Who Will Pose A Threat Next Season

Mallorca Blue said:
Finished 4th and lost CL final thanks to 2 horrendous GK blunders and a wonder goal.
Barring Karius, Klopp's been excellent in transfer market.
You can see he's completely rebuilding midfield.
GK and top CB next to VVD still needed
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LFC are a quirky side. They finished 4th, but only on the last day of the season when Arsenal and Chelsea were much diminished by managerial crises. They ended up with a point less than the previous season. And this after buying a player who scored over 30 goals. They should have significantly improved. They did not.

Fabinho and Keita sound like good buys, but I thought Bakayoko was a great buy for Chelsea and that didn't work out, or hasn't yet.

City are miles ahead of all our opponents. In every position we have the best players except maybe centre-forward and that may change now that Aguero has had his knee op. Jesus may return from the World Cup a superstar. And next season we'll have Mendy.

It's down to how hungry City are.

Chelsea are a bit unknown. They have a great squad. Utd look miles off a title challenge but I get the feeling they will go all out this Summer in the transfer market.

My perfect Summer transfer window would be City get Mbappe, Mahrez and Jorginho (I don't know him but seems Pep wants him) and Utd get Ronaldo.

Nightmare would be Utd get Bale. Either way I think we're pushing Utd to the financial limit now, and if they don't get back next season it's going to be very difficult for the next coach.
 
If you slip your standards you will be on the bench under Pep (or transfered) so we have the best chance of any team retaining the Premier League trophy in years

The best chance of finishing 2nd in order is:
Man Ure, Liverpool, Spurs, Chelsea and Arse in that order.

Wolves will be the dark horses.
 
NQCitizen said:
Chelsea under Sarri.

All they need is a striker and they've got the second best XI in the league and the second best manager.
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Chelsea are weird, because when they're not in the CL/have a new manager, they usually have a strong season and push for the title. However, Sarri's style of play is very different to Conte's, so it may take a season for them to fully acclimatise.
 
Sir Joe Aguero said:
Chelsea are weird, because when they're not in the CL/have a new manager, they usually have a strong season and push for the title. However, Sarri's style of play is very different to Conte's, so it may take a season for them to fully acclimatise.
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That's true. Chelsea's threat level really depends on how quickly they adapt.

It'll be interesting to see whether it's the end of the back 3.
 
The 19+ points gap is irrelevant next year. All big teams will improve and will get better, and therefore we should also improve. Liverpool has already started early, and they have now Fabinho and Kita, and they might even have Fakiri and a better goalkeeper, they will be a stronger team without any doubt. We do not know yet what is United, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Tottenham plans. Complacency will be our biggest mistake; thus, continuous improvement with high-quality players is a must. We need to learn from our games with Liverpool and ask why they could press us high and cause us a lot of trouble. Pep needs to answer the question and avoid to be in the same situation next season.
 
Millennium said:
The 19+ points gap is irrelevant next year. All big teams will improve and will get better, and therefore we should also improve. Liverpool has already started early, and they have now Fabinho and Kita, and they might even have Fakiri and a better goalkeeper, they will be a stronger team without any doubt. We do not know yet what is United, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Tottenham plans. Complacency will be our biggest mistake; thus, continuous improvement with high-quality players is a must. We need to learn from our games with Liverpool and ask why they could press us high and cause us a lot of trouble. Pep needs to answer the question and avoid to be in the same situation next season.
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We have had two seasons adapting to our system.
So by rights, we should be taking in even more complicated instructions from pep.
So even tho additions will be made, the regulars will be slicker.
I think it will be down to us knowing the system better, rather than new signings, at least not immediately.
 
1. City
2. Dippers
3. Rags
4. Goons
5. Renties
6. Spuds
7. Looney Toons.

Think Arsenal will surprise and finish top 4 under Emery.

Newcastle to improve too.

Spurs won't do a Leeds but will have financial difficulties
 
the only threat to us would, in my mind be ourselves if the players allowed complacency to creep in, hopefully Pep and his staff will spot any signs of that early and stop it.
Would love us to do a domestic treble next season and further in chimps league
 
Liverpool will be closest but the rags were closest and they were 18 points behind.

They have Fabinho and rumours of Zaha. They'll be improve but then so will we.
 
Eaglechief said:
For next season, the only threat to us winning again, is PGMOL (or whatever the name is for the "professional"/incompetent English referees association).

I don't think we'll win with a 100 points again, but I would love it if we finished the season as the "new invincibles".
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If we were invisible and got less goals/points it'd be spun as going backwards.

It must really hurt & it's great.
 
II can see one of Liverpool or United starting very strongly and deciding to prioritise the league whereas we will go strong in the league and Champions League and may struggle particularly if we are faced with defensive teams which need our best players to break down.

If our players return from the World Cup ok and we do not have lots of injuries I expect to win the league but am not as confident as many on here.
 
The uncertainty with Spurs in regards to Pochettino and incoming players means I don't think they'll threaten for the title. If I had to take a stab at it right now based on rumored signings this would be my guess for next season:

City
Liverpool
Rags
Spurs
Arsenal
Chelsea

Whomever Chelsea appoints if they sack Conte and Poch potentially leaving for Real could alter that list. But that's where I see it as of now.
 
Think we are underestimating Chelsea. No Champions League football, new manager bounce and they tend to turn it on every other year.
 
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