This
pretty much speaks for itself, Manchester United have long dominated football
in the United Kingdom lifting the Premier League title 20 times. The defending
champions have been in dismal form this season breaking a few records at Old
Trafford for all the wrong reasons.
The
Red Devils are used to winning titles but crashing out of the Capital One and
FA Cups at premature stages to opposition currently in the bottom 6 of the
Premier League table is just unacceptable for a team of United's calibre.
Unmotivated Players
When
one looks at the players on the pitch they cannot help but notice that these
players are wishing they were elsewhere. Motivation
of players is an elementary part of the manager's job and his lack of player
motivation is showing on the pitch.
Bullied into making purchases that
are not worth the pound
David Moyes over the last two transfer windows has acquired the services of Belgian
midfield general Marouane Fellaini and Spanish playmaker Juan Mata for a
combined total of about £65 million. Only the latter has shown signs of paying
dividends on his transfer fee.
One
could argue the need of Fellaini seeing that United already have the vastly
experienced Michael Carrick in that position and centre half Phil Jones who has
often be utilised in that position. It is true that United have struggled for
creativity this season and a player like Mata was needed but not at a fee of
£45 million.
Erratic team selection and training
methods
During
United's #AskCarrick twitter discussion, Man Utd's supporters highlighted one
Tom Cleverley as an ineffective midfielder. The United officials went on to say
that he was being used as a scapegoat. As the statistics suggest to some extent
Cleverley has been responsible for The Red Devils' midfield woes with an
average of 49.8 passes per game and 0.5 key passes per game compared 73.6 and
0.9 of Michael Carrick.
The
Man United gaffer's training methods which have been described by some a
"military" and that the players feel tired heading into an encounter
have been a large contributing factor to injuries to key players this season.
Dutch talisman Robin Van Persie has had a recurring groin injury for a chunk of
this year which coincided with an injury to fellow frontman Wayne Rooney resulting in a dry spell of goals for them.
As
United head into their next fixture they are without Chris Smalling and Johnny
Evans both with different problems that can be linked to training methods.
Poor damage control
It
is not so long ago that the boss blasted his charges publically and many who
have studied football know that this more often than not has a negative effect
on the player's morale. Noticeably after this incident they suffered a poor
spell of football.
The Defence
Time factor
It
is a widely known fact that a managerial transition does not pay instant
dividends and if given time the former Everton boss could reach the levels of
success that the club's supporters demand season in season out.
Experience in English top flight
Having
managed Everton for 11 seasons winning the manager of the year accolade 3 times
is that fine spell, no doubt should be casted over his abilities as a manger.
It is in that illustrious spell that "Dithering Dave" kept Everton in
the top half of the Premier League qualifying for the UEFA Champions League in
2005 and reaching the FA Cup final in 2009.
Uncanny Knack for making good
transfers
David
Moyes brought Australian attacker Tim Cahill to Everton and went on to become the
greatest Australian player to ever grace the world stage behind legend Mark
Viduka. This just goes to show that he has a good transfer head on his
shoulders and could bring in the talent that is so required to bring Man Utd to
the hilt of English football.
The transition effect
Bringing
in a new manager at this point in time could further send United into a spiral
that could destroy the good work, as little as that is, they have done this
season. By bringing in a new manager United risk hiring one who is less
competent and who could make this bad season worse.
The Verdict
David Moyes should be sacked
Reason
being that the modern game is governed by money and as current form suggests
the owners of the club stand to lose millions of hard earned cash. The fans of
such a club with a rich footballing background do not have to stand for this
because after all they have to go to their places of work and schools tomorrow
after their team breaks a record at Old Trafford for all the wrong reasons.
Have your say by commenting below.
Tanaka
Makamure
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