The Race for 4th

[arunspurs]

Depends on momentum.

VVD back now. If they follow up that Newc win with 2 more momentum and confidence will build and their defending as a team will improve again.

Not just VVD , they have Jota back and DIaz is not far off . We need to put a gap on Liverpool sooner to shake them off

 

[arunspurs]

Had we had Bentancur, I would be more confident - at the least this gives some experience to Skipp & Sarr. Need to keep Kane Romero Hojbjerg fit - they are the core of the team.

Also, in LWB, we should continue with Davies than Perisic. As good as Perisic been offensively, defensively been poor and unreliable.

 

[fishhhandaricecake]

Not just VVD , they have Jota back and DIaz is not far off . We need to put a gap on Liverpool sooner to shake them off

Yep they’ve had terrible injuries like us

 

[Marty]

As good as Perisic been offensively

Which tbh, bar the odd set piece, isn't very.

 

[BorjeSpurs]

If we take our points per game this season averaged out over 38 games you get 66,5 points. That would last season give us 6th place.

So if you wonder how on earth we are 4th, that’s the reason.

Definitely need a strong run-in to keep that position until May.

 

[Yiddo100]

If we take our points per game this season averaged out over 38 games you get 66,5 points. That would last season give us 6th place.

So if you wonder how on earth we are 4th, that’s the reason.

Definitely need a strong run-in to keep that position until May.

We’re 4th because liverpool and chelsea are having awful seasons, normally they’d be above us with those stats

 

[TropicalYid]

In some miraculous way we are back in top 4.

 

[Colonel_Klinck]

We might just get lucky, Liverpool and Chelsea won't be this shit next season and Newcastle will strengthen again. Top 4 would be very very handy for summer recruitment, centre backs , goal keeper and some more centre backs.

 

[wadewill]

Liverpool wernt great against Newcastle.

They are not the team they were, think it’ll be very close between us and them come May

 

[JCRD]

Liverpool wernt great against Newcastle.

They are not the team they were, think it’ll be very close between us and them come May

We werent great either. It will be like last season - least shittest to the fourth spot. Man United, Man City and Arsenal are guaranteed top three (not sure which order)

 

[whenstevewentup]

70 points should get 4th . So need 9 wins and a draw from final 14 games , very tall ask .

 

[Snarfalicious]

I don’t see it happening, personally. The rest of our season looks really tough on paper. The run-in (last 4-5 matches) truly looks miserable and I think we will fall short by quite a margin. Hope I eat shit on this later, but with our injuries and just a generally up-and-down season, I don’t see us being consistent enough to get over the line.

 

[fingersinc]

I don’t see it happening, personally. The rest of our season looks really tough on paper. The run-in (last 4-5 matches) truly looks miserable and I think we will fall short by quite a margin. Hope I eat shit on this later, but with our injuries and just a generally up-and-down season, I don’t see us being consistent enough to get over the line.

The last four matches look miserable? Am I looking at some alternative fixture list or have you been?

 

[GioW]

Speak after Chelsea for me. Matter of time before they click and would any of us be surprised if it happened against us.

Pleased to be back in there but W. Ham offered next to nothing today. Let's see

 

[eddiev14]

70 points should get 4th . So need 9 wins and a draw from final 14 games , very tall ask .

Agreed. If we had Bentancur, Hugo and Bissouma for the run in I’d feel hopeful. However, we are missing those key players and are looking horribly laborious. I just don’t see it.

IMO we need Sarr or Skipp to have a breakout moment if we’re to do it

 

[spurs mental]

70 points should get 4th . So need 9 wins and a draw from final 14 games , very tall ask .

Our next 7, before we go to Newcastle, are all very. Even winning 5 and drawing 2 would be good but we have an opportunity to really put a bit of a run together now.

Newcastle away, United at home and Liverpool away after though, its absolutely imperative we get serious points on the board when we have the chance

 

[spurs9]

Not just VVD , they have Jota back and DIaz is not far off . We need to put a gap on Liverpool sooner to shake them off

Whilst I don't think we will get 4th and I also agree you would have to be stupid to write Liverpool off, I think people are going overboard with their 2 wins and players returning from injury.

Everton is almost a gimme for Liverpool these days, Newcastle have won 1 and scored 3 in the last 7 games prior to Liver pool and only 2 of those teams aren't (Arsenal and Fulham) aren't really poor at the moment.

Jota has played 6 games all season, it will take a while to get his sharpness back, VVD has only missed 4 games and they only won 2 of the 9 games Diaz played in at the start of the season.

They will beat Palace, as they are also really poor right now but the 5 games which include Utd, City, Fulham and Arsenal (they should comfortably neat Bournemouth) will be the test to see if Liverpool are really back.

 

[Snarfalicious]

The last four matches look miserable? Am I looking at some alternative fixture list or have you been?

Guess it’s more like the last 7. Newcastle, Liverpool, Man United, Crystal Palace (Meh, who knows), Aston Villa (look much better), Brentford and a likely desperate Leeds is a really difficult group of fixtures, in my opinion.

 

[ItsBoris]

If it's a close contest I'd bet on the overall strongest team, which is Liverpool unfortunately. We're definitely better than Newcastle but I think we'll probably finish 5th. Hope I'm wrong though

 

[SUIYHA]

Calling it now. This is the last weekend we end in the top four for at least the next two years.