Louis van Gaal does not 'get' Manchester United - so he should listen to their old players [Ogden]

I'm sick of the arguments between the two sets of supporters who have two extremely differing opinions and who fail to acknowledge that both the opinions are true in some or the other way.

Few things:

*We are not Manchester United that we were under SAF. So we shouldn't expect us to dominate teams like we did pre-2013.

*I also believe(or optimistically hope) that we are building something great under LVG. Much like he did at Barca and Bayern. We won't reap the benefits now. But we could see years of success in the near future because of the seeds the Dutchman plants in the club. We just need to be patient.

But having said that:

*The above points can't be used as justification for how poorly we are playing at the moment. Neither can be the comparison that he is doing way better than Moyes. Moyes' stint was undeniably a failure. That's a phase we should never use as a comparison. We see people getting irked by the Moyes' comparisons when LVG does bad. If people don't like that, then neither should they like the comparisons to show that LVG has done better than the Scotsman.

  • I want us to dominate games. Maybe not like SAF's teams, but like a team that is supposed to finish 2nd to 4th in the table. That's not too much to ask for is it. Not a single shot on target apart from that weak Rooney free-kick against a team that only has an outside chance of finishing in the top half is unjustifiable, especially if that's your third game running without any goals.

*At the end of the day, I just want to enjoy watching us play football.

  • Even if we are not playing pretty football, I would like us to churn out wins with good defensive displays. And if we believe we are that great defensively as the stats suggest, then we are delusional. We are getting the job done defensively, albeit clumsily, with individual displays from DeGea and Smalling.

*Fans have the right to voice criticism. It's not like we are calling for the Dutchman's head. We are just showing our displeasure with our performances.

Again, having said the above, I believe that we could have a great season ahead if LVG addresses the issues we are fivefold having appropriately.

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