This is a point that often isn't brought up that much but it's so crucial. If Suarez leaves, not only will we be losing a great player, a big name and our focal point in attack, but also the partnership and understanding he has with Sturridge and Coutinho. It's almost telepathic. Furthermore, I agree with a target of 70 points. We improved by 9 points last season with a weaker squad IMO. If we improve by another 9-10 points, we will hit the 70 mark.
But that should always be the manager/clubs target: Do we have the best player our club can get for that position (& taking into consideration is he the best player for the final version of the team you envision) If not; can we get either the best player or at worst a better player for the team than the one currently here? If yes move the existing player on. Times that by 11, then times it by 11 again for competition. Rarely do all the pieces come at once, at the same age. And even if all our available & affordable, you'd never do it all at once anyway. But I agree: when all is said & done it is the managers job to put nostalgia aside and while mouthing platitudes move a player out, any player who he believes no longer fits his team. Otherwise he'll still get the sack for having no balls 2 years down the road & failing rather than failing by being decisive & just wrong.
If the author is going to write a long piece of kiss-arse, it's probably not a good idea to point out Brendan's lack of any success whatsoever. An FA Cup and League Cup might not seem much to the author but to Brendan it's a very high plateau he can only dream of. Even reaching the finals of both is a major achievement he's nowhere near matching.
