The Title Race - 2024/25

[waspish]

Must got those games hand picked for Liverpool be manager to settle in

 

[Roachy]

Must got those games hand picked for Liverpool be manager to settle in

You couldn't actually rule that out.

 

[Saddleworth2]

So I posted this before the Newcastle game. I knew we'd drop points v Newcastle but I said we then need 6 wins before Liverpool (A).

I stand by that because I think we're going to struggle in the big games this season due to player availability. However, we can still win it if we win all of the games we're expected too. Do I think we'll do that? Probably not based on what we've seen so far this season, we're giving up too many chances.

If we win the next 5, that should make up for the guaranteed loss at Liverpool.

Next league games:
20th Oct - Wolves (A)
26th Oct - Southampton (H)
2nd Nov - Bournemouth (A)
9th Nov - Brighton (A)
23rd Nov - Spurs (H)
1st Dec - Liverpool (A)

These clubs will have been watching us vs Brentford and Fulham closely. Bournemouth away will not be an easy game.
Brighton might have had their season sparked in to life based on yesterday. Spuds will also be a real challenge based on how we are playing at present. Maybe Kev will change things when he gets back.

 

[alexmcity]

Decent points but no way i’d take our midfield trio over the 100 points team. We had prime KDB, a sublime Silva and an unbelievable Fernandinho. The best 3 the league has ever seen in my opinion.

The league was unprepared for Pep's ball in 17/18 and we were absolutely hungry, given we failed in the previous season.

Competing for and winning the Treble is a superior achievement, all the more part of it was our 3rd league title in a row. We were close last season, too, we forced Real to play like a small team in order to survive. Imo, that midfield (22-24) was superior to 17-19. For starters, Rodri is a better holding midfielder than Ferna. David was much better than Foden at playmaking but Foden is much more prolific....

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

We've won at anfield what, twice in 45 years? If there is one place we shit the bed at more than others, its there. We've had some decent performances there over the last 7/8 years, but we still usually manage to find a way to fuck it up there.

Your argument doesn't hold. For a very good proportion of the last 45 years, we ourselves were shit. And shit in a lot of places. Try Wycombe, for instance.
To make current predictions it's wise to look at recent history, i.e. of the last seven or eight years. Nothing in the record of that period suggests any incoming guaranteed loss.

 

[MCFC1993]

Your argument doesn't hold. For a very good proportion of the last 45 years, we ourselves were shit. And shit in a lot of places. Try Wycombe, for instance.
To make current predictions it's wise to look at recent history, i.e. of the last seven or eight years. Nothing in the record of that period suggests any incoming guaranteed loss.

We've had stronger teams in recent seasons and shit the bed there. Haven't won there with a crowd for over 20 years, we've been better than them for most of those years.

The fact we won there the year there was no crowd adds to the shitting the bed narrative.

I've come to terms with expecting a loss there this season, so just need to be perfect before then.

 

[willipp]

Your argument doesn't hold. For a very good proportion of the last 45 years, we ourselves were shit. And shit in a lot of places. Try Wycombe, for instance.
To make current predictions it's wise to look at recent history, i.e. of the last seven or eight years. Nothing in the record of that period suggests any incoming guaranteed loss.

One win since the takeover there in 16 years. Spin it any way you want to but we often fall to pieces at anfield and in a period where we have won 8 league titles and been in the top 2/3 every season, one win aint good.

 

[Pablo ZZZ Peroni]

One win since the takeover there in 16 years. Spin it any way you want to but we often fall to pieces at anfield and in a period where we have won 8 league titles and been in the top 2/3 every season, one win aint good.

But since 17/18 we haven't "often" fallen to pieces. Liverpool have won twice out of six league games. Agree one win only is not the ebst stat.

 

[willipp]

But since 17/18 we haven't "often" fallen to pieces. Liverpool have won twice out of six league games. Agree one win only is not the ebst stat.

Even last season. We were one up i think and playing well and cruising. Second half a terrible fuck up by ederson / defense and a pen, ederson off injured and eventually lucky to get a point. I'm not saying we always play badly there, but we seem to often have moments/ periods there that just leave me completely frustrated. Add to that we never get decisions there (i can remember so many horrendous refereeing decisions going against us).

 

[Craig]

The league was unprepared for Pep's ball in 17/18 and we were absolutely hungry, given we failed in the previous season.

Competing for and winning the Treble is a superior achievement, all the more part of it was our 3rd league title in a row. We were close last season, too, we forced Real to play like a small team in order to survive. Imo, that midfield (22-24) was superior to 17-19. For starters, Rodri is a better holding midfielder than Ferna. David was much better than Foden at playmaking but Foden is much more prolific....

Give you Rodri but Fernandinho was by far the best in the league at the time. Silva was levels above anyone and Foden never last as an 8. KDB was at the peak of his powers. I don’t think the treble team was better than the team that won the domestic treble. They’ll go down in history and rightly so but for much of that season we were a long way off how we played to win the domestic treble. The scum side that won the treble wasn’t as good a side as the one that won the European cup in 2008 either.