Originally Posted by
Insidious
I think the general feeling justme is it's less about worrying about them finishing above us (it happens, they're better poised this season just now, we'd take it on the chin and whatever) and more about crossing all fingers that they have a bit of a drop-off.
But for all our woes this season, we're actually only 7 points behind. There are little moments in the season where they and Leicester look to be pulling away (both sides were 9 points ahead of us recently and people would have felt those 2 sides were safe for Top Four) and they're now both back to looking over their shoulders a little at West Ham/Chelsea/Liverpool/Everton/Villa/Tottenham to some degree.
All largely irrelevant if we don't perform. Goes without saying. But we all know what a difference the Champion's League makes for sides, in terms of prestige of being there, in terms of the money, in terms of a slightly lighter schedule than juggling the Europa League, in terms of the capacity to attract players and grow as a Club.
If Man United ended up bombing a few results and missing out, it slows their "rebirth" a bit. If Leicester miss out, it slows down their chance at becoming a regular rival and so on. With the Covid situation and the financial hit taken by clubs, this season more than most could widen/close gaps depending on what happens.
Exactly Sid, it's not about whether the filthy finish above us or not, them having a major collapse, as there is enormous potetnial for looking at their fixtures, would be a very good thing and improve our chances of getting top four if we can put a few wins together, one game at a time
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