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I was just venting my anger at the silly rigidity of van Gaal to hang on to a system which was not working and his obstinate refusal to see that he was the magnet attracting undue criticism to himself.
4-4-2 IS BETTER: The team set out in a 4-4-2 formation with Rooney and Radamel Falcao upfront; Ander Herrera, Danny Blind, Di Maria and Andy Young across the middle; while Jonny Evans, Marcos Rojo, Chris Smalling and Antonio Valencia lined up at the back and it was obvious that the team had more balance to deal with the opposition.
On the rare occasions that Sunderland broke through, United quickly regrouped to win the ball back and massed in the opposition half. It was obvious, and I hope LVG saw it himself, that the players were more comfortable in their skin playing this formation and I sincerely hope he would continue in subsequent games. I think a good coach plays to the strength of his team, no?
ROONEY IS BEST AS A FORWARD: The injury-enforced absence of Robin van Persie saw Rooney play in a more advanced role upfront and his two goals, even when it was obvious he wasn’t at his best, was testimony of how and where Rooney should be playing.
Rooney’s two goals on Saturday means he’s now the only player in Premier League history to have scored 10 goals or more in the last 11 seasons. Perhaps if he had played all through the season as a striker, he would have reached this milestone earlier and, perhaps more important, he would have equaled and probably broken Sir Bobby Charlton’s 249-goal record by now.
I’m of the firm belief that Manchester United may not yet be where they belong but they are on the right trajectory and LVG is the man to take them out of the woods into a new era. However he must be open to new ideas and willing to listen to voices other than his own
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