Quote Originally Posted by Syn View Post
I can't and won't speak for 'most people on here' because I think most people on here are stupid. But I would try to use my head. We knew Tottenham had a tougher run in and we still had over a quarter of a season to go. I didn't think we would make it because it was hard to imagine us going on such a brilliant run over 10 games. I don't think some people understand what choking or bottling means. Its such a stupid thing to do to pick out, say, our qpr game and say we bottled it had we missed out. Tottenham were consistent in their performances throughout the season. Not brilliant but not bad either. Nobody saw us putting on that sort of run together - better than title winning form - given how disjointed we looked earlier, and luckily there were lots of games left to just about sneak it. If Tottenham's results fallen off a cliff over a run of games they were expected to win, and we stayed on our usual mediocre form, then you can call it choking.
Looking at the points tally on paper is different to the actual season and build up during the weekend. On matchday, regardless of the opponent, if one match determined whether or not we stayed ahead of Spurs in the league and we lost or drew, I can't imagine anyone on here, including you, keeping calm about the result. If it was one of those games where we didn't kick into gear quick enough, switched off or failed to convert our chances, it would held up as the point where we chocked because the pressure was on and the players lost their nerve. Even if it's only by a small margin and we play well for the rest of the season, it's still a choke.

I hear what you're saying though, but I wouldn't be so forgiving if it were my team. Only in retrospect can we be so calm and because the results went our way. In most other sports, regardless of how well you play, you miss that last clutch shot and it's a choke. Screw up on the last lap and you lost your nerve, regardless of whose behind you. But it all depends on perspective when it comes to these things. Come out the winner and you think it was an excellent performance, come out with the lose and your critical of your performance.