[quote author=peterhague link=topic=39481.msg1076413#msg1076413 date=1269530590]
people keep asking for the evidence of any form that will see us finish strongly:
1. we had looked much better in the 2 games prior to the utd defeat: if we can continue that without suffering the loss of confidence we seemed to after losing at the emirates then we should be able to take on the majority of the teams left.
2. torres is now fit and scoring. massive difference. massive.
3. our home record is actually very good, i think we've won our last 7 games at anfield in the league, and 3 of our remaining 7 are at home against opposition who, based purely on FORM, we should definitely beat. but the away games! well, 2 of the 3 are against probably the worst teams in the league (on form) who are fairly likely to already be relegated when we play them (almost certain in burnley's case). so, based solely on what you'd rationally expect us to achieve, that's 5 wins out of 7. that leaves birmingham and chelsea where we need to overachieve, which i fully admit will be tough.
whether you like it or not, the form book and the fixture list says this is going right to the wire, and that we're right in there with a chance. where i don't agree with KHL is on spurs: they're not just going to collapse, no chance. they'll get 68 pts+, so to beat them i think we'll need that near-perfect run-in.
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Great post, and on the money.