Champions League Contention

[PaulWinch again]

Whatever the reason they need to work something out to basically suck it up and put in some strong performances in the remaining games.

[Demitri_C]

Run out of steam mainly cos we've run out of players.

Dont think the boss trusts certain players within the squad as they rarely play or start games.  I think summer we need to rwally increase the squad size to cope with injuries.

I mean we already know kamaras out and have no idea if mings or buendia will be

[ChicagoLion]

Run out of steam mainly cos we've run out of players.

Yes, we have had awful luck.

[London Villan]

4th choice centre back
No recognised right back
No defensive midfielder

Not hard to see why we aren’t as solid at the back.

[Louzie0]

I was surprised when Ollie spoke out after the match (as he doesn’t usually) but I’m glad he did, as well as saying he was part of the team that misfired yesterday. I am hoping the problem was only yesterday!

[PaulWinch again]

4th choice centre back
No recognised right back
No defensive midfielder

Not hard to see why we aren’t as solid at the back.

Yeah although in fairness we chose to go into the season with one specialist senior right back, and we loaned out our defensive midfield cover. Clearly FFP is influencing this, but we’ve left ourselves pretty exposed in both positions.

[curiousorange]

I think it's fine to be gutted about the weekend while also being positive about our progress, and to think that we've choked while also finding it probable that we'll finish fifth. I hope that's the case anyway, because that's how I feel as it stands.

[Percy McCarthy]

It’s 5th being confirmed as Champions League that’s key. Clearly we need to win in the Conference League, but we need West Ham, Citeh, and Arsenal to turn up.

And Liverpool.

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I mean, we basically are where Spurs are?

[VillaTim]

Run out of steam mainly cos we've run out of players.

Emery needs to place more faith in the squad . KKH could have played RB yesterday (it's Brentford FFS !) rather than pull Konsa out and weaken the CB's  .

[PaulWinch again]

It’s 5th being confirmed as Champions League that’s key. Clearly we need to win in the Conference League, but we need West Ham, Citeh, and Arsenal to turn up.

And Liverpool.

Yup very true.

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Scousers and us should win our respective tournaments. Be reet.

[OCD]

I was surprised when Ollie spoke out after the match (as he doesn’t usually) but I’m glad he did, as well as saying he was part of the team that misfired yesterday. I am hoping the problem was only yesterday!

It hasn't been though. We seem to have a weakness around defending crosses into the box. We keep conceding that type of goal.

[Percy McCarthy]

Germany have got three teams left to collect co-efficient points. We’ve got five. Saying that, we could have really done with a couple of easier draws for our teams.

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Newcastle away, Arsenal, Chelsea away and Liverpool away, with Man City to be squeezed in somewhere before a final pair of gimmies. That's a bit tricky for Spurs. Blown it? Nah.