I think you are massively over estimating Spurs and the Chavs and I'm still not 100% convinced about the Arse either. I can see them all having tricky seasons for different reasons whilst I think this will be a season for a lot of our youngsters to start to really shine and break through, plus I think Mane and Salah will forge the league's deadliest attack force, almost impossible to defend against, especially when we get Coutinho back into the team.
Its far to early to evaluate Manure and Citeh but undoubtedly they will be stronger and will probably be fighting it out for the title but if we can finally have some luck with injuries AND get VVD and Keita (or equivalents) then I think we have an outside chance.
As it stands I'll go for 3rd place, a cup and a good run in the CL possibly QF.
Spurs have one of the best defensive teams in the league, and they have been getting better with each passing season under Pochettinno both in the goals scored column, and in the defensive side of things. They also seem to be willing to play their kids in the cups, or bail out of the Europa League should they fall there after the group stages in the Champions League.
They are also adding someone who is considered very good into what was a really good defensive outfit. Do I believe that they will concede only 26 again this season? No! But I can see them conceding 30ish goals, and that would be a fantastic return.
Arsenal? I do not see them losing 9 games as they did last season, and it is likely that they will utilize their squad depth in the Europa League for the most part. This is a team that has also added a really finisher, so if they create for him, they will score more than they did last season. Sanchez is yet to feature for them in attack. Going to three at the back also helped them get a lot better on that end of things; they will also get better in the coming weeks with Koscielny coming back from suspension, Mustafi being fit enough to start, and Mertesacker coming back from injury.
The one team I think might struggle is Chelsea. They are yet to sort out their depth issues and like Liverpool, they now have extra games in the middle of the week.
Onto LFC, Mane and Salah are great, but you cannot go into games thinking that you need to score two or three goals to win because there are issue with the defensive side of things. Only one team in the world has managed to do that, and that was Real Madrid........and they had an insane attack. Couple this to the fact that there is not much quality depth, then the team with a few injuries here and there and you have a crisis.
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