Why Man Utd need to think 5+ transfer windows ahead

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Erik Ten Hag’s first season in charge of Manchester United has been largely successful. A few embarrassing defeats along the way, he has picked up a League Cup trophy and looks set to secure European football for next year.
But how far are United from challenging for the Premier League title? And can they do it with this squad?
Seb Stafford-Bloor investigates the age profile of the squad, and where they need to improve. Illustrated by Philippe Fenner.
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[@Tifo]

Go and check out Aaron and Kees’ fascinating conversation on this very topic on the Devils in the Details podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/21-personnel-in-the-details/id1638036302?i=1000596755363

[@saqib7965]

First off New owners are key otherwise they won't spend much more then 100m this summer. For me Caicedo can replace Casemiro in the long run and help prolong his career in the short term if we sign him also have Rice as a option. Mac Allister can replace eriksen next season on the first team & eriksen can be cover as a 8 & 10 roles when needed. With Striker theres loads of options out there not many world class but you do have excting young forwards coming up. And CB there's at leaat 4 i could name top young centre backs too GK get Raya on a free in one years time

[@iq_insane]

Replacing 7 players? Well that's why you desperately need Qatar ..... RAT+Glazers means the end of this club

[@anmoljeetsingh8837]

Newcastle was ahead of Manchester United... Bit of partial man Where is Newcastle's vide of future deep down analysis we want the video

[@haimainjauo242]

what does that even mean? Tifo's videos are becoming more and more random with each passing day! You are giving the editors of these videos too much control

[@TWOMUFC]

If only they could have listened to ralf ragnick in that January transfer window to grab Julian Alvarez and Zakaria under low prices..ten hag's work would've been so easy...it still baffles me that ralf ragnick as consultant of Man utd never happened

[@ron2971]

Hope he comes to Liverpool

[@tictactoechess]

Alvarez had joined City already when he suggested that. Zakaria is so injury prone, I don't think he was ever suggested.

[@insertnamehere2479]

pretty sure he suggested enzo too

[@TWOMUFC]

@@tictactoechess i believe he suggested Alvarez before the man city deal.. sesko would've been a man utd player too through his Leipzig connection

[@david12344438]

Rangnick also suggested Enzo Fernandez when he only cost 18 million

[@chrisbduck1938]

The biggest issue the club has is moving players on. Offering huge deals to De Gea this year and Pogba last year is crazy. The club needs to learn that letting a player leave on a free or for under value is better than offering them a ludicrous contract.

[@diablejambe3460]

Yeah, i sometimes make this mistake on fifa career mode as well. Great advice, need to remember it for my own virtual success lol.

[@sidhanthmuralidhar8963]

​@@diablejambe3460 😂

[@matthewvaughan8192]

@@diablejambe3460 Doesn’t really matter on FIFA. You can get rid of literally anyone if you really want to. And if you can’t, just make a save on deadline day, then keep re-simming until you get an offer for the player you’re offloading. Takes persistence but it works eventually. The players who refuse to leave aren’t doing so because they like your salary. I’ve had players on £500 p/w say ‘’deal collapsed, couldn’t agree salary terms.’’ They just don’t wanna leave full stop, but they will eventually, even if they have to be chased out with a good old fashioned pitchforking.

[@dennynadhilpraseco2594]

@@matthewvaughan8192 why so serious lol

[@matthewvaughan8192]

@@dennynadhilpraseco2594 Strange response. Was literally just giving him FIFA advice

[@d1want34]

First, the right owner, then the best backroom staff, after that can they think about the team. It all starts from the very top

[@mthokozisingubane2985]

Only right answer

[@changeisinevitable3040]

Liverpool literally won everything with miser owners like FSG..

[@insertnamehere2479]

@@changeisinevitable3040 without fsg pool would be nothing

[@changeisinevitable3040]

@@insertnamehere2479 United have literally spent only less than city in the last few years 🤣🤣🤣stop giving such lame excuses buddy.. Liverpool spending nowhere near City United and Chelsea.. Even Everton have spent more than us in the last few years 🤣🤣🤣

[@TWOMUFC]

@@alexespinal1059 spending money 💰 and spending money wisely are both different things..just look at barca.. the way they wasted money generated from Neymar deal and ended up getting bankrupt..and then there's Liverpool FC who went on to win UCL , Premiere league and other subsequent cups through money generated from Coutinho deal..man utd is spending money but not wisely

[@justicedemocrat9357]

Arsenal were in this exact same position 3 years ago, ageing squad who wasn't good enough, brand new manager who has never managed before, big money signings who flopped really hard and hostile supporters but luckily arsenal had supremely talented hale end graduates who were desperate to play in the first team. Martinelli, saka, smith-rowe and nketiah probably saved the club at least €300 million.

[@KingofWolves3277]

and a board that doesn't interfere and believed in the project. and willing to give youth a chance. somehow i doubt that will happen at man utd due to 1) aftereffects of director of football policy. 2) Glazers 3) uncertainty over takeover 4) lack of investment in training methods and equipment in comparison to rivals 5) underinvestment of academy

[@jhpfdijtuiweruot]

Ten Hag never managed before? Eh?

[@darthplagueis8886]

@@KingofWolves3277 we get Qatar and all of this changes very quickly.

[@justicedemocrat9357]

Yeah that's he has never ever managed before. Seriously, though Man Utd have a world class academy I'm confident there's 4 or 5 kids that are good enough to establish themselves if given the chance but it's hard to break in when the club is under so much pressure to get top 4.

[@jhpfdijtuiweruot]

@@justicedemocrat9357 He managed Ajax, won multiple trophies and got to a Champions League semi final. What are you talking about? Lol

[@V.040]

'Probably' a new Center Forward? Nah a new striker is definitely needed

[@estif7011]

Weghrost??

[@LocalNoob_2]

@@estif7011 are you serious?

[@nishant54]

Yeah a new center forward is necessary.

[@saqib7965]

KEY signing in order are .. CF CB CM CDM

[@sugarkookiewithsometae4245]

​@@saqib7965 How old is Casemiro?

[@jackxburke]

City also rotate their squad like crazy, less game time will help their older players maintain a higher level

[@hopelessaquarian]

For sure. But doing that AND keep winning games is only possible if you have a bench that is anywhere near as good as the starting 11. Pep can choose of ~20 top class players, ETH on the other hand had to bring in half a dozen new starters in his first transfer window of which not 1 can be replaced equaly. That's a massive difference. City are just years and years ahead of us not only in terms of building a team

[@namevame23]

​@@hopelessaquarian sadly, this is true. City's squad depth (along with Pep's managing of it) is the major driving force behind their success. Same with Bayern. 2 of the top clubs, with the most talented benches. And that is what you need if you want to compete at a good level in all competitions. Utd don't have that, and it'll take 2-3 years to reach their level (unless we get Qatari and they go all in)

[@spinyslasher6586]

@@namevame23 Man U has spent more than CIty over the last decade.

[@emmanuelmoore3920]

There’s no hope if we keep making ridiculous decisions like extending De Gea’s contract

[@zatablet5793]

Absolute prat you are.

[@gojo514]

De gea is still elite goalkeeper

[@echo3-1enteringsimpmode]

​@@gojo514 shut up. His prime years are gone. He is not useful for us now

[@Kiitman]

@@gojo514 Are you joking😂😂

[@ideozublake8036]

@@Kiitman he’s a rival fan

[@victorvelasquez1482]

I don't know why people keep bringing up RB as a position to strengthen, has Dalot not been good? Has AWB not been rejuvenated this season? I'm not saying that if the opportuinity to sign someone like Jeremie Frimpong comes up they shouldn't take it but surely a starting GK, CM, ST and a few depth players to raise their floor are more important than signing a new RB?

[@ayub460]

It’s because that AWB IS NOT SUTIABLE FOR THE FUTURE

[@jhpfdijtuiweruot]

Nope. they have both done ok but hardly spectacular

[@darthplagueis8886]

@@jhpfdijtuiweruot yeah thats why Madrid wants Dalot lol.

[@jhpfdijtuiweruot]

@@darthplagueis8886 What's that got to do with anything I said? When did Dalot do spectacularly well, please? I'll wait...

[@darthplagueis8886]

@@jhpfdijtuiweruot First half of this season.

[@beatzguy]

Basically United are screwed unless we get new owners

[@dutchmilk]

Manchester United is screwed unless both owners and 75% of its "fans" gone.

[@_XPERIA_]

Just wait until you live in the real world under an ownership that doesn't spent 100's of millions every Summer like the Glazers have

[@Shadowespeon17]

New owners won't fix anything overnight, United still wouldn't be above FFP. It's already been reported that the budget will only be approx. £100m regardless of the club's ownership. Newcastle hasn't been able to just chuck money around willy-nilly and Chelsea exploited a loophole by offering contracts beyond 5 years so they can finance them on smaller lump-sums

[@manwhoasked5942]

​@@Shadowespeon17 you don't have to always buy all the players, what did Chelsea and PSG accomplish by doing the same? Nah, there's a lot more basic-level sh¡t. Starting with reviving that academy and improving cafeteria, training centre and all. I believe Ronaldo mentioned a few issues w/ the club in his interview that needs immediate attention.

[@notsaying7018]

​@@manwhoasked5942 chelsea won a ucl

[@DatInfraOrdinaryGuy]

I’d love to see you delve into this ideal within the efl and how it’s different - with shorter term contracts, a higher turnover of players and an older average age, I wonder if there are any glaring outliers and importantly a correlation with relative success

[@calahoon22]

Might be made worse if the rumours about going after Kane is true, getting an older player for big money that might have to be replaced in another 3 years or so

[@786Demigod]

Unlikely but if we could sign a younger striker alongside Kane then it would be amazing

[@sugarkookiewithsometae4245]

They could wait one year for him and sign someone young this year.

[@lifecoachtoch]

Do you take Kane if that guarantees us UCL placements + pushing for titles over the next few years? If we can’t qualify for UCL and compete in the league due to lack of goals in the team I think that hurts us even more in terms of recruitment

[@Hypocrisy.Allergic]

We need Kane honestly. We don t have attack. Let s sell sancho, he s so useless.

[@edenhazard2751]

@@Hypocrisy.Allergic Kane wont go to United lol. United and Spurs both will be getting Europa next season.

[@sequoia689]

Thought with Dalot and Wan Bissaka, they don't need another right back. Seems Ten Hag is beginning to understand the amount of work ahead of him.

[@FountainOfYoot]

No. They do. AWB can be a back up, Dalot can be sold and untied can get Frimpong/Dumfries. neither of the two united have would start in a UCL/PL challenging/winning team, and AWB isn't a player that suits ETH's style of play, if you compare him to the ones he had at Ajax.

[@kamikoto1558]

@@FountainOfYoot just ignore how good dalot was this season till he got injured then

[@jhpfdijtuiweruot]

@@kamikoto1558 Dalot has never been good. What are you talking about?

[@FountainOfYoot]

@@kamikoto1558 IS HE GOOD NOW. 😂 NOW IS WHAT MATTERS. Yesterdays football match wasn't played before the world cup. Neither was the last one. Do you realize that time moves forward? You people stuck in the past is the reason United is where it is. You're uncomfortable about change, not realising that change is the only way this club will grow. Ridiculous take. Fred was amazing before the world cup too, we should extend his contract as well? Weghorst had an amazing first 6 weeks! Class player? We need players who perform for SEASONs at a time. Not a few months of form. How is that difficult to understand.

[@FountainOfYoot]

@@jhpfdijtuiweruot to be fair he was VERY good. But that doesn't matter now.

[@rgonzalo511]

I don't know seeing players dominate into their mid thirties like Benzema, Messi etc in today's game makes me believe 30 being the point where most players retire is a thing of the past. idk there's just too many players in their thirties playing world class. It might just be a new thing in modern football that's the new norm rather than an anomaly

[@lolipedofin]

It's a new norm for all athletes, look at tennis for quick comparison. The thing is, player will still decline once they hit their 30's. Not even the most ardent Messi and Ronaldo fans would say they are better now than they were 5-10 years ago. Some will drop off faster (like Rooney), some will show surprising longevity (like Benzema or Pirlo). Only time will tell.

[@rgonzalo511]

@@lolipedofin There will be a drop off in athleticism for sure, maybe even in some mental capacities aswell such as reaction time. However is the drop in those very large from what I'm seeing not really. Then you gotta remember their loosing in physical ability but their gaining in experience and mental maturation so they might even end up peaking in their early 30s, Benzema is a prime example. Combat sports and basketball both have their players peak in their late 20s early 30s. Only time will tell.

[@SwordSaint83]

@@rgonzalo511 Benzema, CR7, Modric are very few example. Most footballers over 30 are declining, its a matter of how fast or slow.

[@rgonzalo511]

@@SwordSaint83 There's many more players than that. Also fun fact it's not just football in other sports players are maintaining very high form into older and older ages and also having longer and longer careers. It seems as though it's world wide trend in professional sports.

[@Ahrimas]

I dont know if 2-3 starters and a handful of young starlets is an unreasonable target for one of the richest clubs in the world. I think this video highlights just how good City and Arsenal are more than anyrhing else.

[@peanutbread8569]

hella debt tho

[@lifecoachtoch]

@@peanutbread8569 hopefully new owners will fix the debt issue

[@dafunkyshit]

It sounds like you're not aware that we have FFP issues and a limited budget of 100 m pounds this window, regardless of new owners coming in or not. We have a massive wage bill and 200 m pounds of debt owed in past transfer fees which affects our spending a lot. If we could sell players at a reasonable price then we could turn that 100 m into 180-200 m but given this club has been absolutely abysmal at selling players, and have fringe players that are on ridiculous wages, I really don't see how that will happen. And even with 200 m, a great striker will cost 100 m, at least. So let's say we optimistically have 100 m left - well you can get one top quality midfielder there, and maybe one up-and-coming defender.

[@siddharthnair4863]

I like the part where you pointed out even city's ageing first team. They severely need younger reinforcements. KDB and gundo are well into their 30s already. City are fortunate that they both haven't started declining just yet. Even Mahrez is 32. They need atleast 2 new midfielders and at least 1 new winger.

[@samwize28]

The difference is you know the city owners/staff will do what is required to transition.

[@glassyboy619]

31, 33....I wouldn't call that well into the 30s.

[@shubhamupadhyay844]

Foden can play as a CAM. Alvarez played like a CAM in the west ham game

[@sammybosak10]

Man city makes great signings at decent price unlike man united.

[@StarboundUK]

City since 2010 have already built 2 if not 3 league winning squads... Man Utd haven't done that

[@timrobinson8185]

Well done to the Tifo team. Great video and analysis!

[@evalationuncut5647]

Big up tifo, keep up the good work

[@eL-RaL]

🐒

[@KJ-725]

The reports of a smaller budget I would really avoid going for a few big signings but rather make the squad younger and more technical. Trust our scouts or go for players who Brighton and Benfica are interested in lol. Give ten Hag a base to improve on with a new goalkeeper, new centre midfielders, a new centre back and a striker. Reckon with sales can have a budget of 150 million

[@tahiriqbal5771]

Amazing vlog. Its looking great to see this..

[@Alfredsson14]

We can "blame" City to have the money, but should focus more on how they are so good in spending. Soriano and Beguiristain ( he came before Pep). And the loads of young players they are able to create or select all over the world. and give the squad in the hands of a decent manager, giving the time to become deep footballers

[@garethdavies4540]

Not sure how being able to buy £50-£100million players to sit on the bench is particularly masterful, but hey-ho that's modern day football.

[@crazymovierecaps6276]

​@@garethdavies4540Well Manchester united have had the same amount of money to spend , they just spend the money stupidly. Like Pogba for 90m , when man city bought bernado Silva (65m) and Gundogan for (20m). We bought Maguire for 80m . They bought Stones for 47m, and Ake for 41m . They've now bought Alvarez 30m and Akanji for 20m. We've spent 100m on one single player ( Antony) and 70m on casemiro a 31 year old. So yes Manchester City knows how to spend their money wisely

[@andrei19238]

City get blamed because they broke the rules not because they spent money

[@garethdavies4540]

Man Utd aren't the barometer of how to spend money wisely. City lie about their transfer fees, neglect to say how much agent fees were and pay people on duel contracts so they don't have to declare the true salary overheads on their figures. There's far more talented scouting departments in the EPL even at present (Brighton for example) and look back to the squad Leicester built on a budget in the lead up to their title win. City are cheats, nothing more.

[@coleyboy1921]

Yeah I thought we needed a huge rebuild and expected a mid table finish this year. But we plastered over the cracks and went for Europe instead. I hope it works out and we can begin the true rebuild this year. If we can rebuild while in ucl then I’m happy bc it’ll be hard to draw players to a rebuild without top competition draw.

[@Pops333]

Garnacho has world class written all over him. So missed in the squad

[@MrThedonhead]

Yeah but you can tell just by his haircut he will be another player at utd to be finished at 24. Once he is set for life money wise he won't want to spend his best years training and a life of pressure when he can be a jet setter. These players don't care about football and man utd spoil them.

[@1990gollum]

This is the exact reason why bringing Harry Kane is a terrible idea. At first, he will score like a madman, but he has only a couple of years left at the top level. It would be spending over 100 million just to end up with a player that will enter his decline at the same time that the rest of the team's core.

[@ineverswag]

thats the only reason I would be against his signing, it would cost so much and he wouldn't give us 6 years of assured quality end product, but as a shortterm solution, I'm all for it.

[@user-eh1iv8kx9k]

Thank you for showing this😊

[@nasrnasr7522]

Ragnick is a mastermind, he made such an accurate diagnose within really short time. His departure is Man Utd biggest loss since Sir Alex.

[@dafunkyshit]

Yep. I thought the same thing the moment we announced we wouldn't retain him for recruitment. This club has made many mistakes over the last decade in particular, but a lot of our issues could have been sorted in the winter window of the 21/22 season just by listening to him.

[@thebizness5596]

It was a blessing to have him rip the squad to pieces

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Greatest Of Them Is Real Vigrx Plus

[@9753zing]

The estimate of 2-3 years is speculation. No-one saw Arsenal’s rise this season. The nucleus of the team is strong. Ten Hag has had one window and there’s been drastic improvement. Give him another one or two and Man U will be challenging for the title

[@CoconutJewce]

Especially if we had the superwealth. Oh boy.

[@Kr4zYm0f0]

2 windows but one was wasted

[@andrei19238]

Focus of bottling top 4

[@9753zing]

@@andrei19238 my focus on making top 4 would make what impact on the team?

[@namevame23]

Exactly what I commented about. Well said.

[@Uzair_Of_Babylon465]

Fantastic video keep it up you're doing amazing things 😁👍

[@lukegrant3201]

You talked about the young nucleus that City had in place. Lewis has been unreliable, Foden too, Diaz injured. United has Rashford, Martinez at 25 and Antony at 23. Can argue those 3 are a stronger young core

[@LeafyPeach]

Antony is a huge flop though.

[@pascallovic]

The base of the story for the 2 or 3 years estimate is already questionable. Arsenal this season in comparison to the 21/22 season has closed a gap of 24 points, 30 goals scored and 22 goals against.

[@osarodionobayiuwana7788]

I always say this. You only need 1 season to challenge for the title. Leicester won from nowhere, Liverpool reached a Champs final whilst coming fourth and won the CL & EPL in consecutive seasons. It's all about how one builds their team if you ask me.

[@zero59267]

United's problem is top to bottom, they clearly lack a footballing minded decision makers in their board of directors. Ed Woodward's almost decade long tenure was like a festering wound. Arnold & Murtough capability football wise is still yet to be seen. I wouldn't fully trust anyone the Glazers appointed though. Tldr: they need a new owner.

[@user-bj2fm3jt6e]

Well done to the Tifo team , Great video and Analysis 👍

[@user-lj4zu1tr7q]

Well-done to the tifo team-great video and a analysis

[@radurozor4742]

With new owners, a DOF a revival of Sancho, the development of Garnacho, and why not getting Amad back might help United on the wings . On the CDM and CM, CDF and a GK I see jut the old: "trow money at a problem" solution.

[@aryantandon4011]

With the advancements in technology and in the medical field especially, players are able to prolong their careers and play till they're like 36. Obviously not everyone will do it, but it's highly unlikely that some of the players than you included, like Shaw and Lindelof who are only 27 and 28 repsectively, would become useless by the time they are 32 and 33. Besides, having a core of experienced players is why, in most cases, the youngsters go on to become successful, since they have someone to rotate with and learn off of.

[@andrewking563]

Every single aspect of this is discussed in the video

[@anibalromero619]

I see Casemiro being class like Modric in his late 30s

[@user-dq6se6er8j]

He isn’t even class now so why when he’s old 😂

[@croissantpower]

Well that logic is equally valid for every other team so it doesn't make a difference

[@shubhambanerjee4930]

Yes please let Maguire stay at United till he is 36

[@ImranIqbal-fr7no]

Good review 👍

[@MrBurair]

Great review

[@gluestix17]

the (hopefully) new owners need to put in place the right people to raise the technical floor of the squad whilst targeting age profiles under e.g. 26, as well as adding top players like a world class striker. we can't renew De Gea this summer. the squad players like Maguire, Mctominay, AWB, Martial, and sometimes even Fred just aren't good enough when the first team are out

[@jhpfdijtuiweruot]

That's exactly what Ole was trying to do. Then the Glazers dumped him with Ronaldo and the plan collapsed in spectacular fashion

[@hencohendriksen6908]

So they have to bring in 3 improvements each window. If budget allows, I think that's quite doable. The best gain of the current season is that United is more attractive again to top players. I'm confident they'll be able to sort out the first 3 (RB, CM and ST) this summer. Maybe a new goalie as well. So let's go: Livakovic, Marzoui, Rice and Oshimen.

[@tommilocastro3071]

That’s a 200 million or more window, I don’t think we’ll be seeing that sort of investment

[@umarabdaziz]

Man utd usually had alternating great transfer window followed by a very poor one. Rinse and repeat. It's hard to imagine them having 3 good windows back to back.

[@eesafredericks2122]

I don't think we need a right back, I think we are fine in that regard, there are some exaggerations in this comment section

[@MoonMare05]

That would be very expensive Oshimen and Rice only would £200+ mil If Man Utd were to sell decent amount of players and potentially get £100 mil and (maybe £150 mil if they’re are very lucky) Get Oshimen for £120mil Get David Raya for £40mil Get Lavia for £25-30mil And if Man Utd somehow got extra £50mil long term CB to replace Varane like Disasi

[@namevame23]

​@@eesafredericks2122 exactly. We let Dalot and Wan-Bissaka duke it out in the next season and then make a decision. To sell one of them. I hope Dalot regains his pre-world cup form and Wan-Bissaka improves his attacking. Whatever happens, we keep one of them, and then go for Frimpong (or any other top RB). Or even better, they're both top class and we're set for the position for the next 5-7 years.

[@javeriaafzal3312]

There channel never disappoint with their content loved it already

[@Ravaille]

Great insight!

[@manqobakunene]

Rodri at 26 cannot be listed as "young" demograhic while Shaw being only a year older is considered "old"...

[@notsaying7018]

Remind me whats shaw won?

[@manqobakunene]

@@notsaying7018 FA Cup, 2 League Cups, Europa League title

[@bigwednesday00able]

Interesting that shaw at 27 and bruno at 28 are considered among older players when looking at the next 2 to 3 years. Varane at 29 still has many years left when looking at average career length of the position as most CBs see their best years in their 30s. De Gea is in a similar position. He will still be viable in 2 to 3 years, although it is likely he will not be at United due to Ten Hag technical preference, but not due to age related performance dip.. It was telling that Marcus rashford was never mentioned but man shitty's top players were mentioned. Biased and inaccurate depiction of the true situation

[@jean-paulwalters8855]

Rashford's 25 y/o, then Anthony 23, Sancho 23, Garnacho at 18, wingers are fine, we don't necessarily need any, baring 1 leaves, we still got young Amad and Pellistri, who play out wide, if we sell a experienced winger, then we'll have to replace 1, but there's a good blend of wingers not at peak level yet

[@thebizness5596]

ETH loves Varane he always bigs him up.

[@M_MGamez]

Great work

[@ANNAAMEN-mv7qk]

Excellent work

[@alexx.kirby22]

Is it me or does tifo's videos always give a relaxing vibe ❤

[@plasticvision]

it's the stock muzak they always use

[@urilurie566]

the midfield is the problem with eriksen and casamiro who are getting to the end of the career but defenders in their 30s is not bad at all and the attack is pretty young. they need to switch de gea but that isnt about age its about number of mistakes which costs them points

[@anonymousbanana204]

Casemiro

[@lifecoachtoch]

ETH rates Mainoo, he’ll break into our midfield as soon as next year I’d bet

[@ayeshamaqsood9334]

Great information

[@aigamingmp9676]

Fantastic video keep it up

[@abzfootballmaniac]

The last thing i wanted to watch after losing to WHU. My heart's sinking even more. ❤GGMU ❤

[@thechriscrowing]

I feel like United need to adopt a very FM approach, trying to hoover up wonderkids on the cheap so that they can step up in a season or two (or be recouped at a profit) while going for select reinforcements at a higher value. Like, De Gea will.probably stay this summer cause we can't afford to replace him yet, the immediate necessities are striker, CM and CB. Ideally even upgrade signings need to be under 25 so they've got a good few years in them. Tbh well be lucky to make the top 4 next year. Newcastle will be better, Liverpool and Chelsea won't have such bad seasons twice in a row. This is a long game.

[@tiely13]

I'm writing Chelsea off for a while. That club is in other chaos and in fast decline.

[@osarodionobayiuwana7788]

I don't think we need a CB as much as ST and CM. We need a CM badly because we need more action. Eriksen is great but we can't depend on just him and we don't have a replacement yet. Honestly, what we need most is an ST. We need one badly. If we only sign a ST and are able to manage the squad well, we can challenge for the title. But these last few matches of the season will let me know how good ETH is at managing the squad.

[@mohammadilyas9780]

Great job dude

[@user-dq9mc3ut3r]

Nice explanation 👍

[@bagustriwidiyanto]

Their recruitment should focus on young and rarely talked player instead of already famous player, because they have to pay a lot for young and famous player

[@chazcad7319]

IQ Level 9000

[@dushimedavid6345]

The money isn't the issue. As long as they fit into the team. Last year no one wanted to play for united so they over payed but this season will attract more good players, which in turn help united to negotiate easily.

[@refigee8752]

The idea with the introduction of ETH was a rebuild. Im not too fussed about not competing for top trophies just yet, would rather see young quality players brought through and a style of play, discipline and winning mentality be instilled. This takes time. Spending money on big names has never gotten us anywhere in the previous windows. We need to be patient but deliberate.

[@namevame23]

My man. Well said.

[@Maan-oj8zf]

Very well done

[@naseemabbas175]

Nice information

[@lucadiamantini4992]

Very good video

[@ryujiful]

It's been 4 mins and the video is 6 mins long tf you mean

[@ocher8931]

I have no doubt ETH is aware of these issues. It’s whether he will get backed whilst Glazers are messing around and FFP restrictions.

[@user-oo9ff4jk5c]

Good Analysis indeed 👍

[@ThirstyCow-ms4lb]

Nice Information

[@listey]

The biggest barriers are 1. The Glazers don't seem committed to the sale which will cause huge problems if it lasts into the next transfer window 2. Man City are repeatedly allowed to do whatever they like financially with no penalty

[@F-Tier_Physique]

This is cope.

[@Shadowespeon17]

The Glazers are at loggerheads with each other. Joel and Avram strongly insist on their valuation being met while the other 4 siblings wouldn't have a problem with cashing in on their minority stakes

[@FaustoTheBoozehound]

@@F-Tier_Physique Maybe so, but it is hard to compete with the cheat

[@almac9203]

​@@FaustoTheBoozehound man City didn't force United to sign Maguire Antony Sancho and other assorted trash. United are just a very poorly run club.

[@theKidwiththeHeart]

Not under the Glazers and Jim mate...

[@aravinthiron]

Yeay thank for the video ! 🎉

[@mahdiahmed2122]

Think this video is quite exaggerated for the most part, the main point which I can agree with is that we do need to bring in more Youth players for long-term success, we also do have a lot of talent from the academy that has yet to been promoted and in 3 years time I can only assume some will have a place in the team such as Mainoo and Iqbal, we also have Pellistri and Amad who I'm sure will have a part to play from next season. The main point I disagree with is I don't see why we won't be able to compete for the major honours from next season, our bad form for parts of the season highlights our key issues, the urgent need for a new goalkeeper, a midfielder in fdj/caicedo etc to partner Bruno and Casemiro and a striker in Kane/Ramos. With those three parts getting priority in the summer I can see us competing next season for the title and champions league. Arsenal have largely benefited from only focusing on the PL this season also, whilst we're only getting our first full week break now since September, to think we won't be competing with the likes of City, Arsenal and Liverpool next season is a bit naive especially depending on how successful this coming summer transfer window is.

[@childofchief2290]

Arsenal closed a near 25pt deficit from last season's leaders to challenging. Not saying Utd will do the same but it just means that it is very hard to predict this type of stuff.

[@aasimiqbal4407]

Yh exactly everyone seems to be saying that Liverpool, Newcastle and even Chelsea will challenge next season, even though they finished 12th, but not united🙄🙄🙄

[@MuhammadUsman-uw5dp]

Good video content 👌

[@SadamRajput-nh9gh]

Very good 💯

[@billyferaldy]

As an Arsenal fan i would say United's transfer strategy is confusing to me, they want to compete and get back to the top with project manager but then they give him players to win now. Its not possible for him to win now with this squad, and it would take 200-300M and 100% success rate of signings for theme to even come close to competing next season. Hence why i questioned the signings of Casemiro, such a crucial position and they signed him in his 30s already, not to mention he is not the most reliable in possession based side. Imo ten Hag knew they need time, but the pressure of the club to deliver big signings every summer can prove costly in the long run. As van Gaal said "United are a commercial club".

[@jisunggoat960]

Casemiro was literally the only now signing what are you talking about

[@billyferaldy]

@@jisunggoat960 Varane the year before, Eriksen as well. Also some of your key players are aging, like Bruno and Shaw the main one. Maybe not so much Shaw, but the context of 2-3 years before you compete, by that time Bruno is already in his 30s. I think you need 10 players to be able to compete but you also need to buy players that are younger. Casemiro is crucial to you, you need to start looking for a younger replacement or understudy, on top of striker. And i also doubt ten Hag's talent ID, players like Antony, you can do better than him for that money, players like Raphinha or Diaby would cost less than him

[@jisunggoat960]

@@billyferaldy Eriksen was a free you take him and you don’t pass up case or varane. Shaw ain’t even old and bruno 28 he’ll be fine. Casemiro isn’t that crucial our midfield is just not good. No offence if “ billy” on yt is saying this ten hag knows all this he’s gonna sort it. Look what he’s done with the garbage he has in his first season with new owners we are fine

[@billyferaldy]

@@jisunggoat960 i guess for the budget you take him but now you need to sign another midfielder, i would say even 2 midfielders. Shaw is not old but Bruno you might need to be start looking, he is 28, gonna be 29 this year, and you would want someone with different qualities that can keep the ball, control the tempo, Bruno is more of a final third player, counter attacking player, not to say he is not good but its just a little mismatch with how ten Hag wants to play, Casemiro is crucial to you without him you wont be in this position. Ten Hag is doing a great job, but all im saying its not all rosy yet for you, the longer the takeover dragged on, it can affect your future transfer, and i have my doubts on ten Hag's talent ID, there are top managers with questionable talent ID like Klopp and Conte to name a few. He needs a top DOF, hence why i think the decision to sack Rangnick wasn't the right one

[@samwize28]

Rival fans - Utd confuse me, they are a mess Utd fans - ‘we want glazers out’ Rival fans - ‘why do you want the glazers out, I don’t understand’

[@kojosekyi8893]

We need sensible transfers again especially for Barcelona

[@Bfg12327]

No body, still massively over their own wage budget.. start selling and then consider buying..

[@tiely13]

Instead of sensible transfers maybe a 'sensible layoff' episode for Barcalona:')

[@DaddyHeckles]

Wrexham vid about their upcoming transfer window? They gotta have league 1 type money right? Thanks!

[@naveedashraf4034]

Great video

[@mozan33r71]

Casimiro has better physical evaluation than 6 years younger McTominay. He has 8 years of top football ahead

[@rwalker0130]

Idk man, I love the guy but he’s not even finishing THIS season well, let alone the next 8!

[@stefan5730]

Lol no, he relies on speed and explosiveness more than most players. He will drop off like Kante.

[@TheBillABCTV]

i say maybe not for a long time, if city keep dominating then it could be a very long time for United.

[@kukunase1686]

Man city will be stripped off titles soon

[@shahbazhussain9808]

Amazing video

[@mikehank2896]

Man utd fans still get duped into thinking Martial is their solution after he comes back from his 5th injury break of the season. Cut your losses my friend.

[@jhpfdijtuiweruot]

I don't think any fans rate him at all. What do you mean?

[@mikehank2896]

@@jhpfdijtuiweruot man utd fans rate him time to time. i've seen it, thats my opinion

[@jhpfdijtuiweruot]

@@mikehank2896 Time to time. So not very often then. Agreed

[@jhpfdijtuiweruot]

@@Antonio-hb8rd Looks like God lied to you then

[@mikehank2896]

@@jhpfdijtuiweruot glad we can agree

[@marvyjoe413]

Maguire praise in this video is hilarious 😂

[@jhpfdijtuiweruot]

He's not even playing and we are still getting battered. Weird to be still blaming him for this mess. Clearly he is not the issue, no matter how desperately you need him to be

[@mubeen4260]

@@jhpfdijtuiweruot no but our defence has improved significantly without him. We have had embarrasing results away from home with Varane and Martinez but so has VVD and literally any other defender. If u believe he wasn't a problem at all I think you've lost the plot.

[@jhpfdijtuiweruot]

@@mubeen4260 "no but our defence has improved significantly without him" That is factually incorrect. Try again >>>

[@jhpfdijtuiweruot]

@@mubeen4260 "some embarrasing results"? Lol. Take away Maguire's games and we have the worst goals conceded record of any Utd team in the last half century. It's still possible that we could end the season with a MINUS goal difference. What have you been watching?

[@hugohemingway5862]

Striker . midfield , centre half (to cover frequent injuries) and gk ....and bulk this out with one or two free signings (or near free) , and the squad will be considerably better than it has been this season. Not to mention ETH's own experience improvement from 22/23. The problem has been the drop off between 1st choice and 2nd choice in the squad is too big (Maguire's incompetence, neither rb being that good...but would prefer to keep AWB over Dalot , midfield has been non existent if Casemiro or Eriksen have not played (and even both of those are showing signs of not being at their peak recently). Wholly being reliant on MR for goals doesnt help either. Interesting though - Im sure Tifo would have said much the same about Arsenal last season (even further behind than Utd are now) ...but battle for top 4 will become much more difficult for sure, Liverpool (I think Chelsea will still be a mess going forward), Brighton, Aston Villa are all potential competitors for sure.

[@zsht]

31-year-old Casemiro on a 4-year/£63m contract on top of paying Madrid £59m was insanely stupid business. It's irrelevant if he was world-class for 6 months.

[@RandomVideosFirst]

Very balanced and intelligent perspective of uniteds situation. In short they need Qatari money to be on that 2-3 year track towards premier league success !

[@TonyTynebridge]

They spend the most money anyway

[@Alfredsson14]

Yes Qatari money plus a Beguiristain and Soriano

[@mubeen4260]

@@TonyTynebridge bc we generate as much lmao

[@advikkolla5189]

Being this early feels illegal.

[@WaqasBhatti-hc1xp]

Nice video 👍

[@TahirKhan-ui6eb]

Superb 💯♥️

[@nqagundumisomabena9434]

Beautiful Content as always. The question that also needs to be put out there is : Can Man united succeed in replacing those 10 players in the transfer market without a Director of Football? What's the likelihood of fans being left disappointed AGAIN by the transfer strategy we currently have?

[@619ck154]

The midfield is going to be the issue. The rest seems relatively simple

[@andrei19238]

They haven’t even scored 50 goals yet

[@619ck154]

@@andrei19238 I didn’t realise I mentioned the number of goals they scored

[@andrei19238]

@@619ck154 "the rest isnt simple"

[@619ck154]

@@andrei19238the midfield is an issue as you have a group of players all around the same age profile who are all gonna need replacing at the same time, it’s not going to be something that can be done gradually. We have a young forward line with a lot of potential, we only need a striker to bring it all together who is a similar age profile.

[@rishikamath6718]

Rangnick recommended Alvarez, Enzo & Caicedo... Combined cost of 40m and acerage age of 22. 2 of them starred in a World Cup win.

[@Adam-xe5xm]

enzo was never coming for less than 40m by himself, Alverez was always going to city the second they showed interest and lets be serious about Caicedo. I dont think he develops like he has on loan in the championship which is where he would be right now as a United players.

[@FaisalManzoor-me4lq]

Excellent 👍

[@nxbfilms]

Lol if the Qataris end up taking over Man United will be challenging for the title by next year easy. Ownership is what’s holding this club from achieving greatness

[@genericguy_]

That's applicable for all clubs

[@notsaying7018]

Really remind me hows spending gone the last 10 seasons?

[@nxbfilms]

@@genericguy_ not Everton

[@caseyimiller]

Might have to sacrifice a season like Chelsea

[@jisunggoat960]

We’re on the up Chelsea are a mess

[@samwize28]

You say that like this season was Chelsea’s plan 😂😂😂

[@cyberace3581]

They must invest in the backbone of the first 11 with like for like bench depth in order to compete, starting with a goalkeeper

[@anonymousbanana204]

Sell harry maguire, that'll get things going

[@SadiaShafi-pm2if]

Very informative 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞

[@tristanr8535]

maybe 10-15 years ago i would have agreed. The thing is nowadays player are extending their primes to the age of 34/35. This is due to superior levels of fitness due to improved physicians. United just need to focus on talent that is actually worth paying money for while at the same time making sure the players fit in the playing style of Ten Hag.

[@4472ify]

Diogo Costa Timber Kim Min Jee Oshimen Gravenberch De Jong ( yes that saga) Sesko or Hoijlund Are all options for this timeline

[@_.008]

They're only signing kane and sabitzer permanent mate💀

[@user-pu1ds4gy4x]

great video

[@maxmichael_]

This video didn't tell us anything we didn't already know. Kinda surprised they did this.

[@theblackswordsman9951]

With them bottling top 4 it'll be even harder.

[@jisunggoat960]

3 home games 9 points easy

[@jankmag]

@@jisunggoat960 not easy considering the form we're on

[@jisunggoat960]

@@jankmag form away from home and we have dreadful teams do play

[@jankmag]

@@jisunggoat960 I’m still not confident

[@jisunggoat960]

@@jankmag old Trafford tax

[@owainweekes7531]

Hojlund, Verbruggen, Kone and Frimpong would be good additions and realistic, as would Thuram for free. United also need a younger CB, winger and another central midfielder

[@user-zk2ur6fj2k]

Very Fantastic work video ♥️🌷🥰👍👍

[@zenitsu_the_simp]

Maguire in his prime😂

[@Jiggs316]

He's still banging in the goals

[@jhpfdijtuiweruot]

We have won in almost every game that he has started this season. Usually with a clean sheet. What do you mean? Maguire clearly isn't the issue here, no matter how desperately the internet needs him to be...

[@shalinisahay8570]

The City is Ours 🔵