Manchester United go through a shopping spree after a disgraceful campaign that saw them finish seventh in the 2013/2014 Barclays Premier league, something Manchester United has never experienced in the reign of former manager, Sir Alex Ferguson. With the arrival of Louis Van Gaal, the club sets to boost their squad within the current transfer window. Van Gaal is hoping to close deals of players such as Ángel Di María, Arturo Vidal, Daley Blind, Juan Cuadrado and World Cup winner, Mats Hummels. With clubs preseason imports of Luke Shaw and Ander Herrera, the Dutch manager has confirmed that seven the clubs players are set to departure before the start of the new campaign. Even though the club has lost major sponsors, Manchester United have agreed an enormous £750million sponsorship deal with Adidas, which means we will see Manchester United in Adidas from the beginning of the 2015/ 2016 campaign. Other major sponsor, will be £47 million-per-year shirt sponsorship deal with Chevrolet, which sees it as the current world-record sponsor holding.
Objectives
Van Gaals has been opted three objectives. First objective is to clear out players that he
believes are not ‘’fit’’ for his formation 3-5-2 formation. Secondly, the team expect
him to win his first five opening matches before facing the league giants and league contenders,
Chelsea, at the end of October. Last objective the club has set for the Dutch
manager is to select a captain after the departure of the Reds former captain, Nemanja
Vidić, for Italian giants Internazionale. Rumoured that the Dutch might choose
between strikers Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie, van Gaal has said that he
might prefer an ‘English style’ skipper.
van Gaal
versus Ferguson
When Louis van Gaal was positioned to take over Ajax in
1991, he took over the club desperately trying to live up to its past glories.
He was unsentimental in his actions, picking established and popular players
such as Brian Roy and Dennis Bergkamp and quickly implemented his own tactics.
There is a school of thought that says the reason David Moyes failed at
Manchester United was that he was too similar to Sir Alex Ferguson but wasn’t
Ferguson. Sir Alex Ferguson is very much a manager in the Matt Busby mould. He
may be the last of his generation and, I believe, he is the greatest football
manager ever. Sir Alex had huge self-belief, strengthened by generosity and
humility. The Premier League is far greater than any other league in the world.
There is lots of money involved, competition is harsh from teams top to bottom
of the league. There is far more combination between home-grown and bought,
British and foreign great players, with managers doing far more. Managers
around the world can learn from Sir Alex, the greatest manager of all time,
according to me.
halo Mr. Konopi , I hear you say the club intends on changing from being sponsored by Nike to Adiddas, why this change all of a sudden? does this mean the presence of Louis van Gaal is more meaningful than that of Alex Ferguson, because I also hear you saying the team is going through a shopping spree, something which sir Alex did not consider in his presence . I just want to understand as to how mr Gaal's presence will benefit the team in going forward.
ReplyDeleteBongi, Nike did not agree terms with Manchester United, so adidas offered a better deal. In terms of a shopping spree, Sir Alex promoted his reserve and youth players instead of buying abroad players. Louis van Gaal on the other hand is buying players, because his style of play consists of an attacking midfielders and Moyes did not fill in that gap.
Deleteok I get you, lets hope for the best for man city.
ReplyDeleteYes. It shall be an interesting #BPL campaign
DeleteBuying new players is a good idea because most of the current players are too used to the old management style Alex implemented. A new start for Louis could rebuild Man United...
ReplyDeleteYes anonymous. New players will bring depth into the van Gaal era
Deletebringing new players is always a smart move however old players are also useful in a team, also I think the new coach must the formation to 4-4-2 by doing that all players will be accommodated
ReplyDeleteYes Kamo, I agree. The coach urgently needs these players to accommodate his tactic. Old players are also good quality but, new faces will bring in confidence into the team.
Deletewith or without the presence of Vaan Gaal, the Red Devils will still find it difficult bounce back. EPL is too competitive...
ReplyDeleteCompetition is everywhere Paul. Man United needs to build themselves up and show dominance once again. It's all in the mind.
Deleteit would be really hard for the new appointed former Holland coach to help the team regain their composure using his new 3-5-2 game plan...since there be new players in the team which needs to gel in pretty well the their other colleagues. Management's request imposed to the Coach seems to impossible to achieve after their defeat against their recent rivals Swansea. I foresee a long road to great achievements for the team , there is a lot to be worked on. For Manchester United to regain their form it would take them intensified efforts and Hard work being indulged in their performance, in this case the team would most probably succeed.
ReplyDeleteWe are yet to build a new team, and we hope to gain team performance. The sooner the better
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