sullydnl
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Usually when we've talked talk about upgrading players in recent years it's those we dismissively refer to as "deadwood".
But there comes a point in an improving team where the players who need to be upgraded aren't really deadwood any more. They're good players who just aren't quite at the level you're trying to reach to justify their role in the team. So in order to reach that level you need to replace "good" with "better".
Looking at our first choice team at the moment, centre-forward is the obvious weak spot. But beyond that, the other 10 players are ones who have largely been praised this season (or are newly arrived in Antony's case).
And at a squad level, there are players who many consider good, decent, improved or talented enough to defend on here but who nontheless could be moved on as we look for more. Sancho, Fred, AWB, Martial, etc.
So leaving aside players you just don't rate, which somewhat-well-regarded players do you think we will need to make a tough call on and either let go or relegate to a lesser role within the squad as we keep trying to make the team better?
But there comes a point in an improving team where the players who need to be upgraded aren't really deadwood any more. They're good players who just aren't quite at the level you're trying to reach to justify their role in the team. So in order to reach that level you need to replace "good" with "better".
Looking at our first choice team at the moment, centre-forward is the obvious weak spot. But beyond that, the other 10 players are ones who have largely been praised this season (or are newly arrived in Antony's case).
De Gea
Dalot - Varane - Martinez - Shaw
Casemiro - Eriksen
Antony - Bruno - Rashford
And yet despite that praise, some of those players are inevitably going to have to be pushed out of the starting eleven by new signings in order for us to improve.Dalot - Varane - Martinez - Shaw
Casemiro - Eriksen
Antony - Bruno - Rashford
And at a squad level, there are players who many consider good, decent, improved or talented enough to defend on here but who nontheless could be moved on as we look for more. Sancho, Fred, AWB, Martial, etc.
So leaving aside players you just don't rate, which somewhat-well-regarded players do you think we will need to make a tough call on and either let go or relegate to a lesser role within the squad as we keep trying to make the team better?