Breaking the Habit - A Man United rebuild
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@Danimal5981
Ajax were lucky that they were dealing with incompetents at the time.
It's not unusual for a club to waste a big receipt like that. For instance, I remember Tottenham wasting the big fee that they got for Gareth Bale...
I'm rather hoping that, with the arrival of Jim Ratcliffe and his mates, we've seen the back of United being taken for a ride, like they have been since Sir Alex retired.
I think summer 2024 is going to be an interesting indication of what the 'new' Manchester United may well look like.
It might help to look back and see how Man United became a big club once more under Alex Ferguson. He took over in November 1986 and apart from a decent 1987-88, he noted an 11th place twice and a 13th, before ending 6th in 1991. They didn't become true title challengers until Ferguson's fifth (!!) year.
Fans and press are too impatient, the longevity of work needed to make any team a success is often overlooked. How long did it take Klopp at Liverpool? Arteta is at Arsenal now a bit over four years and the pieces are finally starting to fall together. That's what it takes: 5 years at least - at Man United, they start roasting a manager if he doesn't perform in his 2nd season and it's not just the board, that's equally fans and press alike.
