United linked with van Gaal in the meeja

[Red Hand Devil]

Well to be fair, if we get a left back and a cm for 60 million and everyone is fit, then we have a very, very good squad. Will be competing for the league with that for sure if we're being managed properly.

1 CM?

Carrick, Cleverly, Fletch & Fellaini cant be relied upon not to have another mediocre season. If the club are only after 1 CM, then we're screwed again next season & gonna struggle for top 4 spot..

We shouldnt just be tryin to scrape 4th spot anyway, we should be aiming way higher. Liverpool went from 7th last season & now look like winning the league.

1 CM & a LB is just not good enough!

 

[Plugsy]

I think timing is the main issue with most of the top managers. Van Gaal would be an intriguing choice, although I'd prefer someone like De Boer or Giggs as his assistant for succession planning instead of Kluivert.

Kluivert has a fairly decent coaching record himself though, he's certainly thrown himself into it and put in the hours.

 

[Melvyn]

There are suggestions that it's Van Gaal's camp who's leaked the story to the Telegraaf.

 

[Bojan11]

1 CM?

Carrick, Cleverly, Fletch & Fellaini cant be relied upon not to have another mediocre season. If the club are only after 1 CM, then we're screwed again next season & gonna struggle for top 4 spot..

We shouldnt just be tryin to scrape 4th spot anyway, we should be aiming way higher. Liverpool went from 7th last season & now look like winning the league.

1 CM & a LB is just not good enough!

This.

Two CMs, CB and LB are priorities. If we got any change left then a winger.

 

[Red Hand Devil]

We shouldn't be aiming for that next season, that should be the goal the season afterwards, which means we have 3 transfer windows. This first one should be to solve the immediate issues and then, if needed, we can upgrade or add depth in the next summer window.

The transfer window isnt just open to us - everyone else is gonna improve on what they already have...

The immediate issues are not just one or two additions either!

 

[Henrik Larsson]

Kluivert has a fairly decent coaching record himself though, he's certainly thrown himself into it and put in the hours.

Speculation in Dutch papers about Keane (just like a couple of days ago). Van Persie has been raving the last year about working with Kluivert. He was a coach for the strikers at NEC and some unknown Belgian striker became top scorer. Then he went to Twente (MCclaren's old team) to be head coach of the second team. Now he works with Holland as an assistant. He isn't particularly eloquent or intelligent, but players seem to love working with Kluivert, Van Persie became all time top scorer of Holland this year and dedicated it to Kluivert.

 

[Henrik Larsson]

1 CM?

Carrick, Cleverly, Fletch & Fellaini cant be relied upon not to have another mediocre season. If the club are only after 1 CM, then we're screwed again next season & gonna struggle for top 4 spot..

We shouldnt just be tryin to scrape 4th spot anyway, we should be aiming way higher. Liverpool went from 7th last season & now look like winning the league.

1 CM & a LB is just not good enough!

Well two is better than one obviously, but only if we can get the right ones. Carrick, Fletch and Clev are premiership winners already and Van Gaal is a coach who makes players better. We already have a lot of attacking and creative players, so it would depend on our system too.

 

[Plugsy]

I thought his English would be pretty strong like most Dutchmen but watching those few videos he's not completely fluent is he?

I wonder if it was the nature of questions being asked though. If any manager was asked 'what's your philosophy?' they'd probably slowly walk you through it as it's not really a stock answer that immediately rolls of the tongue.

 

[Bojan11]

Well two is better than one obviously, but only if we can get the right ones. Carrick, Fletch and Clev are premiership winners already and Van Gaal is a coach who makes players better. We already have a lot of attacking and creative players, so it would depend on our system too.

Carrick is 33 and needs replacing. Let's not leave it till he's 37.

Jury is still out if Fletcher can even return to his best, I highly doubt it.

 

[Kevin]

I thought his English would be pretty strong like most Dutchmen but watching those few videos he's not completely fluent is he?

Nope, his English is cringeworthy. He is from another generation though.

 

[RedStarUnited]

The transfer window isnt just open to us - everyone else is gonna improve on what they already have...

The immediate issues are not just one or two additions either!

You think we will buy more than say 5 players in one window? Not happening.

 

[Red Hand Devil]

This.

Two CMs, CB and LB are priorities. If we got any change left then a winger.

Absolute priorities man, but a winger is a priority aswell i feel. Young should be out the door, Valencia could have another mare & Nani - who knows with him tbh.

All the hard work seems to have been done identifying these additions. Having a manager sorted of the ilk of Van Gaal, would allow Ed etc.. to get these targets rubber-stamped very quickly in my opinion..

 

[siw2007]

I'm convinced that LVG will be boss come September. He is a top coach with a proven track record which is kind of what we are after. I just hope he is snapped up early and plans for the summer are discussed before the world cup as we don't want another position whereby the preparation begins when the manager officially starts like the disaster which was last summer.

 

[Red Hand Devil]

You think we will buy more than say 5 players in one window? Not happening.

Yeah i do!

 

[Blackwidow]

Nope, his English is cringeworthy. He is from another generation though.

Van Gaal went into a convent for 2 weeks to study German before he came to Bayern. (I do not know how much German he already knew before as German is very close to dutch and a lot dutch speak it - if I watch a dutch stream it takes me some minutes but then I understand most of the context)

With the World Cup he probably cannot do that. But he is a fast learner. Language will not be the problem - he speaks spanish, too.

He will buy some players in the windows - but maybe not the same type of players some of you would... - and if he might make a steal from Bayern I doubt it will be Kroos...

 

[datura]

Nope, his English is cringeworthy. He is from another generation though.

How's your Dutch?

 

[Red Hand Devil]

How much did Liverpool spend last summer?

We need a competent manager, first and foremost.

Sturridge & Suarez had the season of their lives, same as Sterling & their mid-field. With no European football - their team was able to concentrate on Champions League spots.

We lost games in CM & we need dynamic players in that area - we dont have them!

They have a manager who's on the same page as the squad - thats key for any team that wants to excel..

 

[Kevin]

How's your Dutch?

Mijn Nederlands is van een zeer hoog niveau. Waarom stel je mij deze vraag?

 

[Nozzy]

How much did Liverpool spend last summer?

We need a competent manager, first and foremost.

Interesting to see what they spend this summer - a very different calender faces them next season.

 

[datura]

Mijn Nederlands is van een zeer hoog niveau. Waarom stel je mij deze vraag?

Better then McClaren then!

 

[The Man Himself]

I don't mind if he brings Kluivert with him but I hope he retains Giggs in his coaching team and involves Scholes as well in some capacity. Maybe as a coach for U19s with Butt.

 

[Infra-red]

Sounds like it's pretty much there:

http://www.theguardian.com/football...ed-holland-manager-carlo-ancelotti?CMP=twt_gu

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/louis-van-gaal-agrees-manchester-3459631

 

[Red Hand Devil]

Well two is better than one obviously, but only if we can get the right ones. Carrick, Fletch and Clev are premiership winners already and Van Gaal is a coach who makes players better. We already have a lot of attacking and creative players, so it would depend on our system too.

There's no reason why we cant find CM's that would massively improve us. The world is a big place...

Clevs a passenger & no-one knows what he does or brings to the team - absolutely no-one. Not even journo's or pundits... So what if he came through the ranks - he's not United quality.

Fletch is still recovering from serious illness & is not the same player as before. Carrick is 32/33 & unless something miraculous happens to his form next season - then we're fecked again if we're relyin on him.

If Van Gaal come's - thats gonna be a serious game-changer for the club. Add to that, a good few additions in key areas & that'll be sweet, but there's alot of deadwood & non-United quality that needs shifting also..

 

[Lance Uppercut]

There are suggestions that it's Van Gaal's camp who's leaked the story to the Telegraaf.

To what end?

 

[Kaos]

Can we hurry up and get this wrapped up. Getting a bit scared with the rumours of giving Giggs the job permanently..

 

[RedBistro]

Sounds like it's pretty much there:

http://www.theguardian.com/football...ed-holland-manager-carlo-ancelotti?CMP=twt_gu

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/louis-van-gaal-agrees-manchester-3459631

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[Loon]

Is this likely a NY Stock Exchange thing (they are obliged to wait until it opens) or could he be appointed without censure as Moyes was fired?

 

[Hamadovich86]

I think that the deal is done to get van Gaal just waiting to finalize the finer details. There are positives in bringing him on board now because he can work on analyzing the squad and penciling in some transfer targets before the end of the season. On the flipside its like they have not even tried to approach people like Pep, Mourinho, Klopp, Ancelloti etc, im aware that they all ruled themselves out but still an offer could be made to test their resolve (that in itself has some negatives too). In any case like I said before van Gaal brings in some great qualities and even if SAF doesnt see it that way I would not mind one bit if LvG is the Glazer's chosen one.

 

[Cooksen]

Is this likely a NY Stock Exchange thing (they are obliged to wait until it opens) or could he be appointed without censure as Moyes was fired?

I think we have to wait to monday new york time

 

[Dominos]

What do we think of the chances he'll meet the squad in some way before the end of the season?

I can imagine him be spotted in the stands at Old Trafford at some point..

 

[Castia]

He's my first choice considering Klopp isn't happening but the big problem is the world cup, he's not going to get the job until after its finished and we need a big summer, we cant afford to wait until mid July for him to start the job.

 

[Sixpence]

My only worry about this appointment is that the WC makes this whole thing a bit of a ball ache. He won't join us til probably mid July and everyone at the club, apart from the WC players, will shortly be on the US tour and then the WC players probably won't return to training until the end of July. It just doesn't give him a lot of time to assess the situation before the season starts.

 

[RedBistro]

What do we think of the chances he'll meet the squad in some way before the end of the season?

I can imagine him be spotted in the stands at Old Trafford at some point..

Scouting Buttner and RVP for the world cup.

 

[Sixpence]

What do we think of the chances he'll meet the squad in some way before the end of the season?

I can imagine him be spotted in the stands at Old Trafford at some point..

I imagine he'll maybe come to the last home match with an announcement shortly after.

 

[mu4c_20le]

Love it. Can't wait to have a proven winner and a passionate manager at the helm again. It's also nice to see him attending our games before he even agreed to terms, just goes to show how serious he takes us as he wants to start evaluating our squad as soon as possible, rather than start on the day he moves into the office. IT always stuns me how Moyes is so unfamiliar with our squad despite having faced us for almost 9 years in the league.

 

[Loon]

He's my first choice considering Klopp isn't happening but the big problem is the world cup, he's not going to get the job until after its finished and we need a big summer, we cant afford to wait until mid July for him to start the job.

I think the fundamental difference is van Gaal will not dither as Moyes did. He will make sure certain things are in place/progress while he is in Brazil.

 

[Crackers]

My only worry about this appointment is that the WC makes this whole thing a bit of a ball ache. He won't join us til probably mid July and everyone at the club, apart from the WC players, will shortly be on the US tour and then the WC players probably won't return to training until the end of July. It just doesn't give him a lot of time to assess the situation before the season starts.

Hopefully he can spend a day or two before with matches from this season and last. It'd be a start.

 

[Phil]

I do think we wouldn't make the same mistake as last time, waiting until mid-summer.

 

[Sixpence]

I think the fundamental difference is van Gaal will not dither as Moyes did. He will make sure certain things are in place/progress while he is in Brazil.

Surely he's had months to think about what he wants to do with us if he got it. He must have realised that there was the possibility he could get this job, surely someone of his calibre has been following our struggles closely.

 

[RedBistro]

Does anyone else reckon we'll get rent-a-gob, football coach almighty to come too? Can't remember his name.