even though it's not strictly the halfway stage and actually,
it's even less for some of the clubs with the, we just take
a moment to assess where we are chaps with the title race here
in the blue
room this morning.
Tim if I'm sent you an August but this was how the table
would look that city were a point. Clear of Liverpool who
were three clear of Chelsea.
Would that be pretty much how you thought it would work out?
No,
I thought jealous. You were going to run away with this
thing. I really did and I'm not sure,
I'm not sure any of us would have thought, Liverpool be as
good as they are, having scored more goals, having conceded
less goals than the title winning year. You just think,
where's that come from? But obviously they're a good team
but that
they are showing us
that they've gone strength to strength particular in the back
of last year when I had so many injuries
and then city city. Are this
world-beating dominant team? That you just think they stroll
around. They're not even exciting and somehow they
continue to get these points.
Chelsea for me is the one surprise because
leading into maybe the last two months.
I thought Thomas who could do no wrong. I thought his team
could do no wrong. They were absolutely Sensational. We're
just starting to see a few cracks at the moment.
Surprised.
Um, yeah, so surprised that we're not talking about for
you by Verizon You by Renaldo. You by Sancho you finished
second in the Premier League. I thought my she started would be
part of the conversation with Sasha.
Yeah, even with social because I think there's enough Talent
nuts. Odd to be top four. Will see you fragment can do that.
Over the coming
period. The three that there,
I'm not surprised that Chelsea a little Below in that. Look at
the football that Liverpool and
Manchester have played over the last three or four years.
They've been the dominant teams. They've set new
standards for Premier Premier League City with their
possession. And the way they play and not playing with
the strikey,
Liverpool just with the amount of goals. I can go in this.
God, most solid. It was just incredible.
I think I still think for me, Chelsea
is work to be done.
It still isn't quite grooved yet. It's still not quite,
right? So they have probably at times as much possession as
Manchester City, but don't turn that possession into goals.
And so they still work. I think at the top end of the pitch, in
particular, for Thomas, too cold, to do to find the right
three, but it's Lukaku into underneath and get that balance
of getting enough goals
from those players.
Do you think it'll be a three horse? Race come Easter.
Yes, I do. But that puts a lot of pressure on Chelsea and
I think
even look today
if they don't get a result. They don't get a real positive
result. You know, you can start to see this Gap open up. I know
there's a bunch of head-to-head games are still have to happen.
So there will be points dropped but
in regards to
assist from a long way away in terms of in terms of fixtures,
I do think there will be an interest. I think they're good
enough right now sputtering a little bit, but I do think it
will continue.
Get the reality of the back here.
Is Thomas Chuckles, not yet? Been at this football club, 12
months. We've got to get to January. So progress has been
great Champions League. I still don't quite think they're
ready. And that's why I didn't go for them at the beginning of
the season to win the
title. I still think
there's a, there's a year or so that he's got to continue that
he's got to get ribbons and he's got to get players
understanding that. There's got to be
a better game management at times. We've seen as a few
cracks at the back. Now, conceding more goals in. We've
seen probably under two call zero, not quite schooling. Up
the front. Yes, these big players missing.
I still think they're, you almost need
to groove themselves, and get ready to go for a tile. Couple
of key players Across The two clubs, Liverpool and Chelsea
are out of contract and trying to get a new one rudiger. First
of all, should be Chelsea be doing everything in their
power, to sign him.
Yeah. It's Chelsea are one of the clubs that have the ability
to do anything in their power to son with
regards to money.
He's highly sought after he's one of the guys first. First
I'm going to team sheet for Thomas chuckle, you know, when
when they are at their best defensively. I mean you just
see his presence that that Thiago Silva has been
fantastic. But rudiger for me is the one they have to
keep. Hold of I tend to think they are going to send. They're
not going to let him just walk away. We've mosallah Liverpool
who has a year and a half left on his tail and he says he
wants to stay a little slowly.
It's going to cost Liverpool more money to replace most out
of because how on Earth you replace arguably the best
player in the world than it is to pay him. Whatever he wants.
He wants it does make you Ponder the holdup. I mean are
they really holding off on paying him what he want?
I think you should only ship group with back here. Who's not
going to get caught into the romance of is a greatest player
in World football and we've got to do it that quickly. I think
they will get the deal done. I think it will be done.
We're both parties feel they've got a good deal
because he's 29 years. I think 30 in June.
I think people look at that and say
Obama gangs an example of how that can go wrong. Now. I'm not
saying motala in any way. We Would be the same but that is
what you have to guard against. Oh, I heard you in clock.
Yesterday was asked about it and said
it takes time, but we're getting there. I cannot see
most Allen not wearing the red of Liverpool, over the next two
or three years. And I cannot see Liverpool
allowing this guy to go
15 goals, add to that nine assists, this season and goals
in all the other competitions. You just don't let that quality
go out your football club and it also really helps that at
the moment. Barcelona. Real Madrid are not the attractive
Prospect. Max they have been
in recent years to him.
Well, I was actually just going to see there Robbie.
You, you can't even picture a scenario really of mosul
leaving the club were or Liverpool
allowing him to leave the club.
It's there's too many goals there. He's shown that his form
doesn't dip. He get he goes from strength to strength.
In fact, Rebecca. You've asked the question to me, but also to
the Robbie's, is he the best player and willful is he
the best and I hemmed and hawed a little bit.
But I tell you what, he just blows me away. Every time I see
him because there's There's goals there every single time
he touches the ball. I mean,
that that contract will get started and I do trust it. What
you're in. Clap is saying, let's go back to title race for
a second last season. All the talk was City wanted when
the Champions League the ended up, winning the Premier League.
Are we in the same position this year? Do you think
that the Champions League once again is perhaps priority?
No, I think the title the back out. I always think your
domestic title is over 38 games in England winning.
That trophy is important and let's not forget with pep. You
wanted hurricane didn't get him
false-9. Can I don't think they can do it. Everyone said well,
look who's in it, Chelsea
and Liverpool have a mosallah city on going to get enough
goals. They just put seven pasta lead and the other thing
with, with peppermint tea city
tax, is that if I look at his Squad right now, they're
probably what I would call the freshest group. He's managed
many expect than any other manager
to bring this back in more.
Zane Sterling's playing. Well, foldings in greenish school
is left players out at times when we've questioned like
we're doing the team sheets in like WhatsApp app doing
management. It's better than anyone else. And last season
this time. They want to 20 game, 21 game unbeaten run.
They're in good form again. This time around,
do they feel to you? Like, they can go a step further than last
season and win the Champions League.
Yeah, because once again, with with this group of players, as
you mentioned, you mentioned, Chelsea, you need this time to
I failed this team has failed in the chamber's, they have
the ability now and experience to go. Do it just play Center
Midfield
player and send to Midfield and he won the title. That's not
reopen that under 30 bands out there. Chelsea fans 0 would be
delighted. That was this morning's boom.