The Possibility Of A Season Salvage For Manchester United

Author : Owen Paiva

So the questions on most United fans mind is “How do we save our season?” After the holiday rounds of fixtures United sit 3 points adrift of fourth, during United’s worst historical losing streak. Is this season salvageable, and is the title obtainable?

1) Changing the manager

Louis Van Gaal has come under a lot of flak for boring tactics and rightly so. So there are about 4 viable options.

1. Keep LVG until the end of season/contract
2. Sack LVG and allow Giggs as intern manager until end of the year
3. Sack LVG and hire Mourinho
4. Sack LVG and hire Pep

Option 4 would be very good, but I feel option 2 is the most probable for this year. If we can beat the noisy neighbours to Pep, that would be great, but he is best at established teams. I feel like more fluid and fast style would suit many players. Rooney plays best when the play is rapid, as he thinks fast. Martial and Memphis would unleash hell on opposition and Pep is very good with young attackers. Giggs would play the United Way, which is to live and die by the counter attack. Mourinho is not a good fit, and LVG will probably remain till end of the year.

2) Changing The Players

Current players are not up to snuff. If Jones could stop getting hurt, he could pull a Smalling and form a duo, if not, than all in for John Stones as the partnership will benefit United and England. Darmian has been inconsistent but I would give him some time. I feel like a Kane or a Lukaku should be the priority, a signing like Ronaldo or Rooney that need a bigger stage to emerge on. United need the players who are on the brink of superstardom, not established ones. This is how Pep or Giggs could help. United need a centre back, centre mid, and two attackers that can play across the line. YOURI TIELEMANS SHOULD BE BROUGHT IN

3) Change The Formation

Either a 4-3-3, or a 4-4-2 diamond needs to be played

4) Change The Tactics

Enough Said.

Conclusion

So this is just scratching the surface on the issues, the board is silent and the fan base is becoming divided, still nowhere as bad as Arsenal’s. The season is salvageable, finish at least 4th on win the Europa league. Either way the season will be at least a salvageable one. If United have a late season resurgence, the title is possible.  The squad could do good in a title hunt barring injuries but that is about it. Hopefully United find their feet soon and we don’t become like the Scouse laughingstock.