I think you’re getting massively carried away based on the results of a few friendlies. Both of our full back positions are suspect and if Benteke was to suffer an injury or a loss of form we will be relying on Zaha to score some goals because Ayew and Mateta aren’t likely to get any. If Armstrong and Nelson do come in that will definitely help but I think we will have a better idea of where we stand squad wise come 5pm next Saturday.

Edited by pompeyeagle (07 Aug 2021 11.08pm)

I think we are building a squad with potential, particularly if we add Adam Armstrong and Reiss Nelson. I think top 10 should be our goal but realistically it will take time to gel and I'd settle for 11-15th so long as we stay well clear of the relegation battle and play some decent football.Then hopefully with some of the academy prospects coming through next year, we can push on into the top 10 and beyond.

I think we are more likely to finish around 10th-12th and I think that would be a successful season for PV in his first season as a Prem manager.

On the subject of this thread, is there any news of Eze's recovery progress?

Dad and I watched games standing on the muddy slope of the Holmesdale Road end. He cheered and I rattled.

That's a month old. He has since been seen on the club website in the 'Behind the scenes on the media day' video where he was posing without any crutches or sticks. Apparently, he is progressing quicker than was originally thought, how much quicker, I don't know.

Thanks, yes was aware of that but the most recent info I could find. Lack of info suggests return will not be any sooner at this time. Therefore we should not expect to see him match fit until new year anything sooner would be a bonus.

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