The run in / battle for 3rd 4th 5th

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littleDinosaurLuke said:
Giving a strictly neutral, 15 points clear kind of perspective on this, I think Arsenal are favourites for third. 3 reasons:

1. Easier run in (on paper at least).
2. No other games (EL and FA Cup) as a distraction.
3. Found some resolve in the past few weeks and look capable of grinding out results.
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I think they are aswel, especially if they win their next two games. Norwich and Everton at home, should really be looking at 6 points their if they want to be in the top 4.
 
Daveunited said:
Not really, we just have been much better defensively but the goals have dried up, and you have not outplayed us, all 3 games were tight and we could have won all 3 ourselves and SAF has said we want to beat your record so we will go to the end, especially as teams will be fighting for places and survival.
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What nonsense. Chelsea have been far better than United head to head. Rafa tactically destroyed you in the cup..........twice.
 
District Line said:
I see your point but why would we fear United or Liverpool away when we've been to United and battered them (from 2-0 down and only De Gea wonder save at 2-3) and won at Spurs and Arsenal?

Quantitative data is too simplistic to assess the run in, it doesn't take into consideration form, opposition motivation etc.

Generally speaking we have struggled at home to sides that put everyone behind the ball and away to sides where Benitez inexplicably decides to field weakened teams.

Mata, Hazard and Oscar in particular will get far more freedom and time on the ball at Anfield and OT than they would get in the reverse fixtures and we know Benitez won't go there and field a weakened team.

I'm relatively happy with the fixtures we have left. United will have nothing to play for and even if we do poorly against them and Liverpool there is always that home game with Spurs to fall back on.

Anybody writing Chelsea off on the basis we have "harder" games is being ridiculously myopic because take out the Clattenburg show which is redundant as far as I'm concerned and we have lost 1 big game from 6 against the sides around us, winning 4 of those.
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Well, you do bring up a good point. We just don't know if we are going to get Dean to ref us either. I mean we have only won 1 game in 12 with him as the ref, so we have to count at least one game in our run in an automatic loss, or a draw at best.
 
After the Spurs result, being in the Top4 is even more up to Arsenal now. They're not waiting for slip-ups any more. Time to show some character & win some games.
 
The next three games are massive. If we win them all, we'll be 7 points ahead of Spurs when they face Man City on the Sunday.
 
Style said:
I think they are aswel, especially if they win their next two games. Norwich and Everton at home, should really be looking at 6 points their if they want to be in the top 4.
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Giving up already ? <whistle>
 
Glad that we're mike dean free for our run in, but to be honest the ref last night didn't do us any favours at all.
 
its 50/50 for me at the moment, Wigan, Newcastle, Fulham away and Utd at home are all game we could easily lose.
 
totsfan said:
won't be now
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It takes so little for you ****ing Spurs pricks to start getting cocky doesn't it? One draw by Arsenal, and suddenly you ****ing idiots start finding your mouths again? The fact we managed to bridge a 7 point gap should be enough to shut your stupid ****ing mouth up, but talk now dickhead, when you drop points to City and Chelsea, your smugness will be gone again.
 
Ahhh, Arsenal87, he won't bite now.

You have to lure the fish into the pot and then slowly raise the heat. Put him into boiling water straight away and he'll jump straight back to the depths/Spurs board.
 
cini65 said:
Ahhh, Arsenal87, he won't bite now.

You have to lure the fish into the pot and then slowly raise the heat. Put him into boiling water straight away and he'll jump straight back to the depths/Spurs board.
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Do you ever read back the tripe you write? <laugh>
 
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