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I would be more for this close race if our future wasn't so up in the air due to our finances and pending punishments. We need promotion and the riches of the Premier League to offset the potential incoming punches we will take this Summer. If we miss out, then it really will be a slippery slope and we could easily struggle to get back to a promotion push for some time, if we are having to have a player fire sale and start next season in this league with a points deduction. Hell with the competitiveness and "fun", get us over the line no matter what!

I still think Ipswich will have one more wobble in these last 7 games. Leeds may kick on now after playing shite but still winning tonight. We have hopefully had our big wobble and will get some momentum going again exactly at the right time. Saints out of Autos, despite Russel's crying!

I have never known a season where teams so often win, despite their poor performance! Surely, these types of games will even themselves out in the last 7. Leeds and Ipswich can't play like that many more times and still win!

I hate this league.

I'll give you great odds on that mate!

really? I thought it was to help the "Big 6" maintain their dominance and stop clubs like Leicester ever challenging them.

Simon loves a contradiction! Usually 1 or 2 per shouted sentence.

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Where is the dude who comes on here every week and says Leeds will win every game??

Hoping for big performances from Akgun and Cannon, to really force Enzo's hand in league selection

I want Ipswich to go up (in 2nd!) but I still feel they are most likely to have patchy form in the last 10 games and fall away from us and Leeds.

I don't think we will win every game, but I do expect we will see a positive reaction and that will take us to the title. We have been crying out for some anger and passion to be injected into this squad for a while now. This is a great excuse to do that. I feel like QPR will be getting a thrashing, especially if our wingers turn up and we play a striker who will take his chances on the day.

I think we are missing a quality defensive midfielder who can shield the back 4 more, especially when we are under the cosh. We seem lightweight in midfield, lots of energy and stamina but not enough physicality to help the back 4 battle when the ball is in and around our box. Old skool Ndidi would be perfect right now. I would also say that 3 of our back 4 are defenders that have more attacking qualities, than defensive. We probably need to be ruthless in the summer and drop 2 or 3 of that back 4 and have more rounded defenders who can do it all to a higher level. Chuck in a nasty ultra competitive git or two into the squad too, as feels like we are too passive when we lose. We are lacking grit in the squad.

This is quite noticeable at times, and we see a defender under pressure but rather than play a longer ball down the channel with a reasonable chance of us getting onto it, a shorter pass into the centre towards a player closely marked is more often than not the decision made. I can totally see why that is done, and when it works in regards to building an attack, it is pretty sensational to watch. However, as you have said, you need a really high calibre of players to win against the better teams playing in this way. On the flip side, Enzo hasn't even had a full season with us yet, and no doubt we will sign a handful of players in the Summer if we do get promoted and those will likely be starters. It also feels like we are building a clear identity at the club on how we want to play, and the players have often commented on how much they enjoy this style. If Enzo can make us harder to beat, perhaps with a higher calibre couple of defenders and a top defensive midfielder, and we will continue to create chances at the rate we do, then I think we will be able to stay clear of relegation if promoted next season. Brighton and De Zerbi are a good example of this, albeit further along in their development.

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Set up the first and scored the 2nd... Can't argue with that, but that miss Want to see Cannon given a start as I think he is the better finisher.

Back 4 not good enough? Can his system work if we upgrade 2 or 3 of those 4 OR is it more to do with the team as a whole not defending well enough and perhaps we should be looking at a top defensive midfielder in the previous Ndidi style? I do agree we remain weak defensively, despite all our success this season. I am just not sure exactly why and how we can fix it in the Summer.

I thought Leeds would be better tbh. At times, they looked really poor. They have a lot of attacking players though and so expect they will push us and finish in the top 2.

2-0 and the game is over. Huge decision to get wrong. Hate VAR but that does show the cost of not having it. Yellow card for Ricardo was absolutely laughable too.

If both our wingers were on it, I think we would have comfortably won 4-0. Mavididi did some good things but lost his head and fell off a cliff and Fatuwa had a shocker for most the game. They should both be our stand out attacking players with their ability. The problem is, we don't really have adequate replacements for either, so they have to quickly regain their form for the final 12 games. Their form will likely be the difference in my opinion. If they catch fire, we will comfortably take the title. If not, we could be in a real battle.

Very passive in his post-match interview, as was Enzo. I do think we need a bit more passion and fight in this squad. Everything seems a bit too nice. I would love a couple of big nasty personalities to join in the Summer, to give us more of a ruthless edge in the squad. I can't help think we have put so much energy into the technical side of the game, that we are missing that basic and raw emotion to just go out there and battle when needed and be truly angry after a loss.

Games like tonight, are what make the wins and achievements so much more meaningful. We will take this on the chin as fans as we always have to, and wait for the next buzz of a win! I think the players will be seething about this result, and I suspect we may see a big reaction that may push us to the title. Let's see though