Without needing hindsight, I feel what I would have done would accomplish the goals set by club and bring an attractive brand of football that utilizes a combination of the total football and high pressing philosophy. The only negative is that without hindsight, I probably would have missed out on Martial as I never seen him play before and the price we paid for him was ridiculously high for a complete unknown at that time.
2013/2014 Season
2013) Transfers In:
The year post Ferguson, I will be smart enough to realize that we had a horrible midfield, as such I will not ignore that by buying only Fellaini who is not even a midfielder. I will not make too much change, as this was a title winning team and I want to assess the players at my disposal. In the market, I will strike a balance between keeping the squad competitive and keeping the team's chemistry in tact.
Herrera £25m, Adrien Rabiot £10m, Mata £34m
2013) Transfers Out:
Anderson
Macheada
Bébé
De Gea/Lindergaard
Rafael/Valencia - Smalling/Evans - Vidic(c)/Jones - Evra/Büttner
Carrick/Rabiot - Herrera/Cleverly
Mata/Nani - Rooney(vc)/Januzaj - Welbeck/Kagawa
Van Persie(vc)/Hernandez
Squad Options: Lindegaard, Adnan, Hernandez, Valencia, Young, Ferdinand, Giggs, Fletcher, Zaha, Büttner, Jones, Powell, Zaha, Wilson
The team above would have kept us in the champion league, rather than finish 7th, which happened under Moyes.
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2014/2015 Season
2014) Transfers In:
This season, is where whole sale changes are needed. After assessing the squad, I realize what area needs strengthening. As such, I begin to get players who can adopt my philosophy and has noteworthy mental strength.
Di Maria
Blind
Shaw
Aurier
Otemendi
Di Maria £52M, Shaw £28M, Blind £14M, Otemendi £28.5M, Aurier £10M
2014) Transfers Out:
Ferdinand (Retires)
Giggs (Retires)
Büttner
Zaha
Fletcher
Powell (Loan)
Rooney
Cleverley
Vidic
Nani
De Gea/Lindergaard
Aurier/Rafael - Smalling(vc)/Evans - Otemendi/Jones - Shaw
Carrick(vc)/Rabiot - Herrera/Blind
Di Maria/Januzaj - Mata/Kagawa - Welbeck/Lingard
Van Persie(c)/Hernandez
Squad Options: Lindegaard, Blind, Adnan, Valencia, McNair, Blackett, Hernandez, Pereira, Young, Jones, Varela, Wilson, Lingard
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2015/2016 Season
2015) Transfers In:
Emulate Wenger mindset and focus on team Unity this season, by making few changes.
Harry Kane/Lukaku
Halilovic
W. Carvalho
Schneiderlin
Kane £55M raising, Halilovic £16M, W. Carvalho £20M, Schneiderlin £24M
2015) Transfers Out:
Van Persie
Lindergaard
De Gea/Johnstone
Aurier/Rafael - Smalling(C)/McNair - Otemendhi(vc)/Jones - Shaw/Blind
Schneiderlin/W. Carvalho - Herrera/Rabiot
Di Maria(Vc)/Januzaj - Mata/Halilovic - Welbeck/Lingard
Kane(Lukaku)/Hernandez
Squad Options: Johnstone, Pereira, Lingard, Hernandez, Blind, Valencia, Welbeck, Pereira, Young, Jones, Varela, Carrick, Wilson, Kagawa
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