The Dutch football coach who called David Moyes' training methods "prehistoric" has taken to Twitter this evening to express some interesting opinions on the current situation at Man Utd.
Raymond Verheijen, who was Gary Speed's assistant as Wales manager, has coached under Guus Hiddink and also worked at a number of prominent European clubs says that it isn't just Moyes who is to blame.
He believes that Alex Ferguson's desire to remain influential behind the scenes leaves him "ultimately responsible".
Interesting to read all the reactions today after yet another Man United catastrophe last night. Why are people only blaming David Moyes?
— Raymond Verheijen (@raymondverheije) January 23, 2014
Obviously, first of all, David Moyes is responsible for creating total chaos with exactly the same players who won the title last season.
— Raymond Verheijen (@raymondverheije) January 23, 2014
Over the last 6 months, Moyes’ prehistoric training methods, poor player management & superficial tactical knowledge have been exposed.
— Raymond Verheijen (@raymondverheije) January 23, 2014
And spending 200 mln will not solve the problem as these new players will either get injured or play in the wrong position with this manager
— Raymond Verheijen (@raymondverheije) January 23, 2014
But Moyes is trying everything within his ability to do the job. So one cannot expect anything more from him. And he did not appoint himself
— Raymond Verheijen (@raymondverheije) January 23, 2014
To get to the core of the problem one should take the debate to the next level by analyzing who is ultimately responsible: Sir Alex Ferguson
— Raymond Verheijen (@raymondverheije) January 23, 2014
Sir Alex Ferguson is responsible for appointing a relative nobody as his successor allowing him to stay in charge behind the scenes.
— Raymond Verheijen (@raymondverheije) January 23, 2014
If Utd had appointed someone like Mourinho then Fergie’s role would have been over. Even behind the scenes. Our friend did not fancy that.
— Raymond Verheijen (@raymondverheije) January 23, 2014
But if you do appoint a nobody, at least make sure the coaching staff stays rather than the nobody appointing his clueless coaching friends.
— Raymond Verheijen (@raymondverheije) January 23, 2014
So, after the initial discussions about Moyes’ inability to manage a big club like Man U, now it’s time to analyse the biggest problem: SAF.
— Raymond Verheijen (@raymondverheije) January 23, 2014
