Louis van Gaal did bestow warm holiday greetings upon the reporters today as he stormed out on them. “Enjoy the wine, and the mince pie. Goodbye!” he said.
However, he kept his press conference short and not so sweet. It was five minutes and change, and it was about all him talking in a defensive hostile manner.
Here is the entire media session embedded from YouTube below.
Here’s a transcript of the Louis van Gaal remarks:
“Has anybody in this room not a feeling to apologise to me? Nobody has that feeling? That’s what I’m wondering.”
“I think I was already sacked, I read — I have been sacked.”
“My colleague [Mourinho] was here already. What do you think happens with my wife or with my kids or with my grandchildren or with the fans of Manchester United or my friends? What do you think? They have called me a lot of times, and also Arsene Wenger is saying something about that.”
“Do you think that I want to talk with the media now? I’m here only because of the Premier League rules. I have to talk with you. But I can only see when I say something that you use my words in your context.”
“You have to stick by the facts and when I get calls from [former manager Sir] Alex Ferguson and [director] David Gill and [executive vice-chairman] Ed Woodward because you are creating something that is not good, that is not the facts” he added. “Now I have to answer questions? I don’t think I want to do it.”
“I wish you a Merry Christmas and maybe also a happy New Year when I see you. Enjoy the wine and a mince pie. Goodbye.”
United will visit Stoke City on Boxing Day, and then hosting Chelsea on Dec. 28. The club has already decided to beef up security surrounding Van Gaal for the next home match versus the Blues.
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