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Pep Guardiola has lost just 23 games in his entire managerial career.  

 
David Moyes has lost 14 games this season.

now obviously moyes has been in management longer than pep but this is a disgusting statistic 

 

considering man utd are allegedly 'the biggest club in the world'  why was this guy appointed?

 

whats getting on my nerves is the daily updates of ex players asking everyone to give moyes time 

 

cantona and keane have now both  dropped these bars in the last 24 hrs 

 

but why should he be given time -what has he done to show what he would do with that time? its truly mind boggling

 

 

What about when you look  at the squads each manager has inherited ?

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David Moyes has taken a lot of the blame for Manchester United's struggles this season, but he believes Sir Alex Ferguson would have also struggled to win with the current squad at Old Trafford.

Moyes said any manager -- including Ferguson -- would have found it difficult to win a title with United's ageing roster.

United's squad includes quite a few players over 30, including centre-backs Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand, left-back Patrice Evra, midfielders Ryan Giggs and Michael Carrick, and striker Robin van Persie.

"People are aware there is a squad that is a bit more ageing, so I think it would have been a tough season for whoever was in charge of Manchester United this year," Moyes told national newspapers.

"And I actually think if Sir Alex was here this year it would be difficult for Sir Alex as well and I'm sure he would be aware of it."

United are 18 points adrift in seventh place entering this weekend's fixtures, but Moyes said he's aware that Manchester United does not have the luxury to have a down season like many smaller clubs.

"It could have been the case no matter what this season, but it has been so un-Man United, which is why we have to look to continue a policy of building, improving, getting better and that's what we'll try and do."

Earlier this week, blame for United's season spread to Ferguson as well, with fans yelling at the former manager after a 3-0 defeat to Manchester City.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said he cannot comprehend why some supporters would blame Ferguson for the club's struggles this season.

"Lots of people are speaking about Sir Alex. He made Man United what Man United are," Mourinho said. "He decided to retire. When somebody decides to retire, especially a person like him, he deserves to retire. He deserves to enjoy his life.

"And now he's responsible for what? Man United lose a match, it's his responsibility? Man United struggling in the Premier League is his problem?

"(Wayne) Rooney misses a goal, it's his fault? Or (David) de Gea makes a mistake and it's his fault?

"He can only be blamed for one thing: Man United being the club Man United are. He's retired. Let him retire in peace."

Mourinho said Moyes can still salvage United's season by winning the Champions League.

"Why are we speaking about failure, failure, failure? Let him finish the season. If he wins the Champions League..."

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Lol, that's your boy Fergie

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This old squad is bullshit tho

Only Rio and giggs... And Rio played in every big game last year but hasn't featured this year too much

Carrick, evra and rvp are 30 but not old rvp was 29 at start of the season ffs

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But this is the same guy that said this during pre-season...

Manchester United boss David Moyes is confident his team will be among the honours again this season even if they fail to land their transfer targets.

United have been unsuccessful in their pursuit of Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas, and appear unlikely to get the player.

Moyes is apparently interested in Everton duo Leighton Baines and Maroune Fellaini, although he has still to approach his former club regarding the duo.

And while Wayne Rooney is unsettled, he remains at Old Trafford, meaning only Paul Scholes has left the club this summer.

Moyes, preparing his team for Monday night's friendly against Kitchee FC in Hong Kong, insists he has great faith in the pool of players that strolled to the title last season.

"This is the squad that finished 11 points clear at the top of the league last season so I am confident in the squad," he said.

"But even without additions this squad will be tough opponents for any team - they will be looking at Manchester United.

"We know we will be challenged by everybody, every game we play."

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And there is one single thing which gets to me the most, just ONE

 

One that will all this give him time talk, lets see next season

 

NOBODY ONCE THIS SEASON HAS HIM WHAT HIS PHILOSOPHICAL IS AND HOW HE WANTS TO PLAY FOOTBALL AND MAKE HIM BREAK DOWN HIS APPROACH

 

ALL THEM INTERVIEWS AND NOT ONE SINGLE PERSON HAS ASKED HIM THAT QUESTION 

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You know he will say

' were man united and we will try to attack,I think the history of this club is to use wingers and I will try to get us playing in an attacking way to try to be on the front foot get the ball wide and try to get bodies into the box'

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Now for the fun part. That person that you know that still believed Moyes just needed more time because they was doing what Fergie told them to do...

...watch how quickly they turn on Moyes now that he's bit the hand that fed him.

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However, Sportsmail understands that one reason why chief executive Ed Woodward and fellow board members are giving Moyes so much time and patience is that they feel he inherited a set-up from Ferguson that was not fit for purpose at Barclays Premier League level.

 

Nobody at the club wants publicly to sully Ferguson¹s legacy, given that his 27-year reign lifted United from oblivion to the summit of European football. He also left Moyes a squad that had just won the league by 11 points.

 

But it has since emerged that he ran United¹s football operation in such a closed-off way that the board believe the task of restructuring required to bring it up to speed with the rest of Europe¹s top clubs is much harder than expected.

 

Moyes has begun the process, especially in terms of scouting and recruitment, but Woodward believes the job of doing this has influenced the dismal events on the field. This is why the club wants, if at all possible. to give Moyes the summer to put his own plans into action and recruit his own players.

 

United know this strategy is not without risk and further bad results may force their hand. They plan to spend up to £200million on new players and nobody can blame recent bad performances on anyone but the man in charge.

 

Nevertheless, the United source said: ‘Sir Alex had such a hold on the club that he was left to get on with it. His methods worked for him.

 

‘It was always known that David would have things to address behind the scenes but there has been much, much more and it has taken longer than was anticipated.’

 

Moyes had a three-hour meeting with Woodward last week, the day after United beat Olympiacos 3-0 in the Champions League to set up next week¹s clash with old foes Bayern.

 

A sign of growing divisions among supporters is that one group have raised £840 to fly a plane over Old Trafford during the match with Aston Villa tomorrow with the banner:’Wrong One - Moyes Out’.

 

This is a direct challenge to the Stretford End Flags group, who have refused to take down their ‘Chosen One’ banner inside the ground.

 

If Moyes survives the turbulent days ahead, he has a list of players he wishes to move out of the club. These include midfielders Anderson, Nani and Wilfried Zaha and defender Alexander Buttner.

 

Moyes will also listen to good offers for Darren Fletcher, Tom Cleverley, Shinji Kagawa and Javier Hernandez.

 

Meanwhile, he expects to lose Rio Ferdinand and Ryan Giggs to retirement and Nemanja Vidic and Patrice Evra to Serie A in Italy. 

 

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Smh throwing bodies under the bus

 

Exactly what I expected of him, Hodgson was exactly the same.

 

The players, the youth team and the fans were all culpable for our poor form under him but did he ever think to take a look at himself? Don't be daft.

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I think it's the latter mate....

 

Moyes talks waaaay too much! Needs to be the sideman we all know he is and side-step the interviews - let someone else handle the media.

They will take the smallest thing you say and spin it into a headline & he just keeps feeding them

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You mean "fuck off" Phil

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Maybe they'll be putting their season ticket money into Darren Fletcher's charity next season if things don't start looking up. Seeing as the gimps are asking for it already. Then he probably won't have Man Utd press conferences and interviews to speak at.

Moyes and Fergie do have one thing in common, they're both as irrelevant as each other when it comes to commenting on what the fans/"customers" do or don't with their money.

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