wireblue said:
caller on now thinks they should sign reus and "gunderang" from dortmund
If they were to make fourth it would not be that unrealistic. The only stumbling block is Madrid seem to be set to sign Gundogan. Say another midfielder takes their fancy then a bid of 60 million +Kagawa would leave the Dortmund fans more than happy to sell Gundogan+Reus.
Moyes is just doing a terrible job at United. The squad only need slight rebuilding and should have been about where Chelsea were now. They should have been a few points off the top and starting to settle into the managers new style. He is a good manager, but no where near good enough for title challengers and it appears not even good enough for a top 4 team. He looks way out of his depth.
United could start with a back 5 of De Gea, Vidic, Jones, Rafael and Evra.
De Gea is the best keeper in the league and still very young. Evra is no where near what he once was, but can still do a job. They have good depth in the back with Smalling, Evans and Fabio. Going into this season they were fine, but might need a left back in the summer.
In midfield is where everyone knows they are weak. The only midfielder they had good enough for the top 4 is Carrick. Still they had 30 million to spend. Why didn't they buy Fernandinho, Moutinho, De Rossi or Gustavo? They could even had looked at slightly weaker players like Cabaye, Mcmarthur or Strootman. All of those would have vastly improved the midfield. Instead Moyes spent the best part of 30 million on Feilani; he is very good player, but not good enough or the right player for United.
On the winger they have two very promising wingers in Januzaj and Zaha. Zaha is raw and done nothing, but then again Moyes was hesitant to play Barkley last year. Young, Valencia and Nani may not be good enough, but can do a job for a season.
Upfront they have lots of quality with RVP and Rooney. Welbeck and Hernandez are more than capable back up. Kagawa can do a job behind the striker too.
There future depends on who gets top four. If they get top 4 then they can continue to attract the big names and easily readdress the problems in the squad. Moyes however, is not good enough to challenge Mourinho or the City squad. Getting top four and winning the odd trophy is the best they could do with him.
If they don't get top 4 then once more it depends on who gets it. Best case scenario for them Everton grab top 4. They simply dont have the infrastructure, the clout or the money to solidify there place. Playing in the CL would mean they certainly do not get back there the next season. However, if Liverpool get top 4 then United's decline could become very serious in a hurry. Liverpool have the name, the clout in Europe, the talented young manager and the money to take their place in the top four. This could really lead to them falling into just a top 6 side.
Other big problems they have in the summer is that there two best players are probably going to be off if they don't make top 4. Rooney would have just 1 year left on his contract and they would be forced to sell. RVP looked unhappy from the start of the season and would likely demand a move at the end of the year. These two would bring in money, but United out of the top 4 and without Rooney/RVP (their most famous players) would really struggle to replace them.
