Louis Van Gaal would be happy to know that he has the support of his management. One person who would definitely agree on the same would be Jose Mourinho. However, Mourinho would be the first person to admit the importance of the players being on your side. Unfortunately, LVG seems to not having that kind of luxury.
The tactics of the United manager have been questioned all season long. The pragmatism shown by the United manager is not boding well with most of the United faithful. In fact, some weeks ago, Rooney and Carrick actually made their displeasure known to the manager with respect to his tactics on behalf of the whole team.
LVG has ignored these signs stating the success he enjoyed in the Spanish, German and Dutch league as reference. However, that confidence shown by the manager received a huge blow due to the shameful exit that United suffered from the Champions League group stage. The defeat against a well organized Wolfsburg is not a surprising result.
However, when one of your star players in the team shows displeasure at his substitution when the team is 2-1 down with a victory needed, it is a sign of worry. The substitution of Juan Mata, who assisted Martial for the first goal, coupled with the introduction of Nick Powell who has not played for the team for around 14 months, is certainly confusing. Ashley Young who has been one of the most improved players under LVG also had to be happy on the bench.
LVG may demand patience from his players and fans for his philosophy to work. However, patience is not a virtue very common in football especially with respect to the big clubs. United may not be that far from the top of the table but they are equally close to mid table as well. The one hope of LVG is the fact that the United management is clearly in support of him and he may get time until the end of the season. However, six months is a long time in football and LVG better get the results going his way sooner rather than later.
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LVG has ignored these signs stating the success he enjoyed in the Spanish, German and Dutch league as reference. However, that confidence shown by the manager received a huge blow due to the shameful exit that United suffered from the Champions League group stage. The defeat against a well organized Wolfsburg is not a surprising result.
However, when one of your star players in the team shows displeasure at his substitution when the team is 2-1 down with a victory needed, it is a sign of worry. The substitution of Juan Mata, who assisted Martial for the first goal, coupled with the introduction of Nick Powell who has not played for the team for around 14 months, is certainly confusing. Ashley Young who has been one of the most improved players under LVG also had to be happy on the bench.
LVG may demand patience from his players and fans for his philosophy to work. However, patience is not a virtue very common in football especially with respect to the big clubs. United may not be that far from the top of the table but they are equally close to mid table as well. The one hope of LVG is the fact that the United management is clearly in support of him and he may get time until the end of the season. However, six months is a long time in football and LVG better get the results going his way sooner rather than later.
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