Why Van Gaal should LEAVE Man Utd at the end of the season

Why Van Gaal should LEAVE Man Utd at the end of the season






The Dutchman was brought in to arrest United's slide and has done exactly that, but he cannot be relied upon to take them to the next stage in the coming month

 While Louis van Gaal talks often of his impending retirement from football management in 2017, it might well be in everyone’s best interests to bring the end date forward by a year regardless of Manchester United’s trophy haul come the end of this season.

It is arguable that Van Gaal’s reign as United manager has been a success story to this point when placed in the context of the panic setting in before his arrival in England.

The failures of the David Moyes era left United needing a quick fix. When Sir Alex Ferguson finally ended his unparalleled 26-year spell at Old Trafford, the club had employed the wrong kind of character to keep them in the hunt for major honours and were left looking for a firefighter within a year.

In Van Gaal they found exactly the kind of man they required. They had money to throw at the problem and the backdrop of a disastrous season post-Ferguson. That all combined to ensure the Dutchman had backing in terms of both time and finances, and his return so far has been more than adequate.

Champions League football was demanded of him in his first season, and last year’s fourth-placed finish delivered the desired return to Europe’s top table. Now United are expected to challenge for trophies, and they have been within touching distance of the Premier League summit throughout the current campaign.











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