When Totti posted United's potential line-up next season in the transfer thread, it got me thinking, and I didn't want to derail that thread (more than it already does by all manner of bs). It's not unlikely they'll line up with one English player; and he's from Liverpool!!! It's easy to point to LVG, but I guess, it was always a matter of time with the international brand machine they've become.
With United following the other three teams finishing above us last in having nearly no English players, my "simple" question is this:
Would you prefer to have a team with the preferred line-up consisting of 2-3 acadamy product, 2-3 English players that's been with the club since their teens/early 20's, while having a, say 10% chance of breaking into the top 4 (and staying there) within the next five years?
Or instead having 11 foreign players with a 90% chance of winning the PL in the next five years?
I guess, I've already revealed my position by bringing this up. And I'm not even English! Which is one of the reasons, I would find it interesting to know how you guys feel about the foreign imports, especially now we've got academy products, not just breaking through, but excelling.
I'm fairly new here, so apologies if you've had this discussion.....
With United following the other three teams finishing above us last in having nearly no English players, my "simple" question is this:
Would you prefer to have a team with the preferred line-up consisting of 2-3 acadamy product, 2-3 English players that's been with the club since their teens/early 20's, while having a, say 10% chance of breaking into the top 4 (and staying there) within the next five years?
Or instead having 11 foreign players with a 90% chance of winning the PL in the next five years?
I guess, I've already revealed my position by bringing this up. And I'm not even English! Which is one of the reasons, I would find it interesting to know how you guys feel about the foreign imports, especially now we've got academy products, not just breaking through, but excelling.
I'm fairly new here, so apologies if you've had this discussion.....