Champions League Contention

[PaulWinch again]

Sunday is absolutely critical now. Our last two home displays have been nothing short of an utter embarrassment. Everything that we’ve been good at disappeared in both - no intensity, no accuracy, no apparent plan, no cohesion - just awful. It needs a complete 180 against Manure, or we’ll start to drift.

[LeonW]

I’m beginning to think that we’re going to very Villa and blow this chance of getting into the champions league. We’ve just not been on it since mid December. The last two home games have really been shocking.

[darren woolley]

Sunday is absolutely critical now. Our last two home displays have been nothing short of an utter embarrassment. Everything that we’ve been good at disappeared in both - no intensity, no accuracy, no apparent plan, no cohesion - just awful. It needs a complete 180 against Manure, or we’ll start to drift.

Totally agree Sunday is vital for us.

[chrisw1]

I’m beginning to think that we’re going to very Villa and blow this chance of getting into the champions league. We’ve just not been on it since mid December. The last two home games have really been shocking.

It's easy to get carried away with a couple of results either way.  But one win in 5 games doesn't bode well and it feels like Man U could catch us right now.  But if we can pull together 2-3 wins the picture can change again.  There's no doubt that Sunday is a huge game. 

[Meanwood Villa]

Them being five points behind us after an abject surrender will very much feel like our goose is cooked. 11 points ahead after a glorious victory will feel the opposite. Huge game (although I have a feeling we'll be saying that pretty much every week for the rest of the season)

[DB]

Interesting figures...
https://twitter.com/KieranMaguire/status/1755663432844521690?t=oTbaIZwTtF2a3WeRiCAU_A&s=19

[Footy-Vill]

Prem Form
4pts from last 3 games
7pts from last 5 games
Last 6 games we have a record of W2 D2 L2. (8pts)

[john2710]

I see that one-eyed shite Carragher is predicting we've already peaked under Emery & the only way from here is down. The best Managers & players will always move to teams more deserving of them. So the natural order of the top 5 will be restored. I hope Liverpool implode after Klopp has gone.

[London Villan]

We've got to average 1.6 points per game to get 70 points  - which gives us a shout of CL. That would be some drop-off in form - particularly when Torress and Konsa should both be back in a couple of weeks.

[algy]

I see that one-eyed shite Carragher is predicting we've already peaked under Emery & the only way from here is down. The best Managers & players will always move to teams more deserving of them. So the natural order of the top 5 will be restored. I hope Liverpool implode after Klopp has gone.

Honestly, for this season I think Carragher's right.  The defensive injuries we've had have well & truly bollocksed up our season.  Konsa's not coming back from injury straight in to being match fit again - it wouldn't surprise me if we were without him until well in to March.

Oddly, up until this last Chelsea match I was supremely confident, but it's knocked me somewhat - so soon after the Newcastle game - and I just sort of think at the moment it's going to be a struggle to keep up with the rest of the teams currently in the top 6.

Hope I'm wrong here, cos I think we're much better than 6th place.  I just worry that the injuries are beginning to bite pretty badly.

[ChicagoLion]

It is now about how squads cope with injuries, we have proved our best X1 + is a match for most teams but once we lose a couple of Key players it weakens us significantly. We go from top to mid table -

[Beard82]

I see that one-eyed shite Carragher is predicting we've already peaked under Emery & the only way from here is down. The best Managers & players will always move to teams more deserving of them. So the natural order of the top 5 will be restored. I hope Liverpool implode after Klopp has gone.

Mans an entitled dick head.  I find it shocking that how ill informed pundits are about the history of the game they play and what other clubs are doing. 
 

[Sexual Ealing]

I see that one-eyed shite Carragher is predicting we've already peaked under Emery & the only way from here is down. The best Managers & players will always move to teams more deserving of them. So the natural order of the top 5 will be restored. I hope Liverpool implode after Klopp has gone.

Mans an entitled dick head.  I find it shocking that how ill informed pundits are about the history of the game they play and what other clubs are doing. 
 

What did he write that was ill-informed, and is there anything in his article that marks him as an entitled dickhead?

[Dave]

I see that one-eyed shite Carragher is predicting we've already peaked under Emery & the only way from here is down. The best Managers & players will always move to teams more deserving of them. So the natural order of the top 5 will be restored. I hope Liverpool implode after Klopp has gone.

Mans an entitled dick head.  I find it shocking that how ill informed pundits are about the history of the game they play and what other clubs are doing. 
 

What did he write that was ill-informed, and is there anything in his article that marks him as an entitled dickhead?

Indeed. It's not completely impossible that he's correct and that the calendar years 2023 / 2024 are the high-point of the Emery era. Hopefully they're not, but it's not exactly heresy for someone to think that they might be.

[Drummond]

I see that one-eyed shite Carragher is predicting we've already peaked under Emery & the only way from here is down. The best Managers & players will always move to teams more deserving of them. So the natural order of the top 5 will be restored. I hope Liverpool implode after Klopp has gone.

I hope they implode before he's gone.