I haven't paid attention to the very top for a while now - no Albion win in 10 will do that to me - but I've just taken a look and somehow we're only 5 points off the pace (let's call it 5.5 points as our GD isn't great).
You look at the table and you can make a case for dozens of sides to get to 4th. In truth, West Ham are a decent side but we went toe to toe with them last night. I think most likely 4th placed team are Arsenal, simply because they have two or three very good front players who WILL score goals even if they go through barren runs. The way they've reacted to losing their first 3 games has been very impressive too, and I think other clubs can look at them as an example of a squad with character. Their fans don't deserve their team to be as good as it is - charmless bunch of entitled prìcks that they are. West Ham look decent too, but like most of "the other 14", they are vulnerable when their striker is out of touch. Antonio has played really well this season, but he's gone off the boil and West Ham are heavily reliant on him.
That leaves Wolves, Leicester, Spurs, Man Utd and ourselves as the teams breathing down their necks. You can make a case for all of them, or none of them. Wolves started off terribly, but won about 5 on the spin and have now won 1 in 4. Leicester are a lovely side to watch yet their vulnerability at the back is holding them back. Spurs are, well, Spurs. Massive delusions of grandeur don't help when your team is playing shit. They lose two games and the Kane rumour mill starts up. Very counter-productive. "Lovely stadium though" (c). Incidentally, how can a team with Kane and Son up top only manage to score 11 goals all season? That's two fewer than us! And then Man Utd - clearly have lots of issues. Don't seem very well run IMO, only play in fits and starts, have some very overrated players and they don't play Ronaldo enough - their results have been shocking.
I know it seems laughable to suggest that our team that hasn't won in ten is still in this race, but we look like we're one of seven teams with a genuine chance of sneaking 4th and with a good shout of the runners up prize of Europa league football. If, IF we could just be a bit more clinical! Our recruitment team has genuinely done it's job well over the past decade, so imagine if it plays a blinder in January and plucks out a goal scorer from somewhere...
You look at the table and you can make a case for dozens of sides to get to 4th. In truth, West Ham are a decent side but we went toe to toe with them last night. I think most likely 4th placed team are Arsenal, simply because they have two or three very good front players who WILL score goals even if they go through barren runs. The way they've reacted to losing their first 3 games has been very impressive too, and I think other clubs can look at them as an example of a squad with character. Their fans don't deserve their team to be as good as it is - charmless bunch of entitled prìcks that they are. West Ham look decent too, but like most of "the other 14", they are vulnerable when their striker is out of touch. Antonio has played really well this season, but he's gone off the boil and West Ham are heavily reliant on him.
That leaves Wolves, Leicester, Spurs, Man Utd and ourselves as the teams breathing down their necks. You can make a case for all of them, or none of them. Wolves started off terribly, but won about 5 on the spin and have now won 1 in 4. Leicester are a lovely side to watch yet their vulnerability at the back is holding them back. Spurs are, well, Spurs. Massive delusions of grandeur don't help when your team is playing shit. They lose two games and the Kane rumour mill starts up. Very counter-productive. "Lovely stadium though" (c). Incidentally, how can a team with Kane and Son up top only manage to score 11 goals all season? That's two fewer than us! And then Man Utd - clearly have lots of issues. Don't seem very well run IMO, only play in fits and starts, have some very overrated players and they don't play Ronaldo enough - their results have been shocking.
I know it seems laughable to suggest that our team that hasn't won in ten is still in this race, but we look like we're one of seven teams with a genuine chance of sneaking 4th and with a good shout of the runners up prize of Europa league football. If, IF we could just be a bit more clinical! Our recruitment team has genuinely done it's job well over the past decade, so imagine if it plays a blinder in January and plucks out a goal scorer from somewhere...
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