down at the MX for Liverpool, of course to keep their title
bid on track. Nick Brighton. You see goals of hit a bit of
a turbulent spell in recent weeks. So we've a lot of defeat
but
is it that bad for them? I still feel like they can cause
Liverpool some problems here and upset is on the cards
a little bit, especially with lovable playing in
the Champions League and midweek. I mean,
what do you think about this game? Is this
going to be straightforward full of a ball giving the form
there in or can Grandpa? I'd actually, you know, cause
an upset and really help man city in the title bit.
You know, I think it shows
exactly how far Brighton have come that. I give that thumbs
down and it's not because I think they stink, you know,
it's not it's not a worry that they're going to be in
the bottom three, they're good, but
they have for a year and a half. Now,
I don't want to say they need someone better than Neil Mo pay
but they need at least another Neil moped. They don't have
finishers and they hoped Aaron Connolly would become that.
They have playmaking midfielders for Ace
what he does with Sally march with Grandpa design, much.
They've got players who are going to get the ball into
promising spaces, but they just don't finish the good news for
Brighton. Yes, is Liverpool plays at midweek? And also
I can't get over
the quality of chances. They give up. You look at their
goals allowed and
it slow, because they're a good defensive team. And again next
year, when cannot say and Van Dyke, who I think are their
team of the future at Centre back when they're comfortable
with each other.
More comfortable. So it's going to be a whole nother story. But
right now they are still just allowing monstrous
opportunities. The mist from Lindsay knee, this weekend,
is one of the worst mrs.
You will ever see
from a top top player to that. Didn't fall too
Angelo OG Mana, you know, that's that's Lindsay knee. And
so
I just don't think Brighton. You can't count on Brighton, on
a week-to-week basis to finish their chances and you will one
day, they will buy.
If they got a Neha nacho,
they're probably in seventh place,
but they don't have it right now.
They don't that Liverpool. I think just so ruthless at
the moment. Even that win against West Ham. They they clung on
their
gave up a lot of opportunities on the counter, but I just feel
like the way the bright and play like the possessed
the ball take risk going forward, that leaves a lot of
opportunity, sir.
Sal Amano. Jotter, Diaz, whoever is playing in that
wonderful front five. They have,
I Steiff. See, Liverpool getting the job done. He'll be
clothes will be tight bright and don't make it easy for
anybody. But I just feel like it's going to be
a Liverpool win to keep the title bid on track and just put
a little bit more pressure on Manchester City and the leaves
United against Norwich City, massive game at the bottom of
the table. I mean, Norwich basically have to win
games like this. They have to win this one and win. Pretty
much most of their games remaining to give themselves
a chance. Jesse marsch, and Leeds, United is first home
game in charge at elland Road. This is
For the American coach. What are you looking forward to in
this game? Because if Patrick band fits back fit that's huge
for Leeds United, right?
Yeah, it is and I'm looking at the schedule here leads get to
play
Norwich at a time when they also have Burnley coming up,
Brighton coming up. Like so they've got a nice little
stretch games coming up here where you know, that they could
really quickly pull themselves away from from the bottom
three. And the fact they get Norwich who just last
season or just last weekend, excuse me, probably saved.
Brentford season. It's going to be back to back weeks. I think
for Norwich kind of doing a favor for a couple of teams
right there
at risk of falling into the relegation battle. I just,
I look at the way that leads play. You can see an idea, you
can see a tactical philosophy
and and the building blocks of Jesse Marsh has already has to
work with from bielsa left over and the way that he's going to
be able to put his stamp on things. I just don't see with
Norwich anyway. Out of the slide that they're in at
the moment. They've lost four in a row.
They've not been particularly.
Really competitive.
They had the very, very, very brief, run of what I think, two
games, maybe three where they picked up a couple of results.
And of the oh, hey, you know, there's a little bit life left
left in them. But it's just at this point of the Season,
there's not enough quality there, some injuries
that are holding that team back, just a little bit. And so
I look at Leeds and say you win this game. I think that creates
momentum, I think that creates confidence for this team or
they can create some belief in. Jesse Marsh has the
manager to kind of a rest of this slide that leads have been on
and And at that point, they can go on a nice little run to
finish the season. So with Norwich coming up first this
weekend. I kind of look at this and I feel even better.
Then everything that we talked about Jesse marsch this week.
And and the short-term prospects. The long-term
prospects are great, the short term, maybe a little bit more
questions, but the fact that they get to play Norwich here.
It's a pretty good. One sets up well to build momentum and
probably have positive vibes to stop Island Road. Get a big win
and then you said some winnable games coming up for lead, so
Who knows the sweatin? See it's going to be
again a very intense game for both teams because they need
three points to help them in their relegation. Scrap,
Nick Arsenal against Leicester, Arsenal, as we said, we've been
very impressed with them defensively. Solid, decent.
Going forward.
Plane Lester though. It's just a weird one, right? You never
quite know what you're gonna get bit of a flip of a coin,
considering their injuries
throughout the last few months.
What would you got your eye on heading into this game of
the Emirates?
I got my eye on. On whether Lester is going to call it
a day because they have ran it home,
and they're going to want to give their fans
a spot in the quarter-final and a good Advantage before going
away to France next week.
I think if you look at a stretch of six games for them,
that was Burnley leads, Wren, Arsenal
run again and Brentford that. This is the game that they
probably will have said
that's going to be tough.
It's a way, it's in North London.
So look for the counter punchers. Look for,
you know, we know that at times, Rogers doesn't want the ball.
He doesn't need the ball, as you say, of course, everybody
wants the ball
and I just think Arsenal is humming to the point where this
is what we said in the summer a year for Arsenal,
where they don't have to contend with anything besides
domestic cups, and the Premier League table and Miguel. Arteta
is starting to show us by virtue of how comfortable they
want. Even though they had to hold on last week in a 3-2
game.
Game, he knows the opposition,
if the players are bought into his system
and they play with maturity.
They're just going to get it done.
And I think this has Arsenal written all over it.
I think so, Jaime Valdez always seems to score against them,
right? So that's the most interesting thing. But I think
for Arsenal
you said it that that just the way that clicking through and
you can tell that arteta is methods of work in the goals
their score and it's almost like watching Manchester. A
the way that he helped Pep Guardiola. Construct that team
where they're getting the ball. Why they're cutting it back.
They're scoring goals and
they just look very fluid defensively, pretty solid.
And I think they are benefiting from
exit in the FA Cup, very early
in the competition. So that gives them full Focus now on
where they almost have
45 days to prepare for each game,
which is huge at this point in the season. When a lot of
the competitors aren't aren't having that luxury in the top
for battle. So yeah.
Esther though, we always know they can call surprises on
the counter. So let's see what they can do away and ask those other
games. To keep an eye on Crystal Palace against Man
City. A bit of a tough one there for
City. They obviously lost the palace
at home earlier in the season, but Pep Guardiola side should
have enough in the tank there
to get another big win in their title Bush Brentford at home
against Burnley. My word talk about a relegation, six-point
Brentford, obviously off that big win away at Norwich looking
to build on that. Christian Eriksen looks good. Ivan. Tony
looks really good. Back in form, but the Burnley
need to win this one and
they'll come out
firing on all cylinders. You think and West London to try
and boost their survival hopes and Chelsea against Newcastle
as well. Don't sleep on that New Castle. Been really good in
recent weeks
themselves away from the relegation scrap. We all think
our Chelsea will win this one easily. But of course, they
have a Champions League last 16 game. They might have their eye
on as well, might rest a few players
lot of uncertainty around the club, as well. So,
it's an Interesting week in the Premier League. So gents.
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