READ Louis Van Gaal’s Reaction To Man Utd’s Defeat At Stoke City

Manchester United manager Louis Van Gaal has given his thoughts on his side embarrassing defeat to Stoke City on Boxing day.

Louis Van Gaal is facing the heat at Manchester United after his side lost its fourth straight game

 United lost their fourth consecutive league match against the Potter and the avaliability of Jose Mourinho only seems to fuel rumours of his arrival with every defeat the Red Devils have.

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Speaking to Sky Sports immediately after the match, Van Gaal said: “My thoughts are that we don’t dare to play football in first half. We gave a very bad goal away and then they score out of a free-kick indirect.

“At half-time we have spoken with each other and I have to say the second half was much better but still we have created one or two chances and then you have to score and then maybe the belief is coming back. In the second half we played better but the problem is we don’t dare to play and that’s my analysis.

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“I’m always very faithful and I see also how they have trained so they want to perform well but the circumstances are difficult, not only the wind but also with the pressure and that’s why, in my opinion, we don’t dare to play football. Second half we were in a losing position and we can give everything more easily and that we have done but then you have to score the first chance.”

Asked if was the man to motivate the player’s, Van Gaal said: “That is now the big issue, I have tried to do everything but the pressure shall be higher and higher with every match. That is the problem now. It is more difficult because I am also part of the four matches we have lost so people are looking at me and I have to deal with that, but more importantly the players have to deal with that because they are the ones who have to perform.”

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Before the game Van Gaal accused the media of making up stories of his sack and reacted by walking out of his press conference.

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Asked why he reacted that way he said: “My message was that the media are saying and writing things that are not happening inside Manchester United. That was my message and not that I am hurt, because I am used to that.”

Speaking to MUTV, Van Gaal looked ahead to facing Chelsea: “You can say we can quickly get revenge for this defeat against Chelsea but in the time in between, you have to recover because the players have given everything and then you have to manage that you are very confident to start the game, and that you dare to play our football – our football! It is very difficult to do that in just two days but we shall try.”

Stoke City defeated Manchester United 2 – 0 with goals from Bojan and Aurtanovic

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On the possibility of Manchester United sacking him, Van Gaal told the BBC: “That is something I discuss with [executive vice-chairman] Ed Woodward not you. It is not always the club that has to fire or sack me.”

He added: “Sometimes I do that by myself, but I am the one who wants to speak first with the board of Manchester United and my members of staff and my players, not with you.”

“I have received [the club’s backing] all the time but we have lost so there is a new situation. I feel the support of my players and my board. The fans will be disappointed but that is logical after four defeats.”

 

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