That was shocking. Powell is a Championship player. Shame we loaned out Wilson.
Louis Van Gaal | 2015-16 Performance Thread
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Really exciting game, love the way he gives youth a shot, let's hope he gives them a pick up and tell them to go win Europa to gain experience. Should guarantee them their spots in the competition.
Piss poor group and we were lucky not to finish bottom. The lack of squad depth is a disgrace. We all knew it would feck us over, it was just a matter of time.
The likes of Hernandez, Januzaj, even Nani off the bench could have made a difference, but our manager is such a stubborn twat he thinks he know best when in reality, he's a dinosaur that has lost the plot.
Yes, he's funny, a good bit of entertainment, but where's that character, that personality when the players need that passion from the touchline.
The likes of Hernandez, Januzaj, even Nani off the bench could have made a difference, but our manager is such a stubborn twat he thinks he know best when in reality, he's a dinosaur that has lost the plot.
Yes, he's funny, a good bit of entertainment, but where's that character, that personality when the players need that passion from the touchline.
Substitiutions have been a problem for him. He rarely ever gets them right.
With the injuries mounting I think things are going to get worse before they get better, if he doesn't buy in January he will be out of a job by the end of the season.
Still trying too hard, avoid making popular but sensible decisions because of his stupid ego
Can we reset this poll please
Trophy or bust now for me.
I'd take an FA Cup and top 4.
Or obviously league title.
A limp 4th spot and no trophy isn't worth our time.
And play the kids and the back-ups in the Europa. Don't jeopardise slim hopes elsewhere.
I'd take an FA Cup and top 4.
Or obviously league title.
A limp 4th spot and no trophy isn't worth our time.
And play the kids and the back-ups in the Europa. Don't jeopardise slim hopes elsewhere.
I want to switch my vote to 2, unless we win a trophy this season (which looks very unlikely)
He's an egotistical moron. Not getting through that group is fecking pathetic.
Shame that we have to deal with his dross for the rest of the season, regardless of how things are going. This is quickly turning into a Moyes scenario.
Shame that we have to deal with his dross for the rest of the season, regardless of how things are going. This is quickly turning into a Moyes scenario.
crucial mistakes have cost us..........
we've been unlucky with Shaw but for Van Gaal when you play the same players week after week you are going to pick up more muscle injuries - Darmian and Smalling again tonight
- didn't address key areas of squad in transfer window - Centre Back, Winger, Striker
- too reliant on Rooney, Memphis and Martial
- stripped us to a squad unable to cope with our regular consistent injury issues
- tactics cost us in games home at PSV, away at CSKA.....2 very winnable games
we've been unlucky with Shaw but for Van Gaal when you play the same players week after week you are going to pick up more muscle injuries - Darmian and Smalling again tonight
I'm sorry, this isn't a personal dig as this has also been posted elsewhere by other people, but the rewriting of the last season those players had at this club is absolutely staggering. Every person on here wanted Nani gone and even their pets joined in after the CL qualifier in regards to Hernandez. I'm not sure how Januzaj would have done anything tonight considering he was about as useless out wide as Memphis has been before his loan and apparently Mata was the best player on the park for us while playing in Adnan's other position.
When you can make players like ADM and Basti play like shit, you are the problem!
Why not just get a better manager in now? I can't see the benefit of sticking with him, I'm going to bored to feck watching this, he'll fall out with a few more players and we'll still be crap.
Lets call a spade, a spade. Spent 300 odd mill already, probably need another 300mill to get a good core squad.
Style isn't working, transfers are questionable considering the players he has let go.
We are basically back to square one. Needing money spent and a rebuild for next season. Louis has got it so so wrong.
Style isn't working, transfers are questionable considering the players he has let go.
We are basically back to square one. Needing money spent and a rebuild for next season. Louis has got it so so wrong.
Because there's no one to get in. Ancellotti maybe.
Can we afford to do that mid-way into the season and start over. Maybe, I really don't know.
I harbour some hope we can get Pep at end of season. If there's a reasonable chance that could happen (the club will know), then I'd stick then twist at end of season.
Who the feck knows.
He said he don't care about the cash he makes. Time to put his mouth where his money is.
The chemistry's clearly crap, Louis. Off you trot.
Di Maria was never particularly interested in being here, to be fair. And Schweinsteiger's playing problems can't all be put down to LVG; he's just looked quite average in general lately.
I'm trying to understand exactly what LVG wants with United. Possession? Sure, it's nice and all but useless if you don't do anything with it. Any team can pass the ball around in the back or midfield. Last season he had a good run going with a 4-3-3 and suddenly he dropped it.
He had the whole summer to make signings that would make his ideal 4-3-3 work even better. Sticks with inconsistent players because reasons. I don't have the idea Louis is making his mark. Keeps changing things around based on the opponent while other teams should adapt to United. Dominance and all that.
He had the whole summer to make signings that would make his ideal 4-3-3 work even better. Sticks with inconsistent players because reasons. I don't have the idea Louis is making his mark. Keeps changing things around based on the opponent while other teams should adapt to United. Dominance and all that.
I thought not blaming the players at all was bad enough but now Van Gaal held Di Maria back? Wow, just wow.
This picture tonight...
Eerily reminds me of this......
Eerily reminds me of this......
Look Ancellotti now or Pep at the end of the season.
He gutted the team this summer selling RVP, Falcao, Di Maria, and Chicha. And we sit here now and he says it is due to injuries... really who would have thought that would happen?
He gutted the team this summer selling RVP, Falcao, Di Maria, and Chicha. And we sit here now and he says it is due to injuries... really who would have thought that would happen?
.Moaning about the ref today. Also moaning about the ref in the PSV home game too.
Let's just agree to disagree.
LvG holds this side back massively.
Who has improved since he came? Smalling?
De Gea was already world class, Shaw was getting back to his Southampton level before injury, and Young/Fellaini shouldn't be playing full stop.
Theres a reason everyone looks worse.
This from today?
Who exactly? I'd be more confident of LVG at least meeting the bare minimum requirement of 4th than Ancelotti taking charge right now. Please don't say Giggs.
I saw that earlier, it's not from today. The advertisements in the background would be all CL related.
He is out of touch with the modern game.
In order to put these comments into context, in your opinion was Moyes holding the players Van Gaal inherited back while he was manager?
Moyes side was completely different to the side Van Gaal puts out. Moyes was hopeless as well.
(IMO) moyes never had the changing room. LVG has now lost it (again IMO).
Ancelotti is the man. He's free, he'd get far more out of this group of players than Van Gaal can ever hope to.
Yeah, we'll agree to disagree on your comments.
I would say yes. Mata would be a case in point under Moyes.
The muppets and knee jerkers said that Moyes was a clown and had to go. The 'real fans' preached patience. Once again the muppets and knee jerkers are calling for the same action, and I fear they'll be proven right once again.
Today turned it for me. Van Gaal will never be good enough. He's a dead man walking at this point. Just counting the clock until he leaves. In the interim missing out on far superior coaches. Pep and Carlo will be missed next.
Today turned it for me. Van Gaal will never be good enough. He's a dead man walking at this point. Just counting the clock until he leaves. In the interim missing out on far superior coaches. Pep and Carlo will be missed next.
The substitutions tonight told a story - bizarre rolls of the dice.
This sort of thing gives off a whiff of not having any idea about what to do, chucking players on in the hope that it works.
Totally out played tonight. De Gea is arguably our only top class player - perhaps Smalling as well. Martial has potential - elsewhere we're pedestrian.
It's just not working. 18 months of average. He's ok at the moment because of out league position but we're getting worse, not better. We're a side teetering on the edge.
As for the window coming up, if the club back Van Gaal big then they're very brave because so far, there little obvious return.
This sort of thing gives off a whiff of not having any idea about what to do, chucking players on in the hope that it works.
Totally out played tonight. De Gea is arguably our only top class player - perhaps Smalling as well. Martial has potential - elsewhere we're pedestrian.
It's just not working. 18 months of average. He's ok at the moment because of out league position but we're getting worse, not better. We're a side teetering on the edge.
As for the window coming up, if the club back Van Gaal big then they're very brave because so far, there little obvious return.