Recent content by MrEarl

Priority has not been rebuilding the team but making marquee signings. Areas of weakness going into this signing season were central midfield and central defense. Right wing has been a weakness in the past several years but Greenwood proved last season that he's capable of 17 to 20 goals playing...

I think he will get a really good reception at the start but not so much when the team flounders without a quality central midfield. And what about the future? Greenwood may just as well put in for a transfer. There's no place for him. Nor is there money for a desperately needed central midfield...

Playing Pogba comes with a cost. It seems that the only position he fits into is on left-wing. That puts Rashford on the bench. So playing Pogba halts the development of one of the if not the best young players United has in favor of another who is unlikely to have any future at the club. See...

For sure Pogba is a marvelous talent. He can do things on the field that no other outfield player can do. But he comes with a price. He currently apparently asked to play on the left wing. Great addition. It requires moving United 's top young attacker to a position to the right where he is...

Thanks for all the hard work. Really informative including your comments.

I suggest it helps to look at the Maguire Lindelof duo within the context of the whole back four and how the opposition is playing. Maguire and Lindelof are quite good or at least a lot better against teams that don't press. But when the opposition employs an effective high press the Man Utd...

Our five offensesive players are excellent. Our five outfield defensive players are capable of doing the job defensively but they have a fatal flaw that prevents the two of them from working in unison. Sheffield United was the first to find out how to nullify our offense of unit. They lost the...

Couldn't agree more. Nothing wide up front and only defense in fullbacks. We are not going to add offensive fullbacks and it certainly doesn't look like we are going to add wingers. So it seems to me the choice is between playing low quality wingers or four high quality central midfielders out...

True that Chelsea was even on points with United last year but that was after United played half a season without any competent attacking central midfielder. And, they only got Pogba for the restart. That was the weak link in the team last year. Once United started strengthening their central...

United's Achilles' heel last year was an inability to break down teams that played with 10 men behind the ball. The team had zero creativity in central midfield. Fernandes' arrival at the halfway mark provided a solution finalized by Pogba's return at the restart. With the addition of DVB last...

The total number of points needed to win the Premier League this year may be quite a bit lower than last year. The third through eighth best teams have made significant improvements. That should flatten out the point spread between the top two teams and the best of the bunch. Far fewer gimmies...

United's fullbacks have serious limitations on their ability to provide offensive width . So they need two wingers. Rushford meets the need on the left but they still have to fill the right wing. Hence the big push for Sancho. He is a huge talent that plays a position United need to strengthen...

Given our creative CMF and two defensive fullbacks, it seems a natural to go the City route. However, that requires two hold the touchline wingers. That would appear to be the reason for the never-ending pursuit of Sancho. The team absolutely needs a right-winger for balance.

Much of the criticism of Shaw and AWB stems from a lack of clarity over the strategy behind the formation to be employed. There are at least three very different approaches. 1) Liverpool plays with a narrow front three and width provided by their excellent fullbacks. Central midfield is...

I've been a bit confused over the big push for a United RW. Isn't the more modern configuration one that de-emphasizes wingers? Well, it is if you focus on Liverpool. But, a close look at City shows the direction that United are moving in and why. Liverpool play with a narrow front three...