Nearly there. We started out hoping for a mid table finish and a decent cup run, but this season has the potential to blow away all of that away and be one of my finest endeavors in this game. Europe is almost here.

Schedule: 6 down, 4 to go.

We pick things off after the Villa 3-1 Home win, and results have been a mixed bag really, but nothing we cant work with. A FA cup knockout isn’t the biggest of our problems right now, and the streak of lucky 2-1/1-0 league wins rolls on! And if you remember from last entry, the league table was a close pack, with 10 points seperating 2nd and 7th, with us lying 3rd but with a crap goal difference (probably due to all the lucky 1 goal wins we get). We pick things up with 10 matches to go, here are the highlights:

Highlights:

Man City (2-3) H: A match that was absolutely pivotal for both sides. We had to assert our position as 3rd to give us distance from the pack below, and they had to push back into the top four. And we failed. Aguero (1) was the worst thing that could’ve ever happened, and then Aguero (21) was the second worst thing that could have happened. But the comeback was on. Defoe (24 and 31) showed that age is only a number as he bagged his 14th and 15th goals in the league, putting us back level. And things were going really well, we were conceding the possession but had more of the chances in a really open match, which probably wasn’t the wisest strategy against a team far superior than us, but we fear no one! Then aguero (70) completed his hatrick. Lesson learned: Fear aguero.

Everton (1-2) A: Another match that was absolutely pivotal for both sides, that we absolutely bottled. We started the match pretty strongly but with no real effect in the final third, so they punished us. With header-machine-Lukaku (19) out jumping our 2 CBs and GK to power one home. And remember when i said age doesnt matter? Well it does. alot. Defoe after a brilliant performance last match decided to throw that away and pulled of a ramos/zaza/terry (take your pick) and waster our penalty (64). And im not one to wait on players, so in came winter purchase Traore who is yet to score a league goal, in another un calculated risk by the Egyptian dumbass on the sideline. And surprisingly it did work. He showed lukaku that he too could jump, and scored in the final minutes of the game (81). And he then got a penalty! Lady luck smiled upon us. But no, it instead took a shit on us. and in a watford-leicster 2013 turn of events, Mirallas (87) scored from the counter resultant. (to relate: Knockearat miss, deeney goal. Playoff Semis). *Warning: Rant* because we cant have anything good in our lives, cause motherf*cking sports interactive and motherf*cking traore had to motherf*cking shoot in the motherf*cking crossbar and motherf*cking fooball manager hates me. God freaking dammit. *Rant Over* (apologies). Alas, despite our efforts, we seem to have brought this upon ourselves. c’est la vie.

Where We Stand:

12 points to play for, and 3 points separate are the buffer between Tuesday and Thursday nights. Its make or break time, and here is who we, and our rivals, will face off against in the last 4 matches,

The run-in:

Manchester United, 2nd, 69 pts, 40 GD:

Fairly easy run in, with stoke away the only potential obstacle in their path.

Sunderland, 3rd, 68 pts, 16 GD:

We are so screwed 🙂 . Arsenal (direct competitors), Newcastle (direct rivals), and Chelsea (direct assholes) stand between us and potential glory. But we fear no one! (except Aguero)

Arsenal, 4th (surprise!), 65 pts, 31 GD:

A relatively easy league schedule, but with a little bit bayern Cl semis niggle. Hopefully they break them all.

Everton, 5th, 65 pts, 25 GD:

Simple match ups all across, real favorites for the run in.

Manchester City, 6th, 60 pts, 31 GD:

Another set of easy fixtures, but with a 5 point deficit off the 4th spot, its looking tough

Liverpool, 7th, 60 pts, 20 GD:

The outside shot, even though they’re equal on points with city, a low GD and chelsea at home will prove annoying to say the least.

SUMMARY: Its all in our hands now, and Crystal Palace, Norwhich, and Southampton, who for some reason will play almost everyone in this list. Hopefully they’ll do us justice.

Key Stats (League Only):

Top Scorers: Defoe (15), Lens 9), Shatov (7)

Top Assisters: Johnson (10), Defoe (6), Jones (6)

Yellow Cards: M’Villa (9), Kaboul (4)

Red Cards: M’Villa (1), Kaboul (1)

Appearences: M’Villa, Khune, and Johnson (29)

6th best Defense, 7th best Attack, 7th best Possession

It looks like it will be a really close final sprint, but we raise our shields and brace for impact, next time, we’ll be in Europe’s elite. Al Salamu Allaykum!

PS: if you want more stats or have a question leave it in the comments here or on reddit and ill reply asap