Start of a big week for us, this followed by a tough away fixture at Brighton in mid-week and the FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United on Saturday. City, who will be without Fernandinho (suspended) and Aguero (injured), have lost 3 in a row while conceding 8 goals in the process.
Well I always thought there was going to be a backlash. There is a reason they will be champions. It's all about the cup now for me. Chelsea aren't catching us.
I thought 2nd was out of reach before today but now... Still I'd take the cup + 4th over no cup and 2nd.
If we play like we did on Saturday, we will be lucky to finish 4th or win any cup. It is great to have principles, but freezing Alderweireld out of the squad has its consequences and that was Davinson Sanchez being absolutely shredded by the City forwards. Not for the first time, our goalkeeper wasn't very clever and our forwards were terrible, constantly overplaying (Lamela and Dele) and giving the ball away (Eriksen, Dier, Dembélé). Kane still looks sluggish since his return. On a positive note, we fought back to make a game of it, but we are still giving ourselves too much to do in big games by conceding sloppy goals.