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Expectations - 2023/2024 Season

Big Willie

We should be able to even get a result against City the way both teams have been playing recently. Put Jorginho in there for that game.

Claudius

Clrnc big change in mood around here from a month ago. Like to see it.
Still have us down for 2nd, but I’m enjoying this ride whatever happens. Every weekend is great.

Clrnc

Claudius Yeah, the way the team is playing now gives all of us real belief.

We look so different both in performance and also style variation since coming back from Dubai. It's like the players came back from a proper pre-season

awooga83

Need to get the wins all the way to our city game and through Brentford when city and pool are playing we need to maximise the run to then.

Clrnc

Looking at all 3 clubs remaining fixtures, actually we probably have the toughest run on paper and we are still 2 points behind. The dropped points to Fulham (4pts) and West Ham (3pts) looks painful actually. We basically need to be absolutely perfect to win both of them IMO.

These are the remaining banana skins for the 3 clubs, excluding fixtures that should be routine wins.

Liverpool - City (H), United (A), Spuds (H), Villa (A)
City - Liverpool (A), United (H), Arsenal (H), Spuds (A)
Arsenal - Chelsea (H), City (A), Spuds (A), United (A)

City has won all their games since Dec 17 other than a draw against Chelsea, they are in their standing title winning run again. We badly need Liverpool to win them and then we need to get a result at their place to have a chance. We also badly need United to do us a favour for both of them

HomeSteak

Clrnc Liverpool will win it, and easy. They will rip City at home and win it. We have a horrible schedule. We need to win all 3 away games you listed in order to have a chance, and we won't. We almost never score at the Etihad, no point in talking about winning, no matter how shit United is, we still find it hard to get even a point there, we might beat Spurs...but it won't be enough.
As you said, Fulham & West Ham games fucked us up bad.

Mirth

Clrnc we should absolutely destroy Chelsea at home. No excuses - they aren’t even as good as Newcastle these days.

City away is the only fixture that is acceptable to drop points. Maybe United away because of our mental block

Coombs

City look the most vulnerable to me. Riding their luck atm

daredevil

HomeSteak

If you can't enjoy what we're delivering this season, then this sport isn't good for your health.

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert

Agreed, I think we blew it. It's really upsetting because of how good we are. Probably the best team in the league.

Claudius

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert still a lot of games left in the season.
Go back a month ago and look at the discussion then. People were saying we are in a fight for top 4. Let’s take it a day at a time. Also, constantly thinking about the title will prevent you from fully enjoying the dominant shows we are putting on week after week. What we are doing is brilliant. Bathe in it.

Clrnc

Just a tiny hope that United can do City on the counter at Ettithad and City drop points as usual at Spuds and Anfield

TambourineMan

We desperately need to Liverpool to drop points when they're not expected to. If that doesn't happen, we're not winning this league.

RocktheCasbah

Claudius Also, constantly thinking about the title will prevent you from fully enjoying the dominant shows we are putting on week after week. What we are doing is brilliant. Bathe in it.

Absolutely this.

est

Mirth Maybe United away because of our mental block

Nah, fuck that. It's about time we fixed that.

Lukazan

est Definitely. We've done a lot of good work to move away from the banter era i.e looking assured defensively, not getting mauled in big games and even becoming a real danger on set-pieces and I think dealing with these cunts is another huge step we can take. They are an absolute joke and it's about time we go there and not only win, but win well similar to how Man City and Liverpool have done in the past. I don't know if I will ever recover if the title race goes down to the wire and we lose there to take us out of it.

Is Adebayor '06 the last time we beat them in the league at OT?

HomeSteak

daredevil i am enjoying it.

Mirth

Lukazan Is Adebayor '06 the last time we beat them in the league at OT?

We beat them 0-1 in 2020 when Aubameyang scored

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert

Mirth we were awful going forward but Elneny and Partey bossed that game!

Lukazan

Ah yes, now you mention it I instantly remember it. Wouldn't have had a chance in doing so otherwise. Scary. And yet, ask me what was the score when we played Charlton away in 2002 and I can tell you that...

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert

Lukazan I'm the same. I remember so many irrelevant results from 20+ years ago, but I've genuinely forgotten half of our results over the last year or two.

Big Willie

Lukazan And yet, ask me what was the score when we played Charlton away in 2002 and I can tell you that...

2001 but yeah, point taken haha.

Sicario2 - Tier 1

It’s good to enjoy recent form but let’s not be naive or get too carried away. After 6 wins in row and scoring 25 goals we are still only 3rd. Shows how bad those Xmas/NY results were.

Having said that, game week 28 is crucial. We could go top if we beat Brentford (assuming we beat Sheffield Utd beforehand) before Liverpool play City.

Actually these next 5 games for City will tell us a lot 🇦

Man Utd at home
-Liverpool away
Us at home
Brighton away
Villa at home

I believe in these 5 games the title will be won and lost.

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