The appointment of Louis van Gaal as the successor of David Moyes at Manchester United has been questioned for a long time. It all started last season when the Red Devils had a very disappointing start to their season as they were winless for the first three games which included an opening day defeat to Swansea City at home. Fans still gave him the support, as an outsider to the English game he needed time to settle in.
During the initial period, his techniques and mentality were criticized by most. It began with the 3-5-2 formation. Nowhere in the Premier League had this formation ever been used by any successful coach, and when it came to a club as big as Manchester United, van Gaal’s ability in England had come under scrutiny.
The Dutch boss had a very good transfer window and pre-season campaign in his first season as he roped six new internationals to the Old Trafford outfit which included big names like Radamel Falcao and Angel Di Maria. Unfortunately, not all of them could set a spark in the team’s performance as it was the existing players who made their mark in the starting line-up.
David de Gea, Marouane Fellaini, Ashley Young were the ones who had most of the impact as United qualified for Europe by the skin of their teeth. The failure of British record signing Di Maria was an issue where van Gaal had faced a lot of criticism, but this was not all. He sold a lot of players from the previous squad of Sir Alex Ferguson which didn’t go down well with the fans. His so called ‘philosophy’ and possession game had outraged the fans. The season was going well for United until a humiliating 3-0 defeat to north London rivals Arsenal. This was the biggest defeat at the hands of Arsenal for United in many years.
Other than this, the performance of off-form captain Wayne Rooney was another problem to be tackled by both the manager and the fans. The biggest problem, however, according to the fans was the ill-fated policy of the boss. It was clear that this was definitely not the famous Manchester United style of play. The Red Devils, usually known for their fearless attacking, were now concentrating on maintaining ball possession. Fans even chanted: ‘We’re Manchester United and we want to attack’ during a few home games so that van Gaal would realise what they wanted to see. United legend Paul Scholes echoed the sentiments of the fans, saying that van Gaal’s philosophy would not bring any success to the Reds.
The one thing fans need to know is that every manager has his own style of play, which he’ll be implementing with the team irrelevant of the players used to play earlier. It’s high time they all realise that the Sir Alex era is long gone and they won’t get to see that again anytime soon. van Gaal has helped improved the performances of the likes of Young, Fellaini and Smalling, who weren’t as good as they are now under Sir Alex or David Moyes. It was under the Dutchman’s guidance that David de Gea today stands as the best goalkeeper in the Premier League. Had it not been for him, these things wouldn’t have happened and the fans should know that he’s the right man for them.
van Gaal’s former teams, Barcelona and Bayern Munich, also had difficulties in coping up with his style and philosophy. It wasn’t easy as expected, but both worked out right in time. Both of these teams still follow the possession-oriented game that van Gaal installed at the clubs and are the two of the best in the world right now. His success with them is an example of being the right person at the job.
He brought United back in the top four of the Premier League last season and the Reds are still there this season with a possibility of becoming champions. Returning to the top four was the major objective to be completed and van Gaal was successful in doing so. He is the best man for Manchester United and surely in time, his team will be the ones to beat.
Courtesy: Is van Gaal right man for the job? by Aradhya Gujar for The Read Network.
During the initial period, his techniques and mentality were criticized by most. It began with the 3-5-2 formation. Nowhere in the Premier League had this formation ever been used by any successful coach, and when it came to a club as big as Manchester United, van Gaal’s ability in England had come under scrutiny.
The Dutch boss had a very good transfer window and pre-season campaign in his first season as he roped six new internationals to the Old Trafford outfit which included big names like Radamel Falcao and Angel Di Maria. Unfortunately, not all of them could set a spark in the team’s performance as it was the existing players who made their mark in the starting line-up.
David de Gea, Marouane Fellaini, Ashley Young were the ones who had most of the impact as United qualified for Europe by the skin of their teeth. The failure of British record signing Di Maria was an issue where van Gaal had faced a lot of criticism, but this was not all. He sold a lot of players from the previous squad of Sir Alex Ferguson which didn’t go down well with the fans. His so called ‘philosophy’ and possession game had outraged the fans. The season was going well for United until a humiliating 3-0 defeat to north London rivals Arsenal. This was the biggest defeat at the hands of Arsenal for United in many years.
Other than this, the performance of off-form captain Wayne Rooney was another problem to be tackled by both the manager and the fans. The biggest problem, however, according to the fans was the ill-fated policy of the boss. It was clear that this was definitely not the famous Manchester United style of play. The Red Devils, usually known for their fearless attacking, were now concentrating on maintaining ball possession. Fans even chanted: ‘We’re Manchester United and we want to attack’ during a few home games so that van Gaal would realise what they wanted to see. United legend Paul Scholes echoed the sentiments of the fans, saying that van Gaal’s philosophy would not bring any success to the Reds.
The one thing fans need to know is that every manager has his own style of play, which he’ll be implementing with the team irrelevant of the players used to play earlier. It’s high time they all realise that the Sir Alex era is long gone and they won’t get to see that again anytime soon. van Gaal has helped improved the performances of the likes of Young, Fellaini and Smalling, who weren’t as good as they are now under Sir Alex or David Moyes. It was under the Dutchman’s guidance that David de Gea today stands as the best goalkeeper in the Premier League. Had it not been for him, these things wouldn’t have happened and the fans should know that he’s the right man for them.
van Gaal’s former teams, Barcelona and Bayern Munich, also had difficulties in coping up with his style and philosophy. It wasn’t easy as expected, but both worked out right in time. Both of these teams still follow the possession-oriented game that van Gaal installed at the clubs and are the two of the best in the world right now. His success with them is an example of being the right person at the job.
He brought United back in the top four of the Premier League last season and the Reds are still there this season with a possibility of becoming champions. Returning to the top four was the major objective to be completed and van Gaal was successful in doing so. He is the best man for Manchester United and surely in time, his team will be the ones to beat.
Courtesy: Is van Gaal right man for the job? by Aradhya Gujar for The Read Network.
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