Its almost like sides are conspiring to give us top 4 but we refused to take it. Chelsea drew last night but we could not take advantage over the weekend means we are still in 6th. This weekend, if we win we are at least 5th as Chelsea plays West Ham. If we screw up 4th, its down to ourselves.
I’m even starting to come to the line of thinking that a year in the Europa League might do us some good - it would give matchtime to some of the younger players and give others a rest. 4th is still entirely possible. In fact if West Ham and Chelsea draw and we stick a hat-full past Newcastle we could be there this weekend. Of course, that’s two big “ifs” including us actually scoring when given the opportunity.
Shaqiri when coming off bench is good. He’s so inconsistent in between the game when started and goes into hiding most of the time whilst producing that one good moment. I would rather have him from bench.