a quick snap shot view
LFC beat Man city at home 2-0: record was 11-1-1 (draw to arsenal and loss to forest)
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LFc position after beating city away 2-0
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the gap was 9 points after 13 games. (9 real points as all played 13)
the gap is now 11 having played 1 more (real gap is 8 in my mind)
In another 13/14 games LFC have actually drawn 6 games but arsenal have drawn 4 and lost 1 so have failed to really apply pressure in the middle third of the season
Our record is played 14, won 8 drawn 6 lost 0.
Not bad but this is actually just decent top 4 form rather than title winning form, as the first 13 games were (or first third of season).
We drew to:
Newcastle (kelleher howler, were second best in the game but fought hard)
Fulham (robertson red card brain fart, again we fought hard)
Man utd (they got physical and we were weak , plus trent was awful, we should have won this but for refusal to take trent off.
Forest (gave them one chance then huffed and puffed and got a break. A battle)
Everton (played bad, gave them a goal, got the lead and then couldn't see it out for 2mins at the end. a bit unlucky but we were bad)
villa (again played slowly and looked tired tbh, got a lead and again couldn't hold it.)
We have got more anx more tired as the sason has gone on.
we've kept most of our key players fit but they are pretty much out on their feet so it kind of shows when the team tries to sit on a lead.
The big positive is the fight and just refusing to lose even if we have now 4 draws from winning positions that would put us on course for a stellar season.
Newcastle tomorrow finishes the block off, the next block of 4 are very winnable games and 3 are at home.
If I'm looking back now i have to say that a fantastic start in the first third is what won the league for us alongside a desire that means we are very hard to beat.
And yes even if we win 6 and draw 5 (for example) in the final third of the season I don't see that arsenal team catching up now.
Its up to them to show more form over the last 12 games than they have over the middle 13. (8-4-1) If they do that again the max they can get is 79.
for us to get 80 points requires 16 points. 6 wins and 5 draws is 85.