Goal must be 80+ points. If that means title challenge then great.
We had 75 points this season, so the aim should be 84+ points.
Ten Hag the alpha Chad asserting dominance over the beta Avram
I always look others too. We had excellent transfer window but our rivals had/will have good one too. It will be tough season. But yeah, IF City will have weaker season then we should go for title challenge.
We were excellent at home last year. If we improve away form then we are in title race.Big season coming up with him being backed. Totally think he’s the right man for us but it’s gonna be a difficult one with Chelsea and Liverpool likely to be a lot better.
Away form has to improve too. Can’t see is getting so lucky with cup draws again
We over performed in our points total last season (we got 75 points from an xPts of 66). People see that overall underperformed our XG, but we won a lot of games that the underlying numbers didn't expect us winning. So I think you're setting yourself up to be disappointed expecting 85 points.
Yes 85 points minimum should be the target and 75+ goals in Premer now we have a decent striker.
I’m not sure I agree. Every top team wins games they should not have won. We also dropped points in games we shouldn’t have done. Especially games we had two goal cushings.
Making sure we don't get any hammerings will help the GD as well. We dropped points away to the supposed bigger teams. We should have won the Spurs game and could have got something out of the Arsenal game.
It was before the Atalanta CL group stage match if I recall correctly.
I think the real sign we’re heading somewhere is when we look at season and the points dropped are only against the better teams (there’ll always be one freak result or two but within reason).
Don't lose the first two matches like last season and you are well underway I reckon.
If a proper diet and fresh food are a novelty at the club that is pretty damning for previous management.
Likewise and I believe that we will improve. It is pretty much his squad now so no excuses.
Personally I wish the club shut up with all this PR and propaganda. Stfu and win trophies that will speak for itself
I disagree. I like to read about the club, how they are changing and evolving. It is not just matchday for me
I guess you arent a curious person. To get a fully informed picture of what's going on, you need to know the who, when, what, where, when, how and why. It's also about incremental differences.
It's ok to lose to Brighton though, they had a very good season. Ideally you start and get a great wave of momentum but the odd loss to good teams is fine, it's the silly losses that I find most impactful.
In hindsight yes but nobody thought that at the beginning of the season.
Feckin' love it!
Relax, these sort of behind-the-scenes tidbits are interesting for many fans.
Arsenal went from 69 to 84 points within a season when their first team additions in the summer consisted of a couple of City rejects and Saliba returning from loan. City went from 78 to 100 points after adding a GK, couple of full backs that were tagged overpriced at the time and Bernardo Silva. Progress doesn't have to be linear as it's impossible to estimate the progress accumulated from a team spending a year together and individuals getting better after a year or two in the same environment. We could regress of course but if Ten Hag is doing a good job, we should definitely aim for 85+ this coming season.
TBF I think this was heavily impacted by our fixture congestion. We both had a worse impact from the world Cup than other clubs, and also played more games than other clubs with a squad that wasn't prepared for it. I think low 70s points with a normal fixture congestion is fair for us, so not far off what we ended up getting, and then with our signings I can see us pushing 80 so long as we don't have shit injury luck or make it to the final of every cup again.
Plus EL on Thursday instead of CL on Tuesday/Wednesday.
I still remember all the preseason PR about Moyes revolutionizing the training ground with his iPads and data collection, and then LVG's attention to detail demonstrated by him having trees planted at Carrington to limit the impact of wind. I'm a bit jaded by it as well.
Im curious. However when the club has done this for every manager from LVG to Jose to Ole. I am able to see through the PR
Exactly this. They always do this, its always a revolution yet we have not got near a title in 10 yearsI still remember all the preseason PR about Moyes revolutionizing the training ground with his iPads and data collection, and then LVG's attention to detail demonstrated by him having trees planted at Carrington to limit the impact of wind. I'm a bit jaded by it as well.
Im quite relaxed. Just commentingRelax, these sort of behind-the-scenes tidbits are interesting for many fans.
These are exciting times for our club, so just enjoy it. Or just ignore these posts if it causes you so much stress and come back when ETH is giving his post season interview about how he managed to lead us to the title.
