Quote Originally Posted by Merry Chrizimas View Post
Last season I really think had the Redknapp problems and the Redknapp for England things not come about they'd have been above us, to tall intent and purposes they had a better team...RVP was our saving grace I guess.

Some other clubs just don't have the squads to compete, we have due to our larger finances, they may not all be top quality but we have more quality to cope with the number of games for sure.

RVP injuries couldn't just be put down to back luck when he had so many of them, likewise Rosicky, Diaby, King etc.....these players just don't seem to be built for the game, either that or it's poor treatment of injuries (also very possible).
yeah he was our saving grace but that isn't down to luck, the passes to him and his finishes weren't lucky. i'm not sure why you are isolating this argument as you are. city, utd and chelsea all have healthy doses of luck across the season, it is worth imagining what their seasons could be like if they were afforded no luck at all. there is no way you can separate those moments from the those that are down to ability. it is far too intricate; luck and ability almost go hand in hand sometimes.