- Aug 23, 2006
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Well not quite but I'm sat here pondering the Liverpool game and most will read this after hopefully sleeping off a bout of Kneejerkwe'llbeluckytofinishmidtableitis.
We really weren't that bad against Liverpool, it was of course a horrible and disappointing result to stomach, especially when we had built ourselves up for this game so much, but does this completely write off our chances for 4th? Of course it doesn't.
Liverpool did exactly what Wolves and Stoke did to us, a typical smash and grab job but we have not been taught a lesson by a better team yesterday, like we did to them in August, and the best thing for us to do is get it out of our system as quickly as possible and concentrate on getting things going again against Fulham where we renew our Champions League challenge. We sit 4th as we speak, it is daft to say we can't stay there - not for one minute saying we will but If the fans are so intent on giving up on it, in January, after a few bad results, when we are actually sitting in 4th, then god help us.
It was only a few weeks ago that we completely outclassed Villa, one of our challengers away from home. Outclassed, outpassed, outplayed and the Villa forums were all doom and gloom proclaiming us as the team that will finish 4th.
It was only a few weeks ago that we completely outclassed Man City 3-0 at home, the City forums were saying exactly the same over the top, sensationalist, reactionary things. Every set of supporters do it, we are no exception.
We are all good teams, with good players who will be fighting it out to nail that 4th spot. We all have our problems, we have all had our bad games, we have all had our good games. This just happens to be our dodgy patch and we are still 4th and well up there, in the next few weeks what's the betting that this situation could be reversed? Quite likely I'd imagine.
So calm down boys and girls, we are 4th place in the league and still have an excellent chance of staying there - if we don't then fair enough we won't have deserved to finish there and we can blame games like this in may, but there's a lot of games left to play so shall we try and enjoy the ride rather than throw our toys every time we don't win every game?
Believe people, believe.
We really weren't that bad against Liverpool, it was of course a horrible and disappointing result to stomach, especially when we had built ourselves up for this game so much, but does this completely write off our chances for 4th? Of course it doesn't.
Liverpool did exactly what Wolves and Stoke did to us, a typical smash and grab job but we have not been taught a lesson by a better team yesterday, like we did to them in August, and the best thing for us to do is get it out of our system as quickly as possible and concentrate on getting things going again against Fulham where we renew our Champions League challenge. We sit 4th as we speak, it is daft to say we can't stay there - not for one minute saying we will but If the fans are so intent on giving up on it, in January, after a few bad results, when we are actually sitting in 4th, then god help us.
It was only a few weeks ago that we completely outclassed Villa, one of our challengers away from home. Outclassed, outpassed, outplayed and the Villa forums were all doom and gloom proclaiming us as the team that will finish 4th.
It was only a few weeks ago that we completely outclassed Man City 3-0 at home, the City forums were saying exactly the same over the top, sensationalist, reactionary things. Every set of supporters do it, we are no exception.
We are all good teams, with good players who will be fighting it out to nail that 4th spot. We all have our problems, we have all had our bad games, we have all had our good games. This just happens to be our dodgy patch and we are still 4th and well up there, in the next few weeks what's the betting that this situation could be reversed? Quite likely I'd imagine.
So calm down boys and girls, we are 4th place in the league and still have an excellent chance of staying there - if we don't then fair enough we won't have deserved to finish there and we can blame games like this in may, but there's a lot of games left to play so shall we try and enjoy the ride rather than throw our toys every time we don't win every game?
Believe people, believe.