The Title Race 2022/23

[deano ou812]

If we'd settled for a point against Fulham and a point against Brentford we'd be one point below what chasing a winner in both and ultimately losing one achieved.

Yeah that’s a good point..

 

[SkyBlueFlux]

First things first, we have to get the job done against Leicester and not immediately let Arsenal off the hook like we did against Forest a few days after beating them. We need them to feel like we're not going to slip-up again this season and that we're going to relentlessly chase them down now.

It's a shame they're up against a terrible West Ham side next as they'll be able to put today behind them quickly with what will probably be a comfortable win. It's not impossible that West Ham get something as they're at home and are fighting to avoid relegation, and maybe if we cut the gap down to three points earlier in the day then the pressure will get to them but my head tells me they'll win that pretty easily. Then whilst we're playing an FA Cup semi-final, they've got Southampton at the Emirates which is the very definition of a home banker.

Going in to our game against them at the Etihad, assuming that we've beaten Leicester and they've beaten West Ham and Southampton, they will be 9 points ahead but we will have 2 games in hand. If we then beat Arsenal, we will be 6 points behind them with 2 games in hand and will more than likely have a superior goal difference. Although the league is technically in our hands already, it's also in Arsenal's hands as we've still got to play each other but if it all unfolds as described above then it will be properly in our hands. Losing three times in a row in the same season against your title rivals would surely have a negative psychological impact too.

If we win our next two games, I think our momentum and experience in tight title races will see us over the line.

This is actually an important point that I haven't seen picked up.

Even if they win those two fixtures comfortably as expected, Arsenal's mentality going into our match is almost certainly "don't lose the game". I think that's always dangerous, a bit like trying to protect a 1-0 lead in a game. I reckon that could work in our favour.

If they don't win their two fixtures comfortably... then even better.

 

[Gorbachev]

Definitely. I'd fancy Arsenal to turn West Ham over but their is simply no guarantees in football.

West Ham battling for points at the bottom whilst Arsenal are basically playing a game they HAVE to win.

It's not going to be easy for Arsenal.

I think Everton away will be the same for us, 3rd to last game of the season as well.

That game will be very difficult for us I think and we follow it with Chelsea at home whom you just don't know what you are going to get.

Hopefully Dyche will have them on the beach by then.

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

Pressure got to them today at 2-0 they could off should off smashed Liverpool instead they constantly tried to feign injury stopped trying to attack and parked the bus. I don't think I've ever seen an English team drop to the ground so much after they took the lead. I don't like city players when they dive and feign injury but if they ever did it to that extent I wouldn't have a problem with people booing them ,all the respect I've had for Arsenal this season went to today ,I could have handled them beating us to the title now I want to make them cry like Suarez.

What did Arteta need to say to the fuckers at 2-0 up cruising at Anfield? Whatever it was failed massively.

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

I don't see it like that, they have the points on the board and Ok we have to play them, but that only put us under more pressure when we face them,

Arsenal know playing at the Etihad will be all on us to win the game, Yes we are good enough to beat anybody home and away, but we are still in the FA Cup and Champions League and that could be the key,

Realistically though the Arsenal game is a title decider and we are at home. We couldn't ask for more. I think we will do it.

 

[burning blue soul]

xG can suck my ballsacks.

Is that you for xG, or against?

 

[bladdered]

I remember when we lost at Arsenal Easter 2012. Balotelli got sent off and we thought we were fcked. To come back from that was a miracle. It will be just as tight this time but hopefully not as close. Me old ticker can't take it!

 

[Deleted member 77198]

One plus for City is that we could have two games a week now until the end of the season. It gets the rhythm and momentum going for the run-in. No time to ponder and worry about the next game too much because the next game comes so quickly, you are forced to be ‘on it’ all the time.

Whereas Arsenal do have time to worry about each game. They only have one midweek game left.

 

[hihosilva]

This is actually an important point that I haven't seen picked up.

Even if they win those two fixtures comfortably as expected, Arsenal's mentality going into our match is almost certainly "don't lose the game". I think that's always dangerous, a bit like trying to protect a 1-0 lead in a game. I reckon that could work in our favour.

If they don't win their two fixtures comfortably... then even better.

I'm not sure Arsenal know how to manage games & shut up shop which should play into our hands.

 

[kippaxwarrior]

Arsenal were proper rattled in the second half. Pressure is building on them

Zinchenkos face at the full time whistle said it all. He looked absolutely gutted.

Race is well and truly back on