Why we will win the league!

OrigamiNinja said:
Well it is most definitely fucking on now. Liverpool have had a number of chances over the past few weeks to bring the hammer down and remove us from the equation, not only have they failed to do that, they’ve somehow managed to let us get even closer to them. It’s time for the real City to stand up now and fucking crush it for 13 games.
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out of all the comments in this thread this was most satisfying from back in beginning of Feb
 
mag said:
I said to the guy sitting next to me at the Liverpool game a few times to look at Klopp, he was going crazy on the sideline ... waving and jumping and yelling and calling out his players and almost tearing his hair out ... which to me said his players weren’t doing what he had asked them to, they were a little in the not-lose mode ... but then with his team selection he himself had set that tone that day ... a team had a chance to go 10 pts clear by being positive and going for the win, but they came wanting to not lose and protect the 7pt lead they had ...

They could’ve gone 10 clear and they didn’t ... today I have seen exactly the same ... they had a chance to go 7 clear and they couldn’t yet again ...

Difference between being 5 pts and 7 pts ahead is huge at this stage of the season ... 5 pts means only two results swap our position with them ... a game lost and one drawn more than us and we finish ahead of them (on goal diff) ... 7 pts however would have meant 3 games needed swinging our way out of the only 14 left ...

I said this on that first Thursday in January, that we’d win this league because they will bottle it and shit themselves come the business end of the season ... and I say exactly that again tonight ...

Now watch us win the next three ... on paper they all look tough but Arsenal, Everton and Chelsea (seen them tonight?) are all right in the form we’d like them to be in ... so c’mon City - let’s do this!
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Fair fucks to you mate, I was done after that Newcastle game.
 
feedmpenzaandhewillscore said:
I remember trudging to bed after witnessing that shit show on that dark January night chucking the towel in on the league. No chance we could go till the end of the season without dropping points. How wrong I was, it’s beyond comprehension how good City are.
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We've been that good since I still struggle to comprehend we actually lost 3 games against Palace (at home!) Newcastle & Leicester, all within a fairly short time of each other. We should have beaten last years total...
 
Gabriel said:
Salutary lesson about getting yourself into the position where you are reliant upon yourself and no others.
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Think I remember Carragher saying something like 'maybe chasing will suit Liverpool' and I thought it was bonkers then and it sounds even worse now. Having it in your own hands, always and forever.

Forget goal line clearances or missed penalties or even the head to head: they should have gone for it against United away. A win there and they would have won the league and a loss there and they would have missed out by 2 points.
 
Claytop said:
We've been that good since I still struggle to comprehend we actually lost 3 games against Palace (at home!) Newcastle & Leicester, all within a fairly short time of each other. We should have beaten last years total...
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We were better this year, just didn't get the luck of the bounce in a few games, or we'll have racked up another century.

If we don't have incidents like the Willy Boly hand ball or Townsend scoring the best goal of his life out of the blue, I wouldn't put it past Pep and the gang to get 102 points next season for 300 in 3 seasons.
 
Brightwell Bros. said:
Think I remember Carragher saying something like 'maybe chasing will suit Liverpool' and I thought it was bonkers then and it sounds even worse now. Having it in your own hands, always and forever.

Forget goal line clearances or missed penalties or even the head to head: they should have gone for it against United away. A win there and they would have won the league and a loss there and they would have missed out by 2 points.
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When you are winners and holders, you know psychologically what needs to be done, and you know, moreover, that you and those with you are capable of doing it. When you have already let points slip to the extent that you are no longer reliant upon yourself but looking to referees, ex-managers, and 'archest' of enemies to somehow do you a favor, then it's all but gone. Media pundits are employed on past glories and connections, not their ability to rationalize, so I wouldn't put stock in any of their partisan pontifications.
 
mag said:
I said to the guy sitting next to me at the Liverpool game a few times to look at Klopp, he was going crazy on the sideline ... waving and jumping and yelling and calling out his players and almost tearing his hair out ... which to me said his players weren’t doing what he had asked them to, they were a little in the not-lose mode ... but then with his team selection he himself had set that tone that day ... a team had a chance to go 10 pts clear by being positive and going for the win, but they came wanting to not lose and protect the 7pt lead they had ...

They could’ve gone 10 clear and they didn’t ... today I have seen exactly the same ... they had a chance to go 7 clear and they couldn’t yet again ...

Difference between being 5 pts and 7 pts ahead is huge at this stage of the season ... 5 pts means only two results swap our position with them ... a game lost and one drawn more than us and we finish ahead of them (on goal diff) ... 7 pts however would have meant 3 games needed swinging our way out of the only 14 left ...

I said this on that first Thursday in January, that we’d win this league because they will bottle it and shit themselves come the business end of the season ... and I say exactly that again tonight ...

Now watch us win the next three ... on paper they all look tough but Arsenal, Everton and Chelsea (seen them tonight?) are all right in the form we’d like them to be in ... so c’mon City - let’s do this!
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You’re my hero
 
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domalino said:
We were better this year, just didn't get the luck of the bounce in a few games, or we'll have racked up another century.

If we don't have incidents like the Willy Boly hand ball or Townsend scoring the best goal of his life out of the blue, I wouldn't put it past Pep and the gang to get 102 points next season for 300 in 3 seasons.
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Fuck me that used to take 8 seasons
 
Alright Sky Blues, Evertonian here in complete peace

Just wanted to say thank you and you're welcome!

Thank you for saving the footballing world (for at least a few weeks) from having to put up with our red neighbours being even more insufferable than usual.

And you're welcome for the 2pts we kept from them at Goodison which put the title race back in your hands - which you took advantage of in incredibly impressive fashion. Pickford made up for his...moment... at Anfield with a 90th min save from Salah.

Lime Street Station was fun yesterday by the way:



CONGRATULATIONS!
 
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