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We have as good as chance as anybody. Been really pleased with how we have responded after the Citeh mauling. Think we are in it for the long haul but still feel we are the underdogs, think Citeh and now Chelsea (who seem to be really improving) are the two favourites.
City have to play most of the top half away from home which is good, however it's probably fair to say they will win most if not all their home games, which will keep them favourites.
Chelsea's shit performances are bound to catch up on them I hope, but Mourinho does have an ugly habit of doing this to good effect.
We've done pretty well so far, crunch time will be March/April when we play Spurs, Chelsea, Man City and Everton in quick succession 3 of those being away and Bayern Munich away as well in the CL 2nd leg.
That's a really tough run and I'm not sure this squad can cope, reckon we need another 1 or 2 players (maybe 1 striker if we can keep players fit for this period).
A striker is a must and 2nd wide forward would be great additional IMO.Quote:
Originally Posted by Özim
out of the final 18 games, 9 are home games and other 9 are away. looking at the fixtures you'd say we should get 8/9 home wins, and if we can get 20ish points in the away games. id say that should just about do it.
huge second half the season left but we'e done everything right so far. lets hope we add the striker we need, push on and bring that title home
We'll lose to City/Chelsea but for me, this season esp, we've shown that we can beat any of the other sides and that will be crucial come March/April. We went into the City game 5 points clear due to our record/wins against pub teams and if we can continue our run then there is no reason why we cannot still be in contention by the end of the season.
We will not lose our home game to City and draw would be a great result against Chelsea. Away to Everton would be 2nd toughest after Chelsea game IMO.Quote:
Originally Posted by AFC Leveller
watching yesterday and other games this season, a lot of the time, these players just want to win. they never gave up yesterday, even bendtner was chasing down everything. they just want to win. i don't know if any of you saw it, but have a look at wengers celebration for the first goal yesterday and you will see flamini going berserk behind him. its fantastic to see.
chelsea and city have great players but what they lack is great team spirit and i think we have that in droves and thats one of our greatest strengths going into the second half of the season. these players want this judging by the way they have chased wins this season and not given up, look at Rosicky against newcastle. 33 years old yet in the 92nd minute of the game was still sprinting along the pitch chasing everything down. this squad seems very close and united, they want each other to do well and the team to do well so don't give up.
of course footballing ability is more important, but sometimes when games don't seem to be going your way, the team spirit can carry you on. take yesterday, chance after chance went missing yet they just kept on going and got the win whereas in some games, city and chelsa have just given up.
I didnt mean the upcoming games against them, i was talking about our record in general where its a little bit not very good.
Chelsea away doesnt worry me as much as City or old Man u away but i dont think we'll go there and dominate them at their own pitch. Mourinho has pubbed his way against Liverpool and City and i can see him doing the same against us too.
It's just over halfway, which means two things:
- We've played everyone at least once, so the previous excuse that we haven't played the best teams yet doesn't work anymore. We're top of the pack at halfway, which means we have to be taken seriously. We can no longer be disregarded because we'll drop points or come unstuck against the bigger teams.
- There's still a long way to go. A lot can change over half a season, teams can fall away. We have done this ourselves, other teams have done it too.
Can we win it? Yes. Will we? I'm not so sure. City look ominous. But we are in with a shout :scarf: