We were threatening in some parts in this season, it's just our strikers let us down.
Manchester United 21/22 Season Expectations
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Premier League - 3rd
Champions League - last 16
Fa cup - semi final
League cup - quarters
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Fa cup - semi final
League cup - quarters
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With the right signings we can be challenging for the big trophies. With the wrong signings we could be battling it out for top 4. Long story short, we really won't have any idea what to expect until we've seen what signings we make.
Title challenge until the end winning one cup
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As long as we see further progression then all is good
Premier League: 80+ points, title challenge would be nice but I wouldn’t call it a failure if we don’t manage it.
Champions League: Last 16, unless we end up in some ridiculously strong group.
The Cups: I’d like us to take one or at least make the final of one.
Can we make Old Trafford a fortress again, seldom should teams walk away with a point, lucky should be those who win.
In terms of the football we play, we have strengthen defensively. Our goal scoring threat seems to be constantly undermined by the fact we cannot keep it calm at the back. Our lack of ability controlling games really bothers me, we don’t seem to have any real say on the flow of matches. That is probably is due to our defence but our midfield needs a serious upgrade, we need another Carrick type.
Progression next season, then title challenge for 22/23.
Premier League: 80+ points, title challenge would be nice but I wouldn’t call it a failure if we don’t manage it.
Champions League: Last 16, unless we end up in some ridiculously strong group.
The Cups: I’d like us to take one or at least make the final of one.
Can we make Old Trafford a fortress again, seldom should teams walk away with a point, lucky should be those who win.
In terms of the football we play, we have strengthen defensively. Our goal scoring threat seems to be constantly undermined by the fact we cannot keep it calm at the back. Our lack of ability controlling games really bothers me, we don’t seem to have any real say on the flow of matches. That is probably is due to our defence but our midfield needs a serious upgrade, we need another Carrick type.
Progression next season, then title challenge for 22/23.
We've made clear progress every season under Ole, and this season with the insane schedule nobody was gonna keep up with City and their ability to field 2 top quality teams.
Next season, with a little more quality depth, we should expect nothing less than a real title challenge, and to be in the conversation for big trophies (CL, FA).
Next season, with a little more quality depth, we should expect nothing less than a real title challenge, and to be in the conversation for big trophies (CL, FA).
Ole won't get backed, that's a given. Last summer was atrocious. We spent like 3 months on the Sancho deal and never even came close to doing it
I hope the new recruitment structure we created at the beginning of 2021 will help. Let's see
John Murtough will face a bit of head if it's the same old shit as last Summer
I hope the new recruitment structure we created at the beginning of 2021 will help. Let's see
John Murtough will face a bit of head if it's the same old shit as last Summer
Realistically, we've been on an upward curve for the past 2 seasons, 1st should undoubtably be our next target. I'm sure that ambition will disappear if City somehow sign Kane.
Finishing 2nd place, with an FA Cup quarter final, EFL Cup semi final (knocked out of both by the winners) and in the Europa League final isn't a disappointing Cup run season. Getting knocked out of the CL group stage yeah was disappointing, but I'd say we made up for it by making the final.
Next seasons expectations are dependent on how our transfer window goes. As it stands, a comfortable top 4 finish with hopefully a domestic trophy and a good showing in the CL is our limit. If we sign Sancho, a DM and a CB, then we can expect a title challenge and a more serious CL run. Without that level of reinforcements, people are just complaining without being realistic.
Next seasons expectations are dependent on how our transfer window goes. As it stands, a comfortable top 4 finish with hopefully a domestic trophy and a good showing in the CL is our limit. If we sign Sancho, a DM and a CB, then we can expect a title challenge and a more serious CL run. Without that level of reinforcements, people are just complaining without being realistic.
City will remain ahead of us, Liverpool will likely get their act together a bit, Leicester will be around the same level and Chelsea will be stronger.
Expectation should be 3rd or 4th.
Expectation should be 3rd or 4th.
Title challenge & last 4 of the CL.
Typical caf. Basically, improvement for everyone except United. Naturally.
Not really. How many of you predicted that we will finish 2nd earlier this season? Have you forgotten our transfer activity last summer? 3 big holes in the squad (a back up CF, a first option RW, a better CB) only 1 position was solved through a panic signing. another ed woodward's classic masterpiece. If anything Ole and this team should've been applauded for exceeding expectations considering how balance City's squad is after they signed 2 CBs or how much money spent by Chelsea.
My expectation for 21/22 depends on how we do in the transfer market this summer. IF we managed to bring quality reinforcements in, then no reason why we won't bested our "achivements" this season. Get sancho, get varane, get a better defensive midfielder then Ole and these players will go far. BUT if we experienced another abject transfer window in then FORGET about it because City and Chelsea are going to get better and better.
I think if Liverpool didn't have an injury crisis they'd have finished above us and Tuchel's Chelsea will next season reflect a league position that more accurately mirrors where they are after moving on from Lampard.
And I'm pessimistic about how much we'll spend.
Without a good summer strengthening the starting 11 properly we can expect top 4 and some good cup run nothing more
These posts are so needlessly antagonistic. We're pretty fecking far away from a 100% winrate. Our points-per-game ratio in the post-Fergie era is 1.82. We got 553 points out of 909 available. Implying that it's somehow spoiled and unrealistic to expect better than this is highly disingenuous. Even this season, with all its oft-heralded progress, will not reach the points total of the WORST Ferguson seasons in the Premier League (1996/97 and 2003/04).
Top 2 and knockout section of champions league. Also visible improvement in teams play. More wins against top 6 sides.
Tbf as of now, with all squads staying the same, I'd say it's likely City drop a bit (no Fernandinho or Aguero, others like KdB and Gundogan are on the older side, hard to defend your title), Chelsea improve a lot (full year of Tuchel), Liverpool will improve a lot (this year its fair to say they had a premier league win hangover plus a CB injury crisis all season), and United stay relatively stable (we had a good injury record this year, but a shit fixture list, while our squad is young throughout so should have a natural improvement).
So we really need signings to maintain our upward trajectory, as a 2nd placed finish with hopefully a trophy is really our peak unless we fix the right wing, defensive mid and center back issues we have.
It depends on signings I don't see the current squad finishing ahead of Chelsea and Liverpool again. And it's miles off City.
Being able to do a bit more than draw scoring an offside goal against one of the worst sides PL has ever seen would be a good start.
I hope I’m wrong but I can’t see us winning the league anytime soon - probably not until the Sheikh gets bored at the Noisy Neighbours. Every time we take a step forward, they will just buy another world class player - whether that’s Kane, Haaland or whoever.
League: 80+ points, much better home record, and a number of strong 90min performances. If we sign 2 players for the first XI (who are good enough) I'd expect a title challenge.
CL: Quarter final stage at least.
Improving on set piece defending (and attacking), including throw-ins where we no longer play into opponents hands (mainly from the right).
And finishing the season strongly, for a change.
CL: Quarter final stage at least.
Improving on set piece defending (and attacking), including throw-ins where we no longer play into opponents hands (mainly from the right).
And finishing the season strongly, for a change.
For progress to continue it would have to be a title challenge and going further in the CL. There's not really anywhere else to aim.
I mean obviously you'd expect Liverpool and Chelsea to be better next season even as is. But that doesn't stop us improving too. Maybe it'll be a three-way title challenge that we end up coming 3rd in, but it should still be a title challenge.
Meeting that expectation lies with the recruitment department as much as Solskjaer though. Feck all he can do to get us challenging if we completely botch the summer transfer window.
Though he should be able to get some basic things corrected regardless of incomings. I'm thinking of the goals we concede from set-pieces, for example. If we come out of a full pre-season without being more organised in that regard then our coaching really is a problem.
I mean obviously you'd expect Liverpool and Chelsea to be better next season even as is. But that doesn't stop us improving too. Maybe it'll be a three-way title challenge that we end up coming 3rd in, but it should still be a title challenge.
Meeting that expectation lies with the recruitment department as much as Solskjaer though. Feck all he can do to get us challenging if we completely botch the summer transfer window.
Though he should be able to get some basic things corrected regardless of incomings. I'm thinking of the goals we concede from set-pieces, for example. If we come out of a full pre-season without being more organised in that regard then our coaching really is a problem.
Thank you for taking the bait
Realistic- top 4, 1/4 finals of CL and a cup.
Pushing it - close the gap on city, finish within 4-8 points of them. Fa Cup win, CL semis
Pushing it - close the gap on city, finish within 4-8 points of them. Fa Cup win, CL semis
What we should be doing is aiming to win the Premier League and have a good run in the Champions League. But as others have said, we need to see what we do in the transfer market. If we don't sort that midfield out, then we'll be battling for fourth. I really think the midfield is a big issue for us and the most important area on the pitch that we need to address this summer.
Without that, we'll be doing nothing.
Without that, we'll be doing nothing.
Challenging the league in my opinion. However, if the manager is not backed with minimum 2 good quality players this summer then I'm afraid we might need to lower our initial expectation. Ole wasn't backed in transfer window last summer to improve his XI so in my opinion the 2 good quality players requirement in this argument is reasonable.
There's a big difference between signing good players and improving them than signing world class players. How many world class players do you think City have signed in the last 10 years. I'm going for the grand total of 1 in Sergio Aguero. We've probably signed more WC talent than they have.
Proper title challenge. Time to end this perpetual pursuit of "progress". The coach would have been here for four years by the end of next season.
Get the roof fixed!
we'd do well to get 4th
liverpool will have their defence back, city will strengthen, so will chelsea and these three have top managers and better squads than ours. Let's hope none of leicester, arsenal or tottenham improve.
liverpool will have their defence back, city will strengthen, so will chelsea and these three have top managers and better squads than ours. Let's hope none of leicester, arsenal or tottenham improve.
It has to be a title tilt and a title tilt will solely rest on who comes into the squad in the summer.
I think we need three players in the summer (RW - Sancho) (CB - Varane) (RB - Trippier).
I think we need three players in the summer (RW - Sancho) (CB - Varane) (RB - Trippier).
I just want us to blow aside lesser teams like we used to, not huff and puff and rely on individual brilliance to steal games in the dying minutes. As much as that makes good cinema, we shouldn't be struggling against relegation fodder for the best part of 90 minutes.
I don't expect us to challenge for the title since the investment warranted in the squad to make that a reality just isn't feasible so long as the parasites maintain a stranglehold over our club. I would expect us however to be a comfortable top 4 team, and actually go beyond the group stages of the CL.
I don't expect us to challenge for the title since the investment warranted in the squad to make that a reality just isn't feasible so long as the parasites maintain a stranglehold over our club. I would expect us however to be a comfortable top 4 team, and actually go beyond the group stages of the CL.
I want the PL title.
And this.
Well, it’s kind of a given that a big club and top class coaching team will develop players further, and you also have to assume some time for players from abroad to adjust to the Premier League etc but, off the top of my head, Ederson, Walker, Dias, Gundogan, B.Silva, Sterling, Mahrez, De Bruyne, Cancelo. Then some that were young but with the potential to become World Class, like Stones, Ferran Torres, Jesus, Rodri - these are at various levels of success.
I’m using a looser definition of ‘world class’ - eg would walk into most teams in the world, let’s not get hung up on some childish FIFA type definition of world class like “best in the world in their position” or “gets into a World XI” please.
Have you not watched Liverpools challenge disintegrate without decent defenders and midfielders.
Kane and Sancho would mean a very big forward improvement up front - but we are not winning any PL with the current crop of central defenders and midfielders, Maguire aside
I think we will not have any big signings. I don't expect much in 21/22 in that case. We need a proper quality CDM, RW
PL - 2nd with 89 pts
CL - winners
FA Cup - quarter-finals
League Cup - 4th round
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I totally understand what you mean by this but it does seem odd that many of ours fans would prefer to go out of the CL in say the last 16 rather than be in the final of the Europa.
Personally I never thought we were serious contenders for the CL prize so dropping down to the Europa didn't bother me as much as it did others.