22 Feb 2015 01:02:10
Firstly I would like to point out we did play a little better today and unfortunately the result didn't go our way. That being said the amount of possession to chance creation ratio we have is unbelievably bad. We are sluggish in possession, predicable to defend against and down right sloppy on the ball.
They're are players in our team who are still getting into the first eleven purely on reputation. RVP and Di Maria (he has not turned up this season at all) being the biggest culprits but also Rooney. If Rooney plays up top then yes he should be in the side on merit but as a CM or No.10 he shouldn't be. I feel for Rooney because he has most definitely been a casualty of war in LVG's revolution. Finally, I think we have to push Wayne up top and play through Mata as a No.10 until the end of the season.
Again I have to say I was impressed by Herrera who was always trying his best to up the tempo. Young Shaw looked dependable and Blind had a good game but with him dictating the tempo we are lethargic. In all seriousness out of all the top 4 contenders we have by far the most difficult fixtures in the months ahead and I feel we needed to outfox Gary Monk's side tonight to keep one step ahead.
It is pivotal that even if we drop out of the top 4 this weekend with the Saints still to play and the Gunners smashing their way into third, that we do not lose focus mentally. A consecutive poor result against Sunderland or Newcastle be that draws or loses could start a cataclysmic chain reaction of bad results with Arsenal, Spurs, Liverpool, a relegation threatened Villa, City and Chelsea ahead.
LVG has to stand up and lead this team of below par superstars or we will slip big time down this slippery slope which is the Premier League.
22 Feb 2015 10:24:57
I think we have 3 games to save CL. LVG is not going to change things overnight as its clear he doesn't change much from game to game, this 4/4/2 is really 3/5/2. I have been saying it all season, but keeping the manager is delaying the inevitably, we need to be decisive or pay the price. Have Giggs or even SAF step in now until the end of the season, they will tone down the tactical aspects which are hampering our progress. Sure we may lose against City or Chelsea, but we will smash teams like Swansea who were for the taking yesterday. I actually worry about Sunderland at home, which is ridiculous.
If we don't act now then it is a toss of a coin if we get CL. Then would you trust the manager in the summer to buy well and sort out the problems in time for next season? I wouldn't.
22 Feb 2015 11:16:18
Beast could I use this post on my Facebook account please? A lot of my friends are blinded by van Gaal and think u have a good point
22 Feb 2015 12:38:47
My pleasure Diego, thanks.