The last six games

[Spurger King]

Monkeys may fly out my arse before Chelsea lose to Middlesbrough.
I'll put it on You Tube

 

[slartibartfast]

Beat me before my edit.
Wrong team lol

 

[Spurger King]

Beat me before my edit.
Wrong team lol

I wasn't really thinking about the teams!

 

[nailsy]

Teams like Palace, Burnley, Leicester, WBA, Stoke, etc have nothing to play for now. They are safe in the league. Most of the players on those types of teams will be looking forward to their holidays in Ibiza, Dubai, etc.

Burnley are only three points ahead of Hull. They won't be thinking about their holidays just yet.

 

[StartingPrice]

Just looking at Palace's fixtures, they have a potentially big game on Saturday vs Burnley so they could rotate a few players for our game midweek given they also play today.

Certainly, you would think Burnley at home is the more winnable game for them and Allardyce is like that. He targets certain games ahead of time and rotates accordingly.

This is all very true...but it would be nice/fun if Big Sam also threw in a we hope Spurs win the league for our friend, Mauricio - just to feck with the FA who let everyone do that to us because of the Leicester fairy tale

 

[ardiles]

Beat me before my edit.
Wrong team lol

Chelsea doesn't need to lose to drop points though. A draw would do.

 

[Coyboy]

Teams like Palace, Burnley, Leicester, WBA, Stoke, etc have nothing to play for now. They are safe in the league. Most of the players on those types of teams will be looking forward to their holidays in Ibiza, Dubai, etc.

You're right.

West Brom, Chelsea, Southampton and Newcastle had very little if nothing to play for last season and we turned them over no problem.

 

[hughy]

You're right.

West Brom, Chelsea, Southampton and Newcastle had very little if nothing to play for last season and we turned them over no problem.

I'd say Chelsea had a hell of a lot to play for. A chance to be the team to stop our title challenge dead in it's tracks.

Newcastle also, as bitterly disappointing as we were as a team that day they were never going to go down without a fight.

 

[Coyboy]

I'd say Chelsea had a hell of a lot to play for. A chance to be the team to stop our title challenge dead in it's tracks.

Newcastle also, as bitterly disappointing as we were as a team that day they were never going to go down without a fight.

They were already down and Chelsea fans may have spurred on some of their players but the team had nothing to play for. Do you really think many of them other than Terry really cared?

It's moot anyway and sounds like making excuses. We threw away points from winning positions against all but one of the above and all those games just destroy the "nothing to play for" myth.

 

[Bobbins]

We'll find out a lot about the player mentalities from the Palace game.

 

[Shanks]

6 games, no distractions.

We can take a lot from the semi final, as we actually played well, just unfortunate with a few individual errors.

6 games, keep it up lads!

 

[easley91]

Stay within 4 going into Sunday and the crucial games where Chelsea could drop points at in form Everton then just minutes later we play Arsenal at home.

Sunday could very well be the turning point just so long as we win on Wednesday regardless of what Chelsea do tomorrow.

 

[spursfan77]

We'll find out a lot about the player mentalities from the Palace game.

Biggest game of the season so far. Followed by an Arsenal team with suddenly a bit more confidence.

I think we'll win. Imagine that happens and Southampton manage a draw at Chelsea.

Personally, I've never gone along with whoever won at the weekend would win the league. Both clubs next two games are going to do that.

 

[luptic]

What's the Craic with Danny Rose. We need him back for Sunday.

 

[Colonel Dax]

What's the Craic with Danny Rose. We need him back for Sunday.

Indeed. We've missed him big time. Davies has done alright in his absence but our best formation is 3-4-2-1 with marauding wingbacks. Had Rose played on Saturday we probably would've beaten Chelsea.

 

[SpursDave88]

Indeed. We've missed him big time. Davies has done alright in his absence but our best formation is 3-4-2-1 with marauding wingbacks. Had Rose played on Saturday we probably would've beaten Chelsea.

I'm pretty sure rose would not have dived in like a pratt against Moses.

 

[Colonel Dax]

I'm pretty sure rose would not have dived in like a pratt against Moses.

Exactly.

 

[Bobbins]

Yeah I agree Rose and we would've won on Saturday - that's not a direct criticism of Son, who I felt sorry for being out in that position (even Poch acknowledged his mistake when he brought on Walker and sent Trippier over there) - but Rose just brings so much to the team both offensively and defensively.

 

[hutchiniho]

We'll find out a lot about the player mentalities from the Palace game.

Very true.

But (top4ish aside) Palace away must be as tough a fixture as there is going at this time. We'd be doing very well to come away from there with three points even if we'd have won at the weekend.

 

[WexfordTownSpur]

Oh, but for hindsight, eh! I suppose neither of you could have foreseen that Liverpool would lose to Palace at Anfield today - well, apart from the fact that it is exactly the type of match the Mickeys have been routinely losing this season. On the back of that result, Liverpool have four games remaining, so the maximum points they can earn is 12 (and that is assuming they are just inherently going to win all their games - which you keep on doing). They are on 66 points, so the maximum points total they can finish with is 78.

We are on 71 with 6 games remaining. And we have a much, much better goal difference than them so 7 - and not more than 8 - will comfortably be enough to finish above Liverpool. Yeah, I know you said this before the Mickeys had played, but that is pretty much the whole point. This is a club we have been comfortably better than in seven of the last eight seasons, who we are five points ahead of and two games in hand, who we have plus 18 goal difference on, and you persist in believing they are just inherently so much better than us that they are just destined to win all their games and, now, I suppose, we are going to lose four of our last six games (yes, it was three of the last six before today, I know). And these games, there is no reason we shouldn't be considered favourites in all of them...we are 2nd in the league. United and the Goons, we are at home against, they are below us in the league on points and we have a much better goal difference. We are at home, why should we not be considered favourites? If all of these details were reversed you would not hesitate for a second in considering them favourites. Yes, last season, I know - but, face it, even when you said it, you are hypothising that both Liverpool and Citeh are going to win every one of their games and the form team in the league, 2nd in the table, is going to lose at least 3 of their remaining games (when they've lost 3 all season). We will finish in the top four, almost definitely top three, and very likely top two. We are far closer to Chelsea than Liverpool and Citeh are to us.

Listen there is no point us debating this anymore, bottom line is you are much more positive about this than I am. And without a doubt the stats are on your side of the augment. But I am sorry after last years disappointment until we are mathematically garunteed 4th I will continue to be considered about who is behind us and not ahaead. After yesterday's defeat pool slipped up big time and gives us a great shot at finishing second. But Utd and city are coming into play again. Bottom line is we should do it, but I will wait to celebrate until we do.