The relegation battle - get out of my league!

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  • HammerexHammerex
    No, they will be shaking in their boots as we have such a fantastic team. ;hmm
  • Cuz1Cuz1
    Hammerex and obviously united have too oh ye of little faith
  • LukerzLukerz
    How have we imploded so badly over the past 3 games?

    Before LFC, we had accumulated 20 points from our previous 12 games. Top 8 form. We'd beaten Watford fairly comfortably, had only really had poor results against Newcastle at home and Brighton away and seemed to be almost over the line.

    To then witness the 4-1, 4-1 and 0-3 results since then and the manner of them. What on earth has gone wrong so quickly?

    Complacency?
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    We missed Masuaku
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    I don't think we imploded against Liverpool. We played ok but Liverpool do that to better teams than us.
    We lost 2 CB's before the Swansea game and another 15-20 minutes in. In a team with a shaky defence, and against a fired up Andre Ayew, it wasn't going to be easy.
    Same goes for Burnley. Doing better than ok until they score and then with the crowd issues the wheels fell off.

    So, imo, all is not lost. A half decent performance on Saturday and we're halfway there.

    COYI
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    I think the performance is almost secondary to the result on this occasion. The points themselves to me are all that matters. Don’t really care if it comes about as a result of a grotesque performance.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Southampton haven't got a game against a current bottom half team left after today, will be tough for them if we hold on.
  • PrestonHammerPrestonHammer
    Their next three games are against Arsenal, Chelsea and Leicester.
  • HammerwombatHammerwombat
    9 points then.







    Well, 9 points available ;whistle
  • Cuz1Cuz1
    7 points then
  • imagelostimagelost
    We have Chelsea do double over them
    And stoke
    Beat them
    And cigar time is here ;whistle
  • MunichHammerMunichHammer
    I reckon we are safe now
  • MunichHammerMunichHammer
    I don't expect us to be in trouble from.now on. We are 5 points off 17th and we have 7 games to go. We actually have a game in hand on a lot of our rivals.
  • MunichHammerMunichHammer
    Looking at the table and the remaining fixtures I expect the bottom three to stay as they are (albeit not neccessarily in that order).
  • Expat_HammerExpat_Hammer
    Such a shame we can't include an extra one and get rid of palace too ;lol
  • LukerzLukerz
    edited April 2018
    WBA gone, I fear for Huddersfield, then looking like Stoke, but don’t rule out anybody. Saints have got one hell of a run in, Swansea are not there yet, and then we are still in it. One win doesn’t change that although it was a huge 3 points. I think Brighton, Newcastle and Palace will be ok.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Huddersfield's GD is shocking.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Huddersfield are shocking.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Stoke too. (on both counts)
  • HammerexHammerex
    If we beat Stoke, we should then be o.k.
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    I would like Stoke and Southampton to be relegated.

    A Mark Hughes double ;devil ;biggrin
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    Have to assume thats WBA all but out

    Saints just dont look like scoring, plus their run in isnt great (plus have the FA cup to consider)

    Stoke have 6 pointers again us, Palace & swans, plus Arsenal, tottenham and Liverpook in their next 4 games

    Think if we beat Stoke we are fine espeically with Eveeton at home last game of the season they should have little to play for

  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    edited April 2018
    Soton have Arsenal and Chelsea next - hard to see them getting anything from them.

    Stoke have Spurs, and then us.

    So, if we were to beat Stoke, it is likely we would be 9 clear of them with 4 left for them, and 8 clear of Soton with 5 left for them and us (and that's assuming we don't turn Chelsea over...).


  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    I want us safe before Everton and Allerdyce turn up.
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    True dat, Suze.

    Teams with 'nothing to play for' can as often play with freedom as they do with flip-flops.
  • HammerexHammerex
    Doe's anyone know how bad Antonio's injury is.
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Haven't seen anything, but it would almost have to be season ending, from what I saw.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Probably the best thing that happened for us yesterday was Antonio going off for Fernandes. Edi gave us pace and energy in the midfield that we have lacked recently.
  • imagelostimagelost
    Oh well
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    It looked at first like a hamstring, but the comms on our match stream said he'd been taken straight to hospital. Which isn't the norm for a hamstring, I don't think. Usually you have to wait for the swelling to go down before you even do a scan. Unless it was totally detached? But it didn't look that bad ;puzzled
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