Yes theres a lot of teams with 12 games left but not many in with a hope of winning the league or a top 4 spot. Our 4 biggest rivals all have European games to content with and all that goes with it plus 2 of them have the FA cup still to play in and 1 of them a league cup final to. Im not saying losing on Sunday was a good thing but if it leaves us fresher then the rest between now and May 11th for us to pick up more points then them all and just maybe have a big trophy that we havent had in 24 years at the end of it then ill take Sundays defeat on the chin!
It is possible we can win the league, we are in a healthy position and have a decent run in as we play two of the teams above us at home.
However, if we are realistic, I think most would agree we had a better chance of winning the F.A cup than winning the league this season. We are chasing three sides at the end of the day, we are hoping all three will slip up at least twice before the end of the season and for us to take maximum points in our remaining games. That is a big big ask. We will probably drop points in about three maybe four games so we need the three above us to drop points in 5 or 6 games each.
Not saying its impossible by any means, but had we put arsenal out which we should have done, we had a nice tie against the blueshite at home, probably an easy semi and then City in the final!
I hope you're right and it keeps us fresh for the run in but the other three also have much bigger squads than us. I think they will prioritise the league just as much as the CL too.
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