United in Bad Shape

Strikers? Rooney is superb at 24. But when will Berbatov become good? He is never going to justify the price tag we paid for him. And is Owen ever going to be good enough (as effective as Solskjaer!)? Owen misses easy opportunities in games, lack of sharpness. Wellback - don't play him in the wing, he isn't going to be any impact in that position. We seriously need one strong, quick, and scoring striker, somebody like Torres.

Wingers? Valencia has proven his worth, he got the speed and is threatening in the wing, scores some goals, but never going to have the impact that Ronaldo had. Nani is not going to make it, Tosic is a waste of money, Park is industrial, hardworking but with limited ability going forward... Orbertan? I saw him against Leeds - awful.

Midfielder? Fletcher is growing into an important player but never world class. Carrick passes well, but can be invisible at times. Scholes shows some flashes every now and then but is no longer a consistent player. Giggs plays well in the middle and is a class act but he is not going to be playing very often. Anderson is not taking his job too seriously, he got potential but has not been proving himself yet. Gibson thinks he can scores from the middle of the field in every game, which is a joke. And we are never going to see Owen Hargreaves back on the pitch, ever!

Defenders? Evra, if only we can have more of his quality in the team, then we will be superb. Rio has been missing and is never going to be reliable all season player anymore with his bad back. Vidic is rock solid but he is moving away. Evans is good youngster and we should build the defence around him. Wes Brown is a good cover but can never be the first choice center back/right back. Old man Gary? Please, please retire. He is way too slow now. Fabio and Rafael are promising wing backs. They will become important. John O'Shea, we need you back fast!

Goalkeepers? We need one world class young goalkeeper desperately! Seriously. Please offload Ben Joke Foster.

Here is what we need to get to the end of the season:
Manuel Neuer (New)
Rafael, Vidic, Rio, Evra
Valencia, Fletcher, Owen H, Giggs
Edin Dzeko (New), Rooney

subs: VDS, Kuszczak, Fabio, Brown, Evans, Carrick, Scholes, Anderson, Park, Berbatov, Owen, O'Shea, Wellback.

Then, at the end of the season, retire Gary N, offload Berbatov, Foster, Tosic, Gibson and Nani.