I was talking about Man City.
But yeah anyhow 1 game at a time.
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Said it in another thread, if City finish above us then we’re finishing 4th or 5th because it wont just be them.
We will have fallen off a cliff and lost 7 or 8 games for City to finish above us.
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Am I the only one in here thinking that the Abu Dhabi cheaters could very well go on a winning run between now and the end of the season? Not saying that they’ll do it, and hopefully they’ll lose further points before they get back to top form, but I still see them as the most dangerous proposition out there, despite the current 12 points separating us from them.
On the other hand, I can’t see Arsenal being able to put on a truly consistent winning run.
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Based on what? Them putting six past Ipswich?
Prior to that, they coughed up a two goal lead to draw with Brentford.
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For a moment I thought you were replying to @Nikola…
Their record in previous seasons isn’t something to overlook imo. There have roughly the same squad, fortunately for us with quite some injuries hampering them. But when they’ll recover all their key players, they’ll most probably get to their usual level again.
I can’t remember who it was, perhaps it was @Limiescouse, was pointing out elsewhere that they had already been playing like that prior to Rodri’s injury. So perhaps it’s simply one of those things where the injuries are just a distraction.
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Before I worry they are BACK I’d like to see them do more than hammer a relegation team.
Since their really horrendous run, they have picked up some wins, bit also amidst that some defeats and draws. There is nothing yet to suggest a revision to their imperious form of previous seasons.
Arsenal are struggling to win games if they play every three days.
Out of the FA Cup, likely to be out of the League Cup and likely to avoid CL Playoff that will help them massively even without Saka.
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I’ll make the point on Man City at no point have they won 3 games on the bounce since the start of the season.
Which ironically was over the same period of fixtures as they do now. It’s probably good it’s Chelsea next in a way, if it had been another minnow they would have sat back for a spanking based on the Ipswich game.
Regarding us and them if that was who it was then we don’t need to win at their ground a draw would be suffice.
They already need to pick up 0.75 points every round over the rest of the season to catch LFC. That means we go W3L1, they need to go W4 - and that sequence has to repeat 4 times. Sure, it can happen, but each time they drop points it becomes even more difficult. In particular, the match against LFC can all but eliminate them - with even a draw making the remaining sequence improbable.
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Conflicting info on how long Saliba is out for Arsenal from 3 weeks to done essentially for season.
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Yeah, you are right, it will be difficult for them and we’d need to implode (which isn’t a thing of impossibility btw. It will all depend on injuries, or lack of imo) for them to catch up. Still, if we manage to bring the title home, I wouldn’t be surprised to see them finish second. I simply don’t trust Arsenal’s and Chelsea’s consistency resisting to a winning run from the cheaters towards the end of the season.
Anyway, hopefully we will be spared by severe injuries to key players. In that case, we should be able to bring it home. 
So back for City next week.
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From what I read about it I would be surprised if the current issue would keep him out of the season. However, abdominal strains like this are difficult to judge and are prone to over estimating how well recovered it is leading to set backs. So this was something I raised last week as, especially it is already a recurrence, it is something that has to potential to ruin his season if they aren’t patient.
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Poor LegoMan! It’s unfathomable how he has been able to field a team with these injuries let alone play such pure joyful football. David Moyes is surely going to have to pass on his ‘manager of the decade’ title at the end of the season.
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A very good friend of mine who played pro Rugby League Mick Withers once missed 5 months of a season on abdominal strain which just would not clear up.
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Yep, they are shit. You wake up and feel great. You gingerly warm up and feel great. You gradually increase intensity and eventually get to a full sprint and still feel great. And then you cough funny and are out for another 2 weeks.
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The worse thing for the Arse to put a winning streak together… is that they are going into each game knowing they are a good hoard of points behind us… That in itself is massive pressure before a ball is kicked in the game, which only intensifies if the match doesn’t go to plan… it will drain the energy from the players legs, minute, by time wasting tactics minute !
Mentally, this alone will wear them down…
It is most definitely our title to lose now, and with us scoring winning goals, in the 91st and 93rd minutes of a game must have been absolutely soul destroying for them, their fans and any media that are trying to champion their cause…!
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