Next season predictions?

[Tricky_Trev]

We should get back into the top 4. It's hard to predict whether we'll win anything before seeing who we sign and who we actually manage to ship out. We also need to see how much time the players get with Pep in pre-season (probably not much), so it may be that the first few months of the season show little improvement, like when Klopp joined Liverpool.

 

[mosssideblue]

I posted something along these lines a moment ago, and thought perhaps it deserves its own thread. So what's your thoughts about what we can expect next season?

Personally, I think we are going to dominate the league. This isn't just proud and blind faith. I think we have some incredible players and some very fine players, and one or two dross players. But in the main we have incredible talent, playing woefully below their potential.

I think with two or three top quality additions (which we will surely get), renewed confidence, and a top quality manager who can really coach players and who has incredible attention to detail and tactical nouse, we will be simply awesome.

I am going to stick my neck out and say we will get 90+ points and win the league by 10 points clear. I think he will have us playing like Barca after about 3 games.

Kin hell chippy boy that is some faith. At this juncture, I will be happy if we make top 4. The squad is poor and needs a revamp, pep has not coached in this league and I genuinely think it will take him one season to come to terms with it and new players to settle down.

sorry, but just don't see it next season

 

[Deleted member 58678]

I'm not going to put any aims/predictions on any trophies. None. Year 1 is a free hit for him because of the state of the squad, the fitness of the players and the lack of direction they've been given for the last few years. He's got a hell of a lot of work to do to get us in a position to be ready to compete, never mind win anything.

I predict he will address the strange unbalance in the squad, the age of the four full backs and core of the team, and the overall quality of it, fitness and pace of it.

I predict he will bring:
Preparation
Organisation
Systems
Set plays
A gameplan
Entertaining football
Fitness
Strength in mentality
Never say die attitude
Bollockings
The fear that averageness and lack of work rate is unacceptable at this club
And much more...

From there we might be in a position to compete against top half teams and even for the title. Whatever we win, if anything, will be a bonus.

Year 2 I will be aiming and predicting actual things.

 

[Stuthecue1004]

The youngsters will replace the deadwood in the squad. Angelino-Kolorov, Denayer-Demi, Brahim/Roberts-Navas. Hopefully a few others Bryne or Davenport too. Im not sold on Garcia yet.

With 5/6 quality signings added to the existing players like Aguero, KDB, Sterling, Dinhio, Hart, Otamendi & Silva we will win the league with Pep.

Fancy us to get to the semis at least again in whatever European competition we land in.

I am just so glad that excuse for a manager has gone

 

[Cheesy]

We will win the league by a margin of at least 10 points :-)

 

[BlueMojito]

We will score from far more corners than we do now.

 

[Healdplace]

6th.

I don't think people realise how far the team and certain individual players have regressed in the last 18 months.

Soton,West Ham & the rags have accumulated more points than us since Xmas. From the day the Pep announcement was made our points total,extrapolated over the season,would get us 10th place !!

We've lost 10 games & counting. We've built a brand & lost our soul. There is a growing disconnect between the fans & the players / club.

Do not under estimate the job ahead. Pepito may be good but he's not a magician.

BIB

Yes, but he's also not Pellegrini.

 

[GeekinGav]

how can you make a prediction for next season when we dont know what Euro competition we will be in, what players leave and what players come in?

ask me again late July.

 

[baildon blue]

I'm not going to put any aims/predictions on any trophies. None. Year 1 is a free hit for him because of the state of the squad, the fitness of the players and the lack of direction they've been given for the last few years. He's got a hell of a lot of work to do to get us in a position to be ready to compete, never mind win anything.

I predict he will address the strange unbalance in the squad, the age of the four full backs and core of the team, and the overall quality of it, fitness and pace of it.

I predict he will bring:
Preparation
Organisation
Systems
Set plays
A gameplan
Entertaining football
Fitness
Strength in mentality
Never say die attitude
And much more...

From there we might be in a position to compete against top half teams and even for the title. Whatever we win, if anything, will be a bonus.

Year 2 I will be aiming and predicting actual things.

If he brings all that to the table I will be happy .
I`m not going to make any predictions .
Because my predicting skills are c**p .

 

[worsleyweb]

Hugh Ferris will still be here.