The Race for the Top 4 2017

[ChesterDave]

If everyone wins their games against non top 6 clubs the table would by

38 Chelsea 93
36 Spurs 83
37 City 79
36 Arsenal 72
35 Utd 72
33 Liverpool 66

That in itself is unlikely and couple with remaining fixtures 76 should be plenty of points

[Red_Polo]

Very few of us predicted top 4 this season and if we get that then it will have been a superb season. I watched Spurs thump an abject Bournmouth on Sat and it galls me that we threw away 5 points against them.

Not to say that it doesn't represent progress, as I think it does, but about 75% of those responding to the season prediction thread had us getting into the top 4.

That second Bournemouth result was particularly galling, because we should have been ravenous for their blood.

[Doc_Piptorious]

Given our habits against fodder I reckon we'll lose 1 and draw 1. But I also reckon united will lose a couple so we'll be sweet.

It's all about that punishing start we had, it's left us with a sweet run in.

United on the other hand have a mare ahead of 'em.

The last couple of games have boosted my confidence in us getting that CL spot. We seem to be getting the knack of winning ugly and if we can keep a settled back five (Mig, Clyne, Matip, Lovern, and Milner) for the remaining games I think we will see more performances like that of yesterday.

[ChesterDave]

Sure, but our form isn't amazing though, and we could easily drop plenty of points from games against the likes of Palace and Southampton, as our season to date has shown us. Confidence here seems sky high on the back of wins against Stoke and West brom. Arsenal might not need all 9 points from their games in hand to catch us and utd might need need to win all of their tricky games. If we can barnstorm it until the end for season then brilliant, but we haven't had that kind of form for several months.

We've won 5 out of 7 (drawing the other 2) and Arsenal are 12 points behind with 3 in hand so they will need to win them all

[banditos]

Snowflakes chance in hell that Arsenal will finish above us. Their season is falling apart spectacularly. They'll be lucky to make Europe.

[Liverpool]

9 points off top, quick look through the fixtures 17 points dropped from winning positions although I think our record for picking points from losing is quite good 18 points.

Bournemouth/West Ham week. 5 points dropped in December.

Sunderland/Swansea in Jan also 2 that stick out. 5 dropped.

14 points from 9 games against current bottom 5, Boro still to play.

Should be a positive we can mix it with the big boys, and just need a bit more to bully the lower teams but doesnt feel like it.

[vlahka]

People do forget our performance rate against low level teams. These last 5 games are anything but guaranteed.

[ChesterDave]

We average exactly 2 points per game against top 6 rivals and we average eexactly 2 points per game against the rest.

[RedReet]

We average exactly 2 points per game against top 6 rivals and we average eexactly 2 points per game against the rest.

We also didn't lost in the league to any of the teams we've still to play, averaged 2.2 points, scored 15, conceded 5.

I think it's fair to say we are in a strong position.

[Buzzo]

We are third in the League on merit. Reading some comments you'd think we'd lost 15 games we've only lost 5 all season.

I think we will get top 4. I think we are in a great position.

[RedAndWhite]

We are third in the League on merit. Reading some comments you'd think we'd lost 15 games we've only lost 5 all season.

I think we will get top 4. I think we are in a great position.

We are five points behind Spurs, yes they have a game in hand and all that, but it they can supposedly catch Chelsea we can catch them.

All going well third is more than possible given how all the top teams still have to play themselves, and second not an impossibility - Spurs may still do a Spurs.

[Fredo]

People do forget our performance rate against low level teams. These last 5 games are anything but guaranteed.

This is a very negative comment. We are above United and City, surely that would be seen as in pole position given there is 5 games left to play? No games are guaranteed, but we have points in the bag compared to our rivals who still have it all to do.

[RichC]

We are third in the League on merit. Reading some comments you'd think we'd lost 15 games we've only lost 5 all season.

I think we will get top 4. I think we are in a great position.

Baffling really. We've been really good this season for the most part. We had a terrible run which killed our title aspirations but if we can get a top 4 finish and the world doesn't go mental for two years in a row and Leicester aren't crowned champions of Europe then bloody well done.

In some ways the drop off this season might help us in the future as it highlighted pretty brutally the paper thin squad we have at the moment and I can't believe Klopp will allow us to go into next season with that as a potential problem again.

[Kenneth]

Our form over the past 6 and 10 games is actually better than I realised.

Wow., my memory is really ****.

[Doc_Piptorious]

Might be a good time to tell you that you owe me a tenner then