- Feb 21, 2006
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I think after today it's safe to say that our expectations at this club are yet again too high and unrealistic in the short-term.
Lets be realistic here we've had 3 very good seasons coming 5th twice AND now winning some silverware. We are definately improving, we are in europe for 3 seasons and getting to quarters or so each time and have started to look better and better against the big4. However as fans it's clear that many think we should be challanging the top4.
That is the next logical step after 5th BUT it's a whole different matter and seemingly alot harder than we thought. Unfortunately teams such as Pompey,villa,everton,man.city etc are all improving so it'll be even harder next season to finish highly.
We do have a good squad and some fantastic players but as a team we are not consistent enough or good enough to finish that highly. Under Ramos we have been better but we now expect to go to teams like Man.City away and win and it's unfortunately just not that easy.
Main problem is our players clearly aren't as good as we thought they were. BECAUSE they don't consistently put in good performances enough like the top4 do. Our defence is improving but still no more than mid-table standard at the moment, unfortunately it is clear to see our midfield is vastly lacking in quality and our strikers are quality but at times lack service. Unless we again reinforce but in the right areas!!!! in summer we won't be near to top4.
Ramos seems a good manager and with Poyet we have a good combination but they'd have to really go some to turn us into challengers for the top4 next season because this season in the league we've really been dissapointing and it's unfortunately clear that we just aren't as good as we think we are and i've only just realised this today
It's ok to want top4 and be ambitious but being realisitic we are still some way off.
Lets be realistic here we've had 3 very good seasons coming 5th twice AND now winning some silverware. We are definately improving, we are in europe for 3 seasons and getting to quarters or so each time and have started to look better and better against the big4. However as fans it's clear that many think we should be challanging the top4.
That is the next logical step after 5th BUT it's a whole different matter and seemingly alot harder than we thought. Unfortunately teams such as Pompey,villa,everton,man.city etc are all improving so it'll be even harder next season to finish highly.
We do have a good squad and some fantastic players but as a team we are not consistent enough or good enough to finish that highly. Under Ramos we have been better but we now expect to go to teams like Man.City away and win and it's unfortunately just not that easy.
Main problem is our players clearly aren't as good as we thought they were. BECAUSE they don't consistently put in good performances enough like the top4 do. Our defence is improving but still no more than mid-table standard at the moment, unfortunately it is clear to see our midfield is vastly lacking in quality and our strikers are quality but at times lack service. Unless we again reinforce but in the right areas!!!! in summer we won't be near to top4.
Ramos seems a good manager and with Poyet we have a good combination but they'd have to really go some to turn us into challengers for the top4 next season because this season in the league we've really been dissapointing and it's unfortunately clear that we just aren't as good as we think we are and i've only just realised this today
It's ok to want top4 and be ambitious but being realisitic we are still some way off.