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How are you feeling right now?

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Age brings the benefit of experience.

With experience can come knowledge and learning from the past.

If any team has fallen from great positions in title races over the past 31 years it's us.

Yes I know, the cushion is big. Yes I know we would need to drop points in probably 10 of our remaining league games not to win it - assuming that others won't win all their remaining games, not forgetting that City won something like their last 14 league games to pip us last year.

Yes, our form, our points total and the points total of others are unprecedented.

But, whilst I'm loving every minute of this season, I'm tempered by the potential, no matter how seemingly unlikely, of falling short. Does that make me pessimistic? I'm not sure. I definitely believe we can win it and that we will win it. But the pain of previous failures, and believe me they hurt, just about keeps my feet on the ground.

Just to add though, there's a difference between arrogance, cockiness and complacency to just enjoying and cherishing what we are seeing.

I had this conversation with my 9yr old lad on Xmas day. I told him to cherish this period, this title challenge, this set of results. Because we haven't seen the like of this in the league since 87/88. In 2011 season we ended on 52 points. We have attained that level before halfway has been reached. The 70's and 80's spoiled me as a Liverpool fan. I got used to winning. As Paisley once said "we had a bad season once, we only came second". Winning and consistent winning was normal. Then came the 90's and I wasn't prepared on what mediocrity looked or felt like. It was a bitter pill. But it made the rebuilding under Houllier more enjoyable. It made Istanbul the most iconic night of my life and it's making me appreciate even more what we are watching here and now.

God I love this football club.

Beautifully put.
 
The only risk facing us is an injury to Mane, Salah, VVD or, right now, Gomez. But if everyone stays fit then the league title will be paraded around the centre for the first time in thirty years.

We have the best manager and the best first eleven in the world right now. It shows every week. I'm honestly done with all the fear and all the nerves. Klopps built a winning machine. 79 points out of the last 81 all whilst the other teams around us are imploding. .

My head's now wondering whether we can do it unbeaten or whether a PL and CL double is on the cards.

Fuck that I want a treble so no team will have any brag over us.

I would add TAA to the list of injuries we need to avoid
 
What’s amusing is how badly the Man City fans are taking it. They really fucking resent us right now. Theyve thrown the towel in too.

watching them last night, I think there’s a real risk of them unraveling-
Aguero will be pissed as being the makeweight
KDB was pissed as being rested
And the rest looked panicked as fuck

there’s rumours of Pep being off in summer, which if true could see them lose the plot completely between now and the end of the season. They’ve got the 2 league cup ties against United which will take on massive significance too.

KDB was taken off as he was fucked according to Pep nothing to do with resting him.
 
With our style of play i would say robboo and TAA are more important than our front 3.

I think Milner can cover Robbo but TAA adds that X factor that goes beyond Robbo that Milner can’t fill.

Not that Milner is anywhere near Robbo as a left back but we can cope as long as we have TAA on the other side.
 
The only risk facing us is an injury to Mane, Salah, VVD or, right now, Gomez. But if everyone stays fit then the league title will be paraded around the centre for the first time in thirty years.

We have the best manager and the best first eleven in the world right now. It shows every week. I'm honestly done with all the fear and all the nerves. Klopps built a winning machine. 79 points out of the last 81 all whilst the other teams around us are imploding. .

My head's now wondering whether we can do it unbeaten or whether a PL and CL double is on the cards.
Amen !

Though I did love the warm feeling I got from @Spionkop69 's post - but that could have just been a little wee that tends to trickle out at my age.
 
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KDB was taken off as he was fucked according to Pep nothing to do with resting him.
And Aguero wasn't due to play the whole match either so I doubt he was upset he was take off - logical move. Added to which if Pep were to leave in the Summer there is no way he'd be telling the team now, he wants that CL win before he goes (I doubt he'll get it with that team now, not consistent enough) .... besides which he has emphasised he's staying (which is what he would say anyway but still).
 
I think Milner can cover Robbo but TAA adds that X factor that goes beyond Robbo that Milner can’t fill.

Not that Milner is anywhere near Robbo as a left back but we can cope as long as we have TAA on the other side.
I thought Williams looked pretty tidy when he played too, as cover for TAA. Against less vaunted opposition he may be an option to give TAA a rest. He's been on the bench for a good few games so clearly Klopp thinks he could play if absolutely required.
 
I thought Williams looked pretty tidy when he played too, as cover for TAA. Against less vaunted opposition he may be an option to give TAA a rest. He's been on the bench for a good few games so clearly Klopp thinks he could play if absolutely required.

Good point
 
Wow I can understand both sides of the spectrum but indifferent
It’s not difficult when you look at how many points still to play vs our lead. Until it’s mathematically impossible for one to go ahead of us, I am indifferent when it comes to the question you posted.
 
I'm still scarred from various false dawns.
We're a great team, and we've won most games because we are just the better team or we want it more.
I don't want to believe we're going to do this just yet - just enjoying watching a team that doesn't leave me frustrated or angry as much anymore.
Hope that in a few months time, those old scars heal, and the club starts spoiling us again as they once did when @Judge Jules, @Portly, @manwithnoname etc were teens
 
I'm still scarred from various false dawns.
We're a great team, and we've won most games because we are just the better team or we want it more.
I don't want to believe we're going to do this just yet - just enjoying watching a team that doesn't leave me frustrated or angry as much anymore.
Hope that in a few months time, those old scars heal, and the club starts spoiling us again as they once did when @Judge Jules, @Portly, @manwithnoname etc were teens

You’re in Kelly’s Heroes. Show no fear.
 
I'm dazed and confused tbh.

At the start of the month I was fairly composed and busy calculating how we can get to January and maintain at least a 5 or 6 point lead. I was confident that we had somehow managed to improve on last seasons amazing performance and City seemed less assured....and maybe a 5-7 point lead at new year might be enough this time.

Since then it's all gone crazy and very quickly we've built a 13 and 14 point lead over our nearest challengers........I'm a bit at a loss to explain what happened and how it happened and all my calculations are now out the window.

I have no idea what is going to happen next. I am less confident with a 14 point lead over City than I was with a 7 point lead (everything made sense with a 7 point lead).

City have a relatively easy set of Premier League fixtures in January (some tough ones in Feb though) and we have to play Spurs away and United at Anfield...........if we are still 14 points clear by the end of January - nah fuck it, I'm gonna be honest and say I'm not going to be confident until we are 14 points clear with 5 or 6 games to play.
 
I want this sewn up by the end of March. I can't be doing with a title run in with 3-4 games to go. My heart couldnt take it. Get it sewn up byte end of March then I can let my heart go with all the blow and hookers
 
I’m extremely confident now. I thought Wolves were one of the teams in with a great chance of catching us tired.
 
I feel nothing but like the pragmatic approach this team is taking. Just win and contain without the boom boom boom. But go boom boom boom when possible. Love it.
 
I'm dazed and confused tbh.

At the start of the month I was fairly composed and busy calculating how we can get to January and maintain at least a 5 or 6 point lead. I was confident that we had somehow managed to improve on last seasons amazing performance and City seemed less assured....and maybe a 5-7 point lead at new year might be enough this time.

Since then it's all gone crazy and very quickly we've built a 13 and 14 point lead over our nearest challengers........I'm a bit at a loss to explain what happened and how it happened and all my calculations are now out the window.

I have no idea what is going to happen next. I am less confident with a 14 point lead over City than I was with a 7 point lead (everything made sense with a 7 point lead).

City have a relatively easy set of Premier League fixtures in January (some tough ones in Feb though) and we have to play Spurs away and United at Anfield...........if we are still 14 points clear by the end of January - nah fuck it, I'm gonna be honest and say I'm not going to be confident until we are 14 points clear with 5 or 6 games to play.
Personally I don't see the point of saying 'if we have a 14 point lead at end of January' when we have six tough matches this month and City six easier ones, when in February it's reversed, City have six tough games and us the easier ones.

I expect our lead to be pegged back by 4 or 5 points by the end of January but extended again by the end of February. At that time even the Naysayers, who will delight in premonitions of impending doom in January, will come on board 😉
 
Nah - we don't do "getting our led pegged back", apart form one miserable day in October at Old Toilet. I think many expected our lead to be pegged back a bit in December, and, yet, here we are
 
I can't be doing with a repeat of last season , so can we please not shit the bed this January ?

Same group of players , improved mentality , improved tactics and game management - I think we're well equipped to navigate January

Would like to see another player come in January time to bolster the squad for a monumental push in the second half of the season
 
I'm dazed and confused tbh.

At the start of the month I was fairly composed and busy calculating how we can get to January and maintain at least a 5 or 6 point lead. I was confident that we had somehow managed to improve on last seasons amazing performance and City seemed less assured....and maybe a 5-7 point lead at new year might be enough this time.

Since then it's all gone crazy and very quickly we've built a 13 and 14 point lead over our nearest challengers........I'm a bit at a loss to explain what happened and how it happened and all my calculations are now out the window.

I have no idea what is going to happen next. I am less confident with a 14 point lead over City than I was with a 7 point lead (everything made sense with a 7 point lead).

City have a relatively easy set of Premier League fixtures in January (some tough ones in Feb though) and we have to play Spurs away and United at Anfield...........if we are still 14 points clear by the end of January - nah fuck it, I'm gonna be honest and say I'm not going to be confident until we are 14 points clear with 5 or 6 games to play.

What about a 17 point lead over City? That's the true lead, that's how many points we would have to drop. At the top of the league winning points is the default; dropping them is the real currency.
 
13 and 14 points infront with a game in hand going in to 2020, its almost like I cant believe its true.
 
How am I feeling, hmmm...

Optimistic enough to have just submitted an application to extend my UK visa beyond the end of February.

Cautious enough to not have booked flights for the parade yet.
Better get the hotel booked now .. Booking.com often has free cancellation up to a week or so before.
 
I’m on cloud 9.

Feel like a cup final that win.

We’ve successfully navigated the Xmas period winning 11 in a row and swatted aside a SU side everyone expected to give us a tough game.

We just had the most passes ever in a epl game.

Gtfu.

And now your gonna believe us....
 
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