I remember an interview, where someone said that Sir Alex just before
the game with Spurs, just came inside the dressing room and said," Its
just Totenham, Lads" and left. That was confidence.
Been a United Fan for the last 12 years (Die-hardness was sprinkled when I learnt the rules of the game, courtesy FIFA 2005) and have never seen such monotonous back passes and long balls in the history of United gameplay.
Though it would wrong to directly target Van Gaal but then I do feel there is something wrong with his 'philosophy', atleast in the Premier League. The possession football was usually employed by United in Champions league with bigger clubs rather than being used with clubs like Burnley, OPR in this season (No Offence).
Now I am even scared when we face the teams in the relegation zone. Confidence has gone for hike from the team. If not for David De Gea, we would have been 10th or 11th in the league.
The primary problem is that we do not have a fixed team. The back four changes in almost all the games, our main striker was played out of position, Falcao is not the same anymore, Fellaini is getting more chances than Mata, Di Maria is losing his confidence, Janujaz is becoming 'Nani-er'. Out of the 150M spent, only Blind and Rojo have given satisfactory performances.
LVG is a good tactician but he mostly thrives in a Galácticos system. Whereas, currently United are not anyway near that.
The thing about losing is, if you play attractive football and loose even the opponents respect you. But if you win because of luck and long balls then behold the memes and importantly the morale of the fans goes for the toss.
Losing is a part of the game. Great teams have lost their way but have come back. Liverpool, Arsenal and this time Southampton are some examples. I don't mind losing but the way United has lost the games this season is frustrating. When you have a designated RB in the squad, Valencia has been fielded there. A versatile midfielder, Carrick is played in the defense. What's next, Valdes as a striker?
The spirit of attacking football is dying out, for which the devils were famous for. I am pretty impressed by the way the Gunners, West Ham and Southampton have played. There is an intent of attacking, one touch football. I am sorry to say but United are desperately using long ball tactics which is not creative at all (read desperation) and is the basics in Football tactics 101.
The remaining fixtures are going to be really difficult. It will decide if we will play Champions league or Europa league. The way we have played this season, we actually do not deserve to be in the Champions league.
As a die hard fan, I am more than happy to be in the losing side than winning games based on luck, long-ball and back passes.
I hope and wish that we can see the attacking and not-giving-a-fuck Manchester United in the future, most importantly in the near future.
Watching a match till 3:30 AM and going to office after sleeping 3 hours is not a child's play and needs Cojones. I hope see some from Manchester United too. Redemption is the right word here.
GGMU.
Been a United Fan for the last 12 years (Die-hardness was sprinkled when I learnt the rules of the game, courtesy FIFA 2005) and have never seen such monotonous back passes and long balls in the history of United gameplay.
Though it would wrong to directly target Van Gaal but then I do feel there is something wrong with his 'philosophy', atleast in the Premier League. The possession football was usually employed by United in Champions league with bigger clubs rather than being used with clubs like Burnley, OPR in this season (No Offence).
Now I am even scared when we face the teams in the relegation zone. Confidence has gone for hike from the team. If not for David De Gea, we would have been 10th or 11th in the league.
The primary problem is that we do not have a fixed team. The back four changes in almost all the games, our main striker was played out of position, Falcao is not the same anymore, Fellaini is getting more chances than Mata, Di Maria is losing his confidence, Janujaz is becoming 'Nani-er'. Out of the 150M spent, only Blind and Rojo have given satisfactory performances.
LVG is a good tactician but he mostly thrives in a Galácticos system. Whereas, currently United are not anyway near that.
The thing about losing is, if you play attractive football and loose even the opponents respect you. But if you win because of luck and long balls then behold the memes and importantly the morale of the fans goes for the toss.
Losing is a part of the game. Great teams have lost their way but have come back. Liverpool, Arsenal and this time Southampton are some examples. I don't mind losing but the way United has lost the games this season is frustrating. When you have a designated RB in the squad, Valencia has been fielded there. A versatile midfielder, Carrick is played in the defense. What's next, Valdes as a striker?
The spirit of attacking football is dying out, for which the devils were famous for. I am pretty impressed by the way the Gunners, West Ham and Southampton have played. There is an intent of attacking, one touch football. I am sorry to say but United are desperately using long ball tactics which is not creative at all (read desperation) and is the basics in Football tactics 101.
The remaining fixtures are going to be really difficult. It will decide if we will play Champions league or Europa league. The way we have played this season, we actually do not deserve to be in the Champions league.
As a die hard fan, I am more than happy to be in the losing side than winning games based on luck, long-ball and back passes.
I hope and wish that we can see the attacking and not-giving-a-fuck Manchester United in the future, most importantly in the near future.
Watching a match till 3:30 AM and going to office after sleeping 3 hours is not a child's play and needs Cojones. I hope see some from Manchester United too. Redemption is the right word here.
GGMU.
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