Giroud had 3 clear chances
Definitely want Wolves to have something to play for in the final game.
Lmfao why would you want another team to pressure us when we are ahead of you. Thats just putting more pressure on you.
Agreed, we want Wolves to be as competitive as possible going into that last match with Chelsea.
I do. We need Wolves to have something to play for. If Chelsea do drop points to Liverpool and we win our next 2 we might need Wolves to do us a favour last game of the season.
Feck knows how you won 6 of them would be my argument.
Because they play you in the last match and you can't both win that..
Shaw rolled his ankle against Southampton, it wasn't a muscle injury. But you are right, the fatigue did look like it caught up with us last game. I expect Solskjaer will rotate a bit more in the next few games.
I'm thinking the same.
I think the odds of us missing out at Wolves' expense is so incredibly low. Wolves being top 4, United being specifically fifth and Chelsea/Leicester being sixth seems virtually zero. I guess the wheels completely go off for that to happen.
So you think Chelsea have no hope at home against a team we put 5 past this season already without our two best players?
Also, given the absurd fixture congestion, why would we play at anything besides a pedestrian speed once it became clear Norwich offered no tangible threat to our goal? Seems to me that managing workloads and avoiding injury should be more of a priority over running up the score.
I keep seeing everyone writing off their chances, it's a bit odd. They are currently 8 points behind Chelsea, win tonight and that would be 5. Chelsea then play Liverpool & Wolves play Palace at home. It could well be the winner of the Wolves vs Chelsea game gets 3rd/4th depending on what us & Leicester do. If Wolves win tonight they will feel right in the mix and rightly so unfortunately.
Oh Wolves are definitely in with a shout. I am struggling to see the scenario that has them just pipping us to 4th, so I want to keep them interested for the Chelsea match.
You reckon? I can see them winning their next two relatively comfortably, personally.
Burnley have been on great form too, Wolves will have to play very well to beat them.
Exactly, the only realistic way for Wolves to finish above us probably requires them to win every game and finish on 64 points (thus beating Chelsea), if they do the next best thing and finish on 62 points we'd only need another 3 points from our last 3 to finish above them (assuming they didn't overturn our +15 GD advantage).
One thing's for sure, you're going to have to improve a heck of a lot by the time you play Liverpool and Wolves. Liverpool have a good enough defence to handle anything that you may throw at them while also imposing themselves on to you. They can also counterpress you in to the ground, especially if you play Jorginho in midfield. While Wolves can do what Norwich tried to do but several orders of magnitude better, while also having serious threats on the counter in the form of Traore, Jota, Jimenez and now Podence.
Wolves will be tough but i think some are going a little bit OTT in their assertions that we will lose. I get the reasoning, its because they want it to happen and are almost sure it will; in order to assure themselves that they will make top 4So you think Chelsea have no hope at home against a team we put 5 past this season already without our two best players?
Also, given the absurd fixture congestion, why would we play at anything besides a pedestrian speed once it became clear Norwich offered no tangible threat to our goal? Seems to me that managing workloads and avoiding injury should be more of a priority over running up the score.
Isn't this just a big contradiction?
No, i dont think Wolves will beat us despite being a tough team, and i do not understand the almost certainty on this forum that they will win. Its because, IMO, your fans of course are convinced it is happening, and really want it to happen to solidify your place in top 4.... but i dont think a lot of your fans really are as certain as they make out.
Wolves don't play in the manner that you're insinuating here. They sit back, allow teams to have the ball and counter the feck out of the opposition. It's literally been their entire MO in the games they've played against us, which often led to some absolute stinkers and bore fests.
