Former Manchester United coach, Rene Meulensteen has told SiriusXM FC that David Moyes was the cause of his own downfall at the club. According to Rene, the scot made a fundamental mistake by failing to realise that leaving Everton to replace Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United was like "going from a yacht to a cruise liner".
He noted that Moyes ignored the advice of experienced staffs at the club and "under-estimated" the size of the job at Old Trafford.
Meulensteen who was "too crazy for words" decried the extremely poor performance this season and accused Moyes of trying to make too many changes too quickly. According to him,
"United were a very successful team, with many successful years behind them. The strategies in place worked. But David ignored the advice that was given to him by many of the staff in place at the time.
"He opted to put his own plans in place, which he was perfectly entitled to do, but I think it backfired on him. I always strongly believe the performances and the results are a reflection of what is actually happening behind the door and that wasn't good enough, as simple as that.
"Don't forget David was a respected manager in the Premier League who worked for 11 years at Everton in a very good way. But I did warn him: 'Do you realise, after everything at Everton, you're going from a yacht to a cruise liner? That's how big the difference will be.' It's not just necessarily the work on the pitch. It's everything that surrounds Manchester United, the players, the performances, the pressure, the style, the identity. And I think he underestimated that. It's always easy in hindsight but unfortunately it's cost him his position."
The Dutchman who was first team coach under Ferguson said Moyes made a big mistake by bringing o many Everton staff to his new club, a decision which influenced his departure from Old Trafford. "It became very evident to me after a few meetings with David Moyes that he wanted to bring in his own people and do it his own way."
"I felt very strongly that things would change dramatically for myself and the position I held so I didn't feel there was a good foundation to carry on, Rene added."
The ex-coach also backed the appointment of player-coach Ryan Giggs's as interim manager. He however noted that an extensive rebuilding process in the summer will be necessary in order to repair the damage that has already been done. "Five, six, seven players [have to be changed] and that's too much … that is the challenge the club are facing in the summer but I still think United have a fantastic squad and with the right additions can be a force very quickly."
