Louis van Gaal’s team showed flashes of the old Manchester United style against Chelsea and the stadium rose like a convalescent to offer its backingPerhaps Louis van Gaal should flounce out of his pre-match press conferences more often. It is at least a very Manchester United thing to do. Just as here Van Gaal’s United team – laid out twitching on the slab for most of the final month – was briefly lively during a first half when they were at least recognisably an incarnation of the mixed and flowing substance that is Manchester United.
All too briefly,however. By the finish this decelerating 0-0 draw felt like a microcosm of United’s congealment under Van Gaal. Moments of drive and incision fluttered into view in the first hour, after which this hurled-together team of ageing stars and might-yet-bes had reverted to struggling manfully with their own strangely corseted limitationsContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com