There's nothing much wrong with the squad we have. The problem is when the inevitable injuries hit, or the bad run of results starts, what options do we have to inject some new life into things? We were "lucky" last season that we made it to January still in touch and were able to add Rashford and Asensio. It's highly unlikely we go a full season without losing someone to injury for a long period, meaning someone else doesn't get a lot of rest, meaning we hit the same wall we always do. It happens to other clubs too, they just mostly seem to be better able to manage it with their bloated squads.
I think 'very weak' is quite an exaggeration! Definitely room for improvement, but there's quality there.
Oh. Monchi has had a relaxing summer.
Quote from: Monty on Today at 02:14:51 PMI think 'very weak' is quite an exaggeration! Definitely room for improvement, but there's quality there.Very weak for a 50+ game season. The left side of our defence has competition, to my eye but perhaps not Emery's for LCB, but that aside the drop off in quality seems huge. We are really hoping likes of Garcia, Malen, Onana and Maatsen kick on this season, hoping maybe Bailey can remember he's still a footballer. Hoping the Ramsey of 18 months or more ago reappears. A lot of hope rather than expectation there.