I think, outside of my neutral BBC mode, that today's results were good in terms of us finishing fourth, but not great. Spurs are unbeaten in 6, and Liverpool are steamrollering towards European football next season. Liverpool have an easier run in, with 3 of their four remaining games being at home. But West Brom and Roy Hodgson may have done us two huge favours by taking four points off Liverpool and Tottenham.
However, City lose on Monday night and we may as well surrender fourth to Tottenham. We need the fighting spirit we showed in the second half at Wembley in every single game between now and the end of the season for at least 70 minutes during a game. We do that, and I would maybe like to challenge for third again. I think we need to look at finishing third so that we can fall backwards onto fourth, if you get what I mean? Spurs' may be unbeaten in 6, but 4 of those games were draws - 3 of which that were against lower table sides that they should be beating.
Earlier on in the season, I refused to be happy when Blackpool beat Spurs as there were ten games for things to go wrong, and it's even more tense now. I am happy with today's result, but it is up to City on Monday to win convincingly. Let's do our goal difference some favours as well! We haven't won an away game in 2011, so it's about time we took advantage of Blacburn's terrible form and won the game. Blackburn haven't won in the league since they beat West Brom 2-0 at the end of January. Blackburn have gone nine games since then and not won. In fact, it's worse than that - Blackburn have picked up just 4 points from a possible 27 in the league.
My prediction for Monday night is irrelevant; but a win of any kind will be welcomed greatly. Let's pull away now and secure our place in the top four!
