I think we overachieved last year mate. So many last minute winners and late turnarounds. It would be very complacent to go into the new season without at least of new players. They say if you stand still you go backwards and this would be true in my opinion. Yes we have a decent squad but I don’t believe it’s a title winning squad. Players like Robbo, VVD, Salah and Endo are in their 30’s and another year older and many of the younger players (eg. Szobo, Nunez, Gakpo, Diaz) have so far proven to be inconsistent . It would be foolish not to strengthen, particularly with an extended Champions League format this season.

But we we’re/ are already  in good shape, we were in the mix for the title up until match day 33, with a heavy burden on our shoulders, knowing Jürgen was going, take the fact that we were still in transition(and still are) lacking in quality, over used players , we simply ran out of options, some will argue we lacked heart too and in some instances that was true,
This season it will be totally different without stating the obvious, but we still have the same group of players aside from Matip, Thiago etc, we’re free of the concerns regarding losing our manager and the emotional baggage that that carried,
We have a new impetus, a fresh start and a fresh perspective, a newish sysytem to get used to, fresher ideas, maybe Arne will instill a different mentality, perhaps a better balance with key players playing in key roles etc,

We will miss of course Jürgen’s positive vibes and his nuances and Jürgen, being Jürgen, but we have to move on and we will, I’m very excited about our new manager, I believe he’s the ideal choice of replacing Jürgen, most will expect him to fail, or want him to won’t you Keef, but I believe he will prove otherwise, but we’ll have to be patient and give the fella time, we don’t sack managers too often, cos invariably they are pretty much successful .


YNWA

Wonder what Bill Shankly would make of celebrity supporters other then doddy or Tarbuck