Why Van Gaal said no

[LeTallecWiz]

Interesting ... I guess he wanted to manage, and FSG saw him as the DoF.

Kop out: Louis van Gaal explains why he didn't become Liverpool boss

Dutch managerial legend had "serious talks" with the Reds but wanted to hire his own staff and wouldn't agree to work with a British manager

New Holland boss Van Gaal also revealed how close he came to joining Liverpool this summer before the Reds opted to appoint Brendan Rodgers.

Van Gaal said: “I decided to go and talk to Liverpool, after they had approached me.

"I had serious talks with them and for me it was a good option because I considered Liverpool as a fantastic club.”

But the vastly experienced Dutchman could not agree with Liverpool's American owners about his role.

He demanded his own staff and a special role for former Holland international Danny Blind.

Also, Van Gaal refused to work with a British boss under him, as he wanted to restructure the club the way he had done at Bayern Munich and Ajax.

Van Gaal claims he had more than 30 job offers over the past year.

“But I only talked to Liverpool and the Dutch federation,” he said. “To all the others I said no.’’

 

[Buddha]

I suspect Van Gaal and Rodgers would have been a marriage made in hell.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

I suspect Van Gaal and Rodgers would have been a marriage made in hell.

Judging by how 'strong' Rodgers comes off, I tend to agree. Rodgers has something about him ...

 

[IGotALuvlyBunchOfCoconuts]

Yea a lack of silverware.
American owners fucked up again I see.

 

[gkmacca]

Fudgie would have seen him off. First he'd hit him with the Bren Stare:

Then, if he's foolish enough to stick his ground, he'd be finished off with the Bren Bulge:

'Louis Van Gaal? No, Louis Van GAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!'

We know what would follow that - x-rated flesh-biting and blood-letting.

 

[Fabio]

Yea a lack of silverware.
American owners fucked up again I see.

You're cheery

 

[Judge Jules]

I suspect Van Gaal and Rodgers would have been a marriage made in hell.

Van Gaal and anybody with any real authority would have been a match made in Hell. Van Gaal has to be king of the castle. Nothing wrong with that necessarily, but I never really understood how FSG imagined they could get him to work with the kind of younger manager they wanted from the beginning in charge of team affairs.