Lieutenant Dan wrote:
Man C, Liverpool and Arsenal are the top three for a reason: clear philosophies that runs through boardroom recruitment manager and players.
Man U and Chelsea are fucking basket cases: throwing good money after bad at players and managers with no coherent plan. That's why they're as shit as they are.
I'm interested to see how Ratcliffe instils a new ethos within Man U. Chelsea, on the other hand, will remain a team full of ladybits, run by ladybits for ladybits.
Completely agree.
United have been terribly run since the Glazers took over, and only the genius of Fergie kept them winning major titles / reaching CL finals and delayed the decline until his retirement.
That's certainly why United are so far behind the top two (that and the 115 charges from the cheats!) But the nightmare injuries are the reason we've dropped as low as we have this season. But for those, it would have been the usual battle for CL spots with the teams in 3rd-5th.
Definitely interesting to see how Ratcliffe / INEOS goes about rebuilding. They're making some good appointments to address the off field footballing side such as recruitment. And the youth sides have been getting strong again for the last few years now all the way down the age groups. But it's going to take some time to rebuild the first team squad capable of getting back to challenging for the PL / CL.