David Moyes has renewed criticism of Manchester United\u2019s post\u2011Ferguson era, saying the club’s culture has changed and managers now receive far less patience. The former United manager, now preparing to face the Red Devils with former club Everton, argued that the values established under Sir Alex Ferguson have eroded and that the environment that once favoured long-term planning is gone.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe history of Manchester United was not [one of change],\u201d Moyes reflected, more than a decade after his appointment. \u201cManchester United had a great culture. They stuck with their managers, they brought through their own academy boys. They actually had some of the best characteristics of what you would want your club to have; good values.<\/p>\n
\u201cSir Alex had great values at Manchester United and, over the years, those values he established needed some time to come through as well. It was always a club with brilliant values with an understanding about bringing their young players through and developing them in the right way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Moyes said the lack of time given to managers has been decisive. He recalled inheriting an ageing United squad after Sir Alex Ferguson\u2019s retirement, with senior figures such as Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidi\u0107, Patrice Evra and Michael Carrick all over 30, Robin van Persie approaching 30 and Ryan Giggs near 40. The club also lost long-term stability at the executive level when David Gill planned to move on.<\/p>\n
Recruitment difficulties compounded the challenge. Marouane Fellaini was the only new signing recorded in that window, arriving amid a missed release clause deadline, and moves that had been in motion before Ferguson left \u2014 including efforts involving Cristiano Ronaldo and interest in Gareth Bale, Cesc F\u00e0bregas and Toni Kroos \u2014 did not come to fruition.<\/p>\n
\u201cI always thought when I took the job that it wouldn\u2019t be able to be fixed quickly. I saw not long after I went in that it was going to take a bit of time,\u201d Moyes said. He also noted the rising strength of rivals: \u201cI think also you have to remember that it was not just to do with the strength of United. It was to do with the strength of other teams; Manchester City , Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal were all incredibly strong. They were all rebuilding and bringing in more all the time. I think those clubs played as big a part in it as anyone else, that their quality had risen or was rising all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Moyes has repeatedly argued that he was not afforded the time needed to rebuild. \u201cI believe I had nothing but support from Sir Alex during my short period as manager,\u201d he explained. \u201cIt was unfortunate I wasn\u2019t given more time to succeed. It could well be that gone are the days of long-term planning at United.\u201d He later added: \u201cDo I feel I should have been given more time? Of course I do. To go to a club like Manchester United and follow someone like Sir Alex after the time he had been there, to stay for 10 months \u2026 ]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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