The top 4

[Christian Slater]

Liverpool fans are going through the same thing Arsenal fans went through with our goal keepers since Lehmann.

Just when you think your keeper has turned a corner and found some real consistency, they make a couple of big mistakes and costs you points. They get dropped, but come back in after the replacement does the same and it's just rinse and repeat until you finally come to terms with the fact that they're not good enough and you need to sign Petr Cech.

The same thing happened to us post Schmeichel all the way until van der Sar. It's such an important position to fill with quality, it's strange that managers like Fergie and Wenger preserved with such dross before the penny dropped.

 

[merseyboyred]

New goalkeeper & goalkeeping coach by the summer at the latest, also pretty sure we'll get them both. More than happy to keep Mignolet as a backup, but he's not good enough to be #1 for us if we're aiming higher than Europa.

 

[SALTIRE]

Liverpool fans are going through the same thing Arsenal fans went through with our goal keepers since Lehmann.

Just when you think your keeper has turned a corner and found some real consistency, they make a couple of big mistakes and costs you points. They get dropped, but come back in after the replacement does the same and it's just rinse and repeat until you finally come to terms with the fact that they're not good enough and you need to sign Petr Cech.

Lehmann wasn't all that either but your point is valid Liverpool have had poor keepers for years with Reina being the only decent one when he could be arsed.

 

[mistermagic]

Leicester City, yah?

What a travesty that would be.

 

[JimJams]

Where the fuck is the dislike button?

 

[Whitechapel]

Right, top 4 update time. For me as it's going...

1. Man City
2. Leicester
3. Arsenal
4. Spurs

We've bottled it, it's over for us unless by some miracle our players play as well as they can.

 

[JimJams]

We've got Man City then you in the next 2 matches, City have us then Spurs, it oould all change in those matches.

 

[Whitechapel]

We've got Man City then you in the next 2 matches, City have us then Spurs, it oould all change in those matches.

Honestly think you'll get a point from City, and maybe us. Our players just don't look like they want it. Doesn't help when the fans are booing at the end of games though.

 

[G.B]

and at half time.

 

[Whitechapel]

and at half time.

I wonder what it would be like to actually have a reason to boo, G.B, enlighten me.

 

[G.B]

0-0 at half time is a perfectly valid reason for spoiled children to boo their team off the pitch.

 

[Abertawe]

I think we'll just miss out now. Refereeing decisions have cost us dear.

 

[Renegade]

The annual Arsenal meltdown has happened a little early this year, it usually coincides with getting knocked out of the Champions League. Close enough I guess. I really hope they can pick themselves up, just anyone but Manchester City please. Can't see Leicester or Spurs lasting the course, hope I'm wrong. I think the top four is almost set in stone too, hopefully Leicester don't get squeezed into the Champions League qualifier.

 

[SALTIRE]

ArsenalFan TV is excellent after last nights match if you guys have'nt seen it. Its cheered me up no end

 

[ianlesbie]

Spurs
The
Rest
Suck

 

[JimJams]

As you're in Australia I'll assume that post is upside down.

 

[ianlesbie]

As you're in Australia I'll assume that post is upside down.

You think suck comes first?

 

[JimJams]

If she's a keeper!

 

[johnnytodd]

Leicester 25 20 53
Tottenham 25 26 48
Man City 25 21 47
Arsenal 24 15 45
Man Utd 24 10 40
West Ham 24 10 39
Everton 25 12 35

any 4 from them nailed on maybe Soton can make it too

 

[Ebeneezer Goode]

It will be glorious of either Leicester or Spurs win the league.

 

[Humongous Fungus]

Spurs beating Leicester to the title would be a travesty

 

[Ebeneezer Goode]

Don't think of Leicester, think of Arsenal. They'd never live it down.

 

[Ebeneezer Goode]

https://mobile.twitter.com/paddypower/status/466156779689504768

 

[mistermagic]

Arsenal are well in control at Bournemouth and will go above City if they can hold on. This leaves Spurs and Arsenal only 5 points behind Leicester. I don't care who of those 3 wins. For history's sake, I'd like Spurs to do it. I think they deserve it. Giving chances to Kane and Alli and playing some good stuff. Of course, Leicester winning would be mental. Their last 2 trips are at Old Trafford and Stamford Brigde though which is tough whatever the season.
The North London derby in early March will be the biggest game of our lives.

 

[JimJams]

We'll have already won the league by the time we come to play Man utd.

 

[Ebeneezer Goode]

If neither have anything left to play for by then, will United and Chelsea really want to stand in the way of Arsenal, Spurs and City missing out on winning the league?

 

[mistermagic]

We'll have already won the league by the time we come to play Man utd.

Careful chimp. These type of comments could lead me to watching every remaining Leicester game...

5 points isn't that much when all is said and done.

 

[Leewilson]

If Leicester don't buckle and continue to play they have done all throughout the season then away trips at Old Trafford and Chelsea aren't a problem. They suit Leicester's fast counter attacking style as they can sit in and just launch forward when necessary, like they did yesterday.

Where the test comes for Leicester is overcoming the teams who will sit in and defend against them. The easy winnable games on paper.

Home games are: Norwich, West Brom, Newcastle, West Ham, Swansea and Everton.

On paper, lovely games. In reality, awkward matches against teams who will sit in and make Leicester find gaps in very small spaces. They will need Mahrez bang on it for them ones.

For me, if Leicester can win 4/5 of them matches, they win the league. Any less and they might be struggling.


Elsewhere, I do think Spurs will fall short but pick up 4th. If Arsenal can get through February and March in contention, I think they can win it but I expect them to finish 2nd or 3rd. City will be right up there and will come 1st or 2nd. I think it depends on Kompany's fitness more than anything as the current CB pairing is a disaster waiting to happen. Get the leader at the back and Aguero up front and they'll put a run together.

 

[JimJams]

Ah don't do that, please MM.

Every game is massive, but now Arsenal next week is huge. If we get a win there, maybe even a draw, we will look very good for it as City and Spurs play on the same day so at least one rival drops points there, and after that Arsenal have to play both Spurs and Man City so there's more dropped points guaranteed from the competition.

 

[TheArtfulDodger]

Everton, a team that sit? I think Everton will be a tough game for different reasons.