Premier League fixtures - April 8th-10th

RedMaestro

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Ah, I see. Though, a lot will be clearer before that match - Spurs with two winnable home games (one already done), Chelsea with two losable away games (Bournemouth and United). Could be a point difference by then! (knock on wood) And don't think any of them will care too much about FA Cup then. Well, think Spurs wont at least.
You may be right. I sometimes think too much and make things more difficult than they actually are. :)
 

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:lol:

But to be fair, there wasn't much pressure on the players when they took the shots. A bit easier then...
We have had many situations like that at Old Trafford and we managed to squander the chances. We are not far away with the build-up/game-play. Our real problem is chance conversion.
 

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We have had many situations like that at Old Trafford and we managed to squander the chances. We are not far away with the build-up/game-play. Our real problem is chance conversion.
The only thing I can think of is that it must be a mental block or something. It's not like they've never been able to score before.
 

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Son receives passes to his feet in the middle of the park and often has such a horrible touch you think he has hoofs instead of feet.

But give him a chance to volley a ball? He fecking leathers it into the bottom corner like it's the easiest thing in the world. What a strange player.
 

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They will surely finish above Arsenal this year. :)

Just kidding, they're good, who would have thought we would look at the Spurs with awe.
 

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If Son played for us I reckon he'd polarise opinion just like Nani tbh
He polarizes opinion amongst Spurs fans as well.

Most look at him more as a squad player and bench option instead of someone who should start every game. I think I agree with that somewhat. He's like a suped up Nacer Chadli for us. Not always the best player, but simply provides so much production in goals and assists.

He's got brilliant ability and good athleticism, but his first touch and decision making can let him down.

His first goal against Millwall in the cup was Son in a microcosm. Alli puts in a brilliant through ball for him but his touch was horrible and sends him way wide. But then Son dribbles around cuts inside and fires a wicked shot from range into the top corner.
 

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Maybe we should just play all our games away from home.
:lol:

Well looking at the home and away stats, that would actually makes things a lot easier. :)
Home table
GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Tottenham 15 13 2 0 35 8 +27 41
2 Chelsea 15 13 0 2 39 11 +28 39
3 Liverpool 16 11 4 1 41 16 +25 37
4 Everton 15 10 4 1 34 10 +24 34
5 Arsenal 15 10 3 2 31 15 +16 33
6 Burnley 16 10 2 4 23 14 +9 32
7 Leicester City 16 9 3 4 26 18 +8 30
8 West Bromwich 15 9 2 4 27 18 +9 29
9 Manchester City 14 7 6 1 24 14 +10 27
10 Manchester Utd 16 6 9 1 21 11 +10 27
11 Watford 16 7 4 5 24 23 +1 25
12 Hull City 16 7 4 5 25 26 -1 25
13 Bournemouth 15 7 3 5 26 23 +3 24
14 Stoke City 15 6 5 4 19 17 +2 23
15 Southampton 14 6 4 4 17 15 +2 22
16 West Ham Utd 15 5 3 7 17 27 -10 18
17 Swansea City 16 5 3 8 22 33 -11 18
18 Crystal Palace 14 4 1 9 15 20 -5 13
19 Middlesbrough 14 3 4 7 12 17 -5 13
20 Sunderland 15 3 4 8 14 26 -12 13
Away table
GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Chelsea 15 10 3 2 23 13 +10 33
2 Manchester City 16 10 1 5 33 20 +13 31
3 Manchester Utd 13 8 3 2 22 13 +9 27
4 Tottenham 15 6 6 3 25 14 +11 24
5 Liverpool 15 6 5 4 25 23 +2 23
6 Arsenal 14 6 3 5 30 21 +9 21
7 Crystal Palace 16 5 3 8 24 30 -6 18
8 Everton 16 4 5 7 19 24 -5 17
9 Southampton 15 4 3 8 19 22 -3 15
10 West Ham Utd 16 4 3 9 24 30 -6 15
11 West Bromwich 16 3 6 7 12 22 -10 15
12 Stoke City 16 3 4 9 14 28 -14 13
13 Watford 14 3 3 8 12 25 -13 12
14 Bournemouth 16 2 5 9 18 33 -15 11
15 Middlesbrough 16 1 7 8 10 20 -10 10
16 Swansea City 15 3 1 11 15 33 -18 10
17 Sunderland 15 2 1 12 10 27 -17 7
18 Leicester City 14 1 3 10 11 29 -18 6
19 Hull City 15 1 2 12 7 35 -28 5
20 Burnley 15 0 3 12 9 30 -21 3
 

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This is what happens when you actually finish your fecking chances. Teams lose momentum and the game becomes a training exercise. I just don't know why our finishing is sooo bad.
 

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They will surely finish above Arsenal this year. :)

Just kidding, they're good, who would have thought we would look at the Spurs with awe.
Think they have learnt from the disappointment of last season. No doubt they will finish above Arsenal.
 

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The way Spurs are going they could win the double! They are seriously on a roll. Chelsea should still win the league but they really need to watch out.
 

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Why risk getting Kane injured? Let him completely heal till the next game. 4-0 is a safe lead.
 

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That little piece of defensive work by Dembele in a match Spurs are up 4-0, tracking the runner for 40m and then shielding the ball out ... that's why he's such an immense CM.