bluestevon
Player Valuation: £80m
He gained 39 points,over the last 18 games with saints last season mate, a repeat of that form would see us fanned close to hitting that total.
Very unlikely ofc as we have some horrid away fixtures to come but ...
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He gained 39 points,over the last 18 games with saints last season mate, a repeat of that form would see us fanned close to hitting that total.
Very unlikely ofc as we have some horrid away fixtures to come but ...
I am going to put my cards on the table here and now.
I will be disappointed now if we do not at least progress one place from where we are now by season's end.
The three sides above us are not convincing anyone and they have more distractions by way of Cup competitions.
We have the wind in our sails right now and the proverbial "favourable fixtures" coming down the pike over the next month or so.
This is proper on
I think it's harsh to say 'disappointed' Khal...
We threw away some points in that bad run pre-xmas, and that may cost us.
But while we are capable of getting top six, it's still going to be a tough ask.
As you say though, they have cup comps and we don't.
All we can do is focus on a game-by-game basis. We're in a good position and maybe with one or two more signings we can build even more momentum. As bad as the run pre-xmas was, we're now on a run of five wins from our last seven league games.
There looks to be a new resilience about the side and finally players looking like they want to be there.
True, Toff.
"disappointed" is way too euphemistic to describe how excited I am right now.
I will be devastated is if we don't catch at least one of those tottering titans above us
MACCA75
Player Valuation: £70m
The six sides ahead of us are all used to being in lots of competitions towards the end of the season like, and never really affects them. People are talking like Arsenal or Utd are going to suddenly collapse because they have an FA Cup game or something.
Not gonna happen.
Not gonna happen.
Saint Domingo
Player Valuation: £90m
The problem with closing a gap is that you can make a Herculean effort to close it but then staying ahead of the team you've closed on is difficult. For example even if we did win another 4 in a row (making it 7 in a row) and United dropped points so we were level, the most likely outcome after that is us failing to keep up our ridiculous form and then returning to form and just opening the gap again. Very rare that big gaps are closed unless one team completely tanks but a Mourinho side is unlikely to. We should just focus on building a platform of consistent performances for next season and see where we end up.
royalblue66
Player Valuation: £70m
Keegan was 12points clear, who knows ?
mites
Player Valuation: £5m
I don't think people are saying it's impossible, they're saying it's really very difficult. Expecting it to happen is setting yourself up for disappointment. There's a reason why Koeman's realistic goal has been seventh all season long. That didn't change when we had our strong early run and it's not going to change now that we're picking up steam again.
TheGhostOfBolasie
Player Valuation: £1m
I genuinely think Chelsea will run away with it, because I am not convinced by any other side above us right now. City had their run at the start of the season and are coming quickly unstuck. Arsenal flatter to deceive unless Sanchez is really on form, and Liverpool have gone off the rails recently too.
Problem is we've got to travel to Spurs, Liverpool, Arsenal and United before end of season, meaning those six pointers are unlikely to be decided in our favour.
The next 4 games is the 'easiest' (I know, you can't say it like that, but on paper it def is) run we have until the end of the season, so let's see where we are after that and before we travel to Spurs.
Problem is we've got to travel to Spurs, Liverpool, Arsenal and United before end of season, meaning those six pointers are unlikely to be decided in our favour.
The next 4 games is the 'easiest' (I know, you can't say it like that, but on paper it def is) run we have until the end of the season, so let's see where we are after that and before we travel to Spurs.
MartSlinger
Player Valuation: £40m
An improvement on the last two seasons was what i both wanted & expected from this Season, sitting comfortably in 7th place is an improvement.
Saint Domingo
Player Valuation: £90m
The pressure is all on the top 6 though, woe betide the managers who finish outside the top 4. Hopefully in amongst the carnage we can get very close to one or two of them if they start dropping ridiculous points (we saw what the pressure did to Liverpool in their easiest fixture of the season)
Jacko93
Player Valuation: £35m
We just need to win as many games as we can between now and the end of the season. We may well only finish 7th due to the form of those above us, but we cannot underestimate the effect that just winning games will have on the squad. If we get a good run together now, it helps the squad to believe in their abilities, in fact, the way Koeman has been treating some of the underperforming players, the very fact they see the season out should be a huge boost to them. With a summer break unhindered by Euro's etc, it gives Koeman and the team a chance for a full run-up to the start of next season. I'm encouraged by this season, but excited about next.
Norwegian Cow
Player Valuation: £40m
ye chelsea looking good. I said we should get that Cont.
Zezti
Player Valuation: £70m
The only managers I think would be 'safe' out of those top 4 spaces would be Mourinho because it seems like Man U are committed long-term with him, and Guardiola because he has a bigger fanbase than City and he's part of their image now.
Although if we pushed one of them down to 7th... might be a different story.
Blue Cheese
Mental Patient, GOT Ward
We may not realistically be catching 5th or 6th but we have just clawed half the points back over Utd, but it makes the season more exciting if you believe we can catch them and judging by recent results the lot above us are not infallible. Seeing the positivity around the squad these last few games has been a breath of fresh air. I don't care how we got there but we seemed to have found a little form.
bluestevon
Player Valuation: £80m
True they are used to it, so used in fact that every season there managers constantly trot out those extra games as a reason when do do have a semi collapse in form.
Rs for example last season obviously prioritised the cups later on over league and there league form collapsed. Arsenal traditionally have a collapse second half of the season which sees them happy to get the 4th place trophy, etc
All those teams are gonna play between 4-5 minimum and more likely close to ten for some extra games each, and some of them massive CL games and cup finals, injuries, having to prioritise in squad rotation and having to get tgecteam up after a massive game win or lose will have a impact.
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