Although we had a similar thread ... thought we'd start a new one with two talking points.
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Which teams do you think can challenge for the league with us?
Manchester City - will come back hungry, with the chip on Pep's shoulder growing by the minute. They will invest heavily (already signed Ferran Torres - who's a quality winger) and will they really lose 9 games again next year? They need to sign a proper CB, or they'll still struggle in the back.
Man U - One of the top teams after the Covid break. Great attacking with Rashford, Martial & Greenwood, with Bruno & Pogba being the start of solid, goalscoring (albeit with penos) partnership. Bar AWB, their defense leaves much to be desired. Decent CBs, but nothing special, permacrock LB in shaw and a keeper who last had confidence 3 years ago?
Chelsea - solid first campaign under Fwank. Ziyech and Werner coming in, with links to a better goalie (Linked with Oblak, Ter Stegen, Henderson & the Ajax kid) and other attacking talent (Havertz). Will that attacking might be able to push them into a title challenge? or will the questions in the back be their Achilles heel?
Arsenal - I know I know ... but let's be honest, they've won some impressive games since re-start. Wolves & us, and two really good cup wins against city & Chelsea. Their attacking 3 are solid, with a really good core of youngsters (namely saka & Martineli). They are a much better coached team and with if they invest in their back line, they could be a contender.
Wolves or other - May we see another team take that jump? Can Wolves, if they keep their core, and invest - as they've done wisely year after year - make another jump?
Lastly ... us.
The team, though a year older, is still as good as it gets ... However, it's always hard to defend the title. How do we see Klopp working this team - that have now won everything and are seemingly going to struggle to add a high profile addition - to ensure they keep up last year's early season form and not ~Feb onward (where we started to look shaky)? I think this team can go down as one of the greatest ever if they can win the league again with a 90+ point haul ... I hope that is motivation enough for this lads ... and to obviously celebrate #20 with fans!
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Which teams do you think can challenge for the league with us?
Manchester City - will come back hungry, with the chip on Pep's shoulder growing by the minute. They will invest heavily (already signed Ferran Torres - who's a quality winger) and will they really lose 9 games again next year? They need to sign a proper CB, or they'll still struggle in the back.
Man U - One of the top teams after the Covid break. Great attacking with Rashford, Martial & Greenwood, with Bruno & Pogba being the start of solid, goalscoring (albeit with penos) partnership. Bar AWB, their defense leaves much to be desired. Decent CBs, but nothing special, permacrock LB in shaw and a keeper who last had confidence 3 years ago?
Chelsea - solid first campaign under Fwank. Ziyech and Werner coming in, with links to a better goalie (Linked with Oblak, Ter Stegen, Henderson & the Ajax kid) and other attacking talent (Havertz). Will that attacking might be able to push them into a title challenge? or will the questions in the back be their Achilles heel?
Arsenal - I know I know ... but let's be honest, they've won some impressive games since re-start. Wolves & us, and two really good cup wins against city & Chelsea. Their attacking 3 are solid, with a really good core of youngsters (namely saka & Martineli). They are a much better coached team and with if they invest in their back line, they could be a contender.
Wolves or other - May we see another team take that jump? Can Wolves, if they keep their core, and invest - as they've done wisely year after year - make another jump?
Lastly ... us.
The team, though a year older, is still as good as it gets ... However, it's always hard to defend the title. How do we see Klopp working this team - that have now won everything and are seemingly going to struggle to add a high profile addition - to ensure they keep up last year's early season form and not ~Feb onward (where we started to look shaky)? I think this team can go down as one of the greatest ever if they can win the league again with a 90+ point haul ... I hope that is motivation enough for this lads ... and to obviously celebrate #20 with fans!