I agree. Chelsea are a bit ridiculous. My point was more about how Liverpool's season appears to be framed, by some, as being a defensive disaster. Whereas the most interesting and compelling element of this Liverpool side is the sheer number of goals they are scoring. That's the 'takeaway' point of discussion, surely.
You could also win the league with 114 goals conceded as long as you score 4 each game. Both scenarios won't ever happen. It's just the general conception that we can't win the league (for the record, I don't think we will either) because we leak too many goals is a little bit kneejerk and over the top imo.
Depends on what you're discussing. That's obviously your take away and the most compelling thing for you. For me, while I obviously see how well Liverpool are playing, which is hardly compelling in my mind, I am quite compelled at the fact that despite all that good football you're 6 points off the league leaders and it appears that Chelsea will ensure all of this doesn't result in a league title this year.
That's true, but United won the league in 12/13 with more than 40 goals conceded so it can be done.
Or you could look at as being only 6 points off a team that have won 36/36 points in 12 games. I expect Chelsea to have a blip of some type.
Why would I look at it from such a hopeful and optimistic perspective. I take comfort in that nice 6 point lead rather than wallow in it.
Conte is a very good tactician. He has shown it in the most tactical league (Serie A) and in the Premier League so far.
What an idiotic post. WUM was bang on the bullseye. I've been here since 2009 - whatever happens this season won't change that.
Only need 7 points from those games. Very doable.
I think you'll cause us all sorts of problems at Anfield. It's been a while since we beat you at home as well.
Won't change, eh? Bet I can think up quite a few realistic scenarios this season that would cause your post count to drop significantly. At least until August rolls around again.
Think you'll batter us personally, all our players apart from Hazard, Willian & Moses struggle immensely against high pressing. All about escaping the 1st half when you're absolutely relentless until you inevitably drop off in the 2nd half since no team can maintain that sort of intensity for 90 minutes. We concede early & it's game over.
Stop the comedy train. I want off.
Agree. The City game is huge for both teams. If either win then the huge games continue in the sense that one big game leads to another as the stakes remain high. They stop being huge when they matter less. It's a sign of a good season if you're regularly playing big games in the league. When they stop mattering as much it's not a good sign.
Whatever you're smoking, it must be good stuff.
Wouldn't mind a City win, as i can't see them dropping out from the first 4 positions.
To be fair, after about three games it was: the question is whether you can maintain this after 20 games.
How do you know that United won't have another blip though?
After we lost to Burnley we went 15 games unbeaten in all competitions. We're winning games, scoring goals and have played at a consistently high level all season including some of the games we haven't won. Our defence has apparently been dreadful but we've only conceded 3 more goals than United. We've also been without Coutinho for over a month but have still managed to score goals.
Well that depends on the team so let's take Klopp's Dortmund. In his second title winning season they finished the second half of the BL season with 15 wins 2 draws and 0 defeats including winning the last 6 on the bounce with 9 goals in the last two matches.
