So the pattern is clear. More senior players are leaving the club than we are actually bringing in.
How so?
Smalling is on his way on loan, and Darmian appears to be looking for a move.
On top of that we have seen Herrera, Lukaku and Fellaini disappear without being replaced, when we were already woefully short in quality creatively in central midfield.
But the most illogical development is the idea that we pay £6m to let Sanchez to play somewhere else for a year, when with the Martial injury - and he is out of the Southampton game on Saturday - we are woefully short of firepower in forward areas. Yes, you guessed it, there is no replacement for Sanchez.
We only need one injury to throw that front line into a state of flux in terms of proven quality.
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It is United that actually need loan players in midfield and up front, so what crazy logic decides it is a good idea to let Sanchez go elsewhere...unless you are replacing him.
Any damage caused by his high wages in the dressing room, with Pogba's nose well and truly out of joint, has already been done.
The danger is that Mason Greenwood will be thrown into the deep end to sink or swim, without gradually bringing him into the side. For an extremely talented young player, especially in a side that has lacked confidence and results, this could be damaging to him.
On top of all that our best players, De Gea and Pogba don't want to be here.
De Gea, despite all the PR, has not signed a new contract, and it appears the Frenchman is not looking at any improved terms either, while continuing to court Real Madrid.
For Saturday, and with Lingard's form shot to pieces, I would gamble on Angel Gomes, because we really have to. And it seems obvious that Greenwood will be allowed time to shine now. I hope he has the kind of game that made him man of the match in the last game of the season against Cardiff.
The transfer window has gone, but, please, let's this time actually work on deals NOW, so that we are not scrambling for ideas in the January window. We are allowed to forward plan. But it seems to me that the words 'plan' and 'forward' don't appear to be very prominent in the Ed Woodward dictionary...if at all.
How so?
Smalling is on his way on loan, and Darmian appears to be looking for a move.
On top of that we have seen Herrera, Lukaku and Fellaini disappear without being replaced, when we were already woefully short in quality creatively in central midfield.
But the most illogical development is the idea that we pay £6m to let Sanchez to play somewhere else for a year, when with the Martial injury - and he is out of the Southampton game on Saturday - we are woefully short of firepower in forward areas. Yes, you guessed it, there is no replacement for Sanchez.
We only need one injury to throw that front line into a state of flux in terms of proven quality.
[Picture removed]
It is United that actually need loan players in midfield and up front, so what crazy logic decides it is a good idea to let Sanchez go elsewhere...unless you are replacing him.
Any damage caused by his high wages in the dressing room, with Pogba's nose well and truly out of joint, has already been done.
The danger is that Mason Greenwood will be thrown into the deep end to sink or swim, without gradually bringing him into the side. For an extremely talented young player, especially in a side that has lacked confidence and results, this could be damaging to him.
On top of all that our best players, De Gea and Pogba don't want to be here.
De Gea, despite all the PR, has not signed a new contract, and it appears the Frenchman is not looking at any improved terms either, while continuing to court Real Madrid.
For Saturday, and with Lingard's form shot to pieces, I would gamble on Angel Gomes, because we really have to. And it seems obvious that Greenwood will be allowed time to shine now. I hope he has the kind of game that made him man of the match in the last game of the season against Cardiff.
The transfer window has gone, but, please, let's this time actually work on deals NOW, so that we are not scrambling for ideas in the January window. We are allowed to forward plan. But it seems to me that the words 'plan' and 'forward' don't appear to be very prominent in the Ed Woodward dictionary...if at all.
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