I certainly think us and Liverpool look likely to drop more point than City, they just look more consistent to me. When they get going they get going, maybe they'll drop off again, its a messed up season, but their defence looks sorted and they have plenty of games where they simply blow sides away.
If the plan is to challenge for the league title we can't go around respecting our top 6 rivals. If we don't attack Liverpool when they are fielding a make shift defense then when exactly are we going to attack them?
Liverpool, Spurs and City are all challenging too and all showed respect to their rivals and played first and foremost not to lose.
We have a nightmare mid-Feb to mid-March. If we don't open up ground on you guys before then, we'll be in a bad situation afterwards. Ideally we need 12 points from our next 4 games cause then we are likely to drop a lot of points in a month.
Dont forget the non-surprise of £50 million footballers suddenly producing the goods, and shock horror, the advantage of having a far better and more expensively assembled squad than everyone else in a packed fixture list.
Imagine if Newcastle, Southampton, Villa and United had decided to attack this Liverpool side, rather then sit deep and wait patiently for opportunities to break away. They'd be top of the league by a fair distance in all likelihood
Who is the cancellation cheat? Pep or the premier league?
Absolutely.
You must be glad to be out of the City echo chamber.
Isn't Girona run by Pep's pet goldfish or something?Imagine how many of Pep's extended family are on the payroll to keep his miserable arse there
Firstly to stand a chance of getting a result against title challengers such as City, Liverpool you must defend well, secondly the best two scoring opportunities of the game was from United.
It was only matter of time. It is amazing how some people wrote them off
It is easy to sort out defence when you invest 500mil in it. Unbelievable really how many defenders (including gk) he bought
hmmm yeah wonder if we will get a comparison of how much City have spent on their first XI when they play at Burnley, of course we won't because in the media's eyes Pep isn't seen as a chequebook manager even though the above figures says different
What currency are you quoting? If Euro you should say so.
He is (rightly imo) seen as a great coach (one of the best ever) who has also spent a lot.
They are tricky looking games but looking at your performances since Chelsea away I cannot see you dropping many points much as I want it to happen because you are now playing with that real confidence again
You mean like in every single game where people talk about his £400m defence? Because we hear it non-stop.
We shouldn't drop as many as earlier but form can change quickly. Just a month ago Pep and Ole were getting sacked and Klopp and Jose were gonna fight for the title. This season is so weird, I wouldn't expect any team to stay in top gear, especially the the CL/Europa comes back.
It is euro, yes. Did you receive any fees for them? I think not. So....?
Some napkin math:
Its nearly 400m worth of defenders alone!
The thing is, all your rivals still have to play those games as well. Utd for instance, still have to go to Arsenal, Spurs, Chelsea and to City, & play Liverpool at home. Saying that, Utd away form is the best in the country, they'd probably prefer that just now.
I am using euro so it is not napkin math. Those are fees from transfermarkt in euros. And that is 500mil euros in Pep's era for defenders and goalkeepers. You can try to spin it as much as you want but 500mil (euros!!!) spent on defence is a fact.
No one. Laporte was poor after he returned from that bad injury plus he lacks Dias' leadership.
There is a reason why no one until date has entrusted Moyes or Bilic with that amount
Thats a fair point, I'd say we're faves right now but the idea that we are comfortably gonna win as many suggest is crazy If we win our next 4 and then win 3 vs United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Spurs then I'd say we're in a fantastic position but we've beaten only one of those 4 in the league this season and you never know which Arsenal will turn up. If we ever get a fit Aguero I'll be slightly more confident but right now it feels like the goals could desert us at any moment.
Wasn't 7/8ths of that defence called over priced and a waste of money last season? Maybe just maybe tactics exposed them more than their ability. The upturn in defence at City is a change in tactics not players.
It's really not that bad for them.
Napkin math was simply alluding to listing transfer fees without considering ammortisation, wages etc.
