03 Jun 2015 11:07:58
Caught radio on late drive home from work last night and were critical of rodgers and his signings, but then said he showed signs as a good coach because they saw our team as one of the worst they've seen and needs major investment.

Obviously have a few players we need to move on, but personally think our best starting XI is more then good enough to get at least top 4 and is maybe 1-3 top signings from challenging for the title.

The squad overall I think is really good (even if overcrowded in some areas), just have a few players we don't need. With the players returning from loan and youth players who could make I think we have a good enough squad to challenge just the manager I doubt.

Be curious to hear Eds take on on the squad's strength compared to those above us and anyone else's as well.

{Ed001's Note - I don't see why they make up this nonsense. Our squad is certainly good enough on paper, we just don't use the players correctly. We have a top 4 squad if handled right. Chelsea are the only club with a truly balanced squad in the Prem.}

1.) 03 Jun 2015
03 Jun 2015 11:59:18
i agree, our squad is actually pretty good. even with injuries, 4 4 2 diamond with high press would probably get the best out of our team in 14/15 season. oh and play lucas for gods sake.

but we kept going on and on with the 3 4 2 1, and playing everyone out of position.

2.) 03 Jun 2015
03 Jun 2015 12:09:58
I don't know what you see in our squad? The top 4 have better players in more important positions, it's simple!

{Ed001's Note - Man Utd don't have any defenders worth the name other than Shaw, and he keeps getting injured.}

3.) 03 Jun 2015
03 Jun 2015 12:41:50
Liverpools defence is no better though ed to be fair. Seems to be the downfall of both teams. City other than kompany and zabaleta are a defensive nightmare also. Chelsea's solid back line didn't win them the league but it certainly helped.

4.) 03 Jun 2015
03 Jun 2015 12:52:09
But neither do we and we don't have all the world class midfielders and strikers they do

5.) 03 Jun 2015
03 Jun 2015 12:57:15
I still don't get where do you see a team with 4th position potential? We don't have a striker good enough for 8th position(par Sturridge who was injured the whole year). We have a young immature prospect in Sterling(who dribbles everyone but is awful in his last attempt) and a Lallana who does not set the world alight. Our defense is mediocre at best. Johnson is awful. Skrtel is so and so. Lovren is awful. Toure is awful. We have good but not top goalkeeper. The only ok player in our defense is Moreno. We had an aging Gerrard. We have a good prospect in Ibe. A headless chicken in Markovic. The only top players we currently have are Hendo and Coutinho. Now compare these players with United's, City's and Arsenal's. Then you will see the huge gap.

6.) 03 Jun 2015
03 Jun 2015 13:09:00
In fairness reckon Arsenal are 3 signings away from having a team as good as chelsea's that could challenge for CL.

City, defence is pretty poor bar Zabalata and Hart (Kompany has been poor for a long time). Midfield have silva but their regular starters (Nasri, Fernando, Fernandinho, Navas, etc) I wouldn't want - even Toure is more trouble then he is worth as just doesn't seem to care. Up front have good strikers (Dzeko, Bony, Aguero) but all best playing up top on their own and don't have players who suit playing either up top or wide of them.

Man U (apologise as imagine i'll be biased) only real star player is de gea (can argue ADM but poor this season and always been unsure of him). Have Rooney up top who is good but RVP looks done, ADM doesn't seem settled, matic is great behind rooney but seems to be played wide, and Januzzi has a lot to improve. Herrera and Carrick are really good players but rest aren't anything to write home about (not really a big blind fan) and agree defensively work well together, but individually don't rate any of them.

Personally I think we have some good defenders just need to be coached properly and play the best two (not skrtel essentially). Can, Henderson, & Lucas are all great players when played correctly. Attack wise; studge, couts, sterling (least while here), lallana, and ibe are all really good players - just think we need another forward who suits us, a DM to cover lucas, and if sterling leaves a more natural wide player and depending on what we get in think GK to challenge Mign would be good and depending on what happens a RB would help.

7.) 03 Jun 2015
03 Jun 2015 14:02:18
I disagree on our squad being poor. Our squad might be overcrowded in some areas BUT potentially, there is very good material to work with. With Can, Hendo, Lucas, Sahko, Sterling, Lallana, Studge (when fit), Couts, Ibe even Ilori (who can be great, IMO)and Toure who is quite good on his day as a useful backup, that is a good spine right there. Adding a fullback, a top striker, maybe a DM and bringing through the likes of Rossiter, branagan, Sinclair and Ojo should do it. The squad albei unbalanced, is there BUT severely undercoached and mismanaged by ironically, the guy who built it. They need to put in conditions to succeed and not played out of position and fail in coach`s bid to look like a genius. BTW, None utd`s CB`s are better than Sahko and their fullbacks are poor and not impressed with Shaw at all.

8.) 03 Jun 2015
03 Jun 2015 14:59:29
Are you people having a laugh? The only defenders who I can call better than Arsenal's, City's or United's defenders is Sakho and Moreno and this is still up for a big discussion.
Does anyone here compare Rooney, RVP and Falcao with Borini, Lambert and Balo? OR Mata with Lallana? Or Di Maria with Lallana? You people live in cuckoo land if this is the case.

9.) 03 Jun 2015
03 Jun 2015 18:03:31
Lallana is better than Di Maria