When people use the expression "consummate professional" they're describing Gentle Ben.
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Agree. That healthy competition is needed to keep an in-depth squad throughout the season
Even if Dele, Doherty and co were playing well, it still means dull Sunday PL games and a huge disruption to the preparation. This is one season we will benefit by having no third rate shit Europe IMO. CL qualification under Conte will transform the club and give us a seat at the top table again
But if we lose out on 4th to the Arse by anything less than 3 points, then those points dropped against them DO become vital... And that was in September!
We all know that if we heavily rotate or play the 2nd 11, it is a disaster and that is therefore out. However we do need to freshen up the team and play perhaps 2/3 players that are not too much behind the first 11. Difficult to know which ones he will choose but Tanganga, Rodon, Ndombele, Sess & Bergwijn are the main candidates but not all 5.
Lloris
Tanganda, Rodon, Davies
Royal, Skipp, Holjberg, Reg,
Bergwijn, Kane, Son
Lloris
Tanganda, Rodon, Davies
Royal, Skipp, Holjberg, Reg,
Bergwijn, Kane, Son
Along with every other game we dropped 3 points. Doesn't mean any of them was specifically a must win.
We were never close to Leicester in their year, but we finished, what, 10 points behind them after falling away? 5 of that deficit were to them. The loss to West Ham and the dropped points at Chelsea are another 5. They all count, no matter where they happen. Do we want to be fourth with a game in hand or 7th? They are all important. You don't want to be playing catch up.
This is a must - must game!
If we want to get top four we "must win" all of our so-called easier games..... Rather than being reliant upon beating City, Liverpool etc. That's our best odds of achieving said goal
Yep, people big up the glamorous fixtures (and yeah it definitely gives you an edge if you get some unexpected points) but if you consistently beat sides you should be beating, you've got a fantastic shot of landing top four.
That's the point... Hypothetically we could beat the 'Top 4' only, home & away then lose the rest and go down with 24 points!
ALL games, winnable or difficult are games you should want/need to win if you have ANY hope of Top 4+
I know there are technically 6 pointers with teams around us, but beating Brentford still gets you the same 3 points as beating Man City... It's more the message it sends out by beating supposedly bigger teams, but by the same token, losing to teams we should hope to beat ALSO sends out a different type of message!
He’s always been a decent lad with a good attitude but was poor at FB so pleased to see him looking more comfortable now
100%. If we are in the mix for 4th in Feb, I would be happy for the club to forfeit the europe mess
In case you've missed it, there's support building for a request to applaud the memory of Michael Read, during the 22nd minute of this game.
I myself, have been one of Dier´s biggest critics. But i must say Dier and Davies have been really solid this season. Really happy for them.
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He's gonna score for real on Sunday too!