Anyway back on topic, I'm half expecting Crayo to have been writing an essay this entire time on the game. Man U need to spend spend spend if they want any chance of anything imo, their squad is a mixture of too old, doesn't want to be there or not good enough now.
No point. Nothing has changed since my previous rant. The one positive that is coming out of all of this is that everyone at United who has any sort of power realises we need to improve the squad, and David Moyes doesn't seem to want shitty players (Fellaini aside). Mata coming to the club is going to be an incredible asset, and I think Reus, Gundogan, Shaw, Coentrao, Pogba, Dante, and Vidal are REALISTIC targets of world class quality/potential. I'm not saying sign all of them, but we still need a left back, a centre midfielder (I'd buy two), a centre back, and a winger like Reus. I will say one thing though, for those who don't think full-backs are that important positions, just watch how fucking poor Evra is. He is one of the main reasons we are where we are.
Let's face it, this season is over in terms of trophies. The biggest trophy we can get now is top 4 so we can continue to use the spending power we have in the summer with the Champions League under our belt. We can then easily attract Reus, Pogba, Shaw, and Vidal who I see as signings who won't leave until the summer. I think Coentrao, Dante, and Gundogan are very realistic transfers for this month and I'm hoping Moyes isn't resting on his laurels because we have apparently got Mata. Coentrao doesn't play first team football at Real Madrid, Dante has been left out recently and he needs football to assure a world cup place with Brazil in their home nation world cup (once in a lifetime), and Gundogan hasn't featured all season due to a back injury and only has 18 months left on his contract. If they're available, do what you have with Mata and break your bank getting them.
I'd also use this "transitional period" to trust your youth. Januzaj is our best player and he's 18 years old for fuck sake; he is living proof that you can trust your young players. All I hear about is how Jones is a future England captain and one of the best United talents we've ever had... Well stop playing him in fucking midfield and put him in his preferred role. Rio needs to go at the end of the season, Vidic should stay but only as a substitute, so mould Jones into a first choice centre back with Johnny Evans and Chris Smalling (hopefully Dante too). I also hope Moyes continues to have faith in Januzaj and Kagawa when Mata arrives, because Mata is going to need quality around with him, he can't do it on his own.
Very realistic future Man Utd team that I think can challenge on all fronts:
De Gea
Rafael - Jones - Smalling - Coentrao
Carrick - Gundogan
Mata - Rooney - Januzaj/Kagawa
Robin Van Persie
If we were to nail down those signings, I think we would then need to boost the squad. If Rooney is going to go then prepare to break the bank for the rumoured Cavani transfer. The biggest area is still the midfield though, so I'm really hoping the rumours of Pogba, Vidal, or Koke have real substance, because I've seen all of them play a lot and they're fucking fantastic. The future of United isn't bleak at all if we make top 4, but it's scary if we don't, and that's why I'm hoping we can bring someone along with Mata this window.
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