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Would be amazing just to be in a title race again. Feels like another lifetime when we were properly involved in one.
Personally, I don't think we will be in the race for 3 main reasons: 1. The back-five. All title-winning sides have a solidity in the defensive unit, specifically with the centre-backs. We don't even know who our first-choice goalkeeper is, let alone the best centre-back partnership. There's also question marks on both full-back positions. 2. A lack of consistency in performance and results. Title challengers have the ability to go on long runs of top, top form, racking up points month after month. This United side wavers it's form on a weekly basis, and is just too inconsistent at the moment. 3. An over-reliance on a single player. If Fernandes picks up an injury, or has a dip in form, we're £#%&!ed. Would love it if we give it a go this year, but 2021/22 has to be the focus. Get the right players in/out over the summer and we're set for a proper charge in 2021/22 IMO, with 75,000 back in Old Trafford, and proper post-Covid football back. |
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We go through large spells of too many games not playing well, and like I said, the form is inconsistent. Great progress under Ole though, and I do think 2021/22 looks very promising if we get 2-3 top signings in. |
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Still a question over our long-term striker, too. Martial has scored one league goal all season, and whilst Greenwood looks very promising, he's still unproven. I'm 'Ole In' more than anyone, and think he's taking us in the right direction, but I do think there is still quite a bit of work to do. The summer of 2021 will be huge, and they need to be identifying players now, and working on getting some of the shite out the door now, too. If Lingard, Jones and Rojo are still here I'll despair. |
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Let's not forget the issues Liverpool and City have. I heard McManaman spouting shite after the Wolves game. Suggesting that all the vermin need do to run away with it is sign a couple of centre halves in January. As if there 5 or 6 Van Dykes out there ready to buy. I can't see them (or anybody else for that matter) spending in this window anyway. My biggest concern is the home games where sides sit in against us. You would hope an improving, fit Cavani will be key. That and our ability to win crunch games when it really matters. The "under the radar" bonus won't be there come March/April/May (hopefully anyway). Winning the league cup could be huge confidence wise. As others have said though what a great feeling to be in the mix again; after 8 years of mostly utter garbage. |
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No-one operated like saffy because he was the greatest and no club operated like we did in 2013, at least no successful club. It needed modernising and though most of those attempts failed, largely because of who was doing the modernising, it couldn't have continued along the same road. It was a minor miracle we managed the success that we did from 2009 onwards when you look at who we signed and sold. |
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I presume you think that the ownership is the key problem in the continuity theory (compared to the vermin's ability to do it in their halcyon days) regardless of whoever came in? |
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That I suspect is one of the reasons we were spurned by many top managers and the ones we did get were well past it. In hindsight it was always going to be a bumpy road and even if we had brought in a Mou or whoever at best it would have only delayed the inevitable. |