Manchester United’s German star Bastian Schweinsteiger has requested the club’s frustrated supporters to have faith in Louis van Gaal despite the Red Devil’s unconvincing performances recently.
United are now just two points behind the top place of Premier League table, but a major portion of the fans are still unhappy with their beloved team’s surprisingly pragmatic style of play this season.
Having the tightest defence in Premier league United conceded just eight goals till now while managed to score only nine in their six home league games this season, which has led the Dutch manager most preferable target of the United’s growing boo-boys.
Although van Gaal earlier admitted that the fans have every right to show their feelings, but now midfielder Schweinsteiger insists the Dutch manager’s strategies will give the rewards later in the campaign.
The former Bayern Munich midfielder, who joined United last summer told: “It is not about October or November, it is about May.
“I recognise similarities between Louis van Gaal here and at Bayern Munich. In Munich, if you remember, it took a while before the team understood exactly how he wants to play football but in the end we won the Bundesliga title and made it to the Champions League final.
“I remember the fans were unsure about him early on at Bayern but in the end we did the double and so the fans in Munich loved him. I am sure Louis will bring success to United. I am convinced about that but we have to do our work and we have to improve. I am convinced it will happen.
“You have to be patient but, of course, during that you have to win, you have to get results and you have to score. You recognise what the supporters are saying but football is not only attack. There are teams with different game styles and they also win titles but I think especially in home matches we have to press and go forward.
“When you are playing a team who defend with 10 men it is not easy to find the gaps. It happens but you have to find solutions and this is where we can still improve, improve on breaking a team down.”
Although former United striker Dwight Yorke, a member of the Red Devil’s treble winning team of 1999, has repeatedly criticised van Gaal’s strategy, saying that: “The legacy that Sir Alex (Ferguson) has left behind after 26 years has meant we’re used to seeing a certain type of football.
“I can see why people are voicing their opinion because it’s not how United go about their business and it’s been very hard at times for people to bear.
“You’ve got to take certain risks. It’s all well and good having a game plan, where you grind teams down and have the ball so much but the game is about excitement and taking chances. “We’re in the entertainment business. United, in the past, have been all about being exciting.”