Trust the process, it makes sense hahaI'd like to meet the person who taught you maths![]()
When the sportswriters are making their predictions and look at Spurs, that is what they see. I can hardly fault them for that.if we can stop giving away bullshit cheap ass goals every game there's no limit to where we can finish.
Pretty much every team in the league bar the gooners can point to an injury crisis last season.
Granted ours was key personnel but Newcastle and Man United had severely injury hit seasons as well
I agree with your prediction but I’m not surprised by pundits predicting them to stay 4th. This time last season those same pundits were predicting Newcastle to finish top 4 and above Liverpool again in a repeat of the previous season. Two things seem to be at play here:I’m suprised a few pundits think Villa for top 4. I think they’ll be around 8th. Massively overrated and think CL will really affect their league form
We still finished one win off 4th with a side just learning to play football under Ange, huge injury crisis, Asian games, African cup, bad luck ( no penalties) etc. Our young players from last year can get better, players can hit form, solanke could be exactly what we need. There's tons to be positive aboutWhat have we done to warrant such positivity? I get that we have had the continuity of the same coach for two pre-seasons running but that only takes you so far. One of our biggest failings last season was our piss poor wide progression and IF we do end up with the same 4 wingers we finished last season with we will continue being frustrated by team that compact the middle and force us wide.
I don't think manu will finish above us, but they have signed players that improve them in defence, which is where they had to rely on Evans last yearWow, BBC predicting Liverpool, Villa and United above us. Liverpool no transfers and a new manager, but the squad is great so it'll be a breeze. Villa despite having to contend with CL football and loss of a vital player have broken a 'glass ceiling' by finishing 4th once, and now just will do it again. United despite signing no players to improve them will finish above us, while we've added the striker we were missing but will finish lower. Make it make sense.
The only two teams I can understand people suggesting will finish above us are City and Arsenal, but who knows what happens with the charges, and there is no way you get two seasons in a row where everything falls your way like it did for Arsenal last year.
Feel like we have been disrespected by the vast majority of pundits in their predictions this year, it's actually wild.
I've seen a lot of 6th or 7th place which would be a disaster season for us.Not really, based on our own inconsistencies
I thought last year was a tough call and we’d finish between 4th (optimistic) and 8th.
I feel the same this year; lots of factors in play for a number of squads.
I think Arsenal, City (sadly in that order), then maybe Liverpool.
But after that Villa, Newcastle, us.
United are hard to call but I’d be really disappointed to finish below them, Chelsea are a collection of players rather than a build squad. West Ham could challenge but need to integrate lots of new players. Palace have a good foundation and bright coach but likely to lose 2, 3 maybe 4 of their best.
Low key transfers, no stand-out pre-season results, no celebrity players.Feel like we have been disrespected by the vast majority of pundits in their predictions this year, it's actually wild.
I've seen a lot of 6th or 7th place which would be a disaster season for us.