I think LVG will have been great for United, as he stopped the rot, made us credible with his confidence, and installed some excellent fundamentals in the team.
But good lord the dross he serves up. Last season we had 63% possession against Swansea, managed 3 whole shots on target, lost 2-1. This season, 64% possession, a whole 4 shots on target, lost 2-1. Progress?
I often (somewhat jealously) complain that Barca's keep ball only really works consistently because they have the most talented footballer in history to unlock stubborn defences - and it's more about that then possession being key. Well, we've got sterile possession as Wenger calls it down pat, and absolutely nothing like a footballer that can unlock a game. Hence, we don't shoot, we don't score and we're dull and dire.
If it continues (the performances, not the results) I'm not sure he'll last the season. I enjoyed a chunk of the Newcastle match, but other than that it's been since around early April that we played good football in the league. When you see teams like Palace, Southampton last year, Swansea and so forth all able to play great football with in theory lesser players, you just wonder - why can't LVG sort it out? You can't tell me we don't have XI players capable of being better than this...