Sibierski Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 The period after this international break is when the games start to ramp up and Europe does have an impact. This is where we need to take advantage of having no Europe, especially if it’s against sides who have played in Europe. Like Villa yesterday for example where done after their European game, but had a terrible Man Utd side. If that’s us playing, I’d expect a high tempo where it can’t be matched across the 90. We’ve been poor, but if season starts now, it’s a good base to start from as the points are on the board. Keeping Isak fit for rest of season and having Wilson back to chip in is the key to getting top 5 though. Without those, there’s no chance as we’re not technically savvy enough to get through games without a striker and win, as we don’t control the ball well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 16 minutes ago, Sibierski said: Like Villa yesterday for example where done after their European game, but had a terrible Man Utd side We had an away European game this week and had a day less rest than them. Let's not forget that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyCisse Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 28 minutes ago, Froggy said: We had an away European game this week and had a day less rest than them. Let's not forget that. Very true, Porto away too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 1 minute ago, RodneyCisse said: Very true, Porto away too. Former Champions League winners. Arguably the best side in the world tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaj Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 45 minutes ago, Froggy said: We had an away European game this week and had a day less rest than them. Let's not forget that. Mental fatigue more than anything at this stage. The highs of winning your first game back at home in Europe's premier competition late on to then having to play the dross that is Man Utd, difficult to motivate yourself to go again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 Let's not bullshit. Man United got a good result at Villa, who were underwhelming on the day. Which is great because it keeps ETH in a job just a wee bit longer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abacus Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 I think we're slowly clicking into place. Poised very well in the league now points wise, with Isak back (hopefully) after the international break. Europe is very possible indeed, with a cup run giving us another chance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 7 minutes ago, STM said: Let's not bullshit. Man United got a good result at Villa, who were underwhelming on the day. Which is great because it keeps ETH in a job just a wee bit longer. Absolutely. Was delighted when I logged into the PL app this morning and was greeted with this. And round and round we go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaj Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 4 minutes ago, Abacus said: I think we're slowly clicking into place. Poised very well in the league now points wise, with Isak back (hopefully) after the international break. Europe is very possible indeed, with a cup run giving us another chance. Yeah I agree, frustrating that we couldn't get the three points which would have seen us go level with 4th but it is a decent start as long as we start kicking into gear. Still feel like the season can go one of two ways but there is a decent chance that Europe will be 8th so we should be getting at least that in my opinion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigen Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 You haven't european matches and this is a great advantage. For me you have better chances than Aston Villa and Tottenham. I see a race between you, Chelsea and Man Utd for one (or two if this year PL will have 5 CL teams) places. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonesJones Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 To save me searching is it now established which league positions, qualify for which tournaments next season? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 9 minutes ago, BonesJones said: To save me searching is it now established which league positions, qualify for which tournaments next season? Nah, fifth could be CL depending on how English teams do this seasons. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 Huge run of games coming up! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonesJones Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 12 hours ago, SteV said: Nah, fifth could be CL depending on how English teams do this seasons. And if that was to happen the Europa spots would drop down one place? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegans Export Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 4 minutes ago, BonesJones said: And if that was to happen the Europa spots would drop down one place? That's right. I'd be; 1st - 5th Champions League 6th Europa League 7th Conference League Could drop down another place if one of the Top Five win the FA Cup I think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie_b Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 1 hour ago, Paully said: Huge run of games coming up! Yup, feels like today could be a season definer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 2 hours ago, BonesJones said: And if that was to happen the Europa spots would drop down one place? Yeah, I’m sure there’s various other scenarios that could have an effect, but as a general rule, yeah. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 End of October update on how the points accrued from the 9 games thus far compares to what we might expect a team finishing in the top six to have managed. This takes into account relative difficulty of the games (based mainly on last season's finishing position and whether home or away). It will come as no surprise to see that with 12 points from 9 games, we are 4 points off track. This is because we have only picked up one point in October, when 6 were expected. Whilst this prediction formula has been pretty accurate for last couple of seasons, with so few games it is volatile/easily changeable. For example, at end of September we were one point ahead (11) at end of what we would expect from a team on track to finish fourth (10 points given same fixture difficulty). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted Sunday at 16:25 Share Posted Sunday at 16:25 Going into this run of games: West Ham (H) - 14th Crystal Palace (A) - 18th Liverpool (H) - 1st Brentford (A) - 11th Leicester (H) - 15th Ipswich (A) - 17th With some momentum is massive, and could decide what we're competing for come the end of the season. If we can get 12 to 15 points from that run, we'll be laughing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted Sunday at 18:54 Share Posted Sunday at 18:54 (edited) I'm sure it's unusually tight even for this stage? 1 point between 3rd and 9th. Mad if we'd won against Brighton or Everton we'd be clear in third. I fancy the current top 4 to be the top 4 at the end. We're quite well placed for fifth. Good chance the 3 straight above (Forest, Fulham, Brighton) fall away. Could well be a shoot out between us, Villa, Spurs and ManU for 5th, and we're above those 3 (well effectively level with Villa). Edited Sunday at 18:59 by Superior Acuña Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted Sunday at 21:03 Share Posted Sunday at 21:03 We all thinking the break has come at the wrong time for us? Suppose had we lost then we'd be saying it was bad to break and stew. So basically int football is shit either way. I'm going to go with it's good for us. Planned break to Saudi.. Some nice warm weather, bit of sun and chance to keep working on those small changes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted Sunday at 21:27 Share Posted Sunday at 21:27 23 minutes ago, Dokko said: We all thinking the break has come at the wrong time for us? Suppose had we lost then we'd be saying it was bad to break and stew. So basically int football is shit either way. I'm going to go with it's good for us. Planned break to Saudi.. Some nice warm weather, bit of sun and chance to keep working on those small changes. Wilson and Trippier apparently back for West Ham as well (won’t hold my breath over Wilson mind). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggys First Goal Posted Sunday at 21:40 Share Posted Sunday at 21:40 Doesn’t Wilson always score when we play West Ham? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibierski Posted Sunday at 22:07 Share Posted Sunday at 22:07 That West Ham game is one where I fancy us to win by 5+ and we start to get back towards the GD we’ve seen under Howe. Think as long as we keep getting say on average 8 points from 15 at worse (2 wins 2 draws 1 defeat or 3 wins 2 defeats) we’ll get top 6. Not many sides are looking capable of going on sustained runs, so an above average run can see us get top 6, which with no Europe should be achievable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcmk Posted Sunday at 22:11 Share Posted Sunday at 22:11 I keep looking at the table and thinking we should have 5 more points - from the Brighton and the Everton game. Conveniently forgetting how lucky we were at the start of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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