- Jan 14, 2004
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There is a lot of talk going on over in the transfer rumours forum about how Chelsea signing Hazard means it is the end of our chances to qualify for the Champions League (or the end of the world as some would have you believe). But are Chelsea's or anyone else's signings really going to make that much of a difference to the Premiership landscape that whatever we do next season is a right off?
I see it from a completely different perspective it seems. I am not going to automatically give a Champions League place to Man City, Man Utd and Chelsea and suggest that we are battling for 4th. That seems far too defeatest for me especially as Chelsea really have a lot of improving to do consistently and Man Utd weren't as strong as they were made to look but won some games simply on fear from smaller teams.
That being said for sure those teams will likely improve, but won't we as well? Aren't we close to signing Vertonghen, a top class centre back that is going to give us a stable partnership at the back not only adding quality but also more consistency which is something that we looked desperately short of particularly in the second half of the season when the defence seemed to chop and change every game. Surely that points to a big improvement to our side and if our fans are fearing Chelsea's moves, then I'd suggest they should equally fear ours especially as ours are likely to be adding to an already good young side with players who are going to get better as oppose to one that is adding flashy big name signings to try to paper over what is a rapidly declining core of players.
I think our summer is only going to get better and I am confident that we will build a very solid group that can develop together and push on a lot from last season. I'm fairly optimistic about our chances of competing with those teams in the league next season even if they do spend hundreds of millions.
I see it from a completely different perspective it seems. I am not going to automatically give a Champions League place to Man City, Man Utd and Chelsea and suggest that we are battling for 4th. That seems far too defeatest for me especially as Chelsea really have a lot of improving to do consistently and Man Utd weren't as strong as they were made to look but won some games simply on fear from smaller teams.
That being said for sure those teams will likely improve, but won't we as well? Aren't we close to signing Vertonghen, a top class centre back that is going to give us a stable partnership at the back not only adding quality but also more consistency which is something that we looked desperately short of particularly in the second half of the season when the defence seemed to chop and change every game. Surely that points to a big improvement to our side and if our fans are fearing Chelsea's moves, then I'd suggest they should equally fear ours especially as ours are likely to be adding to an already good young side with players who are going to get better as oppose to one that is adding flashy big name signings to try to paper over what is a rapidly declining core of players.
I think our summer is only going to get better and I am confident that we will build a very solid group that can develop together and push on a lot from last season. I'm fairly optimistic about our chances of competing with those teams in the league next season even if they do spend hundreds of millions.