Keep, ditch, last chance

[horsechoker]

They did it on the overlap the other day, so who would you keep, ditch or last chance. Hopefully everyone comes in like Billy big bollocks and says ditch everyone.

Spoiler: The list

Eric Ten Hag

1 Altay Bayindir (G)
22Tom Heaton (G)
24Andre Onana (G)
2Victor Lindelof (D)
5Harry Maguire (D)
6Lisandro Martinez (D)
12Tyrell Malacia (D)
15Sergio Reguilon (D)
19Raphael Varane (D)
20Diogo Dalot (D)
23Luke Shaw (D)
29Aaron Wan-Bissaka (D)
35Jonny Evans (D)
NADaniel Gore (M)
NAIsak Hansen-Aaroen (M)
NAHannibal Mejbri (M)
4Sofyan Amrabat (M)
7Mason Mount (M)
8Bruno Fernandes (M)
14Christian Eriksen (M)
17Alejandro Garnacho (M)
18Casemiro (M)
21Antony (M)
28Facundo Pellistri (M)
34Donny van de Beek (M)
37Kobbie Mainoo (M)
39Scott McTominay (M)
NAShola Shoretire (F)
9Anthony Martial (F)
10Marcus Rashford (F)
11Rasmus Hojlund (F)
16Amad Diallo (F)
25Jadon Sancho (F)

Eric ten Hag - last chance: he's not had great luck and the club's a mess but some of his decisiona regarding tactics and transfers have not helped.

1 Altay Bayindir (G) - Keep: can't really pass judgement on him

22Tom Heaton (G) - Keep: he seems to be there more in a non-playing role

24Andre Onana (G) - last chance: let's see if he can turn it around

2Victor Lindelof (D) - ditch: Hasn't been up to scratch

5Harry Maguire (D) - ditch: having a good season but there's too much bad history with him

6Lisandro Martinez (D) - keep: would be important in a ball playing team

12Tyrell Malacia (D) - ditch: he doesn't seem like someone who would take the LB space

15Sergio Reguilon (D) - ditch: ok as a stop-Gap but not much more

19Raphael Varane (D) - last chance: was great last season and should get one final shot

20Diogo Dalot (D) - last chance

23Luke Shaw (D) - keep

29Aaron Wan-Bissaka (D) - last chance

35Jonny Evans (D) - Ditch - he's been a great servant but he's not one for the future

NADaniel Gore (M) - keep

NAIsak Hansen-Aaroen (M) - keep

NAHannibal Mejbri (M) - keep

4Sofyan Amrabat (M) - ditch: ok as a stop-Gap

7Mason Mount (M) - keep/last chance - I'd give him another season

8Bruno Fernandes (M) - keep

14Christian Eriksen (M) - ditch: I think he's out of contract end of next season

17Alejandro Garnacho (M) - keep

18Casemiro (M) - last chance: with some young legs next to him he might be ok

21Antony (M) - last chance

28Facundo Pellistri (M) - ditch

34Donny van de Beek (M) - ditch

37Kobbie Mainoo (M) - keep

39Scott McTominay (M) - ditch

NAShola Shoretire (F) - last chance

9Anthony Martial (F) - ditch

10Marcus Rashford (F) - last chance

11Rasmus Hojlund (F) - keep

16Amad Diallo (F) - keep/last chance

25Jadon Sancho (F) - ditch

 

[Vidyoyo]

Keep: Mr Pidgy
Ditch: Red Lamby
Last chance: Horsy

 

[Oranges038]

Eric Ten Hag

1 Altay Bayindir (G) keep
22Tom Heaton (G) keep - 3rd/4th choice
24Andre Onana (G) keep
2Victor Lindelof (D) ditch
5Harry Maguire (D) ditch
6Lisandro Martinez (D) keep
12Tyrell Malacia (D) keep
15Sergio Reguilon (D) ditch
19Raphael Varane (D) ditch
20Diogo Dalot (D) ditch
23Luke Shaw (D) keep
29Aaron Wan-Bissaka (D) ditch
35Jonny Evans (D) ditch
NADaniel Gore (M) keep
NAIsak Hansen-Aaroen (M) keep
NAHannibal Mejbri (M) keep
4Sofyan Amrabat (M) ditch
7Mason Mount (M) keep
8Bruno Fernandes (M) keep
14Christian Eriksen (M) keep/last chance
17Alejandro Garnacho (M) keep
18Casemiro (M) keep/last chance
21Antony (M) keep/last chance
28Facundo Pellistri (M) ditch
34Donny van de Beek (M) ditch
37Kobbie Mainoo (M) keep
39Scott McTominay (M) ditch
NAShola Shoretire (F) keep
9Anthony Martial (F) ditch
10Marcus Rashford (F) keep/last chance
11Rasmus Hojlund (F) keep
16Amad Diallo (F) keep
25Jadon Sancho (F) ditch

 

[Dec9003]

Out of the signings made in our latest rebuild, I’d only want to keep Martinez and Casemiro, the rest you can ditch. Outside of that it’s basically Bruno, Shaw sometimes and a few of the kids, I could care less about the rest of them.

 

[horsechoker]

Out of the signings made in our latest rebuild, I’d only want to keep Martinez and Casemiro, the rest you can ditch. Outside of that it’s basically Bruno, Shaw sometimes and a few of the kids, I could care less about the rest of them.

So you still care?

 

[Lentwood]

They did it on the overlap the other day, so who would you keep, ditch or last chance. Hopefully everyone comes in like Billy big bollocks and says ditch everyone.

Spoiler: The list

Eric Ten Hag

1 Altay Bayindir (G)
22Tom Heaton (G)
24Andre Onana (G)
2Victor Lindelof (D)
5Harry Maguire (D)
6Lisandro Martinez (D)
12Tyrell Malacia (D)
15Sergio Reguilon (D)
19Raphael Varane (D)
20Diogo Dalot (D)
23Luke Shaw (D)
29Aaron Wan-Bissaka (D)
35Jonny Evans (D)
NADaniel Gore (M)
NAIsak Hansen-Aaroen (M)
NAHannibal Mejbri (M)
4Sofyan Amrabat (M)
7Mason Mount (M)
8Bruno Fernandes (M)
14Christian Eriksen (M)
17Alejandro Garnacho (M)
18Casemiro (M)
21Antony (M)
28Facundo Pellistri (M)
34Donny van de Beek (M)
37Kobbie Mainoo (M)
39Scott McTominay (M)
NAShola Shoretire (F)
9Anthony Martial (F)
10Marcus Rashford (F)
11Rasmus Hojlund (F)
16Amad Diallo (F)
25Jadon Sancho (F)

Eric ten Hag - last chance: he's not had great luck and the club's a mess but some of his decisiona regarding tactics and transfers have not helped.

1 Altay Bayindir (G) - Keep: can't really pass judgement on him

22Tom Heaton (G) - Keep: he seems to be there more in a non-playing role

24Andre Onana (G) - last chance: let's see if he can turn it around

2Victor Lindelof (D) - ditch: Hasn't been up to scratch

5Harry Maguire (D) - ditch: having a good season but there's too much bad history with him

6Lisandro Martinez (D) - keep: would be important in a ball playing team

12Tyrell Malacia (D) - ditch: he doesn't seem like someone who would take the LB space

15Sergio Reguilon (D) - ditch: ok as a stop-Gap but not much more

19Raphael Varane (D) - last chance: was great last season and should get one final shot

20Diogo Dalot (D) - last chance

23Luke Shaw (D) - keep

29Aaron Wan-Bissaka (D) - last chance

35Jonny Evans (D) - Ditch - he's been a great servant but he's not one for the future

NADaniel Gore (M) - keep

NAIsak Hansen-Aaroen (M) - keep

NAHannibal Mejbri (M) - keep

4Sofyan Amrabat (M) - ditch: ok as a stop-Gap

7Mason Mount (M) - keep/last chance - I'd give him another season

8Bruno Fernandes (M) - keep

14Christian Eriksen (M) - ditch: I think he's out of contract end of next season

17Alejandro Garnacho (M) - keep

18Casemiro (M) - last chance: with some young legs next to him he might be ok

21Antony (M) - last chance

28Facundo Pellistri (M) - ditch

34Donny van de Beek (M) - ditch

37Kobbie Mainoo (M) - keep

39Scott McTominay (M) - ditch

NAShola Shoretire (F) - last chance

9Anthony Martial (F) - ditch

10Marcus Rashford (F) - last chance

11Rasmus Hojlund (F) - keep

16Amad Diallo (F) - keep/last chance

25Jadon Sancho (F) - ditch

Eric ten Hag - last chance: voted him out in the "Sack or Keep" thread, but on the premise that I'd do it at the end of the season...so on that basis I'll give him until then to see if he can show enough to be worth persisting with.

1 Altay Bayindir (G) - Keep: can't really pass judgement on him

22Tom Heaton (G) - Keep: he seems to be there more in a non-playing role

24Andre Onana (G) - last chance: let's see if he can turn it around

2Victor Lindelof (D) - ditch: Hasn't been up to scratch

5Harry Maguire (D) - keep: good professional, entering later stages of his career, resale value declining, keep as a backup

6Lisandro Martinez (D) - keep: would be important in a ball playing team

12Tyrell Malacia (D) - keep: good professional, will do as a backup

15Sergio Reguilon (D) - ditch: ok as a stop-gap but not much more

19Raphael Varane (D) - ditch: underwhelmed and wrong profile (latter stages of career, downward trajectory)

20Diogo Dalot (D) - ditch: rubbish and lazy

23Luke Shaw (D) - keep

29Aaron Wan-Bissaka (D) - last chance

35Jonny Evans (D) - Ditch - he's been a great servant but he's not one for the future

Daniel Gore (M) - keep

Isak Hansen-Aaroen (M) - keep

Hannibal Mejbri (M) - keep

4Sofyan Amrabat (M) - last chance: ok as a squad player

7Mason Mount (M) - keep: too early to judge, has qualities

8Bruno Fernandes (M) - keep

14Christian Eriksen (M) - ditch: I think he's out of contract end of next season

17Alejandro Garnacho (M) - keep

18Casemiro (M) - ditch: wrong profile, see Varane

21Antony (M) - last chance

28Facundo Pellistri (M) - ditch

34Donny van de Beek (M) - ditch

37Kobbie Mainoo (M) - keep

39Scott McTominay (M) - ditch, but only because he's not a good fit for us but would be of value to other teams and can be used to raise funds

NAShola Shoretire (F) - ditch

9Anthony Martial (F) - ditch

10Marcus Rashford (F) - ditch: don't rate him as a player, compounds this with shocking attitude, has resale value, move on, would be best for all parties.

11Rasmus Hojlund (F) - keep

16Amad Diallo (F) - keep/last chance

25Jadon Sancho (F) - ditch

 

[Andersonson]

1 Altay Bayindir (G) keep
22Tom Heaton (G) keep - 3rd/4th choice
24Andre Onana (G) ditch
2Victor Lindelof (D) ditch
5Harry Maguire (D) keep
6Lisandro Martinez (D) keep
12Tyrell Malacia (D) keep
15Sergio Reguilon (D) ditch
19Raphael Varane (D) ditch
20Diogo Dalot (D) last chance
23Luke Shaw (D) keep
29Aaron Wan-Bissaka (D) last chance
35Jonny Evans (D) keep
NADaniel Gore (M) keep
NAIsak Hansen-Aaroen (M) keep
NAHannibal Mejbri (M) keep
4Sofyan Amrabat (M) ditch
7Mason Mount (M) keep
8Bruno Fernandes (M) keep
14Christian Eriksen (M) ditch
17Alejandro Garnacho (M) keep
18Casemiro (M) keep
21Antony (M) last chance
28Facundo Pellistri (M) ditch
34Donny van de Beek (M) ditch
37Kobbie Mainoo (M) keep
39Scott McTominay (M) ditch
NAShola Shoretire (F) ditch
9Anthony Martial (F) ditch
10Marcus Rashford (F) keep/last chance
11Rasmus Hojlund (F) keep
16Amad Diallo (F) keep
25Jadon Sancho (F) ditch

 

[McGrathsipan]

1 Altay Bayindir (G) Keep. Don't know anything of him
22Tom Heaton (G). Ditch
24Andre Onana (G) Ditch
2Victor Lindelof (D) Ditch
5Harry Maguire (D) Keep
6Lisandro Martinez (D) Keep
12Tyrell Malacia (D) Ditch
15Sergio Reguilon (D) Keep
19Raphael Varane (D) Last Chance
20Diogo Dalot (D) Last Chance
23Luke Shaw (D) Keep
29Aaron Wan-Bissaka (D) Keep
35Jonny Evans (D) Ditch
NADaniel Gore (M) Ditch
NAIsak Hansen-Aaroen (M)
NAHannibal Mejbri (M)
4Sofyan Amrabat (M) Ditch
7Mason Mount (M) Ditch
8Bruno Fernandes (M) Ditch
14Christian Eriksen (M) Ditch
17Alejandro Garnacho (M) Keep
18Casemiro (M) Last Chance
21Antony (M) Ditch
28Facundo Pellistri (M) Keep
34Donny van de Beek (M) Ditch
37Kobbie Mainoo (M) Keep
39Scott McTominay (M) Ditch
NAShola Shoretire (F) Ditch
9Anthony Martial (F) Fuccck off
10Marcus Rashford (F) Ditch
11Rasmus Hojlund (F) Keep
16Amad Diallo (F) Keep
25Jadon Sancho (F) fecking feck off

 

[peridigm]

Very few I would keep with the idea they'd be automatic starters. For instance, I'd keep Bruno but he'd not be first name on the sheet for me. I'd rather we replace him. He's a square peg in a round hole these days and is so inconsistent it's affecting the rest of the lineup because he HAS to be the first name on the sheet. Ideally, we'd have a complete squad turnover in 3 windows but that's a big ask.

As far as ETH goes, I'm losing patience with him. He's been dealt a shitty hand with injuries this season but even last season was not very convincing. His signings have been extremely underwhelming to say the least.
Unless we fix some areas in January or the new football hierarchy comes in and sets things straight, I'd give ETH until the end of the season or until we're mathematically out of top 4.

 

[Freak]

Eric Ten Hag - keep

1 Altay Bayindir (G) keep
22Tom Heaton (G) keep
24Andre Onana (G) keep
2Victor Lindelof (D) ditch
5Harry Maguire (D) ditch
6Lisandro Martinez (D) keep
12Tyrell Malacia (D) keep
15Sergio Reguilon (D) ditch
19Raphael Varane (D) ditch
20Diogo Dalot (D) ditch
23Luke Shaw (D) keep
29Aaron Wan-Bissaka (D) keep
35Jonny Evans (D) ditch
NADaniel Gore (M) keep
NAIsak Hansen-Aaroen (M) keep
NAHannibal Mejbri (M) keep
4Sofyan Amrabat (M) ditch
7Mason Mount (M) keep
8Bruno Fernandes (M) keep
14Christian Eriksen (M) keep
17Alejandro Garnacho (M) keep
18Casemiro (M) keep
21Antony (M) ditch
28Facundo Pellistri (M) ditch
34Donny van de Beek (M) ditch
37Kobbie Mainoo (M) keep
39Scott McTominay (M) ditch
NAShola Shoretire (F) ditch
9Anthony Martial (F) ditch
10Marcus Rashford (F) ditch
11Rasmus Hojlund (F) keep
16Amad Diallo (F) keep
25Jadon Sancho (F) ditch

 

[bosnian_red]

Eric Ten Hag - ditch (I've lost hope)

1 Altay Bayindir (G) - keep (backup who cares)

22Tom Heaton (G) - ditch - he's gonna retire I assume but otherwise no big deal

24Andre Onana (G) - last chance (decide summer 2025)

2Victor Lindelof (D) - keep (backup CB solid enough)

5Harry Maguire (D) - ditch (not right type)

6Lisandro Martinez (D) - keep

12Tyrell Malacia (D) - keep (backup LB)

15Sergio Reguilon (D) - ditch (loan)

19Raphael Varane (D) - ditch

20Diogo Dalot (D) - keep

23Luke Shaw (D) - keep

29Aaron Wan-Bissaka (D) - last chance (summer 2025 replace and move dalot to backup ideally)

35Jonny Evans (D) - is there a point in judging

NADaniel Gore (M) - too young to judge

NAIsak Hansen-Aaroen (M) - too young to judge

NAHannibal Mejbri (M) - ditch (don't see it)

4Sofyan Amrabat (M) - ditch (not good enough)

7Mason Mount (M) - ditch (summer 2025 - what's the point being an expensive backup to Bruno)

8Bruno Fernandes (M) - keep

14Christian Eriksen (M) - last chance (summer 2025, he's been fine but is aging so won't be here much longer even in squad role)

17Alejandro Garnacho (M) - keep

18Casemiro (M) - ditch (due to where we are as a squad and not his current level, take the money and rebuild)

21Antony (M) - ditch

28Facundo Pellistri (M) - ditch

34Donny van de Beek (M) - ditch

37Kobbie Mainoo (M) - keep

39Scott McTominay (M) - ditch

NAShola Shoretire (F) - too young

9Anthony Martial (F) ditch

10Marcus Rashford (F) - last chance (what's his role if Garnacho is LW?)

11Rasmus Hojlund (F) - keep

16Amad Diallo (F) - last chance (eventually he's going to need to play, summer 2025)

25Jadon Sancho (F) - ditch

Onana
Altay

Dalot - ?? - Martinez - Shaw
AWB - Lindelof - ?? - Malacia

?? - ??
Mainoo - Eriksen

?? - Bruno - Garnacho
Amad - Mount - Rashford

Hojlund
??
​

How I see it until summer 2025. Casemiro can be fine in the deep 2, but we can probably get better money for him and replace with a long term starter. Antony has shown signs of life but similarly to Mount, on too much money and fee was too high to be just a backup as I don't think he's good enough to be more than a squad player.

 

[Samid]

Keep
Last chance
Ditch

Eric Ten Hag

1 Altay Bayindir (G)
22Tom Heaton (G)
24Andre Onana (G)
2Victor Lindelof (D)
5Harry Maguire (D)
6Lisandro Martinez (D)
12Tyrell Malacia (D)
15Sergio Reguilon (D)
19Raphael Varane (D)
20Diogo Dalot (D)
23Luke Shaw (D)
29Aaron Wan-Bissaka (D)
35Jonny Evans (D)
NADaniel Gore (M)
NAIsak Hansen-Aaroen (M)
NAHannibal Mejbri (M)
4Sofyan Amrabat (M)
7Mason Mount (M)
8Bruno Fernandes (M)
14Christian Eriksen (M)
17Alejandro Garnacho (M)
18Casemiro (M)
21Antony (M)
28Facundo Pellistri (M)
34Donny van de Beek (M)
37Kobbie Mainoo (M)
39Scott McTominay (M)
NAShola Shoretire (F)
9Anthony Martial (F)
10Marcus Rashford (F)
11Rasmus Hojlund (F)
16Amad Diallo (F)
25Jadon Sancho (F)

 

[horsechoker]

Samid

 

[Dec9003]

So you still care?

Obviously, I watch them twice a week.

 

[horsechoker]

Obviously, I watch them twice a week.

Fair enough then

 

[Telsim]

GK: Onana.
Defenders: Lisandro Martinez, Luke Shaw.
Midfielder: None.
Forwards: Hojlund, Garnacho.
Also, whoever else is 21 and under.

I'd bin all the rest without a second thought. Either too old, too inconsistent, not the right mentality, or any combination of those.

 

[RonaldoVII]

Eric Ten Hag last chance

1 Altay Bayindir (G) Keep
22Tom Heaton (G) Keep
24Andre Onana (G) Last chance
2Victor Lindelof (D) Ditch
5Harry Maguire (D) Last chance, for now.
6Lisandro Martinez (D) Keep.
12Tyrell Malacia (D) Keep
15Sergio Reguilon (D) Ditch
19Raphael Varane (D) Ditch
20Diogo Dalot (D) Ditch
23Luke Shaw (D) Keep
29Aaron Wan-Bissaka (D) Last chance
35Jonny Evans (D) Ditch
NADaniel Gore (M) N/A
NAIsak Hansen-Aaroen (M) N/A
NAHannibal Mejbri (M) Ditch
4Sofyan Amrabat (M) Ditch
7Mason Mount (M) Keep
8Bruno Fernandes (M) Keep
14Christian Eriksen (M) Ditch
17Alejandro Garnacho (M) Keep
18Casemiro (M) Last chance
21Antony (M) Last chance
28Facundo Pellistri (M) Ditch
34Donny van de Beek (M) Ditch
37Kobbie Mainoo (M) Keep
39Scott McTominay (M) Ditch
NAShola Shoretire (F) Ditch
9Anthony Martial (F) Ditch
10Marcus Rashford (F) Last chance
11Rasmus Hojlund (F) Keep
16Amad Diallo (F) Keep
25Jadon Sancho (F) Ditch

 

[Rhyme Animal]

The amount of people saying ditch Rashford but keep Højlund

Thank feck none of you are involved in the running of Utd!

 

[Bratt]

Eric Ten Hag - keep

1 Altay Bayindir (G) - keep
22Tom Heaton (G) - keep/retire
24Andre Onana (G) - keep
2Victor Lindelof (D) - ditch
5Harry Maguire (D) - last chance
6Lisandro Martinez (D) - keep
12Tyrell Malacia (D) - ditch
15Sergio Reguilon (D) - ditch
19Raphael Varane (D) - last chance
20Diogo Dalot (D) - last chance
23Luke Shaw (D) - keep
29Aaron Wan-Bissaka (D) - keep
35Jonny Evans (D) - retire/ditch
NADaniel Gore (M) - keep
NAIsak Hansen-Aaroen (M) - keep
NAHannibal Mejbri (M) - keep
4Sofyan Amrabat (M) - last chance
7Mason Mount (M) - keep
8Bruno Fernandes (M) - keep
14Christian Eriksen (M) - ditch
17Alejandro Garnacho (M) - keep
18Casemiro (M) - last chance
21Antony (M) - last chance
28Facundo Pellistri (M) - last chance
34Donny van de Beek (M) - ditch
37Kobbie Mainoo (M) - keep
39Scott McTominay (M) - last chance
NAShola Shoretire (F) - ditch
9Anthony Martial (F) - ditch
10Marcus Rashford (F) - last chance
11Rasmus Hojlund (F) - keep
16Amad Diallo (F) - last chance
25Jadon Sancho (F) - ditch

 

[bucky]

Keep	Last chance/Stopgap	Ditch
Onana	Heaton	Bayındır
Martinez	Dalot	Varane
Shaw	Casemiro	Maguire
Malacia	Eriksen	Lindelöf
Mount	Bruno	Evans
Mainoo		Wan-Bissaka
Hannibal		Reguilón
Gore		McTominay
Garnacho		Amrabat
Diallo		van de Beek
Højlund		Sancho
		Rashford
		Antony
		Pellistri
		Martial

 

[Valencia Shin Crosses]

The only ones I’d keep are Hojlund, Garnacho, Mainoo, Shaw, Diallo. Martinez would keep only if his foot is completely healed. Would happily ditch the rest. I lay a ton of blame on Ten Hag but I’m also of the opinion that it’s been far overdue for a true for a fire sale/clean out of familiar names.

 

[Sky1981]

Only players I'd keep is the youngsters

Garnacho
Hojlund
Mainoo

The rest can feck off, sold, moved on, i honestly wont miss them.

 

[rimaldo]

from looking at the squad, there are some players i’d keep, some i’d ditch and i have to say, some would be on their last chance.

 

[dannyrhinos89]

Only players I'd keep is the youngsters

Garnacho
Hojlund
Mainoo

The rest can feck off, sold, moved on, i honestly wont miss them.

my thoughts exactly but I’d add Lisandro and maybe Hannibal in there, it’s bad when there’s literally 5 players I actually like at the club. Everyone else could leave tomorrow and I wouldn’t care in the slightest Because I don’t even like them.

 

[Remember the geese]

Eric ten Hag - Last Chance

Altay Bayindir - Keep
Tom Heaton - Ditch
Andre Onana - Last Chance
Victor Lindelof - Ditch
Harry Maguire - Ditch
Lisandro Martinez - Keep
Tyrell Malacia - Ditch
Sergio Reguilon - Ditch
Raphael Varane - Ditch
Diogo Dalot - Ditch
Luke Shaw - Keep
Aaron Wan-Bissaka - Ditch
Jonny Evans - Ditch
Daniel Gore - Keep
Isak Hansen-Aaroen - Keep
Hannibal Mejbri - Keep
Sofyan Amrabat - Ditch
Mason Mount - Keep
Bruno Fernandes - Last Chance
Christian Eriksen - Ditch
Alejandro Garnacho - Keep
Casemiro - Ditch
Antony - Ditch
Facundo Pellistri - Ditch
Donny van de Beek - Ditch
Kobbie Mainoo - Keep
Scott McTominay - Ditch
Shola Shoretire - Ditch
Anthony Martial - Ditch
Marcus Rashford - Ditch
Rasmus Hojlund - Keep
Amad Diallo - Keep
Jadon Sancho - Ditch

 

[Andy_Cole]

Eric Ten Hag - ditch

1 Altay Bayindir (G) - keep
22Tom Heaton (G) - keep
24Andre Onana (G) - ditch
2Victor Lindelof (D) - keep
5Harry Maguire (D) - keep
6Lisandro Martinez (D) - keep
12Tyrell Malacia (D) - last chance
15Sergio Reguilon (D) - last chance
19Raphael Varane (D) - keep
20Diogo Dalot (D) - last chance
23Luke Shaw (D) - keep
29Aaron Wan-Bissaka (D) - last chance
35Jonny Evans (D) - ditch
NADaniel Gore (M) - keep
NAIsak Hansen-Aaroen (M) - keep
NAHannibal Mejbri (M) - keep
4Sofyan Amrabat (M) - last chance
7Mason Mount (M) - ditch
8Bruno Fernandes (M) - keep
14Christian Eriksen (M) - keep
17Alejandro Garnacho (M) - keep
18Casemiro (M) - keep
21Antony (M) - last chance
28Facundo Pellistri (M) - last chance
34Donny van de Beek (M) - ditch
37Kobbie Mainoo (M) - keep
39Scott McTominay (M) - ditch
NAShola Shoretire (F) - keep
9Anthony Martial (F) - ditch
10Marcus Rashford (F) - last chance
11Rasmus Hojlund (F) - keep
16Amad Diallo (F) - keep
25Jadon Sancho (F) - ditch

 

[United Hobbit]

Eric Ten Hag - DITCH

1 Altay Bayindir (G) - Not seen enough to decide
22Tom Heaton (G) - as above
24Andre Onana (G) - DITCH
2Victor Lindelof (D) - Last chance
5Harry Maguire (D) - Last chance
6Lisandro Martinez (D) - Keep
12Tyrell Malacia (D) - Last chance
15Sergio Reguilon (D) - Last chance
19Raphael Varane (D) - Keep but seems to have mentally left

20Diogo Dalot (D) - DITCH
23Luke Shaw (D) - Keep
29Aaron Wan-Bissaka (D) - Keep
35Jonny Evans (D) - Keep (only as back up)
NADaniel Gore (M) - Keep
NAIsak Hansen-Aaroen (M) - not seen enough
NAHannibal Mejbri (M) - keep but temperament is concern

4Sofyan Amrabat (M) - Last chance
7Mason Mount (M) - Last chance
8Bruno Fernandes (M) - Last chance
14Christian Eriksen (M) - Last chance
17Alejandro Garnacho (M) - Keep
18Casemiro (M) - Last chance but seems to have left mentally

21Antony (M) - DITCH
28Facundo Pellistri (M) - Last chance
34Donny van de Beek (M) - DITCH
37Kobbie Mainoo (M) - KEEP
39Scott McTominay (M) - Last chance, play only in the striker role

NAShola Shoretire (F) - not seen enough to decide

9Anthony Martial (F) - DITCH
10Marcus Rashford (F) - DITCH
11Rasmus Hojlund (F) - Keep
16Amad Diallo (F) - Keep
25Jadon Sancho (F) - Last chance but can't see him coming back

 

[SAFMUTD]

Eric Ten Hag - last chance

1 Altay Bayindir (G) - keep?
22Tom Heaton (G) - keep
24Andre Onana (G) - keep
2Victor Lindelof (D) - ditch
5Harry Maguire (D) - ditch
6Lisandro Martinez (D) - keep
12Tyrell Malacia (D) - last chance
15Sergio Reguilon (D) - ditch
19Raphael Varane (D) - ditch
20Diogo Dalot (D) - ditch
23Luke Shaw (D) - keep
29Aaron Wan-Bissaka (D) - last chance
35Jonny Evans (D) - ditch
NADaniel Gore (M) - keep?
NAIsak Hansen-Aaroen (M) - keep?
NAHannibal Mejbri (M) - keep
4Sofyan Amrabat (M) - ditch
7Mason Mount (M) - last chance
8Bruno Fernandes (M) - keep
14Christian Eriksen (M) - ditch
17Alejandro Garnacho (M) - keep
18Casemiro (M) - ditch
21Antony (M) - ditch
28Facundo Pellistri (M) - ditch
34Donny van de Beek (M) - ditch
37Kobbie Mainoo (M) - keep
39Scott McTominay (M) - ditch
NAShola Shoretire (F) - last chance
9Anthony Martial (F) - ditch ditch ditch
10Marcus Rashford (F) - last chance
11Rasmus Hojlund (F) - keep
16Amad Diallo (F) - keep
25Jadon Sancho (F) - ditch

 

[ScholesyTheWise]

A new manager would love to have Martinez, Shaw, Mainoo, and Garnacho.

Then there are some promising youngsters like Hojllund, Gore, Diallo. I don't see why anyone would ship them out.

Then you have players like Onana or Mount who've been here a mere 5 months,
and while it's very very tempting to call them shit signings (I do it all the time tbh), one should wait a bit longer for that.

then, ideally, I'd have liked to ship out everyone else.

Bruno, Casemiro, Varane, Eriksen... our main men. Erratic/old/injury prone.
Rashford also needs to go somewhere else, he looks uninterested and plays like someone who has nothing to prove.

the rest are anywhere between mediocre to very bad.

 

[THE ZOL]

Erik Ten Hag - DITCH: not only is he truly shambolic in the most important aspects such as tactics, signings and squad morale, but he is also too stubborn to correct what has clearly not been working. He should have been gone after the two consecutive 3-0 losses at home. Woefully incompetent and a true disappointment.

1 Altay Bayindir (G) - N/A never seen him play

22 Tom Heaton (G) - Keep: experienced head, Carrington product, by all accounts a popular dressing room figure.

24 Andre Onana (G) - Last chance: too many issues that can’t be coached out of him and what he offers on the ball isn’t enough to compensate for that.

2 Victor Lindelof (D) - Last chance: decent back-up CB and good on the ball but should be replaced by somebody with the same traits but younger.

5 Harry Maguire (D) - Ditch: too cumbersome on the ball, too slow and can’t defend wide positions or open spaces. People are being fooled into thinking he’s playing well simply because he’s not dropping the clangers we’re used to. He still makes a range of smaller mistakes that the untrained eye can’t spot on a regular basis such as failing to show for the ball in build-up and retreating into his box to cede space out wide and centrally.

6 Lisandro Martinez (D) - Keep: incredible player.

12 Tyrell Malacia (D) - Keep: reliable and tactically intelligent player.

15 Sergio Reguilon (D) - Ditch: although he’s been one of our best players it is an indictment of how poor we’ve been. 3 left-backs is too many though.

19 Raphael Varane (D) - Keep: Champions League Varane. Feel that he’s getting scapegoated for our poor build-up structure. The fact that Ten Hag considers Maguire, Lindelof and Evans better than him is on the list of crimes against us.

20 Diogo Dalot (D) - Keep: Underrated player.

23 Luke Shaw (D) - Keep

29 Aaron Wan-Bissaka (D) - Keep: his recovery speed and ability on one-on-ones are world-class traits alone that compensate for many other deficiencies.

35 Jonny Evans (D) - Ditch: Love Jonny, should never have been sold back in 2014, but this was a comical signing.

46 Hannibal Mejbri (M) - Keep: very talented and hardworking player, needs a run of games. His goal against Brighton showcased his quality.

4 Sofyan Amrabat (M) - Keep: good versatile and intelligent player with a good technical base. He’s being failed by the manager’s system that has the DM isolated both on and off the ball. People are getting a false image of his quality.

7 Mason Mount (M) - Last chance: decent player but we should never have signed him. We needed someone who can play second-phase.

8 Bruno Fernandes (M) - Last chance: the Bruno we had in the Ole days is different to the Bruno we have now. A different (worse) player since he took the number 8. Goals and assists mask a lot of deficiencies in his game. Can’t dribble, not great in tight spaces. We can’t play sustainable possession-ball with Bruno as our main man. He also can’t play anywhere else other than as a 10 between the lines.

14 Christian Eriksen (M) - Ditch: physically finished.

17 Alejandro Garnacho (M) - Keep

18 Casemiro (M) - Keep: give him some protection and you may see a different player. Still, he has to be phased out / rotated more due to his age.

21Antony (M) - Ditch: offers nothing.

28Facundo Pellistri (M) - Ditch: works hard but lacks technical quality.

34Donny van de Beek (M) - Ditch: good player but needs a new environment.

37Kobbie Mainoo (M) - Keep:

39Scott McTominay (M) - Keep: despite the flaws in his game he is an incredible player to have in your squad. He’s a solid DM and an amazing raumdeuter. Physical attributes are incredible, used to drive us forward at times in the Ole era and always works hard. Top mentality also.

9 Anthony Martial (F) ditch: amazing player but too many injuries.

10 Marcus Rashford (F) - keep: has credit in the bank for showing how amazing he can be in the right environment. Despite his limitations in terms of football IQ, too many knee-jerk reactions callling for him to go. You forget Rashford’s big game record.

11 Rasmus Hojlund (F) - N/A (needs a chance in a function environment where chances are being created).

16 Amad Diallo (F) - Keep: technically amazing player with unreal football IQ. Weight of pass is sensation and has a great shot without back lift. Looking forward to his return.

25 Jadon Sancho (F) - Last chance: have to take a look at him in a posession-based team where he has runners around him.

 

[MaT23]

Why do you give last chances to all of our RB(Dalot and AWB).?
Both are limited. In theory we shoud ditch both.

 

[Andy_Cole]

Erik Ten Hag - DITCH: not only is he truly shambolic in the most important aspects such as tactics, signings and squad morale, but he is also too stubborn to correct what has clearly not been working. He should have been gone after the two consecutive 3-0 losses at home. Woefully incompetent and a true disappointment.

1 Altay Bayindir (G) - N/A never seen him play

22 Tom Heaton (G) - Keep: experienced head, Carrington product, by all accounts a popular dressing room figure.

24 Andre Onana (G) - Last chance: too many issues that can’t be coached out of him and what he offers on the ball isn’t enough to compensate for that.

2 Victor Lindelof (D) - Last chance: decent back-up CB and good on the ball but should be replaced by somebody with the same traits but younger.

5 Harry Maguire (D) - Ditch: too cumbersome on the ball, too slow and can’t defend wide positions or open spaces. People are being fooled into thinking he’s playing well simply because he’s not dropping the clangers we’re used to. He still makes a range of smaller mistakes that the untrained eye can’t spot on a regular basis such as failing to show for the ball in build-up and retreating into his box to cede space out wide and centrally.

6 Lisandro Martinez (D) - Keep: incredible player.

12 Tyrell Malacia (D) - Keep: reliable and tactically intelligent player.

15 Sergio Reguilon (D) - Ditch: although he’s been one of our best players it is an indictment of how poor we’ve been. 3 left-backs is too many though.

19 Raphael Varane (D) - Keep: Champions League Varane. Feel that he’s getting scapegoated for our poor build-up structure. The fact that Ten Hag considers Maguire, Lindelof and Evans better than him is on the list of crimes against us.

20 Diogo Dalot (D) - Keep: Underrated player.

23 Luke Shaw (D) - Keep

29 Aaron Wan-Bissaka (D) - Keep: his recovery speed and ability on one-on-ones are world-class traits alone that compensate for many other deficiencies.

35 Jonny Evans (D) - Ditch: Love Jonny, should never have been sold back in 2014, but this was a comical signing.

46 Hannibal Mejbri (M) - Keep: very talented and hardworking player, needs a run of games. His goal against Brighton showcased his quality.

4 Sofyan Amrabat (M) - Keep: good versatile and intelligent player with a good technical base. He’s being failed by the manager’s system that has the DM isolated both on and off the ball. People are getting a false image of his quality.

7 Mason Mount (M) - Last chance: decent player but we should never have signed him. We needed someone who can play second-phase.

8 Bruno Fernandes (M) - Last chance: the Bruno we had in the Ole days is different to the Bruno we have now. A different (worse) player since he took the number 8. Goals and assists mask a lot of deficiencies in his game. Can’t dribble, not great in tight spaces. We can’t play sustainable possession-ball with Bruno as our main man. He also can’t play anywhere else other than as a 10 between the lines.

14 Christian Eriksen (M) - Ditch: physically finished.

17 Alejandro Garnacho (M) - Keep

18 Casemiro (M) - Keep: give him some protection and you may see a different player. Still, he has to be phased out / rotated more due to his age.

21Antony (M) - Ditch: offers nothing.

28Facundo Pellistri (M) - Ditch: works hard but lacks technical quality.

34Donny van de Beek (M) - Ditch: good player but needs a new environment.

37Kobbie Mainoo (M) - Keep:

39Scott McTominay (M) - Keep: despite the flaws in his game he is an incredible player to have in your squad. He’s a solid DM and an amazing raumdeuter. Physical attributes are incredible, used to drive us forward at times in the Ole era and always works hard. Top mentality also.

9 Anthony Martial (F) ditch: amazing player but too many injuries.

10 Marcus Rashford (F) - keep: has credit in the bank for showing how amazing he can be in the right environment. Despite his limitations in terms of football IQ, too many knee-jerk reactions callling for him to go. You forget Rashford’s big game record.

11 Rasmus Hojlund (F) - N/A (needs a chance in a function environment where chances are being created).

16 Amad Diallo (F) - Keep: technically amazing player with unreal football IQ. Weight of pass is sensation and has a great shot without back lift. Looking forward to his return.

25 Jadon Sancho (F) - Last chance: have to take a look at him in a posession-based team where he has runners around him.

Except Antony, Joel Glazer likes this post

 

[Sanchez7]

Eric Ten Hag - Ditch - Wasn't able to implement a playing style, can't be trusted with signings and poor in-game management

1 Altay Bayindir (G) - Keep
22Tom Heaton (G) - Keep
24Andre Onana (G) - Ditch - He doesn't have the technique to be a great keeper
2Victor Lindelof (D) - Keep - Decent for rotation but generally a passive defender who should be 4th choice
5Harry Maguire (D) - Ditch - Capitalise on the slightly better form he has shown and get rid
6Lisandro Martinez (D) - Keep - Great on the ball, some question marks around his defending but should be given another year
12Tyrell Malacia (D) - Keep - decent backup
15Sergio Reguilon (D) - Ditch - Can't defend
19Raphael Varane (D) - Ditch - Too injury prone and twilight of his career. His fame may get us a nice bid from Saudi
20Diogo Dalot (D) - Keep - decent backup
23Luke Shaw (D) - Keep - Good defender, good on the ball and good technique
29Aaron Wan-Bissaka (D) - Ditch - Prefer Dalot as backup
35Jonny Evans (D) - Ditch
NADaniel Gore (M) - Keep
NAIsak Hansen-Aaroen (M) - Keep
NAHannibal Mejbri (M) - Keep
4Sofyan Amrabat (M) - Ditch - Doesn't have the physicality for the league
7Mason Mount (M) - Keep - Good player in a system
8Bruno Fernandes (M) - Ditch
14Christian Eriksen (M) - Ditch
17Alejandro Garnacho (M) - Keep - top potential and close to making the left wing his
18Casemiro (M) - Ditch - see Varane
21Antony (M) - Keep - Mostly because we won't get anywhere close to what we spent on him and he can be a decent backup
28Facundo Pellistri (M) - Keep - Need to see more of him
34Donny van de Beek (M) - Ditch
37Kobbie Mainoo (M) - Keep - Excellent potential
39Scott McTominay (M) - Ditch - Not good enough
NAShola Shoretire (F) - N/A
9Anthony Martial (F) - Ditch - Crap
10Marcus Rashford (F) - Ditch - Thinks he is bigger than the club
11Rasmus Hojlund (F) - Keep - Good potential and reasonable backup
16Amad Diallo (F) - Keep - Would like to seem him play, was very good for Sunderland
25Jadon Sancho (F) - Ditch - Should be the first one to go, the lazy deluded feck

 

[hobbers]

Eric Ten Hag DITCH

1 Altay Bayindir (G) KEEP
22Tom Heaton (G) DITCH
24Andre Onana (G) DITCH
2Victor Lindelof (D) KEEP
5Harry Maguire (D) DITCH
6Lisandro Martinez (D) KEEP
12Tyrell Malacia (D) LAST CHANCE
15Sergio Reguilon (D) DITCH
19Raphael Varane (D) DITCH
20Diogo Dalot (D) LAST CHANCE
23Luke Shaw (D) KEEP
29Aaron Wan-Bissaka (D) DITCH
35Jonny Evans (D) DITCH
NADaniel Gore (M) KEEP
NAHannibal Mejbri (M) DITCH
4Sofyan Amrabat (M) DITCH
7Mason Mount (M) DITCH
8Bruno Fernandes (M) DITCH
14Christian Eriksen (M) KEEP
17Alejandro Garnacho (M) KEEP
18Casemiro (M) DITCH
21Antony (M) DITCH
28Facundo Pellistri (M) DITCH
34Donny van de Beek (M) DITCH
37Kobbie Mainoo (M) KEEP
39Scott McTominay (M) DITCH
NAShola Shoretire (F) DITCH
9Anthony Martial (F) DITCH
10Marcus Rashford (F) DITCH
11Rasmus Hojlund (F) KEEP
16Amad Diallo (F) KEEP
25Jadon Sancho (F) DITCH

 

[Castia]

Eric Ten Hag - Ditch. Crap football, crap transfers, crap line ups. Multiple fall outs with players. No idea what his long term plan is nothing makes sense.

1 Altay Bayindir (G) Keep (Backup)
22Tom Heaton (G) Keep (Backup)
24Andre Onana (G) Ditch (said he wasn't good enough before we signed him)
2Victor Lindelof (D) Keep (Squad player)
5Harry Maguire (D) Ditch (Cash in now whilst he's in form, we've seen 3 years of shite he needs to go)
6Lisandro Martinez (D) Keep (Key player)
12Tyrell Malacia (D) Keep (squad player)
15Sergio Reguilon (D) Ditch (Levy must have pissed himself laughing when we enquired)
19Raphael Varane (D) Keep (Will probably outlast the manager)
20Diogo Dalot (D) Ditch ( Bang average defender that we deemed not good enough years ago when he was loaned out)
23Luke Shaw (D) Keep (Key player)
29Aaron Wan-Bissaka (D) Keep (squad player)
35Jonny Evans (D) Ditch (too old. Should not be at United full stop)
NADaniel Gore (M) Keep (squad/prospect)
NAIsak Hansen-Aaroen (M) Keep (squad/prospect)
NAHannibal Mejbri (M) Ditch (Cash in we need better)
4Sofyan Amrabat (M) Ditch (another bang average player)
7Mason Mount (M) Keep ( squad player)
8Bruno Fernandes (M) Keep (Key player)
14Christian Eriksen (M) Ditch (too old to be starting every week. Possibly keep as squad player but id get rid)
17Alejandro Garnacho (M) Keep (squad/starter)
18Casemiro (M) Ditch (32 in the summer we need to replace him long term. Legs look to be going. Massive fee yet again for little to no return)
21Antony (M) Ditch (must be one of the worst wingers in the league. I mean the guy cost us nearly 90m quid. ETH's biggest mistake to date)
28Facundo Pellistri (M) Keep (Loan him for experience)
34Donny van de Beek (M) Ditch (forgot he will even still here)
37Kobbie Mainoo (M) Keep (massive talent)
39Scott McTominay (M) Ditch (Cash in now whilst he's 'hot'. not good enough)
NAShola Shoretire (F) Ditch (wont make it)
9Anthony Martial (F) Ditch (fecking useless)
10Marcus Rashford (F) Ditch (would love to ditch him to PSG. I have a bad feeling he's behind a lot of troubles in locker room. At best his attitude is shite)
11Rasmus Hojlund (F) Keep (Needs a experienced striker to help carry the burden whilst he develops. Big talent)
16Amad Diallo (F) keep. (Loan him out needs games after the injury he wont get the minutes here to develop this season)
25Jadon Sancho (F) Ditch. (Everything wrong with the club in one little package. Overpaid overrated shite with a terrible attitude)

 

[SheevPalpatine24]

Altay Bayindir (G) keep
Tom Heaton (G) keep
Andre Onana (G) keep
Victor Lindelof (D) ditch
Harry Maguire (D) ditch
Lisandro Martinez (D) keep
Tyrell Malacia (D) last chance
Sergio Reguilon (D) last chance
Raphael Varane (D)keep
Diogo Dalot (D) ditch
Luke Shaw (D) keep
Aaron Wan-Bissaka (D) keep
Jonny Evans (D) - he's leaving in june either way
Daniel Gore (M) - don't know the dude enough
AIsak Hansen-Aaroen (M) - who's this?
Hannibal Mejbri (M) keep
Sofyan Amrabat (M) keep
Mason Mount (M) keep
Bruno Fernandes (M) keep
Christian Eriksen (M) keep as a bench option
Alejandro Garnacho (M) keep
Casemiro (M) keep
Antony (M) keep
Facundo Pellistri (M) ditch
Donny van de Beek (M) - he's leaving in january
Kobbie Mainoo (M) keep
Scott McTominay (M) ditch
Shola Shoretire (F) - who's this?
Anthony Martial (F) ditch
Marcus Rashford (F) last chance
Rasmus Hojlund (F) keep
Amad Diallo (F) keep
Jadon Sancho (F) - don't even consider him as part of the team anymore. He's leaving in january/june.

 

[D. Grayson]

Keep:

Andre Onana
Lisandro Martinez
Tyrell Malacia
Diogo Dalot
Luke Shaw
Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Jonny Evans
Mason Mount
Bruno Fernandes
Christian Eriksen
Alejandro Garnacho
Kobbie Mainoo
Marcus Rashford

Amad Diallo
Daniel Gore
Isak Hansen-Aaroen
Hannibal Mejbri

 

[amolbhatia50k]

Out of the signings made in our latest rebuild, I’d only want to keep Martinez and Casemiro, the rest you can ditch. Outside of that it’s basically Bruno, Shaw sometimes and a few of the kids, I could care less about the rest of them.

you’d sell Hojlund already?

 

[AgentSmith]

Goalkeepers

Onana - Last Chance
Bayindir - Keep
Heaton - Keep

Unless we're willing to act decisively and accept a significant loss on Onana, you'd think he's here to stay for at least one more season. Hopefully we can make improvements in possession and build-up play, as Martinez returns and Mainoo continues his emergence in midfield, which will benefit Onana's style. His goalkeeping fundamentals (or lack thereof) put him firmly in the 'Last Chance' saloon though.

The two back-ups are fine and seem pointless to change at this point.

Defenders

Dalot - Last Chance
Wan-Bissaka - Ditch
Varane - Ditch
Maguire - Ditch
Lindelof - Last Chance
Martinez - Keep
Evans - Ditch
Shaw - Keep
Malacia - Last Chance
Reguilon - Ditch

Though I much prefer Wan-Bissaka, neither him nor Dalot are good enough to be starting for us and, out of the two, I believe Dalot is more suited to the back-up role, given he's more versatile. If you wanted to switch him and Wan-Bisska as 'Ditch' and 'Last Chance', I'd be perfectly okay with that, as long as an undisputed first-choice is brought in in one of their places. Frimpong has been linked as an option, though he would require a system which promoted his attacking abilities, and limited the onus on him to defend; the type which has allowed him to thrive at Bayer Leverkusen this season

Similar level of apathy at left-back, where Luke Shaw is the obvious first-choice, but neither Malacia nor Reguilon have been overly impressive in his place. I'd be content ditching both while potentially bringing back Alvaro Fernandez as the back-up, but this may be asking too much of the youngster. If Malacia stayed for one more season, or another cheap loan deal was agreed for Reguilon, I'd be apathetically fine with that instead.

Centre-back is the area of defence where the most change is needed. The shift away from the pairing of Varane and Martinez (for differing reasons) has been one component of our fragility this season, and if the Frenchman is deemed too injury prone/tactically unsuitable, he should be sold (hopefully to Saudi for big bucks) with someone like Todibo signed in his place. Equally, while Maguire's turnaround has been impressive and is a testament to his mental resilience, he's still not at the requisite level, nor will he ever be. He should be sold with Branthwaite brought in as a replacement, though this seems unfeasible financially. Lindelof survives as a fourth-choice centre-back out of necessity, not from any belief in his abilities. Evans' swan song comes to an obvious end.

Midfielders

Casemiro - Last Chance
Amrabat - Ditch
Mainoo - Keep
Eriksen - Last Chance
McTominay - Ditch
Mount - Keep
Fernandes - Keep
Hannibal - Keep
Van de Beek - Ditch

Amrabat and McTominay (despite the goals) are not good enough. End Amrabat's loan in the summer and sell McTominay to a Premier League team for big bucks, where his academy status constitutes a FFP goldmine. Van de Beek is irrelevant and should be treated as such. A defensively strong number eight is needed in their place.

Mainoo is the long-term solution in midfield but we're so desperately short on quality that his time has come much earlier than ideally. Hannibal offers enthusiam and energy, and is a good squad option with home-grown status and low wages. While the critiques of Fernandes have merit, I still find it odd people want to prioritise changing him, rather than seeing what he looks like alongside actual competent midfielders - keep. Mount, at a bare minimum, will be a good squad player, though it remains a mystery whether he will be able to become more than this. He was the wrong signing in the summer given his profile and price, but a football team is more than eleven players.

Casemiro and Eriksen are in the 'Last Chance' category due to their performances this season, though I feel they both have far more still to offer in a better, more balanced system than whatever shitshow we have been attempting in midfield this season. I would like to see how Casemiro performs with someone like Mainoo next to him, while Eriksen still retains enough technical ability and intelligence to be a good option from the bench.

Forwards

Antony - Last Chance
Sancho - Ditch
Pellistri - Ditch
Amad - Keep
Rashford - Keep
Garnacho - Keep
Martial - Ditch
Hojlund - Keep

Sancho and Martial need to go and neither require any further analysis than that. Hojlund is raw though the potential is obvious; he needs a more experienced deputy to relieve the pressure on him, however.

On the right, Antony has shown glimmers in the last few games while I believe Amad's performances last season offer enough hope he can stake a claim in the squad by the summer. Antony feels in a similar category to Onana, where it appears an obvious error but not one we can fix immediately; if the team can make improvements on the ball, perhaps he will improve in a comparable way to Onana given their skillsets. Whoever we play as the RW we'll undoubtedly get a boost from a quality new RB also; maybe even Mount in the right system. Sell Pellistri for his own sake as much as the team's.

Garnacho falls into the same space as Mainoo, easy decision. It's less simple for Rashford with his inability to provide a decent base level of performance, combined with his obvious mental fragility, meaning he's a shadow of the player who returned from the World Cup last season. Given the plethora of holes in the squad, however, it feels like we're reliant upon getting Rashford firing again to have any sort of hope in the short-term.

Starting XI

The 3-1-6 system is midfield suicide and leaves a structural imbalance that I don't believe any amount of money will make work. Even if there were the right players, I wouldn't trust Ten Hag to be able to identify them anyways.

A 3-2-5 set-up, as used by City and Arsenal (devised in slightly different ways), feels much more balanced and offers more flexibility in terms of how you can formulate the system. Given whoever we play on the right-wing will like to come inside and link play, I think we should utilise the offensive overload by simply having our right-back play almost as a winger. This might even offer an entry into the team for Mount who could start nominally on the right, but drift inwards with the right-back overlapping outside him. It would then allow a more stable midfield pivot to sit in front of a three-man defence.

With that in mind, two players who we've been consistenly linked with - Todibo and Frimpong - would work well in this set-up I think.

Onana
Todibo - Martinez - Shaw
Mainoo - Casemiro
Frimpong - Mount - Fernandes - Rashford
Hojlund
​

Far from an ideal XI I know, given the reliance upon players who have been well short of the required standard this season, but one which I feel is much closer to a balanced team than the current iteration, which should help these players regain the form they've either shown in a United shirt before (Casemiro, Rashford) or regain the form which made us buy them in the first place (Onana, Mount, Hojlund).

 

[Lost bear]

Eric ten Hag - last chance. Really last chance.

1 Altay Bayindir (G) - Keep. N/K.

22Tom Heaton (G) - Ditch.

24Andre Onana (G) - last chance.

2Victor Lindelof (D) - Ditch.

5Harry Maguire (D) - Ditch (when we can improve on him.)

6Lisandro Martinez (D) - Keep.

12Tyrell Malacia (D) - Last chance. Flashes of optimism with the guy.

15Sergio Reguilon (D) - Ditch. Stopgap.

19Raphael Varane (D) - Last chance.

20Diogo Dalot (D) - Ditch. (Cannot concentrate.)

23Luke Shaw (D) - Keep.

29Aaron Wan-Bissaka (D) - Keep. Has improved a lot. (I'm a forgiving kinda guy).

35Jonny Evans (D) - Ditch. Ancient of days.

NADaniel Gore (M) - N/K.

NAIsak Hansen-Aaroen (M) - N/K.

NAHannibal Mejbri (M) - Keep.

4Sofyan Amrabat (M) - Ditch.

7Mason Mount (M) - Last chance, I guess.

8Bruno Fernandes (M) - Keep/Last chance.

14Christian Eriksen (M) - Ditch. Ancient of days.

17Alejandro Garnacho (M) - Keep.

18Casemiro (M) - Ditch. Ancient of days.

21Antony (M) - Ditch.

28Facundo Pellistri (M) - Ditch.

34Donny van de Beek (M) - Ditch (first to go).

37Kobbie Mainoo (M) - Keep (obviously).

39Scott McTominay (M) - Ditch

NAShola Shoretire (F) - Ditch.

9Anthony Martial (F) - Ditch

10Marcus Rashford (F) - Ditch. (Second to go.)

11Rasmus Hojlund (F) - Keep

16Amad Diallo (F) - Keep.

25Jadon Sancho (F) - Ditch.

Whoa, maybe I'm not so forgiving. That's a lot of ditching.