I have a feeling Liverpool are going to be our greatest threat. If they get a bit of momentum they could be dangerous and the way fixtures have gone works to their advantage as the season goes on. Arsenal, Spurs and ourselves all have to go to Anfield and they have those away wins against us and Arsenal in the bag. They still look vulnerable away from home and while Mane has been good for them so far, you'd have to hope they miss him in January while he's off to the African Cup of Nations. 

Perfect result would be a draw between Liverpool and City - failing that a City win might take the wind out of Liverpool's  sails.  

2 hours ago, Bobbywoodhogan said:

You just know Stoke are gonna play better than that against us

Well glen johnson did one of his old club's a huge favour today with a part in at least two of the goals, maybe he will help us out too?

Has anyone else seen the madness on Twitter with Nasri?

Nope, thanks for the heads up though.

Don't care

2 hours ago, bluelion111 said:

Has anyone else seen the madness on Twitter with Nasri?

 

Edited December 28, 20168 yr by kiwi1691

'Hacked' by his other half, one imagines. Though in this day and age you assume players wouldn't even have access to their own twitter accounts as they'd be run by agents and pr types.

Hahaha this must be a joke?

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/chinese-super-league-targeting-move-9524426

damn welsh just cant handle some good ol' kicking ass murican soccer

all set up perfectly for kroenke to hire super bob to be arsene's successor and make arsenal great again

Quote

Arsenal have got the stronger squad," Pulis said in the wake of his side's defeat at Emirates Stadium.

"If you look at the players who are not playing and not in the team and then you look at Chelsea I think Arsenal have definitely got the stronger squad.

"So they've probably got the staying power to see them through. But it will be interesting to see what Chelsea do. I think Chelsea will spend [in January].

 

Come on Tony...

So who is everyone worried catching us/overtaking us in the title push? 

I have to admit I'm a little worried that City are gaining momentum and Liverpool are playing well (although I don't think they have a very strong squad)

Klopp's Liverpool reminds me of Rodgers' Liverpool - offensively brilliant but vulnerable defensively. 

There is a chance of them winning the title, but I'm not convinced that they will unless their defence tightens up. Losing Mane will also be a blow, as he has been excellent.

City probably have the best squad on paper and ATM are at least as likely to win the title as Liverpool, but they've not been particularly convincing. Defensively they always give their opponents a chance and Pep seems too inflexible, doggedly trying to impose a style on City which they are just not accustomed to. They also have CL football to contend with. 

IMO Arsenal are the same old Arsenal, while Tottenham and Man U have basically no chance of winning the title. Tottenham are Tottenham, whereas Man U have IMO conceded too much ground and rely a great deal on two 35-year olds (Carrick and Zlatan) to patch them together. If one of them spends a spell on the sidelines, it's IMO curtains for Man U if it isn't already.

We still have some potentially tricky games to negotiate (WHL, Anfield, Old Trafford) but the way we are playing it would not surprise me if Liverpool or Man City ultimately need 90 points to beat us - a big ask in any season. ATM we are on track for 97 points, higher than even 2004/05, which just goes to show what a good job Conte has done.  

Edited December 28, 20168 yr by DaRick

2 hours ago, cRyptic said:

Come on Tony...

Dont think thats wrong. Arsenal HAVE the better squad. If Costa/Hazard get injured, we are going to find it really difficult.

Similarly, we dont have the back ups for moses/alonso.

Similarly, we dont have half a decent back up for Luiz.

Liverpool could and should have been 3 down by half time, Stoke then gifted them 3 goals so I wouldn't praise them too much. They are a disaster in defence still, city will tear them a new one on Saturday.

triffic idea arry

That would actually have been interesting to see. Wouldn't be surprised if the three of them managed to keep them up but i don't see it happening.
And i want JT to bow out lifting another PL-trophy at Stamford Bridge in may.

Imagine playing Swansea at SB with Lampard AND Terry on the other team though, that would be a bit of a mindf*ck.

 

58 minutes ago, havelschayes said:

triffic idea arry

Just in time for the brown envelope window.... Sorry, transfer window.

Why on earth would you go for a crooked old hack like Redknapp when Bielsa is available?

It's gonna be Giggs I reckon, he's the romantic option for them.

Just now, Bobbywoodhogan said:

It's gonna be Giggs I reckon, he's the romantic option for them.

And for his brother's wife.

 

 

Just now, Zeta Orionis said:

And for his brother's wife.

 

 

Just been catching up on this thread and judging by the comments about the Liverpool vs Stoke game, I see this tedious "teams play the game of their lives against us while rolling over for our rivals" conspiracy theory is a thing here aswell.

10 hours ago, PloKoon13 said:

Hahaha this must be a joke?

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/chinese-super-league-targeting-move-9524426

I'll drive the cnut to the airport.

18 minutes ago, Argo said:

Just been catching up on this thread and judging by the comments about the Liverpool vs Stoke game, I see this tedious "teams play the game of their lives against us while rolling over for our rivals" conspiracy theory is a thing here aswell.

God knows what our rivals must think whenever we play Arsenal...

Really looking forwards to Soton v Spuds game tonight.

Hopefully it's a thriller.

Vertonghen, Wanyama and Walker all sitting on 4 yellows.

Got a nice bottle of Shiraz, coated peanuts and large packet of Biltong in for this one.