Glory Hunters
The Manchester United hierarchy is showing no urgency in taking a decision on Louis Van Gaal and has kept the Dutchman in charge of the team for the upcoming Derby County match.
However, Van Gaal has been given no job security either and it would all depend on how the team plays from here on in.
It is believed that the Manchester United board would analyze the position of the manager at the end of each game and would act accordingly.
JaapStam used to perform for the Premier League club Manchester United from 1998 until 2001 and even though he is retired and no longer plays in a pitch, he still remains up to date with what is going around in the world of football and the former defender is certain that Manchester United will be able to return to their glory days under the guidance of Louis van Gaal.
Louis Van Gaal has been quite busy negotiating transfer deals of late.
He is quite determined to help the Red Devils regain the Premier League crown and thus, he wants all the bases to be covered before the campaign in the coming summer starts.
United is currently looking slightly light on striking front with Robin Van Persie not in the best of forms.
Angel Di Maria’s performance in the previous season was not up to the expectations either.
Juan Mata has been facing a strange situation at Manchester United for the last 12 months.
Despite being the club’s former record signing, the Spaniard has constantly been on the bench amidst reports that manager Louis van Gaal does not rate him highly. Mata has been getting chances far and few between. He made his latest chance count the most after scoring a double in the 2-1 victory over Liverpool. The two goals from the former Chelsea midfielder cannot be more significant, as it puts United in pole position for a top four finish ahead of Liverpool and Tottenham.
Louis Van Gaal felt that his team played much better than the 0-0 score with Cambridge United suggested. Manchester United were taking on a team much lower in the league rankings than them, which had placed them as huge favourites to secure a victory.
However, United did not create much clear-cut opportunities during the 90 minutes and could only draw against a team that was playing in non-league football not too long ago. Cambridge will be playing at Old Trafford for the replay and this will bring huge revenues to the club.
Arsenal have secured the early lead in the race to have one of the most promising players in the ranks after David Beckham’s son Brooklyn has signed a short-term deal with the club.
The Premier league giants have a reputation for developing plays into great internationals. The likes of Aaron Ramsey and Thierry Henry have become great players since joining Arsenal.
During one of the first press conferences of Louis van Gaal as the head coach of Manchester United, the Dutch manager stated that his tactics and mechanisms usually take around 3 months for the results to start being displayed and noticed.
The 3 months mark has already been reached with the Dutch coach having already taken charge of Manchester United for over that period of time but the club continues struggling trying to make decent performances.
Argentine winger Angel di Maria became the most expensive transfer in British football history after moving to Manchester United for £ 59.7 million from Real Madrid. He has broken the record held by Fernando Torres after his move from Liverpool to Chelsea in 2011. However, things could have been very different had Paris St Germain been without any sanctions from UEFA. The French club were the first to register an interest in the 26-year-old when it became clear that he was going to be sold by Madrid.
Dethroned Premier League giants Manchester United are close to securing their first signing of the Louis van Gaal era after triggering the £ 30 million release clause of Athletic Bilbao midfielder Ander Herrera.
Reports emerging in the Spanish media indicate that the club has already agreed personal terms with the player and his agent is already in London finalizing some minute details of the deal that will see United add to their Spanish contingent.
Manchester United will be taking on Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday night in what would be the club’s final opportunity to regain some pride for this season. They have been enduring a torrid time in David Moyes’ first season at the club. They are on course to missing out on Champions League football for the first time in more than two decades. Apart from this, Old Trafford has witnessed massacre in the form of six defeats especially at the hands of rivals Liverpool and Manchester City.