Dagbon wrote:I'm really surprised at how many people have pegged Liverpool for 4th place. Our main competition right now is Tottenham and they're only 3 points below despite having a 'horrible season'. I'm pretty uneasy about this. They only have to better our record for the last 12 games by one win and a draw to snatch 4th. We're in a good position but I'm really pessimistic. I'm just waiting for an inevitable collapse.
1. The difference between ourselves and Spurs, is mainly the performances. We've been phenomenal the majority of the time, sweeping teams aside, which is reflected in our goal difference (think we're 2nd, only behind Man City). Whereas Spurs have been performing averagely, picking up flukey wins, such as 1-0 victories thanks to a penalty or something. Eventually, their luck will run out. Sherwood is just winging it at the moment. Don't forget, they've still got to come to Anfield, where we've been a force, this season. That'll be our chance to widen the gap.
2. Spurs are in the Europa League. More fixtures, more travelling, bound to take a toll.
3. Spurs have still got to go to Liverpool, Chelsea and Southampton. We may have hard games too, but they're mostly at home. That's advantage, Liverpool. They also have a run of games where a mini collapse is quite possible. Chelsea, Arsenal, Southampton and Liverpool, all in succession. Whereas our remaining hard games are quite nicely spread out in comparison. They've also got to go to West Brom, who've taken points off ourselves, Arsenal and Chelsea so far. They have Stoke away, too.
4. Looking at Arsenal's next bunch of fixtures, it wouldn't be surprising if we leapfrog them into 3rd. After their next PL game (Sunderland) It goes like this, Stoke away, difficult FA Cup tie against Everton, Bayern Munich away, Spurs away, Chelsea away, Man City home, Everton away, all in succession. They are more than likely going to be dropping a bunch of points there.
5. Our season has been remarkably consistent. It would take a fuck up of catastrophic proportion to suddenly flop. We're playing the best football we have done for years, and are scoring goals for fun. Last season we finished the season strongly, this year will more than likely be the same. Just look at our team and the way we're playing. Rodgers has done a great job.
6. You say you're worried that we're only 3 points ahead of Spurs. Well, maybe Arsenal should be worried that we're only 3 points behind them. Chelsea should be worried that we're 4 points behind them.
This is the best chance we're going to get in forever to actually put in a title push. If we fucked it up at this point and didn't even finish 4th, then that's a huge, huge failure and we'll never get a chance like this again, I don't think.
Having said all that. I have no idea what's going to happen. Things favour us, though.
Would be typical for us to fuck it up after smashing Arsenal.
