Well, it seems to have worked pretty well with Rashford so far. The evidence is on Van Gaal's side in this case.
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There is no evidence, Rashford doesn't play in that area, he moves around. The problem against Spurs was that he played too much on the left when usually he will have an excellent balance in his positioning.
Edit: On Squawka you can see from where he has his touches, you will see that at the exception of the game against Spurs, he plays on the entire width of the field but against Spurs he stayed too much on the left.
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In a single off case this makes sense. But Van Gaal has had way too bad a record with man management at United. It is natural to be scared from such reports of impact on Rashford's confidence and motivation.
Carrick standing up to LVG? He has my vote for president.
You're working on ridiculous extremes. Carrick reportedly sticking up for Rashford at HT (which he evidently would have been right to do so) doesn't equal a Chelsea mentality. Manager is top dog, but an autocratic approach is cancerous if the manager is delusional, which is evidently the case here. Differences of opinion aren't a crime.
You think Carrick would have had this problem under Fergie? The players were generally all behind the manager for a reason.
This is actually a very good point.
Mittens latest piece says LvG, Giggs and Jose aren't the only options for next season. Citing Pochettino as one.
If true, I find it very concerning that we are this close to the end of the season and we still haven't made our minds up who will be the manager next season.
If true, I find it very concerning that we are this close to the end of the season and we still haven't made our minds up who will be the manager next season.
Any member of the caf could write Mitten's 'articles', he knows nothing.
We may have made up our minds but the target may not have yet (eg Pochettino).
This.
You think Fergie never had a go at young player?So for sake of discussion lets imagine Fergie did have a go at young player,you think Carrick would stick up for him vs SAF?
I don't think Fergie would be so mindless as to have a go at Rashford during a game he was one of our better players in, if thats what you're asking.
You can't take away an example where Carrick may well have had good reason for voicing a difference of opinion, and compare it to a hypothetical example re Ferguson and assume his logic is on the same level as stupidity as our current manager.
Your approach is a "manager is always right and there will be not one word against it" - thats not a good culture in any professional field let alone football. As someone said, its daft to suddenly think Carrick is causing mutiny with a "chelsea style" mentality.
If anything he should stay for having a pair and protecting the dressing room when needed.
Great post and so true, it's amazing how some of our followers now think Fergie was a saint, he had some questionable run ins in his tenure.
BBC blanket ban and the rock of Gibraltar were pretty unsavoury incidents away from the field. It's what made him tick and gave him that drive to succeed and utilise his new enemies to propel him to success.
It is for these characteristics that Jose should have got that job 3 years ago, he and Fergie are peas in a pod, busy a shame our board had gone soft after years of gorging out on success, hopefully the past 3 lean years will see a return to the hunger and desire to dominate.
Its just that its not in the player's job description to question their own manager. Considering that we don't have a one man army any more as manager + players are getting more and more sensitive (its not just the United ones, players like Terry, Gerrard and now even Totti has thrown the dummy towards the end of their career), then hiring a DOF is getting more important by the hour
wtf sort of a point is that? Its not in my job description to question mine either but I still do if I think something isn't correct. Football isn't much different - players have to buy into the philosophy/logic themselves. They aren't robotic slaves to the system. If they struggle to understand decisions they have every right to question it. If they see ill treatment without cause they have a right to question it.
Infact, LVG states quite clearly it is in their job description to challenge, because he has stated he openly welcomes differences of opinions and discussions in the dressing room.
because it's self serving rather than driven by caring about the younger players or the club.
as bad as both Moyes and LVG have been their reigns will have been made worse by dressing room disunity.
I will add Poch's name to Neymar, Bale, Hummels, etc who were all due to move to MUFC.
I can't see any reason why Poch would move clubs this Summer. He has already been playing musical chairs with clubs, staying 1-2 years at each club and it must be getting tedious for him.
We talk about Mourinho not lasting 4 years. Poch barely lasts for 2!
Besides, we already have an agreement with an elite level manager (something we haven't had since SAF left) and we will pay him a lot of money in compensation, if we back out of that.
And how are you so sure of that.
I love it when you go mythbusting.
Throughout his career SAF had mellowed down and closed an eye or two to many things. He closed an eye to Keano's bullying on the training pitch, to Ronaldo's hissy fits in front of the media (I am a slave thing remember?) and to Paul Scholes constant moaning whenever he was sent on the bench.
However there was a line that he never allowed anyone to cross ie that was when he felt that his authority is threatened. Facing the manager head on in front of other teammates and/or leaking information does sound like going against the manager's authority.
I imagine it's because they've sold feck all!So.. Season ticket deadline pushed to June 1st. Part of me thinks that's because we'll announce Mou and hope to take advantage of the interest he'll generate.
Noone else? Alright then..
Ferguson is an anomoly of an example - he's a managerial god who no one would confront anyway.
You can respect ones authority and still voice a difference of opinion. You do know that right?
I for one welcome our new Michael Carrick overlord.
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Heard Carrick did the same to Moyes too. Evil Carrick.
Much ado about nothing
Much ado about nothing
Retweeted by Men journo samuel luckhurst. The only way the club listens is if you stop feeding them money.
All true. We need to stop acting as if Fergie was some kindly old Grandpa and get back to what when we were hated, adored but never ignored. At the moment we're pitied and many of our fans just want to be 'nice'.
Leave Gibson out of this.
Exactly. The only way to protest is to stop buying tickets and merchandise. Sad, but true.
Madman Carrick should be axed for beating LVG up and peeing on his wig.
*doom, gloom etc*
FECK OFF
Get fecked.
Andy Burton again. He was at the boxing last week, as was Mourinho who did an interview for Sky.
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