Breaking the Habit - A Man United rebuild
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Solid arguing: this is of course a game, but if this was real life, you'd look for ways not to lose too much money on Antony. He's got a big salary so you either make it work, or you try to get rid of him, but only a fee that cover the expences made in 2022 (minus write-off). But you made him work, the lazy sh!t... I'm still laughing my teeth out that Ajax received nearly €100 million for him; but then we spent that money on junk players for the two transfer windows after that: Karma, I guess.
@Danimal5981
Ajax were lucky that they were dealing with incompetents at the time.
It's not unusual for a club to waste a big receipt like that. For instance, I remember Tottenham wasting the big fee that they got for Gareth Bale...
I'm rather hoping that, with the arrival of Jim Ratcliffe and his mates, we've seen the back of United being taken for a ride, like they have been since Sir Alex retired.
I think summer 2024 is going to be an interesting indication of what the 'new' Manchester United may well look like.
It might help to look back and see how Man United became a big club once more under Alex Ferguson. He took over in November 1986 and apart from a decent 1987-88, he noted an 11th place twice and a 13th, before ending 6th in 1991. They didn't become true title challengers until Ferguson's fifth (!!) year.
Fans and press are too impatient, the longevity of work needed to make any team a success is often overlooked. How long did it take Klopp at Liverpool? Arteta is at Arsenal now a bit over four years and the pieces are finally starting to fall together. That's what it takes: 5 years at least - at Man United, they start roasting a manager if he doesn't perform in his 2nd season and it's not just the board, that's equally fans and press alike.
