It’s over. It’s finally over. The past 10 months have been an exercise in inevitability, the footballing equivalent of being stalked by a steamroller. This was always going to happen, and you didn’t have to be an expert or a pundit to predict it. David Moyes is a good man. He is a fine football manager. And he is fundamentally unsuited to managing Manchester United.
The official tweets confirming Moyes’ departure were eerily similar to the press conference confirming his appointment last year – everyone knew it was going to happen, but no one could quite believe it. The language used in Tuesday’s announcement was particularly telling; Moyes was thanked for his hard work, his honesty and integrity. They are excellent attributes, the type that promise stability and security and sturdiness. They are, alas, insufficient.
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