To U Mr. David Moyes, Manchester United manager David Moyes must get back to being the fearsome leader he was at Everton Come on David Moyes, be like David Moyes. Be decisive. Be tough. Be the boss as you were at Everton. David Moyes needs to show the toughness he displayed at Everton No more Mr Nice Guy: David Moyes needs to show the toughness he displayed at Everton Moyes must dispel this image of him as Sir Alex Ferguson’s anointed successor, the Chosen One or Fergie Lite to his critics. Moyes must remember he was appointed Manchester United manager because of his lauded reputation within the game, so applauded that his peers voted him Manager of the Year in 2003, 2005 and 2009. Moyes is a good manager who just needs to be himself, who just needs to do the United job his way. It may not work. United may get knocked off their perch for a while, sliding into the shadows of rivals after so long basking in the sunshine spread by the incomparable Ferguson. It may well prove a significant error by Moyes to not retain the respected services of Rene Meulensteen, Micky Phelan and Eric Steele, coaches with an incredible combined knowledge of what makes United’s squad so resilient. But Moyes has to do it his way, not another manager’s way, however exalted Ferguson was. Moyes has to keep faith with his new coaches. He has also to impose himself on players assembled by Ferguson, making it his team, making them forget the illustrious predecessor and fear the new man. Moyes has to show he is not just minding the store while Ferguson has popped out. He needs to make some big calls, such as dropping Rio Ferdinand and telling Phil Jones or Chris Smalling that they are the future at centre-half. Give Wilfried Zaha a chance. Or Adnan Januzaj. Usher in a new era on the pitch as well as in the dugout. He should back his own judgment, acumen acquired while doing his apprenticeship at Preston North End and then on the Premier League front-line at Everton. He has earned this chance. He certainly showed his managerial qualities in his handling of the Wayne Rooney saga. He just needs to believe in himself again, to be the boss. Moyes needs to spread a little fear and coax a keener competition for places in the squad. At Everton, Moyes was totally in charge, partly because he inherited a struggling team which he first galvanized and then rebuilt, but also because of that look of thunder in his eyes. He scared people. A charming man also had a nasty streak. Only fools or those with death wishes would cross Moyes at Goodison Park. He is a different creature at Old Trafford, more obliging, less willing to upset people. That is not the David Moyes that Ferguson felt could take on the huge job of managing United, a job for a leader who stood tall in storms.
Posted on: Tue, 01 Oct 2013 07:43:56 +0000
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