Not sure if the numbers back me up, but it seems to me that Emery's system is not geared to score a ton of goals. It's more to create a few big changes, capitalize on them and shut shop.
Feel 8th is an accurate reflection of where we are and how strong our team is. The teams ahead of us are all stronger and the ones behind us weaker - bar Chelsea once they start clicking.
Just Googled the new crest again. It's solid compared to the last few iterations. Don't like the star as I find it small time/limiting. Missed opportunity to do something really bold in terms of branding. But happy we will soon be done with the poorly designed current badge.
Not questioning his quality, but he has really not been good enough the last few games. So many missed passes and failure to stand his ground. His petulance also really annoying.
I did not mean mathematically. Spurs and Brighton have a few matches they will likely lose - so if we can get 9 points including wins versus them, we are very likely to finish ahead of those two clubs.
If we want to get a decent fee for him, it has to be a PL club that buys him. I don't believe any Championship team spent more than 10M total on transfers this season - with most spending zero. Ultimately, hope he plays for us.
The likes of Digne and Bailey are decent bench options. Their wages/transfer fee probably dont justify a limited role - but don't see any club willing to financially invest in them.
Highest point total of a non “Big 6” in the past few seasons was 66 and 65 by Leicester and West Ham respectively. We’ll have done incredibly to get close to that given the start to our season