Quote from: LeeB on February 18, 2020, 11:21:05 AMQuote from: aj2k77 on February 18, 2020, 09:38:18 AM"Listen, people keep talking about you can't beat the top teams. It's not rocket science. You play the teams in and around you, they're the type of games you're meant to win or compete in''Well that won't be enough Dean, so unless you view the games against the better teams differently we are going to end up relegated.It's been enough so far as we're not in the bottom three, so how can you be so sure?Judgement can be delayed until the end of the season.
Quote from: aj2k77 on February 18, 2020, 09:38:18 AM"Listen, people keep talking about you can't beat the top teams. It's not rocket science. You play the teams in and around you, they're the type of games you're meant to win or compete in''Well that won't be enough Dean, so unless you view the games against the better teams differently we are going to end up relegated.It's been enough so far as we're not in the bottom three, so how can you be so sure?
"Listen, people keep talking about you can't beat the top teams. It's not rocket science. You play the teams in and around you, they're the type of games you're meant to win or compete in''Well that won't be enough Dean, so unless you view the games against the better teams differently we are going to end up relegated.
Quote from: LeeB on February 18, 2020, 11:21:05 AMQuote from: aj2k77 on February 18, 2020, 09:38:18 AM"Listen, people keep talking about you can't beat the top teams. It's not rocket science. You play the teams in and around you, they're the type of games you're meant to win or compete in''Well that won't be enough Dean, so unless you view the games against the better teams differently we are going to end up relegated.It's been enough so far as we're not in the bottom three, so how can you be so sure?Unless things change,we have struggled terribly against teams in the top half.bottom half oppositionp 14w 6d 3 l 5pts 21 top half oppositionp 12w 1d 1l 10pts 48 fixtures against the top half to play and 4 against the bottom half. If we continue as we have all season we will end up on around 34/35 pts. Which won't be enough to stay up. We have to improve against teams in the top half and not approach just with the mindset that the games against them won't define us, as Smith, by his own words, currently sees it.
It's pretty clear from the way we played on Sunday that nobody's writing off games against the top half sides.
The Arse and Manure have been distinctly average by their own standards this season- by the time they come to B6 they will be world beaters again -
Spurs have taken more points than anybody bar Liverpool since Mourinho took over. They were incredible fortunate against us. I'd love us to batter both Man United and Arsenal.