The Title Race - 2023/24

How many points will be needed to win the league?

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Think premier now is more competitive, teams be taking points of all teams so our next two games beat spurs and a draw at Villa who are the inform team isn't that bad
 
Don't want to labour the point too much, but if you look at the last 6 games that ourselves, Liverpool and Arsenal have had, you'd have expected Liverpool to have taken more points than they actually have, and it's actually ourselves and Arsenal that have taken more points during that period.

I think it's fair to say that the next 10 games will really start to dictate how the season will pan out, as we've got 2 tough games on the horizon, before 8 very winnable games.

Arsenal have got to play Villa, Brighton, Liverpool and West Ham before Christmas.

Liverpool have got United, Arsenal and then Newcastle on new year's day.

If we can get a bit of momentum beating Spurs and perhaps a point at Villa, you'd hope that we'd be a good few points clear going into 2024.
 
waspish said:
Think premier now is more competitive, teams be taking points of all teams so our next two games beat spurs and a draw at Villa who are the inform team isn't that bad
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Liverpool have played Chelsea a, Spurs a, Newcastle a, Villa h and picked up 8pts
Arsenal have played United h, Spurs, h, City h, Chelsea a, Newcastle a and picked up 8pts
We've played Newcastle h, Arsenal a, Rags a, Chelsea a, Liverpool h and picked up 8pts

Winning the next two would be a brilliant start to the season for us considering who we've played.

Next 5:
City - Spurs H, Villa A, Luton A, Palace H, Club World Cup
Arsenal - Wolves H, Luton A, Villa A, Brighton H, Liverpool A
Liverpool - Fulham H, Sheffield United A, Palace A, Rags H, Arsenal H

We'll have a game in hand and can hopefully soak up some sun winning the club world cup whilst we watch Liverpool and Arsenal smash the fuck out of each other in a 5-5 draw with suspensions and injuries galore.
 
GaudinoMotors said:
Well that was fun.
Congratulations Arsenal and your oh so likeable manager.
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chris85mcfc said:
Don't want to labour the point too much, but if you look at the last 6 games that ourselves, Liverpool and Arsenal have had, you'd have expected Liverpool to have taken more points than they actually have, and it's actually ourselves and Arsenal that have taken more points during that period.

I think it's fair to say that the next 10 games will really start to dictate how the season will pan out, as we've got 2 tough games on the horizon, before 8 very winnable games.

Arsenal have got to play Villa, Brighton, Liverpool and West Ham before Christmas.

Liverpool have got United, Arsenal and then Newcastle on new year's day.

If we can get a bit of momentum beating Spurs and perhaps a point at Villa, you'd hope that we'd be a good few points clear going into 2024.
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We just need to be within three points either way
Then when KDB and Stones ( both 2 of our best 5 players) come back step on the gas
The new players will have bedded in and we should then retain what’s ours
 
supercity88 said:
Liverpool have played Chelsea a, Spurs a, Newcastle a, Villa h and picked up 8pts
Arsenal have played United h, Spurs, h, City h, Chelsea a, Newcastle a and picked up 8pts
We've played Newcastle h, Arsenal a, Rags a, Chelsea a, Liverpool h and picked up 8pts

Winning the next two would be a brilliant start to the season for us considering who we've played.

Next 5:
City - Spurs H, Villa A, Luton A, Palace H, Club World Cup
Arsenal - Wolves H, Luton A, Villa A, Brighton H, Liverpool A
Liverpool - Fulham H, Sheffield United A, Palace A, Rags H, Arsenal H

We'll have a game in hand and can hopefully soak up some sun winning the club world cup whilst we watch Liverpool and Arsenal smash the fuck out of each other in a 5-5 draw with suspensions and injuries galore.
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Plus a 22 man brawl, followed by a pitch invasion which sees Klopp and Arteta both subsequently charged with attempted murder and Liverpool ordered to play their remaining home fixtures at Prenton Park
 
Axel Freed said:
I don’t understand. You say others are looser on the ball than Phil and then you quote a stat showing he gets dispossessed more often than them.

I certainly don’t believe that Pep treats Phil any differently than big money signings. The fact is that Pep doesn’t have to tread on eggshells with anyone. If a player “kicks up a fuss” he’s gone.
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As I said, .09 times more per 90 with a sample size of 1 1/3 season is hardly negligible. If at all.
 
Sheikh rattle and roll said:
We just need to be within three points either way
Then when KDB and Stones ( both 2 of our best 5 players) come back step on the gas
The new players will have bedded in and we should then retain what’s ours
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Totally agree although trying not to get too carried away with either coming back as they could break down at any time.

You're right though, keep them fit and we'll blow them all away.
 
Kevin may need 5-6 weeks to get properly going. As long as he's in top form by March, that's good enough for me. The notion that as soon as he's back we'll go on a winning run may be too optimistic.

The aim is to be top or close to the top come March/April. It would be nice to have 5-6 pts advantage before the last 6-8 games, but I think it won't happen. Will be a tight affair again.
 
alexmcity said:
Kevin may need 5-6 weeks to get properly going. As long as he's in top form by March, that's good enough for me. The notion that as soon as he's back we'll go on a winning run may be too optimistic.

The aim is to be top or close to the top come March/April. It would be nice to have 5-6 pts advantage before the last 6-8 games, but I think it won't happen. Will be a tight affair again.
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We miss Kev, as any team would a player of his ability. He's the best player in the league by some distance.

I like Alvarez, but he's out of form at the moment and sadly I couldn't help but think we'd have been 3-0 up if it had have been Kev playing instead of him. The counter in the first half where Doku played it to him and he put it across the goal and out of play - De Bruyne pops that on Haaland's foot. When Doku pulled it back for him in the second half - again Kev either finds Haaland or probably buries it.

But we're still finding form with these partnerships. When Doku was driving forwards after Bernie's magic it didn't seem like anyone really knew where to move. Haaland was running straight ahead of him, looking like he wanted the ball played through early. We'll get there in time. We should have plenty of chances against Spurs - it's going to be a cracker.
 
It's also becoming more improbable we'll see a 90+ point title winner this year. Arsenal are on track to finish on 87/88 points. Ourselves 85 and Liverpool 82.

Our 100-point season was remarkable and arguably the best achievement in English footballing history.
 
Manchester33 said:
It's also becoming more improbable we'll see a 90+ point title winner this year. Arsenal are on track to finish on 87/88 points. Ourselves 85 and Liverpool 82.

Our 100-point season was remarkable and arguably the best achievement in English footballing history.
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For me, winning the last 14 games of the following season was a bigger achievement.
 
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