alexf Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 All these points add up. I know it's early but could really do with the likes of Spurs and Villa not picking up late draws etc. Beat Everton and it's not too bad, but it's always going to feel like we can't afford to drop points all season because we're in a 7/8 team race for that 4th/5th. Which leads to things like that idiot having a go at Trippier at Bournemouth when we inevitably lose the odd game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 All about staying in contention with the pack until we get players back imo, don't mind too much what other teams are doing right now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 We need to go on a run of wins if we are to make CL. Winning 8 out of 10 at some point or 6 wins in a row type stuff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 1 minute ago, The College Dropout said: We need to go on a run of wins if we are to make CL. Winning 8 out of 10 at some point or 6 wins in a row type stuff Have no doubt we could do that back end of the season if our squad is healthy and if our schedule has eased slightly. Just hope it's not too little too late. Abit like when Liverpool did it last season chasing us down but we built up too much of a head start earlier in the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
janpawel Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 As good as Villa have been and I think they've been great, have they beaten a good team? I can only think of Chelsea and Brighton, whereas we've beaten Man City, Arsenal, PSG etc Not that it matters in a way, points on the board are more important of which they have a few more than us Be interesting how they do against City and Arsenal, should be fun games Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejaxer Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 2 minutes ago, janpawel said: As good as Villa have been and I think they've been great, have they beaten a good team? I can only think of Chelsea and Brighton, whereas we've beaten Man City, Arsenal, PSG etc Not that it matters in a way, points on the board are more important of which they have a few more than us Be interesting how they do against City and Arsenal, should be fun games They're 3rd for the 2023 calendar year with 36 games played. There's no doubt about their quality like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Checko Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 Yeah Villa have been going at Champions leagues pace for over a year now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 As we discovered. The challenge is when teams start to sus you. In past gigs, Emery has been pretty rigid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 I have it fairly clear from here on out.... 1st, 2nd and 3rd City, Liverpool and Arsenal in any order. 4th 5th and 6th Us, Villa and Spurs in any order. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackyboy Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 Everton won't be easy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 16 minutes ago, mikejaxer said: They're 3rd for the 2023 calendar year with 36 games played. There's no doubt about their quality like We finished third and won a cup in 2023 and it feels like someone is spitting in my face every time I have to watch us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt1892 Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 47 minutes ago, Optimistic Nut said: If we had even just 3 of the missing list available so we could rotate a small amount, or at least make meaningful substitutions, I would do. I’ve looked quickly so this could be wrong but City are 5 points down on the same games last season, whereas we are 5 points up on the same games. I said a few weeks back in this thread that I thought the league would be won on less points than last season, so if we can improve on last seasons points tally then we won’t be far off. If we can get through December and get some players back then there is no reason why we can’t join the likes of Liverpool in chasing Man City and Arsenal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stottie Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Just on Nut's point, but Bruno's missed one game this season, Bournemouth away. It was our worst performance of the season. Some late goals on Sunday meant this wasn't quite as good a weekend as it could have been, but it's still a step forward for us. We're now P8 W7 D0 L1 at SJP with five clean sheets, no problems there, but have only played six away games, against a generally hard set of opponents. P6 W1 D2 L3 so far, so plenty of room for improvement in the remaining 13 games. Everton have lost five out of seven at home, so a fine opportunity for us to get a second away win. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Just been looking at our fixtures there and so hard have our matches been that of the remaining 24 matches only 11 of them are against top half teams, only 4 of those are at home, and we only have 6 more matches against Champions League level/challenging opposition. We're 7 points up on our home form last season with 8 points still to potentially improve upon. If our away form stays a bit shakey (we're -2 on last season) that might come in very useful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
janpawel Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 13 hours ago, mikejaxer said: They're 3rd for the 2023 calendar year with 36 games played. There's no doubt about their quality like Very true, also forgot they beat Tottenham just over a week ago ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 42 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said: Just been looking at our fixtures there and so hard have our matches been that of the remaining 24 matches only 11 of them are against top half teams, only 4 of those are at home, and we only have 6 more matches against Champions League level/challenging opposition. We're 7 points up on our home form last season with 8 points still to potentially improve upon. If our away form stays a bit shakey (we're -2 on last season) that might come in very useful. We also play the reverse Man City and Liverpool games at the start on January, and play Arsenal in February, so we'll have played all of this years big hitters with over a third of games still to go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elma Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 January worries me. Have a good January and we'll be in a decent position. Only three league games but it's Liverpool (a), Man City (h), Villa (a). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
black_n_white Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 5 minutes ago, Elma said: January worries me. Have a good January and we'll be in a decent position. Only three league games but it's Liverpool (a), Man City (h), Villa (a). Do the fixtures ever get easier for us? Feels like we are playing strong teams every week! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingxlnc Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 We could do a Man City and win 16 games in a row or something, if the run-in really is as simple compared to the tough games we've already played, especially if it coincides with all the players coming back. Sneaky title challenge? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 1 hour ago, black_n_white said: Do the fixtures ever get easier for us? Feels like we are playing strong teams every week! We recently had a pretty cushy run of fixtures in the league, the cups have been brutal though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 The fixtures have seemed particularly brutal just because of how hard our cup draws have been. The next five league games aren't too bad as a group, tbf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyc35i Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 So let’s just get 4 wins and 1 draw before the new year and then we’re laughing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 (edited) It's mad like, only just into December and we've already played this lot Man City x2 PSG x2 Borussia Dortmund x2 Man United x2 Arsenal Liverpool AC Milan Villa Brighton Chelsea W: 7 D: 2 L: 5 GF: 22 GA: 13 Edited December 4, 2023 by Kid Icarus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Beyond satisfying Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Checko Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 12 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said: It's mad like, only just into December and we've already played this lot Man City x2 PSG x2 Borussia Dortmund x2 Man United x2 Arsenal Liverpool AC Milan Villa Brighton Chelsea W: 7 D: 2 L: 5 GF: 22 GA: 13 2 weeks tomorrow we'll have a Tottenham and a second Chelsea and AC Milan to add to the list! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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