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Originally Posted by Slava
How's the depth at United? Seems to me you guys were forced to choose between Europa and the league at the end of the season as well. It's not easy for PL clubs to compete for the title and meaningfully in Europe as well.
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if there's one thing that United has, it's depth. And they needed it ... they played 64 games last season. Spurs played 53, Chelsea and Liverpool less than 50. You need a deep squad for 60+ games, that's for sure. United having to choose between PL and EL had nothing to do with depth, but with a really poor home record. Only 8 wins, but 10 draws ... that's what ultimately cost them a top 4 spot.
and honestly, looking at the Tottenham team, I see no depth. You only have one RB, your only cover for Kane is Janssen. Your only CB backup is Wimmer. Your first XI is amazing, but you're one key injury away from disaster. Don't forget that United lost their top striker (Ibrahimovic) and one of their CB starters (Rojo) to season-ending injuries, plus Shaw, plus Young, plus various other injuries over the course of the season. You need depth to overcome that. Spurs don't have that.
That being said, it'll be really interesting to see how Chelsea and Liverpool cope with Europe. They don't seem to have a lot of depth either, and not playing in Europe last season certainly helped them a lot.