El Guepardo
Rafael Van Der Vaart
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Expectations for Season 2015-16
- Thread starter LutonSpurs
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SoundAndVision
Michael Brown
5th or 6th in the league, another good season from Kane, somewhere close to 10 goals for Eric. Reach atleast the semi's of the Europa.
Charlie
Radek Cerny
It seems that we are not aiming for 4th this year as evidenced by lack of spending compared to the other top 6 teams. Expecting a building year with young players getting the experience, improve their skills, and become the foundation for the next seasons. Also expecting the team to start playing more cohesively on both sides of the field.
There's more to it than simply spending for the sake of spending.
parklane1
Vic Buckingham
Grays_1890
Colin Calderwood
Well not so much a prediction but based on pre season, transfers and the first game (and based on last season) I just struggle to see where we are going.
We don't seem to have a fixed style of play and then there is the transfer policy of letting players go, which I don't disagree with except now having to play Dier in midfield. The reason I highlight Dier is that its an example of where I think we are going backwards now. The team seems to have no fixed identity....
We don't seem to have a fixed style of play and then there is the transfer policy of letting players go, which I don't disagree with except now having to play Dier in midfield. The reason I highlight Dier is that its an example of where I think we are going backwards now. The team seems to have no fixed identity....
If Poch can deliver a second successive 5th placed finish that'd be fantastic in my mind with the players at his disposal and the magnitude of difference between us and the top 4. I'd actually be disappointed with 6th as Liverpool are significantly weaker than last season.
jabbathehut
Luke Young
My expectations are that we will be tighter defensively, Kane won't be as prolific and much will depend on who the number 2 striker is .If we are not still in the conversation for 3-4th in April then I will be disappointed. We have some level of stability and the players and team should be better than last year.
alekaras
The ITK of IDK
Let's be a bit patient with Dier. As I said in another post, just because we bought him as a CB doesn't mean there might not be a quality DM in him. It's not like he completely fudged up in that role in his first competitive match. Let's not forget where Bale started from and where he ended up and in Dier's case we're talking about two positions that are oh so close to each other.
How so?
No Sterling. Bogdan as back up cracks me up. Henderson replacing Gerrard cracks me up too. Benteke up top was a poor signing especially for £30m plus IMO.
Milner is an ok signing but none are going to take the from 6th to even 5th let alone 4th!!!!
Gazzasrightboot
Pascal Chimbonda
I really wish I could share your optimism! I think they're our main challengers for fifth.
parklane1
Vic Buckingham
Not sure I agree with them being weaker, but I do not think they are any better either ( at first glance).
Well I agree as neither are serious candidates for 4th and Everton and Southampton are too inconsistent to finish higher than 7th and 8th respectively.
Sterling and Gerrards contribution last season was not very high, imv, Henderson is already better than SG has been for a while now and I'm not sure why his rep is still so low. Benteke and Firmino could easily cover Sterlings output last season and then some. Milner is a solid signing who can only improve them- Bogdans a laughable backup GK but in all likelihood will hardly play
Their defence is still weak though but overall I think at worst they are on par (on paper) and it's quite possible they end up having improved.
Making Henderson club captain fills me with so much Joy as they truly believe he is the next Gerrard. He may be an ok midfielder but they needed someone to come in and replace Gerrard of old. You can't just think replacing an over the hill Gerrard is good enough if you want to challenge for top 4 you have to strive to get someone in as good, if not better, than Gerrard in his prime.
Their defence is shaky as you say, Mignolet and Bogdan makes me smile and £30m on Benteke to bang in 8-10 league goals is side splitting. They are bang average and I'm loving it.
alekaras
The ITK of IDK
Just wanted to go back to my expectations for this season. I have to say that I'm pleasantly surprised. Although we're not yet beating the teams we're supposed to beat, we have outplayed every team so far and that gives me hope that the results will come.