Cloud7
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The most important match for us will be when we play City. That result will be huge if things are still as tight as they are now.
Yes but I don't see us going unbeaten for the rest of the season and winning 13 of the remaining 19 games which is what we'd have to do.We’ve got 33 from our last 13.
I would be. It shows progress in my eyes, lasy few years except one we have barely got above 70 points and we struggled to land 4th. 2nd with 90 points and a trophy is a good foundation for next yeat where we need to be challenging. I don't think we will win the league this year, but we are putting together consistency which is good for me. 12 wins from 19, pretty hood if you ask me. Unbeaten in 13 too.Are you happy if we get 90 points but don’t win league this year ?
This we shouldn't get carried away, even more important that players don't get complacent, lot of them are out of form and some of them need to up their game for the first time this season.One game at time. Let's keep grinding wins.
I agree at this point we seem to struggle a lot more than city to get results, but it's a long season at the moment we should focus on getting 3 points in each game no matter how ugly.Clean sheets win titles. We don’t keep them, City do. Hope im wrong but they look levels above us. You wouldn’t see them holding on against Burnley & Fulham. The fact that we’re in the conversation is fantastic considering our expectations in the summer, but I do think we’ll fall short.
Liverpool would need 51 from 60 points remaining to reach 85, don't think they can do that based on current form. They have dropped 20 points in the first 18 games. City need 47 from 60 points. We would need 45 from 57 points available to reach 85. Leicester need 47. Spurs need 52 out of 60 points. I'll be surprised if more than two teams get above 80 points tbh and based on form so far City and Utd are the two most likely to reach 80.85 seems to be a the right amount to win the title this season. I really doubt you will need much more than that.
Big teams will drop points as much as they did in the first half with a lot of competitions are coming back thick and fast.
Can we get it? Depends on how fast our forwards find their form.
Well we're not doing too bad so far with the deficiencies you have pointed out....top of the league at the halfway mark...(or a point behind if City win their game in hand) If all teams replicate their first half form we'll be right there with a chance going into the final game.Without a proper goalscorer (city have same issue) or a complete lack of right side or an elite defense, I don't see how we win the title.
I'll just be happy with a top 4 finish and fixing the right side.
Even City won't be able to achieve this.More like 50-51 points needed
Yeah can't keep scraping wins and holding on because eventually it will catch up with us and lead to dropping crucial pointsDon't think we're ready to win a title, yet. Too many defensive errors, no consistent goalscoring forwards bar Rashford. We don't have it in us to keep outscoring oppenents every game.
Glad to see we're in the discussion, though.
To be fair, we might be in a tough patch ourselves and kept winning due to luck or VAR or character.Yeah can't keep scraping wins and holding on because eventually it will catch up with us and lead to dropping crucial points
Or, you know, we can keep taking 3 points off every team which ever way we fecking like and win the title? Especially in a year that's shown constantly that even the best teams will drop points?Surprised at all this talk around winning a title. The way we started today against Fulham really points to the horrible lapses we have during the course of a single match. Quite a few basic schoolboy errors.
AT the moment, we are team that dominates moments rather than matches. Until we can impose ourselves solidly for at least 60% of a game and learn to start with greater vibrancy/energy and purpose, the title will elude us.
We should fix the right side now if we can. I think we can hang in there with the CBs and MF we have currently but that right side is an astounding weakness compounded by whatever is happening to Mason.Without a proper goalscorer (city have same issue) or a complete lack of right side or an elite defense, I don't see how we win the title.
I'll just be happy with a top 4 finish and fixing the right side.
Pretty much.This idea that any team is levels above us is ludicrous.
There were people on here who thought Chelsea(yes Chelsea) were a level above us after their spending spree.
We might not win the title, but I highly doubt it's a gigantic gap should we lose.
Our squad is not thin, not even close.I'm more worried about results once the Europa League starts. That could be heavy and our squad is a bit thin.
Crazy how we stumbled over all these wins recently
One injury for de Bruyne and things could change quicklyHaving looked at City’s fixtures, the only “big” away games they have left are Liverpool and Arsenal
By contrast, we have Arsenal, Tottenham, Chelsea, City and Wolves. I include Wolves because it will probably be just as difficult as the others, though City have already won there.
I’m all for celebrating the progress we’re making, but anyone thinking City won’t romp to the title is naive. 9 wins in a row conceding just one goal, including games away to us, Arsenal, Southampton and Chelsea.
They've got a better squad than us though, I thought that was a generally agreed opinion.The only reason I am being optimistic is City does not seem to have squad depth as much as United. Also their strikers do not seem to have that sting which they used to have couple of years ago.
This is a) true and b) pointless to say - the exact same applies to us and, as has been shown this season, Liverpool too.One injury for de Bruyne and things could change quickly
Quality wise yesOur squad is not thin, not even close.
Clean sheets win titles. We don’t keep them, City do. Hope im wrong but they look levels above us.
And no I didn’t watch City, I rarely do
Fairplay. You’ve done the maths.45 points for us from here on would mean City and Liverpool need to go at 2.35 PPG (City) and 2.55 PPG for Liverpool. I can’t see either doing that this season, City struggled vs Brighton and needed a ridiculous decision to win today. Can’t understand the fawning over them at the moment.
Caught red handed.
Essien would be proud.45 points for us from here on would mean City and Liverpool need to go at 2.35 PPG (City) and 2.55 PPG for Liverpool. I can’t see either doing that this season, City struggled vs Brighton and needed a ridiculous decision to win today. Can’t understand the fawning over them at the moment.