I think they’ll struggle massively, and the same would have applied for Cardiff. To concede that many goals in one half shows how badly organised you are in defence, because none of the goals yesterday apart from the Adam free kick were because of an inspired solo effort.
Although I shouldn’t really be putting this argument forward after our charitable defence this season…
Edit: Don’t get me wrong though, very pleased that they got promoted, especially after being favourites to get relegated at the start of the season. Cardiff didn’t deserve to be there, they cheated Leicester in the second semi final game.
I disagree. Prime example being us. When we first came up everyone said we would go straight back down and were still here six years later.
We have had the worst defence in the league this season and in the end, still comfortably stayed up, so (as you actually said) your point about their poor defence (in a cup final no less, when mad things happen as a rule in such games, especially play-off finals) is daft.
You can never write any team off in the Premier League. Unless of course you lose your manager half way through a season and replace him with Brian Laws.