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You can have a plan and it doesn't work. I like Van Gaal. I like eccentrics. But it's pretty clear that he cannot inspire his players to play at their maximum on a regular basis. His signings are good imo. He's brought through some great prospects (though £#%&! knows where TFM and Varela have disappeared to). But he can't inspire players in the way Ferguson and Mourinho can. Possession isn't everything. Just like it wasn't when Ferguson knocked out Barca. Like when Mourinho knocked out a much superior Barca team with Inter. Like when Atletico just knocked out Barca and Bayern. Picking managers based on some perceived philosophy that doesn't even work, especially in the English game, is a shit idea. Better to pick a manager who knows how to win and how to inspire players to play at their absolute maximum game after game and season after season. |
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This isn't a slight on Mourinho, btw. I was up for him replacing Ferguson and thought it would happen. If he comes hopefully it'll work out. But when you hire Van Gaal - especially when a club like ours hires Van Gaal - you do so knowing he will revolutionise everything. Surely it's something you only do if you're committed to that vision, regardless of how well he does. Again, it's not about Mourinho. More what the decision would say about those running the club. |
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When LvG gets canned I think it's going to be a huge weight off him. Pleased for him, tbh. |
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Barcelona seem to be the model for a 'philosophy' in recent years, but them having a ridiculously talented group of players is a bit part of that. Most clubs sack their manager and get a new one if the old way doesn't work. It's not a new, uncommon or worrying trend. And I don't see why all the good things that Lvg has brought in (basically just the kids) can't remain. |
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Again, when Manchester United sign Louis Van Gaal, they're signing up for such drastic change that they'd better agree with the vision. Otherwise you're entirely depending on him working out, and if not you'll tear it all apart again. That's a stupid way to run a club. |
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I do get what you mean, Siders. You sign LVG, you commit to a longer term vision rather than a short-term fix. He attempts to change things from top to bottom. I get that. But my point is that if that simply isn't working (and it isn't. Maybe there's more good things happening behind the scenes. Nobody really knows) then we shouldn't be afraid to rip it out and start again. Certainly not over some pseudo-integro idea that it isn't the United way or for fear of looking like Chelsea or Real Madrid. We might be at the point where we're not only sacking lvg, but also admitting that his way isn't the right direction to go in at all. It's not ideal. It's a real pisser to commit to an idea and then have to admit it isn't working and start again. Nobody wanted it, but here we are. And I do think there is a link between immediate success and implementing these longer term visions. We have to stay relevant and competitive in order to attract the standard of players good enough to buy into whatever we have. A big part of the LVG defence is that he doesn't have the players. Well, if we continue to slide down the league and miss out on the CL then we never will. For me, there has to be a balance between the vision and the present. Right now, our present is shit and that needs addressing with great urgency. Quote:
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