25 Mar 2015 10:07:10
I think LVG has to be admired for the way he is all about the team and not the individual. Regardless of how much you cost, what you have done previously in your career or what your potential is, you will not play unless you deserve it and you do the job being asked of you. Should he criticise players, too right !! This is Utd, either play to your potential and play how you are told or you don't play. It will be interesting who he sees as surplus to requirements in the summer. I think there will be a few worried players. It will also be interesting to see who he wants to sign who he thinks will do a job for him. It just shows that you don't have to be a world beater but if you train hard and do what you are told you will get praise and games (Eg. Young) but if you don't then you will be criticised and not play (ADM). Some players have learned and changed to LVG's way and are now getting rewards (Herrera). I think with a couple of changes to the starting 11 and subs we can get the performance against liverpool for 90 minutes and will be a major force.
25 Mar 2015 10:26:30
Captain Marvel I'm writing this at the risk of being caught in your fishing net but are you serious? It's the complete opposite that's happened.
RVP has had a woeful campaign yet has started every game when fit. Di Maria has been shambolic and it takes for him to blatantly dive and get sent off to be be dropped to the bench. By starting these two high profile players, perfomrers such as Herrera, Rooney, Mata etc have to be dropped or have thier postions adjusted also. Or am I making this up?
25 Mar 2015 10:47:53
I agree to a certain extent, he seems to play his nationals regardless.
25 Mar 2015 10:53:00
How do you justify RvP's selection then?
25 Mar 2015 10:56:49
Im happy Hererra has come out and said why he wasnt being played, it shows that LVG is a perfectionist and won't just play somebody if they will upset the balance of his team. LVG "the master" has fine tuned Hererras (the pupil) game and because he has worked on it and now plays the way LVG has asked he is getting game after game. All credit to Hererra for being receptive and working hard in training to cement his place, it speaks volumes for his character.
25 Mar 2015 11:20:14
Clarity what do you expect Herrera to say after being dropped without explanation? Should he throw his toys out the pram, embarrass himself, make other managers think he's a twat and make media headlines for the wrong reasons. Come on man be smarter.
25 Mar 2015 11:35:48
He was dropped because he was chasing too many balls and not holding his position. His own words. Would you prefer LVG to critique the young player in public, with you saying there was no explanation? Come on man be smarter.
I don't know what has happened over the last few years maybe its the increase in reality tv shows, but why do people think it is their right to know how and why selections are being made?
25 Mar 2015 12:43:24
I think there are major contradictions in LVG's approach. If it were just a matter of players adapting to his philosophy or being dropped this would be understandable (although I'm not sure it's the best form of man management in every case. For example, Cantona would have been dropped under this system). However, I think there is a problem with playing favourites. RVP and Blind are the obvious examples, but we could also look at players like Valencia, who have been consistently picked despite some awful performances.
In my opinion van Gaal has players he personally likes and dislikes and this can interfere with his squad selections. Fergie often disliked players too, but if the team played better with them in it, they started. It's easy to forget that if RVP hadn't been injured we may have not moved to a 4-3-3 and kicked on like we have. It will be interesting to see what happens when he's fit again.
25 Mar 2015 14:44:02
Where are herreras comments?
25 Mar 2015 15:39:39
Eric is god
He had an interview with el pais in spain plenty of british outlets ran the story a couple of days ago mate. Google Hererra El Pais or Hererra ball chasing haha
25 Mar 2015 16:29:02
Clarity cheers mTe good read.
25 Mar 2015 17:23:42
LVG has stumbled upon this formation / player combination through injury and some players just being pants.
At this point in time the only change I can see is if Di Maria ups his game considerably and forces himself into the team.
25 Mar 2015 19:12:02
Clarity he has played well every time he has played so i don't know where you are getting this thing that he was dropped because he was chasing too many balls. Have you actually watched all our games.
If he was dropped for not playing well, then I wonder how on earth have ADM and RVP played so many games as both have been piss poor.
No question he put out unbalanced teams to cater to certain players and injuries have been a saving grace. let's see what we do when RVP is back.
25 Mar 2015 20:00:14
GCU,
Herrera said it himself, I don't think it gets any better than that as evidence.
26 Mar 2015 06:16:53
At the beginning of the season LVG said that it would take 3 months for the team to start performing the way he wanted, personally I think the long and the short of it is that it's taken much longer than he or us thought .
Over the first few months of the season I was honestly despairing I couldn't get my head around what he was trying to do but slowly he started to make some good decisions(some of it based on fans and critics alike I think) and is pulling it together quite nicely I think huge credit is deserved for what he has got out of certain players and with CL football next term and a couple of good signing(don't think we need that much now tbh) I think the chances are we will become a genuine force again.
I don't know about you lot but going into games against the bigger teams in this country I no longer have the feeling that we are going to get turned over more a feeling of calm optimism. We're not that far away and I for one am on the side now of allowing this manager more time.
26 Mar 2015 07:08:04
GDS
Herrera also said the manager was upset with him for looking to play a forward and looking for the ball too so what is your point.
On this basis rooney should be benched if you want to justify this sort of thinking because he roams around everywhere and chases all over the pitch. You guys are a trip and seem to be unable to have a balanced view on anything.
Don't bs yourselves, he plays RVP when fit and we are worse for it as a team as people end up playing in positions where they should not be and also people end up on the bench when they should be on the pitch. Th proof will be when RVP is fit and we shall learn if he has learnt anything form our recent good showing or we end up reverting back to the same stuff.