Nicely written. Ferguson acted as an apologist for the Glazers for too long. He accepted under-investment in the clubs playing resources. He was a genius as a man-manager. He got by. But the fact is that until Moyes bought Marouane Fellaini last summer, United had not recruited a genuine central midfielder since the summer of 2007, when Ferguson signed Owen Hargreaves and Anderson. The playing staff stagnated. United remained reliant on Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs for way too long. Three of the starting back four bequeathed to Moyes will depart the club this summer, too. So Moyes was not just given the task of following the most successful manager in English football history, he was presented with a massive rebuilding job, too - and paired with a rookie chief executive, Ed Woodward, to help him do it. Anyone who thinks that is a recipe for a smooth transition is living in a fantasy world. It is easy to say now, but the succession to Ferguson was poorly handled by the club. They were in thrall to Sir Alex to such an extent that there appeared to have been precious little planning for the future.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 23:14:36 +0000
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