Yea, I'm not seeing this world-beater squad that they should be challenging.
Their best five players in no order are De Gea, Pogba, Fernandes, Ronaldo and Varane. Yet they are all flawed--
De Gea: Great shot stopper, but not a modern goalkeeper that can play off his line.
Ronaldo: 37. He's a type of player that'd actually be even more invaluable if he was willing to be a side kick. The irony is that in needing to be the main man, he both weakens the team and reduces his own effectiveness.
Fernandes: Most talented in the team, but zero workrate.
Pogba: Will literally only play when he feels like it. So for France he's a stud, and once in a while he feels like running a bit for Man U, but otherwise strolls about. And lol they put up with it. Strange. But also don't they think other players won't see that?
Varane: Ok, he's solid and dependable, and closest they have to an elite player in their position that doesn't have a major negative.
Greenwood's overrated, he's also good but I wouldn't say he blows other teens in the country out the water. And these are their best players.
I've been saying you need three things--the right manager; the good and right players; and a coherent setup BTS (are the suits and the fans and the coaches in sync?). They needed to get rid of Ole, to stop the hemorrhaging there sure, but the other two areas also urgently need addressing too. And neither can be addressed now really because they have an "interim" manager so they have to wait until summer, and I suppose the players know that too. Anyway, they can wait forever for all I care.
