Leicester (H) 30/01/19

[Numero Veinticinco]

10 hours ago, aRdja said:

Anyone here knows where I can source horse placenta sharpish by any chance?

PM’d

[Numero Veinticinco]

Talisman. Salah and Van Dijk. Milner and Robbo too. Bad shout IMO. 

[an tha]

Maybe we have become less reliant on  needing someone to pull us out of a hole.

 

Gerrard had to try and win games on his own all too often down the years for example.

 

I do understand what aRdja is saying but we seem to be more of a unit these days and not as reliant on a 'talisman'

[Numero Veinticinco]

Being a great team > being a one-man team. 

 

Weve got players of top quality quality all around the pitch. 

[El Rojo]

I think the old chestnut 'defence wins championships' is relevant here.

 

The big difference between this season and last - Palace game aside - is our defensive brilliance. Alisson. Robertson. The colossus that is Van Dijk. We're not completely reliant on a Salah who's being double marked by opponents because the whole world knows about him.

 

Rafa almost had the balance right in 2008/09 but didn't have enough potency up front. The opposite was the case in 2013/14.

 

That we can go seven points clear of the most financially doped club in English history tonight suggests that we've hit on the right formula.

[Jairzinho]

7 minutes ago, Numero Veinticinco said:

Being a great team > being a one-man team. 

 

Weve got players of top quality quality all around the pitch. 

Yes, but wouldn't it be better if only one of them was any good?

[aRdja]

Argh I thought I was on to a winner with that post. 

[Nolongerathletic]

13 minutes ago, aRdja said:

Argh I thought I was on to a winner with that post. 

It would have applied more in previous 25 years...we were well short of talismen. Keep trying!

[kop77]

[Jose Jones]

1 hour ago, aRdja said:

Have we had anyone score from outside the box this season?

You may recall your boy popping one in at Stamford Bridge?

[The Woolster]

1 hour ago, aRdja said:

Have we had anyone score from outside the box this season?

From open play? Sturridge against Chelsea, Milner against Burnley and Shaqiri against Utd.

[moof]

Feels like this could be an absolutely pivotal game in the title race. The stadium needs to be bouncing, the players need to come out flying and show they’re ready to be champions. No mistake, this is an opportunity to lay down a significant marker. We’re the team with the he biggest balls. 4-0 to the reds 

[Grinch]

4-5 or 7 points clear tonight.   The title is completely in our hands with room for error. 

 

There's loads of bumps and turns yet,  no cunt had them losing at Newcastle & Shirley we can't go a full season with perfect results against the 14 shit teams. 

[Numero Veinticinco]

2 minutes ago, moof said:

Feels like this could be an absolutely pivotal game in the title race. The stadium needs to be bouncing, the players need to come out flying and show they’re ready to be champions. No mistake, this is an opportunity to lay down a significant marker. We’re the team with the he biggest balls. 4-0 to the reds 

This does feel like a really big deal. We need to take advantage of their slip. 

[Elite]

13 minutes ago, Numero Veinticinco said:

This does feel like a really big deal. We need to take advantage of their slip. 

Yeah, a win tonight is massive for confidence and belief. It's also a big fuck off to City who may start to lose faith they can overtake us.

[Remmie]

2 hours ago, soapytitwank said:

I saw city score early and fucked the match off thinking "here we go again".

 

Came in to work this morning to two glum looking United fans. Didn't even realise Newcastle came back to win!

 

This. Game. Is. HUGE.

Why were the Newcastle fans glum? 

[Pureblood]

2 hours ago, aRdja said:

Have we had anyone score from outside the box this season?

PM'd

[JustTosh]

Pep on putting pressure on Liverpool 2 days ago:

“All we can do is win our games and they will feel that Manchester City is always there. It’s all we can do!”

Some pressure indeed. Actually I’m a bit concerned we might drop points tonight due to lack of pressure. Either way it’ll be a blow for them. We win and they’ll be 7 points behind. If we slip, they’ll be fuming they couldn’t take advantage.

[M_B]

Is it just me that absolutely shitting it about this game? I don't think the West Ham game will be easy, so its crucial we open a gap tonight. I think I am suffering from 'please don't let us slip up again' syndrome.

[ZonkoVille77]

Anyone else planning to punch themselves repeatedly in the bollocks until the game is over? Anyone? no?

OK then.

[The Woolster]

Lads, tonight's game is not more important following City losing, we are the ones in the lead, every time City slip up, it gives us more headroom to be able to drop points, and it is unlikely that we will win every game.

 

 

[Pureblood]

Even with a draw we extend our lead to a handy five points.  No pressure at all. 

[Oh Buoy]

Did Leicester travel up today? Hope their journey was shitter than my run to work. 

[Tony Moanero]

22 minutes ago, ZonkoVille77 said:

Anyone else planning to punch themselves repeatedly in the bollocks until the game is over? Anyone? no?

OK then.

Fanny.

 

Backheeling  > punching 

[Mark M]

6 minutes ago, The Woolster said:

Lads, tonight's game is not more important following City losing, we are the ones in the lead, every time City slip up, it gives us more headroom to be able to drop points, and it is unlikely that we will win every game.

 

 

If we lose tonight the media will be all over our side ramping up the pressure saying they can't handle the pressure no experience in a title race etc etc.

Its fucking massive for us to step on City's throat now showing no mercy and put a gap big enough that over the next couple of week's their focus changes to putting everything in the champions league instead of the league.