Under-promise and over-deliver, not over-promise and drive yourself off a cliff. I really don’t see how we salvage this window now. We came in knowing that we needed a striker. We got rid of our only out-and-out striker, such was the unfounded confidence. We “negotiated” the whole summer without making any progress and, worse still, without seemingly identifying any alternatives. Once we finally realise that Levy isn’t interested in coming anywhere near our valuation, we turn to Mendes and manage to even fuck that up. I don’t know how anyone can have any confidence that we’ll bring in a quality striker in the remaining days.
Given our failure to bring in a single recognisable striker, and seeing how much the clubs around us have strengthened, I think we’re in for a disappointing season ahead. I’m expecting to fight for top four rather than the league, let alone the Champions League. Too many holes in the squad and what I can imagine is a really negative feeling amongst the players and the manager right now. We haven’t set ourselves up for success.
