“Maybe (because) we haven’t scored”.
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Addressing the mass exodus after the match, Van Gaal asserted that many fans may have abandoned their seats “because of the traffic”.
“Me at the stadium when I was looking at matches to analyse the opponent, I have done that also”.
But he defended his philosophy and said: “I’m not Sir Alex [Ferguson], as you know. But we are in the next round”.
United’s assistant manager was schooled on entertainment and is a former team mate of Scholes who was scathing of United’s drab 1-0 cup win against Sheffield United on Saturday calling it boring.
The most important statistic for Louis van Gaal ahead of Manchester United’s trip to Newcastle tonight is one win in their last seven league games but another is very troubling for fans of the Red Devils.
United legend Paul Scholes said after the game that the players, fans and manager had looked bored. That hasn’t got the fans off Van Gaal’s back but another two wins this week could go somewhere to helping him salvage his place as boss of the worlds biggest club. “Do you want that?” “Against Chelsea I enjoyed it but the result was 0-0 and we could have lost”, Van Gaal explained.
“With our injuries and players in the red zone, we have to take care of it. I think we have done it well”.
The under-pressure Dutchman also acknowledged the Man United fans’ frustration when they ironically cheered their side’s first meaningful attack in the 65th minute against Sheffield United on Saturday evening.
Van Gaal revealed that Bastian Schweinsteiger will be out of the game against Newcastle, while commenting on the current situation with Adnan Januzaj who just returned from a loan spell with Dortmund.
“We have seen that because he could not move”. “Another defeat, or another couple of defeats, and I think the board will have a decision to make”.
“You always take into account how your opponent is playing and our opponents were defending with 10 players behind the ball”.
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However, United again faced criticism for their style of play, with former midfielder Paul Scholes blasting the performance as “negative”.
