Wondering what people think.
Before the start of the season, I would have thought the game vs Spurs as an acceptable draw (away) but would be looking at maximum points vs the rest. Now, after losing at home to both Leicester and Villa (2 games I expected 6 points from), the pressure is on. And now I am not confident about any of those except maybe Burnley (as they are worse than us). Leeds away..they will come at us just like Villa. Wolves are a good team and if they attack our right flank, we could be in for dropped points at home again. Sp**s...I hate to say this but there is potential for a humiliation if we don't turn up. Now luckily, we seem to be more up for bigger games so I would not be completely shocked if we won that one. Southampton are high flying at the moment and have been a bit of a bogey team away...but again...there seems to be no home advantage anymore with no fans. A lot could happen before we play any of these teams (to us and to them) but going off what I am seeing at the moment, I have no confidence.
All in all, my heart wants 15 points, my brain says we'll be lucky to get 8. And if we ply like we have for the past 4 league games (including vs united) and have no ambition going forward, we could be seeing as few as 3-5 points.
Are the next 5 games must wins now?
posted on 9/11/20
comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 18 minutes ago
What pressure is on? Where are u expecting arsenal to finish?
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If things carry on as they are, we will be lucky to finish in the top half of the table. That's no exaggeration.
Whatever you think about how bad Arsenal are, that distinct possibility should never be the case given. Yet it's more likely to happen than getting into the top-4.
posted on 9/11/20
You’ll win plenty of those games.
posted on 9/11/20
Do we genuinely think we are in a better place than we were under Wenger?
posted on 9/11/20
Did Wengie apologise in his book for financially crippling us with the likes of Ozil, Xhaka, Mustafi, Lacazette, Kolasinac, Chambers, Mkhi etc
3 years later his horrendous purchases are still haunting us
posted on 9/11/20
If we’re as we are now We’ll probably do better against likes of spurs, then make real hard work of Burnley or Leeds. Our system seems to be mostly effective when we are the true underdogs in a game. If we don’t sort out how we score goals soon we will struggle in most of those games, even if our defence is better than it was yesterday.
But yes games against Leeds, wolves, Southampton and Burnley really have to be considered games you win otherwise you’d have to really question our progress. If you can’t beat most of those teams then you’re a bottom half/ mid table team at best
posted on 9/11/20
We played Leicester after they had lost 2 games. Played villa after they lost their last 2 games.
Leeds I believe have also lost their last 2 games
Welcome Arsenal
posted on 9/11/20
Nothing is must win at this stage of the season, as United showed last year!
posted on 9/11/20
The Premier League has changed and now it's the more you can press your opposition the greater chance you have obtaining three points. That's why apart from Spurs are in the top four. Southampton, Leicester, and Liverpool press better than most teams. Spurs has been grinding out results, but their form will dip no doubt. That's why Man U and Arsenal are struggling. Because they can't press consistently most games.
posted on 9/11/20
When was the last time we won 5 league games on the bounce?
posted on 9/11/20
comment by RonAlvinho (U6117)
posted 17 minutes ago
When was the last time we won 5 league games on the bounce?
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I think we won 6 consecutive league games from late August- late October 2018.