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Originally Posted by The Big Chill
Will you want him out at the end of the season even if you guys finish in a CL spot? His football has been pretty dire but the results have been there recently.
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it's a very good question. My brother is a huge Bayern Munich fan and when United appointed van Gaal last summer, he said something to me along the lines of "he's a good coach, but there'll be times when you hate him. A lot." Well, he's been right - I do kind of hate him. And that's weird because he kind of gets the job done. We need top 4, it's as simple as that ... that has always been the goal this season and a lot of money depends on it (if they fail to get CL football, they lose a chunk of the Adidas money). He also knows that he loses his job if they fail to reach the CL ... so my hope is that all this unadventurous, boring, play it safe football is a result of him trying to reach top 4, no matter how ugly it is.
Personally, I wouldn't be sad if he was canned despite finishing top 4. His football has been horrible to watch, and honestly, that's a big surprise. I expected attractive football from van Gaal, especially after buying creative players like di Maria and Herrera. I also don't really trust him with a chequebook, to be honest.
by the way, reading that United have got more points over the last 15 games than every other club was a big WTF-moment for me. Never ever had I expected that.