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You must be really hurting after today.Oh FFS. Really. Bin this thread.
You must be really hurting after today.
Take an aspirin and have a lie down.
add in LFC and everton just behind
Add in LFC and Everton just behind
add in LFC and everton just behind
that sounds doable... however assumes none of the three do worse than LFC over two games... also everton has a game in handIt's entirely in our own hands to finish above them.
We need to better both WHU and Chelsea in one game to finish above them.
Definitely appreciate the optimism.3 points off 4th again with 9 games to go
Leicester beating Sheffield United yesterday puts us 8 points off Leicester in 3rd which is possibly out of reach without us winning all our remaining games (Leicester have averaged less than 2 points a game).
And only 9 points off 2nd. Extraordinary
Would like to see more of Tanganga and Rodon in our remaining games too !
Definitely appreciate the optimism.
Agreed. Also wasn't being sarcastic either (if it came across that way). I genuinely appreciate the outlook. This team needed something positive today and I hope the players soak it up and remember this feeling.See post above yours.
Playing pretty much once a week the players have no excuses for not putting in a full shift..... so a slip up or two from those in 3rd/4th above (and even possibly 2nd if they lose 3 ) and its very much in the balance.
Am I saying its probable = no
Am I saying its possible - definitely !
Based on form we will lose against any club place higher than 10th (we've not beaten a single team at the point of playing them placed higher than 10th all season) so that's a loss to Man U, Leicester and Everton. Leaving a potential 27 pts to play for.
If results all went the same way then our wins could come from SHU, Leeds, Brighton and now Villa (12pts) with draws from Newcastle & Wolves (2pts) so 14 pts from 27.
The final CL spot really is a big ask, as Chelsea are playing better than us, as too are all the clubs above us. The one thing to factor in is the effect of Europe but Chelsea are rotating their squad and look a very hard team to beat. The shame is that of the teams above us we still have to play, only Man U are still in Europe, they are away to the mighty Grenada 72hrs before they play us, so this should give us an advantage and maybe our best chance of 3pts.
Same as last year once we were out of all the cups and we'd had that break from lockdown we picked up a bit. You would think a manager like Jose would realize elying on Kane and Son to play every minute of every game is not a sustainable strategy but yet here we are a year later and that is basically what he's done all season.But as we've been playing weekend and midweek every week bar one this season, its pretty clear our best players have been fatigued.
Playing once a week, and maybe our form suddenly improves to be a tad better than 3rd and 4th placed teams...... and wins v ManU, Everton and Leicester are not impossible ......and the gap is not too large to get into top 3 or 4.
But Everton isn't in Europe and are now out of the Cups. Chealse are fully rotating their team and are still unbeaten, they will lose a game I'm sure as they aren't perfect but right now they are miles better than us.But as we've been playing weekend and midweek every week bar one this season, its pretty clear our best players have been fatigued.
Playing once a week, and maybe our form suddenly improves to be a tad better than 3rd and 4th placed teams...... and wins v ManU, Everton and Leicester are not impossible ......and the gap is not too large to get into top 3 or 4.