts constantly. Still think they’ll shit the bed and bottle it

 

[Xhavenjoe]

They won’t beat us on goal difference. I think we have plenty of goals in the tank if needed. We almost always take our foot off the gas in games to conserve energy. I think if we have to, we will throw in a couple of 5-0 type games to completely put that out of the equation. Not to mention if we beat them, even by one goal it’s a two goal swing.

Hopefully not but arsenal are more than capable of winning games 5 nil too.

 

[deano ou812]

And there’s your mistake. What makes 38 games or a season the correct period to judge which team is actually the best one?

Ahhh the 38 games which is what the premier league title involves whoever is top after those 38 games is the champions and the best team in my opinion..

 

[Axel Freed]

Forget all the fucking nonsense about the special atmosphere at the emirates this season - a couple of hundreds clowns all wearing black tshirts does not an atmosphere make.

Our place is gonna be absolutely mental on the 26th, they won’t know what’s fucking hit em. Can’t wait to be there - what a time to be a blue :-)

 

[berryblue]

Zinchenko's face as he sat on the bench towards the end of the game shows how much that result hurt Arsenal.

 

[Kamaro011]

Zinchenko's face as he sat on the bench towards the end of the game shows how much that result hurt Arsenal.

He is always be an emotional guy both in City and now in Arsenal.