If I was the manager and got in some of the players their 'system' did, I'd not have been too upset. However the problem is that they sold their best players (strikers at that), didn't replace them well enough, and failed to really strengthen their midfield defensively, which is where they always seem to struggle.
Who's to say Ramos didn't want some midfield muscle and they ignored him? Who's to say they didn't promise not to sell Berbatov and then did so?
Sounds familiar...
I believe Ramos has always had another person doing the transfers wherever he's been so it's no excuse for him. Perhaps the fact he can't speak English isn't helping him...or the fact he has to work with the cunt as his assistant.