Queiroz critical of Moyes, Van Gaal
“I have great admiration and respect for Louis and David... But I think they made some critical and crucial mistakes.”
|||London - Former Bafana Bafana coach and Manchester United assistant manager Carlos Queiroz has delivered a withering assessment of the work by David Moyes and Louis van Gaal since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013.
Queiroz had two spells as assistant to Ferguson - who led United to 38 trophies in 27 years as manager - from 2002-03 and 2004-08.
He believes Moyes, the successor to Ferguson who was chosen by the Scot but lasted only 10 months in the job, and Van Gaal have both made significant errors at the helm of the club.
“I have great admiration and respect for Louis and David... But I think they made some critical and crucial mistakes in the transition from Alex,” Queiroz told The Guardian.
Queiroz was particularly bemused by Moyes’ decision to remove coaching staff such as Mike Phelan, Rene Meulensteen and Eric Steele.
“It was not necessary to turn everything upside down with the staff with people like Phelan, people that know the insides of the club,” he said.
Queiroz added that, under Van Gaal, United have panic bought and insisted that with the money at the Dutchman’s disposal, he must get the club to challenge for trophies.
“A club like Manchester, with its financial capabilities, the results must be there immediately. We also want to see the players shining. Great players like (George) Best, (Paul) Scholes, (Ryan) Giggs, (Roy) Keane, (Ruud) Van Nistelrooy - where are they? Where are the stars of Manchester United?
“You have to prepare and then make the decisions together. You can still make wrong decisions but we never made panic decisions when buying players,” he said.
The Portuguese’s comments come after United signed 19-year-old striker Anthony Martial from Monaco in a deal that can rise up to £58million.
United are currently fifth in the Premier League after their first four games of the season, with seven points.
They were beaten 2-1 by Swansea in their last match and face Liverpool in their next encounter, at Old Trafford on September 12.
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