There seems to be a lot of squirming and sand-shifting already on here.
People who say they are positive and yet aren't expecting much next season obviously don't hold Klopp in high regard they make out.
I mean, if you read the Mignolet thread or more aptly the Karius he's going to save us 15-20 pts already next season in some eyes.
Then, we have the fact that similar to Rodgers' 'nearly season' we have no European football, plus the added bonus of a better manager and a 'world class' one at that. Then I'm not surprised to see or hear people saying we should have a right old ding dong in the league next season.
Klopp has said many times that he's happy with the players here so he may only need to add a frittered bit of quality here or there. So, the bedding-in excuse could be a bit thin (depending on the transfers), if he's tweaking the team with higher caliber players here and there and not overhauling it with a majority then the excuses won't rinse, never mind wash.
He's had 3 quarters of a season, basically an entire league campaign that gave him a free pass - in other words it was written off so he could be accustomed to the squad and the state of play in England.
3 quarters of a season, a keeper who is going to save us 15 - 20 pts, no European football, a world class manager and perhaps no overhaul of the team with added quality in a few key positions,,,, I can see why people would like to see a title challenge.
I'm a bit more patient, even after the disappointment of putting all our eggs into the cup campaigns with F**k All to show for it, I would expect us, at the very least make top 4 next season. And I think it would be fair to say that if we finished out of the top four in the event of making it back into European's big time, then that would be a FAIL in my eyes, and then, his third season will be reaching Brendan territory...
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