Quote from: Jossque on Today at 01:30:42 AM

They certainly played better than Wolverhampton, but they couldn't find a goal and had to settle for a draw in such a tiring game.

I think that's their problem this season. So many chances yet the conversion rate is so low, plus injuries here and there also worsen their form after a strong start[1]. In most of their matches against teams outside of the big six, they have a lot of xG but arguably low goal numbers. Hard to say what the coach can do other than ask for more players to be honest, their squad depth is just too poor atm imo.

Quote from: Jossque on Today at 01:30:42 AM

Brighton probably won't finish 5th in the league but I think they want to at least give it a go.There's a lot of competition between the teams and I don't think anyone can afford to lose any more points.The league is half over and every point lost from now on will be important for them.

They should at least win the matches against Luton and Palace this February to keep their top 6 finish alive. Assuming they lost against the rest of the big 6 for the remainder of the season, they should be able to get 20+ points if everything goes their way. There should be a decent chance considering the past few seasons the top 5 to 8 are hovering around 60-70 points. CMIIW.

Quote from: klidex on Today at 01:27:18 AM

but Liverpool schedule has not yet been determined who they will compete with and of course we all don't we want this busy schedule to affect our favorite club and affect its consistency in the domestic league, but the club that is able to maintain its consistency is the one who can come home as a winners.

I don't think who they will face in the R16 matters, to be honest. Klopp will likely rotate his players anyway. Assuming most of their players are coming back from injury they should be able to handle both Europe and Premier League just fine. He seems to be perfectly fine with fielding academy players in a cup tie anyway.

Quote from: Yogee on Today at 12:49:50 AM

You are missing the important point where I said they also have a game in hand. I would rather call it a 2 point gap at this point since they're almost at full strength and that's not a lot to catch up to. Just one unexpected loss from Liverpool and we may see a change in leaderboard.

I guess it goes both ways. One unexpected loss from City and the gap grows again. While City is always consistent in the 2nd half of the season in the last three years or so, they have different players now. It will be interesting to see if Pep can keep it up or switch his playstyle to be more pragmatic to win points in the remainder of the season.

[1] https://fbref.com/en/comps/9/schedule/Premier-League-Scores-and-Fixtures