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Offline adrenachrome

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1695 on: February 26, 2020, 06:13:51 PM »
We are 15th in the form table for the last 10 games played. West Ham at the bottom with 5 points.
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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1696 on: February 26, 2020, 06:40:37 PM »
We are 15th in the form table for the last 10 games played. West Ham at the bottom with 5 points.
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Look at their games to ours.

We have Leicester away and chelsea at home  anyone see us getting anything from them two?

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1697 on: February 26, 2020, 07:35:27 PM »
We are 15th in the form table for the last 10 games played. West Ham at the bottom with 5 points.
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Look at their games to ours.

We have Leicester away and chelsea at home  anyone see us getting anything from them two?

We drew away at Leicester last month, so quite possibly.

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1698 on: February 26, 2020, 08:45:39 PM »
Can see Chelsea being a similar game to Spurs. They have injuries and defensively are pretty poor.

Hopefully if we're 2-2 going into injury time we can actually see it out as every point is vital from now.

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1699 on: February 26, 2020, 09:39:36 PM »
All our rivals will have played two league games by the time we play again, (Monday week at Leicester). Can't see us getting lucky a second time there. We'll be under pressure to get points pretty much in the next games against Chelsea and Newcastle after that. Just hope this squad has the bottle to battle. I think we might be in the bottom three from next Saturday to at least until we play Palace at home at the end of April.

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1700 on: February 26, 2020, 09:43:16 PM »
Can see Chelsea being a similar game to Spurs. They have injuries and defensively are pretty poor.

Hopefully if we're 2-2 going into injury time we can actually see it out as every point is vital from now.

If it is 2-2 going into injury time, I'd rather we tried to win like we did against Watford and Brighton. Nearly always worth risking one point for two.

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1701 on: February 27, 2020, 12:06:59 AM »
Can see Chelsea being a similar game to Spurs. They have injuries and defensively are pretty poor.

Hopefully if we're 2-2 going into injury time we can actually see it out as every point is vital from now.

If it is 2-2 going into injury time, I'd rather we tried to win like we did against Watford and Brighton. Nearly always worth risking one point for two.

Hear hear.

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1702 on: February 27, 2020, 12:23:51 AM »
Can see Chelsea being a similar game to Spurs. They have injuries and defensively are pretty poor.

Hopefully if we're 2-2 going into injury time we can actually see it out as every point is vital from now.

If it is 2-2 going into injury time, I'd rather we tried to win like we did against Watford and Brighton. Nearly always worth risking one point for two.

Sometimes you have to be pragmatic especially with the counter attacking ability of the top teams (or a CB missing a routine clearance).

If we're level with Leicester and Chelsea near the end I'd take two draws happily. Will build the confidence up again nicely and then if we go to Newcastle and win we'll be on 31 points and suddenly getting to 37-38 points dosen't look that difficult.

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1703 on: February 27, 2020, 02:03:35 AM »
I can envisage that we might produce a few good results, even against some of the top sides.
What I can't see is our putting a string of results together. The current squad can't play Dean Smith's preferred style at this level consistently.

It's going to be close, which may of us fully expected.   
 

We don't really need that much of a run. We could stay up with runs of 1 win in 3 if we also draw a game in that run. Another 12 points and it's not certain we'd stay up but I'd be pretty confident looking at the runs in likes of Bournemouth have.

I agree that we don't need a good run to avoid the drop, but we do need one to sail away from the relegation zone and be safe with a couple of games left. I think we will stay up, but it will be very close, and this is pretty much what I expected to happen.

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1704 on: February 27, 2020, 11:31:51 AM »
Can see Chelsea being a similar game to Spurs. They have injuries and defensively are pretty poor.

Hopefully if we're 2-2 going into injury time we can actually see it out as every point is vital from now.

If it is 2-2 going into injury time, I'd rather we tried to win like we did against Watford and Brighton. Nearly always worth risking one point for two.

Sometimes you have to be pragmatic especially with the counter attacking ability of the top teams (or a CB missing a routine clearance).

If we're level with Leicester and Chelsea near the end I'd take two draws happily. Will build the confidence up again nicely and then if we go to Newcastle and win we'll be on 31 points and suddenly getting to 37-38 points dosen't look that difficult.

You know we just beat Leicester... with a last second goal? And Chelsea lost to shitey Newcastle with an injury time winner, too.

Go for the win.

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1705 on: February 27, 2020, 12:04:19 PM »
I can envisage that we might produce a few good results, even against some of the top sides.
What I can't see is our putting a string of results together. The current squad can't play Dean Smith's preferred style at this level consistently.

It's going to be close, which may of us fully expected.   
 

We don't really need that much of a run. We could stay up with runs of 1 win in 3 if we also draw a game in that run. Another 12 points and it's not certain we'd stay up but I'd be pretty confident looking at the runs in likes of Bournemouth have.

I agree that we don't need a good run to avoid the drop, but we do need one to sail away from the relegation zone and be safe with a couple of games left. I think we will stay up, but it will be very close, and this is pretty much what I expected to happen.

Can't see us doing well enough to being safe by final day. Just hope it's one of those situations where we go to West Ham three points clear and they need to beat us by 4-5 goals so as good as safe.

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1706 on: February 27, 2020, 12:06:22 PM »
If we top 34 points I'll be gob smacked.

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1707 on: June 18, 2020, 12:20:10 AM »
That was the match v Sheff U to keep matters in our hands.
Yes it was the first game back after an extended break buy what was most concerning the lack of urgency and realisation for 3pts .
Towards the end of match especially - throws in going back and no real pressing , granted tiredness but the match was disappointing

Not sure what Smith told the players in the review but several could have pushed a bit more to get a winning goal.

So yes I'm worried now . Extremely.

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1708 on: June 18, 2020, 06:53:26 AM »
Is Chelsea now a must win ?
I am beginning to think so.

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1709 on: June 18, 2020, 07:10:29 AM »
Not yet, accumulating points as we go and gaining confidence is the key. With the way the Bundesliga has started for home sides 20% win ratio those away games are suddenly potential wins. 'The Mighty Reds YNWA' aside Newcastle, Everton and West Ham might have nothing to play for as will Palace, we must get points from all of those 4 and then pick up another 2 home wins to give ourselves a chance.

 


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