Stoke thread

[BigChief]

What a great match!! So happy that yet another week we keep or extend our lead in the CL spots over the pretenders.

My key man in the game was Wijnaldum again, the only player keeping his head and cool during that torrid first 20 minutes. And then after too. Must be a nightmare trying to take that ball of him.

Mane, Milner and Lallana obviously also getting honourable mentions. The whole team did well once we got into gear.

[SB]

Henderson is having a storming game - and season Hes absolute class.

Fixed it

[Fredo]

We've been absolutely dreadful in big games this season, we could get a beating. City own us at Anfield as well.

Sarcasm works best with moderation.

Do you need to try and kill off any discussions in all the match threads? There are nuances you know and you seem incapable of seeing any.

[Chris]

Do you need to try and kill off any discussions in all the match threads?

I almost admire the sheer cheek of the biggest troll on here writing that!

RE City, I'm not about ****ting my kecks about facing teams we are better than. We are a style nightmare for them.

[Fredo]

I almost admire the sheer cheek of the biggest troll on here writing that!

RE City, I'm not about ****ting my kecks about facing teams we are better than. We are a style nightmare for them.

I always thought you were the troll and I was the master in sarcasm!

I'm not ****ting it for the City game, just observing that we have our weaknesses that Pep surely would have seen today. Had we played to our full potential and been perfect, we'd have been 1 point behind Chelsea at this stage rather than 6 points behind.

[Chris]

Yeah it's annoying, especially this year where the **** teams look really, really, really **** and Chelsea are great at dispatching the ****. We can't afford many more slip ups. Chelsea only have to average 2 points per game now which isn't particularly good and they'd finish on 86 points, thats the position they've worked for themselves! We are on course for 84 points as it stands. I think we might have to win 17 of our last 20 at least if we want to win it. It's quite an ask but we'll give it a right go.

[Norbs]

It was a difficult game where Stoke controlled the game for the first 20 minutes and should have been 2-0 up but Mignolet was decisive and kept us in the game. Stoke couldn't keep up the same intensity and we stepped up a gear and the rest was made easier due to Stoke's appalling defending.

We need to play better against City.

Chelsea look the stronger team at the moment as they don't seem to have many visible weaknesses. They could have a very handsome lead at the start of the year.

I didn't think they controlled it from the start, we started the brighter. They got lucky with their first attempt against the run of the play. Then they had us on the ropes for 10 mins at most

[red g]

Yeah it's annoying, especially this year where the **** teams look really, really, really **** and Chelsea are great at dispatching the ****. We can't afford many more slip ups. Chelsea only have to average 2 points per game now which isn't particularly good and they'd finish on 86 points, thats the position they've worked for themselves! We are on course for 84 points as it stands. I think we might have to win 17 of our last 20 at least if we want to win it. It's quite an ask but we'll give it a right go.

If we beat them at Anfield the lead is 3pts. 'All' we have to do is gain 3 points on them over the 2nd half of the season.

Lets just hope Costa or Hazard have a dip in form or are injured, They have been pretty lucky with injuries so far this season

[BigChief]

If we beat them at Anfield the lead is 3pts. 'All' we have to do is gain 3 points on them over the 2nd half of the season.

Lets just hope Costa or Hazard have a dip in form or are injured, They have been pretty lucky with injuries so far this season

Exactly what I've been thinking. Everytime we keep their lead down to 6 points gives me hope. I think we can take them at Anfield. And Costa/Hazard are famous for their injuries every season, really surprised we've had ours (Lallana, Coutinho, etc) but those two have remained unscathed so far.

That 3-5-2 formation is working on the opposition not yet working them out and pure momentum. That has to slow somewhere and we have to be ready.

[frank the tank]

Chelsea have a tricky Jan on paper. Trips to Spurs, Leicester (who raise their game for big teams) and us. If they are still 6 to 9 points clear after that then it is theirs to lose.

I just hope to **** that the semis of the EFL cup doesn't **** us up. Time will tell I suppose.....

[PTP]

Just got in! Drink! Ordered s pixxa, gonna have s line and a spliff cause I fan
'****ing great day, great game great result and great cmas

[Norbs]

[PTP]

Done all of the above! I'm really ****ed now hahahaha

[Slinky Skills]

Just got in! Drink! Ordered s pixxa, gonna have s line and a spliff cause I fan
'****ing great day, great game great result and great cmas

Ha ha ha!!

[Buzzo]

Just got in! Drink! Ordered s pixxa, gonna have s line and a spliff cause I fan
'****ing great day, great game great result and great cmas