by AG7 » Mon Dec 30, 2013 1:53 pm
Let's look at it realistically ...
League Cup
Already in semis ... against a side battling relegation (with stated goal, that is their priority and not the cup) and with semis being two legged, really we should get through to the final ...
In Final, we could face Sunderland or the Scum ... it's a one off game and given refs going against you that day or something could too it to the opposition but I think especially how our boys returned from Wembley last time around, they'll be up for it and this first one is very winnable ...
FA Cup
This one if we get draws like last year, all easy except semi final, we should again make our way through till the end ... however we don't know anything in this yet as we haven't even played the first game of the cup yet ... Blackburn Rovers away should be a winnable game so I'm looking forward for the next round draw ... let's see who we get. But given how Pellegrini treated LeagueCup, don't expect him to not take FA Cup seriously and I expect us putting out serious teams for this ...
Premier League
Too close to call ... we all expected Arsenal and Liverpool to fall off the top spots by now but they haven't ... ok ok Liverpool is 5th but just two games could change it all around. The filth is just two points behind them and they have been shit all along ... so very unpredictable. To win it we need to seriously create a little gap at the top from the second lot (i.e. the teams in 3/4/5/6 places ... then we can fight it out with one other team whoever that he (Arsenal or Chelsea) in the March/April/May ... but if it stays this close all the way towards end of March then anyone could slip one game and that could cost 3-4 positions in the table and I'm afraid that might be us then given we'll have some crucial away games in that period (Everton, Liverpool, Arsenal) ... so I'm looking at creating a little cushion from the rest at the top in Jan and Feb ... if that happens, we'll have a good chance taking that to the end ... if it doesn't then it'll be anyone's title come May.
Champions League
Barca is the biggest hurdle ... looking at Chelsea and Scum's next rounds they should be in the QF pots and if Arsenal can somehow knockout Bayern then it will look quite doable next stage on. If we get through Barca this round, next round on its free for all draw, meaning we could draw another English team too, and if that happens I do fancy us going past any of them over two legs, so doable yes why not ... but all depends (like the FA Cup) what draw we get ... But first of course is getting through Barca ...
So back to the initial question, is quadruple possible ... yes, anything's possible ... will it happen? Maybe, all depends on draws in two of the four ... luck with injuries etc. ref decisions etc. all in all it's a lottery at this stage.
A domestic treble (LC, FA, PL) looks more doable to me right now and having said that two out of those three is realistic right now ...
Another very crucial bit in all this is how Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and Scum do in this January window ... and do we sit on this squad which has had fair bit of injuries etc and how will they all cope with them towards the business end of the season ...