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The test for Manchester United is not what will happen to David Moyes, but what will happen to those players under him who do not perform.
Moyes is a Scot, but that’s where the similarities with Sir Alex Ferguson end.
The decision to pick Moyes has something to do with his heritage. Ferguson recommended him and several of the Man U hierarchy have Scottish heritage. So stickability goes with Scots and Moyes at Man U.
Ferguson went through lean years, something Moyes likely will never have to deal with.
Those were the days when Man U could not buy silverware.
Today, thanks to the stock market, television rights and their appearance in various leagues, money is not an issue.
Moyes won’t go out and buy up the league in the January window.
He will not write off the season like Nemanja Vidic did in the English tabloids.
Just the kind of captain you need right? Can’t stay on the park without seeing red, contradicts his Manager and gets injured when he’s not suspended.
Familiar story here in Perth. Who needs hot heads like Jacob Burns and Vidic leading the squad? You need calm, collected leadership on the park, especially when the temperatures figuratively and weather-wise rise.
Perth Glory have embarked on a consolidation path. The 0-0 draw with Brisbane was shaky at best, but the older players can plainly see the direction they are headed.
They must accept they have to deal with an influx of new blood in the squad. So do the young incumbents.
Kenny Lowe is supposed to be the manager and, like Moyes, he is being given time.
The players need to understand there is a team direction and they need to fit in to stay at their club.
Moyes likes to enjoy his football as plainly does Lowe.
To do that, they have to win.
To win, they are going to have to make some player changes and adjustments, while keeping the morale on the up.
They will do it, have no fear.
Football is a game based around money – not drafts, not salary caps, not equality.
The club that seeks revenue streams and backs itself wins. It is dog eat dog.
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