jimbopm said:Their central defence and central midfield is still rank average.
Falcao coming does not fix that glaring problem because they will only be able to play 2 players up front at a time, with Rooney being captain does that mean Van Persie is in the shade?
Di Maria will get exposed if he plays in the centre, just like Rojo or Blind will. Don't forget Rojo was poor as a centre half playing for Sporting and made his name at the world cup playing Left Back. Blind is also primarily a wing back. Luke Shaw is not ready, one season at a mid-table club does not a £30m full back make.
Mata is showing why Chelsea were keen to get rid, Januzaj is hugely over rated IMO.
The rest of their team reads like this:
Smalling, Jones, Evans, Valencia, Young, Carrick, Fletcher, Fellaini. De Gea is good but will still be picking up balls out of the back of his net more often than he would like.
All of this money they have spent has only just caught them back up to the level of Liverpool, Chelsea, Spurs and Arsenal. I still think we are the best team in the country, we proved it last year, we'll prove it again.
Blind and Herrera could be a very good midfield pairing, honestly.
Their defense is still an absolute joke, but how much longer until they throw dosh at that? Maybe they miss the top 4 this year, but right back in title contention next year.