Wow I can't believe I actually celebrated the Sunderland goal.
I know our title aspirations are a little bit on the crazy side but even though we dropped two points at the weekend, we actually made up 1 point on the top two.
Which ever way you look at it we are in a great position. We definitely need to win our next game to keep the dream alive, however we are five points clear of our initial target of fourth with a game in hand.
If we were offered this at the start of the season, we would have bitten their hands off.
Browse:
Silver lining?
comment by Edinspur (U1109)
posted on 1/1/12
Cant see us beating City though, with Ade out and all.
posted on 1/1/12
Edin :
Spurs are down for a loss in phase 2.
However, tis important that they front up and play like they did the past 2 seasons (even in 2011 we passed them off the pitch regardless of Crouchies ) .
If only to keep the self-belief and momentum going.
comment by Edinspur (U1109)
posted on 1/1/12
probably, the only way I could see us beating them is if we do what Sunderland.
posted on 1/1/12
We are going to lose some of the phase 2 matches.
But that is accounted for by finishing phase 1 on target.
All we ask is that in those defeats, the boys gave the winners an absolute game over 90 mins.
comment by Hod-forever-God (U6074)
posted on 1/1/12
What's this phase 1 & phase 2 all about, it sounds like
American drivel to me,anyway all the best to all the franchise's for the remainder of the soccer season!!
COYS
posted on 1/1/12
The Arry RDBD view is that we can break the season down to 3 phases. The overall target for the superior Spurs is 76 pts, which effectively means 2 pts per game.
The Arry RDBD index (currently +3) tells us how we are on the schedule. Phase 2 starts with the <Citeh> and ends with the Chelsky game. Phase 2 is the real nasty part.
So the targets are :
Phase 1 : 21 games - 47 pts
Phase 2 : 9 games - 13 pts
Phase 3 : 8 games - 16 pts
If Spurs can keep to those (reasonable - not optimistic or deluded) targets, PL top 4 is done.
comment by JoeLewis_TheBoxer (U6867)
posted on 1/1/12
We were very poor yesterday.
comment by AVBWonderland (U11074)
posted on 1/1/12
JoeLewis - but unlike past years, we didn't fold up and lose. I've seen us outplayed at Fulham and West Brom and ended up winners, and we made hard work of the Wigan and Blackburn trips, but still ended up with the points. There are far more positives than negatives at the moment.
comment by JoeLewis_TheBoxer (U6867)
posted on 1/1/12
Agreed
comment by arthur grimsdell (U11679)
posted on 1/1/12
VDVWonderland
JoeLewis - but unlike past years, we didn't fold up and lose. I've seen us outplayed at Fulham and West Brom and ended up winners, and we made hard work of the Wigan and Blackburn trips, but still ended up with the points. There are far more positives than negatives at the moment.
Countering that though, Spurs outplayed Stoke and got nothing, and let in goals in the last 5 minutes of both games at Newcastle and Swansea, costing them 4 points. Also against Chelsea had 3 or 4 excellent chances last 15 minutes to take all 3 points.
So whilst it has been an excellent season so far, in reality could have been really blinding.
Still I will take happily what we actually have.
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