Mark Pawelek
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Instead of focusing energy, time and resources to fix the broken squad, we obsess on getting another expensive 'magic signing'. I'm not against signing stars like Bruno Fernandes, I'm against the hype-train and under investment in the squad. I against ignoring systemic problems.
United have a number of injury prone players in the squad. Each injury prone player
Totals: -- Injuries -- days lost -- matches missed -- % lost
Luke Shaw ----- 11 -------- 695 -------- 114 --------- 25
Phil Jones ---- 20 -------- 744 -------- 135 --------- 20
Diogo Dalot ---- 4 -------- 288 --------- 39 --------- 19
Marcos Rojo --- 18 -------- 751 -------- 102 --------- 15
Eric Bailly ---- 7 -------- 362 --------- 72 --------- 13
These are the outstanding candidates to replace. They're all defenders. Why? They should be replaced with relatively cheap, up-and-coming players. Such as:
Owen Wijndal ---- D-Left ------ AZ Alkmaar
Robin Koch ------ D-Centre ---- Freiburg
Sven Botman ----- D-Centre ---- SC Heerenveen (Ajax)
These 3 are not my 'targets'. They are examples of players no worse than those I want to replace who are relatively injury free, and inexpensive. We should not need 6 centre-backs in our squad, but because 4 of them have indifferent injury records we do! That means we can't have 3 centre forwards, and 2 right-wingers. Because rules limit the squad size to 25 players. That's, normally 2 for each position, plus another goalie. Plus 2 more.
The FIRST priority must be for move out injured players. Send them out on loan if no one wants to buy them. If no one wants them on loan send them out to Dubai to recuperate.
PS: Injury data from TransferMrkt. '% lost' is my calculation, of total time out injured in player's adult career; if anything, it's an underestimate.
To all those people who want to blame this on Ole. It is not Ole's fault. It is Woodward's fault. Had Woodward signed a Director of Football 6 years ago, we'd not have this problem making our squad so unbalanced.
United have a number of injury prone players in the squad. Each injury prone player
- develops far more slowly than fit players because you can't develop, as a sportsman, while your leg is in plaster.
- they are also unavailable for selection much of the time
- they are relatively expensive because they play fewer matches for the same pay as fitter players.
Totals: -- Injuries -- days lost -- matches missed -- % lost
Luke Shaw ----- 11 -------- 695 -------- 114 --------- 25
Phil Jones ---- 20 -------- 744 -------- 135 --------- 20
Diogo Dalot ---- 4 -------- 288 --------- 39 --------- 19
Marcos Rojo --- 18 -------- 751 -------- 102 --------- 15
Eric Bailly ---- 7 -------- 362 --------- 72 --------- 13
These are the outstanding candidates to replace. They're all defenders. Why? They should be replaced with relatively cheap, up-and-coming players. Such as:
Owen Wijndal ---- D-Left ------ AZ Alkmaar
Robin Koch ------ D-Centre ---- Freiburg
Sven Botman ----- D-Centre ---- SC Heerenveen (Ajax)
These 3 are not my 'targets'. They are examples of players no worse than those I want to replace who are relatively injury free, and inexpensive. We should not need 6 centre-backs in our squad, but because 4 of them have indifferent injury records we do! That means we can't have 3 centre forwards, and 2 right-wingers. Because rules limit the squad size to 25 players. That's, normally 2 for each position, plus another goalie. Plus 2 more.
The FIRST priority must be for move out injured players. Send them out on loan if no one wants to buy them. If no one wants them on loan send them out to Dubai to recuperate.
PS: Injury data from TransferMrkt. '% lost' is my calculation, of total time out injured in player's adult career; if anything, it's an underestimate.
To all those people who want to blame this on Ole. It is not Ole's fault. It is Woodward's fault. Had Woodward signed a Director of Football 6 years ago, we'd not have this problem making our squad so unbalanced.
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