Where will we finish?

[Zatara]

I went 12th and then changed to 11th when I saw the teams above us.

 

[Joeharper07]

New manager bounce 14th , lose to Newcastle and Leeds the drop

 

[ForestBlue]

Still very concerned about our defence and our 2 new full backs remained pretty much untried, but 16th or 17th hopefully.

Teams with poor defensive record do well not to get relegated.

 

[Kev The Rat]

Too much damage has been done I’m afraid

We will either scrape survival or go down

 

[Pazu]

Still very concerned about our defence and our 2 new full backs remained pretty much untried, but 16th or 17th hopefully.

Teams with poor defensive record do well not to get relegated.

Agree, I would still take 17th if offered now, think we have the quality in attack to do better next season but need a more balanced defence and stronger center midfield to get consistent results.

 

[AsiaAsia82]

Either at Goodison or if we get to the cup final we’ll finish at Wembley

 

[Debunkology]

Id take 17th right now.

 

[Dymak]

The next couple of games are the biggest in years, we need to win or at least avoid defeat. Should we be successful, we also need to be careful that we don't completely relax as well as if it's all over and done with because our run-in is horrific, and the outlook can completely change over the course of 2 or 3 games in this league.

 

[Zatara]

The next couple of games are the biggest in years, we need to win or at least avoid defeat. Should we be successful, we also need to be careful that we don't completely relax as well as if it's all over and done with because our run-in is horrific, and the outlook can completely change over the course of 2 or 3 games in this league.

I think we'll get 7pts from the next 3 league games.

The City game could be a mood killer and we'll see how we fare confidence wise after that.

 

[Rooney_Tunes]

I went 12th and then changed to 11th when I saw the teams above us.

I went relegation then changed to 17th when I saw the teams below us.

 

[Axlswhk]

We will finish top half, no doubt about it

 

[Rooney_Tunes]

We will finish top half, no doubt about it

It's not easy to change the team you support midway through the season so good luck with that.

 

[JohnRoss23]

13th for me

 

[Doctor Blue]

I've gone for 10th, the distinct air of doom and gloom as lifted and if that can be translated into lifting individual performances and the team as a whole, then why not. Anything higher might be too much pressure on all concerned, but definitely don't think lower. ?

 

[GoldenToffee]

Last five games of the season: Liverpool (a), Chelsea (h), Leicester (a), Brentford (h), Arsenal (a). I see a maximum of 7 points from that.

We're currently on 19 points (relegation form since 1 month into the season). If we add 5 points (guesstimation from those 5 games) to that we're on 24.

We've played 20 games, but let's say 25 if we take those final 5 into account and 24 points (relegation form).

We'll probably need 35-40 or so points for safety - so need around 15 points to almost guarantee safety in 13 games.

If we can win home games against Leeds, Wolves and Palace in those games I think we can stay up. If we slip up in more than 1 of them I think, genuinely, we're going down. Would you trust our players to instantly turn our home fortunes around?

I don't see us having the firepower, unless Alli really hits the ground running, to go away to good teams and turn them over, or beat City, United or Chelsea at home.

It's incredibly scary. Like with last season, how on earth could the players not muster up a single point in home games against West Ham, Watford, Brighton and Villa?

Regardless of Benitez, that's largely on the players and they will deserve a lot of the criticism if we do go down.