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And might they begin the process today? Er, probably not, but there may be an outside chance of a loan signing to take a bit of pressure off the wonderful Casemiro. When he came off yesterday, United struggled – yet again – and given he tends to be withdrawn after 60-70 minutes, they could do with a finisher who isn’t Manuel Ugarte.
Similar is so of Manchester United. They couldn’t get the midfielders they wanted – data systems, scouts and a DoF came up with Carlos Baleba, Elliot Anderson and Adam Wharton, incredible knowhow – so sorted the front of the team. And guess what? It’s working. We’ve said this before, over more than a decade now, but surely this is the summer they finally fill the hole that’s been in the middle of the pitch since before Fergie left.
It’s strange, really, that Liverpool spent so much money on forwards last summer, the part of their team that was working, and ignored the midfield and defence, which were not. I guess the way they’ll see it now is that they’re sticked in attack for the next few years – if Isak can stay fit and Wirtz get used to the physicality of the league, and not everything going through him – and they’ve now started overhauling the rest of the squad.
For those wanting to know a little more about him, these lads’ breakdowns are excellent.
I’ve heard great things about Jacquet…
Preamble
Morning all! It’s that day again on which, just for a little while, we get to forget all that peripheral stuff like football, goals, and support, to focus on what’s really important, and why we all fell in love with the game: transfers, money and contracts.
I say that but, at the same time, the window – and its final day in particular – bottles hope. Can ailing seasons be salvaged? Will decent seasons become great ones? How do we invest today to share glory tomorrow?
Let’s see…
