I'm not sure such linear progress is ever so straight forward. To suggest each of the top 4 + Liverpool will all get appreciably better is unlikely. Whatever happens, regression will be a feature of at least one of those teams.
This is always the case. We talk about progression and transfers taking clubs forward but often even with the new players brought in, the team regresses. Sometimes it's difficult to put a finger on exactly why; the manager, players failing to gel as a team, time to adapt, injuries or simply the wrong players for the system / club / country. The yardstick is Europe and PL teams have clearly regressed in terms of European dominance so one would also have to conclude they are either treading water or have regressed, and that goes for all of the top teams in the PL.
Where do you reckon you belong in the table as of now? That is considering all the transfers up to this point.
And Arsenal have signed a top GK, won't waste half a season with Arteta and Flamini as DMs since that French lad had a break out season and could sign Lacazette which would screw us both.
Very difficult to answer. Looks like fifth right now but I'd have said top four last summer and fifth the summer before that. Neither were correct - predicting how new players gel is almost impossible.
Lacazette is the dream, but Benteke would more than satisfy me.I disagree, I think Coutinho was a cut above the rest for you last year, I know it doesn't seem like high praise but whenever I saw him he looked really good.
I'll take your word for it as you obviously see more of them than I do, at least next year you have Firminho who looks an exciting player along with Coutinho and Sturridge it could make a good front 3 I reckon.
In truth, Liverpool were in free fall after the FA Cup semi - Spurs stumbled to 5th despite being behind Liverpool all season. I expect Liverpool to finish above them. Might be wrong.
Has to be the model, unfortunately. It's about strong reinvestment. Firmino could go to Real / Barca in two years time.
Yep. Torres, Mascherano, Alonso and Sterling all bought by Rafa. Just add up the profits for those players alone. Future managers were the beneficiaries of that business.
I take you were a hermit in a mountain retreat in China in 2013/14 then ? Rafa may have delivered the CL but none of his teams ever played the type of exhilarating football we did for the majority of the 2013/14 season.
Mignolet is constantly under-valued because he can be inconsistent but there was a seismic shift in the way he approaches in-game decisions and that resulted in his almost winning the Golden Gloves last year. Surprising perhaps if our defence is as bad as some would have us believe.
to make him actually noticeable
Ok Mr.
