Champions League Last 16 "Draw", 21/02 11am GMT

[HCZ_Reborn]

I still think this is true.

No team right now is the blunderbuss the likes of us and City (and to a lesser extent you ) have been the last however-many years. I don't think anyone will be, or need to be, for the next few years. If ever again.

It really depends where we are come May 1st. After City at the weekend you have five home games and only two away games barring a downturn in form, most if not all those games should be wins for you.

Chelsea (a), Arsenal (h), Brighton (a) and Palace (h) are not games I’d want to be concluding the season with


But the strong possibility arises that you could be far away from us by then


Our next three away games are Forest, United and Everton. Forest as you well know are a team that can cause problems and they have a goalkeeper that is practically impossible to score against (unless you’re Bournemouth). United well given their home form that should be a comfortable win but there’s too much history in that fixture for us to ever be confident and Everton is often a bear trap of a fixture for us. If we win all three of those games yeah you might have cause to be worried but that’s a huge if.

The other thing is as I said earlier is you guys are not losing games which for me makes a big difference. I think there’s a huge difference psychologically (especially away from home) between drawing and losing. A draw isn’t a bad result at Villa simply because almost no one wins there (we were lucky to).


The way you conceded that 98th minute goal to Everton must have been a bit of a blow, but then you could say the same about the Newcastle game and you went on to get a draw with ten men against Fulham and then score 14 goals in the next three games.

The other factor is that Liverpool have not won more than four league games in a row this season. We haven’t won more than three (we break that if we beat West Ham tomorrow). But ultimately I’ll be honest I don’t see things swinging towards us unless Salah picks up an injury…feels to me that he’s your get out of jail free card…he’s helped you to do enough when you haven’t necessarily been at your best

[Mac76]

My understanding is that it’s hoped Martinelli and Saka will be available for our game against Fulham on April 1st. So that’s six games we can expect to be without them

If we are five points or fewer behind Liverpool by then, it’s up for grabs.


Liverpool would probably like a cushion by the time May rolls around where they have to play Chelsea away, us at home and Brighton away.


To be honest after the City game with the exception of maybe Fulham away, Liverpool have far easier fixtures than us (in my view) between February and May


Newcastle (H) - Newcastle haven’t won at Anfield since 1994 and have lost on their last three visits

Southampton (H) - Lol

Everton (H) - Yeah don’t see Everton taking points off Liverpool on a title charge at Anfield

Fulham (A) - Always depends what Fulham turns up

West Ham (H) - Not as Lol as Southampton but still

Leicester (A) - As above

Tottenham (H) -

That's pretty depressingly easy as run-ins go, though you may be underestimating Everton a little and dropping points at Fulham is possible, but we won't get enough points to stop them

My short burst of mild optimism is now gone

[HCZ_Reborn]

Yeah of course it’s possible for Everton to get something against Liverpool (I don’t personally see it happening but it’s entirely possible) and Fulham as I said it depends which Fulham turns up.

[Niall_Quinn]

That's pretty depressingly easy as run-ins go, though you may be underestimating Everton a little and dropping points at Fulham is possible, but we won't get enough points to stop them

My short burst of mild optimism is now gone

Depends if some of those teams have any chance of staying up by the time their game arrives. Will make a huge difference. Southampton could be as good as gone, Leicester and West Ham might still be fighting it out. Slim hopes but Liverpool always had to throw it away, it was never in our hands. Best we can do is win every game. Do that and at least put Liverpool on notice for next season.