Manchester United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread - See Mod Warning in OP, 09/11

thelad95 wrote: »

It's such a pity Owen was riddled with injuries throughout his United career. As a result, in the annals of time people will remember only his Liverpool career.

And just expanding on the return to training of Herrera and Januzaj, van Gaal adds: "Herrera trained today for the first time with us but, yes, they don’t have match rhythm. Januzaj has also trained two training sessions with us, but he was ill and you have to recover from your illness, not from your tiredness. Maybe it’s worse to recover from illness."

The boss is also enjoying the lifestyle in Manchester: "English life is fantastic because I have met only friendly people on the streets and in the restaurants where I come. The food is fantastic because when I came to England everybody said the food is not good, but [it is] fantastic. Also, the wine list is fantastic. I have very nice neighbours; they are all older than me but very nice. I live in a surrounding environment [that is] fantastic."

More on the fans: "I think the main reason they have supported us is because of the fighting spirit of my team. We were not always ahead in matches but they have fought to the end and a lot of times with good success, so I think we can be satisfied about the points now – 36 points."

Van Gaal: "I think the fans [have been] fantastic because we were in a moment with 11 matches and 13 points – that is not good, I think more weak than good. In spite of that, the fans have supported us always and in the right way. I want to thank the fans for that."

More from the boss: "I think everyone can see that we are improving every week in spite of a lot of injuries, and that’s because of the philosophy. I think the players understand the philosophy, and that’s why we are improving – but we can improve more when we have all the players available."

The boss adds: "There are players coming back, we have seen the first signs of that in the last two games with Rafael, Chris Smalling and Luke Shaw. They don't have any match rhythm and that's my problem, it's the case with a few players. We played three or four games in the space of a week, so we need these players now more than ever. It's now difficult for me to select the team."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nklpkB4yo2A