fastwalker
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We are now six weeks into Ole Gunnar's rebuild at United. Not much has happened in the transfer market just yet, but media reports suggest that things are going to pick up pace.
Like any United fan, I want to see good, high quality players signed in this window. At a minimum, we are in desperate need of a centre back, a right back, a defensive midfielder (possibly a creative midfielder if Pogba goes) and another striker to replace Lukaku (if he goes).
On top of that we are in absolutely dire need of leaders. We are totally leaderless on the field. The senior players such as Young, Jones and Smalling are so totally hapless that no-one could possibly look to them for inspiration. Pogba? He is not a leader. Even if he were to stay, his credibility, currency and commitment is so questionable, I doubt that any player would seriously look to him for any sort of leadership.
My concern when I look at where we are aiming for is that City have leaders in Fernandinho, De Bruyne and even Sterling. Likewise Liverpool have leaders in abundance in Henderson, Milner, Van Dijk and Robertson. Leaders do not always need to be the most talented players. but they do need to be the most respected.
Right now, I cannot see who United's leaders are or indeed whether bringing in five or six top players will by itself be enough, if we do not have two or three on-field leaders to mould them into a cohesive force.
Would do you think?
Like any United fan, I want to see good, high quality players signed in this window. At a minimum, we are in desperate need of a centre back, a right back, a defensive midfielder (possibly a creative midfielder if Pogba goes) and another striker to replace Lukaku (if he goes).
On top of that we are in absolutely dire need of leaders. We are totally leaderless on the field. The senior players such as Young, Jones and Smalling are so totally hapless that no-one could possibly look to them for inspiration. Pogba? He is not a leader. Even if he were to stay, his credibility, currency and commitment is so questionable, I doubt that any player would seriously look to him for any sort of leadership.
My concern when I look at where we are aiming for is that City have leaders in Fernandinho, De Bruyne and even Sterling. Likewise Liverpool have leaders in abundance in Henderson, Milner, Van Dijk and Robertson. Leaders do not always need to be the most talented players. but they do need to be the most respected.
Right now, I cannot see who United's leaders are or indeed whether bringing in five or six top players will by itself be enough, if we do not have two or three on-field leaders to mould them into a cohesive force.
Would do you think?