It's fair to say our academy sides appear to be less talented each year. This isn't helped by the fact that there is no definitive way of playing from the First team downwards with poor coaching hiding behind the odd decent individual here and there. In the games I've watched in the u18s the coaching from the sidelines seems lower league in its approach and given the limited experience of those involved it's hardly surprising. We seem to mainly buy talent in now and I'm led to believe in the younger ages this is getting worse with no clear vision around development or philosophy. The club needs a complete overhaul from top to bottom. However, with our wonderful owners clearly intent on sacrificing performance for profits I cant say I'm hopeful.
In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran hold a long overdue conversation about United's awful league form with 1 win in 7. They discuss a disappointing draw at Bournemouth, a not so disappointing draw against Liverpool and a crushing defeat at Chelsea - Is time nearly over for Erik Ten Hag?