I don't think 3 wins will be enough - We need all 4! I can see West Ham/Watford drawing, and Watford beating Man City (they beat Liverpool convincingly remember, and Man City will have one eye on the return of the Champions League by that point). West Ham/Watford could both realistically finish on 38pts (assuming West Ham beat us), leaving us 11 points behind. We need all 4 wins, and hope that they don't put similar runs together. Based on our current form, I think it's pie in the sky stuff. We won't gain another point all season.
Quote from: Nii Lamptey on July 12, 2020, 10:31:42 AMI don't think 3 wins will be enough - We need all 4! I can see West Ham/Watford drawing, and Watford beating Man City (they beat Liverpool convincingly remember, and Man City will have one eye on the return of the Champions League by that point). West Ham/Watford could both realistically finish on 38pts (assuming West Ham beat us), leaving us 11 points behind. We need all 4 wins, and hope that they don't put similar runs together. Based on our current form, I think it's pie in the sky stuff. We won't gain another point all season.I’d still take my chances of staying up on Watford not beating Man City
They’ve lost 4 on the spin who better to play next, none other than Aston Villa.
In which case why won’t they just beat West Ham, and then leave us with our fate in our own hands on the last day if we get the other wins we need?
We have the most fouled player in the league. ....
Quote from: Pat Mustard on July 12, 2020, 11:04:31 AMIn which case why won’t they just beat West Ham, and then leave us with our fate in our own hands on the last day if we get the other wins we need?Because West Ham are in good form of their own.... Something which we are sadly lacking an iota of.
Quote from: Baldy on July 11, 2020, 11:46:06 AMWe have the most fouled player in the league. ...... and we haven't worked out yet how to take and convert killer set-pieces from all those fouls.Criminal, really.
Quote from: Nii Lamptey on July 12, 2020, 11:09:45 AMQuote from: Pat Mustard on July 12, 2020, 11:04:31 AMIn which case why won’t they just beat West Ham, and then leave us with our fate in our own hands on the last day if we get the other wins we need?Because West Ham are in good form of their own.... Something which we are sadly lacking an iota of.To be fair, Man City are in quite good form too - doesn’t that count?
Quote from: Pat Mustard on July 12, 2020, 11:17:59 AMQuote from: Nii Lamptey on July 12, 2020, 11:09:45 AMQuote from: Pat Mustard on July 12, 2020, 11:04:31 AMIn which case why won’t they just beat West Ham, and then leave us with our fate in our own hands on the last day if we get the other wins we need?Because West Ham are in good form of their own.... Something which we are sadly lacking an iota of.To be fair, Man City are in quite good form too - doesn’t that count?It does, but if you look at the two teams' run-ins, and their likely motivation at the point that they face each other...Watford will need one more win at that point to probably secure survival, whilst Man City will have just come off the back of the FA Cup semi against Arsenal. Man City's two remaining league games, prior to facing Real Madrid, are Watford and Norwich. I don't think they're going to be going too gung-ho in either of those games with that on the horizon.Yes, they're still a formidable force even in second gear, but Watford are definitely one of the teams that you wouldn't want to face in that situation imo.