?. If we don't get a draw next week we could be in trouble and out of the race. You lot panicked way too early.
Premier League Not So Festive Season
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Are those city lover tags still around? Desperately needed it seems 
If you draw against City then you are heavy favourites. Anything but a City win and it's basically over.
Are those city lover tags still around? Desperately needed it seems
The entire forum should have one.
Read it again.If we don't get that draw.
Are those city lover tags still around? Desperately needed it seems
Yes i will have one till May
Great form but City had a great form last year and they're having difficulty defending the title this year it seems. Saf genius was to make it 3 in a row 2 times.
Bear in mind 2009-10, we finished 2nd only 1 point behind Chelsea and were an injury time winner from winning 2011-12 season. Could easily have won it 5 in a row
SAF wasn't just defending titles though. It was balancing that and going deep in other competitions.
That no.33 for Southampton better watch himself, he has a Targett on his back. I'm sorry
They'll be concerned about getting the W today. Bonus of resting several players like Walker and De Bruyne. But yeah if they carry this form into the game against Liverpool then they are fecked.
Similar can be said after bowing the league in 91-92 and Cantona's banning in 94-95 ultimately losing the league that season (along with that final matchday agony). Easily could have won 5-6 in a row with different results.
There's also choking away the league to Arsenal in 97-98 (though if we go that route then Newcastle's collapse in 95-96 offsets).
Yeah a draw wouldn't put City out of it. Liverpool would be clear favourites, but if City say by the end of January whittle that down to 5 points (i.e. Liverpool draw an extra game), it starts to become squeeky bum time for Liverpool in the closing stages, it will be interesting to see how they cope with the pressure.
Chelsea and City in the previous two seasons were so far ahead they never felt any pressure.
Exactly, the margins were insanely fine in those two seasons that we didn't win it. During that period we also got to a few CL finals. We never get enough credit when people talk about the all time great English club sides. People wank over Arsenal, Chelsea or City instead. United have only ever won it by fluke or when the league wasn't up to much apparently.
Thats not true, just about everyone says that United team was probably the best english team of all time and rightly so I might add.
2 holding midfielders vs Bournemouth, FFS Ole.
I think an Ole-led United side gives Liverpool an incredibly tough game at OT in Spring too. If City win today and on Thursday then I think they win the league as they will have had their ropey spell. Lose against the Bin Dippers though and it's absolutely game over.
No they don't, a lot of people still think (including me) the 99-01 team was better. There was a poll on here recently asking which was better and it was quite even.
The 99-01 team got 91 points which was our record under Fergie.
The league is weak as piss in the bottom half. 4 teams are on track for 80+ points.
City and Liverpool would be nowhere near the premiere league great teams. Had they existed in previous eras they would not walk over 90% of teams they face like they do now. I'd take 3 different SAF teams over both of these teams. Mourinho's Chelsea and two of Wenger's Arsenal teams in the early days as well.
We haven't had a CL winner in 7 years, whereas we had English teams dominatng the CL in the 2000s.
City and Liverpool would be nowhere near the premiere league great teams. Had they existed in previous eras they would not walk over 90% of teams they face like they do now. I'd take 3 different SAF teams over both of these teams. Mourinho's Chelsea and two of Wenger's Arsenal teams in the early days as well.
We haven't had a CL winner in 7 years, whereas we had English teams dominatng the CL in the 2000s.
There were lots of articles doing the rounds last season during your coronation that suggested otherwise. It's a bit like the season United won the Treble but Ginola was PotY. We've had so many great sides that they almost detract from one another in a weird way.
Are Man. City really going to risk Zivinchenko on Thursday, been their major weak link this afternoon.
Surely you move Danilo across or play Laporte at LB. Liverpool will constantly be attacking that area.
Surely you move Danilo across or play Laporte at LB. Liverpool will constantly be attacking that area.
Fair enough but I don't think any would argue the teams the OP suggested City, Invincibles or Jose's Chelsea were better. That they had a better league season? probably, that they were a better team overall? Not a single sane person.
It'll be Delph on Thursday.
I'd play Laporte at LB. Stones and Otamendi at CB and Walker at RB. Or a 3-5-2 with Walker and Delph as wing backs, and Aguero/Jesus up top.
Isn't he banned for 3 games? Was a straight red at Leicester.
Good win for Burnley btw.
West Ham must be such a frustrating club to support.
West Ham must be such a frustrating club to support.
Thats a clear pen
How is that not a pen...
Oh I forgot about that, I've wiped that Leicester game from memory. It'll probably be Zinchenko so, well that sucks
Kompany booked.
Kompany will get sent off soon.
Kompany is always treated like some returning genius when he gets on the pitch but he's been a liability for like 3 years now.
We're getting someone sent off before this is over.
I'd either go for this or play Danilo at LB.
Mahtez is a tosser
Greedy fecker.
If City beat Liverpool on thursday they are gonna win the league, imo. Can see Liverpool having a collapse after losing their unbeaten run.
Mahrez being taken off for Sane.
We can only dream at this stage...