Louis always said that his success at Manchester United would not be immediate. But, regardless of a really unfortunate injury list to start his competitive reign as United manager, few would have expected this result.
Many areas of the media offered a knee-jerk reaction to the defeat with talk of a permanent demise for the club. But the truth, while concerning, is not as apocalyptic.
Manchester United need three things. They need their better players – RvP, Carrick, Evans, Rafael, Valencia, Shaw, Welbeck – back from injury. They need to properly learn a completely new system, which LvG is bound to persist with. And they need to have some serious success in the transfer market over the next couple of weeks.
The latter is a priority and it appears that Manchester United are about to complete a deal for a really important player.
The Guardian reports:
Manchester United believe a deal to land Marcos Rojo is close, but it is still to be decided whether Nani should go on loan to Sporting Lisbon in addition to the £16m fee for the defender.
At 24 Rojo is already playing at a very high level but is still on an upward trajectory. He’s fast, skillful and has the sort of cavalier playing style that Manchester United have always been synonymous with. He also loves to have a dig from distance which, providing he doesn’t over indulge, will also add goal threat.
His signing will not only offer cover for Luke Shaw but, you would imagine, add depth to Louis’s central defensive pool. When Shaw is fit he will start so expect to see Rojo on the left of the three at the back – he’s the Thomas Vermaelen alternative and we think that United fans will find this a more exciting signing than the ex-Arsenal man.
This is the first in what needs to be a quartet of top signings to get United motoring. But it’s a definite move in the right direction.
Rojo would follow Ander Herrera, Luke Shaw and Vanja Milinković as the club’s 4th summer signing.
Let’s see Rojo in action. Manchester United fans: good move?
Spanish Red
Aug 18, 2014 at 7:57 pm
Well there’s a very contradictory statement. I agree that United need their better players back but would never agree that Rafael and Welbeck would be included in that group.
If Hull are genuinely interested in Welbeck then United should take what they can get for him. As far as Rafael is concerned I read that van Gaal had already told him to find another club. They are both headless chickens who can run and run with rarely an end product. United should be looking at players who would get into the top four teams, these two wouldn’t get in their reserve teams.
Echeya M.C.
Aug 18, 2014 at 8:07 pm
UTD MUST IMMIDIATELY GET RID OF NANI-FELLAINI-CLEVERLEY-ANDERSON-CHICHARITO-FLETCHER-ZAHA-YOUNG-= AND QUICKLY RAP UP ROJO-BLIND-BENA TIA-VIDAL-CUADRADO/REUS..OR ELSE 10TH PLACE FINISH AT RISK
Luji Adewale
Aug 18, 2014 at 9:45 pm
WHY GIVING CLEVELY A NEW CONTRACT? LET HIM GO EVEN FOR 2ML AND FLETCHA, FELAINI, YOUNG NANI
KCee
Aug 18, 2014 at 8:35 pm
Man u should make shaw dat Rojo is part of them this season 4 some1 like nani we done need him again.
joe
Aug 19, 2014 at 4:41 am
no good signings no top 4
Benedict K. Koech
Aug 19, 2014 at 5:48 am
If u want to perform.you must sign Rojo,Blind,REUS AND de maria and Strootman/depay.good luck and remember man u is my heart don’t let me down..
Desmond Prince
Aug 19, 2014 at 9:58 am
Signing Rojo is a good one. And also more signing should be done before the end of the transfer mkt. i.e the likes of Di maria, Vidal, Blind and Cuardrado etc.
william kentridge
Aug 19, 2014 at 6:52 pm
manchester united must do away with players such as nani,fletcher and buy more experienced players like rojo or else no top 4 again!
Success
Aug 19, 2014 at 7:49 pm
Bring in de ~maria shap b4 next game against Sandaland
Danziy
Aug 19, 2014 at 7:52 pm
Pls man u shld folo rojo signin up wit marco reus, angel di maria, daley blind n benatia b4 dis transfer window closes n shw also includ ashley young in dos 2 b axed
Sandeep
Aug 19, 2014 at 7:58 pm
To all Manchester United fans who are coming in the old Trafford game with QPR PLEASE NOTE BRING SOME MONEY WITH YOU,,GROUP OF MANCHEATER UNITED FAN ARE COLLECTING THE MONEY TO HELP GALZERS FOR BUYING THE PLAYERS,,20 box of written HELP GALZERS box ARE EXPECTED OUTSIDE OF OLDTRAFRD,,
Richard
Aug 19, 2014 at 8:01 pm
If united can try and sign Di maria,Benetia,I believe we gonna finish in the top four dis season.We have gotten the coach that is full of confidence and d experience.