I have no ambition to be a technical director or TV pundit. Louis van Gaal More Quotes by Louis van Gaal More Quotes From Louis van Gaal My ambition is that I have the best players Louis van Gaal team ambition player Running is for animals. You need a brain and a ball for football. Louis van Gaal running animal football I am who I am: confident, arrogant, dominant, honest, hard-working and innovative. Louis van Gaal arrogant who-i-am hard-work If certain players do not carry out their tasks properly on the pitch then their colleagues will suffer. Louis van Gaal tasks player suffering A system depends on the players you have. I played 4-3-3 with Ajax, 2-3-2-3 with Barcelona and a 4-4-2 with AZ. I'm flexible. The philosophy stays the same though. I don't think that you can adapt it to every possible situation. You need the right mindset, and it depends on how the players see the coach and vice versa. The coach is the focal point of the team but you need to have an open mind, and so do all the players. Everyone needs to work together to achieve a common goal. Louis van Gaal team player philosophy Louis van Gaal has nothing more to learn. Louis van Gaal vans When I think I've made an error, it can cause me a sleepless night. But that only happens rarely. Louis van Gaal errors night thinking Welbeck is not the standard required at Manchester United. Louis van Gaal manchester-united united standards I'm not the kind of coach who just goes out and buys players for the sake of it. I'm a coach who wants to - and can - improve players. Louis van Gaal player sake want 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. Louis van Gaal ambition league games I've signed a contract with the Dutch national team until 2006. So I can win the World Cup not once but twice. Louis van Gaal team winning world I am a coach who thinks always in the long term. Louis van Gaal term long thinking When I buy, I buy players for the long term, not the short term because I do respect the club a lot and also the other clubs. Louis van Gaal clubs player long A player you can buy in 24 hours, believe me. That's not a problem Louis van Gaal problem player believe The most important thing about a person is that you know who you are and what you want. You should be capable of introspection and evaluate yourself. Louis van Gaal yourself know you important I believe in Manchester United. Louis van Gaal manchester-united i-believe believe I think you have to refresh the squad every year, and I have done it with all my clubs. Louis van Gaal think you squad done The basis of my confidence is that I wasn't a talented player. I was a talented human being. At school, I always had good figures. I was the captain of all my football teams. I studied physical education at the Academy, so I learned to analyse, to observe, and to take decisions. Louis van Gaal good confidence education football The media do not analyse the game. They analyse the result. Louis van Gaal analyse result game media I am not a dictator; I am a communicator. Louis van Gaal communicator am i-am dictator
