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Fun fact of the day. PSR have claimed more points this season than Derby did in 2007/8.
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**Official** English Football Season 2023/24
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Socerer 01
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OverratedSanity
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Indeed. Its why I loved Imran Tahir.
Skipper Pup
U19 Vice-Captain
Ah well saved the heartache of losing it all on the final day haha
Skipper Pup
U19 Vice-Captain
Just a mentally broken side.
No idea what happened in that dressing room during the United game but this side is unrecognizable from the one that's been playing all season. No press off the ball and on the ball we gave the ball away 60 times in that first half, crazy numbers. Over 5xg in the last 2 games and we've lost on aggregate 0-4 at Anfield.
I wonder if Salah has said farewell behind closed doors or something because he's been atrocious since returning from injury and looks finished. He's far from the only one - Endo, Jones, Konate, Szobo and Nunez in particular have also been awful in the past 2-3 games.
Would have been easier to take this if we'd lost due to nerves or pressure but they just didn't look to have the energy or hunger to win. I suspected sooner or later playing kids would hurt us but in the end it was actually the experienced players returning that let us down.
Klopp has plenty to answer for tactically and team selection-wise but ultimately no one predicted us anywhere near the title so can't be too upset with what's been a great season.
Hopefully City win it from here
No idea what happened in that dressing room during the United game but this side is unrecognizable from the one that's been playing all season. No press off the ball and on the ball we gave the ball away 60 times in that first half, crazy numbers. Over 5xg in the last 2 games and we've lost on aggregate 0-4 at Anfield.
I wonder if Salah has said farewell behind closed doors or something because he's been atrocious since returning from injury and looks finished. He's far from the only one - Endo, Jones, Konate, Szobo and Nunez in particular have also been awful in the past 2-3 games.
Would have been easier to take this if we'd lost due to nerves or pressure but they just didn't look to have the energy or hunger to win. I suspected sooner or later playing kids would hurt us but in the end it was actually the experienced players returning that let us down.
Klopp has plenty to answer for tactically and team selection-wise but ultimately no one predicted us anywhere near the title so can't be too upset with what's been a great season.
Hopefully City win it from here
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
Oh NiallFor all the chatter about such a close title race, its done and dusted in Mid April.
So annoyed I did not put more money on City to win the treble now though.
Niall
International Coach
Top of the table, with the easiest fixture list.
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Chelsea in the FA Cup semi final is not a total bye tbf but City surely solid favs? The final will be a foregone conclusion due to how useless UTD are.
Europe , tbf that's a trickier one yeah I will give you that, but they are obviously the best side left in it.
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dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Leverkusen man. What a team and what a celebration that was. Hard not to reminisce on that.
HeathDavisSpeed
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Great victory for Colchester against Crawley at the weekend. Had been performing reasonably in a tough run of games vs. Mansfield, Wrexham and Stockport with very few points to show for it. A much needed win.
duffer
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
A huge letdown
Molehill
Cricketer Of The Year
For me it feels likes they've run out of gas. These results had been coming. You can't keep scraping past lesser teams without it catching up on you sooner or later.
I still don't think it's done and dusted mind. City are far from the team they were last season and I'm sure will not win every game. Liverpool have to somehow win at Fulham next week, which will be tough after a trip to Italy on Thursday.
Skipper Pup
U19 Vice-Captain
Yeah agree, something just changed around that United FA cup game. Prior to that there was a sense of inevitability about our wins, even when we weren't playing well we were still showing desire both on and off the ball.
I'm not too optimistic from here, obviously have to hope something dramatically changes but the squad looks mentally finished. The coaching staff are getting it wrong tactically, too.
As I said in my other post I'll be beyond shocked if Salah is staying, I reckon he's informed the squad of his departure behind the scenes. There's not too many other explanations for his performances, even an unfit Salah in the past has looked better than this current version. He's obviously not the only one to blame.
Klopp checking out was one thing, it gave us energy and a sense of purpose but I reckon Mo's decision has rattled the squad and made a few others think about their future too. Hopefully I am wrong.
BoyBrumby
Englishman
Feels so much worse than last season, somehow. Then I never really in my heart of hearts thought we could actually do it.
This season though, after taking 4 points off both yer Scousers and Citeh, I had allowed myself a scintilla of hope and, as someone once observed, it's the hope that gets you.
Molehill
Cricketer Of The Year
I think next season could be the one for Arsenal, but only if they get themselves a decent striker in the Summer. Liverpool will be in a form of transition to a new manager and squad, got a feeling the Euros could leave a lot of City's key players in a state of exhaustion (Rodri's already struggling).
Not sure who that Number 9 is for Arsenal though, but as yesterday showed, Watkins would've been quite useful....
Socerer 01
International Captain
should be putting all their eggs in the Osimhen basket
Chin Music
State Vice-Captain
With the exception of a couple of players, aren't the vast majority of Arsenal's squad going to be at the Euros too? I note Odergaard/Gabriel aren't going but the same thing applies to Haaland and Alvarez for too.