Quote Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn View Post
I think by winning the league people mean not being 14 points behind by Christmas. I don't think anyone seriously envisages us finishing top in May. Too many ways to fuck up and Wenger has mastered all of them. But maybe if we have absolutely zero distractions, and I think WUMger has already shown he can chuck a game when he fancies it, we may, just may have something to still be interested in during the run-in. If we have any players left. Got to keep the little blighters in cotton wool as much as possible.
But in reality, come on, we've had none in the past. Two extra CL games against opposition we know we aren't going to beat and then back to the PL again. We've had no real distractions beyond the CL group stage for some time. We've been in good positions around Xmas, Jan/Feb, Knocked out of the CL, a clear road ahead and gone to shit. I just don't see how the cotton wool theory works for us. We pick up injuries no matter what, so we may as well just say fuck it and keep our options open. We got to the CL with a reserve back four, so I can't see the Europa as beyond our squad.