Top 6 mini league 17/18

Anfield game will be interesting, as it will be even more of a cup final for them, than usual, irrespective of the fact they won't catch us. A chance for them to prove they are actually better than us, really.

Expect vintage Anfield, 70's style refereeing in that one.
Not overly worried about that one, shite record there but we will be well able to break their press, especially since it won't be as intense as usual after the Christmas period and I'll be expecting a goal against their defence every time we get to the final third.
 
Updated results between the top 6 teams

Spurs 1 v 2 Chelsea
Liverpool 4 v 0 Arsenal
City 5 v 0 Liverpool
Chelsea 0 v 0 Arsenal
Chelsea 0 v 1 City
Liverpool 0 v 0 Rags
Spurs 4 v 1 Liverpool
Rags 1 v 0 Spurs
City 3 v 1 Arsenal
Chelsea 1 v 0 Rags
Arsenal 2 v 0 Spurs
Liverpool 1 v Chelsea 1
Arsenal 1 v 3 rags
Rags 1 v 2 City
City 4 v 1 Spurs
Arsenal 3 v 3 Liverpool

The standings are

1 City played 5 points 15
2 Chelsea played 5 points 8
3 Rags played 5 points 7
4 Liverpool played 6 points 6
5 Arsenal played 6 points 5
6 Spurs played 5 points 3

Into the second phase of the top 6 mini league. As you were really. It’s quite a humbling thought that tonight there was an entertaining draw between two teams who everybody thought would be at least challenging for top four finishes.

And it has absolutely no bearing on our season whatsoever.
If current trends continue exactly as they are, we will beat Everton away at the end of March to win the Premier league to take us 21 points ahead of the Rags. Our next PL game after Everton would be the Rags. That would be nice.
 
Anfield game will be interesting, as it will be even more of a cup final for them, than usual, irrespective of the fact they won't catch us. A chance for them to prove they are actually better than us, really.

Expect vintage Anfield, 70's style refereeing in that one.
Bring Clattenburke back for that one.
Booing from the kick off, cheering every foul and shouting handball every time the ball hits a city player in the box.

When they win, "they'll be back" and then just "need to go again".
Proclaim themselves as champions of Europe until whichever team knocks them out in the round of 16.
 
Not overly worried about that one, shite record there but we will be well able to break their press, especially since it won't be as intense as usual after the Christmas period and I'll be expecting a goal against their defence every time we get to the final third.

I wouldn't be worried if we lost either though.

Nice position to be in.
 
Bring Clattenburke back for that one.
Booing from the kick off, cheering every foul and shouting handball every time the ball hits a city player in the box.

When they win, "they'll be back" and then just "need to go again".
Proclaim themselves as champions of Europe until whichever team knocks them out in the round of 16.
Porto? Unlikely but would be very funny, can't see them getting past the quarter finals at any rate.
 
Bring Clattenburke back for that one.
Booing from the kick off, cheering every foul and shouting handball every time the ball hits a city player in the box.

When they win, "they'll be back" and then just "need to go again".
Proclaim themselves as champions of Europe until whichever team knocks them out in the round of 16.

Sky Sports News the other day, prior to their 'Class of 92' utd promo, did a piece on the 'good times' being back at Liverpool. They even had some phoney Beatle **** from the Cavern Club on there.

I genuinely had to Google the Premier League table, in case they were about to catch Utd or something & I'd missed it. Nope. They were celebrating drawing a couple of home games v Everton & West Brom & winning at Bournemouth.
 
Sky Sports News the other day, prior to their 'Class of 92' utd promo, did a piece on the 'good times' being back at Liverpool. They even had some phoney Beatle **** from the Cavern Club on there.

I genuinely had to Google the Premier League table, in case they were about to catch Utd or something & I'd missed it. Nope. They were celebrating drawing a couple of home games v Everton & West Brom & winning at Bournemouth.
I can understand anyone thinking both Chelsea and United are having reasonable seasons, if it wasn't for the juggernaut on top, but Liverpool are chasing fourth place. The messiah manager has been there three seasons and he's no better off than when he started.
I couldn't believe he played all his big guns against Spartak, yes they won seven nil and became favourites to win the Champs League, but he should have taken off his front three once they were 3 up and rested them for Everton. But he's so full of himself he wanted to bask in the glorious victory but then was brought down to earth with a massive bump when that gimp Lovren pushed the Everton diver.
 
I couldn't remember who they got.
I don't think Klopp is tactically minded, I know a lot rave about him but he just seems naive
A well drilled team can easily get something from them.
He goes for a mentally high press and tries to create chaos that his team can then profit on, it's like an off the ball version of lumping it into the big number 9 and watching the defence panic when he gets the knock down. There's no defensive organisation and no plan for what to do inside his own half. It's entertaining to watch, but the Bundesliga sussed it out a long time ago and its never really worked in the PL as so many teams are happy to bypass midfield.

Looked better at Dortmund for a while though as he had Wagner on his coaching staff who can definitely organise a team and a lot of leaders in defence and midfield.
 
I can understand anyone thinking both Chelsea and United are having reasonable seasons, if it wasn't for the juggernaut on top, but Liverpool are chasing fourth place. The messiah manager has been there three seasons and he's no better off than when he started.
I couldn't believe he played all his big guns against Spartak, yes they won seven nil and became favourites to win the Champs League, but he should have taken off his front three once they were 3 up and rested them for Everton. But he's so full of himself he wanted to bask in the glorious victory but then was brought down to earth with a massive bump when that gimp Lovren pushed the Everton diver.

One of them, the other day, who was being very complimentary about City tbf, then said to me "imagine what you'd be like if you had are attack !".
 

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