The Europeometer™ (2024/25)

[The Prophet]

From .com:

 

"Victory over Bournemouth here on Saturday would give Eddie Howe's side a perfect ten and move them on to 41 points from 22 games - matching their total at that stage in the 2022/23 season, when they went on to secure Champions League football."

[Coffee_Johnny]

21 games played, 55% of the season. 14 points above Spurs, 12 above Man Utd, 7 above Brighton, 3 above both Villa and MAN CITY, 1 above Chelsea. Only three points below third place (occupied by a team we have beaten twice this season). Only five points below second place (also occupied by a team we have beaten twice this season). We are so finishing fourth or above. Latter is my guess. 
 

 

[alexf]

The thing is...this run has come at a time where others have dropped off and gone backwards. 

 

So two things need to happen, all those teams need to carry on struggling and not go on a good run themselves and we need to keep winning constantly. I feel both are unlikely so it's going to get really tight for the remainder of the season and we need to handle the pressure and any distractions (league cup) well. 

 

Our first 11 is excellent but it's fragile as fuck and only takes one or two out for things to take a turn. Saw signs of us dropping off against Wolves and on another night I feel we could have been punished so I hope it was just a little blip and players were pacing themselves as they will need to do. 

 

22/23 we started strong , dropped off around the league cup period and then once we lost the final, sorted ourselves out and then went on another monster run. 

 

This time we have had our rough spell earlier but now we need to sustain our good run for a lot longer which is gonna feel like a long old road if it's this same first 11 that need to carry us the distance. 

 

That's why any kind of fresh blood in January could be a massive extra shot in the arm we need to carry us through to the end of the season. 

 

 

Edited 20 hours ago by alexf