Lfc roll into another game with their strongest lineup. Keeping your best players fit is essentially a non-negotiable if you want to win the league. When you have to hit 82-83 pts to win a title you can ride out injuries and referees. When you have to hit 93pts to win a title you can’t.
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Szoboszlai is out today. And was out against Westham.
Not going to list them but we've had injuries too. We're just dealing with them better.
That’s by design
We rode our luck last year but failed to score in critical games
Losing to Villa at the end of the season was the nail in the coffin
Teams only give them the space they require to be this good when they're playing in front of their own fans, thinking they'll win the ball high when in reality they're just playing into their hands.
No one will do that at Anfield.
80 might have been the best possible outcome, frankly.
Lots us gone against us but if we get fit - we can play with the best and frankly, I’d take a healthy arsenal over most in CL.
1st AND 2nd choice keeper
Both centre halves
Back-up centre half
Left back
New left-winger
Brilliant young prospect
£60 million Brazilian number 9
Of those, all but the back-up keeper and back-up centre half are/have been long-term.
It's life.
Arsenal are nowhere close to that, so whilst I agree that Arteta has managed absences well, if you'd lost the equivalent players for as long, I doubt you'd be top 4.
Since Pep/Klopp came to the PL, 90+ is the standard for almost every season. Teams must average more than 2 points per game to win it.
Rotten luck
Having a thin bench and main player injuries are an easy way to derail a season.