Title Race 18/19

[fah-q]

Remaining 11 Games:

Liverpool -------------Man City
Watford (h)------------West Ham (h)
Everton (a)------------ Bournemouth (a)
Burnley (h)------------ Watford (h)
Fulham (a)------------ Fulham (a)
Tottenham (h)-------- Cardiff (h)
Southampton (a)----- Crystal Palace (a)
Chelsea (h)----------- Tottenham (h)
Cardiff (a)------------ Manchester United (a)
Huddersfield (h)------ Burnley (a)
Newcastle (a)--------- Leicester (h)
Wolves (h)------------ Brighton (a)

I think City have a fairly easy run until they are away at Palace, they they have 4 tough fixtures in a row. We need to hang in there and win our next 4/5. It's a big ask but if we can do that we should have a real shot at winning it.

Is that right? We both play Fulham away at the same time?

[Pablo]

Is that right? We both play Fulham away at the same time?

Yep, although it's a bit misleading as City have cup games inbetween. We play Fulham March 17th, they play them March 30th.

[fah-q]

Crikey, nearly 2 weeks between.

[Angryred]

Not expecting anything major from the OX this season after a year out if he does get a run out in the next month... Be delighted to see him back & hope the **** that he gets us a winner somewhere from then to the end of the season...you can imagine the lift that will give us!

[Buzzo]

It’s a bit of a ****er that we are all massively disillusioned.

We are posting one of the best seasons on record.

To be points clear (which was looking on for a while) at the top would of required the best season in history. This is our lull. 3 recent draws (including away at OT) and a defeat away to city 2 months ago.

When can regroup from this run of 9 points gathered out of 15 and go again.

**** City

[fah-q]

That's the thing, it's mad when you think about it.

We are top coming into March, with the title still in our own hands.

We've played all the top teams bar Chelsea and Spurs at home.

We're feeling down because we've only got 9 points out of the last 15 but we've only dropped 15 points all season after 27 games).

I'm not saying we shouldn't feel down, it just highlights what a bizarre season it is, we're only 15 points of Leicester's title winning points total with 11 games still to go.

3 teams this season could well finish about 85 points, with 2 likely to hit 90+ points.

It's going to be nerve wracking and probably go to the wire but I reckon both us and City will drop more points along the way.

[Nicey]

It’s a bit of a ****er that we are all massively disillusioned.

We are posting one of the best seasons on record.

To be points clear (which was looking on for a while) at the top would of required the best season in history. This is our lull. 3 recent draws (including away at OT) and a defeat away to city 2 months ago.

When can regroup from this run of 9 points gathered out of 15 and go again.

**** City

#****City

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#****City

[SB]

Our breaks and trips have only harmed our rhythm IMO.

I’ve been thinking the same actually

[npinn001]

I’ve been thinking the same actually

Don't disagree. But I suppose when you consider the relentless machine that is city, what sometimes gets forgotten is the sheer mental and physical intensity it has taken to get us 1 point above them at this stage in the season.

The breaks may have interrupted our rythym now, but come the last stretch they may pay dividends.

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[SB]

Only time will tell if it helps long term or not but it’s not showing any signs in the short term. Most players have forgotten to pack their mojo before they returned.

[SB]

dupe

[The_weatherman]

If we can introduce Joe Gomez and the Ox into the run in then it will be massive for our confidence and form.

The best we have played was when Joe was at the back, we've not seen him since early December. And we've not seen the dynamic forward midfield play from the Ox all season.

Matip is doing rather well though, for me he is moving ahead of Lovren, too bad they rotate automatically due to to injuries.

[labourRed]

So there has been a few reports that Klopp rollocked the players after the match with Mane getting singled out. Apparently he said they “need to learn how to cope with the pressure of a title challenge” and that it was the type of match “they needed to win”. Although this dropped by the S*n.

Mo didn't impress either (clearly, he subbed him) ‘Mo knows he can play better than he did today,’ said Klopp. ‘Lindelof and Shaw together did a pretty good job. ‘I don’t know why Salah didn’t play well but I’m not here to be disappointed.


From the presser today, he said: “These games are always opened up by one situation. The boys didn’t feel okay. I could see it in their faces. It was strange. I was thinking ‘what is gong on here today’. They lost momentum and rhythm and couldn’t really get it back.”

Looks like the players are choking a bit, which was clear enough from the display at the weekend. Who know if we'll play through it or not.

[Yozza]

So there has been a few reports that Klopp rollocked the players after the match with Mane getting singled out. Apparently he said they “need to learn how to cope with the pressure of a title challenge” and that it was the type of match “they needed to win”. Although this dropped by the S*n.

Mo didn't impress either (clearly, he subbed him) ‘Mo knows he can play better than he did today,’ said Klopp. ‘Lindelof and Shaw together did a pretty good job. ‘I don’t know why Salah didn’t play well but I’m not here to be disappointed.


From the presser today, he said: “These games are always opened up by one situation. The boys didn’t feel okay. I could see it in their faces. It was strange. I was thinking ‘what is gong on here today’. They lost momentum and rhythm and couldn’t really get it back.”

Looks like the players are choking a bit, which was clear enough from the display at the weekend. Who know if we'll play through it or not.

Yeah it was quoted in the **** Rag which is why I didn't pick up on it

Apparently he laid into Hendo big time too