Man Utd’s Biggest Mistakes Since Sir Alex Ferguson’s Departure
Man Utd’s Biggest Mistakes Since Sir Alex Ferguson’s Departure; Mourinho Sacking and Woodward’s Contract Policy.
Sir Alex Ferguson bid an emotional farewell to Manchester United nothing has gone right for the club since then.
The club is facing a dire end to another miserable season, with Champions League football unlikely.
Man United are expected to once again spend big this summer with numerous first-team players expected to leave.
The Red Devils were mercilessly beaten by Brighton on Saturday, a reminder of how far beneath show they have been this season.
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Man Utd’s Biggest Mistakes
Sacking David Moyes
David Moyes inherited the biggest job in the world when he replaced Ferguson and was never likely to succeed immediately.
Having been unable to sign his top transfer targets, he was left with an aging squad stuck in their ways.
He was sacked just ten months after inheriting the hot seat at Old Trafford, and there’s no way of telling if he’d ever be a success in Manchester.
But sacking him so early never gave him a chance to do things his own way, and was just an indication of United’s new-found ‘hire and fire ‘ policy.
Ignoring Van Gaal
Louis van Gaal came in to replace Moyes and there was immediate encouragement about what the Dutch legend could do in the job.
Having been linked with the role a decade before, it was believed United had eventually got Ferguson’s most suitable successor.
But things went from bad to worse quickly, leading to Van Gaal to accuse the club of putting commercial interests above results.
That claim has become a widely-held opinion by fans and pundits alike, and it’s hard to argue they were right to ignore his cries of frustration.
Sacking Mourinho
United have lifted four pieces of silverware in the nine years since Ferguson’s retirement, and one of them was Moyes’ Charity Shield in his first competitive game.
The other three all came in Jose Mourinho’s second season at the club, with the serial winner collecting the Charity Shield, Europa League, and Carabao Cup.
His third season, however, started horribly, and United officials acted quickly to pull the trigger, despite United still being in the Champions League and FA Cup.
Reports suggested players and staff were unhappy with Mourinho, but the truth remains that they’re yet to win a trophy since his departure.
Solskjaer as permanent manager
In the immediate aftermath of Mourinho’s dismissal, United officials looked to get the fans back on side by bringing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer back to the club.
Things went well immediately for the interim head coach, who oversaw a heroic win away at Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.
But inevitably, United got it wrong yet again and gave him a lengthy contract as permanent head coach despite having very little experience of management.
Not going all-out for Mauricio Pochettino – who was sacked by Spurs just months later – is a mistake they’re still paying the price for now.
Woodward’s contract policy
Ed Woodward, United’s former vice-chief executive, was the most unpopular man in Manchester for a number of years due to his various transfer blunders.
But his contractual policy of offering new terms to players who had no future in an attempt to increase their value has been one of his biggest failures.
Woodward has given fresh terms to Phil Jones, Eric Bailly, and Nemanja Matic, and will likely lose all three this summer without any significant money coming in.
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