Liverpool haven't even scored an away goal against teams in the bottom half since they beat us 3-1 on 26th Dec
Their away form this season is abysmal.
Fulham
2–2
Liverpool
Manchester United
2–1
Liverpool
Everton
0–0
Liverpool
Arsenal
3–2
Liverpool
Nottingham Forest
1–0
Liverpool
Tottenham Hotspur
1–2
Liverpool
Aston Villa
1–3
Liverpool
Brentford
3–1
Liverpool
Brighton
3–0
Liverpool
Wolverhampton
3–0
Liverpool
Newcastle United
0–2
Liverpool
Crystal Palace
0–0
Liverpool
Bournemouth
1–0
Liverpool
Manchester City
4–1
Liverpool
Chelsea
0-0
Liverpool
Which Premier League clubs will qualify for the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League? (espn.com)
Not sure if this was posted before, but ESPN seems to fancy us ahead of Liverpool for a European spot.
Article from 5 days ago before the weekends games.
Precisely. Add to the fact the owners want to sell, they aren't going to see the kind of investment their fans expect, and what would be needed to fix their issues, certainly not in one window.
It's amazing what De Zerbi has done when you think about it, they've improved under him. I never really rated him as a manager before, he was only managing mid to lower Serie A teams before moving to Shakhtar for 1 season, where the finished way behind rivals Dynamo. Would be surprised if they hold onto him, could see him going back for a big job in Italy or perhaps Spurs.
What makes you think that?
Chelsea - Complete shambles of a club.
Liverpool - Aging squad, need a complete overhaul in midfield.
Spurs - Will lose Kane, squad full of bottlers, two elite managers couldn't fix them.
The gap is closing, even United who will probably comfortably finish in top 4 look beatable. I don't see any of them fixing their issues in one summer window.
We told Arsenal where to go when they came in for Luiz when he only had 6 months left on his contract and we were in the bottom half of the table. Any of the scum 6 want our players it will take monumental offers.
Also, I think the majority of the squad will want at least another season with Emery, even if we don't make Europe. They are bound to see what a difference he's made in 5 months, it will be even better with a full season. We're on the up, they'll want to be a part of that.
They made the mistake of underestimating us. And Emery was tactically a few levels above Howe.
The defeat was definitely a blow to their confidence, but I'd expect them to bounce back against a terrible Spurs team.
Yep, is going to be incredibly difficult just to stay where we are, all we can do is keep winning but Brighton and Liverpool are a real threat, we can only hope one of them **** up in the next few weeks.
There is no guarantee Liverpool will go on an amazing run as people seem to think. Their away form is terrible, Leeds will be a tough game for them tonight, and after Forest at home they have West Ham away, which will also be a tough game.
Momentum is crucial here. If we get 6 points against Brentford and Fulham (which isn't that unrealistic), it'll be panic stations all round from Spurs, Brighton etc
Too late for that now. Don't think Unai would go, and even if he did, they would have to absolutely smash the world record compensation for a manager which is £21m.
Also, from reports at the time it looked like Emery was interested in signing for them but then it was leaked that he was going to agree which is what put him off.
How patient do you think their owners will be if Howe struggles next season? I think he's set the bar too high for himself, will be hard for him to maintain it.
Finishing above Spurs guarantees European football. They have a hard run of games as well, and they are playing terribly. If our run continues, we’ll be ahead of them before we even play them.
Spurs also have no games in hand over us. We’ll catch and overtake them.