Oliver Holt is a knob as well - doesn't he realise that 95% of football want Old Trafford to be in chaos?
Don't blame Louis van Gaal for all Manchester United's problems: Dutchman won't be swayed by public opinion... and without him Old Trafford would be in chaos
- The wheels of dissent are grinding audibly and the noise may grow louder
- It is important that Manchester United hold their nerve and show resolve
- If they stick with Louis van Gaal, they will continue journey back to summit
- Premier League clubs can choose benevolence, not greed, after the TV deal
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OLIVER HOLT FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY
PUBLISHED: 23:00, 14 February 2015 | UPDATED: 00:51, 15 February 2015
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Danger threatens Manchester United in the discontent that is starting to build around the management of Louis van Gaal. The wheels of dissent are grinding audibly now and the noise may yet grow louder in March and April when United’s fixtures get tougher.
It is important that United hold their nerve and show resolve this time in a way they failed to do when David Moyes was buckling under the pressure of trying to keep the club in the bright light where Sir Alex Ferguson had camped them for more than 20 years.
Curing Manchester United is going to take time. The penny should have dropped by now that there is no quick fix, not even if you spend £150 million on new players in the summer. You need patience and you need a man like Van Gaal whose self-confidence knows no limits.
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Louis van Gaal is self-assured and Manchester United must back him to avoid falling further into the malaise
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David Moyes was blamed for the fall of an empire, but United's problems are complex and deep-rooted
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The first step towards rehabilitation and the return to greatness that United’s fans crave is to finish in the top four this season, but they are locked in an increasingly tense struggle with Southampton, Woolwich, Tottenham and Liverpool for the last two places.
It is possible they won’t make it and if that happens, strident voices will scream about the money Van Gaal has spent and the uninspiring football United have played and demand that he is sacked.
United’s performance in the victory over Burnley on Wednesday, as so often this season, was anxious and uncertain. Their defence seemed bewildered by the movement of Danny Ings. Their opponents were unlucky not to get more out of the game, another familiar trend under Van Gaal. United are not winning any friends with their style as they cling to third place, trailing in the wake of Chelsea and Manchester City.
But let’s get one thing straight: the very last thing that United should do in the summer, whether they make the top four or not, is to get rid of Van Gaal. It would not help their cause. In fact, it would deal a serious blow to their hopes of recovering their pre-eminence. It is not Van Gaal’s fault that United offered him the job knowing that he would not be able to start until last July because of his commitments with Holland.
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