There's a school of thought which says seven (7) is the number for perfection, could it be for the new manager of Manchester United Louis Van Gaal as his side thump MLS giants Los Angeles Galaxy 7-1 in a pre-season friendly on Wednesday in his first game in charge of the English Premier league outfit.
The
Reds got the pre-season tour of the United States off to an ideal start
in Pasadena, thanks to goals from Danny Welbeck, Wayne Rooney (2),
Reece James (2) and Ashley Young (2).
The quality of United’s
football impressed van Gaal but he was most pleased with the way they
adapted to his trademark 3-5-2 system, with debutant Ander Herrera
sparkling in midfield.
''It is fantastic how they have performed today,” van Gaal said. “When
you see us train, you can expect something but not 7-0. It was a
surprise, but they were beautiful goals and beautiful attacks.
''The
result always matters. With such a result you get confidence. We
introduced a new system and played twice on the training pitch, 11 v 11.
It is not very much, but the boys are willing to pick up the
information. Last week, 10 players who played tonight were not even at
our training complex.
''When I see my team playing a new system, it
is better to win 7-0 than to lose because the players will then doubt
the system. But now I don’t have that problem.''
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