Originally Posted by
Reg
Not convinced he'll be a success. If he does succeed and win a title, it'll all come crashing down soon afterwards.
I think van Gaal was failed by the board. Muller, Ronaldo, all those players that they talked up never came.* The squad they ended up with was not better than Man City's, Chelsea's, or Arsenal's, and perhaps others. (Saying that, it was his decision to let Welbeck and Hernandez go, etc.)
*There is the possibility that one or more of those world class players were all happy and raring to go, ready to sign until van Gaal shook their hand and said, "Well, before we confirm anything, let's talk about pass completion rates."