The daft thing is it now gives Allardyce the chance to laugh at him and point out how, as was his intention, he has annoyed LVG. You really can't win with this sort of stuff.
Louis Van Gaal - Press Conference vs Burnley - Feb 10th
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I see this as 1-0 to big Sam ffs
Big Sam fergied LVG
Shouldn't have given in.
If Liverpool served up that shite on Sunday and Rodgers came out with this in his presser, everyone here would be breaking their bollix laughing and winding @Barney up about it.
In fact, thats pretty much what did happen back in 2009
In fact, thats pretty much what did happen back in 2009
if it was rodgers, i'm sure you'd be saying the same...
Why respond to big Sam's bait?
It's not a "meltdown" but it shows signs that the criticism is getting to him.
I agree with that, he was definitely irked - but far, far from any "meltdown" as many - both United fans and others - will be eager to portrait it as.
Too true.
Big sam's probably chocking on his sausage roll as he can't quite believe he's had one over LVG
That's the point though - opposition fans and journalists will lap this up no end.
Am I just the only one that sees Allardyce was right? We played more long balls in total and our percentage is higher than theirs, or am I just not seeing something right?
Indeed
Should have just left it alone, move on. No need to make a thing of it, now he has.
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Yeah, but that doesn't really matter. I don't care what opposition fans and journalists are saying - most of them are not worth paying any attention to.
The argument is that a lot of our long balls were sideways passes and not aimless hoofs upfield.
Louis van Gaal tells MUTV Luke Shaw (suspension) & Michael Carrick (injury) are United's only confirmed absentees vs Burnley tomorrow.
Media has all the ammunition they need now.
Deary me LVG, deary me!
I think it's the overall % (which was still almost 50%) and the directed balls, rather than aimlessly hoofed.
Maybe Big Louis should actually put his energy into doing something about our shit on a stick football, instead of this crap wit Big Sham.
Just a thought
Just a thought
Dear god he's lost it 
His facts sheet clearly shows we played more long balls than Westham and also a higher percentage of long balls than Westham. WTF is LVG doing.
That's brilliant!
Remember fergie used to wind up actual rivals? Louis got outwitted by the God damn West Ham manager.
Probably saw it as a chance to not only respond to Fat Sam but to the press as well, who have definitely loved the 'long-ball' quip and their eagerness to prove it correct despite other stats proving otherwise being conveniently ignored.
I wish he pretended he didn't give a shit, even if it was killing him inside.
Like a drop of blood in the water for sharks. No matter how right the numbers might be, should have just ignored and moved on. Ego getting in the way.
Also, showing that we play a lot of long balls sideways and backwards isn't a good thing
Also, showing that we play a lot of long balls sideways and backwards isn't a good thing
Ah, cheers !
Couldn't really care what opposition teams supporters managers whoever think of us right now. But I'm hoping the tide turns as if this playing style is being served up next season then I'll be disappointed as I really expected better from LVG.
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We had nearly twice as many passes than WH though, so even though we played more long balls forward, WH were the ones that looked for that play more.
I'm still not sure what his point is? All Sam said was that we resorted to long balls and they couldn't cope with it at the end. I don't care what his stats say, we did go long once Fellaini came on and it worked a treat. He should be gloating that his tactical change paid off.
Sam called us long ball United. He knew what he was doing and it's worked.
That's what gets me.
He's being mindfecked by Big Sam.
Just let that sink in a bit.
Mindfecked by Big Sam.
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Exactly. The stats mean feck all - the fact is that we resorted to playing long balls, as we have in other games this season. How else does he explain putting Fellaini on instead of Mata or Herrera?
Big Sam isn't a rival though. Van Gaal is entitled to reaspond and defend himself IMO.
Nobody said Fergie had lost it when he cut Pardew down to size for his comments a few years ago.
oh dear LVG...No we had a higher percentage overall. 22.5% to Westham and 24.2% for us. They played more of those to the forwards than us, but we still played half our long balls to the forwards 49.9% so we were a long ball team, you could see it just by watching too. All his stats do is confirm it, what a muppet.
Tell us why you keep playing Rooney in midfield. Tell us why you won't play Herrera. Tell us why you said your favourite formation is 433 and you haven't used it despite us having the players available to do so now. We care more about that than trying to win so petty argument with Sam allardyce (who had a point IMO)
This sort of thing would be funny if we playing well and there wasn't much to talk about.
This sort of thing would be funny if we playing well and there wasn't much to talk about.