wilson2.0 wrote: ↑Mon May 23, 2022 10:26 amThis was the tee up season at a minimum. So Expectations need to be levied on Arteta next season. 4th at a minimum.
As for everyone else 'getting stronger'. This is actually false. I reckon Chelsea will be weaker next season. Ten Hag is not a messiah and has his work cut out. Spurs pipped us when we went the season without a striker and with an extremely raw squad. I think we have the most room for improvement with our array of young players who will naturally grow into better players. Plus I think we will spend again. We really only need two first team players and that is a striker and number 8. That being said we also need quantity and they need to be viable.
Arteta is still a raw manager prone to mistakes, but he has recruited well and must know this transfer window is make or break
Two and a half seasons as manager and is still allowed operate under the "raw" banner Fcuk off
Recruited well ? It's like you are choosing to ignore cedric, mari, sambi, tavares etc. Has ben white proven to be worth £50m ? No chance. Has odeargod proven himself to be quality in any big game ? Nowhere near. There was an initial ott reaction to the signings of those players plus tommy and ramsdale, and it seems like reality is now kicking in and fans are questioning all of the signings (I am still encouraged by tommy tho)
Your view that the other sides wont be stronger is funny too - ten hag isnt a messiah I agree, but he doesnt have to be a messiah to make them better. He has some good players there at his disposal and he will get serious financial backing this summer, so while he wont have them anywhere near challenging for the league, he will improve them enough to be a serious concern to us.
The chelski situation is a bit more up in the air, but let me add that it is very, very rare that a club will go out and spend serious money and regress, so I dont see them going backwards next season - the new owners will want to show spending intent this summer, but because I dont rate them that much anyway, I suspect that they wont be any closer to winning the league, but wont be in danger of slipping outside the top 4 either.
IF conte stays he will get heavily backed this summer or that house will be burnt to the ground - the longer he stays the less good football the scum will play, but the more street savvy they will become and they will be a huge threat to us IF CONTE STAYS