“There are many reasons to leave a stadium before the last minute”.
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Former United midfielder Scholes slammed the team for another awful performance in front of goal, but claimed the Dutch coach – under pressure following a stuttering season – will likely be happy just to have reached round four.
Van Gaal has also been criticised for not getting off of his seat and encouraging players from the touchline, but the manager said he believed communication through the week was more effective.
“It’s also frustrating for the players and frustrating for the staff because we are seeing this match”, he said. Now we have won two games in a row it might give us a boost.
Van Gaal added: “I think the fans have supported our team”.
“How many stadiums were like our stadium, full?”, asked Van Gaal on Monday. They were also a League One team playing at Old Trafford. The Red Devils only had two shots on target and a chance to score came for Manchester United to save themselves from humiliation only at the very last moment in the form of a penalty, which Wayne Rooney successfully convered.
“Me, as a manager, when I was looking at matches to analyse our opponent, I have done that [left early] also in the beginning of my years as a manager”.
‘I’m not Sir Alex [Ferguson], as you know.
“We won the game which is the most important thing and I said to the boys before the match the only thing that counts is we are in the fourth round and we did it”. “Because we are defending very well”.
“You have to play more quickly than we did in the first half”.
“You can be very negative, but we are in the next round”, said Van Gaal.
Speaking to reporters ahead of Tuesday’s Premier League clash with Newcastle United, Van Gaal admitted he had also found some of his team’s performances tedious.
LVG’s self-revered “philosophy” is readily cited as the cause of United’s woes on the pitch in recent months, and van Gaal’s realisation on his part is surprising.
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Van Gaal understood why the Stretford End rose and ironically applauded Memphis’s effort after over an hour of failure to register a shot. “They are defending with 10 or 11 players behind the ball”, he continued. I don’t know yet.
