With the way the transfer window is shaping up was wondering who everyone else think may give us some tough competition next year.

Both Manchester clubs. Not anywhere near as worried about the others. Liverpool and Arsenal are not good enough. Spurs will be there or there abouts, but I think they'll fall behind City and Utd this season.

The only competition is with ourselves.

And the mancs.

City are favourites, then us I think, followed by United.

If city don't win the league they need to take a long hard look at them selves 120 mill on fullbacks alone 

City have spent a lot of money. Does not mean they will do anything. I think the title is between us and Liverpool. So what i am predicting is this=

1/ Chelsea 2/ Liverpool 3/ Man City 4/ Tottenham 5/ Everton 6/ Arsenal 7/ Man Utd

Am i the only one who thinks United won't get close? 4th at best for them.

It's so hard to tell, last season everyone including many in this forum thought we would do well to get into the CL and looks what we did.

Player wise you always have to look at the Manchester clubs, there is also huge pressure on both managers to deliver this season, city have defenders now but pep is the wrong type of coach for the PL in my opinion, he is Wenger on steroids, until he is willing to be adaptive he isn't winning this league.

Man Utd were good last year they just couldn't score, as always a Mou team is hard to score against and beat, will Lukaku change those draws into wins, lots of pressure, for me not sure he is mentally strong enough but he might do, he can certainly score. Also note ibrahimavic scored 14 or 15 I think so only 5 or 6 less that Costa, problem is no one else is scoring, unless Lukaku gets 30 not that much will change, we have goal scorers all over the pitch. 

Tottenham haven't seemed to strengthen yet sold walker, they will be up there but as usual they won't get over the line.

Arsenal - lol 

Ok fine..I think they will get 4th because they finally have a striker. 

Liverpool - Top 4 challengers but it's been 30 years for a reason, they would need a special season to be a real threat. 

As for us I'd like to think we are the team to beat, conte's big attribute to being a league winner is he pushed the team on game after game, installs the winning mentality and consistency.

But conte's big game tactics are my only concern, if we get a top full back I think there is no reason we won't be there until the end, but I'd like to see us winning big games and be a bit braver in those big games.

Chelsea

City  

Utd 

Tottenham/Liverpool/ Arsenal but I think Arsenal will edge it.

I fancy this top 4 to be a far more conventional top 4 i.e. Chelsea the Mancs and the Goonies. 

 

23 minutes ago, Argo said:

Am i the only one who thinks United won't get close? 4th at best for them.

I don't think they have it worked out as a team but we know what Mou can do, he produces time and time again, lots of pressure on them, for me 3rd 

2 hours ago, Argo said:

Am i the only one who thinks United won't get close? 4th at best for them.

His record in 2nd seasons at clubs is far from a coincidence and has to be noted. This though is by far the biggest test of a 2nd season he's faced.

He's got them sorted defensively. No improvements in midfield which will mean they'll still struggle to get a foothold in games against the stronger sides. Their attack is arguably weaker than all of Us, City, Arsenal and Liverpool.

Just my opinion, it's based on gut instinct rather than tactical analysis.
1. Man City - They've strengthened where it matters, let's hope their new signings won't be the revelation they crave.
2. Chelsea - Just think that if we don't get the remaining players we're after e.g Sandro, the added number of fixtures will take their toll, still think we're strong contenders for the title though.
3. Liverpool - Just something about how Liverpool play under Klopp which makes me think they'll be underdogs, their defense is lacking however.
4. Man Utd - They just don't look like the complete package to me, bunch of instragram obsessed youngins, apart from Carrick, I don't think they've got any leaders,
5. Arsenal - I expect Arsenal to improve this year with Laca, however I think the other teams will still find ways to exploit them, Wenger is Wenger at the end of the day.
6. Everton - They've picked up some fairly decent players, I don't think Lukaku's departure will affect them that much, but I don't expect them in the top 5.
7. Spurs - Despite a good manager in Poch, they haven't strengthened so far, they've lost a big player and they're playing at Wembley. I expect them to be the surprise disappointment of the season.

8 hours ago, startedwithglenn said:

His record in 2nd seasons at clubs is far from a coincidence and has to be noted. This though is by far the biggest test of a 2nd season he's faced.

He's got them sorted defensively. No improvements in midfield which will mean they'll still struggle to get a foothold in games against the stronger sides. Their attack is arguably weaker than all of Us, City, Arsenal and Liverpool.

Of course there's the second season record but two years ago he never took a team outside the top four and has now done it in back to back season's.

United since Fergie left have basically been a more expensive version of our pre Roman team, good in the cups but wildly inconsistent in the league, and as we repeatedly found out, the type of consistency required for a title challenge doesn't come at the flick of a switch.