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Re: Champions League Contention
« Reply #3660 on: May 08, 2024, 04:03:49 PM »
2 goals is a big margin. Think we needed Luiz penalty to go in to have a real chance .
We already have a real chance. They've already lost 4-1 at home in this comp to Maccabi Haifa. No reason why we can't match what they did.

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Re: Champions League Contention
« Reply #3661 on: May 08, 2024, 04:09:55 PM »
2 goals is a big margin. Think we needed Luiz penalty to go in to have a real chance .
We already have a real chance. They've already lost 4-1 at home in this comp to Maccabi Haifa. No reason why we can't match what they did.

Robbie Keane's* Maccabi Tel Aviv, rather than Maccabi Haifa I think.

*Just like we always had to be "Steven Gerrard's Aston Villa".

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Re: Champions League Contention
« Reply #3662 on: May 08, 2024, 05:13:04 PM »
2 goals is a big margin. Think we needed Luiz penalty to go in to have a real chance .

Had that gone in I’d be 60/40 confident.  There’s no way every decision/deflection can go against us again.  However I’d expect Olympiacos to improve too playing at home.
We are running on empty as we saw at the weekend. That's the biggest issue and a lack of form for your Luiz's and Diaby's .

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Re: Champions League Contention
« Reply #3663 on: May 08, 2024, 05:21:22 PM »
2 goals is a big margin. Think we needed Luiz penalty to go in to have a real chance .
We already have a real chance. They've already lost 4-1 at home in this comp to Maccabi Haifa. No reason why we can't match what they did.

They've beaten West Ham and Fenerbahce at home in Europe as well though, so they're no mugs.

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Re: Champions League Contention
« Reply #3664 on: May 08, 2024, 06:01:00 PM »
We really need Arsenal to beat Man united as well, ensuring City need to beat Spurs.
If Arsenal lose at Man U then City can win the title at Spurs providing they beat Fulham. Whatever happens City will be highly motivated at Spurs.
Not a chance of that happening .

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Re: Champions League Contention
« Reply #3665 on: May 08, 2024, 06:40:30 PM »
We really need Arsenal to beat Man united as well, ensuring City need to beat Spurs.
If Arsenal lose at Man U then City can win the title at Spurs providing they beat Fulham. Whatever happens City will be highly motivated at Spurs.
Not a chance of that happening .
There's always a chance. Either way City will be fully motivated to win at Spurs.
« Last Edit: May 08, 2024, 06:45:22 PM by The Edge »

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Re: Champions League Contention
« Reply #3666 on: May 08, 2024, 06:41:56 PM »
2 goals is a big margin. Think we needed Luiz penalty to go in to have a real chance .
We already have a real chance. They've already lost 4-1 at home in this comp to Maccabi Haifa. No reason why we can't match what they did.

They've beaten West Ham and Fenerbahce at home in Europe as well though, so they're no mugs.
And we still have a real chance of beating them.

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Re: Champions League Contention
« Reply #3667 on: May 08, 2024, 06:48:47 PM »
I've seen it all before too many times Rory. We've no chance tomorrow night. Whether we get over the line for 4th depends on what Spurs do I reckon.

I'm not suggesting that you're unduly pessimistic at times, but you were telling us a few weeks back that Yanited would definitely finish above Villa.

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Re: Champions League Contention
« Reply #3668 on: May 08, 2024, 06:55:53 PM »
We really need Arsenal to beat Man united as well, ensuring City need to beat Spurs.
If Arsenal lose at Man U then City can win the title at Spurs providing they beat Fulham. Whatever happens City will be highly motivated at Spurs.
Not a chance of that happening .
There's always a chance. Either way City will be fully motivated to win at Spurs.
Thats all i care about . Also Be nice if that left winger with the alice band chipped in with a goal or two . Blue Moon .

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Re: Champions League Contention
« Reply #3669 on: May 08, 2024, 07:41:24 PM »
We really need Arsenal to beat Man united as well, ensuring City need to beat Spurs.
If Arsenal lose at Man U then City can win the title at Spurs providing they beat Fulham. Whatever happens City will be highly motivated at Spurs.

Ah yes, good point!

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Re: Champions League Contention
« Reply #3670 on: May 08, 2024, 07:56:39 PM »
I've seen it all before too many times Rory. We've no chance tomorrow night. Whether we get over the line for 4th depends on what Spurs do I reckon.

I'm not suggesting that you're unduly pessimistic at times, but you were telling us a few weeks back that Yanited would definitely finish above Villa.
Use of adverb “unduly” is a tad pessimistic to describe the above post.

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Re: Champions League Contention
« Reply #3671 on: May 08, 2024, 07:58:17 PM »
I've seen it all before too many times Rory. We've no chance tomorrow night. Whether we get over the line for 4th depends on what Spurs do I reckon.

I'm not suggesting that you're unduly pessimistic at times, but you were telling us a few weeks back that Yanited would definitely finish above Villa.

If we don't finish in the top 4 it doesn't really matter who it was that beat us to it.

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Re: Champions League Contention
« Reply #3672 on: May 08, 2024, 08:04:03 PM »
Man City are at full strength going into the final games according to Sky Sports.

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Re: Champions League Contention
« Reply #3673 on: May 08, 2024, 08:16:01 PM »
Liverpool have kept 1 PL clean sheet in the last few months and that was Forest. They can certainly be got at.

Read the posts last week about how shot Brighton have been and how good our record is against them. These back ward looking stats are irrelevant.

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Re: Champions League Contention
« Reply #3674 on: May 08, 2024, 08:22:01 PM »
The only similar times that count for me as 'seen it all before' would be the collapse under Gregory and O'Neill's last two Marches. Two fellas who aren't a patch on Emery. We've done okay in the last few years when the chips were down.

 


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