Anytime I or others say that we should be targeting younger players than Kane, I see people screaming that its absurd that some people think a 30 year old is "past it" and "look at Lewandowski" etc etc. But the argument for not buying Kane or Benzema for one year is much more linked to the squad building effects than any knock on the players capability to play past 30. For example, in the last couple of years we've bought/signed Varane, Casemiro and Eriksen whom are all on big contracts and already we need to upgrade Eriksen in midfield and Varane can't stay fit so the weaknesses in this strategy are already apparent. It's just not sustainable to be doing business like this especially when there are so many missing parts but if we sign Kane for big money, we will spend another two or three windows filling the other needs that we have and by then all these 30+'s will be well past it.Nothing against Kane (he'd improve this team tremendously), but what are our scouts doing? What we should be doing with our limited resources is looking for the next Harry Kane.
Cheaper option and cover both. I'd like us to do some scouting for once.If people had to choose, would you prefer to go all out for someone like Osimhen or Kane for the ST position (whatever your personal preference is), or opt for a cheaper, less proven option (like Hojland) and have the funds to get a new GK like Costa or Maignan too?
Has to be a top striker and delay goalkeeper. We need a top striker. To reach the top, you need a top striker. You can't be a top club without a world class forward. Even non top strikers are expensive. We need that guarantee, or as close to it as possible. No need to rush it and spend big on mediocre options. Wait the 1 year and get Costa or Maignan at that point.If people had to choose, would you prefer to go all out for someone like Osimhen or Kane for the ST position (whatever your personal preference is), or opt for a cheaper, less proven option (like Hojland) and have the funds to get a new GK like Costa or Maignan too?
I'd add a midfielder to that, but that's along the right lines from Neville imo.
If people had to choose, would you prefer to go all out for someone like Osimhen or Kane for the ST position (whatever your personal preference is), or opt for a cheaper, less proven option (like Hojland) and have the funds to get a new GK like Costa or Maignan too?
If Raya costs 20mn and we can offload 350k/w DDG replacing him with someone on 100k p/q (that would quadruple Raya's current salary), that is a 13mn savings p/a. Raya is one of the better shotstoppers in the league now and he's miles ahead of DDG from a footballing point of view. It's a complete no-brainer for me and then we can upgrade to our preferred long-term option when the finances become more attractive.Has to be a top striker and delay goalkeeper. We need a top striker. To reach the top, you need a top striker. You can't be a top club without a world class forward. Even non top strikers are expensive. We need that guarantee, or as close to it as possible. No need to rush it and spend big on mediocre options. Wait the 1 year and get Costa or Maignan at that point.
Bayern, PSG and Chelsea will also be in the market for a striker. 4 top clubs in urgent need of a striker and only 2 or 3 top targets available if you include Muani.Surely we have to go for cheaper options, both Napoli and Spurs will want silly money and that’s if they even contemplate selling.
We have desperate needs in so many positions I just don’t think we can spend 100m plus on individuals. We have to start finding better value or we’ll just be constantly rebuilding because we can't afford enough players.
A new goalkeeper
2 Centre backs---Get Rid of Maguire and Lindelof
2 Midfielders------Get rid of McTominay and Van de Beek
A centre forward
6 Players
Anytime I or others say that we should be targeting younger players than Kane, I see people screaming that its absurd that some people think a 30 year old is "past it" and "look at Lewandowski" etc etc. But the argument for not buying Kane or Benzema for one year is much more linked to the squad building effects than any knock on the players capability to play past 30. For example, in the last couple of years we've bought/signed Varane, Casemiro and Eriksen whom are all on big contracts and already we need to upgrade Eriksen in midfield and Varane can't stay fit so the weaknesses in this strategy are already apparent. It's just not sustainable to be doing business like this especially when there are so many missing parts but if we sign Kane for big money, we will spend another two or three windows filling the other needs that we have and by then all these 30+'s will be well past it.
It really annoys me that we can't commit to a proper rebuild besides darting around like a cat after a laser at the latest quick fix that becomes available in the market. We've been doing it for years now with Zlatan, Cavani, Ronaldo, Eriksen, Casemiro, Varane - all good/great players but the wrong players to be buying in the middle of a rebuild when there's a million holes to plug. We need to be buying players that can grow with each other and peak together besides constantly running to stand still. We wasted Pogba's entire peak by not having a balanced team around him and are in danger of doing the same for the likes of Bruno, Shaw and Rashford too.
I very much agree with this, could though also put Orkun and Kim to that list (bood high value for money)My top 5.
Kane, Lavia, CM, GK, and CB.
Honest, ideally in the medium term we should onlt keep following 10 players and get new players for remaining positions
GK:
RB:
CB: Varane
CB: Martinez
LB: Shaw
DM: Casemiro
CM: Eriksen
AM: Bruno
RW: Antony, Amad
CF
LW: Rashford, Garnacho
Honest, ideally in the medium term we should onlt keep following 10 players and get new players for remaining positions
GK:
RB:
CB: Varane
CB: Martinez
LB: Shaw
DM: Casemiro
CM: Eriksen
AM: Bruno
RW: Antony, Amad
CF
LW: Rashford, Garnacho
I could do with this. Would really intresse the quality and make us compete for the titleI'd add the backup defenders:
GK: GK1, GK2
RB: RB, Dalot/WanBissaka
CB: Varane, RCB
CB: Martinez, Lindelof (Shaw)
LB: Shaw, Malacia
DM: Casemiro, DM2
CM: CM1, Eriksen, CM3
AM: Bruno, Eriksen
RW: Antony, Amad
CF: ST1, ST2
LW: Rashford, Garnacho
9 players, doable in 2 summers if we're really on the ball. Backup striker, DM2, and GK2 can all be fairly cheap signings if we're clever, leaving 6 big signings, so 3 this summer (ST, CM1, RCB) and then after one more year of De Gea (competing with the backup we've signed), the loser of the Dalot/Wan-Bissaka race and Fred, those 3 spots get upgraded in 2024.
Give me that set piece coach (Gianni Vio) that Spurs just sacked along with their back room team. He’s outstanding and who knows where they would be in the table without him.
Improving our woeful set pieces is such low hanging fruit that it’s unfathomable how it hasn’t been addressed.
Tottenham have the highest number of set piece goals in the league (14), six more than their set piece total for the entirety of last season. United have the fewest at 4. How many tight games could we have won or drew if we had another ten goals from set pieces. It's such an own goal that this hasn't been addressed by successive managers (OGS brought in someone but RR converted them to a general coach) especially as he would cost relative peanuts compared to any player that would give you that many goals.He's confirmed to be staying on Ryan Mason's staff. I'm not sure whether or not he'll be retained with the new manager. Has a superb record though.
Tottenham have the highest number of set piece goals in the league (14), six more than their set piece total for the entirety of last season. United have the fewest at 4. How many tight games could we have won or drew if we had another ten goals from set pieces. It's such an own goal that this hasn't been addressed by successive managers (OGS brought in someone but RR converted them to a general coach) especially as he would cost relative peanuts compared to any player that would give you that many goals.
If people had to choose, would you prefer to go all out for someone like Osimhen or Kane for the ST position (whatever your personal preference is), or opt for a cheaper, less proven option (like Hojland) and have the funds to get a new GK like Costa or Maignan too?
A goalkeeper. De Gea to go.
A right back. Wan-Bissaka to go.
A centre half. Maguire to go.
Two central midfielders. McTominay to go.
A striker.
Six players. The club hasn’t got the foresight, stomach or funds for it, sadly.
We need, to trim the squad and get shot of players who just can't cut the mustard. We need to be brave enough to sell players and get some money back for them, offer clubs incentives to take the players on big and long contracts.
Going into fixtures with Lindelof and Maguire as our options gives me heart palpitations
we need another CB
on top of our main priority which should be CF
and then CM
every other position is secondary to those 3
Some people are turning just on recent performances, just as they did when Dalot was having a run of form.....buts its always been beyond me why so many seem to want us to keep Dalot over Bissaka. Both have glaring weaknesses of course.....but Bissaka is so good one v one, people talk of DAlot as as attacking full back, apart from running with the ball, he is no better than Bissaka....there are so many better attackign full backs in Europe than Dalot, there areny many better than Bissaka at performing a role against a talent....such as Mitouma in the game just gone
yes, we need sgood squad players also, so I expect we introduce some young players to the squad.Have to throw in RB too buy totally agree these are the key positions,in fact we also need a backup ST too so that's 8 players
