How long do you think it will be before our dismal performances feature higher on the director's meeting agenda. With Adidas' money waiting in the wings they must be sweating on a turnaround towards the back end of the season. Could they, perhaps, even begin to think the unthinkable, after all it has happened to LVG before - this after 12 months into his second spell at Barca - 'Louis van Gaal has confirmed that he has reached an agreement with Barcelona to terminate his contract. The 51-year-old former Dutch national coach said he had agreed a severance deal with the Catalan outfit. "After reflecting on the recent performances of the club and speaking with Barcelona president Joan Gaspart we have decided that it is in the best interests of the club that we go our separate ways," said Van Gaal. "I am really upset that as a coach I haven't lived up to the expectations of the Barcelona fans," he added.