The Independent has managed to spark a debate here in the Football Transfer Tavern after running Paul Scholes’ column and his latest claims that Manchester United are no longer the side he once knew.
The former Red Devils legend noted that the club are not playing in a style that suits them, nor one he even recognises and did not mince his words when it came to how he feels when watching recent performances under Louis van Gaal.
Scholes, once mute in his playing days, blasted Louis van Gaal and his style of play, claiming: “I am struggling to watch Louis van Gaal’s team with any great enjoyment. At times, United’s football is miserable.”
Now whilst we think it is certainly true that the likes of Radamel Falcao are not exactly performing at their peak, it does not mean that the players are unhappy.
It always takes a new manager takes time to bed in, especially after such a long dynasty that Sir Alex Ferguson enjoyed at Old Trafford.
Our landlord notes that if United manage to finish in the top four and secure Champions League qualification come the end of the season, it would be mission accomplished for van Gaal, no matter what United’s legends say.
