Spur of the moment
Frederic Kanoute
Poch was livid, said he brooded all summer. So was I because fudging Arse finished above us.
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The Limp Struggle to Sneak into the top 4 2021/22
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alekaras
The ITK of IDK
Still didn't change the fact that we had nothing to play for and that that game is a really bad comparison.
glasgowspur
Luka Modric
We should always have something to play for, they are bad professionals if they don't.
alekaras
The ITK of IDK
I don't disagree, but consider that moment: a young team still trying to find its bearings in an unexpected title chase that was probably perceived as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to win something big. If that's not deflating and leaving you numb, to the point that you have lost your motivation for the rest of the season (especially since you also have already clinched a CL spot), I don't know what is. Context is also important.
RunTMC
Steven Caulker
FFS really? Now you tell me, 2 days after I popped it in the freezer
braineclipse
Steve Sedgley
I guess as a comparison for what the other team, in both matches, may do it's relevant. But for us and Arsenal now going into the last game it's a very different situation.
Then we were deflated before the game, now we're chasing an aim that some months ago looked really difficult.
I do think what will the other lot do is an interesting and relevant question. I think teams with little to play for, both Everton and Norwich, either just safe from relegation or already relegated can give rather polarising performances.
Get a good start, smell blood and the chance of a somewhat rare positive experience and they may play well without any real pressure on their shoulders. Things start going wrong and they often don't have the grit or determination to fight back, end up "on the beech".
Some of that may be what happens in the buildup. Are they playing for their future, the chance to stay at the club, stay in the PL, get a move etc. But a lot of it I think depends on what happens in the game.
For that reason I really want us to start strongly, not necessarily all out attack or high pressing. But show our quality and composure on the ball, show defensive solidity. Don't give them a reason to raise their game by giving them a sniff of a positive result.
Daisuk
Dimitar Berbatov
This a 100%. If we get an early goal and get going, we'll finish them off soon enough, but if we let them have a few chances and get some confidence, we could well be bricking the bed. I hope we go out all guns blazing to get an early goal, but I reckon Conte will be more pragmatic.
braineclipse
Steve Sedgley
The risk with going out all guns blazing is that they get a goal or even good chances on the break to build confidence, belief and momentum.
Pragmatic is absolutely fine with me. But pragmatic with the quality we know we're capable of.
I have no problems with them having quite a bit of the ball early on. We're great on the break, and as long as we're solid defensively I think it's just as likely we score from a break in that situation compared to pressing them back into bus parking mode.
lurker of old
Gus Poyet
Not that I’m paranoid or anything
But you are, no really you are. Trust Colonel Conte to get the team's head in the right place and to allow our quality to shine through..........but don't look at the score till the game is over!
But you are, no really you are. Trust Colonel Conte to get the team's head in the right place and to allow our quality to shine through..........but don't look at the score till the game is over!
metalgear
Luka Modric
markysimmo
Johnny nice-tits
I've just woken up after a dream in which we won the PL under him !!!
You better change your bedsheets
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metalgear
Luka Modric
Conte is a proven winner. Up to the players to rise to the occasion.
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paxtonwolf
Tony Marchi
These are the guys who bang on about wanting CL Football or they are off (well not all of them). If you cant see getting a point away to Norwich done and dusted, how are you going to go on up against the likes of PSG, Madrids and the Italians on high pressure games
If they mess it up, I dont want to see any players threatening to leave for CL Football somewhere else
glasgowspur
Luka Modric
Fudge up today and i want them gone.
Keep romero, kulu, Bentancur, the rest can get sold for pet food as far as I’m concerned.
Today is the day excuses run out, the cynic in me already thinks the rumours of certain players being ill is all too convenient.
Absolutely. Bar any force majeure like an alien invasion, local volcano eruption or similar, if they cannot secure a point against the bottom team they deserve nothing. And should the football gods intervene, something they're known to do from time to time, any player without cramp in every single muscle and in dire need of oxygen should simply be fired.