Just out of curiosity, how does people rate our current squad. There are about a million Ole threads already where people are barking at each other, but the squad is almost never talked about
DDG: Good goalkeeper, has not been himself since the WC. I know this might piss people off, but i would have no problem with getting rid of him now while his stock is still high. Hes a great shot stopper on his day, but his work in the box and his kicking leaves a lot to be desired. Henderson who is at loan at Sheffield is topping the clean sheet table this tear and looks a proper talent
AWB: Is tied with Ndidi for most tackles in Europe, but creates much fewer fouls. Amazing defender, but need to improve his attacking skills
Lindelof: Hes alright, but not really good enough to be a first choice CB in the PL for a top 4 club. Loses too many duels vs strong players and his aerial capabilities are just not very good.
Baily/Jones/Rojo: They cant be relied on. Too rash, and when they do finally manage to establish themselves, get some games under their belt and find some form, they get injured
Maguire: Not world class, but still the best CB we have by a mile and hes young which is good. Bloody expensive though
Sir Ashley Young III: Model professional, but hes just too old now. The fact that he has played this much up until now and managed to avoid injury is just miraculous
Dalot: Shows promise at times, but is too rash. Might turn into a decent player one day
Shaw: I have always rooted for him, but hes always just a gust of wind away from another major injury. I dont think his body can handle it
Tuanzebe, Fosu-Mensah, Williams: Young promising players, but its too early to tell if they will make it. Williams is looking excellent so far though
Pogba: Great player when he wants to
Mata: Same as young
Lingard: Not good enough. Honestly i cant think of a single PL team he would be starting games for
Pereira: Not PL quality at all, slow, lightweight, mediocre technique. Turkish league seems like his level
Fred: Hes looked better recently, but thats a low bar to clear. Would be thrilled if he turns out to be decent after all, but i am not holding by breath
James: Looks like a steal at 15 million. Lightning pace, good vision and a surprisingly good foot on him. Solid player
Matic: Looks like hes wearing cinder blocks on his feet and not shoes. Lost his legs
Gomes/Garner: Has looked alright when i've seen them, way too early to tell
Scott: With Pogba injured hes been our outstanding midfielder this year which is both great and terrifying at the same time. Amazing attitude and drive although a bit rough around the edges and a bit naive in possession at times. Under Fergie, he would be the kind of promising youngster that got his chances against smaller sides in cup ties and hes now our main man in midfield
Rashford: If he keeps his form up he will tripple his output this year. If we are going to single out one player that has improved under Ole, its him
Martial: Amazing at times and is vital to our attacking line up right now. I do think he tends to go missing too much though
Greenwood: Hes a special talent. 4 goals and 1 assists in 4 games at 18 is great. If anyone is going to make it big time, it him
Chong: Has looked completely out of his depth every time hes played for the first team
Top 4 quality: DDG(Henderson), AWB, Maguire, Pogba, Rashford, Martial
Young and promising: Tuanzebe, Fosu-Mensah, Williams, James, McTomminay, Greenwood,
Squad players: Lindelof, Gomes, Garner, Dalot, Fred(maybe)
Not good enough/too old: Baily, Jones, Rojo, Young, Shaw, Mata, Pereira, Matic, Chong
When everyone is fit, out attacking line up is quite good, but lack depth, we do lack at least 2 midfielders though and preferably we should get a better CB than Lindelof
In: 1 CF, 2 CM's, 1 CB. And not squad option ones. We need quality first team players, then promote some more kids
Out: Baily, Jones, Rojo, Young, Shaw, Mata, Pereira, Matic, Chong