So many midfielders/wingers who failed to contribute last year, some for much longer than that. Anderson, Young, Nani, Cleverley, Kagawa, Fellaini, Carrick (who was brilliant in 12/13), Fletcher (the only one with a decent excuse), Giggs (I think we can forgive him). If we persist with the 3-5-2 formation, then attacking wingers like Young and Nani will be spare wheels. Valencia has shown ability to go back as well as forward and has the speed to work in the wing-back role, and Shaw and Rafael have shown plenty of ability to go forward. Lingard looked pretty good before he got injured. Not sure how Januzaj will fit the system, as he's definitely an attackig player. Probably will eventually shift infield. He's ridiculously talented, so I hope we find room for him somewhere. Funnily enough, I think Evra may have worked better in the role than he did at left back. Always thought he looked better going forward than he did as a defender.
I'd say we need another decent defensive mid to go along with Carrick, and another quality attacking mid to go with Mata and Herarra. I still think Cleverley and Kagawa could come good under Van Gaal. Fletcher is really a depth player these days. Be interesting whether Zaha and Powell kick on at all or get shipped off.
Probably need another defender or two as cover as well.
