We look absolutely screwed for next season, unless the 3 promoted sides just don't cut it. I like VP but even Pep would struggle (ok, not a great analogy anymore).
Look at the 4 sides above us, Spurs, Utd, West Ham and Everton - they won't be in a relegation fight next year. Then suddenly you are looking at teams FIFTEEN points ahead of us at the moment. One of them may fall away and we will be better off if VP is around, but jeez it's on the flip of a coin and relegation within 2-3 years just looks inevitable