I cannot summon the energy to be furiously critical, Last season at this stage we was out of the FA Cup and frankly I'm just grateful we have a 2nd chance because at least we'll play at home.
Ok I've posted highly critical, intense stuff about LVG only just a week ago, there comes a moment, when you start noticing everybody else is beginning to be as critical and sometimes even more outraged than myself. In that instance, I tend to backtrack and retrace my steps.
We are all complaining because of accumulation of frustrating performances, the results are forgiveable as they have not been season-defining or massively damaging yet.
I think after last season, we must not become chelsea fans or incite a managerial merry go round debate. It's ridiiculous, yes we have spent £150m, but this "project" has only just began, 4th is the minimum target, if we don't achieve it in year 1, we move onto concentrating on year 2 under LVG.
At the moment for own sake, we have to stop aspiring to Sir Alex Ferguson standards. We were 7th place last year and we are still battling to climb out of that dark pit, we must first dream smaller and slowly aim towards restoring our place on our perch. Like reputations, a good team takes a few seasons to build and a few bad decisions to dismantle. Man City spent crazy money and achieved 10th,5th, then 3rd, 1st,2nd,1st. If United finish 5th this season, i would still keep the faith with Van Gaal because embarrasingly said, this is a project and it takes a while to construct.
Yes the players have been poor, but LVG will work at it, the players that he cannot work with or improve, he will ship out faster than he gave Kagawa the boot. If 15 players have been bad, guaranteed all 15 will go. LVG is not a man that tolerates mediocrity, he won't do crazy stuff in January but he will do what it takes in June.
Keep the faith in Van Gaal even if you can't bare to see Man United. Yes there are 600 million fans and people are paying shedloads. but the meaning of support is to be a pillar,that bears the weight of something or keeps it upright.
If the club is slumping in performances, it's our role to bear that weight.
I feel strange to say this, but we must not go crazy this season if we finish outside top 3 or finish outside the CL places.