Could have ended a lot worse for us after Arsenals great start.
At the moment I find myself thinking 50/50. Half of me acknowledges how well we've done this season just to be in contention for a Champions League spot considering the way last season ended and the respective levels of wages and pulling power of Arsenal and Chelsea compared to us. We've done magnificently well in recent years and I'm really proud. If we miss out, we can regroup and go again. Arsenal aren't going anywhere.
Then the other half is looking at the table and seeing our fate in our own hands. I want to believe that we can do the job ourselves, we no longer need any results to help us get where we want to be, other than our own. Getting a Champions League spot this season would no doubt do wonders to our club.
I'm split! Do you dare to hope?
Hope
posted on 28/4/13
I believe that if we really focus on our defending this week, especially set pieces, we are good enough to win those games. The goals will score themselves, but we can't go into them expecting to need 3 to win.
posted on 28/4/13
i would have hoped we have been focusing on defendine for a long time now. and its not working.
we are total shiiit at the back
posted on 28/4/13
The problem is Chelsea have far better individual players than we do. If Hazard's off his game, Mata turns up, if not him then Oscar. We rely too much on Bale and Lennon, both of whom are still trying to catch up fitness wise. We might get a draw there if we're lucky and hopefully play Stoke when they're not in a vicious mood.
posted on 28/4/13
I have to say listening to all the pundits, they are making Arsenal think they are home and hosed for top four, nothing could be further from the truth. I reckon Arsenal have plenty of scope left yet in their 3 games to drop points both home and away. The trick is Spurs have to take advantage of any slip ups now. Although I think Chelsea also have a hard fixture list left, and would it not be good to win at SB for the first time in years.
My only reservation is that as Chronic says, and what I have been banging on about all season, is the defence is shiiiiiiiiiiiite, so you know for Spurs to capitalise, they will have to scored shed loads of goals, cause the defence aint going to get them over the line.
posted on 28/4/13
The defence is only $hit cos we keep fiddling with the backline too much. With Benny, without Benny, with Naughton, Vertonghen to LB. Make your mind up. That's the one area on the pitch you want a consistent line up. Defence rotation hardly ever works (although United have managed it this season).
posted on 28/4/13
I agree with Sandy Brown, top 3/4 is wide open. Chelsea and Arsenal could easily drop points and remember we have top 4 in our hands. It's unlikely we'll win all of our remaining games but I reckon we've got a chance of doing it.
People assume that because Arsenal have got top 4 every year for over a decade, they're a dead cert for getting it this year. They've lost most of their good players and the current lot are very average.
posted on 28/4/13
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posted on 28/4/13
Honestly, no I dont have any hope. We have no bottle, leaking goals left right and centre, still got a spine of our team out injured or pretending their fit, both Arsenal and Chelsea are in form.
Game over for us
posted on 28/4/13
Guys - You cannot play a right footed player at LB & a right footed player at LW they are always going to come inside.
We can get 3rd or 4th if we pick the right balanced team with Bale out wide left & Lennon out wide right stick defoe up front on his own with a three man midfield of Parker Holby & Huddlestone as an insurance policy to protect the back four with our full backs overlapping !!
posted on 28/4/13
It's about 60:40 against according to the markets.