Lot of nonsense talked here.
No direction? Can't even be arsed going in to how that's not true.
We're only spending a lot now to make up for the 20 odd years of underspending. Before this year (a year ago today), Liverpool had spent more than us, so the spending has been quite obviously needed for some time, anybody can see that. How on earth signing top quality players is a negative now, well you'll have to enlighten me.
What's this shit about Liverpool now being the model club? How you're doing things the right way?
Let's compare the teams:
GK: No contest. DDG win.
Now onto defence. So apparently this is our weakest area, we've not strengthened etc., whereas Liverpool have managed to assemble a really strong defence, right?
Manquillo - Lovren - Skrtel - Moreno
VS
Rafael - Jones - Rojo - Shaw
In that second one I see two title winners, a WC finalist and a promising, young LB. A back-line we've not been able to play this season, I might add.
Midfield:
Gerrard
Henderson - Allen
VS
Blind
Herrera - Di Maria
Again, we've not been able to play with these three yet. But come on, apart from Henderson, your midfield is very, very average. In our first three games we've played with Fletcher and Cleverley, and Fletcher and Di Maria in a two-man midfield. Getting an idea as to why we're not playing so well?
Attack:
Sterling
Balotelli - Sturridge
VS
Mata - Rooney
Falcao
Sterling is a brilliant player, no doubt there. I rate Sturridge very highly, too. But what they are benefiting from is fully function midfield behind them. I'd love to see how they played with Fletcher and Cleverley behind them.
Basically, my point is that you're talking shit about United not having a 'team'.
This is the team we've played, pretty much, for our first three games:
DDG
Jones - Evans - Blackett
Valencia - Fletcher - Cleverley - Young
Mata
Rooney - RVP
An alien formation, two useless CMs, two shoehorned wingbacks, one completely unfit striker. Do you really expect
that team to have come flying out of the blocks? Let's wait until we have a fully-fit squad, shall we? Before casting wild assertions that United are just throwing money around and hoping some shit sticks. We've obviously not done that. Di Maria - unbelievable player. Falcao - same. Mata- same. Herrera - very, very promising CM. Shaw - same. Blind - a very, very solid CDM. Rojo - an athletic, powerful CB.
Oh, and
this isn't one of those 'better on paper' arguments. I fully believe that when we have a fully fit squad, and can play our
strongest team, we will be better than Liverpool.
I also find it funny that Liverpool fans think they've superseded United, and we'll never be a force again, yet despite this ascension they still aren't title contenders. Lofty ambitions, for sure.