4) Drop Wayne Rooney
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Wayne Rooney is like that fish that you can’t swallow because of the sharp bones, but the taste is so good that you don’t want to throw it out. These days, however, the sharpness of the bones is getting a little too hard to bear.
The conundrum that surrounds him has gotten out of proportion. One would have thought that if there was a manager who had the cojones to drop him, it was Jose Mourinho. However, even the Portuguese is looking for ways to fit the square peg in a round hole.
The England international is no longer a striker, neither does he have the creativity to play as the number 10, nor does he have the intelligence to operate as the midfield general. So, then, what is he? In simple terms, he is a hotchpotch that is nearly good enough to play anywhere, but just not great enough to operate everywhere.
For a long time now, managers have tried to find a place for him in the team. But all they have managed to do is slow the team down with his presence on the pitch. Granted, on his day, he is the best English player on the planet, but those days are as rare as witnessing stars in the morning.
And now, with youngsters like Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford raring to go, Jose Mourinho must do the near-impossible.
