Former captain Kevin Nolan made his first appearance to London Stadium last Saturday and despite the home defeat against Watford, he still believes there is enough quality in the squad to challenge for a European place and a major trophy this season.
Nolan, who made 157 appearances during his four-year spell, relished the chance to meet up with his former team-mates once again and believes the likes of Andy Carroll and Mark Noble stand a great chance of following Michail Antonio into the England set-up this season....
To be honest I have been blown away by the new Stadium. It is absolutely fantastic.
I had the privilege to walk around and it is an amazing venue.
Hopefully the team can start putting a good run together and carry on the success they had last season.
The boys will definitely enjoy performing on this big stage and show the qualities they have got.
I saw all the planning that was taking place and to now see it come to fruition and look the way it is, they have got it spot on.
Last year the team fell short at the final hurdle at the end of the season. This year the team needs to be looking at winning a trophy and finishing in the top seven.
It will be a lot more difficult this season as Liverpool have recruited well, Manchester United and Chelsea have also signed good players.
You have then got the likes of Tottenham, Arsenal so it will be a tough season.
But I have got every confidence in Slaven and the players he has brought into the Club. With the squad they have got, they can still have a great season and compete for a trophy.
One of the biggest moves of the summer was keeping Dimitri Payet and he was massive to what they achieved last year. But it was also massive to keep Manuel Lanzini at the Club.
Unfortunately we lost Andy Carroll who was flying through pre-season and Aaron Cresswell early on through injury.
But these are exciting times and when you see the players we have got, I am really excited to see what they can produce this season.
I don't want to say anything bad about the Football Association but we did really well for a number of years with a number of English players and only Scott Parker and Matthew Upson got a call-up to the England squad.
A lot more of our English players should have been called up because they performed really well.
We have now got Andy Carroll, Mark Noble, Aaron Cresswell and obviously Michail Antonio received his first call-up last week.
It is exciting times for those boys because if Nobes has another season like the one he produced last year and they will definitely have a chance of also breaking into the set-up under Sam.
I am still actively looking to get back on the pitch. I am waiting for a call which will suit what I need. I am keeping myself fit and just need to get the ball back out and shouting at a few people!