mutt1 wrote:
Where would you look at strengthening in January? They are saying that SAF has £60m + what he makes in player sales.
For me the midfield is a major concern this season. Ok Valencia will be back next season so the right side will be pretty strong with Nani and Toni, we can't keep relying on Scholes holding the Centre of midfield together he's not going to be around forever. I've always held the beleif that Rooney would be more suited to the Scholes type role so that could be an option with Berba and Chico playing up front or if they could get in Sneijder or Schweinsteiger you'd obviously go with Rooney and Berba upfront, Fletcher playing the defensive mid role or Hargreaves when fit. We desperately need a replacement for Giggs on the left side and there is a certain left sided Welsh player who i'd love to see taking his place although we don't know how Bebe is going to turn out yet.
The defence is strong enough for me but if that was to be strengthened i'd maybe look at back up for Evra although we do have O'shea who does ok. I think we're ok at right back with Rafael improving all the time and cover from Brown and Fletcher can also cover. I really like the look of Smalling from what i've seen of him and i think he could have a big future and looks like the ideal replacement for Rio.
In the summer a keeper is a necessity as like schoes,giggs etc Van Der Sar can't carry on for much longer
Out
Carrick
Anderson
Gibson
Park
Scholes (retire)
Giggs (retire)
Neville (retire)
Van Der Sarr (retire)
In
Neuer
Sniejder or Schweinsteiger
Cleverley (back in Jan)
Bale (doubt he'd come though)
This would be my ideal lineup
Neuer/Ketchup
Rafael/Brown
Rio/Smalling
Vidic/Evans
Evra/O'shea
Valencia/Nani
Fletcher/Hargreaves
Schweinsteiger or Sniejder/ Rooney
Bale/Bebe
Berba/Macheda/Welbeck
Rooney/Chico/Diouf
With the likes of Cleverly, Eikrem, James, Morrison, Petrucci, Cory Evans, King, Pogba and Lingard all looking like they could have good futures
I'd say we need a keeper, a midfielder, a wide player and a striker. I think the immediate priority will be a keeper, Steklenberg and the young Danish keeper both mentioned along with De Gea. Also a midfielder with Sniedjer looking like the target. I think this season will be the last for Giggs and Scholes but they might just go round again but not as first choice week in/out.
