That was our game in hand, so it came with some psychological baggage. I think an argument can be made that because of that, it was the one that came with the most pressure and the one that we cracked in.Originally Posted by Letters
That was our game in hand, so it came with some psychological baggage. I think an argument can be made that because of that, it was the one that came with the most pressure and the one that we cracked in.
You used to be everything to me
Now you're tired of fighting
We didn't crack, it was one of our best performances in the recent run. We just don't have a clinical striker. If we had one we'd have won that game.
Is it not a key game on Saturday when we've just seen Spurs leapfrog and know we have to win to keep in the hunt for 4th?
Yes, it is. All of them are, as you say. But the reason everyone points to the Everton one is because it was our game in hand, which comes along with certain connotations. And fair enough, I didn't see it given that I think it kicked off at 4:45am here.
You used to be everything to me
Now you're tired of fighting
I never really understand people pointing to a game and saying that was the game in hand. Yes, it was originally the game which was postponed but things then get so muddled up it becomes meaningless. In fact, when we played Everton we'd played the same number of games as Spurs, after we played them they then had a game in hand over us.
There have been plenty of shitty draws (Sunderland, Stoke) and defeats (Swansea, Norwich!!!) so it seems odd to point to the everton game as the key.
It was key in that we went into it knowing what it meant. That said, I haven't got an issue with our performance in that particular match. I thought we played really well, and even though it was scoreless, it was entertaining - one of the better matches this season imo.
We went into Saturday's knowing what it meant too, especially as Spurs had already won.
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