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GK - with De Gea's worse season in years and maybe him leaving this summer we're weaker here than we've been in a long time
FB - I think the Valencia Mourinho inherited was a better RB than the players he's left behind. Shaw is still the player he was pre-Mourinho, but at least he hasn't got a broken leg anymore.
CB - meant to be Mourinho's strength. Organising a strong defense. I'd argue we're in a worse position now than we were post Van Gaal. At least we had a competent option in the Blind-Smalling partnership?
CM - this one is tragic. He signed a CM for a WR fee who is probably going to leave this summer. He inherited Herrera who went onto be his player of the year in his first season - left the club. He signed Matic who within 2 seasons, is the one we desperately need to improve on. And he signed another CM for 50m who couldn't get any game time for Mourinho himself.
Attack - we had a sub 70 goal before Mourinho we have a sub 70 goal attack now. Expect for its a older (Sanchez replacing Rooney as the old pensioner) and more expensive than pre-Mourinho. The two players he signed are the ones who the club will probably try to offload this summer (Lukaku and Sanchez).
Performance : inherited a 5th place team. Left a 6th place team.
I mean what have we actually got left that we can build on from his era?
FB - I think the Valencia Mourinho inherited was a better RB than the players he's left behind. Shaw is still the player he was pre-Mourinho, but at least he hasn't got a broken leg anymore.
CB - meant to be Mourinho's strength. Organising a strong defense. I'd argue we're in a worse position now than we were post Van Gaal. At least we had a competent option in the Blind-Smalling partnership?
CM - this one is tragic. He signed a CM for a WR fee who is probably going to leave this summer. He inherited Herrera who went onto be his player of the year in his first season - left the club. He signed Matic who within 2 seasons, is the one we desperately need to improve on. And he signed another CM for 50m who couldn't get any game time for Mourinho himself.
Attack - we had a sub 70 goal before Mourinho we have a sub 70 goal attack now. Expect for its a older (Sanchez replacing Rooney as the old pensioner) and more expensive than pre-Mourinho. The two players he signed are the ones who the club will probably try to offload this summer (Lukaku and Sanchez).
Performance : inherited a 5th place team. Left a 6th place team.
I mean what have we actually got left that we can build on from his era?
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