Will we win the league this season?

[HypnoticBlue]

We’re too puff pastry away, we need to man up and take control of the games, there’s no fear factor playing us now, we need to protect the keeper and stop letting teams bully us.
We have no Fernandinho or De Jong type characters and it’s a worry, we also need to quit this ‘to you, to me’ passing and attack teams by taking them on, it’s frustrating to f*** to watch.
Come on Pep sort it out.

 

[citytill1die84]

Newcastle are a much better team than their league place would suggest.

They’ve been excellent at home this season, they’ve won their last 6 PL+CL home games, only conceding 2 goals in those 6 games, and didn’t deserve to lose to Liverpool nor Arsenal. They’re only 1 point behind us in the CL table and will end up towards to top end of the PL later in the season.

It wasn’t like we were playing a true bottom half team, they’re just a team with poor away form.

Definitely a tough place to go had we had our finishing boots on we'd have got something despite the poor officiating.

Our away form is a real concern, we create bags of chances and don't take them it's really frustrating.

Our next 7 Premier League games

Leeds (H)
Fulham (A)
Sunderland (H)
Palace (A)
West Ham (H)
Forest (A)
Sunderland (A)

That's a pretty decent run and we should be aiming to get maximum points. Palace and Sunderland are the standout tough 1s but Sunderland are losing 6 players to ACON.

Huge 6 weeks ahead if we want to fight for the title.

 

[cookster]

My biggest concern is rags winning the league if Arsenal bottle it. I might just top myself if that happens. Unthinkable

There's overreacting, then there's delusion.

 

[Danny Tiatto]

In title winning seasons gone by we’d have taken 6, or at least 4, points from “tough aways” like Villa and Newcastle.

We’ve taken 0.

You don’t win leagues doing that.

Title winning seasons aren’t what they once were though.

 

[jrb]

 

[jrb]

If City want to challenge Arsenal for the title, recent games at Villa and Newcastle were must wins. To lose each game by a single goal, and put in inconsistent performance, is very disappointing.

 

[argyle]

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I think it will be 3rd. We're rebuilding the squad. Arsenal have been building their current squad for four years.

Squad still needs to be better and some of our summer signings look suspect already, Reijnders looks an utter disappointment, compounded by horrific decisions like not selling Savinho and even extending his contract.

Plus, relying on a post ACL Rodri and a crocked Kovacic was also not the best decision. But then the club has made very bad decisions the last two summer windows.

Another summer window or two and we'll be competing again, hopefully Pep extends again too.

 

[jimharri]

Can't see it, to be honest. We're throwing in too many inconsistent performances. 4 defeats in 12 games is poor, no other way of looking at it. That's 33%. By comparison, Arsenal have lost 1, which equates to 8.3%.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Arsenal looked very good today.

 

[Danny Tiatto]

Arsenal looked very good today.

Against Spurs…

 

[DWIFF]

No.

We won’t be able to put a run together due to the poor away form.

My prediction for the next seven league games:-

Leeds (H) - win
Fulham (A) - draw
Sunderland (H) - win
Palace (A) - defeat
West Ham (H) - win
Forest (A) - defeat
Sunderland (A) - defeat

10 points will not be enough to keep us in touch with the current league leaders unfortunately.

All of the above could change if we can get Rodri fit and firing.

CTID.

 

[Danny Tiatto]

Can’t wait to fast forward to next weekend when we have defeated Leeds and Arsenal have dropped points at Chelsea. The positive flip flopping will be amusing

 

[manimanc]

My biggest concern is rags winning the league if Arsenal bottle it. I might just top myself if that happens. Unthinkable

Do you know we're in 2025 and not 1999?

 

[city2]

I didn’t expect us to lose 4 games before Xmas so for me I can’t see us winning the league unless the gunners crumble and start losing at least 2 more before Xmas.

 

[Winchester]

Can't see it, to be honest. We're throwing in too many inconsistent performances. 4 defeats in 12 games is poor, no other way of looking at it. That's 33%. By comparison, Arsenal have lost 1, which equates to 8.3%.

Imo a run in the cups and top 4

 

[jimharri]

Imo a run in the cups and top 4

All in for the CL, for me. Probably not good enough to win it, but we have to give it a go.

 

[argyle]

No.

We won’t be able to put a run together due to the poor away form.

My prediction for the next seven league games:-

Leeds (H) - win
Fulham (A) - draw
Sunderland (H) - win
Palace (A) - defeat
West Ham (H) - win
Forest (A) - defeat
Sunderland (A) - defeat

10 points will not be enough to keep us in touch with the current league leaders unfortunately.

All of the above could change if we can get Rodri fit and firing.

CTID.

Rodri won't be fit again until next season. Usually takes a full season for a player with an ACL injury to be back to their best.

 

[argyle]

Can’t wait to fast forward to next weekend when we have defeated Leeds and Arsenal have dropped points at Chelsea. The positive flip flopping will be amusing

Hope you're right but can't see arsenal losing right now. A draw at best I think.

Villa struggled against Leeds and we will too.

 

[Winchester]

All in for the CL, for me. Probably not good enough to win it, but we have to give it a go.

Oh yesssssss

 

[jrb]

All in for the CL, for me. Probably not good enough to win it, but we have to give it a go.

If we can’t beat Villa and Newcastle away, we aren’t beating PSG and Bayern away, and a host of other very good CL teams. There’s not a chance this City team and squad is winning the CL.