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The Title Race - 2023/24
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bluemoon32
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Yep, imo, to win the title, we will have to win all 6 games.Fair dos to Arsenal. They’re making a real fight of it. They seem totally focused and I can see them brushing Spurs aside. Feels like we’re going to have to be perfect right to the end.
I think Arsenal will win all of their games & Liverpool will falter.
Arsenal seem to enjoy playing catchup and not quite being the frontrunner and it's a pity they've had two fixtures before we've had the chance to respond. If there's anybody that can deal with the relentless pressure of being top it is us. They know that too which is priceless. Beat Brighton and they know they need to take 3 points at Spurs.
The scheduling is annoying. Arsenal will remain 2 games ahead of us pretty much till we play Fulham. Meaning we can't really put the pressure on them and overtake them Before they play.
They go to Spurs ahead as opposed to behind, quite a different mindset and the pressure isn't on as much. We saw the one time we were top of the table how it affected both teams, and we don't have the chance to do that to them again till their game at utd (unless they drop more points).
Which highlights just how significant that weekend they both lost really was.
As, had they won, we'd be going into our must win games in hand 7 points behind, and needing them to slip up as well as being perfect ourselves. As opposed to knowing that if we win, we go top.
Similarly, the pressure would have been completely off Arsenal as no matter what we did, we couldn't overtake them. That was a huge momentum swing. We just now need to ride it out, and with more favourable scheduling could really have used it to twist it right in!
We were calm before they both dropped points, so there's no need not to be now.
Winning football matches is something we are pretty good at, and that's just what I expect us to do and become champions again
Winning football matches is something we are pretty good at, and that's just what I expect us to do and become champions again
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It really is black and white with no permutations. Win all six and we retain our title but one slip up and we don't.
We've had helping hands at different points of the season with the most crucial being last week when both of our rivals lost. That's it. We can't keep hoping one or both of them slip up. We haven't really got into monster mode but can we for these last games?
We've had helping hands at different points of the season with the most crucial being last week when both of our rivals lost. That's it. We can't keep hoping one or both of them slip up. We haven't really got into monster mode but can we for these last games?
Christ Arsenal fans are fickle, "thrown away" the league against Villa, "best team" as of today.
I suppose they've got used to being bottle merchants this last while, but they do look pretty handy recently. Let's start at Brighton and play out every game from there.
I suppose they've got used to being bottle merchants this last while, but they do look pretty handy recently. Let's start at Brighton and play out every game from there.
BELFAST_BLUE_BOY
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Its going down to the last game, last second, last kick.....tears, beers and tantrums but we will win a 4th title in a row and really lads....Would we have it any other way?
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They had a run of games they were winning 3-0, 4-0, even 5-0 before losing at home to Villa. In February their results were 4-1 against Newcastle, 3-1 against Liverpool, 6-0 away against West ham, 5-0 away against Burnley. That continued into March. After all that, shows what a reputation we have as ogres that they came to the Etihad and played the way they did, when they could have reasonably come to win it and seized the league by the scruff of the neck.
Not troubled about what happened last night. Tottenham is an interesting game, and the only one where they might feasibly drop points, in my view. Tottenham themselves have something serious to fight for. Chelsea had absolutely nothing after their washout of a season. I expect Arsenal'll probably beat them, and if they do, fair play to them. Arsenal have been a good team this season, probably the best of the three.
But we're no longer at the point where we should be worrying about the other two, and where they might drop points. We know what needs to be done.
Not troubled about what happened last night. Tottenham is an interesting game, and the only one where they might feasibly drop points, in my view. Tottenham themselves have something serious to fight for. Chelsea had absolutely nothing after their washout of a season. I expect Arsenal'll probably beat them, and if they do, fair play to them. Arsenal have been a good team this season, probably the best of the three.
But we're no longer at the point where we should be worrying about the other two, and where they might drop points. We know what needs to be done.
bluemoon32
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I'd be fine with winning the title in March mate haIts going down to the last game, last second, last kick.....tears, beers and tantrums but we will win a 4th title in a row and really lads....Would we have it any other way?
I dont like this schedule difference. going 4 points behind from 2 points ahead without playing, it removes the chance of Arse playing potentially 6 points behind in a certain game with so much extra pressure.
had this scheduling be the other way around we now could be 8 points ahead with 2 more games ahead of Arse which puts them under sick amount pressure to win their next.
either way we cannot make any mistakes in last 6 games, brutal run is needed next 5 PL games 4 will away from home. this is the acid test.
Brighton away, they have lots of injuries but a decent side.
Forest away, they fight for their lives to avoid Champo, we messed up this fixture last season getting only 1-1.
Wolves at home, hopefully a simple win, albeit they will be happy to sit back and frustrate us with counters unless we can score early.
Fulham away, strange side, seen them play very compact and very well vs better sides too but also sometimes naive, easy to give up chances etc.
Spurs away absolute bogey side, Son to score against the run of play with his first counter chance of the game. they need 4th for CL. our league record at their place is horrific.
WHU absolute rubbish last few weeks. if we get to this game needing a win to win the title, I will be very optimistic.
this is hard enough, not even sure how would we manage this if now we had two more games vs Bayern in CL. we are not as good as last season, scoring goals not happening from that many sources (Gundo, Mahrez), Haaland scoring about 60/65% of what he did last time etc.
would really love Arse or dippers lose one more game to give us a chance to also have an off game
had this scheduling be the other way around we now could be 8 points ahead with 2 more games ahead of Arse which puts them under sick amount pressure to win their next.
either way we cannot make any mistakes in last 6 games, brutal run is needed next 5 PL games 4 will away from home. this is the acid test.
Brighton away, they have lots of injuries but a decent side.
Forest away, they fight for their lives to avoid Champo, we messed up this fixture last season getting only 1-1.
Wolves at home, hopefully a simple win, albeit they will be happy to sit back and frustrate us with counters unless we can score early.
Fulham away, strange side, seen them play very compact and very well vs better sides too but also sometimes naive, easy to give up chances etc.
Spurs away absolute bogey side, Son to score against the run of play with his first counter chance of the game. they need 4th for CL. our league record at their place is horrific.
WHU absolute rubbish last few weeks. if we get to this game needing a win to win the title, I will be very optimistic.
this is hard enough, not even sure how would we manage this if now we had two more games vs Bayern in CL. we are not as good as last season, scoring goals not happening from that many sources (Gundo, Mahrez), Haaland scoring about 60/65% of what he did last time etc.
would really love Arse or dippers lose one more game to give us a chance to also have an off game