I’m Italian, you put Meret as 10th and Provedel as honorable mention. You completely forgot Vicario which is better than both IMO and Donnarumma who is currently our national team’s starter (which I disagree with but I still consider him good).

Onana had a terrible start of the season, Sommer maybe a few years ago would have made the list but not now, Pope could maybe be an honorable mention, Spain has has at least 4 or 5 keepers that are way better than De Gea.

Few names in random order you didn’t even mention: Diogo Costa, Gregor Kobel, David Raya, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Unai Simon.

A personal favorite which I think is underrated: Wojciech Szczesny.

I would make an effort to have a good relationship with everyone. I would give a chance to any player to prove, both in training and on the pitch, if they are worthy. Fresh start with everybody, this includes Sancho, if he trains well and plays well he could reignite his career. No second chance for Greenwood though, I require a certain moral integrity. Players like Antony and Rashford might be staying on the bench for a while if they keep performing like they are. Bruno can remain captain but he needs to stop whining like a little schoolgirl for everything that happens on the pitch. If he can’t I’ll simply make the oldest player on the pitch captain until I find a suitable candidate.

I would stop playing players out of their natural position. No more Bruno RW or other bullshit like that. I would address the injury crisis ASAP, there must be something wrong with their training regime that is causing too many injuries.

Players who want to leave in January can do so only for a fair price. New players arriving will have their wage more dependent on caps, performances and other stats.

The truth might be in the middle: ETH is a bit of a dick to deal with, these players can be some spoiled brats.

Can’t mention Zaza and Baggio without mentioning Di Biagio hitting the bar in the quarter final of France '98.

Tunçay Sanlı vs Man Utd in 2005

What if the keeper fouled?

What if the keeper fouled?

Do aviation disasters count? If yes the Superga air disaster claimed the life of the whole Torino team in 1949 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superga_air_disaster .

When it happened to Juventus in 2006 most of the players stayed and 7 big names took off. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_Juventus_FC_season

Alvaro Morata will get the ballon d’or if this rule is implemented.

Jokes aside whatever they do with offsides will have a profound impact on the game. I hope VAR will be more streamlined and automated in the future, watching players celebrating only to get goals disallowed 2-3 times per game is getting a bit ridiculous.

Playing with 442 means that the 2 strikers are going to share the number of goals, while in a 433 the centre forward is going to score usually more than the wingers (Look at Kane for comparison). Add the missed world cup qualification of 1958, 2018, 2022. Add the missed qualification of the European Championship of 1972, 1976, 1984, 1992. Add that in several occasions when Italy went far into the competition certain crucial games were decided by penalty shootouts that don’t count as goal scored. In the '90s and '00s there was an abundance of great strikers, competing against each other and resulting in fewer goals for each one, while in the '10s and especially the '20s there was and there is a crisis with very few strikers available.

He could go to the Saudis if he’s just after the money. If he instead wants to salvage his career he could pick any club playing in champions league where he could be in the starting XI and sign a contract for a lower wage but good rewards for games played, goals and assist. Juventus have Chiesa as a left winger so not a smart move to go there (although he is prone to get injured).

Because he has talent and comes with a price discount, thanks to all the dramas that happened between him and Ten Hag. He can be one of the best winger in the world or just another wasted potential, and it’s totally up to him. He just needs to start acting like an adult and train hard. He would 100% benefit from a change of environment, he did extremely well in Germany and broke several records when he wasn’t even 20.

Jude Bellingham