How good is the season shaping up! I for one am really excited about the rest of the season. From the relegation battle we are looking at a top 4 finish if possible. Here is a look at the fixtures of the present top six against each other in the months to come.
Liverpool
Man U (H)
Man C (H)
Arsenal (A)
Spurs (H)
Man U
Man C (H)
Chelsea(A)
Liverpool (A)
Arsenal (A)
Chelsea (H)
Arsenal
Liverpool (H)
Man U (H)
Spurs (A)
Man C
Man U (A)
Chelsea (A)
Liverpool (A)
Spurs (H)
Chelsea
Man U (H)
Man C (H)
Spurs (H)
Man U (A)
Spurs
Arsenal (H)
Man C (A)
Chelsea (A)
Liverpool (A)
What is interesting in this list is that except Chelsea and Liverpool, the others have away matches against the big teams. Considering the way Chelsea’s season has panned out I am not sure how many points they will take, especially playing Man U both home and away in a short space of time.
Liverpool too play most of their games at home but they have the advantage of going in on a roll and always have the Kop on hand to play as the 12th Man. Moreover, the Liverpool the opponents played against at the start of the season is no more. This is the Liverpool under Kenny Dalglish. Pass and move is the name of the game now. Suarez and Carroll will also be a part of the design by then, offering a lot of variety in our options.
So the take away is this, there is a good chance that the teams presently above us will drop points. It is up to us to capitalize on this and make sure that we take the points on offer particularly against the lesser teams and in the home games against the teams above us.
I have complete confidence in our Manager and our team to take us all the way.
You Never Walk Alone
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