(High) Hopes for the season ahead (2018/19)
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It could take a while to get up to speed under Pellgrini but i still expect us to comfortably match this seasons final position
But yes, a cup run would be nice
I think last season the owners were called out about raising the supporters expectations and delivering very little so far, and so fair play to them as they have dug deep and entered this window with some ambition. Spending money is no guarantee of success but without doing so you need an awful lot of good fortune in bargains coming good. To get success we will need the manager to now play his part and the players theirs, and of course that bit of luck with injuries etc, but after the demonstrations of last season we can at least say the board have backed the manager and spent properly*.
* I will of course withdraw this view if our net spend ends up being 5m after Arnie, Mani and Ogbonna leave next week.
Now we have a manager who appears to have a plan, we are signing players who sort out our issues who also appear to actually be good and for once our owners are actually just keeping quiet.
Once again, hope rears it's ugly head. I am looking forward to the start of season, I have the feeling that THIS year is going to be the ONE.
Cups runs, no relegation fears...it is almost to much to bear before the season has already started!
That’ll be a good start under Pellegrini and something to build upon. We need to become a consistent top 10 side before setting our goals higher.
I agree. Honestly, if we see a clear evolution in the way we play and we aren’t in relegation trouble at all I’ll be happy
Aspiring, yes; expecting (not that you said you were) no.
It will almost certainly take a while for the side to gel, and to adapt to Pelle's ways.
It would be great if this were a top 8 year, but as others have said, as long as we show a clear sense of development, I'll take that.
Let’s hope that this time I won’t be disappointed.
The top six are more or less unreachable, unless Arsenal have a complete malfunction. The league is pretty much top six and everybody else battling to reach 40 points asap.
8th and a 5th round cup vs 15th and a final....no question what i'd pick
I understand what you are saying, but for me, whilst it is realistic to target a range of league positions (e.g. 8-10th), given that you have 38 games to manage it, I don't see how any team can target a cup run.
Even if the manager decided to play the strongest side available in each round, there are just too many variables.
coyi
Im not saying we should be 'targetting' a cup run nor should we be doing anything other than trying to win every game, but you always get a team every year that get to the quarters and have to make a choice whether to start resting players in the league in the hope of pushing on
My comment was more to say what i would consdier a good season as I hope we are in a comfortable enough position in the league to prioritise the cup should we get that far