Jose doing what Jose does best. Moaning. Moaning, Moaning.
Just Accept it Jose, you evaluated the team before taking the job, enough with the complaining. If you don't think we can win the league, don't tell the fans that we can - only to start making excuses when things don't go your way.
Get on with it, play the football we want to see, BUILD a team, there are thousands of footballers you can't tell me you can't find the right ones.
You should have been adamant to get Perisic or had a plan B.
Let the progress be tangible/noticeable.
Wow us with the stye of play, stop the negative tactics. The responsibility is yours Jose, you wanted it. Stop the whinging
Warning: long post ahead.
This is where the money issue comes in with vast sums spent poorly. Pep took a punt that replacing good chunks of the squad would work, Jose has been looking at more incremental changes, but if you look at our squad, the depth and quality is seriously lacking:
(Deliberately not including the kids)
GK:
TBH I think we have the best 1st and 2nd choice partnership in football, DDG is the best in the world whilst Romero would walk in to most teams (a mate of mine keeps going on about how he'd repay her have Romero over any Loverpool keeper for example)
RB: needs replacing next 1-2yrs
Valencia - A failed winger who was shoe-horned into the role by Fergie has adapted into a pretty good RB. 32yrs old though and the legs can't last forever.
Darmian - Came with potential, a few good performances, but loss of confidence combined with injury and infrequent play time has critically results in a pretty poor performer
LB: Needs either faith in Shaw or immediate replacement
Young: Our first choice of a failed winger being shoe-horned into the position and through hard graft and stamina has made him decent in the role. Again, wrong side of 30 for a PL full-back and not the defensive nouse to manage the role long p-term.
Shaw: Crippled both literally for a year and then confidence with the bit part he's played since return. Looks like this may be starting to come back and is refreshing to see an actual LB playing in LB role.
CB: plenty of options but quality / consistency misusing
Bailly - Very good, great potential but has been injury prone. Due to added physical pressure of PL?
Jones - I'll put an argument to anyone that he is actually England's best CB. When playing consistently he shows his quality. Just too damn injury-prone
Lindelof - Looks OK but good potential. Have send flashes on what could be but also many inconsistencies which need to be ironed out.
Rojo - Can be very good at times but I'd imagine would be 3rd choice if Bailly and Jones are both fit.
Smalling - Not good enough - would use Axel more
Blind - not really a CB, not really a LB, not really a DM - would let go if decent offer comes in.
CM: first choice pretty great but NO DEPTH AT ALL to cover either the deep-lying creativity of Pogba or the solidity of Matic. Needs significant investment.
Pogba - Class but can try to do too much, clearly has the quality but needs to be more consistent and calm down with some of the crazy tackles.
Matic - Great buy, does a damn good job as the DM
Herrera - lots of energy, I rate him alongside a Park, should be a squad player
Carrick - just hope the guy gets over the health issues. Enjoy the coaching role
Fellaini - somehow going to leave the club for a free. Does he actually think he's going to go anywhere else near the United level?
No. 10: slow or inconsistent. Needs significant investment
Mkhi - has flashes of greatness against lesser teams who defend poorly but zero impact in big games. Feel he lacks the physicality for the PL and is Kagawa 2.0. Think he'll be sold if decent offer comes in.
Mata - love the guy but not consistent or physical enough as a PL no. 10. Would keep him as a squad player
Lingard - Real Jelyll/Hyde situation. When he bad he's shocking but is making more of an impact would keep him around to see how he progresses.
RW: .................only every use people out of position for this role. Heavy investment needed.
LW: Only two real options, neither are natural LWs. Should look for options to help Martial and move Rashford to the middle.
Martial - clear from the 352 matches that he prefers being a CF but think can develop into a very good inside forward from the left.
Rashford - isn't a winger
ST: one full striker who's severely lacking confidence, one who is nowhere near match fitness, and two who are played as wingers. Heavy investment needed
Lukaku - I'd been crying out for us to buy him for ages, still think he'll be great. Hold up play has improved but needs to relearn the position a bit to account for the way teams play against United.
Ibra - Needs minutes to get match fit but really worried that he can't really run anymore. Was worried we might have paid for not getting another striker in alongside Lukaku, unfortunately looks like it might be the case.
Rashford - showed he can make an impact but is played on the wing
Martial - see Rashford.