A hugely disappointing result in Piraeus has created even more speculation regarding the Manchester United manager’s future at the club. (Picture: AP)

Revolt, dressing room unrest, disappointment, sacking and failure are all terms which do not appear within a lot of Manchester United supporters’ dialect, particularly those under 25-years-old.

However, due to results under David Moyes, there are slight rumblings of disharmony within the team, with Louis van Gaal rumoured to be top of United’s agenda should the Scot not see out the season.

But would this be anything other than a disaster?

Sir Alex Ferguson, through his successes and way of running the club, eventually became immune to managerial pressure – the only possible thing which could threaten the Scotsman’s spell in charge was retirement, which got closer and closer as the seasons wore on.




Moyes does not have this luxury, despite what we all believe about United and their policy of giving managers time, there is still a possibility that Moyes may leave the club at the end of this season.

This is not to say it will happen, it most probably won’t, but because the new manager hasn’t built up the walls of security that Sir Alex did, the rumours of him being axed simply won’t go away.

The recent headlines after the Olympiacos defeat, which suggested Moyes had completely lost the dressing room, sparked a wave of reports that the revered Van Gaal was United’s top choice to replace the former Preston North End boss, however this would, in my opinion, be a mistake.

Van Gaal is known for his, shall we say, abrasive style of management. The Dutch coach often falls out with players and can create disharmony within a dressing room.

Furthermore, if we look at his last club job at Bayern Munich, yes he took a team to the Champions League final, but it was by no means a vintage Bayern team, they had luck on their side.

Risky choice: Louis van Gaal (Picture: AFP/Getty Images)

If Van Gaal was appointed the football would be fantastic, with the Dutchman very much of the ‘Totaal Voetbal’ school.

However, would that be worth the damage to the club’s reputation that dismissing Moyes would cause?

There is no guarantee of success.

Van Gaal left Bayern Munich under a cloud of disappointment in 2011, with Bayern needing to spend over £100million and have the services of one of the all-time great club managers in Jupp Heynckes to take them from the third-placed mess van Gaal left them in to being European Champions.

There has been a lot of disappointment around Old Trafford this season, however Moyes has to be given a second season in charge.

There have been brief glimpses of the direction the manager wants to take the club, particularly since Juan Mata has signed, and it may just be a case of bringing the right players in next summer to really fit Moyes’ system.

But with supporters getting prematurely giddy over the link with Van Gaal, it might be good to remember the grass is not always greener.

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