Thursday, 24th July, 2014
New Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has explained that he was surprised following his side’s 7-0 rout of LA Galaxy in the Chevrolet Cup last night.
The Red Devils were dominant in Pasadena as Danny Welbeck’s strike and braces apiece from Wayne Rooney, Ashley Young and Reece James helped the Premier League outfit to get off to a flying start to their pre-season tour of the United States.
And Van Gaal, who was thrilled with Manchester United’s performance, believes the emphatic result will help to breed confidence amongst his charges.
The Dutchman went on to add that he was also pleased with the manner in which the Old Trafford club adapted to his trademark 3-5-2 system.
“It is fantastic how they have performed today”, Van Gaal explained to his club’s official site.
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“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.”
Manchester United, who are next up against Roma on Saturday, will face Inter Milan on Wednesday, before wrapping up their pre-season tour of USA with a fixture with Real Madrid on 2nd August, although they could face one extra date if they progress to the International Champions Cup final.
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