Talk:Louis van Gaal

Champions League winning coach
Is it correct that van Gaal was the youngest winning manager of the CL before Jose Mourinho?

Van Gaal was 43 years old in 1995, when AFC Ajax defeated AC Milan, and Carlo Ancelotti was 43 years old in 2003, when Milan defeated Juventus.

Van Gaal was the youngest manager to win the CL (except Mourinho), because Ancelotti was more than two month older, when he won the title with Milan.--141.201.155.4 (talk) 21:25, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 26 April 2014
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106.51.163.145 (talk) 08:49, 26 April 2014 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 19 May 2014
Louis Van Gaal Please change: - Teams Managed - 2012 -Netherlands To: - 2012 - Netherlands - 2014 - Manchester United Because he will manage Manchester United after the World Cup

Ghamkun (talk) 13:26, 19 May 2014 (UTC)
 * ✅ by User:Kutsuit. – Wbm1058 (talk) 13:47, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

Manchester United
On 19 May 2014, he was confirmed as the next manager for Manchester United and its first manager who is not from the United Kingdom or Ireland. He will embark on a three-year contract starting after the World Cup, with Ryan Giggs as his assistant. on his appointment, he issued a statement saying:

It was always a wish for me to work in the Premier League. To work as a manager for Manchester United, the biggest club in the world, makes me very proud. I have managed in games at Old Trafford before and know what an incredible arena Old Trafford is and how passionate and knowledgeable the fans are. This club has big ambitions; I too have big ambitions. Together I'm sure we will make history.

Thedeepyouknow (talk) 17:32, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

If you want to suggest a change, please request this in the form "Please replace XXX with YYY" or "Please add ZZZ between PPP and QQQ". I assume you are trying to add "and its first manager who is not from the United Kingdom or Ireland." but the page is changing so frequently it is difficult to know. However, even if my guess is correct, you have not cited reliable sources to back up your request, without which no information should be added to any article. - Arjayay (talk) 18:03, 19 May 2014 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 19 May 2014
Manchester united manager not dutch NKT GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT

Gian Warah (talk) 17:48, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

If you want to suggest a change, please request this in the form "Please replace XXX with YYY" or "Please add ZZZ between PPP and QQQ". Please also cite reliable sources to back up your request, without which no information should be added to any article. Please note that, on the English Wikipedia, people from the Netherlands (I didn't say Holland) are described as "Dutch" as we follow WP:COMMONNAME - Arjayay (talk) 18:06, 19 May 2014 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 19 May 2014
He manages Manchester United

173.48.180.30 (talk) 20:03, 19 May 2014 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 20 May 2014
1. Request to change in "Team managed"

Marcohartings (talk) 07:56, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

2. Since Louis van Gaal yesterday was appointed manager of Manchester united I request to change the following: "Team managed, Nederlands from '2012'- to '2012-2014' and add another "Team managed, Manchester United '2014-'."

3. Van Gaal will join United after Holland complete their World Cup campaign in Brazil and he has signed a three-year deal. Ryan Giggs, who has also decided to end his playing career, will be Van Gaal's primary assistant and he is also bringing coaches Frans Hoek and Marcel Bout with him.

4. http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11667/9317616/manchester-united-name-louis-van-gaal-as-manager-with-ryan-giggs-as-assistant http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2014/May/Manchester-United-appoint-Louis-van-Gaal-as-manager.aspx

❌ as WP:CRYSTAL He is still the manager of the Netherlands, and he is not yet the manager of Manchester United. To change the box as you have suggested would infer that he has already stopped being the manager of the Netherlands, and already is the manager of Manchester Utd. - Arjayay (talk) 15:22, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

Pictures
Before his appointment at United, this article used the picture of him coaching the Dutch in the infobox. I put another in the Bayern section, which is now in the infobox, with the Dutch picture shrunk almost beyond recognition into the section on him managing them, which also pushes the quote box in the United section around. Can the picture of him coaching the Dutch return to the infobox until the section is long enough or a photo is taken of him at United? &#39;&#39;&#39;tAD&#39;&#39;&#39; (talk) 18:22, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

Vandalism in the Honours section
Someone keeps adding friendly trophies to his honours section. Since when does Wikipedia count friendly trophies in managers' honours? The Man United one is currently the only one there and it looks ridiculous. Someone should put a lock on the page as someone added the "Chevrolet Cup" a few minutes ago, not even sure if that exists.

Shaw and Herrera
Here's a direct quote from van Gaal which shows it was he who signed them: "Shaw and Herrera were already on the list. I gave my approval because I like them". So you can probably stop saying he didn't sign them. RealDealBillMcNeal (talk) 15:25, 27 August 2014 (UTC)


 * He said "Shaw and Herrera were already on the list and I gave my approval because I like them but first I want to see the player perform my philosophy". The crux of it was that this was before he became United manager, so he can't possibly be credited with signing them &#39;&#39;&#39;tAD&#39;&#39;&#39; (talk) 20:56, 30 August 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 31 January 2015
Pls u change Van Gaal's name to >Van Laal

86.130.232.172 (talk) 22:15, 31 January 2015 (UTC)
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"poor performance" against Stoke
Entirely subjective and given that United dominated the ball, questionable and unnecessary contribution. In fact, the whole summary of his United career feels like it was written by a City fan. No mention of the improved defence and maintain the Moyes stat even though it's now irrelevant. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.221.73.18 (talk) 08:00, 3 February 2015 (UTC)

Second spell at Barcelona
"His transfers, particularly the signings of goalkeeper Robert Enke, midfielder Gaizka Mendieta and playmaker Juan Román Riquelme, all disappointed."

They were not his transfers, they were club transfers, and Riquelme in particular a political signing to appease the fans after Rivaldo's departure. In fact it is highly documented that he did not want Riquelme and told him so upon his arrival. I suspect the same with Mendieta, as van Gaal left the club sticking to his principle of playing the youngsters Xavi and Iniesta and benching the aforementioned glamour signings. They were not HIS transfers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.155.183.55 (talk) 07:12, 9 October 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 May 2016
Van gaal has been sacked by Manchester United

78.145.72.25 (talk) 19:41, 23 May 2016 (UTC)
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Not enough history
Van Gaal is one of the most influential coaches in history, especially interesting from a tactical pov as he won the European Cup with Ajax playing a system he invented.

He's spawned a raft of coaches who consider him their mentor. Nothing really acknowledging this in the article. Like Bielsa, his influence is as notable as anything. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.42.246.65 (talk) 13:36, 6 June 2016 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 22 June 2016
the date he married his first wife was 1984 to 1994 there is currently no date to show when they were married.

62.255.99.57 (talk) 09:31, 22 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: as you have not cited reliable sources to back up your request, without which no information should be added to, or changed in, any article. - Arjayay (talk) 09:37, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

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