At the start of the season, Louis van Gaal asked for three months before we could proceed to judge him and point fingers at his methodology. Would he be able to instil his famed philosophy in the minds of David Moyes’ leftovers at Manchester United? At the risk of repeating myself (LVG Diaries-Part One) , I will allude to the obviously spoilt nature of Red Devils all over the world. After 27 years of seeing the greatest taskmaster in the game of football at the helm of our beloved Manchester United, we’re all exhibiting classic symptoms of withdrawal. Ask poor Robin van Persie, one season under Sir Alex and he was hit so hard. What about the rest of us?
Enough talk of the stately Scotsman. While the not-so-stately Moyes clearly wasn’t the right man to follow up after Sir Alex, we now have a manager who has won major titles at Bayern Munich and Barcelona. These are no mid-table Merseyside or eternally fourth-placed North London clubs! We are talking about the behemoths of European football, who command respect in the annals of football history and the tactical evolution of the sport. Clearly, a manager who managed to leave an indelible mark on the history of these clubs, simply has to be what Manchester United need at this moment.