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Sun: Man Utd’s second biggest shareholder slams club’s ‘poor investment in players and personnel’
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Exaggerated headline.
I see Sanchez's wages have gone up to £505,000 a week.
What’s that about the price should 50-100 times than it is now?
I mean:
Sanchez,
Bailly,
Matic,
Dalot,
Mikhitaryan,
Schwienstiger
would all have claims to be the worst signings top ten for the last five years. Can someone tell me how much money was wasted on those players if we include wages?
Then we have
Lukaku,
Depay
Schniderlin,
Fred
as well.
He’s not wrong at all.
Sanchez,
Bailly,
Matic,
Dalot,
Mikhitaryan,
Schwienstiger
would all have claims to be the worst signings top ten for the last five years. Can someone tell me how much money was wasted on those players if we include wages?
Then we have
Lukaku,
Depay
Schniderlin,
Fred
as well.
He’s not wrong at all.
In other news water is wet
Not to mention letting Di Maria go for only 40 odd mill. 20 less than we paid for him despite still being a good player.
Yeah it sucks but hopefully it will be a good evening
Hopefully there's truth in this, because the only way major changes occur at the top in both approach and personnel is when the investors and shareholders start getting publicly pissed off.
Not much of an article is it?
Why is Dalot included in this?
Any quotes? Don’t want to click...
There has been a change in approach and personnel at the top. More scouts and a new plan.
More should be happening though yes but judging by Woodward's interview they've done quite a bit so won't come into consideration.
It's the Sun. Didn't expect much more did ya
More scouts? Doing what?
We've just signed a CB Jose wanted last summer, the best available RB in the league and a young winger recommended by Ryan Giggs. What are these new scouts doing? We have no proof of any of this:
More scouts and a new plan.
It's completely vague, there is no evidence of either of these things.
Forgot he plays for us.
It does have quotes. In fact it's a n article which is taken direct quotes from one of our major shareholders.
Actually water is not wet, it has been scientificaly proven
mainly agree but disagree to a degree
disagree because we brought in 3 players that the management properly vetted and didnt purchase based on Woodward using super agents like Raiola or Mendes like he did in the past. We brought them in based on Phelans personal experience with Maguire, and recommendations on James and AWB - this small development represents an improvement on what we saw under LVG and Jose
agree mainly though as our lack of a DoF is damning really. We still lack a figurehead to co-ordinate what's going on between the management of the team, the scouting of players, targeting and signing talent - it seems this guy Judge has the responsibility (Ed has tried to absolve himself) - not sure how talented he is but our Scouting/Procurement has been sadly lacking
it seems the extent of our scouting took us as far away as London. I find it hard to believe we didnt find any midfielders or attackers to improve the team in the Summer from any of the major European leagues. What are our Scouts doing if not finding talent? a lack of direction and leadership perhaps?
'judging by Woodwards interview' will get you nowhere.
Hey, its a big place
It has also been reported multiple places that we've made changes in the last few years regarding scouting and all that. I just don't care enough to search to defend the management.
Water is not wet.
No it isn't.
Because Mourinho signed him, obviously.
I think he's forget too.
He is very much on the to be determined list at this point. I wouldn't call him a flop yet and he is still very young but he has not found his position and has produced some fairly terrible performances so far. He does not look like he can cut it as a RB in a flat back 4 and I don't think he has done enough when deployed in midfield to think he is good enough there. I am intrigued to see how he would play in the 3-5-2 / 5-3-2 system Ole has deployed lately, RWB could be the right fit for him long term and so hopefully he gets fit again soon and gets the chance to play there and maybe hit some form.
I agree he could well be a flop, but at his price he was more of an educated gamble on a young player that we could absolutely afford, not some high priced, high wage flop like the others he's been lumped in with as a potential top-10 worst signing over the last 5 years.
Also agree that RWB or even some RW for him looks like the position he's much better suited for. Has always looked better in those positions where he can play a more advanced role than when he plays as an RB.
Hey, its a big place
probably got lost on the tube