This is a done deal.
United linked with van Gaal in the meeja
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It'd be so frustrating if after all this he goes to Tottenhamit does seem like the type of thing he do the way people are banging on about his ego and liking a challenge, hope he does come to us but I would be pissed if he went to Spurs
He only goes to Spurs if we don't offer him the job.
Its a done deal. There is no way a man of his stature is willing to stick his neck out like this if he wasn't sure the deal was done. Its probably now between their respective lawyers.
Things will happen when LVG meets Geoff Shreeves for a post-match interview the first time.
Louis van Gaal will happen
Only the 1st time. He's sure to put Shreeves in his place the first time and then he wont dare, the odious cnut.
Shreeves always seemed well-behaved to me. Maybe van Gaal'll double-team with Mourinho on Jamie "fart in a bath" Redknapp?
Nice read. I'm pretty desperate to have him here, he'l be fantastic for us. Just the type of coach and manager we need.
I think they're referring to his habit of apparently trying to get players to cry in their interviews by breaking bad news. Like when he explained to Ivanovic that he'd got himself banned from the CL final for picking up too many yellows. Of course, it would go a bit differently with Van Gaal...
'Louis, how does it feel to know that you now mathematically can't qualify for the Champions League? And that you've essentially failed to do any better than David Moyes before you?'
'Well, I don't know... how doesh it feel when I tell you that forty-two yearsh ago, when I wash just a young buck with big plansh, I had one wild night with a particularly uninhibited English girl, and never shaw her again, but that yearsh later I resheived a letter with no return addresh, informing me that she had given birth to my child, but that I would not hear from her ever again. Yesh, Geoffrey, I shee that you have realished the truth... I am your father, Geoff.'
'Wh...wh...what?'
'You don't think I could have got her pregnant in a one night shtand? YOU DON'T THINK I AM UP TO THISH?! WELL, HERE ISH THE PROOF! LOOK, HERE ARE THE BALLSH THAT MADE YOU, GEOFFREY! HOW DOESH IT FEEL?!' *Dramatically drops trou.*
For the last time, he never said Thiago was a done deal.
Good read that. He sounds perfect for us, almost like he was made for us after this season.
Enjoyed that Graham Hunter piece.
Hunter makes some good points, and it's an interesting read, but his writing style is abysmal.
I wish we could get Edwin van der Sar's thoughts on him. Maybe we will when he's signed!
Let's not forget that in addition to the '95 Champions League win, Van Gaal took them right back again next year, only to lose to Juventus on penalties. Different teams back then, but he beat Real Madrid home and away 2-0 en route to the final.
Let's not forget that in addition to the '95 Champions League win, Van Gaal took them right back again next year, only to lose to Juventus on penalties. Different teams back then, but he beat Real Madrid home and away 2-0 en route to the final.
He's recently said that Van Gaal is the best manager he's played for.
I hate Graham Hunter.
He said he's the best coach he's ever played under, including Fergie.
I wasn't overreacting, I don't think we're as big as people on here make us out to be in all honesty but Van Gaal reacting in the way he did suggests to me that he wasn't happy that someone asking him what he knew about his new employer, of course it's a stupid question.
This is one of the oddest snippets of sports writing I've ever read:
His drive for perfection even extends to holiday homes. He kept his villa near Sitges for years after leaving Barcelona but then sold it and bought in Portugal (where he was hunted down by reporters seeking United comments from him) because: “I don’t think that we get as many sunny days in Barcelona now as when I first moved here. There are more cloudy days and so I’m going somewhere else.” Meteorological inadequacy wasn’t for Louis.
I'm not really influenced by all the media gushing, because the majority were applauding the Moyes selection this time last year.
Like everyone else, I just want van Gaal to prove he's not past it and put United back on top. Despite his track record, I take nothing for granted.
Like everyone else, I just want van Gaal to prove he's not past it and put United back on top. Despite his track record, I take nothing for granted.
How big do people make us out to be on here?
The way he used to coo over Barca and Madrid was quite sickening at times. Not even about football, but things like their transfer conduct.
Nice enough read.
Slight problem with his take on Rooney's future position here though: We've already tried playing Rooney as a No. 10 behind RvP and it hasn't really worked. We also have other viable options for that position in Mata and (to a lesser extent) Kagawa. Rooney's role in a LVG team is far from certain at this stage and that's without factoring in any potential new signings....
Agreed.
At least this summer the club is in the position of power with regards to Rooney's situation. No chance we'll let him go for a cut-price fee if we do decide to get rid of him.
Bring Xavi over to us Louis!!
Well it really worked last season since I think our loss against City was the first time we lost a match where Rooney and RVP both started. I think they are both too good to completely give up on them playing together.
Worked perfectly fine in their first season together.
Not everyone obviously, the minority in fact. Don't get me wrong, we're a huge football team, we're more than that but for a club the size of United we should have more European cups to our name before we can claim to be the best team in the world ever.
Thank feck no one claimed that eh?
Did it? Rooney kept being put on the left or in midfield and said he wanted to leave. Besides after watching Mata its painfully obvious how lacking Rooney is in the fundamentals in that position. He's best as a proper striker, just one whose more mobile than a penalty box prowler like Hernandez.
I've never met a single soul who'd ever make that claim, not even on here.
We won the league but the football we played was absolute turd. It's definitely not the greatest basis for an argument that the Rooney/RVP combo works.
I just wan't to see how he'll incorporate players like Mata, RvP, Januzaj, Rooney.. Kagawa even etc into a fluid unit. you get the strong impression if anyone can, it's him, personally believe as well he's the best man along with say... a Martinez type to help Januzaj's longterm progression.
you get the strong impression if anyone can, it's him, personally believe as well he's the best man along with say... a Martinez type to help Januzaj's longterm progression.
That's ridiculous! What next? He eats reduced salt soup because he's always looking to be the best he can be?
Those who became coaches. Managers like Bielsa, Guardiola, De Boer etc were hugely influenced by Van Gaal's philosophy. Mourinho learnt from him a lot managerial wise, although not the same philosophy, the need to prioritise the defence is something he learnt. Also, the fierce hard mannerism.
He's played the vast majority of his extremely successful career there so I'm pretty he has the fundamentals down.
We won the league by 11 points with a far better goal difference and goals tally than any other team in the league. I rate that a lot higher than your particular opinion on the quality of football that year. I'm not really seeing any basis for why the partnership doesn't work, to be honest? They've barely played together this year and the year before that we won the league, with some definite signs that a Rooney Van Persie partnership could be very fruitful.
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