Manchester United striker Robin Van Persie has jumped to the defence of manager David Moyes, insisting that he needs more time at Old Trafford, but the Dutchman has also admitted that this season has been a lousy one.
The Red Devils haven’t had a season to remember under Moyes, being eliminated in both the FA Cup and the Capital One Cup, as well as already being out of the title race and scrapping for a fourth-placed finish.
The season went from bad to worse on Tuesday night as United lost 2-0 to Olympiacos in the Champions League last-16, but despite the poor season, Van Persie believes Moyes is the right man to replace Sir Alex Ferguson.
“He is new and needs time. He’s working hard and so are we,” van Persie is quoted by The Sun.
“It’s easy to point at the manager but that’s not who I am. We need to do it on the pitch.”
However, despite backing Moyes, Van Persie has admitted that this season has been a ‘lousy’ one for the club.
“We are lousy – in a lousy position in the league, out of the cups and this looks a difficult one also,” he said.
“We are very disappointed. It’s a tough season.
“Sometimes we play good but not always. And we are not lucky. That’s no excuse, though. We need to turn it around.
“We are able to play in a high tempo with massive power but in Greece it was all too slow.
“Olympiakos didn’t create a lot either. The first goal was lucky, the second goal was a great one and for the rest of the game they didn’t have any good chances.”
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles
