Finally I have decided to come out of my exile. I am going to write a bit more frequently because this insightful piece enlightened me. And there is another reason to start blogging again. I don’t have a job anymore. End of a nice or actually not so nice journey in the corporate world. I am now bruised with the sore experiences but rather with well built thought process about my future. "Experience is the best teacher," as they say and you have to experience to know that experience is the best teacher.
Sorry for the prelude. So, the heart of this blog? Manchester United. Again this is a reflection of the reactions I encounter in social media which is turning out to be the perceived real voice. I am not sure how much it matters to the 75k odd people gathering in the old Trafford every weekend because unlike the whiners in the social media they applaud, they sing, they encourage the team in tatters. If I am right, the mighty crowd even left the stadium once abruptly and I am not entirely sure because I rarely got to watch a game thanks to my ex-job. Anyway the ever excellent Andy Mitten sums( up the mood which actually matters. Its not that we guys who never get to watch the game in the stadium doesn’t matter. But unlike us, the reaction of the 75k odd people matters more because they are seen as the representatives of the millions of United hardcores all around the world. He says the fans sing his name and the away support is reckoned to be the loudest of all and also adds that they feel Moyes deserves time.
Now. If anything that has to acknowledged from this season, that is the might of the great Sir Alex Ferguson. The point here is Moyes deserves more time to be judged. He is no guy who was picked just for the sake of it. He has his reputation. He has successfully managed a top 7 club in the most competitive league in the world. He has the knack of identifying and supporting the youth from the academy. Oh the Busby way.
“There was an unanimous agreement- David Moyes was the man”
-Sir Alex Ferguson in his autobiography.
Handpicked and supported by the man himself. Can't we spare him for a season or two?
Again in this four months, this squad is the testament of the greatness of Fergie. The old man has to be blamed. He spoiled every one of us with his spell. We were never used of an ordinary season. And by the tradition he was given necessary buffering time to build three great teams. David Moyes deserves it. I don’t agree with the argument that Moyes is inheriting a champion team which wasn’t the case with the former. To a certain extent that is true. Probably the team is far better but if there is anyone who could make this team win against the oil and Russian money, that is him and he has gone. David Moyes is not Alex Ferguson and no one can ever be. This is not a dig at DM and certainly not. This is in the praise of Sir Alex and an attempt to make people realise filling the latter’s shoe isn’t that easy as you imagine. And learn the art of patience. Before you doubt his skills, give him some time.
And here are my arguments why Moyes isn’t responsible for the downfall. People easily blame the tactics.
[Customary disclaimer- You need not accept your opinion and obviously you are entitled with yours. ]
He resorts to wing play(add some statistics about failed crosses). –
What else he can do with our Ozil still finding his feet in premier league and RvP down injured pushing Rooney -who used to be creative from middle dropping down deep -to play as striker ?
You want tiki taka? With one proper mid field anchor in Carrick injured , squad filler in Cleverley, Manchester United’s own talent in Anderson ?
To Moyes’ credit he identified the areas that needed improvement right away only to be failed by Mr. Edward Woodward. We are still signing a left back and a creative mid fielder.
He could have erred here and there but don’t put the entire blame to make him the scapegoat.
You haven’t seen Fergie using a stupid odd tactic in a must win game? You don’t rememeber when we played Rafael and Fabio in the middle? And who could forget the shock after seeing Park against City at Ethiad.
” He would have been sacked had it been football manager.”
“Moyes should be sacked already”
And friends, this isn’t football manager or Chelsea. We are Manchester United.
And if you just skimmed through it, the point of the eight hundred words above is – David Moyes deserves time. Let us judge when we feel enough is enough. Four months is not enough! Behave like a Manchester United fan, you sillies.
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