MAN UNITED LEGEND Peter Schmeichel has backed under-fire manager David Moyes to turn the situation around at the Premier League side, even if it takes time to do.
The retired Danish goalkeeper won five league titles at the Manchester club under Alex Ferguson, as well a Champions League and nine other trophies. The 50-year-old understands what goes into making a successful manager, and likes what he has seen in Moyes.
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“I think David Moyes is a great choice,” Schmeichel told Sky Sports. “He’s shown he’s got the pedigree, he’s got the ability. He can stay in a place for a very long time, he’s shown that with Everton. At Manchester United, we want our managers to stay for a very long time.
We want consistency. This year is going to be really, really tough on him. There’s a lot of questions going to be asked from now and all the way to the end of the season, possibly going into next season.
“But he will learn a lot about himself, everyone will learn a lot about him and he will come out a lot stronger and a lot more knowledgeable.”
Onus on the players
Following the 2-0 defeat to Olympiakos in the Champions League, Moyes has come under even more intense pressure, but Schmeichel is of the opinion that the players must take their fair share of the blame.
With United currently sitting seventh in the league, the Dane says Moyes will need to get rid of the deadwood in his squad ahead of next season if he is to prove successful in the longer-term.
I think he needs to sign players, for sure. How many? I don’t know. But I think equally as importantly, he needs to offload a lot of players. There’s a lot of players there that I’m very, very disappointed with, because to be a Manchester United player, that carries a responsibility.
“You fight, you never give in, even on days it’s not happening for you, you still try. I’ve seen, throughout this season, players who haven’t done that and that disappoints me. It should disappoint everybody.
“So I think this is one of the things David Moyes has learned; who he can trust and who he can’t trust. I think this summer you will see a lot of players leave Manchester United.”
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David Moyes needs to offload a lot of players - Peter Schmeichel
MAN UNITED LEGEND Peter Schmeichel has backed under-fire manager David Moyes to turn the situation around at the Premier League side, even if it takes time to do.
The retired Danish goalkeeper won five league titles at the Manchester club under Alex Ferguson, as well a Champions League and nine other trophies. The 50-year-old understands what goes into making a successful manager, and likes what he has seen in Moyes.
“I think David Moyes is a great choice,” Schmeichel told Sky Sports. “He’s shown he’s got the pedigree, he’s got the ability. He can stay in a place for a very long time, he’s shown that with Everton. At Manchester United, we want our managers to stay for a very long time.
“But he will learn a lot about himself, everyone will learn a lot about him and he will come out a lot stronger and a lot more knowledgeable.”
Onus on the players
Following the 2-0 defeat to Olympiakos in the Champions League, Moyes has come under even more intense pressure, but Schmeichel is of the opinion that the players must take their fair share of the blame.
With United currently sitting seventh in the league, the Dane says Moyes will need to get rid of the deadwood in his squad ahead of next season if he is to prove successful in the longer-term.
“You fight, you never give in, even on days it’s not happening for you, you still try. I’ve seen, throughout this season, players who haven’t done that and that disappoints me. It should disappoint everybody.
“So I think this is one of the things David Moyes has learned; who he can trust and who he can’t trust. I think this summer you will see a lot of players leave Manchester United.”
Do you agree with Schmeichel? Is United’s bad form down to the players?
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