The Next Five

[StanSP]

Five games to go until the World Cup break. 

 

Leeds (H) 

 

Wolves (A) 

 

Man City (H) 

 

Everton (A) 

 

West Ham (A) 

 

 

Realistically, there's probably only 1-3 points there and that's with Thursday's game. 

 

Man City is a total write off. A shame as previous seasons I'd have seen us at least give them some kind of game and make it difficult for them. 

 

Everton and Wolves aren't generally places we do well in. West Ham play on the front foot and are pretty much opposite to us. 

 

A new manager bounce might help us with the 3 away games, but even I'm not that hopeful a change will be made in time

 

Could be pretty bleak by the time we come back from World Cup, and there's Newcastle and Liverpool to play... 

Edited 17 October 2022 by StanSP

[Ric Flair]

If Rodgers is still here for all of them then we will struggle to get more than 4 points. No chance of anything vs Man City or West Ham. Everton we'll get a draw at best and Wolves away is never a nice place for us, pur best chance of a win is vs Leeds which then means he gets the other 3-4 games anyway which is just torture.

 

I'm going to be optimistic and say 5 points.

 

Beat Leeds, draw with Wolves and Everton and lose to Man City and West Ham. 

[Thefox81]

1 point and that will be either on Thursday or next Sunday

[Buzzell]

What a depressing state we are in. Games in which you would usually expect us to win are now looking as if we won’t get anything. I’d be very surprised if we get anything more than 4 points from the 5.

[Tuna]

3-4 points tops.

[Eskay]

Considering we can't buy away wins for some time now......that is a bleak picture. 

[lcfcfoz]

4 wins 1 defeat

[st albans fox]

18 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

If Rodgers is still here for all of them then we will struggle to get more than 4 points. No chance of anything vs Man City or West Ham. Everton we'll get a draw at best and Wolves away is never a nice place for us, pur best chance of a win is vs Leeds which then means he gets the other 3-4 games anyway which is just torture.

 

I'm going to be optimistic and say 5 points.

 

Beat Leeds, draw with Wolves and Everton and lose to Man City and West Ham. 

I think that’s about right ric. 10 points at the break looks about the best we can hope for 

 

 

[moore_94]

Beat Leeds

Lose to Wolves

5-0+ battering by Man City

Lucky draw at Everton

Lose to West Ham

 

Oh and we will also lose on penalties to Newport after 0-0 in 90 mins, with no academy players in the match squad

 

9 points from a possible 45 / 15 games and out of the Carabao going into the World Cup

Edited 17 October 2022 by moore_94

[waylander]

7 minutes ago, lcfcfoz said:

4 wins 1 defeat

4 wins 1 draw 👍😉

[FoxinNotts]

We're fooked

[wardyfox86]

"The Next Five" should have started at Forest where we targeted 10 points from the games leading up to the Man City game.

 

It should have been as simple as "don't hit that target, you're gone"

 

It's still possible, but it won't happen.

[Sol thewall Bamba]

2, and the owner will get upset when 2000 people boo when we go into the World Cup break 8 points off safety. 

[Stevosevic]

Rock bottom and cut adrift by the World Cup.

 

[HybridFox]

Going to 2 of those away games as well. Lord help me

[Simon alex]

4 draws  a defeat to man city, so 4 points 😉

[kristianity77]

I think 4 points from 5 games.  Which would put us on 9 points from 15 games at the break. Which is, absolutely abysmal.  But it's not Derby abysmal, so we should accept that and keep Rodgers, because we should be grateful for anything apparently.

[atomicfox]

5 points tops and that's being optimistic. 

[Dames]

I think we'll get 4-5 points. 

 

However, I'm worried about what that game against Man City will do to our Goal Difference.

[JimJams]

14 points. Nailed on.

[davieG]

Trying to be optimistic we're 16th in the last 5 form table.

 

 

https://footystats.org/england/premier-league/form-table

 

[ithuriel]

If we get beaten by Leeds, I can't see us winning any of them to be honest, we have been so poor this year and have not seen anything much to suggest we have turned a corner.

[Sharpe's Fox]

After which Top puts his out of office on for the World Cup.

[Gamble92]

Leicester 3-1 Leeds

Wolves 0-1 Leicester 

Leicester 2-2 Man City

Everton 1-2 Leicester 

West Ham 0-0 Leicester 

[whoareyaaa]

Play with one striker and 4 center mids then we are going to struggle to pick up any points, while we have tightened up at the back we need more balance going forward.

 

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