He's done an interview in the daily telegraph - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...om-the-off-but-this-is-Manchester-United.html It's a great read.
Talking about LVG “His philosophy is keep the ball, have more possession than the opponent and the space is coming. When you play side to side three or four times, the space is coming." bloody hell, fck me!
Herrera acknowledged that the Argentinian (Di Maria) has had to tweak his style, dribbling less and passing more. “He is maybe the best in the team one-v-one - and Januzaj as well. Now we have a manager who wants to keep the ball, who wants to play one or two touches. “Angel is doing very good because sometimes he prioritises to play one or two touches (ahead of) his quality. He puts the passing first. I think Louis van Gaal wants him side to side, and after that the space is coming and he can make one-v-one.” epic stuff. Think the phrase I'm looking for rhymes with clucking bell.
If LVG wants to play possession football why has he only just integrated Anders into the side and signed someone, Di Maria, who sold because he gave the ball away too cheap?
obviously! I wish I hadnt been watching Di Maria since his Benfica days then I might agree. But it turns out he's actually rather good don't cha know
Tia Maria's passing is awful, that's why Carlo sold him. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...e-Manchester-United-star-struggled-again.html http://www.manchestereveningnews.co...ews/ancelotti-explains-di-maria-sale--8090164 And now Van Gaal wants to base a possession-based game around him, makes no sense, which he even says himself: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...is-van-gaal-after-manchester-united-vs-palace
Whats to defend. Last night was on individual players and no van Gaal. Anyone who says otherwise is an idiot. Whats he supposed to do about stupidity? Herrera going off had very little impact. There goal was the result of a defensive error and not great play. Carrick was good when he came on too.
Last night was your recent bad performances coming home to roost, which does rest with the manager. Week after week United have been playing badly but generally getting the results. That caught up with you last night, a view many pundits agreed on. Arsenal looked more confident, hungrier, tactically more switched on and technically better. How often has that been said of an Arsenal team going to O.T in the last 10 years. Even Moyes beat them last year. LVG's managed to turn world class players into average players over night, quite spectacularly and has to shoulder the blame for his ridiculous systems and philosophies that are wrecking the confidence in a lot of them players. Least he's finally realised Rooney's best position. Took him 6 months to figure out what even Matth could have told him in August. I admire you standing by him though, shame you weren't so loyal with Moyes
We lost a cup game. Our league record remains very much in tact and theres every chance a different result will happen in May. Saod long before the match I felt we might lose this one but that the league game was priority. That remains the case. Tough games coming up but last night gave the confidence we will be fine. The next two games make or break our season. Regardless though, van Gaal stays.
Was just thinking the same thing! What on earth, from that performance, made you confident of anything? Launching diagonal long balls into the area and hoping they hit Rooney's bonce (coincidentally how your goal was scored, but they tried to replicate it the rest of the game after that) You lost at home to Arsenal. When was the last time that happened under Fergie? I am guessing a decade or more ago.
