Manager David Moyes took responsibility for
Manchester United's dramatic decline this season after a dismal home defeat to
Manchester City.
The reigning champions are seventh, 18 points adrift
of leaders Chelsea after City inflicted United’s sixth home league loss of the
season.
"I am the one who picks the team," Moyes
said. "I take responsibility and always will do. It is disappointing.
I must say for the first time I genuinely felt some
sympathy for David Moyes last night because reading his post match comments he
doesn’t seem to know what he’s doing wrong when it’s so freaking obvious to
everybody else.
He picked the wrong XI, played the wrong system and
waited far too long until he made a change, and even that was wrong, and as he
sat there bemused looking totally lost and helpless while City were running
riot it became clear that he couldn’t see what was wrong and certainly didn’t
know what to do to turn the situation around.
Moyes did an ok job at Everton but Martinez is showing
this season Everton are capable of more than Moyes ever got out of them, so it’s
clear that he’s just not as good as everyone was telling you he was in
the summer when he replaced Sir Alex.
He’s proved to everyone he’s out of his depth, is
tactically naive and just doesn’t have the personality to manage a club with
the history and stature of Man United.
There’s been plenty of talk about United having a
summer clear-out and having a war chest for a host of new signings, but while
that’s clearly needed leaving Moyes in charge of the whole thing is a recipe
for even more failure next year.
I admit I have taken quite a lot of satisfaction and
a great deal of enjoyment at United’s predicament this season, but now it’s not
funny anymore it’s actually now become quite sad and embarrassing.
If United are to turn things round and halt the
slide Moyes is taking them on then in the summer they need to get rid of him
and go all out and try and convince Jurgen Klopp to be their manager for next
season.
Yes he may be under contract until 2018, but as
Bayern Munich have already won the title in Germany and will be adding Lewandowski to
their squad for next season where is the motivation for Klopp to stay with
Dortmund.
If they don’t and stick with Moyes this could be one
occasion where loyalty isn’t the right way to go.
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