BarryWinks
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You read threads like this and you recognize why managers fail here mostly. We have fans who don't seem to realize the club is not a state-funded entity and need sustenance through playing in Champions league and all the benefits it brings - player recruitment and more European income for one.
To answer the question - Top 4 for me. To get that next level of development we need to start playing in the elite competition. That is where we should be if possible every season.
The domestic cups should be a chance to try our fringe and academy players. Unfortunately we don't seem to ever do that, which means we don't give minutes to fringe players, don't develop our youths, and exhaust our first reamers leading to loss of form, fatigue and injuries. We need to start prioritizing, it is what the likes of Klopp and Pep did until they had teams good enough to challenge on all fronts.
To answer the question - Top 4 for me. To get that next level of development we need to start playing in the elite competition. That is where we should be if possible every season.
The domestic cups should be a chance to try our fringe and academy players. Unfortunately we don't seem to ever do that, which means we don't give minutes to fringe players, don't develop our youths, and exhaust our first reamers leading to loss of form, fatigue and injuries. We need to start prioritizing, it is what the likes of Klopp and Pep did until they had teams good enough to challenge on all fronts.