Liverpool 2018/19

By how many points will Liverpool win the title this season?

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ThierryHenry14 said:
They are 20 points ahead of the rest this season. I see no sign it will change next season either.
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No? Can they afford another "almost there" season, psychologically speaking? When your very best is not good enough, where's the illusion for the following season?

First Arsenal, then Chelsea, now City: there's always someone else other than Man Utd. to keep them out of the 1st Place-Champions spot during the PL era.
 
Excellent title race, not over till it's over but highly unlikely. I wouldn't be surprised if Wolves make it really tough at Anfield and get a draw. It's not over to it's over. Man City get an early goal against Brighton and that should be that, no goal late in to the second half and the nerves will be there. Liverpool have been great this year but I doubt they they will replicate this points total next year. Whoever wins it will deserve it.
 
Melville Red said:
Brilliant, I like that.:D:D:D.
Did any one else note how restrained compared to Liverpool and Klopp City and Pep were when the final whistle went?
They know there is still a job to be done. For the god knows how many games now those bloody scousers have been celebrating the end of a match like they have just won the treble. Rather pathetic.
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This. Those feckers celebrate every win like they've won the last world cup to be ever played. I'll laugh when it ends in tears
 
They've had every advantage going this season: the core of their team staying fit all season (including their most important player VVD), competing on fewer fronts and fewer fixtures (or should I say Klopp intentionally bombing out of the domestic cups to focus on the league), refereeing decisions, penalty decisions, dives, defensive errors, opposition missing sitters, heck even GKs throwing the ball into their own net and for me one of the most significant - playing their games earlier than City for the majority of the run-in. This must've put immense pressure on City every week to deliver as any slip-up would've been catastrophic, so credit to them for doing the job. They've done remarkably well clawing back that ten point lead Liverpool had. Let's hope they finish the job on Sunday.
 
Casanova85 said:
Sad thing about Liverpool 2018-19 is that for some reason they think the PL is now about them vs City for years to come. Ha!
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I don’t think Arsenal, Spurs or United will claw us back next season. Two of them lack the financial muscle to make significant gains, and the other has Ed Woodward running the show.

Chelsea might depending on what kind of window they have but I’m still expecting us to hit the high 80’s next season, assuming of course that we keep our squad together.

Losing Mane or Salah and failing to adequately replace them would result in a drop off. Previous drop offs after a good league season/title challenge have been proceeded by a bad window where we buy badly after losing someone key to how we play.

In 2002 we decided not to sign Anelka permanently and spent £19 million on Diouf, Diao & Cheyrou instead. In 2009 we sold Alonso and replaced him with a crocked Aquilani. In 2014 we lost Suarez and replaced him with Balotelli & Lambert.

If we have a good summer then I think we’ll challenge again. If we don’t then we’ll fall away again.
 
ayushreddevil9 said:
There's gonna be carnage in that fanbase once city beat Brighton
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I know you would like to think that but the fan base is proud of the season. Probably finishing one point behind the best PL team of all time is not something to be ashamed of. I can see us and City battling again next season although Chelsea and Spurs will be much better. On the other front united will probably get worse before they get better. Would have to say Ole was the wrong pick and most united supporters agree. It’s not all bad with us having a chance at the league hopefully before united recover which could take some time.
 
Klopper76 said:
I don’t think Arsenal, Spurs or United will claw us back next season. Two of them lack the financial muscle to make significant gains, and the other has Ed Woodward running the show.

Chelsea might depending on what kind of window they have but I’m still expecting us to hit the high 80’s next season, assuming of course that we keep our squad together.

Losing Mane or Salah and failing to adequately replace them would result in a drop off. Previous drop offs after a good league season/title challenge have been proceeded by a bad window where we buy badly after losing someone key to how we play.

In 2002 we decided not to sign Anelka permanently and spent £19 million on Diouf, Diao & Cheyrou instead. In 2009 we sold Alonso and replaced him with a crocked Aquilani. In 2014 we lost Suarez and replaced him with Balotelli & Lambert.

If we have a good summer then I think we’ll challenge again. If we don’t then we’ll fall away again.
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Ahh.. The holy trinity of Diouf, Diao and Cheyrou :drool:

We've really fecked up monumentally every time we've come close to the PL.

Yeah.. keeping our key players will be the most important. Our first 11 is good enough for a new challenge imo. We just need some depth to the squad.
 
Liverpool are the only team in two years to get anywhere near the greatest team in Premier League history.

Sure they have had some luck, but it's not lucky to get 94 points from 37 games.

Personally I think Liverpool will drop off a lot next season as all of the front three are away at International tournaments in the summer. Historically Liverpool have dropped off significantly the following season after a title challenge also, but I do think it's only a matter of time before Liverpool win one of the major trophies.
 
Irrational. said:
and for me one of the most significant - playing their games earlier than City for the majority of the run-in. This must've put immense pressure on City every week to deliver as any slip-up would've been catastrophic, so credit to them for doing the job.
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This hasn’t been discussed much. Have City had a chance to extend their lead by more than one point since they went top?
 
I think that match against United you should have pushed more. We had three players injured in the first half and Rashford barely moving. Even though you been flawless all season, I think that was the game where you could have won the title if you had beaten us.
 
JSArsenal said:
Cameron must be an Everton fan trolling.

Not even a Liverpool fan is this deluded.
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It's ridiculously good on the spot acting if so. If I was trolling I'd immediately think of a stupid name for the trophy
 
pauldyson1uk said:
No ! The real sad thing is that are actually correct , we are mile of being even close to challenging either Liverpool or City.
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Life doesn't always work that way. Just because a team is on the up doesn't mean they'll succeed. The only team I'm certain will be top 4 next season is City.
 
Why do people think Liverpool will lose any key players? Aren't they under contract until 2023?
 
Since the title race will be decided on the last game of the season, I will not be cheering on either Liverpool or City. I will be a neutral and cheer on Wolves instead. :angel:
 
Morpheus 7 said:
Excellent title race, not over till it's over but highly unlikely. I wouldn't be surprised if Wolves make it really tough at Anfield and get a draw. It's not over to it's over. Man City get an early goal against Brighton and that should be that, no goal late in to the second half and the nerves will be there. Liverpool have been great this year but I doubt they they will replicate this points total next year. Whoever wins it will deserve it.
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All the nerves will be with City and it will take two goals to party. An early goal and City will take the foot off the pedal and might not be able to break the bus twice if BHA get a surprise equaliser. It might depend if BHA play the old guard in defence. City look nerve wracked all April to me. BHA won't win it, but City could still come short. 20 minutes to go and City are 1-0 up should be enough.

Wolves will get beat, but just how quickly?
 
Bojan11 said:
I think that match against United you should have pushed more. We had three players injured in the first half and Rashford barely moving. Even though you been flawless all season, I think that was the game where you could have won the title if you had beaten us.
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Everton and ourselves did our bit.

In retrospect, I'm glad we lost to City, considering we weren't going to get 4th anyway. A draw would have derailed City off the title race. And, I do wish Smalling had scored against Liverpool when he had a great chance to, we actually deserved to win that one.
 
Thank god for this title race.
The season we have endured has been bloody awful but as a side show City v Liverpool has been great entertainment.
I was convinced the scouse had won it when they were seven points clear but City have clawed that back and go into the final game a point clear.
Oh how I wish City were playing Brighton at home this Sunday, in another astonishing twist of luck Liverpool find themselves at home playing a decent Wolves side who unfortunately have nothing to play for.
I’m not 100% sure that City will win at Brighton, we have all seen upsets this season, this is why bookies make fortunes because sometimes clubs like Brighton can play out of their skins, remember City need a win to beat the dippers because we know that Wolves will be lucky to win a throw in this Sunday at Anfailed.

So hopefully come the final whistles the poor scousers will be saying “snot fair we deserved it, it was our year”.

But who really knows what will happen?

Ps. Do you think Utd could actually give Cardiff a big dicking or will we just scramble to a one goal win? A draw even? Surely not a Cardiff win we can’t sink that low on the final day can we?
 
Casanova85 said:
No? Can they afford another "almost there" season, psychologically speaking? When your very best is not good enough, where's the illusion for the following season?

First Arsenal, then Chelsea, now City: there's always someone else other than Man Utd. to keep them out of the 1st Place-Champions spot during the PL era.
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Ah, only armchair psychology can explain why a team that has secured at least 90 points this season will fall off massively next season.
 
Megadrive Man said:
Liverpool are the only team in two years to get anywhere near the greatest team in Premier League history.

Sure they have had some luck, but it's not lucky to get 94 points from 37 games.

Personally I think Liverpool will drop off a lot next season as all of the front three are away at International tournaments in the summer. Historically Liverpool have dropped off significantly the following season after a title challenge also, but I do think it's only a matter of time before Liverpool win one of the major trophies.
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The greatest team in PL history was United 99-2001.


Then the next best was 2007-2009.

Hopes this helps.

Three in a row plus a CL thrown in.
 
ThierryHenry14 said:
They are 20 points ahead of the rest this season. I see no sign it will change next season either.
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Normally I would point to Liverpool themselves being that far ahead last season and making it up but other than Spurs (who we know will bottle it the minute they get close) the rest of the sides below City and Liverpool appear to be in freefall now so yeah I also expect it to be between those two next season as well

I also think Wolves will spring a surprise (though it really shouldn't be a surprise) and get a point at the weekend
 
The margins in football are crazy.

City likely to win back to back titles with 198 points over two seasons but if Iheanacho scores and he should, the pendulum swings the other way.

It is literally that close.
 
Fridge chutney said:
Why do people think Liverpool will lose any key players? Aren't they under contract until 2023?
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It will be a hard choice for Mane and Salah if the big two in Spain come calling.

Option 1.
Stay in liverpool and get burgled.

Option 2.
Go to Spain,get paid much more and extend your career by 2-3 seasons at the top level.
 
Of the two teams that are having a 32 win season from 38 games - if we call it that. Either one could do less well next season for various reasons. I find it unlikely that they will do better - or 1 team out on its own will do more than that without being chased.

I think City are slightly easier to play against than Liverpool, they give you more chance to play out if anything. Liverpool either press a lot or they sit off with men behind the ball - often according to the state of the scoreboard. Both have got too much firepower for the much less good teams - a few seem beaten before they start 90mins of defence vs attack, and lets hope for some set pieces.

Liverpool haven't been without key players up to now - even City have struggled without Fernandinho, Aguero, KDB to some extent. That's all I can see being different atm.

I think City need a striker as well, they are too reliant on Aguero & Jesus doesn't do it for me. Unless people leave, Liverpool will always be OK for goals atm.

You could argue Liverpool have peaked but City might have too. And they will want a CL at some stage too - (City).
 
PGLFC91 said:
The margins in football are crazy.

City likely to win back to back titles with 198 points over two seasons but if Iheanacho scores and he should, the pendulum swings the other way.

It is literally that close.
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It is really close and Liverpool might still win it but it's close also because you've had more luck than City this season. And I'm not talking only about injuries.

In terms of xG City should have been on 88 pts after 37 games and you on 81 pts.
 
thegregster said:
It will be a hard choice for Mane and Salah if the big two in Spain come calling.

Option 1.
Stay in liverpool and get burgled.

Option 2.
Go to Spain,get paid much more and extend your career by 2-3 seasons at the top level.
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May not really have a choice, not like Liverpool have a big incentive to sell and the offer would have to be significant and higher than Coutinho from Madrid/Barca.

I'd suspect both will be at the club and Liverpool challenging again next year with City.
 
thegregster said:
The greatest team in PL history was United 99-2001.


Then the next best was 2007-2009.

Hopes this helps.

Three in a row plus a CL thrown in.
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As a point of general interest, three in a row doesn't happen very often, historically.
 
montpelier said:
Of the two teams that are having a 32 win season from 38 games - if we call it that. Either one could do less well next season for various reasons. I find it unlikely that they will do better - or 1 team out on its own will do more than that without being chased.

I think City are slightly easier to play against than Liverpool, they give you more chance to play out if anything. Liverpool either press a lot or they sit off with men behind the ball - often according to the state of the scoreboard. Both have got too much firepower for the much less good teams - a few seem beaten before they start 90mins of defence vs attack, and lets hope for some set pieces.

Liverpool haven't been without key players up to now - even City have struggled without Fernandinho, Aguero, KDB to some extent. That's all I can see being different atm.

I think City need a striker as well, they are too reliant on Aguero & Jesus doesn't do it for me. Unless people leave, Liverpool will always be OK for goals atm.

You could argue Liverpool have peaked but City might have too. And they will want a CL at some stage too - (City).
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That's based on subjective impressions. City have better defensive stats than Liverpool and create more chances.
 
thegregster said:
It will be a hard choice for Mane and Salah if the big two in Spain come calling.

Option 1.
Stay in liverpool and get burgled.

Option 2.
Go to Spain,get paid much more and extend your career by 2-3 seasons at the top level.
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Mane recently said one of his main goals is 100 PL goals. There were rumours in AS or Marca that Salah wanted out to Real and his agent explicitly ridiculed them within 48 hours.

Both are happy at Liverpool. None of our front three will leave this summer.
 
Treble said:
That's based on subjective impressions. City have better defensive stats than Liverpool and create more chances.
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Yeah, sure. I suppose that's where the idea that City are streets ahead comes from - and they are much easier on the eye to watch imo (subjective again). But it's City that have lost more games.

And now you say, those goal stats & the draws suggest that it's easier to keep Liverpool out.
 
montpelier said:
Yeah, sure. I suppose that's where the idea that City are streets ahead comes from - and they are much easier on the eye to watch imo (subjective again). But it's City that have lost more games.

And now you say, those goal stats & the draws suggest that it's easier to keep Liverpool out.
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I don't think City are streets ahead but they are better. Which is to be expected given the squads. Injuies and luck have levelled the playing field a bit though. But you need luck to compete with this City team. Still, Liverpool might win the thing. That game with Brighton won't be a walk in the park.
 
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