The Title Race 2022/23

[Keepingthefaithsince1976]

Old crackhead saying if they win the next 3 it’s Arsenals title when they have to go to dipperville, Newcastle and us. What a complete tosser!

Who's that please?

 

[bluesince76]

Agreed, our 2019 team could this, not sure this team can. Too many players not at the races this season. Arsenal have that belief about them. That find a way to win every game!

Apart from against us. Twice.

The problem has been us not winning games we should have, both home and away. We should easily have another 10 points

 

[Jack Hackett]

Just think of this… only four English clubs have won the league title three seasons in a row in 136 years of league history: Huddersfield, Arsenal, Liverpool and United(x2).

That’s a smaller group of clubs (four) and a smaller number of occasions (five) than the amount of English clubs who have won the European Cup/Champions League (five clubs and fourteen occasions).

A League title win this season won’t just be another league title win, it will be a historic league title win.

i think 4 in 5 years is pretty historic

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

We need to win every game between now and the end of the season, including beating them. We've done it before, although not sure this current team is good enough to do it. That said, I think we've been poor by our standards for most of the season and we're still very much in it, so if we can start to click, who knows.

If we do win all those games and Arsenal still win it, well done to them, they'll have earned it. What we can't do is hand it to them with sloppy performances, allowing them to win it with 85 points

Agree. I think the benchmark is 90 points now and we can only drop 4 points to get that. It still might not be enough if we do that and you might be right as Arsenal can mess up 3 games and still get that or more.

8 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses gets Arsenal 89 points. That’s possible so we need to get more and if they beat that then fair enough.

We have been pretty average this season in many games though I agree with that. Wouldn’t say poor other than a couple of games: I thought we were average today to be honest from when we scored the first to the second, particularly that 20 min spell at the start of the second half. First 20 and last 20 I thought we were decent.

 

[Manc123]

Agreed, our 2019 team could this, not sure this team can. Too many players not at the races this season. Arsenal have that belief about them. That find a way to win every game!

Do they though theyve also had their struggles beating brentford, evertonm southampton. Yes theyve had some good results. But I think they drop points in one of their next 2. Their defence has suddenly become an issue, i think if they conceed 2 to fulham or palace they dont come back. They also now have to manage their squad with europe

 

[Jack Hackett]

They might be tested next week against Fulham.

We will be. In fact, every game we play between now and the end of the season will be testing. For the first time in 19 years, we have a target on our back. No game is easy.

 

[Jack Hackett]

I have us finishing on 87
Them on 86

Funny that…

 

[bluealf]

Who's that please?

I'm guessing Paul Merson

 

[Jack Hackett]

Keep calm blues. Loadsa time yet till we play them. Lots of twists and turns till the end. 36 points to play for. The treble is still on. Don't be blaming ref's, added time or conspiracy theories. It's a waste of energy. We have 1 huge advantage. We have done it 6 times since 2012. Hold onto your hats & enjoy the ride. Keep the faith, up the blues.

If we have any chance whatsoever, we can’t afford to lose at the Etihad. If we do, we’re f**ked.

 

[bugsyblue]

If that 97th goal doesnt go in , its a comlpletely different scenario , the Goons cracking up under pressure blah,blah,blah , and now because they scab a winner with virtually last kick of the game they are a relentless winning machine.
The middle ground is , they are a young talented team with a young talented manager who going to fall short this year because we are chasing them , and we are relentless ask the Dippers & Rags.

This season is different. We aren’t the same rampant side. If we were we’d be at least level by points now.