Burnwinter wrote:
once again we don't appear to quite have what it would take to close out a major trophy
Why do we not have what it takes to close out a major trophy? We've amassed 90 points from our last 38 league games, slightly misleading maybe but either way that's championship winning form. Despite all this talk of tiredness and fatigue taking it's toll, recent history tells us the last few months of the season is where we actually improve. Our form is also built on solid defending which looks unlikely to change barring an injury.
Of course, the standard response is "what if Giroud get's an injury". The same line we used to get when Thierry used to lead the line. Funny thing is, if we had van Persie playing up top and Giroud as his backup, we'd still probably hear that line. If it happens it happens, but this is a guy who's played 34 league games or more over the last 4 seasons, I don't see why it's seen as inevitable that he'll break down.
City look intimidating but they're still second.
