Originally Posted by
justme
Man-united have spent nigh on a billion since Fergie left. They are no where near winning the league than when he left.
What's mad as well is how quickly a lot of their players could either waste their peak, or go beyond their peak, at a time where they might (might...) miss out on Champion's League football next season -
- Ronaldo will be 37 this season - this season, not next.
- Heaton will turn 36 too.
- Cavani will turn 35.
- Mata will turn 34.
- Matic will turn 33.
- De Gea will turn 31, which seems mad.
- Jones will turn 30.
- Varane, Telles, Pogba, Maguire, Lingard and Fred will all turn 29 - with Varane possibly being a bit like Rooney in that he is "old early" due to the years of football in his legs at first choice.
- Fernandes and Bailly will be turning 28 as well.
In terms of their age, this side should be at the peak of its powers NOW so their main hope to make the most of this assembly of individual talents that aren't coherently coached to a particular system is to get someone in who can do that and do it quickly, plus get them to a level above sides coached by Tuchel, Guardiola and Klopp that are further ahead in their cohesive development.
Nothing is impossible in football, but bloody Hell, the task at that club is absolutely enormous.
Rashford, Greenwood and Sancho is the basis of a young, three-pronged attacking unit that a top coach could get a tune out of and they could keep it together for 5+ years due to the age profile, but they have very little else going for their squad really.
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