No More Signings Likely, Is The Squad Strong Enough?

Manchester United's manager Sir Alex Ferguson smiles during a news conference in New York, May 18, 2010. It was announced during the news conference that the 2009 English Premier League champion Manchester United will play four games against Major League Soccer clubs during a North American tour this summer. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (United States - Tags: SPORT SOCCER HEADSHOT)
After Man United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said yesterday that he is ‘comfortable’ with the squad he has, thoughts have turned to whether or not the squad is strong enough to compete for trophies.

"I cannot speak about other clubs. We are comfortable with the squad we have got," Sir Alex said.

"We bought players at the right time of the season and we are happy with what we have."

This summer United have signed two players- defender Chris Smalling from Fulham and striker Javier Hernandez from Club Deportivo Guadalajara (Chivas). As usual Man United has been linked with many top name players, but with the amount of debt the club is in, so signing any of those players has looked unrealistic.

Those two additions to the squad are unlikely to step straight into the first team, so is the squad good enough to do better than last season?

Last season United won the Carling Cup, finished second (one point behind) Chelsea, were knocked out of the UEFA Champions League by Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals. They also went out in the third round of the FA Cup to Leeds United.

There is no doubting that United have a good squad, much of next season will depend on factors such as injuries, last season United had a terrible time with injuries, especially in defence.
Players such as Dimitar Berbatov and Michael Carrick will need to hit some form and the younger players who do play more games for the first team will need to slip straight into the team and impress.
United will also need players such as Luis Nani and Wayne Rooney to shine. Sir Alex will also want to keep hold of Nemanja Vidic, who is rumoured to want a move away from Old Trafford.

For me the main contenders for the Premier League title will be United and Chelsea. Arsenal will be there or thereabouts and Man City are spending ridiculous amounts of money and it would be stupid for me to say that they won’t pose a threat to the top spots.

Anything can happen in the Champions League, FA Cup and Carling Cup because of the knockout games, they're unpredictable and anything can happen.

The squad is good enough to win a trophy or two but Man United have a tough season ahead of them and will need some luck along the way.

There is no point being all doom and gloom about no more signings, I would have liked to see one or two more but now all we can do is look forward to the season ahead.

6 Responses so far.

  1. Anonymous says:

    We certainly need a creative attacking midfielder. Depending if Vidic & Evra leave, we may need another proven center-half.

    Looks like debt is begining to bite. Fergie simply has no money to spend and has to make do with what he's got. Let's hope youngsters live up to expectations and injuries are kind to us this season or we are doomed ...

  2. Anonymous says:

    YES SILLY UTD FAN, YES UTD IS GOING PERHAPS TO WIN THE CARLING CUP ONCE MORE,BECAUSE TEAMS LIKE CHELSEA,ARSENAL AND LIVERPOOL DO NOT PAY HEED TO THAT COMPETITION.EVEN THE COMMUNITY SHIELD YOU ARE NOT GOING TO WIN BECAUSE CHELSEA IS ON YOUR WAY.SMALL MINDED PEOPLE WILL WIND SMALL TROPHY ,NOT EVEN A CUP....

  3. Anonymous says:

    Hollow Hollow Hollow
    Chelsea's success is hollow
    All the money they took
    from the big Russian crook
    and cannot win three in a row.....

  4. utd fan says:

    fxxk u little chelsea and how many trophy in your fxxking small little cabinet ?go back to your fxxking asshole small club pls won a european cup then qualify talking to me--------utd fan

  5. Anonymous says:

    honestly,i dont think this squad is good enuf
    we need one good playmaker damnit

  6. Anonymous says:

    Man. Utd. may not be a trophy winning club this season. I still think that they needed to focus more on defence instead of attacking but I'm not the old guy in charge. I do like Hernandez but we as Utd fans need to see the def pave the way for the attackers. Without the defenders causing havoc on the opposition we will not have the attacking space needed to go all the way this season. Forwards are quality but, def. is lacking and is the main problem I see in this upcoming season for Utd. UTD FAN

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