Louis van Gaal

Not to me, very strong word to be used as a label for the man and it sounds like a judgement, not constructive criticism by the meaning of the word. Why is being 3rd-4th on the table while the team doesn't look like an absolutely unified whole, a disappointment? I've made some points why I think it's like that, there are other reasons as well, like a worn out players, not so intelligent players to understand van Gaal's ideas and translate it on to the pitch, as much as they are trying to (maybe his biggest sin lies here but it's a minor one) but he has an absolute right to ask from his players to do what he feels like is the best for his team. Then you have injuries, slow adapting to the new beautiful post Moyes life and numerous other things.

While he was so successful in his career and achieved some amazing things with different clubs in various leagues, he is only a human being also and makes mistakes too. Those mistakes are not so huge as some people suggesting and were blown out of proportion but mainly due to one reason: people are impatient, especially after last season and wanted a quick fix which appeared impossible. Those things require more time.

Now some will ask what are his actual ideas? Well, I'm sick of that question to be completely honest and if someone can't figure it out yet, he never will.

van Gaal is the man who wants everything on it's place. First and foremost, he needs an adequate personnel to execute his philosophy. (Every great manager actually have some philosophy, it's just isn't called that name in their cases) When he gets them, you'll see a different beast. His teams were a well constructed functional machines, completely made of people who understand each other on the pitch and what he's telling them to do. You can't have and get that from the half of current ones and over night. He doesn't force defensive negative football, he is forced to act like that sometimes due to above things he doesn't have fully yet.

Now, whether do we have the time for all this is a question for someone else but what is the alternative? If there is one, who's the guarantee that'll work and succeed in a short period of time? Who is that man and what he'll require to achieve his goals? Is this even possible whoever it is, knowing that one man is not the whole club? Who is such a strong character while gentle, flexible and ruthlessly successful at the same time? In one word, who's the Messiah?