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Leyqute:
How will new players come in if the dead woods don’t leave?

Leyqute:
That’s wrong. Pogba was the key to Ole’s winning run. And Rashford.

Not Young, Valencia or Mata. Matic played a role and Herrera was present too but they were not the key.

Young played at least 80% of games this season. Smalling and Matic featured prominently too. (Check attached graphic)



This is not about personal sentiments. I’m talking based on their performances on the pitch. A sensible coach will realize that they have little to nothing to offer and will ship them out.

Will Young, Smalling, Matic will be regular starters at Liverpool or City?

Leyqute:
Pick 11 most featured players this season at Utd and calculate their average age. It won’t be less than 26.

You’re still wrong.



LoL. It’s moot that that Chelsea squad is aged. Moreover, didn’t they finish 6th that season?

And the question was how many successful top teams these days parade an aging squad? If you look far enough, you’ll find a team of 40-year olds winning a trophy.

Leyqute:
That’s not true. Their appearances weren’t limited in the just concluded season. Young, Smalling, Matic played a prominent part and caused more goals than the previous season.

The deadwood shouldn’t have backups they should be replaced or be the backups.

MRTA7:
At this rate we won't be challenging for top 4 in those years anyway. I'm not advocating to sell 10 - 15 players. But theres probably aleast 4/5 that needs to be replaced in the starting lineup and some of those high earners not good enough to start can be replaced by academy players deemed good enough.

Leyqute:
No, it isn’t.

Young-33
Smalling-29
Lindelof-24
Shaw-23
Matic-30
Pogba-26
Herrera-29
Lingard-27
Martial-23
Rashford-21
Lukaku-26
Sanchez-30
Jones-26
Mata-31
Dalot-20 or so

These are the players who featured most for Utd last season. What’s the average age? 27 years. How low is that?

Leyqute:
We have much to lose if Smalling, Young, Jones, Matic are regular starters next season.

Leyqute:
In that time they were 2 years younger. 90% of the players you listed are dead woods. Most of them have tired legs or just aren’t fit. This is evidenced in their performances in the just concluded season. It was excruciatingly poor and mediocre.

I’d let Valencia and Young go while reducing the first-team appearances of Matic. The only way he can play well is if he is well rested. Smalling should be a squad player for Europa league and dead rubber matches.

Only Lukaku should have a chance at regular first team footballer, and even that should be based on a number of conditions.

Leyqute:
How many successful teams in Europe parade an aging squad?

What is the average age of Ajax’s first 11? What is Man Utd’s? Is Ajax’s 35 year old player as useless as Young and Valencia? How many players in Ajax’s squad are older than 28? How many in Man Utd’s are?

Leyqute:
How early do you think we’ll be able to challenge for the title if your suggestions are taken seriously?

MRTA7:
I agree with that but up to a certain extent. We can't continue doing the same thing and expect improvement. And we can't base decisions on if this one person is fit what would happen. For the past 6 years, the core of these players have failed us and have shown time and time again that they're not good enough for the top level. We need stability but you can't build a house on paper you need a strong base to build on. We need that strong base in place first. Even the Mentality around the team is all wrong so its best to tear it up and start again properly. Fact is the core of this squad will not get us to where we want to be. So doubling down on the past isn't the way to fix it. Thats my view anyways.

Leyqute:
What do you mean by “gradual” transformation? Renewing the contracts of non performing substandard players? Holding on to septuagenarians?

larride:
All just because you want us to keep A. Young?

ChristineC:
how will you balance the wage bill? You can't have players earning 150k$+ as merely reserves. What then will the guys playing week in week out earn?

JayKayMaybachz:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeQe3zrcP7E

Only SAF

GloryIsaac:
The transfer rumours dey vex me... every transfer window, them dey link this club to every player in the world

Leyqute:
You didn’t say Young is best played on the left?

Leyqute:
But you said Young is best played in that left side

Snappyfingaz:
From the post, the guy in question is a lawyer if I'm correct, entry level at 55k per year before tax would amount to like 3k per month and factor this into the whole situation - he needs to write the bar exams before he can practice. Bill's alone would take at least 2k from that 3k per month... mehn, personally I would stick to my 1M/month job in naija.

Lana1:
And when ur darling Young played against Barca at LB what happened?

Shaw is predictable? Lul! Ur favorite full backs are Youmg and Valencia but u are talking about predictability. Loling.

Itsmedozie:
but he finishes with the golden boot didn't he
latter stages
when did we play against Liverpool at old Trafford
Abi you would count that as latter stages