Have you followed the whole discussion since it started? I've simply pointed out that it's ridiculous to think that we'd have all our targets lined up and ready considering we've only come back from tour. The same tour van Gaal said he wanted to use to assess the squad. He soon realised we needed a CB, but not just any CB, a ball playing Left footed CB, hence the move for Vermaelen and now Rojo. Vermaelen could have been ours but for Wenger asking for Smalling in return thus making any deal impossible. People act as if Woodward and co have had months on end to seal deals but can't, when in actual fact it was always going to be a case of van Gaal coming in, assessing, then moving on required targets based on assessment. I don't see how else we could have done it.
I have been reading it all, yes things will not be done straight away and that is why I have touched on there is still time.
LvG comes across as a very intelligent man. He knew Vidic, Rio and Evra were leaving. When fit these players started so that in itself shows you the two former managers were not comfortable playing the current centre backs week in week out. Why they would all of sudden all be up to the job now makes no sense to me.
We were linked to Vermaelen by several sources at least 5 weeks back, why bid so late. Bid earlier and we would have known Wengers response thus leaving a hell of a lot more time to try another option.
Now onto this Rojo, who happens to have this really complicated third party nonsense causing grief at Sporting and will no doubt drag out any potential transfer - did we not do any homework on this players contractual status or did LvG just pick his name out of the hat for left sided defenders?
Also the tour is not going to make really average players - as in their whole career to date not just last season - become great players. Also like I said in my previous post United midfield is very average and has been for years. The fact every team steam rolled us in midfield last season was not all down to Moyes it was down to the fact of not only the top teams but the lesser teams would easily out pass, out pace, out play and out tackle our chocolate tea pot of a midfield.
What assessing did that need more than watching last seasons DVD review!?
Also we announced LvG as new manager on 19th May although rumours rumbled on in early April that it was a done deal. Yes he had a WC to prepare for but I'm sure Giggs and Woodward explained the weakest areas that needed strengthening back then.
Lets just hope then he hasn't shot himself in the foot by wanting to assess everyone as now it is late in the window, selling teams know this, Ed spouting off about our huge funds has also not gone unnoticed so this has just strengthened the hand of any club we speak with about potential transfers. If he wants a player we may now have to pay silly money - we really have no bargaining tools to speak of.
I suspect many are sympathetic. Fellaini has been decent at best, yet some think he's good enough.
