20 Raymond Verheijen Tweets That Make David Moyes Look Like A Dinosaur

Raymond Verheijen is a smart, awesome man from Holland. He heads up the World Football Academy, which is dedicated to technical, tactical and physical expertise.

He worked with Guus Hiddink to take Russia to the last 16 of Euro 2008 and South Korea to the last 16 of the World Cup.

He consults Glasgow Rangers, Barcelona, Zenit St. Petersburg, Chelsea and Manchester City.

And he thinks David Moyes is a dinosaur…

A dinosaur!

With “prehistoric methods“!

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And he may well be right. Everything Verheijen has said about the need for ‘periodisation’ has proven true so far. Periodisation is a scientific approach to football fitness which emphasises the importance of avoiding injuries and therefore maximising the potential of a squad of players.

This isn’t pretty reading for Man United fans, but here’s how it played out:

To be fair, he called it early…

The dinosaur of all dinosaurs get a 6 year (!) contract to manage one of the biggest clubs in the world. Only possible in Jurassic Park. — Raymond Verheijen (@raymondverheije) May 13, 2013

The Man United players better prepare themselves for their training camp in Austria with 3 sessions a day for 4 consecutive days. Good luck! — Raymond Verheijen (@raymondverheije) May 13, 2013

But his prediction was accurate…

In Sydney Moyes said: We’ve over-trained Robin this week to build up his fitness’. Tonight he picked up muscle injury http://t.co/tenigZFEbr — Raymond Verheijen (@raymondverheije) July 23, 2013

Rugby United? Rugby United!

It was sad to see Rugby United loose against WBA today. Every time RVP does not come to the rescue, United look like a very average team. — Raymond Verheijen (@raymondverheije) September 28, 2013

And in the dugout? Pah!

Former coach Meulensteen would have had more to offer to United than all the current clueless & inexperienced nobodies on the United bench. — Raymond Verheijen (@raymondverheije) September 28, 2013

RVP missed 1st week pre-season, had to travel 30 hrs & 10 hrs time difference. Still the Man U ‘experts’ decided to purposely overtrain him? — Raymond Verheijen (@raymondverheije) November 13, 2013

Ouch.

If you appoint a coaching staff, that has never won anything, to manage players who have won almost everything, you’re asking for trouble. — Raymond Verheijen (@raymondverheije) December 7, 2013

But he knows his stats…

In 7 of 9 seasons at Everton: injury crisis after pre-season & very poor start of season. This pattern has clearly repeated itself at United — Raymond Verheijen (@raymondverheije) December 7, 2013

Btw, how on earth did RVP play the full 90 minutes today after being injured for a month? Don’t be surprised if RVP picks up new injury soon — Raymond Verheijen (@raymondverheije) December 7, 2013

And thinks highly of Martinez…

Great to see modern coach Martinez being successful at Everton with football specific approach & modern pre-season: 8 wins, 7 draws & 1 loss — Raymond Verheijen (@raymondverheije) December 14, 2013

Excellent gloat, Raymond

Interesting interview with @offtheball about my predictions in July, August & last Friday about RVP & Man United. http://t.co/fW82vHqFcg — Raymond Verheijen (@raymondverheije) December 19, 2013

Last week RVP thigh muscle injury. Last Wed Rooney groin muscle injury. Today Nani hamstring muscle injury. It’s about recognizing patterns. — Raymond Verheijen (@raymondverheije) December 20, 2013

From perspective of coach education an inexperienced coach in charge of a top club is GOLD as he will most likely make all classic mistakes. — Raymond Verheijen (@raymondverheije) December 22, 2013

Oh stop it!

So Moyes’ appointment by United was perfect for young coaches to learn how not to do things. His mistakes were almost too easy to predict. — Raymond Verheijen (@raymondverheije) December 22, 2013

Or, don’t.

So it is no surprise RVP is frustrated by this year’s tactics. Or should we say lack of tactics? There’s hardly any supply to him. Isolation — Raymond Verheijen (@raymondverheije) December 22, 2013

Shall we wrap this up?

The prediction of RVP injury is climax of current Man Utd case study. The mistakes made have given young coaches valuable learning moments. — Raymond Verheijen (@raymondverheije) December 22, 2013

It’s getting a bit boring now.

After 6 months the Man Utd case study gets a bit predictable. So after Xmas we leave Utd behind us & move on to a new interesting case study — Raymond Verheijen (@raymondverheije) December 22, 2013

Seriously, guys. YAWN.

Thanks for all tweets & messages after Rafael’s muscle injury last Thu & Rooney’s muscle injury yesterday. But the Utd case study is closed. — Raymond Verheijen (@raymondverheije) December 29, 2013

Oh GO ON THEN.

And what happened with Rooney? After his muscle injury rehab he also had to play 90 min v WHU. Of course he picked up a new injury as well. — Raymond Verheijen (@raymondverheije) December 29, 2013

The game, David. Watch the game.

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