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Liverpool are 10 points of second place with 13 games to go wishful thinking perhaps but mathematically possible.
We have games against all teams above us in the table 4.Southampton, 2.Man City, 3.Man Utd, 5.Arsenal, and 1.Chelsea. We can probably beat all those team if we play to our capability.
Who knows? Massively wishful thinking. We can play mathematical possibilities all you want but it serves no real purpose. The likelihood is we will drop some points, probably more than City as they have superior quality in general. So 2nd place is an unrealistic goal. The Spurs win was utterly vital after the incredibly disappointing Everton draw. Keeps us close and I must admit I didn't think we would be with a serious shot of top 4 when I last discussed it before Christmas but the progress has been steady and our rivals for 4th place have contrived to throw points away too. The head to heads will make or break us as I don't see Utd or Arsenal throwing away 2 or 3 more games than us from now to seasons end.
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Just can't see us getting 4th. As Vish said we'll have the extra games in the Europa coming up - once that starts I think we'll slump again. Expecting us to land 5th/6th this year.
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Just hope we get a Europa place for next season (if we fall short of 4th) The prize of a Champions league place has given it something to play for - looking forward to Besiktas next week 
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3rd-4th is POSSIBLE, but we have to be realistic. It's a long shot. I don't think it's worth talking about second at this stage. Arsenal look the most convincing to me, outside the big 2. I think 3rd is theirs. 4th is United's to lose, I think, but they've been inconsistent enough to make it seem possible. Spurs and Southampton aren't out of the race either. Let's see where we stand after the Southampton game.
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Games against Chelsea and City are not six pointers as we're not in competition with them. I wouldn't mind losing those two -apart from hurt pride- if we can beat Arsenal, United and Southampton.
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Losing to Chelsea and City would hurt after last season, but I would trade those for wins against United, Arsenal, and Southampton.
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Games against Chelsea and City are not six pointers as we're not in competition with them. I wouldn't mind losing those two -apart from hurt pride- if we can beat Arsenal, United and Southampton. Dont think ee can afford to lose to them either, maybe a draw, but we need the points. I think we have 6th nailed on though this season.
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Games against Chelsea and City are not six pointers as we're not in competition with them. I wouldn't mind losing those two -apart from hurt pride- if we can beat Arsenal, United and Southampton. Dont think ee can afford to lose to them either, maybe a draw, but we need the points. I think we have 6th nailed on though this season. Our performance improved while we had no Europe games in the week, don't think Europa league will help us get top 4 on the contrary.
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Vish, what do you think is more realistic, a top four finish or a europa league win?
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Top 4 finish ... Better chance of CL footy next season
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