2024/25 Relegation Battle (Without Everton!)

[COYBL25]

In fairness, Chris Wood must be amongst the slowest centre forwards in Premier League history and he's scored about 98 goals this season so far. Slow doesn't always mean appalling, just depends what you've got around you and the tactics of the team.

Harry Kane was hardly rapid either was he ?

 

[GoldenToffee]

Harry Kane was hardly rapid either was he ?

Exactly yeah. The problem isn't when you're slow, it's when you're slow and crap.

 

[Delargeinho]

In fairness, Chris Wood must be amongst the slowest centre forwards in Premier League history and he's scored about 98 goals this season so far. Slow doesn't always mean appalling, just depends what you've got around you and the tactics of the team.

He's one of that guys that balances it out with a very good instict and experience.

 

[Titus Bramble]

Potentially a huge weekend.

Currently 4 points (plus a positive goal difference) out of the bottom 3 with a game in hand. Ipswich have to win 2 more games than us (or win 1 and draw 2) in 16 games, having only won 3 in 22, to overtake us.

If Chelsea do the business’s tomorrow, Wolves are in the same position as Ipswich.

Nothing's a given in football, but both Wolves and Ipswich winning 2 more games than us isn’t likely.

We have a half decent fixture list between now and the end of Feb. Let’s make the most of it and leave Ipswich and Wolves to fight it out.

We were the only team in the bottom 8 to not lose this weekend which is fantastic for us.

A tough fixture away at Brighton next, but then we have 3x home games and 2x 'winnable' away games in February. A great opportunity to really kick on now and pull ourselves away.

 

[ToffeeScot]

I'm just wary now because of Dyche. We have had opportunities in the past where we have on paper and easy run and we have crumbled. Just want to look at each game as it comes and make sure we don't leave anything in the tank once we have left the pitch. I'm confident Moyes will make sure of that.

 

[lieneverton]

We were the only team in the bottom 8 to not lose this weekend which is fantastic for us.

A tough fixture away at Brighton next, but then we have 3x home games and 2x 'winnable' away games in February. A great opportunity to really kick on now and pull ourselves away.

It is, but it's also not one we can afford to pass up, its far too close for comfort still. Need to be winning bare minimum 2 of those games, if not 3. Otherwise we are in deep sh1t still, given the fixtures we have to come after that.

 

[lieneverton]

I'm just wary now because of Dyche. We have had opportunities in the past where we have on paper and easy run and we have crumbled. Just want to look at each game as it comes and make sure we don't leave anything in the tank once we have left the pitch. I'm confident Moyes will make sure of that.

And this too. Was a nauseating cycle when we got a very rare bit of hope to push on, we immediately went backwards.

I'm not expecting us to go to Brighton and win but I've faith Moyes will improve the mentality.

 

[Lob]

The good thing about having Moyes in charge now is that his aim is to win every game which means that we can now have a chance of winning against literally anyone depending how it goes on the day. Obviously we will lose plenty as there is tons of work to be done and the squad needs improving massively but it is so refreshing compared to Dyche and his negative try and scrape a draw mentality. I am enjoying watching Everton again and i am optimistic that he will steer us away from relegation fears.

 

[Amokachi1995]

Pereira criticising Cunha's attitude for Wolves. Might have a point but probably not advisable to fall out with your best player.

 

[ToffeeScot]

Pereira criticising Cunha's attitude for Wolves. Might have a point but probably not advisable to fall out with your best player.

Feels like they're trying to shove him out the door so they can bring in a couple of players.

 

[Amokachi1995]

Feels like they're trying to shove him out the door so they can bring in a couple of players.

Weird. I rate him.

 

[ToffeeScot]

The good thing about having Moyes in charge now is that his aim is to win every game which means that we can now have a chance of winning against literally anyone depending how it goes on the day. Obviously we will lose plenty as there is tons of work to be done and the squad needs improving massively but it is so refreshing compared to Dyche and his negative try and scrape a draw mentality. I am enjoying watching Everton again and i am optimistic that he will steer us away from relegation fears.

Agreed. We would have tried to draw both games against Spurs and Villa and likely end up losing both. Perhaps get a point in each in a best case scenario. Moyes goes for a win in both and we lose one and get a win in the other. 3 points instead of the 2 Dyche would have gone for.

 

[ToffeeScot]

Weird. I rate him.

Me too but he's one of the few sellable assets they have (Maybe him and Ait-Nouri). I get why they'd try and beef out the squad if they could get a big fee for him because someone like Arsenal is desperate.

 

[Aries]

The bottom four are absolute mince. We comfortably stay up without adding to the squad this month.

 

[Titus Bramble]

It is, but it's also not one we can afford to pass up, its far too close for comfort still. Need to be winning bare minimum 2 of those games, if not 3. Otherwise we are in deep sh1t still, given the fixtures we have to come after that.

Yeh April is a bit minging, with May looking favourable but I don't think any of us want to be going into May still needing results to be safe.