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We took our foot off the gas a bit when the title was already gone, top 4 was assured and we had a Cup Final to think about (and not get injured for).
I agree about a recurring pattern but I don't think this is a valid example of it.
You see this sort of thing at every club, even Chelsea apparently who have got the flip flops out now they're champions.
And yes, there's a difference when you're the Champions but do you really care whether we finish 2nd or 3rd?
Obviously the higher than better but I'm more bothered about winning the Cup.
It would be nice to have some momentum going into the final but last year we won our last 5 games - including hammering Hull away - and still nearly made a balls up of the final.

Finish 3rd and win the Cup and overall I'll be content enough with how this season has gone. It could be better, but it could be a lot worse too.
You've already said all of that. And there are plenty of responses that highlight each and every of the points you are making as complacency. You can't afford it at the top tier of competitive sport. You'll never be first to the line if you are complacent. So what if "every club" is doing it, all the more reason why we shouldn't be. Make hay. Like the gypos are doing while we have "understandably" eased off as the finishing tape approaches. The cup is icing and it would be a lot nicer on a decent cake rather than a shit sandwich.

If this was the first time it had happened I'd be exceptionally disappointed at our end to the season. But it's not exceptional at all, is it? This is the same old message to be carried into the next season, and the next. Well I hope the gypos and chavs and Utd are as generous in 2016 as they have been this year, otherwise we aren't getting a sniff. Not with our "live with that" attitude.