I don't think he's getting wound up at all. A lot of people, including myself, were shocked when we found out we were second in the league with the amount of long balls, but we also have the second highest possession and pass success % in the league after City, so its obviously controlled long balls. I guess in a narrow formation such as ours, switching play often opens up the pitch a bit more. He's just dealing with facts.
Louis Van Gaal - Press Conference vs Burnley - Feb 10th
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Has Ten Hag been sacked yet? We're not sure and we hope not, but it's looking more likely as the days pass.
Who should replace him and why is it taking so long to make a decision?
So did Rafa.
Even if she was feeling it, Karen should have kept her emotions to herself. As a press officer she knows everything will be used by the media. Her grimacing is now becoming the 'face' of the Van Gaal cracks narrative.
Or maybe they'll look at the data in greater depth. Maybe Gary Neville will analyse it on Monday Night Football.
He's like Dwight Schultz, he really can't help himself. Like @Barney said him calling Big Sam "Big Sam" 
It was about time that Van Gaal started to show his true colours, the man is a proper nutjob.
It was about time that Van Gaal started to show his true colours, the man is a proper nutjob.
He loves it because its all about him.
If Mourinho did that we'd all take the piss so I'm not going to pretend its anything short of embarrassing.
Nice pat on the back to himself for bringing on Fellaini in a game his decisions were dour and we were awful.
If Mourinho did that we'd all take the piss so I'm not going to pretend its anything short of embarrassing.
Nice pat on the back to himself for bringing on Fellaini in a game his decisions were dour and we were awful.
Didnt know she had a name
Had a friend who used to refer to situations where you spend time needlessly disproving someone as "rat-f$&king." Even if you win you spent time screwing rats. For me that's what LvG did today.
Which is the right thing to do!...You could easily be describing Fergie, Mourinho or any other Top class manager there
Yeah she's Karen, a former United press officer.
That grimacing could well become one of those classic gif's.
I've just seen the video and it's not really a fachts moment at all.
He just wanted to point out the difference between sideways long balls and the forward play ones. He always finds the need to act like some kind of teacher but that's nothing new, he wasn't angry or annoyed, he was just as patronizing as ever.
He just wanted to point out the difference between sideways long balls and the forward play ones. He always finds the need to act like some kind of teacher but that's nothing new, he wasn't angry or annoyed, he was just as patronizing as ever.
Sure, but that's what rival supporters do.
Whilst he was wrong to do it, it shows that it's got to him, which can ony be a good thing in terms of us playing so many of them in the future.
She fecked up in his first presser as well. Karen out.
This has been the most surprising part of the 'cafe since the West Ham game. A high percentage seem to believe that we had no real good chances, West Ham had 4-5, De Gea saved us once again and we were lucky to get an injury time winner.
The truth was that 4 of the 5 best chances in the game fell to a United player, De Gea didn't make any saves that you wouldn't have expected him to make and RVP/Falcao both missed sitters.
Nine of out ten times that game finishes 2 or 3-1 and we say "poor performance but important result".
Could well be true. Hopefully the new one is more attractive.
Shouldn't have spent the time and effort to give further fuel to the media. Should have said he's more concerned about getting us back into the champions league then spending time responding to other managers post match interview.
He's bonkers! 
He's mental, we knew this before we employed him.
In Giggs's first presser she called him David.
WTF, this is almost like Benitez's fachts! (Except that was in a title race)
Yeah but you have to admit this whole thing is very embarrassing regardless of being rival fans, if rodgers did this then I'm sure you would find it embarrassing too, as I said I'm sure there's fans and people associated with other clubs finding this hilarious and pathetic.
It is obvious but there will always be posters like @Cassidy who don't see it.
Fergie's rants were exactly that. A rant off the back of repeated questions about a particular topic. He let it all go at once and left it there. The Rafa/Mourinho and now this from Van Gaal screams of paranoia purely because they per-meditated doing it.
How boring
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Should we criticise van Gaal for having a Plan B?
Think ol' Karen will be out of the job after this
When I saw this thread was 7 pages long I thought something interesting must have been said, my mistake. The silly thing is Allardyce clearly said it tongue in cheek as well.
Hoe stupid is the press officer, tho, all cameras on her and she does that shit...
It's fair to say that she'll be looking for a job tomorrow.
It's fair to say that she'll be looking for a job tomorrow.
Will he ever learn to say Fellaini correctly?
"Alan Pardew has come out and criticised me ... Alan Pardew is the worst at haranguing referees, his whole staff, every game," Ferguson said. "He was at it the whole game on Wednesday. He shoved the [assistant] referee and makes a joke of it and he's got the cheek to criticise me. It's unbelievable. He forgets the help I gave him.
"The press have had a good field day out of it. They've addressed every possible avenue. The only one they've left out is Barack Obama. He's too busy. I carry that because I'm the manager of the most famous club in the world. I'm not at Newcastle, a wee club in the north-east. That's simply the facts of life."
"The press have had a good field day out of it. They've addressed every possible avenue. The only one they've left out is Barack Obama. He's too busy. I carry that because I'm the manager of the most famous club in the world. I'm not at Newcastle, a wee club in the north-east. That's simply the facts of life."
Why's it embarrassing?
I really wouldn't care.
I'm not sure all the people defending him now would be laughing at Rodgers either. Some definitely would be lining up to stick the boot in (@Pexbo and @The Man Himself I'm looking at you!), but I don't think that's the case for everyone.
That presser was genius, I must say. Very well put by SAF and his timing and intonation made it very sinister and brilliantly funny at the same time.
Whereas Van Gaal is just a nitpicker who couldn't help himself today.
Stop living through rival's eyes, that's more embarrassing than LVG's press conference.
Why? He's just responded to a manager's accusation.
This whole mind games malarky is just bollix.
Thank you for this glorious memory of SAF....
He absolutely destroyed Pardew, Newcastle and imposed Manchester United as a whole club...
That huge for a mind gamer
LVG has still a lot to learn
If this hasn't been posted:
Video: LVG brings data to his Man United presser to attack ‘Big Sam’s’ long ball jibe v West Ham
http://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/v...sser-attack-big-sams-long-ball-jibe-west-ham/
Video: LVG brings data to his Man United presser to attack ‘Big Sam’s’ long ball jibe v West Ham
http://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/v...sser-attack-big-sams-long-ball-jibe-west-ham/