with the absurd competition for places in the Champions League, coming 6th, given that we came 12th last season, is decent progress.
despite everything, we're above united and newcastle and close to tottenham
it would have been much more problematic if we had finished 12th again
there's city, arsenal, liverpool, united, tottenham, newcastle and Chelsea
that's 7 clubs for 4 champions league places, not to mention underdogs like villa or brighton
we're going to see more and more of the big clubs fighting for the top 4 finish in 6th place. it's becoming more and more normal
so losing players to bayern or arsenal is no big deal, especially for bayern
we have to be smart in the market, because the foundations for the top four are already there.
more than the signings, we need to avoid injury problems