We didn't finish 17th because of crap players though.
We've already solved that cause
Agreed. The squad is better than a lot of people think. We came 5th the season before last (and still should have finished top 4 despite lots of injuries to key players). And then made some quality additions in the last 12 months to the squad that finished 5th.
Solanke
Tel
Odobert
Bergvall
Danso
Gray
Kinsky
Spence (returned from loan and became part of first team squad).
Yang
With a manager who can play to our strengths, improve players and be tactically astute / flexible we should be looking at a top 6 finish *before* any further signings. Signing a couple of players who will improve our first team (DCM, WF), and getting more reliable cover for Solanke and VdV/Udogie, and we can be a major force next season.
Vicario [Kinsky]
Porro [Spence] --- Romero [Danso/Dragusin] --- Van de Ven [???/Vuskovic] --- Udogie [???]
??? [Bentancur] --- Bergvall [Sarr/Gray]
Maddison [Kulusevski]
??? [Johnson] --- Solanke [???] ---- Son [Tel/Odobert]
Porro [Spence] --- Romero [Danso/Dragusin] --- Van de Ven [???/Vuskovic] --- Udogie [???]
??? [Bentancur] --- Bergvall [Sarr/Gray]
Maddison [Kulusevski]
??? [Johnson] --- Solanke [???] ---- Son [Tel/Odobert]