Who cares about the top 4 spot? Our aim this season should be the league and the Fa cup. Winning Europa means that you're the best of the rest in Europe, we intend on winning the CL sometime soon. Winning this isn't going to help us with anything. Which second rate trophies does Jose play his strongest teams in?
Wenger's problems have nothing to do with not playing his strongest teams in certain competitions, he's just found it impossible to put together a squad as good as those he had in the past when he was actually winning. Sir Alex, the ultimate winner regularly played weakened sides in cups he saw less important that what we should be aiming for. Winning Europa does nothing for us, we're not sevilla or any of those second rate clubs. I reiterate, we're man united. If we win Europa, win the damn thing with Johnstone in goal!
Copa Del Rey, Copa Italia, League Cup, FA Cup, UEFA CUp with Porto.
You seem to have this weird superior attitude. SAF turned to short term planning in his late year, and aimed to win the league and notice the squad is weak for all the competition. Learn from Wenger the ultimate recipe of disaster of playing U21 in league cup, FA Cup, Europa Cup. The result? We haven't won FA Cup for over a decade. Inconsistent in League Cup. Have some embarrassing exit in league Cup, FA Cup, Europa League, even CL in some of those transition years.
It is understandable that SAF's priority is knocking L'pool of the perk in the league. However, SAF had had some blame toward him for the way we ran in his last few years by not trying to spend enough money to strengthen the squad to compete for all competitions when the market is still cheap. Now this market is crazy and we still need to spend a fortune to strengthen the squad. It's the problem on SAF's part. not master class if you're asking me. Please no. Sam Johnstone as much as I like him to be a integral part of the team is not proven, even as PL level yet, let alone throwing him out there to win anything.
"If you're good enough, you're old enough" not the other way around. He needs to win his spot. Nothing should be handed on his plate or United become a big club by trying avoid second rate trophy. Big clubs aim to win everything in sight. Superior mentality is different to Winner mentality. British football usually has the former mentality and the result shows.