Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Louis van Gaal. One of the most outspoken, unorthodox and pragmatic managers of his generation.

A quote machine, a stern disciplinarian, a master at alienating his audience and his players and above all else, a serial winner.

Van Gaal’s Manchester United tenure was a lot of things- all of which we’ll get into. But honestly, it’s a period that I personally look back on far more favourably than I thought I would.

Should we all?

00:00 - Introduction
01:31 - Misery
03:21 - The Making of an Enigma
10:14 - Louis van Gaal’s Red Army
22:22 - Bittersweet

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