Gabriel
Well-Known Member
Good question.
1) I'm not actually that confident. Who knows in football ! Could we be relegated, could finish top 4. Absoulutly anything can happen in football.
2) I feel we will be more settled at the OS this year
3) We have managed to keep the likes of Lanzini, Antonio, Reid, Sakho - all very good players linked away from the club
4) we have added Joe Hart, englands number 1, prone to the odd mistake but still a fantastic goalie, Zabaleta is a great signing - he's influence, experience and work rate will be a huge asset. Arnaoutivic is another good signing, he will blow hot and cold but on a good day he is a match winner, Finally Chicarito - could well be the signing of the season for us exactly what we need, proven goal poacher
5) still to bring players in, heavily linked with Carvalio who would be perfect as I feel that's where we are weakest in the central midfield.
Optimistic but cautious of a top half finish.
Fair explanation.
Eighth is best of the rest, assuming Everton show some consistency, but it could be a tall order finishing ahead of everyone else; there always seems to be one team which exceeds expectations. You've shifted from 8th to top half, so would you consider 11th to be a failure based on the circumstances you've outlined above?