Manchester United: Louis van Gaal on his sacking, his legacy and life in retirement
Mar 27, 2019 11:34:15 GMT
Post by Carl LaFong on Mar 27, 2019 11:34:15 GMT
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47704834
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Which brings us to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
"People think we have only had fake news since Donald Trump became president. In football we have had it for 50 years," says Van Gaal.
"The coach after me [Mourinho] changed to park-the-bus tactics and played on the counter. Now there is another coach who parks the bus and plays on the counter. The main difference between Mourinho and Solskjaer is that Solskjaer is winning.
"I am not there but there does look to be a change and the atmosphere seems to be better. It is also true that Solskjaer has changed Paul Pogba's position and put him into an area where he is much more important.
"But the way Manchester United are playing now is not the way Ferguson played. It is defensive, counter-attacking football. If you like it, you like it. If you think it is more exciting than my boring attacking, OK. But it is not my truth.
"People think we have only had fake news since Donald Trump became president. In football we have had it for 50 years," says Van Gaal.
"The coach after me [Mourinho] changed to park-the-bus tactics and played on the counter. Now there is another coach who parks the bus and plays on the counter. The main difference between Mourinho and Solskjaer is that Solskjaer is winning.
"I am not there but there does look to be a change and the atmosphere seems to be better. It is also true that Solskjaer has changed Paul Pogba's position and put him into an area where he is much more important.
"But the way Manchester United are playing now is not the way Ferguson played. It is defensive, counter-attacking football. If you like it, you like it. If you think it is more exciting than my boring attacking, OK. But it is not my truth.