van Gaal joins: Official

Can we have Dembele now? He was part of that LvG AZ side, wasn't he? :D
 
I'm quite excited for our future unlike last year where I was quite apprehensive. I cant wait for his first game in charge.
 
Devil may care said:
Cool, not my preferred choice but probably the best option we had. Now go and get some midfielders bought!
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Me too, but he is a big name, he's been there and worn the tshirt. He is a winner, sounds like he takes no shit so is probably pretty much what we need now - apart from a midfield.

I hope he does bloody well and knocks Liverpool off their new, makey-uppy perch.
 
Does anybody have a link to that graphic with teh comparative Champions League records of LVG, Mourino, Wenger, Fergie etc?

Edit, it's OK, found it:

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I really hope this goes well but, I could really see this turning into a disaster. Also there is a chance this starts out really well than devolves into a soap opera by year two or three.
 
Keeps It tidy said:
I really hope this goes well but, I could really see this turning into a disaster. Also there is a chance this starts out really well than devolves into a soap opera by year two or three.
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He wants control and lack of interference which is a luxury United have shown to afford managers without asking questions. We just became famous for letting Moyes run riot on the ship despite being half the manager van Gaal is. As long as he produces results he should have zero issues within the club and the club will back him even if he manages to piss off a player or two.

Edit: I might be sounding overly optimistic here but even if it sours I doubt we let things devolve into soap opera status.
 
Welkom bij de grootste club in de wereld, meneer Luis van Gaal!!! For those who love statistics, here's our new manager's CV:

1991-92 Season:
1) PSV 58
2) Ajax 55
3) Feyenord 49
* W:25 D:5 L:4, best offense in the League with 83 goals. Won the UEFA Cup.
1992-93 Season:
1) Feyenord 53
2) PSV 51
3) Ajax 49
* W:20 D:9 L:5, best offense in the League with 87 goals. Won the Dutch Cup.
1993-94 Season:
1) Ajax 54
2) Feyenord 51
3) PSV 44
* W:22 D:2 L:6, best offense in the League with 86 goals, best defense in the League with 26 goals.
1994-95 Season:
1) Ajax 61
2) Roda JC 54
3) Feyenord 47
* W:27 D:7 L:0, best offense in the League with 106, best defense in the League with 28 goals. Won the Champions League.
1995-96 Season:
1) Ajax 83
2) PSV 77
3) Feyenord 63
* W:26 D:5 L:3, best offense in the League with 97 goals, best defense in the League with 24 goals. Won the Interontinental Cup, reached the Champions League final.
1996-97 Season:
1) PSV 77
2) Feyenord 73
3) Twente 65
4) Ajax 61
* W:17 D:10 L:7, the majority of the Ajax youngsters who had stunned Europe had already been sold to other big European clubs.
1997-98 Season:
1) Barcelona 74
2) Athletic Bilbao 65
3) Real Sociedad 63
* W:23 D:5 L:10, best offense in the League with 78 goals. Also won the Cup and made the Double.
1998-99 Season:
1) Barcelona 79
2) Real Madrid 68
3) Mallorca 66
* W:24 D:7 L:7, best offense in the League with 87 goals.
1999-00 Season:
1) Deportivo La Coruna 69
2) Barcelona 64
3) Valencia 64, best offense in the League with 70 goals.
2002-03 Season:
* W:6 D:5 L:8, he was sacked in January 2003 leaving the club 3 points above the relegation zone.
2005-06 Season:
1) PSV 84
2) AZ 74
3) Feyenord 71
* W:23 D:5 L:6
2006-07 Season:
1) PSV 75
2) Ajax 75
3) AZ 72
* W:21 D:9 L:4
2007-08 Season:
1) PSV 72
2) Ajax 69
3) NAC 63
..............
11) AZ 43
* W:11 D:10 L:13, he wanted to leave the club cause he believed he had failed but his players took full responsibility for the bad results and asked him to stay for one more season.
2008-09 Season:
1) AZ 80
2) Twente 69
3) Ajax 68
* W:25 D:5 L:4, best defense in the League with 22 goals.
2009-10 Season:
1) Bayern Munich 70
2) Schalke 65
3) Werder Bremen 61
* W:20 D:10 L:4, best offense in the League with 72 goals, best defense in the League with 31 goals. Reached the Champions League final. He made Muller and Badstuber first team regulars and he also turned Schweinsteiger into a CM.
2010-11 Season:
1) Borussia Dortmund 78
2) Bayern Munich 68
3) Leverkusen 65
* W:18 D:8 L:7, best offense in the League with 81 goals.

LUIS VAN GAAL IN EUROPEAN COMPETITIONS
1991-92 Season: UEFA Cup
1st Round: Ajax-Orebro SK 3-0, Orebro-Ajax 0-1
2nd Round: Rot-Weiss Erfurt-Ajax 1-2, Ajax-Rot-Weiss Erfurt 3-0
3rd Round: Osasuna-Ajax 0-1, Ajax-Osasuna 1-0
Quarter Final: KAA Gent-Ajax 0-0, Ajax-KAA Gent 3-0
Semi Final: Genoa- Ajax 2-3, Ajax-Genoa 0-0
Final: Torino-Ajax 2-2, Ajax-Torino 0-0
* Won the UEFA Cup unbeaten.

1992-93 Season: UEFA Cup
1st Round: Casino Salzburg-Ajax 0-3, Ajax-Casino Salzburg 3-1
2nd Round: Vitoria SC-Ajax 0-3, Ajax-Vitoria 2-1
3rd Round: Ajax-Kaiserslautern 2-0, Kaiserslautern 1-0
Quarter Final: AJ Auxerre-Ajax 4-2, Ajax- AJ Auxerre 1-0

1993-94 Season: Cup Winners Cup
1st Round: Hajduk Split-Ajax 1-0, Ajax-Hajduk Split 6-0
2nd Round: Ajax-Besiktas 2-1, Besiktas-Ajax 0-4
Quarter Final: Ajax-Parma 0-0, Parma-Ajax 2-0

1994-95 Season: Champions League
Group stage:
Ajax-AC Milan 2-0, AC Milan-Ajax 0-2
Ajax-AEK Athens 2-0, AEK-Ajax 1-2
Ajax-Casino Salzburg 1-1, Casino Salzburg-Ajax 0-0
Quarter Final: Hajduk Split-Ajax 0-0, Ajax-Hajduk Split 3-0
Semi Final: Bayern Munich-Ajax 0-0, Ajax-Bayern Munich 5-2
Final: Ajax-AC Milan 1-0
*Won the CL unbeaten.

1995-96 Season: Champions League
Group stage:
Ajax-Real Madrid 1-0, Real Madrid-Ajax 0-2
Ajax-Ferencvaros 4-0, Ferencvaros-Ajax 1-5
Ajax-Grasshopper 3-0, Grasshoppers-Ajax 0-0
Quarter Final: Dortmund-Ajax 0-2, Ajax-Dortmund 1-0
Semi Final: Ajax-Panathinaikos 0-1, Panathinaikos-Ajax 0-3
Final: Juventus-Ajax 1-1 (4-2 on penalties)

European Super Cup: Real Zaragoza-Ajax 0-4, Ajax-Real Zaragoza 1-1
Intercontinental Cup: Ajax-Gremio 0-0 (4-3 on penalties)

1996-97 Season: Champions League
Group stage:
Ajax-AJ Auxerre 1-2, AJ Auxerre-Ajax 0-1
Ajax-Grasshoppers 0-1, Grasshoppers-Ajax 0-1
Ajax-Rangers 4-1, Rangers-Ajax 0-1
Quarter Final: Ajax-Atletico Madrid 1-1, Atletico Madrid-Ajax 2-3 (after extra time)
Semi Final: Ajax-Juventus 1-2, Juventus-Ajax 4-1

1997-98 Season: Champions League
2nd Qualifying Round: Barcelona-Skonto Riga 3-2, Skonto Riga-Barcelona 0-1
Group stage:
Barcelona-Newcastle 1-0, Newcastle-Barcelona 3-2
Barcelona-PSV 2-2, PSV-Barcelona 2-2
Barcelona-Dynamo Kyiv 0-4, Dynamo Kyiv-Barcelona 3-0
*Finished 4th in the group.

1998-99 Season: Champions League
Group stage:
Barcelona-Man Utd 3-3, Man Utd-Barcelona 3-3
Barcelona-Bayern Munich 1-2, Bayern Munich-Barcelona 1-0
Barcelona-Brondby 2-0, Brondby-Barcelona 0-2
*Finished 3rd in the group

1999-00 Season: Champions League
Group stage:
Barcelona-AIK 5-0, AIK-Barcelona 1-2
Barcelona-Fiorentina 4-2, Fiorentina-Barcelona 3-3
Barcelona-Arsenal 1-1, Arsenal-Barcelona 2-4
*Finished top of the group.
Quarter Final: Chelsea-Barcelona 3-1, Barcelona-Chelsea 5-1 (a.e.t.)
Semi Final: Valencia-Barcelona 4-1, Barcelona-Valencia 2-1

2002-03 Season: Champions League
Barcelona-Lokomotiv Moscow 1-0, Lokomotiv Moscow-Barcelona 1-3
Barcelona-Club Brugge 3-2, Club Brugge-Barcelona 0-1
Barcelona-Galatasaray 3-1, Galatasaray-Barcelona 0-2
*Finished top of the group, unbeaten but didn't continue because he was sacked.

2005-06 Season: Europa League
Qualifying Round: Krylya Sovetov Samara-AZ 5-3, AZ-Krylya Sovetov Samara 3-1
Group stage:
Dnipro-AZ 1-2
AZ-Middlesbrough 0-0
Litex Lovech-AZ 0-2
AZ-Grasshoppers 1-0
*Finished 2nd in the group.
Round of 32: Real Betis-AZ 2-0, AZ-Real Betis 2-1 (a.e.t.)

2006-07 Season: Europa League
Qualifying Round: AZ-Kayserispor 3-2, Kayserispor-AZ 1-1
Group stage:
AZ-Braga 3-0
Grasshoppers-AZ 2-5
AZ-Slovan Liberec 2-2
Sevilla-AZ 1-1
*Finished top of the group
Round of 32: Fenerbahce-AZ 3-3, AZ-Fenerbache 2-2
Round of 16: Newcastle-AZ 4-2, AZ-Newcastle 2-0
Quarter Final: Werder Bremen-AZ 4-1, AZ-Werder Bremen 0-0

2008-09 Season: Europa League
Qualifying Round:Pacos De Ferreira-AZ 0-1, AZ-Pacos 0-0
Group stage:
Zenit St Petersburg-AZ 1-1
AZ-Larissa 1-0
Nuremberg-AZ 2-1
AZ-Everton 2-3
*Finished bottom of the group.Everton under Moyes won the group.

2009-10 Season: Champions League
Group stage:
Bayern Munich-Maccabi Haifa 1-0, Maccabi Haifa-Bayern Munich 0-3
Bayern Munich-Bordaux 0-2, Bordaux-Bayern Munich 2-1
Bayern Munich-Juventus 0-0, Juventus-Bayern Munich 1-4
*Finished 2nd
Round of 16: Bayern Munich Fiorentina 2-1, Fiorentina-Bayern Munich 3-2
Quarter Final: Bayern Munich-Man Utd 2-1, Man Utd-Bayern Munich 3-2
Semi Final: Bayern Munich-Lyon 1-0, Lyon-Bayern Munich 0-3
Final:Inter Milan-Bayern Munich 2-0

2010-11 Season: Champions League
Group stage:
Bayern Munich-AC Roma 2-0, AC Roma-Bayern Munich 3-2
Bayern Munich-Basel 3-0, Basel-Bayern Munich 1-2
Bayern Munich-CRF Cruj 3-2, CRF Cruj-Bayern Munich 0-4
*Finished top of the group
Round of 16: Inter Milan-Bayern Munich 0-1, Bayern Munich-Inter Milan 2-3

LUIS VAN GAAL WITH THE NETHERLANDS
2002 World Cup Qualifying Group stage:
Netherlands 2-2 Ireland
Cyprus 0-4 Netherlands
Netherlands 0-2 Portugal
Andorra 0-5 Netherlands
Portugal 2-2 Netherlands
Netherlands 4-0 Cyprus
Estonia 2-4 Netherlands
Ireland 1-0 Netherlands
Netherlands 5-0 Estonia
Netherlands 4-0 Andorra



Group 2

1.PORTUGAL 10 7 3 0 33- 7 24
2.Ireland 10 7 3 0 23- 5 24
3.Netherlands 10 6 2 2 30- 9 20
4.Estonia 10 2 2 6 10-26 8
5.Cyprus 10 2 2 6 13-31 8
6.Andorra 10 0 0 10 5-36 0

2014 World Cup Qualifying Group stage:
Netherlands 2–0 Turkey
Hungary 1–4 Netherlands
Netherlands 3–0 Andorra
Romania 1–4 Netherlands
Netherlands 3–0 Estonia
Netherlands 4–0 Romania
Estonia 2–2 Netherlands
Andorra 0–2 Netherlands
Netherlands 8–1 Hungary
Turkey 0–2 Netherlands

Group D
Netherlands 10 9 1 0 34 5 +29 28
Romania 10 6 1 3 19 12 +7 19
Hungary 10 5 2 3 21 20 +1 17
Turkey 10 5 1 4 16 9 +7 16
Estonia 10 2 1 7 6 20 −14 7
Andorra 10 0 0 10 0 30 −30 0
 
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You can't just capitalize the L for no reason Carrick. I hope Van Gaal sells him to a league 2 team as a message to players about twitter use and grammar. And also sacks all of our coaches and replaces them with mid-level managers like Moyes, O'Neill and Redknapp for no real reason at all.
 
Hectic said:
You can't just capitalize the L for no reason Carrick. I hope Van Gaal sells him to a league 2 team as a message to players about twitter use and grammar. And also sacks all of our coaches and replaces them with mid-level managers like Moyes, O'Neill and Redknapp for no real reason.
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:lol: That'd be amazing.
 
He's more likely to get his balls out, with a capital L written on the sack, possibly for Large - possibly for teaching Carrick a lesson/shaming him.
 
Attacking football, an actual style of play. Youth, exuberance, excitement. The start of something special. We will contend for the league title to the end.

Gutted we'll have to wait for the second season for CL football. I'm intrigued to see how his methods would have fared with us as I believe we have underachieved in this competition.
 
I reckon next season Carrick will be more like the Carrick of 2012/13. Unshackled.
 
Wow.Finally the waiting is over.
Orangecafe, brilliant. I love it.
 
Glad this is done. Hope he has more Ajax '95/Az '09 moments with us than Bayern 2011 ones :D - now let's sign some players!
 
£100m, £200m, £250m, they're all amounts which have been mentioned in the British media when talking about Manchester United's summer transfer budget. In Holland, it's been different, especially with De Telegraaf. There's probably a good reason to listen to what De Telegraaf says, they were first with the Van Gaal news throughout, and over the past few weeks haven't covered it too much, treating the situation as a done deal.

The manager had originally been talking to Tottenham, and De Telegraaf explained on April 16th that he'd let Manchester United know they needed to make it clear there was a vacancy for him to move into. A period of a week was given and David Moyes was fired on April 22nd.

At 5am on Saturday April 26th De Telegraaf released a raft of articles at the same time, confirming Van Gaal getting the Manchester United job and back then they said his budget would be around €100m - which came as a surprise to Manchester United fans expecting more.

Today they've again said it's €100m and they explain that transfer work is underway right now and Manchester United want signings quickly, although they may have to wait due to the World Cup. The discrepancy in figures is interesting but could be down to some totals including wages and some not. A five year deal for a player earning £150k per week is a commitment of £39m. Four players on that kind of deal adds up to £156m, and £150k isn't an earth shattering amount anymore.

Manchester United are offloading wages this summer but it's hard to know what parameters the budget holds, De Telegraaf certainly don't think £200m will be spent on transfer fees alone.

Whilst that would cause enough debate on its own, there's another interesting angle. Reports of Van Gaal getting the job immediately led to claims, from news outlets all over Europe, that the manager wanted to sign half the Dutch squad.

De Telegraaf say that Van Gaal is unlikely to buy players from the current Dutch squad, but they point out if Strootman was fit then things would be different. Thankfully, for everyone's sanity, they rule a move for Wesley Sneijder out.

It's stated that the most likely shopping destination will be the Bundesliga because of Van Gaal's knowledge of it, and admiration for it. His reputation there would also help to attract players.
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http://sportwitness.ning.com/forum/...l-has-100m-budget-and-will-spend-it-in-bundes
 
Welcome to United. I'm glad the Moyes nightmare is over and proper football will be on display again.

Can't wait for next season!
 
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