Premier League Not So Festive Season

adexkola

Doesn't understand sportswashing.
Joined
Mar 17, 2008
Messages
48,850
Location
The CL is a glorified FA Cup set to music
Supports
orderly disembarking on planes
Klopper76 said:
It’s got to be more than that though surely?
Click to expand...
Huge part.

Silva and Mency being injured, De Bruyne working his way back to form, and the fullbacks strangely losing form. Bernando and Sterling look shot. And opposition are starting to double up on the wingers, confident of little support from Walker and Delph. Delph is currently playing at the level the Caf thinks he played at last season :lol:

Despite today's result I wouldn't be too worried if I was a City fan. If they beat Liverpool at the Etihad then they are back in it. But Guardiola has his work cut out for him. Reminds me of his first season where he struggled around the same season. City rebounded well in the spring but by then it was too late.
 

GlastonSpur

Also disliked on an Aston Villa forum
Joined
Feb 4, 2007
Messages
17,716
Supports
Spurs
Random Task said:
Can Spurs pull off the impossible and win the league?
Click to expand...
We can. Whether we will remains to be seen.

Liverpool have two tough fixtures coming up now (for once I'm rooting for Arsenal), so with a bit of luck we could - emphasise could - be just 2 points behind Liverpool after these ... or even level on points should Arsenal pull off a shock win and Liverpool lose away at City.
 

Random Task

WW Lynchpin
Joined
Feb 7, 2010
Messages
34,503
Location
Chester
GlastonSpur said:
We can. Whether we will remains to be seen.

Liverpool have two tough fixtures coming up now (for once I'm rooting for Arsenal), so with a bit of luck we could - emphasise could - be just 2 points behind Liverpool after these.
Click to expand...
Right, I'm officially on the Spurs train.
 

breakout67

Full Member
Joined
Apr 17, 2017
Messages
9,050
Supports
Man City
Klopper76 said:
It’s got to be more than that though surely?
Click to expand...
Yes, it happened at Bayern as well. His coaching style leads to burnout, injuries and mental fatigue pile up. The difference is that Bayern had no competition so he still won the league.
 

Sandikan

aka sex on the beach
Joined
Mar 14, 2011
Messages
53,728
GlastonSpur said:
Kyle Walker-Peters with 5 assists in his last two Prem starts: yet another Spurs academy player steps up to the plate.

5 ex-academy players took part in the match - all but one started: Walker-Peters, Winks, Kane, Rose, Skipp. Very nice to see.

But more importantly, Spurs go 2nd! Onwards and upwards ...
Click to expand...
Are you trying to claim Rose as Tottenham product? As opposed to one you bought from Leeds?
 

KiD MoYeS

Good Craig got his c'nuppins
Joined
Feb 1, 2010
Messages
33,061
Location
Love is Blind
All eyes to Watford now, hopefully do us a favour. Said we'd be doing well to cut the gap down to five points over the Christmas period so we'll be ahead of schedule if Chelsea lose tonight.
 

B20

HEY EVERYONE I IGNORE SOMEONE LOOK AT ME
Joined
Aug 23, 2003
Messages
27,634
Location
Disney Land
Supports
Liverpool
Dumbstar said:
My body is not quite ready.
Click to expand...
The same happened in 2005.

Don't know how long the ban was back then even. IIRC that was around the time the mods liked trolling posters by ghosting them.
 

Sandikan

aka sex on the beach
Joined
Mar 14, 2011
Messages
53,728
adexkola said:
Huge part.

Silva and Mency being injured, De Bruyne working his way back to form, and the fullbacks strangely losing form. Bernando and Sterling look shot. And opposition are starting to double up on the wingers, confident of little support from Walker and Delph. Delph is currently playing at the level the Caf thinks he played at last season :lol:

Despite today's result I wouldn't be too worried if I was a City fan. If they beat Liverpool at the Etihad then they are back in it. But Guardiola has his work cut out for him. Reminds me of his first season where he struggled around the same season. City rebounded well in the spring but by then it was too late.
Click to expand...
That's a big if. City can't keep clean sheets against anyone, whereas Liverpool have conceded 7 in 18.

Liverpool rode their luck early season scoring late at Chelsea and Mahrez blazing over late on in the City home game.
Add in team's main players like Wilson being left out when they play Liverpool, that Everton 96th min fumble from Pickford, and City having loads of injuries to their main players and it's all falling apart for them.
 

GlastonSpur

Also disliked on an Aston Villa forum
Joined
Feb 4, 2007
Messages
17,716
Supports
Spurs
Sandikan said:
Are you trying to claim Rose as Tottenham product? As opposed to one you bought from Leeds?
Click to expand...
In part yes, seeing as he was only 17 when he came to Spurs and started off in our academy.
 

Mb194dc

Full Member
Joined
Dec 8, 2015
Messages
4,746
Supports
Chelsea
VorZakone said:
So Leicester just beat Chelsea and City in a row.
Click to expand...
Yes and Liverpool and Spurs leading the title race. Vomits.

Hope Sarri starts playing some of our youth players. It's clear to me a lot of the older players just don't have the motivation except for prestige games.
 

Sandikan

aka sex on the beach
Joined
Mar 14, 2011
Messages
53,728
Mb194dc said:
Yes and Liverpool and Spurs leading the title race. Vomits.

Hope Sarri starts playing some of our youth players. It's clear to me a lot of the older players just don't have the motivation except for prestige games.
Click to expand...
It's hard to consider Tottenham as part of a title race though. They're 1 point ahead of City, but even Tottenham fans won't truly believe.
 

RedDevil@84

Full Member
Joined
Jun 5, 2014
Messages
21,790
Location
USA
Feckin useless Man City. Gifting it to Pool on a platter.

And looks like the news of us stealing Poch has rattled the Spurs players :lol::lol:
 

africanspur

Full Member
Joined
Sep 1, 2010
Messages
9,265
Supports
Tottenham Hotspur
Random Task said:
Can Spurs pull off the impossible and win the league?
Click to expand...
Barring a collapse from Liverpool, I think we'll probably have to win at Anfield. And probably also hope City beat Liverpool on the 3rd.

Definitely big outsiders now because points on the board are incredibly important and 6 points is not a small gap, especially for a team currently as relentless as Liverpool are being.

We've picked up 43 and 47 points in the second half of the season last two seasons, which would put us around 90 points this season...and amazingly may still not be enough.


Lovren being interviewed: Liverpool are now 7 points clear, City match finished with a loss.....

Still, I'll pre-empt all the comments and just put it out now that Spurs bottled the league and came in a certain position in a 2 horse race. :D
 

RedDevil@84

Full Member
Joined
Jun 5, 2014
Messages
21,790
Location
USA
8 out of last 10 seasons have been won by the team on top of the table during Xmas.
The exception to this was 2 seasons where Pool was on top. So I guess there is still hope :p:p
 

adexkola

Doesn't understand sportswashing.
Joined
Mar 17, 2008
Messages
48,850
Location
The CL is a glorified FA Cup set to music
Supports
orderly disembarking on planes
Sandikan said:
That's a big if. City can't keep clean sheets against anyone, whereas Liverpool have conceded 7 in 18.

Liverpool rode their luck early season scoring late at Chelsea and Mahrez blazing over late on in the City home game.
Add in team's main players like Wilson being left out when they play Liverpool, that Everton 96th min fumble from Pickford, and City having loads of injuries to their main players and it's all falling apart for them.
Click to expand...
It is a big if. But 6 points is nothing in December.

City not being able to keep a clean sheet is directly related to Fernandinho's injury and their fullbacks being off form. Still, they have the potential to be the team that wins by scoring more than the opposition. Their other issue is getting Silva and De Bruyne purring again.
 

BluesJr

Owns the moral low ground
Joined
May 15, 2013
Messages
9,057
City have always been there to get at, except no one last season except Liverpool had the balls to do it.
 

prateik

Full Member
Joined
Dec 14, 2005
Messages
42,218
Arsenal are winning this easily.. Hope Watford take something off Chelsea
 

Sandikan

aka sex on the beach
Joined
Mar 14, 2011
Messages
53,728
adexkola said:
It is a big if. But 6 points is nothing in December.

City not being able to keep a clean sheet is directly related to Fernandinho's injury and their fullbacks being off form. Still, they have the potential to be the team that wins by scoring more than the opposition. Their other issue is getting Silva and De Bruyne purring again.
Click to expand...
Remember it's 7 points City to Liverpool. Forget Tottenham, they're just noise.
If City don't win against Liverpool in 2 games, we probably can't rely on the bottle job we saw with Brenton and Slippy.
 

Random Task

WW Lynchpin
Joined
Feb 7, 2010
Messages
34,503
Location
Chester
africanspur said:
Barring a collapse from Liverpool, I think we'll probably have to win at Anfield. And probably also hope City beat Liverpool on the 3rd.

Definitely big outsiders now because points on the board are incredibly important and 6 points is not a small gap, especially for a team currently as relentless as Liverpool are being.

We've picked up 43 and 47 points in the second half of the season last two seasons, which would put us around 90 points this season...and amazingly may still not be enough.


Lovren being interviewed: Liverpool are now 7 points clear, City match finished with a loss.....

Still, I'll pre-empt all the comments and just put it out now that Spurs bottled the league and came in a certain position in a 2 horse race. :D
Click to expand...
I do recall the moment and I have reservations because of it, but then again Liverpool have been known to let it 'slip' on occasion as well.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.