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Yes, I have a philosophy, and you have to come with good arguments to change that philosophy, but, if someone has a better argument than me, then I will change.
Louis van Gaal
Good
Me
You
Change
Better
Will
Argument
Philosophy
Someone
Come
Yes
Than
Then
I am amazed when people say I am single-minded.
Louis van Gaal
People
Say
People Say
Am
Amazed
Single-Minded
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
Me
You
Important
Philosophy
Say
Because
Always
Am
Very
Manager
Maybe
Successful
Should
Evaluating
It is not normal that one team dominates for 20 years in a row as the champion.
Louis van Gaal
Champion
Years
Normal
Team
Row
You have to live in the present, I think.
Louis van Gaal
You
Live
Think
Present
Players can play bad, and certainly when you have only three days or six days training sessions in your legs, and you have to play 45 minutes. Everybody can say that it's easy to step in, but it is not easy.
Louis van Gaal
You
Training
Three
Everybody
Say
Bad
Easy
Minutes
Only
Step
Days
Six
Six Days
Legs
Your
Certainly
Play
Players
When you win the FA Cup, you have a title and a very respectable title in England - more than other countries.
Louis van Gaal
You
Win
Other
Other Countries
Respectable
More
Countries
Cup
Very
Than
Title
England
Every coach wants to train Manchester United; it's one of the biggest clubs in the world.
Louis van Gaal
World
Every
Train
Manchester
Manchester United
Wants
Biggest
Clubs
Coach
United
I always played attacking football.
Louis van Gaal
Attacking
Football
Always
Played
OK, Wayne Rooney is always the center of attention, and I always have to answer questions about him. But Wayne is Wayne, and he will always contribute in a game.
Louis van Gaal
Game
Will
Wayne
OK
About
He
Attention
Him
Answer
Always
Questions
Contribute
Center
I think, always, the form of the players is a decisive factor. And a game-plan and the referee. He can influence the game. And in a derby, a cool head is also very important.
Louis van Gaal
Game
Important
Think
Factor
He
Head
Also
Always
Referee
Very
Influence
Form
Decisive
Derby
Cool
Players
I have been privileged during my management career to have won 20 trophies, but winning the FA Cup, which is steeped in so much history, will always be one of the most special achievements of my career.
Louis van Gaal
History
Management
Will
Winning
Trophies
Most
Always
Been
Cup
Won
Privileged
Achievements
Which
Much
Special
Career
You have to play football to entertain the fans.
Louis van Gaal
You
Fans
Entertain
Football
Play
Play Football
I'm not a stupid man.
Louis van Gaal
Man
Stupid
Stupid Man
When I have signed for clubs, I have always spoken a long time with the CEO or with the owners, not only at United, but also at Bayern Munich and Barcelona, and I have the faith that they always support me.
Louis van Gaal
Faith
Time
Me
Long
Long Time
Signed
Only
Support
Spoken
Also
Always
Owners
Clubs
CEO
Barcelona
United
Munich
To look at the players, to communicate with the players, to observe and to analyze - that's my job.
Louis van Gaal
Communicate
Job
Analyze
Observe
Look
Players
I have to treat all of the players at the same level with the same rules and same demands. It's difficult to understand, because the outside world is thinking when you pay a lot for the player, then you have to put him in the squad.
Louis van Gaal
You
World
Treat
Pay
Difficult
Thinking
Rules
Outside
Outside World
Put
Demands
Him
Because
Understand
Lot
Squad
Same
Same Level
Then
Level
Player
Players
I don't think my players are robots. They are humans and make errors.
Louis van Gaal
Think
Make
Robots
Errors
Players
Humans
When I was coach at Ajax, in the first half of the season, the players needed time to adapt to me, to know who I am as a person and as a coach.
Louis van Gaal
Time
Me
First
Half
Know
Am
Person
Coach
Who
Season
Players
Adapt
Needed
It's difficult to beat German teams. They don't play as attractively as, for example, you have it in the English league or in the Spanish league. But to break a German team is not very easy.
Louis van Gaal
You
Example
Difficult
Easy
Beat
League
For Example
German
Very
Break
Spanish
Team
English
Teams
Play
Success at United doesn't depend on money but about which players we bring in.
Louis van Gaal
Success
Money
Depend
About
Which
United
Bring
Players
It's not hard at all to make the switch from United to Oranje. For a manager, it's totally different than for a player.
Louis van Gaal
Totally
Make
Than
Manager
Different
Hard
United
Switch
Player
When I speak, I am well articulated.
Louis van Gaal
Speak
Well
Am
Articulated
Having coached Ajax, Barcelona, the Netherlands, FC Bayern, and Manchester United like I did, it is difficult for any offer to be interesting.
Louis van Gaal
Difficult
Netherlands
Having
Like
Offer
Did
Any
Manchester
Manchester United
Interesting
Barcelona
Coached
United
I have a philosophy. I was convinced of it, and by winning trophies in four countries, I proved the philosophy worked.
Louis van Gaal
Philosophy
Winning
Trophies
Countries
Proved
Worked
Convinced
Four
I am proud people still like me. That is what is most important in life.
Louis van Gaal
Life
Me
People
Important
Like
Most
Proud
Am
Still
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