We have played 48 games this season.
W20 D13 L15 which is grim.
Exited all the cups early and have had some of the worst coaching and playing performances in my 36 years supporting the club…absolutely shocking!
In my opinion, the main reason is the players are generally not good enough, especially our Championship level midfield partnership of Fred and McTominay. The club as a whole from ownership, recruitment, coaching, playing staff has been well below par, bordering on pathetic for a long time now.
Last season was an anomaly with no crowds, other clubs in injury crisis or turmoil and near zero pressure. Plus Bruno, whether you rate him or not, basically carried us along with De Gea. This season, poor form, attitude, entitlement and general cnutishness has produced such a rotten squad that I’m not surprised at all by how it has all gone so terribly, I only predicted 4th at best when season started.
As for the buys - which were not the one position we desperately needed - Varane has missed so much of the season and looks a shadow of his best, Sancho pretty similar despite some recent glimpses. Luckily Ronaldo the “problem” has basically kept us from finishing in the bottom half of the table and is the only real plus. Although I’d certainly be fecking off out of here if I were him.
We are just not a very good football team and drastic measures are needed for us to become one again, ETH has one hell of a job on his hands.