Premier League 2024/25: Hamstrung Race

[Synical]

I know that we keep joking about Arteta buying defenders and GKs but I for one am so happy at our solid defence. It feels amazing not to have the leaky defence we suffered through for years.

 

[High Elbow]

Spoiler: How this went...

Haha that was the cake after i american pie'd it. It was the only healing i knew

 

[Synical]

At least we don't need a striker any more

 

[Synical]

Omggg

So many thoughts come to mind seeing this.

But number 1 is: Arteta, they could never make me doubt you

 

[Tomb Bombadil]

It's crazy, I've just seen that we have the smallest squad in the PL with 24 players. Out of 24 players, 2 were always injured (Tierney, Tomi), 3 quite injury prone (Zinchenko, Jesus, Partey), 2 on their last legs (Jorginho, Sterling), 1 back from ACL and 2 they couldn't have planned with properly at all (Nwaneri, MLS).

 

[Sanchez11]

If we had a fully fit team, i reckon we win it. Our fixtures are very favourable imo. Need to muddle through.

 

[Jasinho]

Think the only way we remain in this title race is if our defence can step up and go on a run of cleansheets and we can manage to nick a goal in each of those games. From now till when Saka and Martinelli are back will hopefully be a series of 1-0 wins. We've got the defensive quality to do that if we focus on it, it's gonna be boring as f* but this will be the compromise we'll have to make if we want to make something out of this season.

 

[razörist]

Is it true we have only 4 games in PL and the CL round of 16 before Saka and Martinelli are back?

 

[HagnSprayGooners]

Before the international break kicks in -

Liverpool -

Wolves (H) today
Villa (A)
City (A)
Newcastle (H) 26th Feb
Southampton (H) 8th March
Newcastle final 16th March

Arsenal -

West ham (H)
Forest (A)
United (A)
Chelsea (H)

They've really crammed Liverpools fixtures in.

 

[HagnSprayGooners]

Is it true we have only 4 games in PL and the CL round of 16 before Saka and Martinelli are back?

Back in training maybe. Specifically for Saka he will be back after the international break (April)

 

[razörist]

Back in training maybe. Specifically for Saka he will be back after the international break (April)

Ah damn that’s right, usually takes a few weeks more.

 

[HagnSprayGooners]

Ah damn that’s right, usually takes a few weeks more.

I'm not mad at it from the players point of view, gets a bit of extra rehab on a bad injury. Can help us for the last 8 league games and hopefully the CL quarter final as well.

The question for me is where does Nwaneri play when Saka is back? Because for me Nwaneri must start now.

 

[Jasinho]

Before the international break kicks in -

Liverpool -

Wolves (H) today
Villa (A)
City (A)
Newcastle (H) 26th Feb
Southampton (H) 8th March
Newcastle final 16th March

Arsenal -

West ham (H)
Forest (A)
United (A)
Chelsea (H)

They've really crammed Liverpools fixtures in.

CL Rd 16 as well in the midweeks of 4/5 March and 11/12 March

So Liverpool has 8 games to our 6.

 

[HagnSprayGooners]

CL Rd 16 as well in the midweeks of 4/5 March and 11/12 March

So Liverpool has 8 games to our 6.

Yeah that's crazy didn't think about the CL games.

 

[HagnSprayGooners]

My ideal scenario here -

Liverpool draw today and then lose against villa mid week. We beat west ham next weekend.

26 played on 58 points.
26 played on 56 points.

Liverpool then play City away next weekend. Negative result would mean we can go above them with wins against Forest and United...

It's all about this week. If it doesn't happen this week then next set of dodgy fixtures are in the final month.

 

[2Smokeyy]

Before the international break kicks in -

Liverpool -

Wolves (H) today
Villa (A)
City (A)
Newcastle (H) 26th Feb
Southampton (H) 8th March
Newcastle final 16th March

Arsenal -

West ham (H)
Forest (A)
United (A)
Chelsea (H)

They've really crammed Liverpools fixtures in.

I actually agree with you for once, I don’t think it’s over. The big test is Forest (A) for us, if we somehow leave there with 3 points then I’d back us to win the title.

Obviously it’s not in our hands but I’m not fully convinced by Liverpool as good as Slot has done.

 

[razörist]

I'm not mad at it from the players point of view, gets a bit of extra rehab on a bad injury. Can help us for the last 8 league games and hopefully the CL quarter final as well.

The question for me is where does Nwaneri play when Saka is back? Because for me Nwaneri must start now.

Really a worry for later. Would worry about Nwaneri staying fit with the amount of senior minutes he has to play now.

 

[TornadoTed]

I'm not mad at it from the players point of view, gets a bit of extra rehab on a bad injury. Can help us for the last 8 league games and hopefully the CL quarter final as well.

The question for me is where does Nwaneri play when Saka is back? Because for me Nwaneri must start now.

He will get plenty of minutes rotating with Saka and Martinelli while they ease back in and hopefully keeping them all fresh for the run in.

 

[Synical]

I'm not mad at it from the players point of view, gets a bit of extra rehab on a bad injury. Can help us for the last 8 league games and hopefully the CL quarter final as well.

The question for me is where does Nwaneri play when Saka is back? Because for me Nwaneri must start now.

People have been screaming for Saka back up and now we've got it they're still not happy

 

[Tir Na Nog]

People have been screaming for Saka back up and now we've got it they're still not happy

Nwaneri is far too good to be just a Saka backup. Especially given how short we are of any real quality offensively you have to find a way to fit both in.