Trepidation for the 26/27 Prem season ?

waterfordpal said:
We won’t be top 5 or bottom 5 where we finish in between depends on not selling Sarr or Mateta and how good the manager is. I don’t see too many leaders in the team that’s one of the reasons we must keep Mateta. I would make him our captain.
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Mateta is not a leader by any stretch of the imagination. Important though he is.
 
iheartcpfc said:
Neutrals are really getting carried away with putting down our chances this summer. Just lazy, ain't it
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I suspect they might have concluded that we have appointed an inexperienced manager, we have a proclivity to lose top players, some of the signings thus far in the 'Window' are perhaps not 'Oven Ready' for the rigours of the PL and of course we are burdened by the additional games in Europe.
Perhaps this is their thinking, I am only engaging in speculation.
 
BromleyMonkey said:
Not lazy, just opinions, our league form wasn’t that great last season, new un-heard of gaffer, losing two of the best defenders in the division, European distraction again
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To emphasise the points raised I understood we took 19 points from the last 23 games of the season and were the third lowest goalscorers in the league.The European win masked a poor season

We need a considerable improvement this season and with a new manager and a number of new players new to the league we have it all to do.
 
PatrickA said:
To emphasise the points raised I understood we took 19 points from the last 23 games of the season and were the third lowest goalscorers in the league.The European win masked a poor season

We need a considerable improvement this season and with a new manager and a number of new players new to the league we have it all to do.
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I concur with these sentiments.
 
I think our upcoming season is a bit of an unknown. On the one hand we have an untested manager in the Premier League and we have lost a key part of our defence in Maxence Lacroix. Our defence was actually pretty good last season, we just couldn't score and undoubtedly had a poor domestic season.

The pre-season also hasn't been the best, with the team all over the place due to the world cup etc. Add to that a European campaign, this time at a higher level and I can see why some supporters would be a bit apprehensive to say the least.

Then on the other side, I don't believe that we are one of the worst three teams in the league and nine other Premier League teams also have a new manager to bed in and I also believe that our summer business has not been to bad, with little outlay we have some good signings, on paper...

In terms of our new manager, I really like him. I watched his press conference and he looked confident and seem to know what he was talking about.

The Everton game although not season defining is IMHO really important. we need a good start to give us some belief. If we suffer at Everton it will be hard to get rid of the doom and gloom.. Nervy times...

I choose to be optimistic although I really don't know how this is going to turn out. I am really looking forward to this season though...

COYP....
 
Willo said:
I would not be surprised if Nottm Forest finished 8th and I will be surprised if we end the season as high as 11th.
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I don't see Forest as 8th but it's all opinions at the moment. I have us more down in 12th - 15th personally so agree with you there. There are also a load of predictions of Spurs finishing in the top 6 - or higher. I don't see why that would be likely. Although they might finish the season relatively strongly. When you consider it even top half would be good for them. There are a few unknowns this season. A lot of new managers and a lot of new players. We're one of them. Can't see past Arsenal for the title - solid in defence, decent in attack. I can imagine a Liverpool improvement from last season. I had the feeling Salah had become a negative influence in the team.
 
PatrickA said:
To emphasise the points raised I understood we took 19 points from the last 23 games of the season and were the third lowest goalscorers in the league.The European win masked a poor season

We need a considerable improvement this season and with a new manager and a number of new players new to the league we have it all to do.
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It didn't just mask it, it caused it.

This season we are not alone in this predicament.
 
A quarter of the way into the first game of the season and I'm getting more relaxed. Coventry look very open and prone to mistakes
 
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