Cybereagles

danfo driver wrote:

tfco wrote:

marko wrote:Pogba should wait till the end of the season to see what the board invest in terms of new players, if the board are interested in raking in the money rather than win titles, why should Pogba stay at united?

is this a revelation that you have just stumbled upon

OR

you are just guessing?

lemme give you a hint or two: De Gea contract has not been renewed, the Director of Football talk has died down, we have renewed Smalling, Jones, Mata, McTominay (world class players that could win us trophies)

Marko is like that kid who goes to school on Public Holiday and only realizes that the school is closed for the day, after the school gate man informs him that "nobody is inside."

The media do not analyse the game," he says. "They analyse the result."

Which brings us to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

"People think we have only had fake news since Donald Trump became president. In football we have had it for 50 years," says Van Gaal.

"The coach after me [Mourinho] changed to park-the-bus tactics and played on the counter. Now there is another coach who parks the bus and plays on the counter. The main difference between Mourinho and Solskjaer is that Solskjaer is winning.

"I am not there but there does look to be a change and the atmosphere seems to be better. It is also true that Solskjaer has changed Paul Pogba's position and put him into an area where he is much more important.

"But the way Manchester United are playing now is not the way Ferguson played. It is defensive, counter-attacking football. If you like it, you like it. If you think it is more exciting than my boring attacking, OK. But it is not my truth.

"Solskjaer has just lost twice and he has to manage that. It is very important that Manchester United qualifies for the Champions League, as it was when I was manager. But they can also win the Champions League because they play a defensive system and it is very difficult to beat them, which, whether you like it or not, is the result of Mourinho's work."

In the aftermath of Mourinho's exit, United sources stated clearly the appointment of a technical director was on the agenda, in addition to a new manager.

At present, nothing has changed from Van Gaal's time, with Woodward in overall charge and Matt Judge, who has a masters degree in economics and finance and 13 years' experience in investment banking, negotiating fees and contracts. United are adamant their priority is the football side and success on pitch is the objective for everyone at the club. Van Gaal does not agree.

"At the moment there is a structure with a scouting division and above that is someone at Woodward's right hand. The structure is not so bad but the right hand has to be a technical director with a football view, not somebody with a banker's role," Van Gaal says.

"Unfortunately, we are talking about a commercial club, not a football club. I spoke to Ferguson about this and in his last years, he also had problems with it."

benteke wrote:Van Gaal was interviewed by Simon Stone of BBC, and he had some interesting stuff to say, I chose a few quotes pasted below that i found quite worthwhile.
Link to interview: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co ... l/47704834

The media do not analyse the game," he says. "They analyse the result."

Which brings us to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

"People think we have only had fake news since Donald Trump became president. In football we have had it for 50 years," says Van Gaal.

"The coach after me [Mourinho] changed to park-the-bus tactics and played on the counter. Now there is another coach who parks the bus and plays on the counter. The main difference between Mourinho and Solskjaer is that Solskjaer is winning.

"I am not there but there does look to be a change and the atmosphere seems to be better. It is also true that Solskjaer has changed Paul Pogba's position and put him into an area where he is much more important.

"But the way Manchester United are playing now is not the way Ferguson played. It is defensive, counter-attacking football. If you like it, you like it. If you think it is more exciting than my boring attacking, OK. But it is not my truth.

"Solskjaer has just lost twice and he has to manage that. It is very important that Manchester United qualifies for the Champions League, as it was when I was manager. But they can also win the Champions League because they play a defensive system and it is very difficult to beat them, which, whether you like it or not, is the result of Mourinho's work."

In the aftermath of Mourinho's exit, United sources stated clearly the appointment of a technical director was on the agenda, in addition to a new manager.

At present, nothing has changed from Van Gaal's time, with Woodward in overall charge and Matt Judge, who has a masters degree in economics and finance and 13 years' experience in investment banking, negotiating fees and contracts. United are adamant their priority is the football side and success on pitch is the objective for everyone at the club. Van Gaal does not agree.

"At the moment there is a structure with a scouting division and above that is someone at Woodward's right hand. The structure is not so bad but the right hand has to be a technical director with a football view, not somebody with a banker's role," Van Gaal says.

"Unfortunately, we are talking about a commercial club, not a football club. I spoke to Ferguson about this and in his last years, he also had problems with it."

marko wrote:You have to win trophies to build your brand, we need to spend at least 300 million to bring in new players

marko wrote:You have to win trophies to build your brand, we need to spend at least 300 million to bring in new players

benteke wrote:Another thing that Van Gaal mentioned is that Falcao was like his 4/5 choice striker and he had to accept it and advise for a loan deal.
Another sign of why Van Gaal and Mourinho talk about the structure of United a lot.
I think even Moyes made a mention of this.

And when people mention how much LVG or Mourinho spent, it's good to note that they didn't negotiate the overpriced transfer fees that are used to criticize them.

The technical director point makes more and more sense.

tfco wrote:

benteke wrote:Another thing that Van Gaal mentioned is that Falcao was like his 4/5 choice striker and he had to accept it and advise for a loan deal.
Another sign of why Van Gaal and Mourinho talk about the structure of United a lot.
I think even Moyes made a mention of this.

And when people mention how much LVG or Mourinho spent, it's good to note that they didn't negotiate the overpriced transfer fees that are used to criticize them.

The technical director point makes more and more sense.

abeg, say it louder for people like marko

LVG made 2 mistakes in my book: sold off too many players, was too hung up on possession without scoring (lowest Goals Scored in a campaign...49 goals)

Jose made 1 major mistake: did not realize that MUFC is more into branding and commercialization than winning trophies

YemiBrazil wrote:

tfco wrote:

benteke wrote:Another thing that Van Gaal mentioned is that Falcao was like his 4/5 choice striker and he had to accept it and advise for a loan deal.
Another sign of why Van Gaal and Mourinho talk about the structure of United a lot.
I think even Moyes made a mention of this.

And when people mention how much LVG or Mourinho spent, it's good to note that they didn't negotiate the overpriced transfer fees that are used to criticize them.

The technical director point makes more and more sense.

abeg, say it louder for people like marko

LVG made 2 mistakes in my book: sold off too many players, was too hung up on possession without scoring (lowest Goals Scored in a campaign...49 goals)

Jose made 1 major mistake: did not realize that MUFC is more into branding and commercialization than winning trophies

Please tell us some of Jose's minor mistakes.

tfco wrote:hmmm, that looked like a PK

foul on Martial