You should be happy. We can either go with small incremental changes or go with a big bang, LVG chose the latter and credit to the dutch master. I can se many similarities between LVG and the old fart. They set the agenda and the goals they want to achieve. EPL trophy first and by the third year CL.
Much has been said and criticized about the 60 million bpd British record signing of Angel Di Maria. When Ferguson bought Cantona for 1 million Bpd, a British record then, they said the same thing. Di Maria may not have a similar persona as Cantona but he certainly has the skills to deliver. Post Cantona, Utd became a dominant force in the Premier League.
Radamel Falcao wants to play for REAL and that is a fact. He could not move to REAL because of the rivalry between the two Madrids. Took a wrong turn to join Monaco and was unhappy on the first day because of tax issues related to his income. If you're playing to get the attention of the big clubs, then the French Lique is not the answer.
I thought the loan and option to purchase was a clever one on the part of United.
1. He has not played for months b4 his first two games with Monaco. Appears to have recovered, the extent of which has yet to be ascertained. You can trust the team at Man U to manage his recovery. They did a wonderful job with Vidic.
2. He has to do what he's best at in order to get the attention of the Madrid chiefs.
Should Madrid express interest in the player, it would put Man U in an advantageous position to dictate terms. I reckon Madrid will have to make a move for a DM player in January or June to cover the loss of Xabi Alonso and Samy Khedira. IMHO, they will go for the best and the likely target will be Vidal. Methinks Man U will make another attempt for Vidal and possibly use Falcao as a trade off. Madrid chiefs know that if they buy EPL player, he's ready to go.
The interesting bit about Man U's list this year is that they've gone with a South American Flavor. Europe isn't producing enough top quality players for all the big clubs and the trend is likely to continue. With the group of South Americans, hopefully some of the top talents emerging there will consider England and most notably United to ply their trade. It would be a major coup for the club if they can take a chunk off the Madrids and Barca in terms of viewership and interest.
Van Rooney and Van Persie combo isn't working. LVG will need to pair up Falcao with either one of them and take it from there. My guess is Van Rooney will be redeployed as an attacking midfielder in Mata's current position or beside Blind at the Center. Blind and jones can either play CD or CM.