‘Disaster written all over season’ or ‘cautiously optimistic’?

[Getty Images]We asked for your views on whether Tottenham are ready for the new season as they prepare to face Paris St-Germain in the Super Cup on Wednesday and then kick off their Premier League campaign at home to Burnley on Saturday.AdvertisementHere are some of your comments:Stephen: This season already has disaster written all over it. In general, we have the same players who threw Ange/Conte under the bus. Going into a season of Champions League and Premier League with only Richarlison up front and Solanke to come back, – neither of them exactly pull up trees – is criminal. The midfield is so lightweight it’s unreal, and the defence is only one injury away from catastrophe. Positivity is flowing!James: I’d say so. With Thomas the Frank engine I think we could finish top seven, hopefully qualifying for Europe next season.Luke: For the first time in a long time, I’m worried about the team going forward. Son was on the wane, but losing an experienced forward, plus injuries to Maddison and Kulusevski, leave us looking woefully short of creativity, with a group of young or inconsistent wingers the current hope for this at present. Hoping for reinforcements – the money to be spent on Gibbs-White is still there so hopefully someone can be found. Not overly confident for the season at present.AdvertisementDavid: I am cautiously optimistic. Frank will adopt a more pragmatic style of play than Ange. We have good defensive individuals but they need to defend as a team. My main concern is who will be our playmaker.Andy: It looks like all we are ready for is mid-table mediocrity. We have desperately needed more creative cut and thrust up front. With Maddison out, all we have now for quality up front is Kudus. We have not even tried to get Eze or Grealish. Why? They are players who make things happen in the last third, are still both available and both can play wide or as number 10s. If we don’t go all out for one of these two, the Thomas Frank honeymoon will be over before the season even gets going. I feel sorry for the guy.Robbie: I was feeling pretty optimistic after the Arsenal and Newcastle games, but the Bayern Munich match has shattered that confidence. Frank really needed to land some ambitious signings early in the window to build momentum, but now it feels like no top player wants to join a team that only just scraped 17th in the league – and is now staring down Bayern-level opposition in the Champions League on a regular basis. Right now, our chances of winning anything next season feel close to zero unless we bring in at least three big signings. But who’s actually coming? Morgan Gibbs-White thinks he’s better off staying at Nottingham Forest. He might be right.