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Santa » Wed Dec 26, 2018 5:23 pm wrote:Looks like City are feeling the weight of the Red tide...and when Son goes away for Asian games with South Korea, Spurs will start dropping points

   

Spurs next two games look very winnable - ours are not so easy !!

We are 26 points better with City than we were at the same stage last season !!

Great win today, being leaders we were under pressure to get the 3 points  ourselves but we coped really, really well.
Our next two games are absolutely massive. Win, lose or draw they will be remembered for a long, long time. They will either be remembered as a golden opportunity squandered or as the games where this particular group of players took a giant step towards footballing immortality.
History beckons.

ycsatbjywtbiastkamb » Wed Dec 26, 2018 6:54 pm wrote:Great win today, being leaders we were under pressure to get the 3 points  ourselves but we coped really, really well.
Our next two games are absolutely massive. Win, lose or draw they will be remembered for a long, long time. They will either be remembered as a golden opportunity squandered or as the games where this particular group of players took a giant step towards footballing immortality.
History beckons.

I'd be happy with 4 points from the next 2 games.

Things are looking very very good for us. Could this be finally our time finally the season when we bring home the title.

Lallana in Pyjamas » Thu Dec 27, 2018 1:06 am wrote:Lovren was superb today - whole team played very well

He's transformed now hes the support player to VVD, he couldn't handle the pressure of being the chief of the back 4. Great news regardless, real strength in depth now!    

Hendo & Dejan played well today...credit where its due

Brighton 1-1 Arsenal 

redshade » Wed Dec 26, 2018 6:25 pm wrote:

ycsatbjywtbiastkamb » Wed Dec 26, 2018 6:54 pm wrote:Great win today, being leaders we were under pressure to get the 3 points  ourselves but we coped really, really well.
Our next two games are absolutely massive. Win, lose or draw they will be remembered for a long, long time. They will either be remembered as a golden opportunity squandered or as the games where this particular group of players took a giant step towards footballing immortality.
History beckons.

I'd be happy with 4 points from the next 2 games.

Things are looking very very good for us. Could this be finally our time finally the season when we bring home the title.

Why not 6 points? Need to start thinking like a table topper now 

Reg » Wed Dec 26, 2018 6:47 pm wrote:

Lallana in Pyjamas » Thu Dec 27, 2018 1:06 am wrote:Lovren was superb today - whole team played very well

He's transformed now hes the support player to VVD, he couldn't handle the pressure of being the chief of the back 4. Great news regardless, real strength in depth now!   :buttrock 

Just need him to focus on defending and his is superb - been excellent ever since VVD arrived

Lallana in Pyjamas » Wed Dec 26, 2018 9:18 pm wrote:

Reg » Wed Dec 26, 2018 6:47 pm wrote:

Lallana in Pyjamas » Thu Dec 27, 2018 1:06 am wrote:Lovren was superb today - whole team played very well

He's transformed now hes the support player to VVD, he couldn't handle the pressure of being the chief of the back 4. Great news regardless, real strength in depth now!   :buttrock 

Just need him to focus on defending and his is superb - been excellent ever since VVD arrived

To be honest all CBs have been superb alongside VVD.

Not taking anything away from Lovren for todays performance though, good game by him.

No easy games so another incredible effort from the squad today, so composed and confident like a thorough bred race horse on the bit cantering half way from home.

If I'm Klopp then I set about instilling win the next two, a two game season or cup scenario to prepare solid ground and daylight to the title.

Fuc@ing come on!

Santa » Wed Dec 26, 2018 7:06 pm wrote:Hendo & Dejan played well today...credit where its due

It was between the two of them which was MoTM today

The whole squad seems to be stepping up

Both Lovren and Henderson have had nothing but pelters but today they stood above their peers - onto Arsenal

Santa » Wed Dec 26, 2018 7:09 pm wrote:

redshade » Wed Dec 26, 2018 6:25 pm wrote:

ycsatbjywtbiastkamb » Wed Dec 26, 2018 6:54 pm wrote:Great win today, being leaders we were under pressure to get the 3 points  ourselves but we coped really, really well.
Our next two games are absolutely massive. Win, lose or draw they will be remembered for a long, long time. They will either be remembered as a golden opportunity squandered or as the games where this particular group of players took a giant step towards footballing immortality.
History beckons.

I'd be happy with 4 points from the next 2 games.

Things are looking very very good for us. Could this be finally our time finally the season when we bring home the title.

Why not 6 points? Need to start thinking like a table topper now 

Totally agree, we should be confident of getting all 6. If Palace and Leicester can beat City why should we be happy with a draw.

Do you guys feel this is the strongest we've been for a title shot??
I'm  talking about squad quality.
08/09 and 13/14 were good teams but i feel this one is almost the full package.

redshade » Wed Dec 26, 2018 10:50 pm wrote:Do you guys feel this is the strongest we've been for a title shot??
I'm  talking about squad quality.
08/09 and 13/14 were good teams but i feel this one is almost the full package.

13/14 had a superb forward line (Suarez, Coutinho, Sturridge and Sterling) but the defence was weak as pi$$, it just shows you how good that forward line was when a team who conceded 50 goals in a 38 games nearly won the title.
08/09 for me is still the best team we've had since the 80's, a midfield consisting of Steven Gerrard, Xabi Alonso and Javier Mascherano (all in their mid 20's) is as good as anything we've had in our history imo, Torres was in the form of his career back then too, they were just unlucky to come up against a United side with a forward line of Ronaldo, Rooney and Tevez and although we beat them home and away that season they just had the edge in terms of consistency.
In many ways 08/09 reminds me of some of the titles we won in the mid 80's, Everton were probably the better side at the point in time but our experience and know how (gained over many years of winning and challenging for titles) somehow got us over the line, I think United's experience and know how got them over the line in 08/09 when we were probably the better side (which is saying something when they had a 25 year old Ronaldo in their ranks).
Although the 13/14 and 08/09 teams contained some great individual players neither of them could be described as truly great teams because the epithet 'great' only really applies to title winning teams. This current team that we have is halfway there to being a great team.