The last six games

[Spurger King]

We are better than every single other team in the league and will demonstrate that by winning every remaining game.

I think I'm still trying to come to terms with the fact that we probably are the best team in the league right now. Certainly better than all of the teams we have to play in the league.

We don't look close to burning out. Plenty of our squad have had spells on the sideline due to injury, and our pressing game seems far more controlled and tempered compared to last season. It feels like we're slowly moving up the gears right now, instead of going all out from the kick off.

Beat Chelsea next week and we could well be unstoppable. My one concern is that we've had a fairly easy run of games recently, and these last six will be our biggest test of the season.

 

[nicdic]

WWWWWW.

18points.

Champions.

 

[mpickard2087]

I've said for weeks that these last six games have emerged as tough tests. Palace and Leicester have found form and will be tricky away games, West Ham it will be their cup final (and also they will want to win the first one at the Taxpayers Stadium), Hull you'd expect a win but it still could be all or nothing for them in that game, and then obviously the two big games where anything could happen.

Not expecting us to suddenly lose a run of games (well, I fucking hope not), but think there could be a few draws which kill off the title challenge.

Good thing is though that we have been 100% in this block of very winnable games and left us with top four within our grasp and a strong claim for 2nd now.

But who knows how it pans out when the pressure is on, none of the teams have proved anything yet and gone and done it. Let's see how it unfolds....

 

[Woodyy]

The way we are playing at home I just can't see us not beating Arsenal and United as long as we keep our heads and treat them like any other home match.

It's the away games I'm worried about, even though they're all against teams in the bottom half of the table I just can't see us winning them all, we've not really dominated that many away games this season.

 

[Spurger King]

U wot m8? We've had a really good season, but I don't think, much as i'd like to, that we'll have anything tangible to show for it. SK asked what ppl thought. For the record, I think I predicted more points than him. FFS, this place is so cliquey at times

Just for you, we'll do the double. #spirit

You did predict more points than I did.

As I said, I'm interested in seeing what others think about these games. Nothing wrong with being bullish or cautious as far as I'm concerned. These are going to be tough games and anything around ten points would be good.

Exciting times.

 

[Mr Pink]

The way we are playing at home I just can't see us not beating Arsenal and United as long as we keep our heads and treat them like any other home match.

It's the away games I'm worried about, even though they're all against teams in the bottom half of the table I just can't see us winning them all, we've not really dominated that many away games this season.

I think we've moved up a gear in the last few weeks.

Incidentally it was winning the Burnley game at Turf Moor that I really thought our mentality and maturity as a team had arrived.

That was a very tough looking away game, and we despatched them with ease.

Palace will be tough but no.reason why we can't be confident about winning it should we compete collectively as we've been doing.

Winning the Swansea game the way we did as well has just upped that belief further.

So although our away form hasn't been that strong for much of the season there is no doubt we look better on the road recently.

Also you have players like Son and Dele who just got better and better.

 

[dricha1]

If (big if) we won all our remaining games, would that be good enough for the title ?

 

[Spurger King]

If (big if) we won all our remaining games, would that be good enough for the title ?

Chelsea would need to lose twice and draw once.

Could happen, but unlikely. They're not dispatching teams with the aplomb that we are right now, but they generally do what they need to do. As far as the title is concerned, tomorrow is a massive game.

 

[mpickard2087]

If (big if) we won all our remaining games, would that be good enough for the title ?

I think the next three Chelsea fixtures (something like Utd, Soton, Everton) decides it regardless of our results. If they haven't dropped enough points for us to reel them in by that point then it's done in my opinion as I can't see them slipping up in their final games.

But as I said, who knows what happens when the pressure is on.

 

[tony0379]

Palace - Win
Arsenal - Win
West Ham - Win
Man U - Draw
Leicester - Draw
Hull - Win

 

[spurs9]

I was lucky enough to meet Graham Roberts last night as he was doing a talk in an NZ pub before the Bournemouth game and during his Q&A he said that, as he used to play for Chelsea, he still has a lot of contacts there and they told him that we were the only team they wanted to avoid in the FA Cup semi draw, as they we are the only team they fear.

A lot of people are worried about teams like Palace and Leicester being on form but they will be twice as worried about us, they will be trying to figure out how to cope with us before they can work out how to beating us and we are the most in form team in the league, wether you look at the last 5 games or since the start of 2017.

If we can't be optimistic about this team, we never will be.

 

[spurs9]

Chelsea would need to lose twice and draw once.

Could happen, but unlikely. They're not dispatching teams with the aplomb that we are right now, but they generally do what they need to do. As far as the title is concerned, tomorrow is a massive game.

We actually only need them to lose 1 and draw 2 if we win all our games and they don't make up the +6 goal difference we have on them.

 

[tony0379]

We actually only need them to lose 1 and draw 2 if we win all our games and they don't make up the +6 goal difference we have on them.

Please don't do this to me man.

 

[absolute bobbins]

There is no way that we won't beat them lot in the last NLD at the lane

 

[cozzo]

We have to have the mentality that we have six finals ahead of us and win those and the title is ours

 

[stewartd]

If (big if) we won all our remaining games, would that be good enough for the title ?

Not if when

 

[chinaman]

We actually only need them to lose 1 and draw 2 if we win all our games and they don't make up the +6 goal difference we have on them.

We're already 6 goals ahead, and if we win our remaining 6 by an average of 2 goals, our GD will be +58. Right now they're at +40, and if they lose one (say by 1 goal tomorrow) and draw 2, they'd be +39 and have to make up 19 goals in their 4 wins to tie us and 20 goals to beat us by goal difference. That's a tall order.

 

[spurs9]

We're already 6 goals ahead, and if we win our remaining 6 by an average of 2 goals, our GD will be +58. Right now they're at +40, and if they lose one (say by 1 goal tomorrow) and draw 2, they'd be +39 and have to make up 19 goals in their 4 wins to tie us and 20 goals to beat us by goal difference. That's a tall order.

I agree just wanted to put that caveat in.

 

[14/04/91]

Every game will be tough, especially away but on a positive note we're playing teams in 12th, 13th, 15th & 17th.
Given our form & confidence, I hope the players think in those terms rather than 'west ham always turn it on against us'.

They'll know we've got to try to win the majority of remaining games so let's go for it. And a United win tomorrow would really start to focus the minds....

 

[Khilari]

Palace - Win
Arsenal - Win
West Ham - Win
Man U - Win
Leicester - Draw
Hull - Win

16 more points.
Sadly I can't see Chelsea dropping 7pts. Their run in is too easy.

But I think we will finish 2nd and closer to them.

Optimistic but we are very good. On this form, we are better than Chelsea, but the damage was done earlier in the season.