were did Ferguson get this policy from Shankly of course. We have been bargain hunting for too long look what happens when you go for the best with ALI and VVD you win the top prizes. Naby ,OX, Thiago all have injury issues we simply cant carry them. Hendo looks spent and Milly has given us all he can. Iamgine Gerrard and Alonso in this team City would be shitting themselves
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To do what we have done under JĆ¼rgen has been nothing short of miraculous, to appear in two Champions League Finals winning one, not forgetting a UEFA CUP final previously, and to compete for and almost winning two domestic league titles with a record points tally to boot, winning it in 19/20 of course, add the Super cup and the world club cup thingy tooā¦.all done on a shoestring budget,
Man City despite the Millions they have spent and still have at their disposal have had to up the ante because we have been a threat, but to pardon the pun, the goalpost have shifted, we cannot expect to consistently compete with City on the current system of only investing on what you earn, today is further proof of that where we simply do not have the quality nor the quantity to remain a pain in the arse to the likes of City,
Chelsea wonāt be standing still they too have the finances to continue to improve, and we have the new kids on the block soon in Newcastle, itās completely obvious to me that we need a fairly huge investment of squad numbers, Iām only surmising but I reckon we have less than two seasons to completely revamp our squad, we cannot rely solely on the kids emerging from the U23ās and beyond, we have the major of our current encumbants at 30 or near as damn it and although players play on longer these days we canāt afford to have a squad riddled with those past their best,
This summer for me is where it should all start, it is my belief that we are already playing catch up, so itās absolutely pivotal we invest heavily particularly in the areas where we are weakest, midfield, we are fine up top for now, probably get another season with what we have, same at the back, but we need at least three new faces that are better than we have now, Hendo for me is starting to wane, he still has a lot to give but we need fresher legs and reliability, Jimmy is a legend but itās time to move on from relying on 35 year olds, Fabinho similarly to Hendo, probably another good season in him, Thiago, his age is already against him, especially at the intensity we play at, Ox, is having his best season for what it seems like two years, again, not the level we need to compete at, all of those positions need filling with younger fresher higher quality individuals,
There is no question, we need, absolutely need to rebuild starting with the midfield, JĆ¼rgen knows this, heās not daft, he knows exactly what is required, so I just hope he has his shopping list ready to demand to JW what exactly what he needs to do !!
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