The Dutchman termed the Manchester United faithful the best set of fans in the world.
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He said on Thursday: “Swansea have been what I call my ghost team, meaning we are looking to start this new year with what I have been told you say in England by breaking the duck”. “The way we’ve played this season, we’re more or less always the dominant team”. “Against Stoke in the first half we didn’t dare to play, but that’s a big difference today – we dared to play and pressed a lot”.
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After the play, the referee picked up the flag and said there was no roughing the passer since McDowell hit Coker in the chest. Bring your own guts isn’t just a catchphrase for Dabo Swinney. “So you’ve got to pick up the pieces and move forward”.
Louis van Gaal is eager for a first win against his “ghost team” as Manchester United look to halt a three-game losing sequence against Swansea City in the Premier League.
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The Swans have won their last three Premier League matches against United by a 2-1 margin, including at the end of August when they turned the game around by switching from a 4-2-3-1 to a diamond formation at the Liberty Stadium.
Smalling has been one of the most improved players under Van Gaal, and can genuinely lay claim to being among the best centre-backs in the league this season.
The 64-year-old former Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Ajax Amsterdam supremo has been the target of strong media criticism following United’s run of eight matches without a victory in all competitions.
Although United failed to beat Chelsea on Monday, the team’s performance in the goalless stalemate was encouraging enough to prevent a fan revolt and save the manager. “Everyone is convinced we couldn’t go on the same path and we have shown that in the last three games”, Hiddink said.
“There are members of staff saying: ‘Boss, can I help you more?’ I say: ‘You help me by doing the things you have to as well as possible, and then I am satisfied.’ I also expect that from my players”.
“Pressure is what you experience yourself and by the players”. That is the players’ function. “For me, it [his future] is not an interesting subject because I cannot have any influence on that, I can only work with my players and you can see they are fighting for me”.
“I have been one myself a couple of times in my career and basically it comes down to a buying and selling policy, but that is at a club, not at the KNVB (Dutch FA)”.
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“We have to get points otherwise the gap will be too big and that is why we have to do what we have to do”.
