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Expectations - 2023/2024 Season

Coombs

I think we've found a winning team/system for the run in and I'd like to see as few changes to the formula as possible. Cycle George, Kiwior, and whoever has fitness issues, but otherwise, they should run themselves into the ground to win. They can rest when they retire.

goon

Coombs

Yup. This is the one stage of the season you don't rotate.

There's are certain positions you can make changes, maybe even to suit the opposition. Full backs, CF, the third centre mid. The integral parts need to start every game, that means Saliba, Gabriel, Rice, Ode, Saka and Martinelli.

Claudius

goon this is the same thing that City do. They rotate heavily throughout the season until we get to the final countdown. And then they settle around the key guys. How they ran KDB into the ground last season. I would still like a formula for spelling Saka and Martinelli at the ends of games though given how much work both put in. Someone needs to step up

goon

Ode too given how much pressing he does. Maybe start trusting ESR to finish games.

I still don't get how KDB played with a hamstring injury.

Coombs

goon marvels of modern medicine

Sicario2 - Tier 1

Agree with this. Still all about the CL for me 🙏

awooga83

Well the Porto match was a bit of a reality check in that regard for me as we found a relatively easy fixture tough going but it certainly is more in our control then the league. If Liverpool somehow come through and win that would be pretty frustrating but I guess shows what level Klopp is and the final gap that Arteta and us have to close.

goon

Imagine waving the white flag because you’re two points behind with 9 games to go!

Liverpool might have an easier run in, but we’re a better team.

Claudius

goon absolutely. People are putting too much into this title. We absolutely couldn’t lose. That would start to narrow our chances a lot. But we didn’t have to win. And to try to win at the Etihad….
9 rounds is a lot. Let’s deal with Luton, for a start. I’m just glad we don’t have this game hovering over our boys anymore

Qwiss

goon absolutely this. Liverpool are close to dropping points most weeks, they're a good side but all they needs a little bad luck.

Burnwinter

goon Imagine waving the white flag because you’re two points behind with 9 games to go!

It's nuts. It's very obvious we'll give everything in the league and in Europe while we can win either. We've got a great chance in the league, even the bookies think we're worth 25%.

Doc

Nothing new... people have been saying we were out of even the title race back in December when we were few point behind.

Claudius

Doc I don’t know if it’s Gary Neville and sky sports or the 100 YouTube talking heads. But everything is hyper sensationalised these days. We are sucked into a sense of a finale every 3 days.

Sicario2 - Tier 1

Claudius

This is the title race against City and Liverpool who traditionally win all their games.

It’s very fine margins which is why winning yesterday would have given us a cushion.

It is a finale every 3 days esp as the games become less and less. Realistically if we don’t win the rest of our league games we won’t win the title, do you disagree?

Clrnc

Qwiss yeah they have had massive good luck this year. But if they win all remaining 9 games they would have deserved it

awooga83

I think Liverpool may drop points I just don't think we will get through without dropping as well given our fixtures so we'd need them to drop a few fixturew based on that.

naz

Liverpool been going later and later to win games. Hope they slip up a couple of times. The quality at the top 3 is amazing

Claudius

Sicario2 - Tier 1 I disagree. The players need to just go out there and keep doing what they’ve been doing. Which is put themselves into second place with the best offense and the best defense. Continue that form.

SimplyThePest

I don't think Liverpool's run home is straightforward. Spurs, Villa and maybe Man Utd contending for Champions League places. Fulham, Everton, Wolves and West Ham can be hard work. If they don't drop points against any of those, well, what can you say. They will have deserved it.

Claudius

SimplyThePest lots of credit to Klopp. I think the man deserves more titles. This is just the wrong time for him to be pulling magic tricks.

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