If we had taken our 'easy' (relatively speaking) chances we would have finished very close to the top 4.
This for me is a massive positive because it shows we're not far off just need that extra bit of killer instinct. Say last season if we had Buendia and Jack I think we'd be easily making reservations for Madrid Barcelona et al.
I think we're going to have a good un. The addition of Buendia from a purely defensive POV makes me very confident that we'll cause a lot of damage again this season.
Edit : I'd love us to sacrifice someone to wipe out the sabre toothed knobend when we play the scummy barstools of Stretford.