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Xabi’s won the Bundesliga. Tremendous achievement.

Time to celebrate for Xabi Alonso 🍻 pic.twitter.com/pAfwl4Ni49

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) April 14, 2024

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Yeh I said last season he looked tired and thought he might have left then. He ain’t got the energy for another go.

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Reality has caught up with us I’m afraid. I thought we’d finish 3rd at the start of the season as we were in a transition. We’ve done remarkably well considering that and have teased ourselves we could do it but we just weren’t good enough for the title sadly.

This team is at its best when its attacking players are in full flow. We still haven’t replaced Mané.

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“I’d say Isak is the better all round forward. I think he’d actually be better for City than Haaland is to be honest. I really rate him.”

You could argue the same with Nunez & Liverpool. I think when teams get to the top they sort of forget the lessons that got them there and they get dazzled by the hot property around Europe as opposed to actually looking how well they can affect the team.

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Utd still have some quality in the team which will always still give them a chance. But whilst some of those players may have some character, what I think Utd lack is a togetherness and as has been mentioned some strange tactics in making them so exposed.

But on that last point – have Utd really missed Mount in midfield this season in terms of being that water carrier & energy in midfield a bit like Henderson was at Liverpool? Something you might argue Liverpool have missed this season in terms of being controlled and tight in the middle of the park. Casemiro has obviously missed quite a few games too. Difference is Liverpool have more togetherness and quality here and there this season which has made them more robust although if those players aren’t on it, the form can dip as it has done recently. So in some ways you see similar problems in both teams but Liverpool are more robust enough to handle it.

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It may act as the kick up the backside we’ve needed and if we do fall out of Europe we then need have less fixture congestion to worry about in the run in.

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The attacking players aren’t delivering at the moment and we lack the experience/solidity of some years ago to keep things tight. Not a good combo.

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Just on the title chase, it’s not inconceivable that 2 teams at the top finish level on points, goals scored and goals against (look how similar goals for & against is with Liverpool & City). Then it’s a playoff for the title at Wembley isn’t it? Oooooof.

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Yeh Carragher was recently on the Fans Overlap and was asked what Utd player he would take if he could and he said Mainoo and I agree with him. Looks to have everything in his locker already and I love players that can run with the ball.

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Still trying to work out how we beat Utd 7-0 last season – when they were better. But we couldn’t beat them this season – when we’ve been better and they’ve been worse???

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I don’t think it’s the end of the world as I’m not convinced Arsenal or City will win all their remaining games. But obviously very frustrating.

With Mané & Salah we had two 20 goal a season strikers up top. Oh how we still miss that. Salah still not up to his usual sharpness. Nunez not good enough in scoring for the money paid for him. Diaz more of a winger. Jota greatly missed.

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Bit of reality kicking in here perhaps. It’s been a remarkable season considering our thoughts at the start of the season. But we’re perhaps not quite solid enough at the back or sharp enough up top, particularly in bigger games to win the title.

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Sums up our sloppy possession. Not learned our lesson have we?

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Nunez has to be scoring that chance. I don’t think he’s scored against a top club this season.

Salah still doesn’t look up to his usual sharpness yet.

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Ed, I just don’t think any of the 3 sides going for the title are top, top level. I think City are still very good but have lost a few match winners in their team (I also think Aguero was better than Haaland in that regard as mad as that might sound). I think Liverpool have a spirit in the team but again lack match winners and do seem to be edging out games here and there. Arsenal again have a good spirit about them and are very solid but again lack the quality up top in big moments to turn games.

Out of the six head to head games between the 3 teams at the top of the table, 4 have ended in a draw, which I think demonstrates how little there is between them.

In terms of looking for a stat this season to gauge things – I would look to what I think Alex Ferguson said some years ago that the title winners can’t afford to lose more than around 3 games a season in the league.

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Bizarrely Sean, it’s the slow starts and conceding early that keeps waking us up and seems to give us the drive to keep winning games.

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The title race now is just a case of who blinks first. 8 to go…

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We’ll take that! I don’t think City are at the levels they were a few seasons back. Arsenal a lot more solid but lack something up top. And we’re still very dependent on Salah. Key he stays fit now with Jota to hopefully come back soon.

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Haaland scores a lot of goals. But is he a match winner in the same way Aguero was?

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Who would you give it to Ed?

• This reply was modified 2 weeks, 2 days ago by Mikus LFC.

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