Saturday, 30 August 2014

Van Gaal hits out at Hodgson over Shaw

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Van Gaal hits out at Hodgson over Shaw

Van Gaal hits out at Hodgson over Shaw

Posted: 29 Aug 2014 09:56 AM PDT

Van Gaal placed Shaw on an individual regime during Uniteds pre-season tour of the United States after claiming the 19-year-oldhad returned to training unfit. England boss Hodgson has subsequentlystated that he and physio Gary Lewin hadwarnedShawto improve his fitness during the World Cup. However, Van Gaal feels Hodgson should notbe talkingabout the issue and suggested that Shaw had been in great shape before suffering a hamstring injury earlier in August. About Shaw I want to say something. I have read nasty articles abouthim. In the United States I said to him you came not fit, said Van Gaal. But I changed his programme and he did everything that he was to do to be fit and now heis an example in the dressing room. He is training fantastic, so when you want to write something then maybe you can ask me is he doing his work or not?I am open, I answer the questions when you put a question to me. He is not fit now because he is injured but Roy Hodgson cannot judge at this moment. Roy Hodgson cannot judge him because I have never seen him here at a training session. I think that he refers to the World Cup but I dont know. But now he [Shaw]is doing a greatjob.

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Fergies kind of player: Why Di Maria will be a huge hit at Old Trafford

Posted: 29 Aug 2014 07:45 AM PDT

Fideo, they call him in Argentina. Due to being tall and thin, Angel di Maria has inherited a nickname that translates as 'noodle'. Team-mate Fernando Gago came up with the moniker, and soon Lionel Messi, Kun Aguero Co. were all using it. Except, of course, when team director Carlos Bilardo was within hearing distance. "No, no! Bull, he's a bull, you need to call him Bull," Bilardo would yell. He was convinced that 'Noodle', a flaccid and skinny foodstuff, wasn't the right label for someone with so much strength, stamina and energy. Di Maria laughs when asked about it. He's happy as long as nobody calls him cascote (rubble). "It was something my dad used to say to me when I didn't understand something, or when I was too stubborn. As hard as a rock," he says. Ironically, Fideo used to play for a club, El Torito (The Little Bull) that sold him to Rosario Central for a record fee of 25... footballs. "Yes, that's right, my first transfer was for 25 balls. And I couldn't believe my luck. I was a Rosario Central fan and with that transfer, I'd be closer to my idol, Kily Gonzalez. Some people compared me to him, but to me he was on a pedestal. We ended up playing a season together." The Di Marias worked in a charcoal factory of their own. And no matter how skinny the little Angel was, he regularly had to load bags of five, 10 and 20 kilos of charcoal. The neighbourhood depended on them to prepare good asados, the typical Argentinian barbecue. The hyperkinetic Angel, who had been advised to play football and other sporting activities in order to burn off some of the excess energy he had coursing through his young body, was always willing to help. "My neighbourhood was everything to me. When I was 18, I tattooed it on my left arm," he says. 'Being born in La Perdriel was and will be the best [thing] that ever happened to me,' it reads. As a sign of friendship, long before his debut in top-flight football, he and his six friends from the street also had a star and a Chinese letter tattoed upon their person. "Mine is on the back of my left leg," he explains. Those six were the same friends that travelled to the World Cup final in Brazil in a plane Di Maria rented for them. When he earned his first big money, he forced his parents, Miguel and Diana, to quit the charcoal factory. "It was very hard to be there, especially in winter, freezing under a roof that was just metal," he recalls. Born a left winger Di Maria started out on the left wing, but his positions changed so much during the years that nowadays not even he can describe his 'strongest' role. "I consider myself an attacking player, almost a forward, but I've played in different positions and I always felt comfortable," he says. "For Argentina, I was almost a fourth forward, starting behind Messi, Aguero and Higuain. And when Messi played as No.10, I was wide open on the left. But at Real Madrid, Mourinho played me on the right because Cristiano was on the left, and I also liked it because it allows me to cut inside and take shots with my left foot." Before becoming the hero of the Champions League final and Argentina's most expensive footballer, he was also deployed as a holding midfielder, and even at left-back. In every case, speed has been a natural part of his game. "I run, and run, and run. And when I can't run anymore, I get substituted," he told El Gráfico in an interview last season. Di Maria is not only a player –in Argentina, he's also a style. Players try to be like him, and the term 'Di Maria style' has become very popular. "I don't see players with my characteristics in Europe, simply because I don't think there are two players alike. They compared me to Kily Gonzalez because of our attitude and because we were left-footed, but I always believed we were different." Di Maria's rise in the Argentina shirt has also been spectacular. The AlbicelesteNo.7 made his international debut in 2007, in the Under-20 team that played the qualifiers and then the World Cup. Alongside Aguero and Ever Banega, he became one of the team's best players and scored against Panama, Poland and Chile before being ruled out of the final through injury. Climbing the podium In 2008, Angel was the hero of the gold medal-winning Olympic team, scoring a stunning winning goal over the keeper's head in the final against Nigeria. That same year he made his senior debut against Paraguay, playing alongside Juan Roman Riquelme, Lionel Messi and Carlos Tevez. He has since been considered an untouchable member of the team by Diego Maradona, Sergio Batista and Alejandro Sabella. Six years later, he has already played at two World Cups and is one of Argentina's most popular and recognisable stars. "Everything changed when I signed for Real Madrid and started being called more often to the national team. Until then, perhaps I was able to walk in Buenos Aires and not be recognised on the streets," he says. His voice is still not famous. He doesn't much enjoy talking to the press, although he's not exactly shy when he's in front of a microphone. During the World Cup, days before his man-of-the-match performance and thrilling, 119th-minute goal against Switzerland, he told a journalist: "Who says that we didn't play well? Only you can think something like that. This is a World Cup, not a walk on the park. It's not easy for anyone." Sir Alex Ferguson almost signed Di Maria from Benfica in 2010, but Real Madrid were quicker and snatched him from under the Scotsman's nose. He's the kind of footballer Fergie adored: low profile, big heart (and not just the one he makes during his goal celebrations, dedicated to his wife Jorgelina), talented and with a will to sacrifice personal glory for the good of the team. He's perfect for the Premier League. Magic feet Now, after another World Cup, Di Maria's arrival in England with Manchester United can make him an even better player. His dribbling is almost invisible. He doesn't need to have the ball glued to his boot to advance, as he underlines: "I like to send it forward and run, a vertical kind of game is the one I enjoy most, and also when I run looking for a deep ball that might arrive when I'm at my top speed." Unlike the baroque style of some of his compatriots, Di Maria enjoys minimalism rather than ineffective dribbling. One touch could be enough, like the one against Switzerland, when he captured Messi's assist with a shot that sent Argentina to the quarter-finals. But can the Premier League make him be even quicker? "I couldn't beat Usain Bolt in a flat race, if that's what you're asking," he laughed last year, when asked about his 100m marks. "But then, again, I would like to see how fast he is carrying a ball with his feet."

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MK Dons players’ families less impressed than expected

Posted: 29 Aug 2014 07:30 AM PDT

Fresh from beating the 2012 Premier League champions 4-0, Karl Robinson's players returned to their homes ready to bask in the adulation of their loved ones, only to be met with indifference bordering on disdain. Two-goal hero Will Grigg said: "I got two texts after the match, one from my Mum reminding me about my Dad's birthday, and one from O2 about my data allowance. "I asked Mum if she watched the game, and she said 'what game?', and I said 'the game against Manchester United in which I scored two goals', and she said she caught the highlights while channel-hopping. "There was a bit of an awkward pause, and then she told me not to get Dad socks because she was getting him socks." Fellow double goalscorer Benik Afobe was also met with blank stares when he brought up the Manchester United result among friends. Afobe's friend Lewis Matthews said: "I'm quite happy for the Acrobat Reader [Afobe]. It would have been a shame for an ambitious club to get knocked out of the cup this early. "Sometimes we have to tell the Afoblerone [Afobe] not to get carried away, but why would he be getting carried away? You can only beat what's in front of you, after all. It's not like he's done anything that special." Afobe has posted a YouTube video of his side's four goals to Facebook, but at the time of writing it had received just one 'like', from Will Grigg. Grigg, who also shared the video, said: "Since I posted it, the only person who's liked it is my Mum, which she only does when she's passive-agressively reminding me about something. I get it, Mum, I won't buy him socks." Grigg added that his plans to create a scrapbook about the match have been thwarted by the media's almost complete lack of interest. More from Back of the Net

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Van Gaal had not expected Rojo work permit delay

Posted: 29 Aug 2014 04:11 AM PDT

Argentina defender Rojo was confirmed as a United player last week in a move that saw winger Nani re-join Sporting Lisbon on loan until the end of the season. Rojo has been unable to make his debut for the Premier League club as yet due to red tape and United manager Van Gaal hadnot envisaged such a delay. "Rojo is working on his permit because he has to go abroad for that." he said. "The difference between Angel di Maria and Rojo is that he has an Italian passport and Rojo does not. "He has an Argentinian passport and he has to work for it. Now he is abroad in Madrid to work at the embassy, but it takes more time than we expected." Di Maria, a British record signing from Real Madrid this week, is poised to make his United debut at Burnley on Saturday.

The FourFourTwo Preview: Burnley vs Man United

Posted: 29 Aug 2014 02:01 AM PDT

Billed as The game Louis van Gaal absolutely, certainly, completely, utterly, totally, really, really, really, REALLY must win. The lowdown "The Capital One Cup's for chumps, eh Louis?" "Damn right, Sean." That might not be the exact conversation as the two managers shake hands ahead of their high noon meeting on Saturday – the Manchester United boss doesn't seem the type to say "Damn right" – but it could be the gist. Early exits in the League Cup, United humiliatingly to MK Dons and Burnley quietly to Sheffield Wednesday, can be added to the middle of any Dyche-Van Gaal Venn diagram. Also in that middle column, you'll notice, is being winless after each manager's first ever pair of Premier League games. Burnley's performances are causing fans less anxiety than United's, the promoted side having taken the lead and impressed in parts against Chelsea before losing narrowly at Swansea to a Nathan Dyer shot that Tom Heaton should have kept out Good, battling performances are more important to Dyche at this moment in time than results, as his players get to grips with the division. There'd be no shame in making this three games without a point as long as they show the fight and ability that got them this far, preparing them for a run of five very winnable games against Crystal Palace, Sunderland, West Brom, Leicester and West Ham. Not that they'd turn down a point or three against England's most successful ever club. United's demise has been all over the... well, everything, such is their global reach. After winning every match in pre-season – another example of summer form counting for little – the team has looked disastrously deficient in almost every area. Big, big questions remain over Van Gaal's squad and whether the personnel fit his preferred 3-5-2 system. Worryingly, their net summer spend has hit £125 million, yet they surely need two or maybe three more players. However, they do at least face all three promoted teams in a row now, and could conceivably round off their opening six fixtures with 13 points, which would at least be six more than David Moyes managed. Normally this would be where we add that Burnley haven't beaten United in 76 attempts, but actually the Clarets won 1-0 in their first home game of the 2009/10 season, their last foray into the Premier League. Almost exactly five years later, they'll be hoping to do it again without the services of goalscorer Robbie Blake (or, indeed, anyone else who was in the squad that night). Team news "Lord, send me an Angel." Van Gaal should have Di Maria available for debut, and where better for him to make it than Turf Moor? Fellow Argentine Marcus Rojo is still awaiting a work permit. Injury-wise, Rafael may return but the visitors are without midfielders Ander Herrera, Michael Carrick, Shinji Kagawa, Jesse Lingard and Marouane Fellaini, which presents the tantalising prospect of Anderson starting. Luke Shaw's continued absence means Ashley Young can continue to pretend he's a wing-back, and Chris Smalling is a doubt – 'as usual', etc etc – with a hamstring injury. Burnley have a far cleaner bill of health, if anyone still gets bills of health. Sam Vokes remains a long-term absentee, which is a far bigger setback for Wales, if we're honest: Charlton's Simon Church is the only recognised striker in their squad to face Andorra. Player to watch: Wayne Rooney (Man United) United's problems so far have come in defence, which has been all too ready to concede responsibility, possession and four goals to a League One team. But they've also looked short of goals at the other end, an issue stemming from a lack of creativity but also killer instinct. Against Sunderland, Van Gaal's players seemed hesitant to pull the trigger; the best example being Robin van Persie in the attack that ended with Young's dive. Rooney has the confidence and ability to be the talisman Van Gaal needs on the pitch. United also need him to score goals to bail out a flimsy defence. The good news is that so far this season Rooney has been playing further forward as a genuine striker, instead of repeatedly coming deep to pick up the ball. If he can receive the ball in good areas and act on impulse he can be a major goal threat, and a key asset in a changing team. The managers Dyche has said it's increasingly difficult for a Premier League club of Burnley's size to get signings over the line. He says he's made 500 calls in trying to bring in players, and that was three weeks ago – it's probably in the thousands now. We hope he's on a good tariff. So far everyone's tips for relegation have spent just £3m on seven players (and not received a penny the other way), and while the club is presumably prepared for going straight down, the onus is on 'the ginger Mourinho' to take a team lacking in stars to even dizzier heights. After all, he's done it once. Plenty has been said about Van Gaal already, so let's instead point out that with Neil Warnock's appointment at Crystal Palace, the Dutchman drops from fourth to fifth in the Premier League and Football League's 'oldest incumbent managers' list. He'll be furious. Facts and figures United have won 5 of their last 6 encounters with Burnley, keeping a clean sheet in each victory. Angel di Maria has assisted 11 goals in his last 11 league appearances. Burnley have kept only 3 clean sheets in 40 Premier League games but one of them came at home to United in August 2009. More FFT Stats Zone facts FourFourTwo prediction The scruffy 1-0 win Van Gaal needs, if not the one he deserves right now. But he'll take it. Burnley vs Man United LIVE ANALYSIS with Stats Zone

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Ronaldo backs Di Maria to shine at Man United

Posted: 28 Aug 2014 07:39 PM PDT

Di Maria sealed a British transfer record £59.7 million move to Old Trafford on Tuesday after falling down the pecking order in Carlo Ancelotti's side and has been given Ronaldo's old number seven jersey. Ronaldo, who spent six trophy-laden seasons with United, believes the move is exactly what the Argentine needs and is confident he can help United turn around their poor start to the Premier League season. "It's good for him [Angel di Maria]. Manchester [United] is one of the best clubs in the world, will be good for him and I wish the best of luck for him," he said. "I wish the best of luck for him. He deserves it, he's a fantastic player. "He's going to do well in Manchester United and I said to him, 'Number 7 is a big responsibility', but I think he will be able to take that shirt because he's a fantastic player."

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