We'll be eleven points ahead of the pre season hot favourites after just 5 games!! ( not one to count chickens but.. )
I think it'll be a draw IMO. Our players are having a rest after a tough couple of weeks of training and games and Leicester will be a really tough game. I would be really happy with a draw and wouldn't be to disappointed if we lost TBH.
Leicester have a cup match and we'll have had a week off, so we've a good chance. We are also a team and they're still building and, presumably, we'll get more room than Millwall gave us.
Easy... Sven's in charge, so they'll look good for 20 minutes and go 1 nil up. Second half they'll think they've done it; Sven will substitute their most influential attacking player; they'll stop keep possession of the football; we'll equalise and then they'll lose their bottle in a penalty shoot-out .... oh know, sorry, that was when he was in charge of England.
We can't keep this winning run going for ever and I wouldn't be surprised if Leicester bring it to an end. Let's not get ahead of ourselves..
I know, i know, its just that everyone had seemed to give them the title and we'd be so far ahead of them. Having said that I suppose being able to say that if we lose we'll be 5 points ahead after just 5 games is pretty amazing!!
Leicester's style will suit us more than Millwall's. After a week's R and R, I think Saints can win, but the winning run must end sometime. The secret is just to restart it again.
Having broken several Club records against Millwall, it would be a slight disappointment if Saints couldn't push the win record significantly forward, but then it's all about the season. The goal is to be on top after 46 games, and although it certainly helps to win the first few, it's not about wrecking the team in order to do so. As they say, It's a marathon, not a sprint.
Or, If we beat Liecester, we could be still level with Derby (many people's pre-season favourites to struggle)
If we play at our best, I think we can beat them.....a week off will help tired legs. If we do win next week, I think we need to avarage 1.5 points a game till end of season to get into the playoffs, not an impossible target. Would be about 1.6 a game if we lose next week. I'm on holiday next week, so I'll predict 2 nil to Saints now
Indeed, there's no reason why Derby County should let up from winning. They've defied all predictions upto now, why not defy the predictions for a little longer..? EDIT: In truth, I would like to see Saints with the 100% record out there on their own for a few matches. Then pundits might start giving credit where it's due, instead of just assuming it's freak results and a coming-out-of-the-blocks-faster start.
I have a feeling we're going to get thrashed, but I also have a feeling we'll play them off the park and beat them. Mustn't get ahead of ourselves, though, COYR!
That's the old Saints fan anxiety again. It's almost a recognised disease, akin to bipolar depression, now. Hasn't this team even started to blunt that feeling yet in you..?
