The Title Race - 2023/24

How many points will be needed to win the league?

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Mr. Wednesday said:
Realistically, I don't think goal difference is a factor for City now. Arsenal are that bit ahead and also would need to have better results in the final games for it to come down to goal difference. So the chances of catching them that way are slim at best. Huge winning margins are usually pretty rare at the end of a season when all the games are must-win. Too much tension unless you score a couple really early.

It's going to be tight but you have to back this team to get the job done. If Arsenal lose to Spurs it's in the bag.
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You would probably get incredible odds on us winning it on goal difference. But I think that ship has likely sailed.
 
Spurs need to deliver. one fucking time. same as Everton vs dippers.

really like when other step up vs our rivals, and Emery, Glasner, Ten Hag, Dyche all did it recently in PL. they all kind of saying "we want City to be Champions not those two red top fuckers" :)

while Pochettino the loser clearly wants Arse to win it.
 
gordondaviesmoustache said:
I sometimes feel sad that other City fans can’t appreciate this team (and time) as they should.

This is the best team (a City team) to ever play football from these Isles.

This is empirically, objectively and unquestionably correct.

And their mental resolve is incredible.

What an amazing thing to be able to witness first hand.
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It is honestly bizarre that some of the fans have more faith in Liverpool and/or Arsenal than they do our lads.

A sad remnant from the “typical city” days, I fear. It seems people cannot think anything good happens for long, but in reality city have redefined typical city into a juggernaut of winning.
There’s a reason that other fans threw in the towel the other weekend, and it’s because of the new “typical city”
 
TheThirdDeano said:
It is honestly bizarre that some of the fans have more faith in Liverpool and/or Arsenal than they do our lads.

A sad remnant from the “typical city” days, I fear. It seems people cannot think anything good happens for long, but in reality city have redefined typical city into a juggernaut of winning.
There’s a reason that other fans threw in the towel the other weekend, and it’s because of the new “typical city”
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Pep had presided over at least three incredible teams and had produced best results from all of them.the culture in our club to keep fighting for titles is incredible.we are privileged to whiteness this decade of success and Pep’s management.I’ve been guilty of being critical when we’ve lost games, but on reflection to provide this level of performance with the resulting trophies collected, we are privileged.Hope we win it for the players whose resolve is amazing!!
 
gordondaviesmoustache said:
I sometimes feel sad that other City fans can’t appreciate this team (and time) as they should.

This is the best team (a City team) to ever play football from these Isles.

This is empirically, objectively and unquestionably correct.

And their mental resolve is incredible.

What an amazing thing to be able to witness first hand.
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Spot on. The reality check will be when Pep moves on.
 
John Wayne said:
What's the feeling amongst Arsenal fans about Liverpool? They're utterly despised by our fans and have been since 2014, or certainly 2018. Are you quite as venomous towards them?
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Absolutely hate them for their victim mentality and insistence on making everything about them. I'd say we dislike them more than Spurs, or at least many of us do.

We don't have the same dislike for the Rags that you do (for obvious reasons) but the Dippers we really don't like.
 
waspish said:
Think they different this season? Chelsea had more possession than Arsenal because they do get everyone behind the ball for a time and defend for a while.
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That's not taking it easy or relaxing though, that's having to defend and track and run. We keep the ball. The last 15 minutes last night was dull as hell, that's what we do. Game's won, time to see it out. Save the legs for the next one. I watched the Arsenal game, Rice was still sprinting up and down the pitch in injury time trying to prevent them from conceding and trying to create at the other end.
 
bridgeno1 said:
Absolutely hate them for their victim mentality and insistence on making everything about them. I'd say we dislike them more than Spurs, or at least many of us do.

We don't have the same dislike for the Rags that you do (for obvious reasons) but the Dippers we really don't like.
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They are universally disliked for the very reasons you state, the sad thing is they honestly believe that everyone loves them and want's to be like them
 
Invisible Man's Bandage said:
If Arsenal can beat Spurs in Sunday according to quite a few posters (definitely a good possibility) then there is absolutely no reason why we shouldn't beat them.

Forget our record against them on their patch as we will be putting everything into retaining our title with no distractions whatsoever. With a fully fit squad (hopefully) we know what we have to do.
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I thought the Cup game away after Christmas is easily one of our best performances this season. The passing was quick and the movement was superb; like we have come to expect.

Early season, the players were understandably lethargic, which is why I rated this performance so highly.
 
mancityscot said:
If it comes to it, i reckon there would be a pretty subdued atmosphere if arsenal are still in with a chance of winning the title.
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If spurs have settled for a 5 th place finish by the time we play them. I reckon there’s not a chance spurs will try to beat us if it helps us over Arsenal. That’s if we both win our games. I think pep’s a big friend of ange, wink wink.
 
Victorinodennistua said:
If spurs have settled for a 5 th place finish by the time we play them. I reckon there’s not a chance spurs will try to beat us if it helps us over Arsenal. That’s if we both win our games. I think pep’s a big friend of ange, wink wink.
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Of course they would try and beat us, professional footballl people don't think like fans.
 
If Arsenal win all their games 10-0 and we win all ours by a single goal, the title is ours. Why would anyone think if Spurs can‘t beat Arsenal they can beat us?
 
Bournemouth Blue said:
If Arsenal win all their games 10-0 and we win all ours by a single goal, the title is ours. Why would anyone think if Spurs can‘t beat Arsenal they can beat us?
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Spurs could end up beating both of us lol.

The spurs players have an obligation to their supporters to stop an Arsenal win. 3 points is what they need anyway but at its most basic level, they need to put in a shift here. The abuse if they lift the league will be off the scale. Time for son to turn up.
 
wolviedinho said:
Spurs could end up beating both of us lol.

The spurs players have an obligation to their supporters to stop an Arsenal win. 3 points is what they need anyway but at its most basic level, they need to put in a shift here. The abuse if they lift the league will be off the scale. Time for son to turn up.
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If the players didnt already know, youd think the atmospehere would tell them its a big one. Spurs fans and players should be well up for the game.
 
Victorinodennistua said:
If spurs have settled for a 5 th place finish by the time we play them. I reckon there’s not a chance spurs will try to beat us if it helps us over Arsenal. That’s if we both win our games. I think pep’s a big friend of ange, wink wink.
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Do you seriously think City would try and not win a match to stop the Rags or Dippers winning the title?

The manager and players would have too much pride. Not gonna happen, the manager would give any player not putting 100% in a rollicking and drop them for having that attitude. Just like the Rags won't roll over for us at the swamp.

City for sure can win at Spurs but it will be the hard way, by outplaying them, not because of a freebie.
 
We've got Forrest Wolves and Fulham before Spurs. Let's not be disrespectful, if nothing else to the process of winning, if not to other teams.
 
eversince 76 said:
So far Arsenal and Liverpool dropped points where it wasn’t expected.
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Arsenal also got all 3 points where they were expected to drop them. It is all to paly for and is still all very tight. I'm happy to embrace the pressure and look for the wins in must win games.
 
bridgeno1 said:
Absolutely hate them for their victim mentality and insistence on making everything about them. I'd say we dislike them more than Spurs, or at least many of us do.

We don't have the same dislike for the Rags that you do (for obvious reasons) but the Dippers we really don't like.
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Just picking up on this and your previous post on respecting us, I think you're in a minority. I don't think your fanbase is any different to the others when it comes to thinking we've cheated our way to success. You had a banner saying "oil money doesn't buy class" - at the Emirates stadium of all places. You might be respect us, but I'm not sure it's true of Arsenal fans in general.

And there's not a chance the majority of Arsenal fans hate the dippers more than Spurs!
 
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