The Title Race - 2023/24

[supercity88]

But theres no gaurantee that players recover from injuries smoothly. Pep alluded to this re KDB..he def needs cotton wool wrapping..easy to get another hamstring injury at his age...he is not a spritely build. I think we are too thin as a squad and too weak at the back for a run thats required. Hope im wrong but...5 points to just catch up! Ok game in hand but...i think its a step too far..consolidate a top 4 slot and go for UCL would be my realistic aim if i was Pep.

I'm glad you're not Pep, top 4 and going for the CL when we're 2pts off top if we win our game in hand and still have Liverpool to play! Blimey. Have you seen us in previous seasons? We've been in far worse spots. The treble came from nowhere last season. Ideally we'd have started the season with a similar side to the CL/FA Cup final team with a choice between Walker/Akanji, Stones stepping up and Kovacic replacing Gundo. But we've not had the opportunity to do so with De Bruyne injured, Stones missing several games, Bernardo, Grealish, Haaland all having spells out and Rodri getting suspended twice.

Keep the faith, things will click. They're having two weeks nearly in the sun training with Pep. This is the time he'll be ironing out tactical issues and nailing things ready for the crunch time. We might be a bit sluggish on our return as we find our rhythm again but I'm confident we'll see a return to our dominant best and we'll blow the opposition away.

 

[waspish]

Why do we need to win there? Do you honestly think that's the only game that them lot could drop points in...

We can't afford to get beat, but leagues aren't won or lost in one game

It will depend if we are ahead of them or behind if we 2 points and we lose it will be harder to win the league with only few games left.

 

[BringBackSwales]

I'm glad you're not Pep, top 4 and going for the CL when we're 2pts off top if we win our game in hand and still have Liverpool to play! Blimey. Have you seen us in previous seasons? We've been in far worse spots. The treble came from nowhere last season. Ideally we'd have started the season with a similar side to the CL/FA Cup final team with a choice between Walker/Akanji, Stones stepping up and Kovacic replacing Gundo. But we've not had the opportunity to do so with De Bruyne injured, Stones missing several games, Bernardo, Grealish, Haaland all having spells out and Rodri getting suspended twice.

Keep the faith, things will click. They're having two weeks nearly in the sun training with Pep. This is the time he'll be ironing out tactical issues and nailing things ready for the crunch time. We might be a bit sluggish on our return as we find our rhythm again but I'm confident we'll see a return to our dominant best and we'll blow the opposition away.

I have lots of faith in City, a lot less in PIGMOB, 3 mins injury time at SJP being just one of the many ways they work against us, unfortunately. Also CL takes a lot more out of us than Europa does for them. Good draws in QF and SF of CL (if we get there) will help us loads, they can take it much easier in Europa

 

[Wirral Blue8]

Liverpool tough/big games left - 3H 5A

Chelsea home
Arsenal away
City home
Everton away
United away
West Ham away
Spurs home
Aston Villa away

City tough/big games left - 5H 3A
Chelsea home
United home
Liverpool away
Brighton away
Arsenal home
Aston Villa home
Tottenham away
West Ham home

Arsenal tough/big games left - 5H 4A
Liverpool home
West Ham away
Newcastle home
Chelsea home
City away
Brighton away
A Villa home
Spurs home
United away

 

[Damanino]

fixture to fixture we are still significantly worse than last year, can improved big time of course if we beat Brentford 2 times this season. or get wins at Anfield, White Hart Lane etc.

really hope all those stupidly thrown away important points wont come back to bit us in the arse, Palace at home, Spurs at home, Chelsea away etc.

we do need to be more clinical and especially better at defending. conceding comical goals from first on target shots from opponent almost each game, fuck this has to stop.

we also do need as much favours from other teams stopping Arse and Pool as much as they can instead of lubing themselves up for them like past weekend.

 

[The Colonel]

We win. We got Guardiola.

 

[chris85mcfc]

It will depend if we are ahead of them or behind if we 2 points and we lose it will be harder to win the league with only few games left.

I agree we can't afford to get beat no matter what the points difference is.

But just to be clear, there will still be 10 games to play once we've been to Anfield, and they've got a tricky last handful of games.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Liverpool tough/big games left - 3H 5A

Chelsea home
Arsenal away
City home
Everton away
United away
West Ham away
Spurs home
Aston Villa away

City tough/big games left - 5H 3A
Chelsea home
United home
Liverpool away
Brighton away
Arsenal home
Aston Villa home
Tottenham away
West Ham home

Arsenal tough/big games left - 5H 4A
Liverpool home
West Ham away
Newcastle home
Chelsea home
City away
Brighton away
A Villa home
Spurs home
United away

It doesn’t work like that. Palace home, Wolves away being examples. Useful to see it though, thanks

 

[BringBackSwales]

Liverpool tough/big games left - 3H 5A

Chelsea home
Arsenal away
City home
Everton away
United away
West Ham away
Spurs home
Aston Villa away

City tough/big games left - 5H 3A
Chelsea home
United home
Liverpool away
Brighton away
Arsenal home
Aston Villa home
Tottenham away
West Ham home

Arsenal tough/big games left - 5H 4A
Liverpool home
West Ham away
Newcastle home
Chelsea home
City away
Brighton away
A Villa home
Spurs home
United away

Everton are 6th in the away table and we have to play them at home, isn’t that a tough game?

 

[supercity88]

I have lots of faith in City, a lot less in PIGMOB, 3 mins injury time at SJP being just one of the many ways they work against us, unfortunately. Also CL takes a lot more out of us than Europa does for them. Good draws in QF and SF of CL (if we get there) will help us loads, they can take it much easier in Europa

3 minutes was fine in the end. In fact, we'd be in a better position if we'd had no injury time in games - Spurs, Chelsea, Palace!

We've had to face dodgy calls in previous seasons and managed to win it still.

The CL can take it out of us, but Liverpool will play the big guns as the Europa League advances. They've already lost games when making wholesale changes. They'll want to win it.

I still feel we've got plenty of gears to go through. Liverpool will challenge us. They don't lose at home and they've shown an ability to win when playing badly or with players missing. But we're the best team in the world for a reason.