The Title Race - 2023/24

[Victorinodennistua]

If we want to win the league, we have no option but to go there and win.

No team are allowed to win at Anfield that’s the problem. Too many brown envelopes with death threats always making sure.

 

[DenisHasDoneIt]

23 games - we’ve only played 4 teams twice, and three of them are the current bottom three. Other than Newcastle we haven’t seen the back of anyone decent. Our record against the current top 5 this year is Played 4, Drawn 2, Lost 2. The 2 draws were at home against Spuds and Liverpool, and our away record against both of them is not good. Throw in the warm, supportive and welcoming atmosphere away teams and referees are treated to at Anfield - raised to the power of 115 this year - and we’ve got a hell of a lot of work to do.

Set against that Private Frazer vision of doom, we’re the treble-winners, 3-in-a-row Premier League champions, have won our last 10, and we haven’t lost at home in any competition for 15 months. I think we might be able to hold off those plucky little underdog red-shirt upstart one more time - this year, hopefully, two of them at once.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

They've got a Carabou Cup final to win on 25th Feb v Chelsea, so they're going to pour a lot of effort into that - it's the first part of the Quad, la! Lose it and they're on a severe downer.

That could be read two ways. You could also say that if they lose it will concentrate their minds wonderfully on the league.
I'm not discounting the mental element in football either way. What counts, though, is that we're simply a better team than them in nearly every position on the pitch. I'd take Allison and Van Dijk from their team (and neither of them as guaranteed starters, either). That's it.

 

[bridgeno1]

That could be read two ways. You could also say that if they lose it will concentrate their minds wonderfully on the league.
I'm not discounting the mental element in football either way. What counts, though, is that we're simply a better team than them in nearly every position on the pitch. I'd take Allison and Van Dijk from their team (and neither of them as guaranteed starters, either). That's it.

Salah surely?!!? If you did a combined City/Dippers XI he'd be the 1st name on the sheet for me.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Salah surely?!!? If you did a combined City/Dippers XI he'd be the 1st name on the sheet for me.

Two years ago, three years ago, like a shot. Signs are that he's reached his peak, and that he's maybe slightly past it. A fine player, though. And as a person, I never had anything against him.

 

[Mancity1980]

23 games - we’ve only played 4 teams twice, and three of them are the current bottom three. Other than Newcastle we haven’t seen the back of anyone decent. Our record against the current top 5 this year is Played 4, Drawn 2, Lost 2. The 2 draws were at home against Spuds and Liverpool, and our away record against both of them is not good. Throw in the warm, supportive and welcoming atmosphere away teams and referees are treated to at Anfield - raised to the power of 115 this year - and we’ve got a hell of a lot of work to do.

Set against that Private Frazer vision of doom, we’re the treble-winners, 3-in-a-row Premier League champions, have won our last 10, and we haven’t lost at home in any competition for 15 months. I think we might be able to hold off those plucky little underdog red-shirt upstart one more time - this year, hopefully, two of them at once.

The thing is we start most seasons (including this one) and then go on a running run so your analysis of relating our early season form to our expected end of season form is flawed.

At the end of the day we are the best team in the land and all the world (!) so from our current position we should win the league (just check the bookie’s odds).

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Two years ago, three years ago, like a shot. Signs are that he's reached his peak, and that he's maybe slightly past it. A fine player, though. And as a person, I never had anything against him.

Not too sure he's past it
Definitely missing Mane and Firminho but is only just behind Haaland in PL goals scored this season and has missed games due to Afcon and injury.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Not too sure he's past it
Definitely missing Mane and Firminho but is only just behind Haaland in PL goals scored this season and has missed games due to Afcon and injury.

I think he's past that absolutely explosive acceleration he had a couple of years ago. But I grant you that his close ball control, for an essentially attacking striker, is still second to none. Markedly better than Erling's, for instance. That's something that Erling really has to work on in the future, in my view. For the moment, Erling's brute speed and strength, allied to a ferocious shot, is getting him a lot of his goals.
But then you look at Salah's age. And you look at Erling's. I know who I'd rather have!

 

[Pezzer2]

Can tell we're on the march reading the toxicity on Social Media yesterday. . Scousers and Rags in their droves showing a picture of a half empty family stand. Proper clutching at straws. I noticed a couple of emptys in Colin Bell stand 3rd tier but nothing drastic. We all now it was sold out a couple of weeks back but we always get late returns.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Going to be one hell of a run in