Cibaman wrote:
I dont really understand what United have been playing at this summer. It was obvious last year that their defenders weren't good enough and since then they've lost Ferdinand, Vidic and Evra with only Shaw coming in. If they do bring in better players in the next fortnight it will take them time settle and develop an understanding. At the same time Van Gaal is demanding more of his defenders, expecting them to switch seamlessly between a 3 and a 4 during the course of a match.
Unless they sign Juve's defense en masse I cant see them achieving defensive stability anytime soon.
What on earth has been going on?
When they got van gaal I thought right, experienced, decent appointment, now they'll start motoring in the transfer market and they'll hit the ground running.
Instead they've overpaid for shaw whom I don't think van gaal really rates and signed a midfielder. It's nowhere near enough surgery when you think of the strength of the team last season, the players they've lost and the players their rivals have signed.
It is early days though. This time last year they thrashed swansea 4-1 and it looked like the transition from fergie to moyes had been seamless. Van Gaal isn't superman but I think he's too experienced to let things slip too badly. I think he'll quickly work out a system which picks them up points with the players they have and they'll be in and around the top 4.
