Although Louis van Gaal stressed that the day after his arrival in Qatar he would need to acclimatize for the next three days, the Orange national coach was optimistic during his press conference.
When the subject of Jasper Cillessen came to the fore after a series of critical questions, “I’m going to be quiet, huh?” he pats his back. “It’s always the same for you. It’s not about the players who are at home right now.”
proverb drip
Asking Van Gaal why Cillessen himself didn’t leave the game by Telegraaf reporter Valentijn Driessen was the notorious last straw after the goalkeeping soap was back on his feet.
Earlier, Van Gaal nodded when asked if the players’ jersey numbers were any indication that Remko Pasveer was assigned the number 1. This may indicate that the Ajax goalkeeper is the first choice.
“I usually discuss this with the players, but not now. I gave them an age-appropriate number,” Van Gaal replied seriously, followed by a short silence. “I don’t joke at press conferences.”
But it only comes in handy for a while when a media center worker has to work hard to get the microphone to the right journalist as quickly as possible. “There are ten of these helpful guys on the street, only one here.”
Van Gaal had success with Orange in Qatar, but he expected it.
People can think whatever they want to think. It should not be forgotten that this is a completely different culture. You can also see for yourself whether everything is going well there.
“I was here when I was coach at Bayern Munich. “I just know that everything is perfectly laid out here, that’s not why,” Van Gaal said. “The hotel is great. The facilities are great. The training ground is top notch, it couldn’t get any better.”
It is noteworthy that he prefers to train with the Dutch national team during the hottest time of the day. But it’s a good test to see how his team fares in temperatures around 30 degrees, according to Van Gaal.
“Getting used to it is a kind of harmony. Also if you look at the data, does this weigh too heavily on the guys? ” he continues. “I was a football player too, I couldn’t stand it, but I had teammates who loved him.”
Van Gaal has repeatedly emphasized that playing football in Qatar is not an advantage for those who come from a frog country. Then he talks about the heat because he expects a lot from his team in terms of football.
“We can finish”
He deflects questions from the international press about human rights and working conditions with confused answers in familiar coal English (“We can come end”). “People can think whatever they want to think. It should not be forgotten that this is a completely different culture. You can see if everything is alright there, too.”
Yes, he basically understands the sit-at-home fans. “I hope we play so well that at the end of the tournament you will see on TV how good we are.”
He dreams of the finale, but according to Van Gaal, there’s also a bit of luck involved. “I believe in the power of imagination. If you can dream it, you can be it.”
The short session ended even more tensely because not everyone was able to ask their questions. After the warm-up session on Tuesday evening, Van Gaal rushes to the training ground, where serious work begins.
“I am very excited about this. But more importantly, players have it. They’ve already shown that.”
Source: NOS
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