The assumption being Van Gaal’s success at Ajax, Barcelona and Bayern Munich buys him more time but this pragmatic robotic United is not the “United way”. Until Rooney snaps out of his funk or Louis van Gaal drops his captain, the debate will run and run.
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The 25-year-old was marginalised by manager Louis van Gaal at the start of the season with a move to his homeland seemingly imminent, only for it disintegrate in the dying moments over a missed paperwork deadline.
Victor Valdes has not played for the club since falling out with Louis Van Gaal in the summer.
United now sit fourth on the league table with just two points behind Manchester City after beating West Brom 2-0 last weekend. He inherited a exhausted, confidence deprived squad that had finished 7th in the league the previous season and passed his first goal of getting United back into Europe in his first season.
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“I remember the fans were unsure about him early on at Bayern, but in the end, we did the double and so the fans in Munich loved him. We have to do our work and we have to improve but I am convinced it will happen”.
“To you guys (the press), he might seem a bit tough, but I think he’s a good guy and I think he wants what’s best for the club”. It may be high risk with the fans but Van Gaal’s philosophy may well bring rewards. But, in my team, Chicharito would always play.
“I can see why people are voicing their opinion because it’s not how United go about their business and it’s been very hard at times for people to bear”. “I have said already in my first year many times we need speed and creativity on the wings”.
In a hilarious moment the 64-year-old buoyantly gave his support to GAA team Portlaoise by saying “Come on the town” after being asked by United fan Catherine Doyle.
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As such his manager would be well advised to reintegrate his summer signing soon after the global break before Depay becomes neither a successor to Cristiano Ronaldo nor Nani but the next Angel di Maria, as Van Gaal suggested he might. “Okay, after Wednesday’s game we have more injuries, but we had three at the most [before that]”.”We really should have won it, we caused enough problems to have won it”, he said.”[In that match] we created many chances but did not finish”.
