ECHO Comment: "Fears of Witch-hunt Against Liverpool FC" part 2

[degsy]

The day I stop taking enjoyment from kopites misery is the day I spew the footy me.

Of course, Everton first, always, but........

If we ever get the sigs back this should be yours.
Just for reference mine was; rs, you always get exactly what it says on the tin

 

[CouchPotato]

The derby destroyed them.

Something positive I guess

 

[degsy]

Yeah, there is a gap widening in the last could of years and its now in 3 stages. Anyone outside the top 9 now is just trying to get to 40 points and it's turning terribly dull. We get about 6 or 7 home games out of 19 every season where teams come to Goodison to play for a point.

Teams like Bournemouth have shown you can have lower league players, but have a go and you can stay up, and do it for a few years without a problem. Swansea did the same and only got relegated when they started to get asset stripped.

Wolves?

 

[degsy]

The derby destroyed them.

Hope so, because Pickford helped put them there, so fairs fair.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

City have beaten Spurs and Utd within a week. This was their big test.... no chance they'll mess it up now.

Burnley will be a test for City mate, they will be right up for it, they'll park the bus, just keep hitting it long, and kick City all over the gaff.

 

[StreetEndBlue]

Whilst it's certainly now advantage City it's only a narrow one, I just hope they don't have the sort of Oxford Utd moment we had in 1986 and drop points unexpectedly allowing RS back into it.

 

[adi dassler]

The derby destroyed them.

Hopefully that will turn out to be the pivotal game and one draw too many for them.

As a team though it has not destroyed them unfortunately, they've won 9 on the bounce since that game.

Just pray city get maximum points now.

 

[matty1878]

Burnley will be a test for City mate, they will be right up for it, they'll park the bus, just keep hitting it long, and kick City all over the gaff.

If city can get past Burnley and then Leicester my nerves might settle a little

 

[Eggs]

If city can get past Burnley and then Leicester my nerves might settle a little

....I think their last game is Brighton, which will be very tough if they need points to stay up.

 

[Homer Jay]

Silva facing no retrospective action . I can feel a petition coming on. That is good news for City though. Such a class player.

Is this confirmed anywhere?

 

[davek]

....I think their last game is Brighton, which will be very tough if they need points to stay up.

Lets face it though, City are ther best team in the PL by a street. Brighton are rubbish, which is why they're where they are.

 

[GwladysPhil]

It's the last "big" test. IIRC you mentioned last night that after Burnley City have a lot of time to rest up for the last two. I doubt Guardiola will have failed to hammer that home to City's players. I get the impression that Fernandinho might miss the Sunday game but if not serious they'll get him on the pitch for the last two come what may. Gundogan is a good player to come in though. I wouldn't rule out KDB making Sunday too. It's so close to the season's end with no major international tournament in the summer that I'm sure the chance will be taken.

After they took Fernandinho off and played Gundogan deeper, they where a different team and tore united apart. They won't need to be too defensive against Burnley, whos secret weapon is a past it Peter Crouch.

 

[PITA]

It’s like 8 clean sheets in last 11 wins or something as well. They even beat Spurs in the CL when they went out (they battered them that game). Which makes the media treatment of them ridiculous. It’s all been about how shaky City were going to slip up and even now they are building Burnley up to be prime Mourinho’s Inter, and Leicester are suddenly the best counterattacking team the world has seen. Of course City could slip up but if City play anything like they’ve done in the last 11 games then they win both easily. Yet to hear the media narrative around it you’d think that Liverpool are some relentless machine crushing all before them whilst City are edging every game. The reality is that it’s been the other way round since January.

You've changed your tune. Good to see.

 

[matty1878]

....I think their last game is Brighton, which will be very tough if they need points to stay up.

Brighton will beat Newcastle before then to stay up

 

[PITA]

Still 3 huge games for both teams left. End of season fixtures do weird things to teams. Remember Liverpool in 13/14 were in a far better position with 3 games left than City are now so it’s not over. Burnley will be difficult as they will be pressure free and City are racking up injuries. I’m hoping City have no option but to start with Sane and Sterling and blow Burnley away quickly.

I might have been premature with my previous post.