I think Ayari is very exciting. His recent goals point toward an emerging confidence and self belief. He is a very clever footballer. If we retain Baleba, having the 4 of them vying for the midfield will be no bad thing, and potentially essential if we do make the Conference.
Well, interesting debate, I wasn't comparing cups and league, I was comparing performance levels. You also can't really make an argument that you can't compare them, then point out our champions and previous champions didn't make the semis.
Villa got through to the 1/4 finals of the Champions League. Arsenal the semis. The only stumbling block for British sides was PSG. We have 2 sides in the Europa League final who have absolutely struggled in the PL but excelled in Europe. Chelsea in the other final. None of this points toward...
I can't see how anyone can look at us, Bournemouth, Brentford, Fulham, Palace, Forest, Villa, Newcastle and recently Wolves and not say there has been a big jump in collective quality.
It has been a sea change in approach. The air of invincibility of the 'big' clubs has been shattered. I dare say Brighton's success in recent years has woken other clubs up to taking the game to whomever you are up against. So many positive approaches from so many teams this season. Been very...
But those arguments support it being a strong league. It means the Champions didn't beat all and sundry because the standard through most of the league was high. Some big teams struggled because there were very few easy games. The high number of teams reaching 65 points also points toward a high...