He'sRaldo
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So the pertinent question would be: for the teams who have achieved PL and CL glory in recent times, what was the sign of progress for them?I get that he could have maybe framed the sentence better, maybe not used the "ego" line at all, and do believe that the club of our size needs to try winning these cups in addition to progression in league, but his bigger point - cups wins is not a definite sign of progression - is 100% correct
Because it's not finishing in the top 4 for a number of years, nor is it gradually increasing your league standings year on year. Arsenal and Spurs have done both and achieved f.a, while the likes of Chelsea can jump from mid-table to title winners. Even Mourinho crashed down to mid-table after his 2nd place season with us. And according to Ole it's not cup competitions either. So what is the sign of progress we should be looking for?
Is there even a guaranteed measure of progress that one can assuredly say will lead to sustained glory? Or do we need to just task the manager with winning trophies every season, and take each season as it comes?