We all see the headlines stating we are one of the biggest and richest clubs in the world, making record amounts of cash via supporters and commercial deals. Then we watch our team and clearly sees the weaknesses in our squad, and wonder what happened to the days when we would boss the midfield and wait for the next devastating counter-attack.
I like many of you purchase my season ticket each year, and in the summer scan the papers to see what world-class, game changing player we are going to sign and wonder how they might help us take the next step.
Then reality kicks in and i except that i am dreaming, we are now a club ruled by the bottom line, a club which is nothing more than a cash cow for a family across the pond.
Please don’t get me wrong, i think the players we signed in the summer have, or will prove to be a success for the club, though i did feel a world-class marquee signing was needed after the drubbing we received from barcelona.
Now for me the main weakness i see in the team is in midfield, hoping to see us make serious bids for a defensive & attacking midfielders like Gago/M’Vila & Hazard/Gotze. Now i think we have to except either the club no longer intend to spend large sums on such players, or SAF has gone all arseness on us, wishing to unearth rough diamonds and make them into world-class players.
As it stands we have a midfield that is consistently overrun and is essentially made-up of an immobile player in carrick who seemingly goes missing when the battle begins, an aging great in giggs who no-longer has the legs, a player in anderson who i fear will never become the player we hoped he would become. For me the only plus point is young cleverly, though i fear we will see no large changes when SAF states that he hopes carrick will now push on and become the midfield craftsmen we our missing.
So to finish i think we are to just except that the our team will become less affective on both the EPL and European stage, and merely just enjoy the game as we reminisce about yester year like other supporters.
I like many of you purchase my season ticket each year, and in the summer scan the papers to see what world-class, game changing player we are going to sign and wonder how they might help us take the next step.
Then reality kicks in and i except that i am dreaming, we are now a club ruled by the bottom line, a club which is nothing more than a cash cow for a family across the pond.
Please don’t get me wrong, i think the players we signed in the summer have, or will prove to be a success for the club, though i did feel a world-class marquee signing was needed after the drubbing we received from barcelona.
Now for me the main weakness i see in the team is in midfield, hoping to see us make serious bids for a defensive & attacking midfielders like Gago/M’Vila & Hazard/Gotze. Now i think we have to except either the club no longer intend to spend large sums on such players, or SAF has gone all arseness on us, wishing to unearth rough diamonds and make them into world-class players.
As it stands we have a midfield that is consistently overrun and is essentially made-up of an immobile player in carrick who seemingly goes missing when the battle begins, an aging great in giggs who no-longer has the legs, a player in anderson who i fear will never become the player we hoped he would become. For me the only plus point is young cleverly, though i fear we will see no large changes when SAF states that he hopes carrick will now push on and become the midfield craftsmen we our missing.
So to finish i think we are to just except that the our team will become less affective on both the EPL and European stage, and merely just enjoy the game as we reminisce about yester year like other supporters.
Surely a WUM!
