Quote Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn View Post
I find it hard to imagine how anyone can predict we'll be top 4 when an injury to RvP leaves us with Vela and Chamakh up front.
Like last season? Except we now have Gervinho. And we have pretty much the same defence as last season, Clichy is gone (although he's been so widely slated on here I can't see why anyone would think that would leave us much weaker back there) and Vermealan is now fit.
I don't think we're stronger than last year but I don't think we're weaker. And I don't think Spurs or Liverpool (the only two credible teams who could finish top 4 if we don't) are stronger. Ergo we'll probably finish top 4 again.

The weekend showed we haven't learnt a thing. But I don't see any NEW problems, just the same ones, and as depressing as that is we finished top 4 with those problems last year so I can't see any reason we won't think year.