Why we will win the league!

[Tbilisi]

I think if we beat Burnley and go into our game with them not needing to chase the game we will beat them.

Then we will go on and win it.

 

[supercity88]

They are undoubtedly better than us right now. Both in general performance and results. But go back to January and the reverse was true.

Things can change quite quickly. They have the bit between their teeth and we now need to push on and fight for this title. That lead came to us with some easy fixtures and good performances but now we have to work.

There is a long way to go. 9 games including a face off. The FA Cup and the CL. Plenty of games to find or lose form, to pick up injuries or get bad decisions.

I am staying calm (ish).

 

[dublinblue12]

The game against Them is basically a cup final. Get behind the team and stop hoping other teams will take points off them. That negativity transfers to the pitch as we have seen Liverpool collapse in recent seasons. If they beat us well then its out of our hands

 

[Dax777]

Seen a couple of posts on here suggesting it was only ever a 6 point gap.
After the home win over Chelsea the table read:

City P 22, GD 42, PTS 56
Chelsea P 22, GD 28, PTS 43
Liverpool P20, GD 34, PTS 42

No matter which way you look at this it is an 8 point gap at the least, and a pretty substantial lead with 16 games remaining and having played every 'top 6' team away from home.
Since then 7 points have been dropped in 7 games playing only two teams from top 10 in the process. This is not league winning form. By no means am I saying city won't or aren't capable to go on and win it, but surely questions have to be asked how from the position City were in after Chelsea thats its got to this?

I agree with this. Our form has dropped significantly.

 

[kunaguero10]

Good job we've had the Haaland news to keep us excited & focused on the next half decade.

As soon as the window shut I didn't think we'd be winning owt without a striker - IMO we've overachieved in the league during the period when we went 14 points clear or whatever (plus covid fixture issues distorted that anyway).

It's not over but the momentum is all in the wrong directions.

 

[waspish]

The year we first won the league we were leading for ages then the rags came back went 8 points in front with 6 to play and we know what happened!

This Liverpool Side are a better side but we still 1 point ahead with 9 games left, we just have to be still 1 point ahead when we play Liverpool then let’s see what we made of! We take our chances we win comfortably.

 

[Exeter Blue I am here]

I said I thought they’d win every remaining game weeks ago (excluding the one against us) and I still think they’ll almost certainly beat us to the title. We struggle against parked buses, and we will face at least 8 of those in our remaining 10 games, and when I say ‘struggle’, I mean just enough for us to drop points in a couple of those remaining fixtures. They struggle against nothing and have failed to score only once all season. They aren’t better than us in a head to head shoot out game, but the margins for error are infinitesimally small and that tiny flaw that we have may be our undoing. We absolutely have to beat them at the Etihad. A draw won’t be enough

 

[Brewster's millions]

I think that having to play them will do us a favour actually, as we need a jolt to get back in the groove and that game will provide it.

Beat them and we’ll win it.

 

[Blu1]

Momentum is with Liverpool & so is their form. Sadly we seem to be dropping in form & missing too many chances.

Deep down we all knew we would miss a striker this season & it could be the difference.

we are the better team but top strikers win you cups & we have no strikers. Pep doesn’t even trust our subs

sadly I see Liverpool winning with a few points to spare now.

 

[waspish]

It’s all about mentality imagine we were chasing Liverpool and tonight we were 2 points behind Liverpool with 1 game in hand and we had to win to go 1 point clear?!

We win go one point clear we all be buzzing. All perspective.