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If we take a look at the league table we see us as top scores and goals against the same as City, Chelsea who sit 2nd and 3rd. Sure lost 5 and a painful 5 in as much how we lost Newcastle and Woolwich were we were the better side. Brighton. What the fuck happened there! Then to lose against 2 sides who had yet to win a league game was a massive blow. I would argue had those 2 loses been against City/Liverpool we wouldn't be screaming for Ange's head like some are. But I understand why they are because what on paper should have been a fairly assured 6 points putting us in 3rd comfortably, we are sitting in an uncomfortable 10th! I'm as frustrated by this as anyone but I'm trying to look at the bigger picture and the positive numbers in the table.
No doubt in my mind Ange-Ball needs some rethinking from the man himself and I can only hope those results against Palace, Brighton and Ipswich has him questioning his approach sometimes with the players he currently has at his disposal. I'll avoid waffling on any longer, but the point I'm trying to make is we have had 3 major fuck-ups in the league so far, we are in the last 8 of the Carabo cup, and currently 2nd/3rd? in the EL comp, looking very likely to automatically qualify for the last 16. Point! I know the Ipswich result is still raw, but it ain't all bad imo!
 
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If we take a look at the league table we see us as top scores and goals against the same as City, Chelsea who sit 2nd and 3rd. Sure lost 5 and a painful 5 in as much how we lost Newcastle and Woolwich were we were the better side. Brighton. What the fuck happened there! Then to lose against 2 sides who had yet to win a league game was a massive blow. I would argue had those 2 loses been against City/Liverpool we wouldn't be screaming for Ange's head like some are. But I understand why they are because what on paper should have been a fairly assured 6 points putting us in 3rd comfortably, we are sitting in an uncomfortable 10th! I'm as frustrated by this as anyone but I'm trying to look at the bigger picture and the positive numbers in the table.
No doubt in my mind Ange-Ball needs some rethinking from the man himself and I can only hope those results against Palace, Brighton and Ipswich has him questioning his approach sometimes with the players he currently has at his disposal. I'll avoid waffling on any longer, but the point I'm trying to make is we have had 3 major fuck-ups in the league so far, we are in the last 8 of the Carabo cup, and currently 2nd/3rd? in the EL comp, looking very likely to automatically qualify for the last 16. Point! I know the Ipswich result is still raw, but it ain't all bad imo!

Look at who we have played, then go and delete this thread.
 
3 points off third spot.

Team
Played
Won
Drawn
Lost
For
Agst
GD
Points
1
11
9
1
1
21
6
15
28
2
11
7
2
2
22
13
9
23
3
11
5
4
2
21
13
8
19
4
Woolwich
11
5
4
2
18
12
6
19
5
11
5
4
2
15
10
5
19
6
11
5
4
2
19
15
4
19
7
11
5
3
3
16
13
3
18
8
11
5
3
3
13
11
2
18
9
11
5
3
3
17
17
0
18
10
11
5
1
5
23
13
10
16
 
3 points off third spot.

Team
Played
Won
Drawn
Lost
For
Agst
GD
Points
1
11
9
1
1
21
6
15
28
2
11
7
2
2
22
13
9
23
3
11
5
4
2
21
13
8
19
4
11
5
4
2
18
12
6
19
5
11
5
4
2
15
10
5
19
6
11
5
4
2
19
15
4
19
7
11
5
3
3
16
13
3
18
8
11
5
3
3
13
11
2
18
9
11
5
3
3
17
17
0
18
10
11
5
1
5
23
13
10
16
We’ve scored more goals than Liverpool..
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After 11 games 9 teams have won 5 games.

That has to be some sort of Premier League first. Half the league are effectively 50/50 to win a match.

Paddy Power must be laughing his head off.
 
Look at who we have played, then go and delete this thread.
I think I listed who we have played? I also think I said how frustrated I was? But the point I was making which seems to have been lost on some is that its not YET!, all doome and gloom. But I get for some fans who strangly don't look beyond the league?, after 11 games its all over and new blood is needed.
 
I think I listed who we have played? I also think I said how frustrated I was? But the point I was making which seems to have been lost on some is that its not YET!, all doome and gloom. But I get for some fans who strangly don't look beyond the league?, after 11 games its all over and new blood is needed.
The point you were making is daft.
We're only 3 points off 3rd because we have had one of the easiest run of fixtures we've ever had at this stage of the season. We have battered a few really poor teams that make our GD look impressive.
But because we have played all those poor teams, it means we now have to play the good teams. And if we're not taking full advantage of our run of easy games, then how the hell you think we're gonna do against teams that can actually play?
 
The point you were making is daft.
We're only 3 points off 3rd because we have had one of the easiest run of fixtures we've ever had at this stage of the season. We have battered a few really poor teams that make our GD look impressive.
But because we have played all those poor teams, it means we now have to play the good teams. And if we're not taking full advantage of our run of easy games, then how the hell you think we're gonna do against teams that can actually play?

You need to advise Pep Guardiola on what he's doing wrong - ManCity have now lost 4 in a row despite having possibly the best squad in PL and/or europe

And most of the losses are against teams he should have won, or if not drawn. Like Spurs for example

That many losses in a row is worse than daft - its almost beyond belief given their wage bill and cost to assemble the squad. Can they turn it round ?
 
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