Second season with Emery, by now the majority of players will be used to his style and tactics.
I think Ceballos and Pepe are really good signings and they’ve still got Lacazette and Aubameyang up top.
Plus with Europa they will probably rest players in the group stage where as Spurs, City, Chelsea and Liverpool won’t be able to do that in the Chanpions League.
I mean, I would love for you to be right, but I think this is wishful thinking at best.
We've improved in some areas, but haven't strengthened in others. We still have too much deadwood at the club, our defence is shambolic and there are huge question marks over our away form.
Mkhitaryan, Elneny, Jenkinson, Monreal and Mustafi don't look like going anywhere, which is a huge problem, as they aren't very good. They are also taking up spaces in the squad from other players.
Koscielny is arguably our best centre-half, even at 34, yet he looks set to be leaving. That leaves us with:
Sokratis - who was good for most of the campaign up until the final 2 months.
Chambers - who performed well in a position we don't need help in.
Mustafi - the less said, the better.
Holding - out of action for nearly a year, how long will it take him to get up to speed?
Mavrapanos - injury-prone and nowhere near ready.
Monreal - he can play as a LCB, but his lack of height, physical presence and the deterioration of his speed does us no favours.
At left-back, though we are linked with Tierney, it remains to be seen whether that will get done. And even if we do sign him, he may miss the first month of the season. Our current options are:
Monreal - lost his pace and sharpness. Though he is versatile, he shouldn't still be at the club.
Kolasinac - has his uses going forward (sometimes), but isn't reliable defensively.
At right-back:
Bellerin - not due back till October. After being out with injury for so long, may need time to get up to the required level.
Maitland-Niles - he's a CM by trade and was forced to play RB, yet due to our lack of options there currently, he may still have to play there. It's not his position.
So as it stands, our midfield and attack have improved (on paper), but our defence is just as bad, arguably worse. A shoddy defence won't win you titles.
