Van Gaal certainly would be under a bit of pressure to do well but he has a great track record and should look to take United to the next level in their time under him.
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Initially, it would have been Angel Di Maria. Well he was one of Argentina’s better players in their run to the final so that can’t have been the reason.
The Manchester United winger will effectively end his career at the club if, as seems likely, if he signs the deal.
The newspaper speculates that Bale could still move to Manchester United. Memphis Depay could be the answer, and from what we’ve seen so far he has talent.
Although the club have already made five new signings this year, none of them is a defender who could plug that gaping hole in the central defense.
After that match, the cracks in Van Gaal’s patience were visible. He knows what I’m capable of and I just needed to show that. In time it may come good for Wilson.
But now Ramos has been pacified by Madrid president Florentino Perez, who has become reluctant to lose two pillars of his team’s dressing room in the same summer following the departure of Casillas, which was handled badly and resulted in plenty of criticism for Perez. The Premier League side’s £750million kit deal with Adidas means they have transfer money to burn even with a fee of £85million. Albion did make an enquiry early in the summer but left it at that. After all, Lingard isn’t a teenager; at his age he needs to be playing on a weekly basis.
The goalkeeper situation isn’t a problem – if David de Gea stays.
Needless to say, a sale would leave a lot of United supporters a little unhappy. But Van Gaal will surely still find a place for his on-field brains, Michael Carrick.
Louis van Gaal is starting his second season in charge and feels his philosophy – his buzzword since arriving at Old Trafford – is beginning to permeate the club. And there is room for one, if not two strikers. It led to Daley Blind, Young and Marouane Fellaini combining down the left-hand side and coincided with some of the best performances of the season, culminating in that 4-2 embarrassment of Manchester City. The Englishman’s form will be very crucial for Manchester United. Big football clubs thrive on legacy as they keep their vast fan armies interested and invested in their future.
However, it’s easy to forget just how frustrating United were at times, with Van Gaal’s obsession with possession meaning that excitement and flair were largely forgotten about.
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Liverpool almost won the title; United finished 22 points off top spot, a woefully out-of-depth manager was promptly sacked and the squad was in need of an overhaul.
