Van Gaal: Manchester United is no longer a football club!

Van Gaal: Manchester United is no longer a football club!

Louis van Gaal sharply criticized Manchester United in a recent statement and describes the club after its disappointing season as a company that has moved away from its football roots. The club's former coach, who served from 2014 to 2016, said that Manchester United had delivered the worst performance of its history in the past Premier League season with 18 defeats and a 15th place in the table. In addition, the team lost in the final of the Europa League against Tottenham. Krone reports that van Gaal particularly criticized the transfer policy of the club by emphasizing that this did not lead from the coaches, but by the owners become.

"It is not a football club, but a commercial club," said Van Gaal in his evaluation. He hung his statements with a long -lasting critical attitude towards the development of the association, also because he denounced the transfer policy decisions during his term. Despite all the adversities, Van Gaal managed to win the FA Cup with Manchester United 2016. Focus added that the clear departure from the original football and the pursuit of commercial success are a central topic in van Gaal's analysis.

Change of coach in football

The debate about Van Gaal's criticism falls into a larger context that deals with the topic of coaching in football. Clubs often rely on short -term solutions in the form of trainer changes if the results do not meet expectations. Scientific studies show different results on the effects of such change. Sebastian Zart from the TU Kaiserslautern found in an analysis of over 150 changes of coaches that such changes can often increase a performance increase at short notice. Class = "Source_3"> BR reported that the positive effects can even last up to 16 games after a change.

The reasons for these performance increases are diverse. Performance -lowering factors of the predecessor coach often fall away, and dissatisfaction within the team can be dismantled by a new trainer. Despite the positive short -term effects, the scientists demand that trainers need enough time to familiarize themselves in the new environment and implement their philosophy.