Any manager who says they expect to win something is just asking to look like a fool. Does Alex Ferguson, with all those PL titles say he expects to win the PL? No, he talks about "big challenges" ahead. Does Jose Mourinho say he expects to win the Spanish league? No, he talks about making "big improvements". Did Admiral Lord Nelson say "England expects us to win the Battle of Trafalgar"? ...
Frank Bruno said he was gonna chin iron Mike....... and look what happened... And more recently..... a Millwall fan said he was gonna chin Klitchko..... and look what happened
Look at David Haye. If you publicly "expect" things you are only setting yourself up for a fall. I'm sure the team will be very ambitious behind closed doors.