Manchester United and speculation seem to go hand in hand these days like never before.
With Louis van Gaal teetering on the brink for much of the season we have regularly wondered how Ryan Giggs feels about the current style of play at Manchester United.
Giggs was a classic embodiment of Manchester United’s attacking traditions and is one of the most exciting players ever to tread the boards at The Theatre of Dreams.
And his absence from the dugout against Stoke on Tuesday night set the rumour mills into full swing.
There were rumours that the Welshman was being courted for the top job at Celtic but, as it turned out, the United legend had been granted compassionate leave.
The Independent reports:
Ryan Giggs was absent for Manchester United’s game against Stoke City due to a family illness.
It was noted that the assistant manager had not taken up his usual seat in the Old Trafford dugout alongside Louis van Gaal, even sparking rumours that he was set to be appointed as Celtic manager.
We wish him and his family all the best.
In football terms, he is in a difficult position right now. Does he hang about at Manchester United and wait for a chance at the top job? Or does he go out and manage another club in order to gain the experience perceived by some to be required for the United job?
Manchester United director David Gill recently was recently quoted in The Daily Mail:
‘I think that is something that Ryan will be thinking about and discussing it with the powers that be within Manchester United,’ Gill told BBC Radio 5live.
‘I don’t disagree with the notion that you can’t be a No 2 forever. You’ve got to go out and prove yourself, and demonstrate you’ve got what it takes and you can actually do it when you’re in the firing line.
Whatever happens in the shorter-term many to most Manchester United fans would like nothing more than to see a successful Giggs at the helm of the club in years to come.
Would we appoint him as manager of United in the summer? Well, while we think that he would be an improvement on LvG, we’d prefer Jose Mourinho for at least a couple of years first. That way Giggs could cite his managerial mentors as Ferguson, Van Gaal and Mourinho – not a bad way to gain experience before taking the top job.
Let’s see Giggs at his best shall we? Yes, let’s.
