Former Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar has faith in manager Louis van Gaal’s managerial capabilities and trusts him to make further progress with the Red Devils next season.
Van Gaal took charge of the Premier League giants at last summer and in his inaugural campaign at Old Trafford, he has guided them to fourth spot in the table and with it a place in next season’s Champions League.
Van der Sar worked under Van Gaal during his time at Ajax Amsterdam and the he believes that the manager has it in him to guide Manchester United to further progress in the coming seasons.
"I grew up with Louis for six years at Ajax and the Dutch national team and I think he’s a fantastic coach”, the former goalkeeper told the Manchester United website.
“He won the league at Ajax three times, and he has been with Barcelona, Bayern Munich and the national team.
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“He’s had some difficult periods but he has belief in his philosophy.”
Van der Sar lauded the manager for his ability to handle the players and cited examples of Juan Mata and Marouane Fellaini – both of whom struggled under David Moyes last term, but have significantly improved since – to highlight his point.
"He has a way of communicating with players, giving them options, and also reviving them – look at Juan Mata and Fellaini who are now flourishing after not the best of starts at United. They’ve blossomed under him.
"Let’s hope the progress we’ve seen this year can be made again this summer with a couple of new signings, in order to challenge for the title again.
“I think there’s still a lot to come from the squad but you always have to look at where you can adjust or do better.”
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