After our pre-season games, Vital Spurs posters commented on their expectations for the new season. The consensus seemed to be that we would hope to finish in the top six of the Premier League, have a decent run in the domestic cups, and reach the Group Stage in Europe. We also hoped to strengthen the squad in certain positions. The expectations were not too inspiring given our recent PL results and Cup exploits.
Success in the PL can never be guaranteed simply because there are so many highly competitive clubs. All any club can do is build a squad of players, managed effectively, that will be competitive on the pitch. And then the football gods take over.
After a handful of PL games, things appear to have changed. We are in the top six of the PL; we are still in the League Cup, still in the FA Cup (great performance there!), and still on track to qualify through the Group Stage in Europe.
But, more than that, we have completed the Transfer Window with virtually everything we wanted. And that, I believe, has changed everything. The players that Daniel Levy and Jose Mourinho have brought into the squad have been carefully chosen (for a change) and appear to be the integral, and final, pieces of the Tottenham puzzle. Time, of course, will tell.
I don’t think too many fans expected Christmas to come so early. The question now is …. how does this alter our expectations for this season?
Personally, I no longer want to finish in the top six of the PL …. I believe we can finish somewhere (anywhere) in the top four. I no longer desire a decent run in the domestic cups …. I believe we can win one. I no longer want to reach the group stage of the EL …. I believe we can win it! Should none of these outcomes materialise I will be disappointed.
Given the above, is it unrealistic to reassess our expectations, or am I being too optimistic. Bite the bullet VS. What do you expect?