Title Race 18/19

[Nicey]

Why is it ****. Sport is hard. And it's even harder to get over the finish line. Sport is littered with successful teams/players who struggle with pressure. Dart players arms tighten, snooker players cue action goes, football teams struggle against teams they'd normally roll over, golfers shank balls they've nailed down the driveway all week.

It's almost inevitable, you'd have to argue a very hard case about the players not feeling the pressure. Hell, some such as Virgil have even called out the fans' atmosphere and said it isn't helping.

No one is calling them bottlers, but to me it looks like they are playing with pressure and that's almost an inevitable consequence of going for a title, especially given our wait and history.

this.

[Pablo]

I don't get the insistence I see in the media that City are more comfortable as frontrunners than we were. They surrendered a lead feebly before Christmas.

Time will tell how they handle the pressure this time, but their Champions League exits also hint they they are not exactly bulletproof when it comes to handling pressure.

[frank the tank]

It's a lot better than watching Christian Poulson walking around the pitch!!!

[gratziani]

A draw away to United and Everton while not conceding is a good point from our hardest away fixtures most seasons.

Think the Bottles narrative is an easy one to follow.

But if you look at our performances away from home , we are a definitely lacking some cohesion on the pitch.

Nobody being brave enough taking a man on , Shaq not being trusted , Possession based football is great when you have the lead but when you need a goal we seemed to have forgotten how to create the opening and waiting for it to happen rather than making it in away games.

[Leyton388]

Winning the league is such a mental mountain that us fans need to get over. I agree with Chris Sutton there as it's been so long the pressure us fans put on the team is immense.

[labourRed]

A draw away to United and Everton while not conceding is a good point from our hardest away fixtures most seasons.

Think the Bottles narrative is an easy one to follow.

But if you look at our performances away from home , we are a definitely lacking some cohesion on the pitch.

Nobody being brave enough taking a man on , Shaq not being trusted , Possession based football is great when you have the lead but when you need a goal we seemed to have forgotten how to create the opening and waiting for it to happen rather than making it in away games.

Occam's razor

[Tatterdemalion]

It's a lot better than watching Christian Poulson walking around the pitch!!!

Damn right.

[Tatterdemalion]

Winning the league is such a mental mountain that us fans need to get over. I agree with Chris Sutton there as it's been so long the pressure us fans put on the team is immense.

Also agree. I'm already thinking how nice it is as a change to be in the position, where we don't need to reinvent the entire squad, or entire sections of the squad or even major parts of the team for that matter. Sure we need some changes, but we are now in a position where we can afford to spend a lot of money on non-central parts of the squad. The quality of the squad is increasingly meaningfully and so long as this continues, we are on track to win the league - this season, next, whatever. All without having to cheat or even being the most lucrative team in the league. We're doing well.

[Tee]

The hunted becomes the hunter......

[rodo]

The hunted becomes the hunter......

i actually think that suits us

[rodo]

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[Norbs]

Every little helps

[Nicey]

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW-ZSry0WsU"]"Positivity" v "Realism": Will Fanbase Split Hurt Liverpool? - YouTube[/ame]

this

[Nicey]

https://twitter.com/Matt_Law_DT/stat...20136906014720

this can only help

[Nicey]

Hopefully United will be back to full strength also when they play City