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...Woodward and a series of managers — David Moyes, Louis van Gaal, José Mourinho and Solskjaer — have failed to win the Premier League title or the Champions League....
...LUKAKU £76.2m Bought from Everton in July 2017 after a season in which he was the second highest scorer in the Premier League ÁNGEL DI MARÍA £67.5m Signed from Real Madrid in August 2014 as Louis van Gaal...
...The arrival of Louis van Gaal brought about a slight recovery: by the end of his first campaign the club was — only just — back among the four strongest sides in the league in terms of results....
...But van Gaal’s second season has left much to be desired....
...Louis van Gaal undoubtedly subscribes to this creed, by whatever means, pretty or ugly....
...But can we be sure van Gaal is an improvement on Moyes?...
...The almost £150m spent by Louis van Gaal, the Manchester United manager, is a record for a single club in a transfer window....
...You see players change their mind, panic – or slip like John Terry in the [2008] Champions League final.”...
...As Dutch football writer Borst’s love-hate portrait of Van Gaal makes plain, this state of affairs is unlikely to last....
...From Robson he had learnt the art of motivation; from Van Gaal the finer points of strategy....
...If England seek another proven top-class coach to replace Capello, there being no Englishman in that category they may try Bayern’s Dutch coach Louis van Gaal. He might well take the job....
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