Champions League Contention

[lovejoy]

An Arsenal win today would help. Otherwise ManC will be getting the beach towels ready by Tuesday.

I can only think you’ve not checked the table or struggle with numbers. If Arsenal don’t win today city can win the league on Tuesday with a win. No beach involved.

[Monty]

If Arsenal win, the draw becomes far less useful to Man City on Tuesday. You'd like to think it's not necessary, but it might help.

[Risso]

An Arsenal win today would help. Otherwise ManC will be getting the beach towels ready by Tuesday.

Not sure it makes much difference. If Arsenal lose, it means Man City can win the title against Spurs which surely they'd want to do. If they were 'on the beach' and lost, it would then go down to the final day.

[Clampy]

An Arsenal win today would help. Otherwise ManC will be getting the beach towels ready by Tuesday.

I think Man City will want to win against Spurs regardless of how Arsenal get on today. It's not as if they have a Champions League final to prepare for this year and need to rest players.

[Drummond]

An Arsenal win today would help. Otherwise ManC will be getting the beach towels ready by Tuesday.

I think Man City will want to win against Spurs regardless of how Arsenal get on today. It's not as if they have a Champions League final to prepare for this year and need to rest players.

Of course they will. They'd never go and settle for a point.

[VillaTim]

Aren't we in better form than Spurs and with the luxury of not playing Man City next? Dont we have a 4 point gap with 10ish goals? But yeah, let's wake up so negative and timid that we contort and contrive Spurs as having the whip hand.

Notihing to do with being negative or timid, I just think it's a possible outcome based on our hopeless form. We were going to beat Brighton and turn the tie around against Olympiacos, but failed miserably to do so and only managed a couple of shots on target worthy of the name in both games. So it's not really the timidity of other posters you need to worry about, it's the inability of the team do any one aspect of the game well at the moment that's going to knacker us.

I hope you're right of course, but I think three of the four results that 4th place rely on look very likely, so if that is the case we're relying on Man City to beat Spurs. If we do lose to Liverpool, then if you're telling me you won't be nervous in the Spurs v Man City game, well, I'm not sure I'd believe you.

My big hope is Liverpool have hit the OFF switch now .

[maidstonevillain]

An Arsenal win today would help. Otherwise ManC will be getting the beach towels ready by Tuesday.

I can only think you’ve not checked the table or struggle with numbers. If Arsenal don’t win today city can win the league on Tuesday with a win. No beach involved.

I did say getting the towels ready. Not on the beach. And I can assure you I do not struggle with numbers.
If Arsenal win today, Tues becomes a must win game for ManC. If Arsenal lose, ManC have the luxury of being able to wrap up the title in front of their home fans, against easier opposition.
Of course this is all academic if Villa win tomorrow.

[Richard E]

To be honest, I shall still be worried even if we beat Liverpool and/or City beat Spurs - knowing our luck there will be a last minute change in the qualification rules, or a points deduction, or a pandemic will cancel next season, or all football will be suspended because we’re at war, or something.

[Ads]

Yeah, that's Pep's style when there's a 6th title in 7 years to be won. Take it easy boys, we have another game.

[LeeB]

It makes me laugh, the last team to beat them was us, last fucking year, and they're in utter home-straight kill mode now.

[Monty]

There are some forces more powerful even than the Man City Terminator-mode however, and the curse on the Villa might be one of them.

It's so fucking frustrating to be honest. Not just the dropped points, the injuries and the timing of the injuries - Spurs have an absolutely bullshit win on the board against Liverpool and we should already be guaranteed fourth.

Funny how nobody mentions it. Not even us!

[Risso]

Eze, Olise and Mateta have got 12 goals between them in the last 5 games. Hoping they don't destroy Konsa too badly at right back isn't how I was hoping the season would finish.

[tomd2103]

Think yesterday was the 'best worst' result for us really given that Spurs won but only by one goal, so haven't really put a big dent in our superior goal difference.

Would be lovely to beat Liverpool tomorrow night and then not have to worry. 

[Ads]

There are some forces more powerful even than the Man City Terminator-mode however, and the curse on the Villa might be one of them.

I cannot see Man City chasing Spurs down a pneumatic press though or foolishly wandering into a steel mill.

[Monty]

There are some forces more powerful even than the Man City Terminator-mode however, and the curse on the Villa might be one of them.

I cannot see Man City chasing Spurs down a pneumatic press though or foolishly wandering into a steel mill.

Yeah, I mean, I put it to you that Sarah Connor has somewhat better defensive and strategic instincts than Spurs under Ange. Everything absolutely should go fine. It should...