The season starts today and kicks
off with the Red Devils taking on Tottenham. Are the boys of Old Trafford ready
to rumble and fight for the EPL trophy?
Las season Van Gaal wasn’t shy with the money, went
all out to build a squad that’ll challenge the league. A few mishaps and bad
runs saw them limping to a fourth place finish. With the likes of Di Maria,
Falcao and Van Persie, you would think top three will be easy. Blame injury, it
is to blame, but the manager should shoulder all of the fault.
He experimented with the team like a mad scientist and
now he has a result. Recently announcing to deploy his men in the 4-3-3
formation, that’s by the way. What’s to say Van Gaal will use the new assets he
acquired right and not bungle it like he did last season’s. That was what he
did, you don’t cast aside a player because of injury and lack of confidence.
You manage him, try to bring out the very best in him. Van Persie performed
under him for the national team, but was a different shade of flop for united.
What changed? The way the manager handled it. Di Maria will always be
exquisite, but injuries hampered him and he was called upon rarely.
United might have a forward problem, but they also
have a manager problem. What’s to say he won’t cast Depay aside if he shoots
outside the box, when LVG told him not to. LVG demands obedience, when he
doesn’t get that, your playing time suffers.
Di Maria has joined PSG. That shouldn’t hurt much, he
got Schweinsteiger, schneiderlin and Depay. Making his midfield one of envy in
the league. And with Darmian able to boss the wings, United might as well be
unstoppable.
But will Van Gaal dish out second chances and not lash
out prematurely? Schweinsteiger is a bag of injuries, what will be his fate if
he turns out to be another Di Maria? Leaving United next window maybe.
I wonder why a striker is yet to be acquired, a deal
for Pedro might be in the works, but finalizing it earlier pays. Rooney is not
a natural striker, though he can score. Good to know Hernandez is back, but I
feel LVG doesn’t like him.
A change of manager will change nothing, orientation
maybe. Manchester United is a gifted team with a weak central defense, why LVG
is ignoring this glaring problem is more evidence of how myopic he is.
He must see beyond the scope.
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