Relegation 2022/23

[MikeH72]

Under Lampard.

They also have a different manager?

 

[richardo675]

Leicester away looks similar to Burnley away last season and bottled and gave Burnley a leg up , by some miracle got some wins after that game, if lose to Leicester can't see the same miracle happening again, need to somehow get a draw at Leicester ensure stay below us in the table.

 

[Infernus]

If you‘re wrong, will you completely ignore that as well or will you come on to this forum and beg forgiveness?

I’ve been wrong before and I’ll be wrong again. I shall acknowledge.

 

[Brennan]

They also have a different manager?

So, you’d have been happy with Dean Smith to replace Lampard then.

 

[Dublin blue 75]

I am concerned that Mina or even Coady haven't come in for Keane.

It is so obvious but why Dyche continues with him.

The continued selection of Keane and the continued unexplained absence of an apparently fit DCL do feel like unforced errors on the part of the manager.

 

[Clarky cat]

So, you’d have been happy with Dean Smith to replace Lampard then.

I don’t even know what the right answer to this is to be fair

 

[MikeH72]

So, you’d have been happy with Dean Smith to replace Lampard then.

I think this conversation is hitting a bit of a dead end mate.

I think they will beat us.

 

[ToffeeTim]

The players gave up at 2-1 with over 30 minutes to go yesterday. If they fold in that scenario at home then its fair to question where on earth the points away from home are going to come from.

The lack of character is a big reason why we have 3 away wins since Ancelotti left. Thats a shocking statistic.

The players need to be much better at dealing with adversity during matches. Its not acceptable to give up in front of 39000 fans at Goodison.

 

[Clarky cat]

I’ve been wrong before and I’ll be wrong again. I shall acknowledge.

Your modesty is a credit to this fine forum

 

[ToffeeTim]

I think this conversation is hitting a bit of a dead end mate.

I think they will beat us.

I think there is more chance of us beating City at home than winning a relegation 6 pointer away. Neither is likely to happen.

 

[formerly manx toffee]

I don’t think Chelsea are clear yet !!

 

[Brennan]

I think there is more chance of us beating City at home than winning a relegation 6 pointer away. Neither is likely to happen.

I mean, there’s been some bad takes in here today but suggesting we’re more likely to beat Man City than 1 point from 9 games Leicester probably takes the biscuit.

 

[blueblueskies]

Leicester away looks similar to Burnley away last season and bottled and gave Burnley a leg up , by some miracle got some wins after that game, if lose to Leicester can't see the same miracle happening again, need to somehow get a draw at Leicester ensure stay below us in the table.

At least we have a manager who knew how to win the Burnley match

 

[mccole]

The continued selection of Keane and the continued unexplained absence of an apparently fit DCL do feel like unforced errors on the part of the manager.

Lampard was the same with Gordon.

Last season he kept playing that rat and he was SO wasteful

 

[davek]

Looks like five teams really in it at this point. Still think Southampton and Forest are nailed on, so it’s between us, Leicester, and Leeds for that last spot.

I think this coming week will tell us what to expect. Leeds have the RS on Monday and at Fulham on Friday, while Leicester have Wolves at home with us going to Palace. If we somehow are still sitting outside the bottom three after that (and at least within a point or two of Leeds) then things will look promising for us to still have a shot.

Even still, it’s really starting to look like we will need to beat Leicester to save ourselves. At the very least, we absolutely cannot under any circumstances lose that one. Otherwise our last remaining hope would be Leeds just utterly collapsing and getting almost nothing from here on out.

Agree with that.

IMO we are 2 points off the drop (not GD with Forest, because Forest will go down with S'ton. There's no question of that).

So if we can maintain a point or two gap on Leicester next week we can look at 3 home games and 3 decent away win chances.

If Leicester dont beat Wolves at home when Wolves have pretty much got safe already then there'll be a huge question mark over their ability to get a boost from the new management. Of course, if we can also get points from Palace that'd cement our control over Leicester.

If I had to bet who'd get a win next weekend, us or Leicester, it'd be them. But they haven;t won for a long time now and relegation fights throw up a lot of unexpected scorelines. After all, Palace are safe now also and surely they're due to go off the boil?

My pessimism is based on a team that's not won a game for over two months suddenly putting together a run of 3 or so wins just because Dean Smith is now in charge. Maybe that;s being a bit too pessimistic?

Getting our preferred starting line up back again is probably the key to this, not what Leicester do.