What does that mean? Selling experienced players who are shite and not replacing them, hoping that youth players are able to fill their roles? That doesn't sound like a plan but more like just hoping things will work out. A director of football has still not been appointed; in fact, the club now thinks one is not required because apparently the three players we have bought are considered a success already after a month of league football.
It seems to me that the club is not rebuilding from the bottom up but simply making it up as we go along.
All the reports I’ve read is that they are still looking for a DoF. The bit in the statement that the scouting and recruiting department employees have been with the club for a decade was a bit worrying. Clearly, the last seven years have been really poor.
Let’s see, who left after last season...
Darmian
Lukaku
Herrera
Valencia
Wilson
And loan
Sanchez
Smalling
With the possible exception of Ander Herrera, all of those were welcome subtractions. How many times did we scream obscenities while watching Lukaku miss a golden chance in big moments? He’s not a top striker.
You’re out there calling for experience when you don’t realize that experience is expensive, both in wages and transfer fees. Which means less money spent on the rebuild with up and coming younger players. A 29 year old Toni Kroos for 60m and 300k per week? No thanks.
Secondly, experienced players would need to want to come to play for United. We aren’t in the CL. That crosses off 75-80% of the players that would meet our lofty standards. In fact, we are having a hard time keeping the players we’ve got.
It took Klopp 3 years to turn around Liverpool. He couldn’t buy superstars because no one of note wanted to go there.
I want trophies as much as you do, but I think the average fan has a very simple perspective, when in actuality, the situation is much more complex and nuanced than one might think.