The irony is so many fans would rate the 2007/08 squad we also never had a player of ronaldo’s impact that was sitting on the bench, but we never cared for that because we trusted the guys physically can make the week in week out physical trip, that’s alwsys the gamble clubs have to make, what they expect 95% of the time they playing
If we look at all the top sides past and present, it’s almost impossible to have players on the bench that could replicate for say what they have starting, it’s why it’s important you don’t have injury prone players.
Look at the 98/99 side never had the backup beyond Keane scholes butt beckham and giggs, yes we had Cruyff and blomvquest, but the reality is you never going to have quality of that level on the bench, it’s just not possible. Barcelona 2008/09 just played xavi iniesta messi etoo and henry every week, and I don’t think they had a messi and iniesta on the bench that could match the impact for quality.
It’s a shame perrera, fred, Sanchez, mata and lukaku can’t quiet fill in for pogba, Herrera, lingard, martial and rashford, but that’s why some of these players did fail us under Jose, and why Herrera, pogba, lingard, martial and rashford are showing why Jose was so embarrassingly wrong to drop and try and sell some of them