A team could be bottom of the league with about 6 points after 12 games but pull themselves together and “grow” over the remaining 26 games and finish says 6th from bottom. Huge growth but they wouldn’t be winning the league. Pep is talking shite.Every team grows into the season surely, so that by March they are winning game after game. Rather than the start where's all a bit bitty and finding the right combination of players. Maybe I am misunderstanding growing into the season. Consistency deffo.
Agreed mate but “growing the most” still doesn’t win you the league. Being the most consistent over 38 games does.If we don't get stronger, we won't win the title. We are inconsistent at the moment.
Arsenal are likely to be solid and remain at this level although they may like many teams suffer emotionally later in the season. As a young developing transitional side, I do expect City to get stronger.
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See my reply to Gorton Tubster, mate.Its exactly to do with growing and getting better as the season goes on.
This is what we've done under Pep since he's been here.
The team that is most consistent but consistency also comes with handling expectation and pressure which some clubs are traditionally far better at than othersA team could be bottom of the league with about 6 points after 12 games but pull themselves together and “grow” over the remaining 26 games and finish says 6th from bottom. Huge growth but they wouldn’t be winning the league. Pep is talking shite.
The team who is most consistent always wins the league, mate!
Well obviously. But the league doesnt end here. Consistency is judged after the 38th game. So City could very well go on to be the most consistent from this point onwards and win it.A team could be bottom of the league with about 6 points after 12 games but pull themselves together and “grow” over the remaining 26 games and finish says 6th from bottom. Huge growth but they wouldn’t be winning the league. Pep is talking shite.
The team who is most consistent always wins the league, mate!
okay, personally i think he's been class this season definitely upped his game, but this is the beauty of football we all have very different opinionsHe's no more than a bench player imo. Age is on his side, but he's got a long way to go.
Assuming we play to our best and you find your hard games tough, I'd go:
City Arsenal Leeds (H) - Win Chelsea (A) - Draw Fulham (A) - Win Brentford (H) - Win Sunderland (H) - Win Villa (A) - Loss Palace (A) - Loss Wolves (H) - Win West Ham (H) - Win Everton (A) - Draw Forest (A) - Win Brighton (H) - Win Sunderland (A) - Win Villa (H) - Win
18 points City - Losing to Palace (A)
14 points Arsenal - Drawing to Chelsea (A), Everton (A) and losing to Villa (A).
I think the timeslot of the Everton game makes it tough for you.
I also think our Sunderland (A) game is a lot easier than it was for you, they have 8 or 9 at AFCON. 4 of which started against you and 2 came on.
That's my optimistic view, realistic is we get about the same points.
Or maybe it’s a reaction to letting Leeds back into the game, Fulham back in, Brighton back inLet’s overreact right off the back of one crazy game lol
The target is Arsenal, not perfection. We are a work in progress, 2-5 points behind Arsenal and are not dead in the water.Or maybe it’s a reaction to letting Leeds back into the game, Fulham back in, Brighton back in
Somehow getting beat by spurs at home again
Getting beat by Newcastle
Conceding an injury time equaliser at arsenal
Maybe for all our improvement we are still a bit shit at managing games and too easy to score against
Maybe in my opinion that means we’re likely t drop loads more points
The defence isn't covering itself in glory, but most of this is stemming from a passive midfield. Lacking a bit of steel and tenacity is compounding the fall off in creative players we've had in there in previous seasons.Or maybe it’s a reaction to letting Leeds back into the game, Fulham back in, Brighton back in
Somehow getting beat by spurs at home again
Getting beat by Newcastle
Conceding an injury time equaliser at arsenal
Maybe for all our improvement we are still a bit shit at managing games and too easy to score against
Maybe in my opinion that means we’re likely to drop loads more points
Just not true. How many times have we come strong in the new year to overtake the leaders and win the league? We've not always had full season consistency.A team could be bottom of the league with about 6 points after 12 games but pull themselves together and “grow” over the remaining 26 games and finish says 6th from bottom. Huge growth but they wouldn’t be winning the league. Pep is talking shite.
The team who is most consistent always wins the league, mate!
Sometimes it can just be a bit of a run where these things seem to happen a fair bit.Or maybe it’s a reaction to letting Leeds back into the game, Fulham back in, Brighton back in
Somehow getting beat by spurs at home again
Getting beat by Newcastle
Conceding an injury time equaliser at arsenal
Maybe for all our improvement we are still a bit shit at managing games and too easy to score against
Maybe in my opinion that means we’re likely to drop loads more points
Am I worried about City? I'm an Arsenal fan - City-related PTSD is in our DNA! Even though I watch what happened last night on a replay and think 'what the holy hell is going on?', at the end of the day it was 3 points at a tough place to go and nobody would care that last night it looked like your defence had been in the pub all day if you lift the trophy in May!Lol. I like your sense of humour, pal. I think it's Arsenal's to lose, and you've been in this position before more than once. Are you worried about us?
Still far too early in the season yet for me to think we'll win the league as we're letting in too many goals Arsenal are not, but things will change. But right now i think we'll finish runners up.
before the international break no one was questioning the second half collapse, the defence or the goalkeeeper, something may of happened after the international break that's broke the momentum.PL record since end of August ie when Don arrived and we began to catch up conditioning wise with the rest of the league .....
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The two defeats were narrow ones away to good teams
Explain how a "soft" team which "collapses at the slightest touch" and which is liable to "panic" and "hand out goals like gifts" puts together that kind of record.
Our customary mid November to mid December slump ?before the international break no one was questioning the second half collapse, the defence or the goalkeeeper, something may of happened after the international break that's broke the momentum.
Agree.If we start putting 8 goals past teams every single game, then maybe I will believe and we know that 8 goals or even 5 won't happen every game. Because right now, we collapse at the slightest touch. The moment any team shows even a hint of resistance, they suddenly grow in confidence. They realise we’re soft. They realise we panic. They realise all they need to do is press a bit, push a bit, and we’ll start handing out goals like gifts.
And that’s the worst part: even when teams are getting battered, even when the scoreline is a cantar, they do not fear us. They stay calm because they’ve seen us crumble before. They’ve seen us blow leads. They’ve seen us lose control and composure as soon as the pressure rises.
Going from 5–1 to 5–4, and nearly 5–5 if not for Gvardiol’s heroic clearance… that is not elite mentality. That is not title-winning mentality. That is garbage mentality. This is not bad luck. It’s psychological fragility.
Our players are far too soft, far too easy to disrupt, and the repetition of these collapses is becoming genuinely alarming. You can see it, the fans can see it, opposition teams can see it — everyone knows the moment pressure hits, we wobble.
This has to be addressed. Because no amount of goals scored will matter if we keep inviting chaos every time we should be putting games to bed. I hope we bring in players that are tough as steel in Jan and we go on a title charge!
Nowhere do I suggest anybody needs to have “full season consistency”.Just not true. How many times have we come strong in the new year to overtake the leaders and win the league? We've not always had full season consistency.
Never said we couldn’t.Well obviously. But the league doesnt end here. Consistency is judged after the 38th game. So City could very well go on to be the most consistent from this point onwards and win it.