Louis van Gaal’s reign as the manager of the biggest club on the planet is only four months in yet compared to last year the aura of the club has changed in a way I’ve never seen before.
David Moyes’ disastrous 10 months in charge at Manchester United left the club in somewhat disarray and left the fans with huge doubt in their mind about how long it would take the club to regain its status as the top club in English if not European football. Finishing 7th in the league meaning no Champions League for us this term and no trophies having been won in the last, at the end of May last year it looked very bleak from a Reds fan’s point of view. From where I stand at the moment, at the end of the summer transfer market I have never been as excited about a forthcoming season that this one.
The poor start we’ve endured in the Premier League so far –drawing two and loosing at home to Swansea on the opening day- means nothing as of yet. When asked if he was worried about his start to the Premier League campaign LVG told reporters, “come off it. That means nothing. We’ve only just started.”
Now if this was last year I would be worried and I’d have been concerned with where the club was actually going to end up. However, this time around I find myself totally relaxed about the situation. I trust LVG and the job he is doing. From afar, it seems the players want to play under him and his philosophy. This is in complete contrast from reports last year of the unrest of the players and the broken relationships of the players with David Moyes. That made everybody nervous about the situation and what was going to happen more than anything else.
LVG knows who he wants and how he wants to play. This is shown through his ruthlessness in discarding players who he no longer needs or who he doesn’t think are good enough. The departures of Danny Welbeck and Tom Cleverley were imminent as soon as he had told both of them that first team football wasn’t going to be an option for them. He offloaded them as soon as he could and brought in players who he knows are good enough and players who can adapt more than adequately to his philosophy.
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Hello Alex.
Nice to see a Man Utd fan over here
I liked this article but there were some grammatical errors.
Some sentences need better punctuation.
Also, a few sentences were very long.
For example :
"David Moyes’ disastrous 10 months in charge at Manchester United left the club in somewhat disarray and left the fans with huge doubt in their mind about how long it would take the club to regain its status as the top club in English if not European football"
There were a couple of other instances, and I suggest that you split these long sentences into shorter ones. It helps with the flow.
Now coming to the content.
I somewhat agree with you, but I have to say that David Moyes was not treated fairly. He was merely the scapegoat for Ed Woodward's transfer failings. Had these signings been delivered last season, it would've been a different story. Also, It is too early in the season to start judging the "Louis Van Gaal" effect. Only time will tell.
If he continues to persist with his 3-5-2 formation, and the results dont get better, we might see a similar dressing room turmoil to last season's. Also, I strongly disagree with him selling Tom Lawrence.
I have a feeling that if this doesn't work out, we might be seeing Ryan Giggs as the manager next season.
Which I would love, because Giggsy is everything that United are, and it would be the perfect match.
Thanks for the feedback and I know what you mean however I don't believe David Moyes would have had the authority that LVG has in the market so he wouldn't have been able to acquire the quality players we've brought in this season.
Thanks a lot though!
Thanks for the feedback and I know what you mean however I don't believe David Moyes would have had the authority that LVG has in the market so he wouldn't have been able to acquire the quality players we've brought in this season.
Thanks a lot though!
"From where I stand at the moment, at the end of the summer transfer market I have never been as excited about a forthcoming season that this one."
I whole-heartedly agree with you.
LVG genuinely knows what he's doing, unlike his predecessor. But the thing is, it wasn't completely administrative/tactical flaw that has caused United to fall. The team itself lacked the the appropriate skill set to be able to succeed. So what LVG by getting rid of Cleverley and Welbeck and bringing in top notch players like Di Maria, Shaw and Herrera was a smart move. I'm not too sure if Falcao can do well here, but let's see what magic the Dutch conjures up.
I personally am not that worried about United as I was since SAF's departure. I'm actually quite optimistic. And not to forget, to have Wayne Rooney as a captain makes me THAT much more excited about this season and the ones that are yet to come.
Good article. I'd like to read more of your football reviews.
Thanks very much, I'll post more shortly.
Cheers!