So you're saying there's a chance.
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So you're saying there's a chance.
We'll be fine for title.
I'm disappointed Slot hasn't learned from Klopps mistakes last year. Maybe he put too much faith in his teams ability to keep players physically and mentally fresh, but here we are. We were all expressing doubts in November about this.
Recent weeks are showing we still have a manager who is honing his craft to an extent. We knew that when we got him. It's just taken until the end of year to see it.
The cliche that there's no easy games in the PL is right. Regardless of who is here and who isn't, Slot must use the squad more next year and get them integrated into how he wants to play football.
I'm disappointed Slot hasn't learned from Klopps mistakes last year. Maybe he put too much faith in his teams ability to keep players physically and mentally fresh, but here we are. We were all expressing doubts in November about this.
Recent weeks are showing we still have a manager who is honing his craft to an extent. We knew that when we got him. It's just taken until the end of year to see it.
The cliche that there's no easy games in the PL is right. Regardless of who is here and who isn't, Slot must use the squad more next year and get them integrated into how he wants to play football.
Spurs are out of the race and Arsenal are too.
I think Slot has learnt a lot this last week and we’ll see changes this summer.
If we can’t beat Everton at home we deserve to be a dog fight for the title.
If we can’t beat Everton at home we deserve to be a dog fight for the title.
Some voices of reason.
I keep telling y’all. We will come out of the spurs game 13 or more points in front. There will be SCENES
I'm running out of wet pussy images !
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Since you're posting in threads that are locked and we can't reply to I'll post it here with the link :
And my answer is : Do you ?! I'm far from alone in saying it's done and you're all pussies - but I'm the only one you reply to. Why is that Mark (we all know why - it's rhetorical).
This aged well, and you're still posting this shit regarding the league. You never learn do you?
And my answer is : Do you ?! I'm far from alone in saying it's done and you're all pussies - but I'm the only one you reply to. Why is that Mark (we all know why - it's rhetorical).
The issue isn't that you are saying we will win the league, it's that you are repeatedly saying we're going to do this and that and then when it doesn't come off you then persist with the same daft misguided optimism for the next target, and so on.Since you're posting in threads that are locked and we can't reply to I'll post it here with the link :
This aged well, and you're still posting this shit regarding the league. You never learn do you?
And my answer is : Do you ?! I'm far from alone in saying it's done and you're all pussies - but I'm the only one you reply to. Why is that Mark (we all know why - it's rhetorical).
Learn. We're not infallible, we're not playing well and haven't for a while. I was shot down for saying as much pre PSG. I said we should learn from the first leg and not play the same team, we didn't learn. I said pre Newcastle that we should play a 4 man midfield with Harvey in it, because Newcastle are strong in midfield while ours is on it's last legs, again, we didn't address it.
Quit with the chalk board theories and telling everyone that "life's perfick!" because we're top of the league. Obviously it's great that we will hopefully win the league, and Slot's season has gone better than many had predicted, but there's a lot to do for this team, manager and squad, it needs work, everything isn't perfect and the issues people are pointing out to you keep being proven as genuine, real concerns that just aren't being addressed. The manager has done brilliantly, he's also shown he could do better in recent months, as has the team, but he's picking the side that goes out there every week and he's worked them into the ground unnecessarily.
Simple maths for those struggling :
We are 12 points ahead, with 27 points to play for, and we have 5 of the remaining games at home. So 16 points wins it (W5 D1 L3) even if Arsenal win all their remaining games. BTW 14 games on the bounce (2002) is their record, under Wenger. Other than that 10 wins (1998 and 1987) which is what they'd need to repeat (currently on 1). Their last 5 matches have produced W2 D2 L1.
Toughest games will be Everton, Arsenal and Brighton. Fulham and Chelsea could be tricky, should win but you never know with them. Home W11 D2 L1 and Away W10 D5 L0
Our record in the PL to date is W21 D7 L1 Arsenal's W16 D10 L3.
Everton (H)
Fulham (A)
West Ham (H)
Leicester (A)
Spurs (H)
Chelsea (A)
Arsenal (H)
Brighton (A)
Palace (H)
I'll just add that after the next two (after the International break) we have a week between matches and the teams aren't PSG level and we won't be out on our legs after playing 120 mins + pens.
Add that to the fact we've lost ONE game in the PL all season and although it's not beyond the realms of possibility we could lose a couple (3 even!) before the end of the season, it won't make much difference since it's also unrealistic that this Arsenal team will win every remaining match (especially since they are still in the CL and likely to reach the semis).
We are 12 points ahead, with 27 points to play for, and we have 5 of the remaining games at home. So 16 points wins it (W5 D1 L3) even if Arsenal win all their remaining games. BTW 14 games on the bounce (2002) is their record, under Wenger. Other than that 10 wins (1998 and 1987) which is what they'd need to repeat (currently on 1). Their last 5 matches have produced W2 D2 L1.
Toughest games will be Everton, Arsenal and Brighton. Fulham and Chelsea could be tricky, should win but you never know with them. Home W11 D2 L1 and Away W10 D5 L0
Our record in the PL to date is W21 D7 L1 Arsenal's W16 D10 L3.
Everton (H)
Fulham (A)
West Ham (H)
Leicester (A)
Spurs (H)
Chelsea (A)
Arsenal (H)
Brighton (A)
Palace (H)
I'll just add that after the next two (after the International break) we have a week between matches and the teams aren't PSG level and we won't be out on our legs after playing 120 mins + pens.
Add that to the fact we've lost ONE game in the PL all season and although it's not beyond the realms of possibility we could lose a couple (3 even!) before the end of the season, it won't make much difference since it's also unrealistic that this Arsenal team will win every remaining match (especially since they are still in the CL and likely to reach the semis).
Oh really ? And what is that? Care to find and quote? I've not been wrong about the PL and that's the only thing I've said so that whole sentence in bold is a pile of BS mate ! The only thing I've been very positive about (and really enjoying - unlike some who love to thrash themselves with a horse whip) is winning the PL because it's been obvious for a while that this Arsenal team aren't City and despite the negativity from some here we just keep stretching that lead. Amazing considering a few keep going on about how we are going to be reeled in.
Oh you think you were the only one do you?! I said exactly the same. I mean like EXACTLY (except Jones not Elliott).
Don't disagree. And I've said as much - check out recent posts. But the constant - 'we're going to fold', 'we could easily lose 5 of the remaining games' and 'Arsenal are going to win every remaining game' or words to those effects, is as nauseating and unrealistic as you calling me out for saying it's done. It doesn't matter if it's 10 points or 1 point - I don't care by how many, they are not catching us.
As I've also been saying time and time again. You seem to think you are the only one seeing it and calling it out. Or maybe you only see what you want to see and ignore everything else.
Our last five league matches are four wins and a draw, the best in the league.
Our current form isn't limited to the league.
Nitpick but Arsenal aren't likely to reach the CL semis, are they? They're playing Real Madrid, so they'll probably get knocked out.
Ah correct. For some reason I thought RM were their likely semi-final opponents.
I agree with all of this. Meet the new manager same as the old manager. I hope he learns.
Things aren’t perfect now but I still think it’s odd that people can see this Arsenal team and believe they can overturn the points gap.
Yeah, I know. But, in terms of results, and what our main (only) aim for the rest of the season, things are looking pretty good.
We lost on penalties to a pretty excellent team, and had a poor showing in a final in a cup that most would say is the lowest priority in a season.
That said, I don't think our performances in the league are really what you'd expect to be 12 points clear, and there's a lot to be done if we expect to win more leagues over the next few seasons. But I'll enjoy the rest of the league, even if we aren't particularly purring in terms of play.
It’s worrying he didn’t put the poor showing down to fatigue at all in a physical sense.
Not really. That would have sounded like a cop-out and an excuse. He wanted to give them their due.
The only slight I have on Arne is he's never once acknowledged our poor performances may be down to tiredness, he's having none of it despite it being as clear as night follows day. The players aren't robots, you can't rely on 13-14 players to play 50 odd games in any league (excluding internationals), nevermind the Prem.
This is how we feel today but should we get over the line in the League Slot will be hailed as a genius as having invented the blueprint for success. The football world is that fickle.
I don't have a problem with Slot not spilling his guts in public about this - quite the opposite in fact. What matters, and AFAIC all that matters, is that he learns the lessons he needs to learn (and I'll bet he'd be the first to admit he does have things to learn) and puts them into practice.
I’m still confident we will win it, but, if Arsenal win their game before we next play and we draw against Everton, which is distinctly possible, the pressure will mount and fast. There’s absolutely no pressure on Arsenal as they’ve been written off.
I don’t think the unresolved contracts are helping either. We haven’t played consistently well in a while
I don’t think the unresolved contracts are helping either. We haven’t played consistently well in a while
This. And if Slot can get Mark's blessing about the team and tactics before the rest of our games we probably have a chance to win the league.
