Sell our whole attack and start again

The 'forwards' in any squad can always be viewed as being in need of an upgrading, that's not an unreasonable expectation, or requirement, for an ambitious club.

BUT (and it is a big BUT) the reality is that it is the defence which is the location in which any successful club is built upon.

When the only premier league standard defenders the club has are Maguire and Shaw (and both have age or availability issues) - then that is why the club cannot win more than it loses.

Put a real defence, with real defenders in there (another two centre-backs option and two full-backs are essential in this), use Mount, Fernandes, Garnacho and Ugarte (perhaps) as the midfield options.

That'll allow them to play with the confidence a proper defensive unit provides and lets them provide the two forwards - who at the moment should be Zirkzee and Hojlund - to get the chances. The goals will come as the conversion rate starts to match their ability to score. The front line is NOT the main problem.

No OPPORTUNITY to score = no chances to score (or not score)

I honestly think Garnacho is the worst attacking player in the club’s history.

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List them all and I will tell you if you are correct.

43 big chances missed out of 49 for Man Utd. Man City who have been woeful in front of goal this season have missed 43 big chances out of 65.😂

Garnacho has managed 13 goals in the PL from 176 shots. I know he's only a kid, but that is shocking.

Garnacho also missed as many big chances as Kane did when he scored 30 league goals for Spurs in his last season. Garnacho is only on 3 lol.

comment by IAmMe (U18491)
posted 1 hour, 52 minutes ago
The 'forwards' in any squad can always be viewed as being in need of an upgrading, that's not an unreasonable expectation, or requirement, for an ambitious club.

BUT (and it is a big BUT) the reality is that it is the defence which is the location in which any successful club is built upon.

When the only premier league standard defenders the club has are Maguire and Shaw (and both have age or availability issues) - then that is why the club cannot win more than it loses.

Put a real defence, with real defenders in there (another two centre-backs option and two full-backs are essential in this), use Mount, Fernandes, Garnacho and Ugarte (perhaps) as the midfield options.

That'll allow them to play with the confidence a proper defensive unit provides and lets them provide the two forwards - who at the moment should be Zirkzee and Hojlund - to get the chances. The goals will come as the conversion rate starts to match their ability to score. The front line is NOT the main problem.

No OPPORTUNITY to score = no chances to score (or not score)
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This. Some of our fans still don’t understand that strikers should be judged according to the number of chances they convert or miss. This is how we pushed some players, like Lukaku, out of Old Trafford.

Lukaku was our last clinical striker we had.😂

https://x.com/StretfordPaddck/status/1891236504401236241
No idea why we got rid of Antony for when we have no attacking options.

https://x.com/statmusefc/status/1891237844070379869?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

If Zirkzee had any quality we win that. I say keep Garnacho as he at least is a threat. The rest have no threat.

Since I posted this basically our attack has denied us easy wins.😂