After the fanfare, the testimonies, the kit deals, the pre season triumphs, comes the crushing reality.
Louis van Gaal , the former Barcelona , Bayern Munich and Netherlands manager was welcomed to one of the greatest football clubs this weekend. Yes Mamchester united is a great club , but a club that is in shambles right now.
The new EPL season got under way this weekend and it seemed as if Manchester united carried on from where it left off last season , a 1-2 loss to swansea at home.
A ground where teams once used to dread coming has fast become a venue for teams to come and accumulate points at will.
Van Gaal admitted Manchester United needed to bring in “better players” as he reflected on a miserable start to his reign as manager and warned the current squad they had to show they could cope with the pressures of playing at Old Trafford.
United went into this game with Tyler Blackett making his league debut , which was bad strategy on the think tank's part . The departure of Ferdinand , Evra and vidic has not helped the defence one bit.
There are speculations of Marcos Rojo joining Man U from Sporting Libson , a deal if successful would strenghthen the defence somewhat.
More on this below :
http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/500403/Man-Utd-close-in-on-Marcos-Rojo-as-Sporting-ask-for-Nani-or-Anderson-on-loan-to-seal-deal
Luke Shaw and Ander Herrera the only new faces added this summer will not be enough to propel United to the top and new are desperately needed. An indepth analysis of all of United's transfer hopes below :
http://metro.co.uk/tag/manchester-united-transfer-news/
Yes it was only one match but fans have started to get restless and a victory away at Sunderland may help calm some nerves for everyone who is envolved. If Van persie makes a comeback this week it will surely be a positive element for the team.
