Champions League Contention

[ChicagoLion]

We are going to have to put out a very weakened team in the Conference League, we just do not have the resources to try and get that CL spot and go further in the CL.

[AV82EC]

We are going to have to put out a very weakened team in the Conference League, we just do not have the resources to try and get that CL spot and go further in the CL.

We’ve managed it so far but it will get harder as the teams we play in the ECL are better quality if we progress. I trust in Unai to try and pick a path. For instance the R16 is either side of the Spurs game, the Qtr final is either side of the Arsenal game and the Semis either side of the Brighton game and just before Liverpool. But it will stretch the squad hugely. Really need Konsa  back asap.

[Demitri_C]

We are going to have to put out a very weakened team in the Conference League, we just do not have the resources to try and get that CL spot and go further in the CL.

We’ve managed it so far but it will get harder as the teams we play in the ECL are better quality if we progress. I trust in Unai to try and pick a path. For instance the R16 is either side of the Spurs game, the Qtr final is either side of the Arsenal game and the Semis either side of the Brighton game and just before Liverpool. But it will stretch the squad hugely. Really need Konsa  back asap.

For me its key he starts using the squad. I mean rodgers has had less than 10 mins so far. Kesler has zero. Tims had virtually none. If these guys are gonna be starting cup games they need minutes or they gonna be rusty

[Brazilian Villain]

Let's just win the next two and see where we are heading into the Spurs game. Hopefully Konsa will be back by then.

[PaulWinch again]

Forest will be tough, because annoyingly Awoniyi has timed his return for us. He makes them a completely different side and gives them a focal point, and they have some dynamic players like Gibbs-White who create plenty of problems. We should expect to win, but we’ll have to be ruthless.

[Demitri_C]

Forest will be tough, because annoyingly Awoniyi has timed his return for us. He makes them a completely different side and gives them a focal point, and they have some dynamic players like Gibbs-White who create plenty of problems. We should expect to win, but we’ll have to be ruthless.

We were pretty poor at the city ground. If we play anywhere as bad as that we will lose again. 3 losses at home in a row this a opportunity to get back on winning ways at home. Losing 4 at home on the trot will be very very poor.

[Ads]

We ought to be beating Forest and well. They're a poor side and even poorer away from home. I expect them to be relegated with their inevitable points deduction too. Absolutely no excuse not to hammer them.

[Mellin]

We are going to have to put out a very weakened team in the Conference League, we just do not have the resources to try and get that CL spot and go further in the CL.

Which would mean potentially taking fifth as a CL spot away from ourselves.

[tomd2103]

Let's just win the next two and see where we are heading into the Spurs game. Hopefully Konsa will be back by then.

Yep.  Oldest cliche going, but we really are in "one game at a time" territory.

[The Edge]

Forest will be tough, because annoyingly Awoniyi has timed his return for us. He makes them a completely different side and gives them a focal point, and they have some dynamic players like Gibbs-White who create plenty of problems. We should expect to win, but we’ll have to be ruthless.

We were pretty poor at the city ground. If we play anywhere as bad as that we will lose again. 3 losses at home in a row this a opportunity to get back on winning ways at home. Losing 4 at home on the trot will be very very poor.

We won yesterday at a tough place to go and with a much depleted squad. It's better to focus on the positives than dwell on the potential negatives. There's an awful lot to be positive about this season.

[saint13]

If we can win 3 of the next 5 I think we're out of sight for Newcastle and all those below. I know teams can go on '10 game winning runs' but I don't see that happening outside the top 3.

In the last 10 years 71 points was enough to get 4th in all but one season so that's a good target.

22 points from 13 games and I think we could get half of them in the next 5 :

Forest (h) : W
Luton (a) : W
Spurts (h) : D
Spam (a) : D
Wolfs (h) : W

I did the same exercise yesterday.

My conclusion was the same, we need 7 more wins from here. My concern is that Manu Utd's run-in is pretty straight forward.  We could do with them being really hit and miss like they were before Christmas. I had us at 72, Man Utd 71 and Spurs 69.

One thing for sure is it is going to be very tight and it will come down to between 1 and 3 points. Having looked at it, I am confident that we can do it, but I think we will have to beat either Liverpool or, more likely Spurs at home.

[Demitri_C]

Forest will be tough, because annoyingly Awoniyi has timed his return for us. He makes them a completely different side and gives them a focal point, and they have some dynamic players like Gibbs-White who create plenty of problems. We should expect to win, but we’ll have to be ruthless.

We were pretty poor at the city ground. If we play anywhere as bad as that we will lose again. 3 losses at home in a row this a opportunity to get back on winning ways at home. Losing 4 at home on the trot will be very very poor.

We won yesterday at a tough place to go and with a much depleted squad. It's better to focus on the positives than dwell on the potential negatives. There's an awful lot to be positive about this season.

Absolutely agree. Sorry if im coming across negative.  That united less really knocked the stuffing out of me. I so hope luton stuff those manure bastards today

[OCD]

I did similar, working out that we need to average 1.6 points per game until the end of the season to reach 70 points.

We've pretty much averaged 2 points per game ever since Emery took over. The league table says pretty much the same - 49 points from 25 games. Even after a poor couple of months.

It's very achievable.

It would be very Spurs to start the season well and then have a poor second half of the season.

Man United will carry on dropping points from games people expected them to win.

[Astnor]

I m starting to belive again.

[Toronto Villa]

We need to beat Forest and get our home form going again. Three losses has shaken our confidence at Villa Park after almost a full year of battering pretty much everyone.