Saddened! wrote:
Possibly, but if the likes of RVP, Rooney, Valencia and co suddenly start next season like they played under Fergie it will look very suspect. I don't think the players were ever on board with his appointment and if that was the case top 4 would be near impossible.
Why would the players be impressed at the thought of David Moyes coming in and managing them? There's probably only a handful of kids in the United squad who haven't blown him out of the water in terms of achievement.
I said at the time he was appointed that whoever went in there first was a sacrificial lamb, taking the inevitable decline on the chin and being sacked within 18 months. Next will no doubt come a bigger name, who probably would have been too savy to take the poisoned chalice from Fergie. The next manager will be given the time and the expectations have been adjusted by Moyes taking the fall. Top 4 would be grand and enable them to build.
I think this is nonsense. I think if Guardiola had taken on the job he'd have made massive changes and probably been in the top 4. Klopp too would have completely changed the playing style and would have been building a new side.
Mourinho could have been used as a sacrificial lamb, if that's what United wanted. He'd have still made the top 4 and there would have been the added bonus of Chelsea imploding.
It's easier for the incoming manager than it would have been last season, but Man United are in a lot worse position now than they were last year. The incoming manager who Man United should have been appointing would have coped with the burden of taking over from SAF.
I've said all along that Tottenham or Newcastle was the job for Moyes. A smaller jump with less pressure and more time.
What happens to Fellaini now? Taken on by Moyes on a big contract for a big fee, but never a player that would culturally fit United. Despite that he's probably in the top 20 Premiership players in terms of his impact if using his form at Everton as the yardstick.
First choice. He stays at Man United and proves himself under the new boss. If he leaves Man United he's unlikely to get another crack at it. Put this season down to struggling to fit into a new club and the disaster that is Moyes.
Second choice. He impresses at the World Cup and some stupid club gives United their money back,
Third choice. Back to Everton at a big discount. That fee is not disclosed.
