OT - So Who Do You Want To Win The PL & Why?

Stroller · Apr 3, 2014

Glenn Hoddle, after his Chelsea side had failed to beat a team that had suffered two red cards, said "Everyone knows it's hard to beat 10 men. It's even harder to beat 9."

rangercol · Apr 3, 2014

Swords Hoopster. said: ↑

Lads I know why they say it, I'm saying its a nonsense little catchphrase that's overused and doesn't have much real meaning when you think about it.

For starters, if one team has it in their own hands, by implication, nobody else simultaneously can. Or can they? If they can then would you say that before a ball was kicked this season, Liverpool, United, City, Chelsea, Arsenal etc all had it in their own hands to win the title? Or maybe that's being disingenuous. Maybe it just boils down to the amount of games in question which determine whether or not a team has it in their own hands. How far out do we go? Arsenal were top a month or two ago with around 15 to play. Did you say then Arsenal "had it in their own hands"? Of course you didn't because whilst technically and analytically some nerd sat behind a Computer having never watched a game of football in their lives and having just been presented with the league table, might be correct in saying that, if they knew the first thing about the game they'd realise it was balderdash.

You're now saying Liverpool and City both "have it in their own hands" with six games to play? Na, I call bullsh*t on that too. Too far to go and too many tough teams to play including the fact I mentioned above that they might play their best but still get beat by a team that plays better. Liverpool could play their hearts out but draw 2-2 with City. How the hell then was in their own hands?

The only occasion I might, just might, be tempted to use that generally hollow and quite irritating footballism is when, after having imbibed a considerable amount of alcohol and not having the cognizance to think of anything better, I observe there's only two games left and the lead team has a two point advantage and a superior goal difference over their opponents.

Failing that, I'd probably say its a game of two halves, innit
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