Louis van Gaal Quotes

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Louis van Gaal

Profession : Athlete

Birth : August 8, 1951

A World Cup is always special because it is the highest podium on which you can show your abilities as an individual player or coach, and as a team.

Louis van Gaal

The most important thing about a person is that you know who you are and what you want. You should be capable of introspection and evaluate yourself.

Louis van Gaal

If you ask me how did I do at United, I will say it was my best year ever, given the circumstances I was working under. We played football that was quite alright. But it's not football that is appreciated in England.

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The media do not analyse the game. They analyse the result.

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Sometimes players are very fed up with my communication, but that's what I do, and they know how I think. But they know I am very transparent.

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You are always evaluating. That philosophy is very important for me. Because of that, I am - or maybe I should say was - a very successful manager.

Louis van Gaal

Every coach wants to train Manchester United; it's one of the biggest clubs in the world.

Louis van Gaal

I was 11 when my father died, so I didn't know my father so well.

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I am amazed when people say I am single-minded.

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I think it is always a success when you win the title.

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I think the team is always better than the individual player.

Louis van Gaal

You have expectations always when you buy players. Mostly, you have positive expectations.

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I am not a usual coach: it doesn't matter for me who are scoring the goals.

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Having managed in Holland, Spain, and Germany, I had always hoped for the opportunity to manage in English football and be part of English culture.

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I'm not a stupid man.

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Having coached Ajax, Barcelona, the Netherlands, FC Bayern, and Manchester United like I did, it is difficult for any offer to be interesting.

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I worked at the number one team in the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, and now also in England.

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In the Netherlands, the press writes what they want.

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The media likes me because I give honest answers. How many people in football give honest answers? I don't lie. Always the truth. OK, maybe my truth. But it is the truth.

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At Bayern, the people in charge are football men. I always appreciated that.

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