United ended an eight-match winless run by defeating Swansea nine days ago and then followed that victory up with a narrow success in the FA Cup against third-tier Sheffield United.
Van Gaal, already forced to insist he wouldn’t resign due to the criticism of his methods from disgruntled fans earlier this season, will come under renewed fire if United fail to win at struggling Newcastle in the Premier League today
“There are matches that I have enjoyed,” Van Gaal told reporters yesterday. “And there are also matches where I’m very bored or angry because we are not disorganising our opponent’s defence, but that is football.”
Despite that admission, the Dutchman still slammed suggestions that his primary aim is to stifle the opposition rather than attack.
“Do you know that,” he snapped at reporters. “I am not concerned (about defending more than attacking). At this moment we have a lack of creativity and you can see that but they have done it (played well in the past) so they can do it.”
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