well I am glad you agree we need a better striker!We'll need a season to bed in, 4th is pretty much beyond us unless we have luck with injuries. Another striker would definitely help, and a settled starting 11, and having players who can fill in of similar quality. I wanted Benteke, but that wouldn't guarantee us 4th.
It's a lot more difficult to finish in the top 4 compared to when Redknapp was at the helm, as the points tally has shown.
I agree about it being harder to get top 4 nowadays. that's why I disagree with people pointing out we got 4th with crouch upfront. times have changed a lot!