strongly disagree, AWB is not an average full back, he is probably up there in the top 6 fullbacks for tackling and defending one on ones. At times he is frickin awesome. Yes he makes mistakes. But not as many as most.
His forward play has improved massively. He can beat a player and get a cross in. His passing and link up play is generally good.
Dalot is a wing back, on his day he can be exceptional going forward but is prone to mistakes and poor decision in defence. Id say we can improve on him for sure.
Reality check, instead of signing a championship player like Malacia and a spurs cast off loan deal like Reguilon, United should have signed Theo Hernandez from Milan and Frimpong.
We need 5 CB’s snd 5 FBs, Dalot as a player who can play left or right is a decent 5th option, we need more options, Luke Shaw could have played some games at CB if we had another elite LB like Hernandez.
The harsh reality is ETH has spent £400m and replaced young potential quality like James Garner with dross. He needs to go and that’s only part one. After we sack ETH which should be done after the Luton Game.
We need a short term manager solution who can work for 18-30 months, allowing the club the time to change the ethos and structure of the club, instal a proper DOF, CEO etc and allow someone like Paul Mitchel to appoint the next long term coach who should be a young dynamic coach on the Up.
The club needs to have major surgery, we need to sell the following players not because they are bad players because they are not but because we could get some value back from the last 5 years of huge mistakes ;
R Varane - £35m, Casemiero - £40m, Martial-£10m, Lindelof £20m, DVB £10m, Antony £30m, - £130m
I’d keep Mctominay and Sancho just because under a different coach they will
Do so much better, Amrabat and Mount the jury is out they might not be fit so let a new manager to decide on them.
This winter and Summer United need to do the following ;
1. Conclude the Minority buy out asap
2. Restructure the Club with new CEO, CFO and Director of Football.
3. Dismiss ETH
4. Appoint a new Short term coach like Deschamps, Flick, Mancini, Wenger an older experienced coach who will be there for 18-30 months while we restructure the club.
5. The Club needs a major squad overhaul including a new GK, two CB’s, LB, RB, DM, Midfield playmaker, CF, RW, we need to do this whilst removing all the high earners off the payroll and trying to get new younger players who fit the new ethos.
6. Even with generating £125m from player sales, the club would need another £250m added to the incoming sales. That’s £350-400m over two transfer windows which would only be possible if the transfer cash is giving to the Glazers by SJR, highly unlikely plus they have to spend winter whilst the FSP is still 90%, in the summer it’s 80% which means less to spend unless you strip your wage bill by £50-60m per season.
