So yesterday there was a thread...

...saying that we should go for Diego Capel in the summer because he's cheap, and a left winger.

And people AGREED with this, thinking it was a good idea.

Is that really how simple some of you think it is? "Oh, we don't have a left footed winger, lets go buy one and it'll improve us!"

Well, it doesn't work like that, it wouldn't improve us, and anyone who can't understand why it wouldn't should have a good long think and try to grasp the game to a higher degree.

How exactly would a left footed left winger improve our league standing? How exactly would one have helped us against Madrid? Do we not score goals from the left hand side?

You buy a player because they could be a great player AND offer you something different to what you've got, you don't just buy random no-marks because they play in a certain position and KICK THE BALL WITH THEIR LEFT FOOT!

Are the fans who agreed with this idiotic suggestion even in to football?

I've tried explaining it recently but I think every time I try, it goes over a lot of people's heads, so just take my word for it now that next season and after, while Sir Alex is still here, we're going to see a Manchester United with forwards drifting wide and van Persie in particular playing as a striker for a while, then drifting out to a wing-forward position for chunks of games. We're going to see Rooney as a 9 and a 10 separately during different periods of the game and we're going to see Antonio Valencia become a from-the-bench player, with Welbeck and Zaha playing as winger/strikers, eventually with Welbeck displacing v.Persie and assuming an "Henry-role". We'll need a top drawer player to operate from the right to be creative and also offer a serious individual goal threat to complete our attack and that's where big money will be spent this summer. Nani could be able to play the role, but I think he's gone tbh, inspite of all the hope that he'll stay. Fact is though he's on big money, wants more, and isn't as good as he needs to be to be sure of a starting role + the wages he's after at our club. Once in a while when he's on form, yeah, he's as good as anyone in the world. But he's not going to deliver consistently at the highest level ever, so I foresee a big player replacing Nani in the summer. If they don't, then it's because they weren't available, no other reason.

As for the left side, the player I think'll replace Nani is James Rodriguez, who plays anywhere in front of midfield, and is going to be a superstar. Also happens to be left footed. Not that that matters much, but it should keep people happy.