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Poor Van Gaal never checked our transfer history and how many players we missed even when ManUtd was trophy winning machine.Did they not take your advice?
I thought always Manchester United can buy every player because they have a lot of power. Seemingly a few players were not reachable for Manchester United. I cannot understand but it was like that.
Same here - and totally understand why he was pissed with the timing and announcement of his sacking. But it wasn't working.Interesting read. Always liked the man and his uncanny sense of humor but his intransigence caused him to be rightly sacked.
And I feel he has not totally forgiven the club for the manner of his sacking.
He was a good manager in the past but football had passed him by and he stubbornly refused to come to terms with that.
Our fans gave him a chant from the moment he got here. He probably never had his name sung at all the other clubs he managed and was actually successful at.It's funny he said he enjoyed England partly because there was always support for the manager (i.e. him). I remember a lot of discontent with LvG, even more so than Mourinho.
Oh yeah I know, and I made that point in another thread. I'm just saying that in general Louis lost the support of the fans due to his style of play and man management. I'm always against outwardly expressing this discontent at games such as booing or protesting but I'm pretty sure a fair few fans were doing this.Our fans gave him a chant from the moment he got here. He probably never had his name sung at all the other clubs he managed and was actually successful at.
That kind of blind faith and loyalty is fairly unique trait at Liverpool and Manchester United.
Would've been the one manager to benefit from it. His transfer record is abysmal and he seems to prefer to focus his attention on coaching his players. A DOF to take care of recruitment would've benefitted van Gaal, and maybe addressed the creativity issues he failed to solve.Once again highlighting the need for a DoF.
He's always worked as a head coach so I can see why that would be a problem. I think it would be a problem for Guardiola, Klopp and Poch too. These guys spend a lot of time and effort coaching their teams so adding in recruitment to their workload is just overkill.Wasn’t one of LVG’s main complaints that he didn’t want to buy players, preferring to leave that to someone else, but that’s what the club wanted from him?
Very telling.When I was accepting the job, we never spoke about the system Manchester United played with, or about a philosophy.
His recruitment is what really let him down. So I think that's a bad idea.Van Gaal for DOF? Finally give him the chance to redeem himself?
He also says he was still one of his best players.Interesting that he said Rooney was over the hill, yet it wasn’t until Mourinho came in that he was moved on. LVG’s insistence on sticking with Rooney was one the most frustrating aspects of his tenure. And it’s even more frustrating now knowing that LVG knew he was finished yet stuck with him.
It’s probably not wise to rely on luck for transfers, but I agree he gets too much stick for his time.If he'd have gotten a bit luckier with his big transfers he could still be managing united. I'm not defending his time here but I also believe he gets way too much stick.
I think that it is the problem that he is alluding to. At United when you are the manager you have to do most of the leg work, the only people supporting you are the chief scout and the board. In most other clubs, LVG would be in contact with at least one technical director on an almost daily basis, someone that is totally focused on the football side of things while Woodward and Arnold are obviously split, they can give you a budget but that's the only actual support that you will get.Wasn’t one of LVG’s main complaints that he didn’t want to buy players, preferring to leave that to someone else, but that’s what the club wanted from him?
Indeed.Very telling.
The other players probably weren't available or interested in joining us (as alluded to by the title). Sanchez for instance preferred arsenal because they were in the Champions League.So Di Maria wasn't his choice? "I had other players on the list"
What if Woodward and Co insisted he played as he was the face of the club? Probably not but nothing would surprise me with the buffoons we have in charge.Interesting that he said Rooney was over the hill, yet it wasn’t until Mourinho came in that he was moved on. LVG’s insistence on sticking with Rooney was one the most frustrating aspects of his tenure. And it’s even more frustrating now knowing that LVG knew he was finished yet stuck with him.
A drunken mess quite often.Stuff about Rooney was interesting. What was he getting up to outside of football at that time?
Thomas Muller & RobbenSo Di Maria wasn't his choice? "I had other players on the list"