Cracking opening post mate.
I think a lot depends on the backing he gets in the transfer market. If he gets the backing we all hope for, he should have enough quality and a big enough squad to challenge on all fronts. If not, he may be forced to concentrate on making sure we get CL again next season.
I think Brendan has done enough already that most people will give him time if we don't do any better in the cups, but maybe FSG might not be as understanding if we fail to get CL ?
I think the reality will be that we will concentrate on the league and the CL using the early rounds of the cups to experiment and give a few squad players a chance to show what they can do. If we progress than I think he will start to take them more seriously, especially if our league challenge is restricted to top 4 rather than the title by early results.
I do think it will be much harder for Brendan next season even with a good transfer window behind him. More matches usually means more injuries and more travel equates to tired players. Even a bigger squad brings its own problems.
I would love us to win the league , but if Brendan gets us CL again and a cup I think he should count it as a very good season. I know I would.
I think the CL will be a learning curve for Brendan, anything past the group stages would be a bonus.... but you never know !
I didn't expect to finish second, I didn't expect a title challenge so maybe I am still readjusting my sights, but a cup would be nice, even nicer if it was old bigears, but no pressure.... not next season anyway.
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