You know that Manchester United Manager Louis van Gaal is a hard-liner who commands the respect of his players. The Iron Tulip is there for his team, guiding and leading his side. And he expects his players to be there for him too. You probably saw all the pictures of the Spanish speaking members of Manchester United out to dinner together. They made the social media rounds.
David de Gea and Manchester United team-mates enjoy time off while Liverpool and Arsenal play in Champions League https://t.co/GkEDQLvk0s
— SirAlexStand (@SirAlexStand) September 16, 2014
Louis van Gaal has said, according to a story in the Manchester Evening News, that he is happy to use his own command of the Spanish language to get his instructions across, but he’s insistent that he won’t do it next season. So David de Gea, Juan Mata, Ander Herrera, Angel Di Maria, Marcos Rojo, Radamel Falcao et al will need to learn Ingles; porque senior Van Gaal will no habla Espanol.
“United may have evolved from local to Latin in the Reds dressing room but manager Louis van Gaal is insistent that Old Trafford won’t become the El Teatro de los Suenos.” {Manchester Evening News}
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