Basically, Moyes had an impossible job - taking over from SAF. It's not an excuse, it's just fact. Our problem is (and a very good one indeed), we are simply used to winning. United haven't had to face a bad run of form like this in.. forever. Lets face it, when Chelsea were down in the dumps sometime in the last two years, or when Liverpool have been down and out in the last 'oh how many seasons', there wasn't this level of furore (I mean no offense to either, but they were the first two top clubs that came to my mind). It's simply that we, under SAF, have never been seen anywhere but at the top. Which makes the present situation all the more difficult.
Let's accept, no coach in the present age can get the type of results that SAF could. Simply noone. He is rightly called a legend. That, however, doesn't completely absolve Moyes of the blame, either. Moyes has made blunders, no doubt, but everything is not completely his fault.
The over-abundance of crosses, can be succintly put down the post which was stated earlier. We don't have a Paul Scholes or his successor at the club, at present. We simply cannot play our way through the middle, without having Scholes, or his successor. That is, Moyes seems to be sticking to the safe and secure. You ideally need a Ball Winning Midfielder to get the balls, and a creative midfielder to spray the balls upfront. Scholes was both of these. ATM, with Carrick not in his prime, and struggling with injuries, Fletcher and Fellaini struggling with injuries, Cleverley playing horribly, we simply have no other option other than crossing to depend on.
Add to the fact that current run of results will have done Moyes' morale no good. He wouldn't really be inclined to experiment with tactics, trying to stick with the old and oft-used for now, till he gets atleast a couple of good results. And yes, we've had horrible luck this season. Our key players injured, still picking up injuries.. It does the morale no good.
Tactically, Moyes has made some blunders. I still remember the Fulham game where Rooney was relegated to the midfield. He had bad luck that game too, with both CB going off due to injury, but some tactics made absolutely no sense. But, that doesn't mean the chopping board needs to be brought on just yet. A little patience will go a long way towards that.
Realistically, noone expected Moyes to win the League this year. But on the other hand, noone expected us to be in the dumps either. But there have been a lot of factors contributing to that, not just Moyes. We've had horrible luck regarding injuries, our players have not performed upto scratch. Moyes tactics also don't make sense at many times. But then again, we've never been a Chelsea, firing managers for fun.
Moyes inherited a dead-beat, aging albeit League winning squad. But he needs more time to stamp his authority on the team. Moyes is not the 'My way or the Highway' like Fergie or the brash, clever way of Mourinho. But he has his own way, and should be given a bit more time.
If the Mata transfer hadn't happened, then I too would be having my own doubts about whether Moyes could do a decent job in the summer (it's only a natural thought, I'm but human). But then again, we managed to get a model professional from one of our rivals, who's been our best player in the games he's played. As long as Moyes acts decisively in the summer, there's no reason why we can't come back on top, even under him. He's getting rid of the deadwood, and trying to get players in, let's atleast give him a chance before condemning him completely.
It's not about lowering expectations at all, it's more about giving the manager to get his team in order, get the players he wants in, and then setting the high expectations we've always come to expect from our team. I'm not saying Moyes should be blame-free for the recent string of results, noone is foolish enough to say that. All I'm saying is, atleast give him a bit more time, before condemning him to the guillotine. He is not going to be fired, we've never been about kick out managers easily, so might as well get behind him, and see what he does.
In this horrible time, we should get behind the manager and support him, rather than completely chopping off his head. Give him time till the next transfer window. If our results are still woeful as ever, at the end of the second season, then no-one can fault people for trying to get rid of Moyes. I too, would probably be one among them. But, not atm, no matter how bad we look on paper.
Remember, we support United because we like the club, not just because we're used to winning.
Let's accept, no coach in the present age can get the type of results that SAF could. Simply noone. He is rightly called a legend. That, however, doesn't completely absolve Moyes of the blame, either. Moyes has made blunders, no doubt, but everything is not completely his fault.
The over-abundance of crosses, can be succintly put down the post which was stated earlier. We don't have a Paul Scholes or his successor at the club, at present. We simply cannot play our way through the middle, without having Scholes, or his successor. That is, Moyes seems to be sticking to the safe and secure. You ideally need a Ball Winning Midfielder to get the balls, and a creative midfielder to spray the balls upfront. Scholes was both of these. ATM, with Carrick not in his prime, and struggling with injuries, Fletcher and Fellaini struggling with injuries, Cleverley playing horribly, we simply have no other option other than crossing to depend on.
Add to the fact that current run of results will have done Moyes' morale no good. He wouldn't really be inclined to experiment with tactics, trying to stick with the old and oft-used for now, till he gets atleast a couple of good results. And yes, we've had horrible luck this season. Our key players injured, still picking up injuries.. It does the morale no good.
Tactically, Moyes has made some blunders. I still remember the Fulham game where Rooney was relegated to the midfield. He had bad luck that game too, with both CB going off due to injury, but some tactics made absolutely no sense. But, that doesn't mean the chopping board needs to be brought on just yet. A little patience will go a long way towards that.
Realistically, noone expected Moyes to win the League this year. But on the other hand, noone expected us to be in the dumps either. But there have been a lot of factors contributing to that, not just Moyes. We've had horrible luck regarding injuries, our players have not performed upto scratch. Moyes tactics also don't make sense at many times. But then again, we've never been a Chelsea, firing managers for fun.
Moyes inherited a dead-beat, aging albeit League winning squad. But he needs more time to stamp his authority on the team. Moyes is not the 'My way or the Highway' like Fergie or the brash, clever way of Mourinho. But he has his own way, and should be given a bit more time.
If the Mata transfer hadn't happened, then I too would be having my own doubts about whether Moyes could do a decent job in the summer (it's only a natural thought, I'm but human). But then again, we managed to get a model professional from one of our rivals, who's been our best player in the games he's played. As long as Moyes acts decisively in the summer, there's no reason why we can't come back on top, even under him. He's getting rid of the deadwood, and trying to get players in, let's atleast give him a chance before condemning him completely.
It's not about lowering expectations at all, it's more about giving the manager to get his team in order, get the players he wants in, and then setting the high expectations we've always come to expect from our team. I'm not saying Moyes should be blame-free for the recent string of results, noone is foolish enough to say that. All I'm saying is, atleast give him a bit more time, before condemning him to the guillotine. He is not going to be fired, we've never been about kick out managers easily, so might as well get behind him, and see what he does.
In this horrible time, we should get behind the manager and support him, rather than completely chopping off his head. Give him time till the next transfer window. If our results are still woeful as ever, at the end of the second season, then no-one can fault people for trying to get rid of Moyes. I too, would probably be one among them. But, not atm, no matter how bad we look on paper.
Remember, we support United because we like the club, not just because we're used to winning.
