'Watching us (hopefully) climb the table' - excitement for club football's return

[BBC] [Getty Images] With pre-season officially in full swing, we asked you to tell us what you're looking forward to about club football returning. Here are some of your replies: Dan: I guess we're all looking forward to seeing the new players and how Roberto de Zerbi sets the team up. But most of all, I'm hoping to see our Dutch central-defensive partnership. It worked so well when we had the two Belgians together. But, this to come to fruition probably requires Captain Redcard's departure from the club. Toby: Winning two games in a row at home. Chris: I'm looking forward to seeing how all the new arrivals gel into the team. We cannot afford another start to the season like we've seen the past two years. This is now a De Zerbi team - the players arriving are ones he wanted, the club have backed him and he'll have had a decent pre-season despite the inconvenience of players being at the World Cup. Time to see if our manager is worth all the hype. I hope so. I'm sure there will be more business done in the window, both arrivals and departures (just hope none of the departures go to Nottingham Forest unless it's for massive money). So yes, I'm looking forward to seeing how De Zerbi builds this team of ours. Rowli: Actually winning games with style, flair and great football. HardcastleHotspur: The prospect of a season in which we actually play well and win games at the Lane. It's been a long time, and we can now hope that De Zerbi can produce some good results. John: Watching us (hopefully) climb the table instead of hanging around in the bottom third. It will also be interesting to see the style of play we adopt under De Zerbi. Doug: Seeing the brand of football De Zerbi has us playing and sets us up without the threat of relegation hanging over us. Steve: Things going back to normal and Spurs having a distinctively average season.