KopTalk.com Forums Football Liverpool FC Forum Louis Van Gaal the dictator

i'm not criticizing just pointing things out

and as far as being an @$$hole and a dictator i consider that a good thing, the players don't deserve nice treatment after the embarrassing last season, they better have brass nuts becaus he will squeeze them hard(maybe even litiraly ), the players will improve or quit, he is the same as Capello in this regard.

the only real problem he doesn't do much defense under pressure and set piece drilling. but that is mainly exposed in a knock out competition, in a league campaign that doesn't get exposed as much.

he is like Rafa in obsession with detail but in revers, working mainly on attack, he can bring the best football in Liverpool in over 20 years

i would give him full control as manager AND DoF

I think he should be our manager and our DoF

The man's got balls

I like Van Gaal a lot, but I'm not sure our manager would want to work with him breathing down his neck all the time. Someone like Dein or Cruyff, you know they're never going to take your job. But if Van Gaal is DOF and you slip up, you know he will be waiting in the wings ready to pounce.

The question will become here if can he develop a relationship with Martinez if he is installed as manager. It has the potential to be a very good partnership, but is Vaan Gaal going to be able to keep out of it enough and Martinez be open to ideas and suggestions from VG?

Its a novel idea, if it works out it could be the breath of fresh air that the club has been longing for, but like you say Top4 its down to personalities, it'll be interesting to watch though..

Definitely Derek. I'll feel a lot more confident about Martinez if I know Van Gaal is there too. I would have liked to have see him many years ago as manager. But with the wealth of experience and ability he has it will hopefully be a great placement.

One thing I really like is his knowledge of the German league. It would be great if we could sign a couple of gems from there with that hard mentality they'd bring.

Maybe there is a motive behind his appointment. What if Roberto if appointed does'nt make the grade in the first season and we start calling for his head, then at least Van Gaal can be care taker manager, without us having to look for a new manager right away. Just a thought.

If it came down to Van Gaal and MArtinez, it is a clear choice for me..

if it was Rafa and Van Gaal, hmmm...dont know if they can work together...

even just as DoF it would be great, like i said he is a teacher and a philosopher of the game, he can do a comprehensive re-forming of the academy and scouting to make them match Ajax and Barca in the future, Rodolfo and Pep Segura are just following what LvG and Cruyff set up