Expectations for 25/26

[metalgear]

whatever Frank can bring i don't think its enough to beat Emirates Marketing Project, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool.


They've done really well so far:

Emirates Marketing Project​

IN: Rayan Ait-Nouri (£31m, Wolves), Rayan Cherki (£34m, Lyon), Marcus Bettinelli (£2m, Chelsea), Tijani Reijnders (£46.6m, AC Milan) and Sverre Nypan (£12.5m, Rosenborg), James Trafford (£27m, Burnley).

Arsenal ​

IN: Kepa Arrizabalaga (£5m, Chelsea), Martin Zubimendi (£60m, Real Sociedad), Christian Norgaard (£10m, Brentford), Noni Madueke (£48.5m, Chelsea), Cristian Mosquera (£13m, Valencia), Viktor Gyokeres (£55m, Sporting).

Chelsea ​

IN: Liam Delap (Ipswich, £30m), Estevao (£28.7m, Palmeiras), Dario Essugo (£18.8m, Sporting), Kendry Paez (£8.4m, Independiente), Mamadou Sarr (£12m, Strasbourg), Joao Pedro (£55m, Brighton), Jamie Gittens (£48.5m, Borussia Dortmund).

Liverpool

IN: Giorgi Mamardashvili (£25m, Valencia), Jeremie Frimpong (£29.5m, Bayer Leverkusen), Armin Pecsi (£1.5m, Puskas AFC), Florian Wirtz (£100m, Bayer Leverkusen), Milos Kerkez (£40m, Bournemouth), Freddie Woodman (free, Preston), Hugo Ekitike (Eintracht Frankfurt, £69m)


So 5th is up for grabs and the challengers are Villa (Europa), Saudi Sportswashing Machine (CL), Man U (No Europe), Forest (1st time Europe) and we will have to be convincingly better than at least Brighton, Bournemouth and Brentford who make up the rest of the top ten in the EPL 24/25 season.

 

[Bishop]

whatever Frank can bring i don't think its enough to beat Emirates Marketing Project, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool.


They've done really well so far:

Emirates Marketing Project​

IN: Rayan Ait-Nouri (£31m, Wolves), Rayan Cherki (£34m, Lyon), Marcus Bettinelli (£2m, Chelsea), Tijani Reijnders (£46.6m, AC Milan) and Sverre Nypan (£12.5m, Rosenborg), James Trafford (£27m, Burnley).

Arsenal ​

IN: Kepa Arrizabalaga (£5m, Chelsea), Martin Zubimendi (£60m, Real Sociedad), Christian Norgaard (£10m, Brentford), Noni Madueke (£48.5m, Chelsea), Cristian Mosquera (£13m, Valencia), Viktor Gyokeres (£55m, Sporting).

Chelsea ​

IN: Liam Delap (Ipswich, £30m), Estevao (£28.7m, Palmeiras), Dario Essugo (£18.8m, Sporting), Kendry Paez (£8.4m, Independiente), Mamadou Sarr (£12m, Strasbourg), Joao Pedro (£55m, Brighton), Jamie Gittens (£48.5m, Borussia Dortmund).

Liverpool

IN: Giorgi Mamardashvili (£25m, Valencia), Jeremie Frimpong (£29.5m, Bayer Leverkusen), Armin Pecsi (£1.5m, Puskas AFC), Florian Wirtz (£100m, Bayer Leverkusen), Milos Kerkez (£40m, Bournemouth), Freddie Woodman (free, Preston), Hugo Ekitike (Eintracht Frankfurt, £69m)


So 5th is up for grabs and the challengers are Villa (Europa), Saudi Sportswashing Machine (CL), Man U (No Europe), Forest (1st time Europe) and we will have to be convincingly better than at least Brighton, Bournemouth and Brentford who make up the rest of the top ten in the EPL 24/25 season.

It's possible especially if Frank brings up our base level back to par which for me is a Top half team. Then it's going to be about his approach, his tactics on a game by game basis along with how the players themselves adapt and perform. At the moment I think it's a bit of a muchness between ourselves and the teams you mentioned so could go either way. A 5th place finish or a 9th placed one. It would be nice to make some more signings both fill the gaps and close or extend any gaps between ourselves and our rivals.

 

[Gazza]

I think I’m going to back Levy this season. I’m thinking we will win the Champions league and with a little bit of luck the premier league and if we fancy it both domestic cups. I’ve seen our transfers incoming and am very optimistic about what we can achieve this year. Levy has actually got a manager in and is backing him like never see before. With Ryan Mason moving on we don’t seem to have a mid season plan B but I don’t think it will be needed.

When he gave that interview with Vinay, I listened to the amount of alcohol talk involved and all I can say is I couldn’t tell how much they had to drink before during and after the interview.

Just a little advice and recommendation, I drank a bottle of vodka and rewatched the whole thing and now can relate.

 

[Gazza]

3rd and maybe an FA cup. I think our squad is great and ready to fly with some decent coaching

Imagine if we get Dybling who waddle … think we could also win the league and champions league in that world.

3rd easily, only Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, city , Saudi Sportswashing Machine and Villa are better than us.

 

[SirPercyHotspur]

But Brentford had 7 years of Frank, knowing his system, his attitude etc. he had time to maximise the potential of the players he had and time to build the plucky underdog ethos. He came in here 4 weeks ago, whilst I think he will improve our players I don't think we can use Brentford's finish as our starting point. We are a different squad, a different team with different strengths and weaknesses.

Only a friendly I know but it was pretty competitive out there today and we performed well against a team that had already had two warm up matches against stronger opposition than Reading , Wycombe or Luton, I don't think Frank will need 7 years to improve the squad that he has inherited at Spurs.

 

[Bishop]

Only a friendly I know but it was pretty competitive out there today and we performed well against a team that had already had two warm up matches against stronger opposition than Reading , Wycombe or Luton, I don't think Frank will need 7 years to improve the squad that he has inherited at Spurs.

I definitely don't think it will take him 7 years, but the comparison was to say that where he finished with Brentford is not where hes starting from here. Its basically year 1 but with a better quality squad than he had at Brentford, but there's still adaptation time needed.

 

[glasgowspur]

Low.

More of a heroes man myself.