All posts tagged "Louis van Gaal"

  • Victor Valdes wins battle with Van Gaal but loses the war

    In the modern world of football, with high-profile, millionaire egos competing as players, managers, and owners, the occasional bust-up is expected. Louis van Gaal, in particular, is known to ruffle feathers with his no-frills down-to-business style of...

    • Posted August 11, 2015
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  • What piece is missing in the Manchester United puzzle?

    David de Gea; Patrice Evra; Phil Jones; Jonny Evans; Chris Smalling; Anderson (Ryan Giggs 68); Nani (Park Ji-Sung 68); Ashley Young; Tom Cleverley; Wayne Rooney; Danny Welbeck (Javier Hernandez 35). This was Manchester United’s lineup that shipped...

    • Posted August 5, 2015
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  • Four takeaways from Manchester United’s preseason stop in San Francisco

    With media access to Manchester United’s preseason tour of the San Fransico Bay Area, Football Every Day’s Alex Morgan summarizes his four main takeaways from post-match interviews and press conferences. Left wingers impress They say the English...

    • Posted July 28, 2015
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  • Manchester United prepare for Barcelona with 3-1 win over SJ Earthquakes

    There is method to Louis van Gaal’s madness. The Dutchman set Manchester United out for their international Champions Cup matchup against the San Jose Earthquakes in exactly the same lineup as he did against Club America last...

    • Posted July 21, 2015
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  • SJ Earthquakes vs. Manchester United pre-match buildup from LVG and Quakes

    The San Jose Earthquakes might not be of the quality of Club America. They certainly aren’t of Premier League quality and probably aren’t even one of the best teams in Major League Soccer. Yet Louis van Gaal...

    • Posted July 20, 2015
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  • What are Manchester United’s most pressing issues?

    Louis Van Gaal’s job description was clear when he arrived at Manchester United last summer: conduct a complete overhaul. David Moyes’ crossing-first tactics had become stale within a year at the club, as if they were ever...

    • Posted July 16, 2015
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  • Manchester United should limit, not force summer changes

    First Radamel Falcao walked off at Old Trafford, waving goodbye to the crowd, thanking them for their support, very much like it was the last time. Not five minutes later, David de Gea exited through injury and...

    • Posted May 17, 2015
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  • Van Gaal’s philosophy yet to take root at Man U

    Louis Van Gaal rather foolishly gave himself a personal deadline of three months to turn around Manchester United’s fortunes. Nine months into his tenure at Old Trafford, Van Gaal only just reached his lowest point after an...

    • Posted March 13, 2015
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  • How can Louis Van Gaal solve United’s jigsaw puzzle?

    Manchester United paid a British record transfer fee of £59.7 million for Angel Di Maria last summer, but has the Argentine lived up to his price tag at Old Trafford? Di Maria started off well enough at...

    • Posted February 26, 2015
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  • Don’t judge Van Gaal yet – Only hindsight is 20-20

    Upon joining Manchester United, Louis Van Gaal said very specifically his philosophy will take route in around three months. Everybody took that as a challenge to judge him in three months.  Well, that time has come, and...

    • Posted October 15, 2014
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