Mon Dec 03, 2018 8:51 am
It's not a must win in a bad way, but in a good way if that's possible.
No one knows how to play against them because they're entirely unpredictable, but that has a positive side to it too.
I say in a good way because it's not going to sink us if we lose this and fail to get a good few points in the upcoming fixtures, but if we did, then we might possibly turn the corner and get to a respectable position before Christmas, and go into the transfer window with the possibility of really improving things.
All this is of course dependent upon other results, but they're looking good from our tactical point of view.
I watched Fulham against Chelsea and they've got nothing. I said they'd change their manager and that'd put them into turmoil and I think that's happened because they're not playing any better, just playing badly in a different way and knowing the way they operate they'll probably sack him within six to eight weeks too. Can't see them moving far from their current spot.
Burnley similarly are melting down. As you know we really should have beaten them and they were awful at the weekend.
I can see these two teams filling relegation places, leaving only one danger spot if I'm correct. My surprising long shot for that is Wolves actually, because they seem to be melting down at an alarming rate, already screaming for the manager to be sacked and somehow expecting that they should be competing for a place in Europe in their first promoted season - this is a very very dangerous state of mind for them.
The next few fixtures for us, then, whilst neither easy nor impossible , can shoot us up the table much further and faster than we might have expected, or are entitled to expect really. I'm certain that Sir Neil will not only be aware of this, but will do everything humanly possible to pull it off.
Do you think we can do it ?