On this episode, Patrick and Ted rebuild Manchester United. Which Striker should they go for, what positions do they need to improve (hint: a lot of them), and what players can they keep in their squad? Should they go after Victor Osimhen, Viktor Gyokeres, Liam Delap or someone else? Or should they splurge on a midfielder instead? All that and more on todays episode, enjoy!
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00:00 - Intro
00:52 - United should be better than this
01:47 - United could finish 17th
02:33 - It’s been good to see United fans suffer a bit
03:19 - Rebuilding United is hard because they have SO FEW resources
04:06 - Their books are depressing, but they have some young talent
05:27 - How are United broke while Chelsea have infinite money
06:12 - United have made tons of mistakes, especially with wages
07:47 - This is a multi-year rebuild
08:49 - Amorim has been honest about this hurting
10:19 - United should NOT go for super specialized players
10:49 - Christian Eriksen = Tin Man
11:32 - They lack athleticism
12:50 - Garnacho and Diallo
13:11 - Their Next Center Forward - Darwin Nunez, Victor Osimhen, Someone else?
14:36 -Darwin and someone to pass to him
16:35 - United can’t shop at premiums anymore
18:24 - Two approaches they can go for
19:52 - The near term option
20:51 - The extreme discipline option
22:19 - Better teams get value out of players
24:20 - If they want a striker, where should they look?
25:49 - Discount Striker and amazing CM?
26:50 - Osimhen or Gyokeres?
27:56 - Jonathan David and Georges Mikautadze
28:27 - Being connected to lesser tier clubs
30:17 - Liam Delap
32:20 - Playing higher variance
33:23 - What’s the plan and who is executing it?
34:13 - Comparison to Liverpool and Arsenal
35:55 - Lionel Messi and doing the right thing
37:11 - Nunez as the answer to structured football
37:47 - Boniface for cheap?
39:06 - Ederson
40:04 - Should’ve bought Joao Neves not Lenny Yoro
40:51 - Rebuilding from 14th to 7th is not 4th to 1st
41:35 - Angelo Stiller
43:30 - Is Cunha too expensive?
44:11 - Adding a changing room problem?
47:40 - Jean-Philippe Mateta
48:36 - United have to shop much deeper in the market
50:08 - Should they gamble on unknown, cheap guys?
51:07 - Buying from surplus English academies
53:25 - They have to fill their needs
55:04 - Xavi Simons and Soungoutou Magassa
56:35 - They need high floor guys
57:17 - Benefiting from a 2nd team?
58:24 - United fans this will take TIME
1:00:48 - Sign 23/24 year olds for the long term plan
1:02:33 - A couple enjoyable players go a long way
1:04:54 - B-Roll (Dorgu, Johnny Evans, and continuity)
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