Aloysius Paulus van Gaal

[tfco]

First point in the Prem.

You earned it

Welcome to the Prem.

[tfco]

Aston Villa bid 8 milla for Cleverly.

OMG LVG is a freaking genius.

TAKE IT TAKE IT.

[Coach]

Absolutely ridiculous. Another Danny Gibson. Garbage, fit for no more than incineration. Given United's need for a centre half, they could do a lot worse than Ron Vlaar aka Roncrete. Suited for the back three and given the state of play, would be a move to a comparatively big club for Ronald.

[kalani JR]

Vlaar moved to Lazio.

[maceo4]

Aston Villa bid 8 milla for Cleverly.

OMG LVG is a freaking genius.

TAKE IT TAKE IT.

8 meals for what? Talk about stupidity, the guy sucks beyond belief!

[Coach]

Daley Blind: Manchester United agree fee with Ajax for defender
By Simon Stone
BBC Sport

Manchester United have agreed a fee with Ajax for versatile Netherlands international Daley Blind.

Blind, 24, was in Louis van Gaal's World Cup squad and can play at left-back and as a defensive midfielder.

...Personal terms are still to be agreed but if the deal does go through he will be United's fifth summer signing.

United have been linked with Blind throughout the summer but Ajax director of football Marc Overmars said he was reluctant to sell him unless the Premier League side met their valuation, reportedly in the region of £14m.

[Jimi]

LVG will apparently continue to attempt to force his dumb 3-5-2 on the EPL. It won't work. The league is too damn fast, and the wing backs in this formation will suffer defensively on a consistent basis, regardless of how quick they are. The wingback role is a huge burden on an offensive talent like Di Maria and he was obviously burned out today cos of the systemic constraints. LVG will burn out his welcome shortly too..

[Coach]

@Jimi, The problem is theres not nearly enough passing options in midfield and oceans of space between the front two/three and the slow motioning eight behind them. Clad in this tomfoolery, United lack outlets from defence and inlets to the forwards. The wingbacks are all too easily pressed back by the wingers, allowing the back four to constrict and swamp their frontline. Burnley did this brilliantly. To reap any reward from revolutionary rhetoric, the wheel must turn once more if it is to find fortune. Assuming that be the intention.

The width needs to be further up the field, opposing the fullback as opposed to be suffocated by the wingers. In those more modern 3-5-2s, there is greater movement, in the context of defensive positioning, from the midfield, with one dropping back to complete the back four. If Van Gaal insists upon change, which, correctly implemented, is refreshing and pleasing to the purist, there must be an evolution towards a more modern variant of the back three system. Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico have all utilised a motif which, though genotypically, shares much with the 3-5-2, is phenotypically different and t'is said differences that bring about the intricacy and excitement of their game. Granted Holland used a 3-5-2 and exceeded the former, but lest one forget the arrangement of players and choice of personnel. Robben, a wide man playing inside forward, Blind shifting between a plethora of positions and Van Persie offering more lateral movement than ever seen at Old Trafford. To that add the speed of their counters, the Dutch system was nothing like that failing spectacularly in Old Mancunia.

[tfco]

with RVP gone, this could be our lineup.

[tfco]

Radamel's output.

Welcome to the Prem. Hope you can keep up

Porto: 72 goals in 87 apps

Atletico: 70 goals in 91 apps

Monaco: 13 goals in 22 apps.

[YemiBrazil]

Radamel's output.

Welcome to the Prem. Hope you can keep up

Porto: 72 goals in 87 apps

Atletico: 70 goals in 91 apps

Monaco: 13 goals in 22 apps.

Quite impressive!

[cic old boy]

our lineup.

[wiseone]

Van Gaal has already spent (after 4 games in charge) 63% of the total amount of money that Ferguson spent after nearly 27 years in charge.

[tfco]

match day 3 - 16th

match day 4 - 9th

[wiseone]

Good grief TFCO. You were virtually a prophet on predicting the Man Utd line up.

with RVP gone, this could be our lineup.

[tfco]

match day 6: 7th or 8th

Rooney red card, but we hung on for a massive 3 points

[tfco]

MD 7: up to 4th?

LVG...slowly but surely.

[Metho scorpion]

our lineup.

...oh mannn this is not fair...pls let us enjoy our day at Old.T... for a moment before you remind tfco who he is...

[tfco]

Your philosophy is working.

next year we want top 2

in 2017, we want the league

[tfco]

[tfco]

2nd Year

FA Cup Winner

[Chief Ogbunigwe]

Your philosophy is working.

next year we want top 2

in 2017, we want the league

you came up SHORT of this goal... at least you can't claim to be lilly-livered

[YemiBrazil]

Your philosophy is working.

next year we want top 2

in 2017, we want the league

In your dreams
He is fired!!