Moyes out, Van Gaal in!
Well, we knew it was coming the moment David Moyes was given his marching orders. With regards to the Moyes sacking I felt that something had to give. From what I could see from players twitter accounts and from the body language of the management staff, Moyes had lost the dressing room. He seemed to have lost control of the club, the fact that his sacking was leaked a day before the club officially parted company with him was evidence enough.
But how much blame should be placed on the players? How can a team go from Premiership winners to 7th in one season? Should he have got rid of the existing backroom staff? Why was Vidic allowed to leave without an effort to keep him? The list of questions could go on and on and on! (By the way I only started blogging today so yes I know I am a bit late commenting on this.) Anyways moving swiftly on...
Overall my main problem with Moyes term in charge of Manchester United was the style of play and the tactics. It doesn't matter what team he put out, no matter how many attacking options he had out there, the style of play was so laboured and predictable. Sure the quality of the squad wasn't great, but it wasn't 7th place quality. Even the defence which Moyes prided himself on during his time at Everton did not hold up to average quality attack play from the opposition. Then onto the tactics, which at times left me "gobsmacked". Against Liverpool at Old Trafford, I witnessed what I can say now is the worst United performance I've ever seen. No energy, no closing down, if you're going to sit back and defend, at least try and break on the counter with speed and style. Which by having Mata on the wing was non existant.
Could go on and on, rant over. Onwards and upwards, hopefully United with a proven world class manager, can attract some big names and at least qualify in the top 4 next year. Can't wait to see how they play, and how they line up when the new season comes around!
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