Lad1966 Posted 6 March Share Posted 6 March Just now, Stadt said: McKenna has performed miracles at Ipswich. With the squad and budgets we have they should be nowhere near us - he's only managed about 65 more games than Maresca too. What I would say, Ipswich are playing without the pressure of the 3 relegated teams, hence they have the freedom to play in the why that they do. I think with us, it’s not necessarily the tactics, but the pressure doesn’t allow us to play these tactics in the way Enzo wants, also it’s obvious that our engine room is tried, injuries has meant that players like KDH and Winks have played more then they needed to and as a result we’ve lacked fluency in our passing. I am hoping we can get a positive result on Saturday and use the 3 week break from the league to get some fluency back🏆🏆🏆 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les-TA-Jon Posted 6 March Share Posted 6 March The upcoming games... Leeds and Ipswich both play their next game before us. Which isn't ideal. Then they both play game 38 before us. So worst case scenario, lose to Hull, with Ipswich and Leeds win their 2 games and it's: Ipswich 84 Leeds 82 Leicester 81 (with a game in hand) Then our next two fixtures after that come before the others play, but we'll have an annoying game in hand for a while... Weds 6th Southampton vs Preston Fri 8th Shef W vs Leeds Sat 9th Cardiff vs Ipswich (12:30) Hull vs Leicester Southampton vs Sunderland Sat 16th Ipswich vs Shef W Sun 17th Leeds vs Millwall Fri 29th Bristol vs Leicester (12:30) Southampton vs Middlesbrough (15:00) Blackburn vs Ipswich (17:30) Watford vs Leeds (20:00) Mon 1st April Leicester vs Norwich (12:30) Ipswich vs Southampton (17:30) Leeds vs Hull (20:00) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nod.E Posted 6 March Share Posted 6 March While the form of Ipswich is impressive, it's just their turn to beat the teams we breezed past as well. I'm not saying they'll fall off a cliff, but they'll drop points more regularly from here. If we put together solid 2ppg form, that should be enough. Only ourselves to blame if we can't manage that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les-TA-Jon Posted 6 March Share Posted 6 March (edited) 1 hour ago, Nod.E said: While the form of Ipswich is impressive, it's just their turn to beat the teams we breezed past as well. I'm not saying they'll fall off a cliff, but they'll drop points more regularly from here. If we put together solid 2ppg form, that should be enough. Only ourselves to blame if we can't manage that. W7 D2 L1 gives us 104 The maximum points for the others: Ipswich 108 Leeds 106 Southampton 103 EDIT: And of course they can't all get those totals due to Ipswich vs Southampton 1st April and Leeds vs Southampton 4th May Edited 6 March by Les-TA-Jon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobbyburton Posted 6 March Share Posted 6 March 5 minutes ago, Les-TA-Jon said: The upcoming games... Leeds and Ipswich both play their next game before us. Which isn't ideal. Then they both play game 38 before us. So worst case scenario, lose to Hull, with Ipswich and Leeds win their 2 games and it's: Ipswich 84 Leeds 82 Leicester 81 (with a game in hand) Then our next two fixtures after that come before the others play, but we'll have an annoying game in hand for a while... Weds 6th Southampton vs Preston Fri 8th Shef W vs Leeds Sat 9th Cardiff vs Ipswich (12:30) Hull vs Leicester Southampton vs Sunderland Sat 16th Ipswich vs Shef W Sun 17th Leeds vs Millwall Fri 29th Bristol vs Leicester (12:30) Southampton vs Middlesbrough (15:00) Blackburn vs Ipswich (17:30) Watford vs Leeds (20:00) Mon 1st April Leicester vs Norwich (12:30) Ipswich vs Southampton (17:30) Leeds vs Hull (20:00) The order of games could really have an impact and we'll need a really good mentality to get through this. The Hull game is so important, get to the international break on top and have a mini reset. Will be interesting to see how Southampton react to the other 3 teams winning before they play tonight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noahfence Posted 6 March Share Posted 6 March I know you can’t predict anything in this league and I was backing us to go unbeaten at home before the Boro game (so sorry about that) but if we beat Hull I’m back to being almost certain we’re up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 6 March Share Posted 6 March 28 minutes ago, Tuna said: Enzo was complaining of a small squad in his radio Leicester Post match Of course he was! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Fox Posted 6 March Share Posted 6 March Cannot see Ipswich beating Norwich away, so they will drop points. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HankMarvin Posted 6 March Share Posted 6 March 16 minutes ago, Happy Fox said: Cannot see Ipswich beating Norwich away, so they will drop points. Beating them at home isn’t a given either, they are top 3 for form over the last 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blarmy Posted 6 March Share Posted 6 March This is why, months ago, I didn’t understand people wanting Ipswich to win. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Fox Posted 6 March Share Posted 6 March 55 minutes ago, Les-TA-Jon said: W7 D2 L1 gives us 104 The maximum points for the others: Ipswich 108 Leeds 106 Southampton 103 Those maximums need slightly adjusting as they all can’t get that with Southampton still having to play all three teams, someone has to drop points along the way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrefelderFox666 Posted 6 March Share Posted 6 March We will win the league. Leeds will finish 2nd. Ipswich will win the playoffs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Fox Posted 6 March Share Posted 6 March Just now, KrefelderFox666 said: We will win the league. Leeds will finish 2nd. Ipswich will win the playoffs. If Coventry finish 6th reckon they do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike the Metal Ed Posted 6 March Share Posted 6 March (edited) 57 minutes ago, st albans fox said: Of course he was! Tbf I took a mate to the game last night who bought a programme and the first thing he pointed out was how big Sunderland's listed squad was compared to ours. We've also used the 4th fewest players in the division this Championship season, and we've used a fair amount of the resources available to us. The last few weeks has shown that it doesn't take much in the way of injuries to leave us light. Edited 6 March by Mike the Metal Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K789 Posted 6 March Share Posted 6 March 6 wins 1 draw for promotion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Fox Posted 6 March Share Posted 6 March 6 minutes ago, K789 said: 6 wins 1 draw for promotion 100 points would see us win the league. As for automatic promotion I reckon 5 more wins does it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les-TA-Jon Posted 6 March Share Posted 6 March 14 minutes ago, Aus Fox said: Those maximums need slightly adjusting as they all can’t get that with Southampton still having to play all three teams, someone has to drop points along the way. Yes sorry forgot to add that note. I'm not going to adjust them because it's really tricky to figure out. But I should have had the note. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les-TA-Jon Posted 6 March Share Posted 6 March 17 minutes ago, Aus Fox said: Those maximums need slightly adjusting as they all can’t get that with Southampton still having to play all three teams, someone has to drop points along the way. I suppose the other thing as well is, for us to not get Autos, 2 of them need to overtake us. With Southampton involved in both fixtures but also the team furthest behind, the whole 'they still play each other' thing has less relevance, since Ipswich and Leeds could win both games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HankMarvin Posted 6 March Share Posted 6 March 18 minutes ago, Mike the Metal Ed said: Tbf I took a mate to the game last night who bought a programme and the first thing he pointed out was how big Sunderland's listed squad was compared to ours. We've also used the 4th fewest players in the division this Championship season, and we've used a fair amount of the resources available to us. The last few weeks has shown that it doesn't take much in the way of injuries to leave us light. They have used the same amount of players 29 with less rotation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelmofox Posted 6 March Share Posted 6 March 1 hour ago, Noahfence said: I know you can’t predict anything in this league and I was backing us to go unbeaten at home before the Boro game (so sorry about that) but if we beat Hull I’m back to being almost certain we’re up I remember those days! Lady behind me at the KP went for surgery earlier in the season and said she couldn't come back until February. I jokingly said we would be promoted by then. Im such a tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowlattsFox Posted 6 March Share Posted 6 March I didn't realise it was so tight in the bottom half, I mean I know it always is pretty compact but anyone in bottom half can go down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 6 March Share Posted 6 March 41 minutes ago, Mike the Metal Ed said: Tbf I took a mate to the game last night who bought a programme and the first thing he pointed out was how big Sunderland's listed squad was compared to ours. We've also used the 4th fewest players in the division this Championship season, and we've used a fair amount of the resources available to us. The last few weeks has shown that it doesn't take much in the way of injuries to leave us light. Firstly, kudos for going to Sunderland on a Tuesday night secondly, that’s normal on home programmes where the home club list their 25 man squad and also loads of U21 players that can be elected . The away team is usually just the 25 man squad. using the 4th fewest players reflects the coach’s confidence in them rather than the number available. Perhaps the very technical nature of our approach makes a difference to that but the numbers are there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCFCJohn Posted 6 March Share Posted 6 March 21 minutes ago, RowlattsFox said: I didn't realise it was so tight in the bottom half, I mean I know it always is pretty compact but anyone in bottom half can go down. 4 of them on 38 points spanning the relegation zone as well! What a job Danny Rohl is doing at Wednesday as well! If he keeps them up he’d be manager of the season for me, closely run by McKenna. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxes_rule1978 Posted 6 March Share Posted 6 March (edited) I have only just realised Rotherham only have 19 points, nearly 20 adrift on the team in 23rd! Edited 6 March by foxes_rule1978 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester_Loyal Posted 6 March Share Posted 6 March Southampton game tonight is massive, they need to win about 9 of 11 games to stand a chance of automatics IMO. Wouldn't fancy them with that kind of pressure, especially when they've got to play us, Leeds and Ipswich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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