No…we don’t need (and shouldn’t expect) to qualify for Europe every season just because we’ve done it once. There will be ups and downs. I don’t see many players looking at us and thinking ‘no Europe ? I’m off/not going there’.
The catastrophic injury list - and timing of those injuries - has been the major factor in my view, way more so than the window……and despite that we would have been in reasonable shape now if we’d had Pedro and Mitoma firing as we expected along with Enciso returning. Add Caicedo leaving...
Beating Ajax twice
Winning in Athens
Marseille at home
Cutting Spurs to shreds
We’ll limp to the end of the season now and finish 8th or 9th I reckon. Given the ridiculous injuries, that plus topping our EL group is ok in what has been a steep learning curve of a season for everyone. Regroup...