How disgraceful, while the team struggles in premier league, players go after pussy and pranks.

Very misleading stat this, I wouldn't really call us a long ball team.

extremely unusual for a van gaal team rofl

Even though every game you aren't winning you put on Fellaini and spam balls into the box for the remaining 30 mins?

Explain how it is misleading

It's called plan B.

its true, united is pretty helpless on the ball
and long balls obviously happen then

and having the best passer in herrera only on the bench doesnt help



i think his point was that you need that plan b almost every game xddd

This post was edited by ampoo on Feb 10 2015 07:43am

It's inexcusable that a club that spends fortunes on Di Maria, Falcao etc, can't break down so many average teams without resorting to that.

Under David Moyes, Utd played better football most of the time, with less players available. Imagine if Moyes had Di Maria and Falcao right now...

This post was edited by dro94 on Feb 10 2015 07:50am

Apparently Van Gaal handed out stats sheets to journos on his press conference -







We're not a long ball team, can't argue with that.

plan B on every away game. its woeful but somewhat effective. pretty sure giggsy will let van gaal know utd has always been playing with speed



Louis van Gaal is going to town on these accusations of long-ball football.
"I am sorry, you are saying what is not happening," he tells the journalist asking the questions.
"We are playing ball possession play and after 70 minutes (at West Ham) we did not succeed, in spite of many chances in the second half - so then I changed my playing style.
"Then, of course, with the quality of Fellaini, we played more forward balls and we scored from that, so I think it was a very good decision of the manager.
"But, when you see overall the long ball, and what is the percentage of that, then West Ham have played 71% of the long balls to the forwards and we 49.
"I give it you these stats," he says, handing out his stat sheets. "You can copy it and then maybe you can go to Big Sam and he will get a good interpretation."

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11667/9708543/premier-league-louis-van-gaal-produces-a-dossier-full-of-stats-in-a-bid-to-dispel-sam-allardyces-long-ball-united-jibe

also

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12691/9708461/premier-league-paddy-mcnair-signs-new-manchester-united-contract

not the contract signing we all been waiting for tho.

This post was edited by ChaoCheeBye on Feb 10 2015 08:02am

Idk what the argument is here, but if there is one thing that is true, is that united arent playing attractive footy. During the west game game the first 56 minutes were boring with zero conviction. It took a goal for them to actually start playing decent footy.