10 times that Louis van Gaal brightened our lives over the last two years

He was an absolute maniac at times but God he made for fun watching.

For somebody whose style of football was unimaginably monotonous and unambitious, Louis van Gaal has put together a whopper of an amusing portfolio.

If managers were judged on sound bites and entertainment value then Louis van Gaal would be the most in-demand boss in world football.

But they’re not. And sooner or later, teams have to make a forward pass.

Let’s forget about all the demands about taking touches before shooting and focus on the good times.

1 – Mike Smalling

King Mike Smalling ! https://t.co/An6eG7opN1

— Ásgeir Hallgrímsson (@asgeirha) February 22, 2016

2 – Slapping Ryan Giggs upside the head

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoK-piy0Cyo

3 – Telling Phil Jones to take corners

4 – “A lot of times, I use the word ‘horny’ to my players.”

5 – Self praise is no recommendation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DDdkwvbf44

6 – The dive. Oh God. The dive

7 – Great craic at Christmas

8 – He had no chill: “You fat man!”

9 – Hair pulling is only allowed in sex masochism … obviously

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5I247QU2ZM

10 – His Laois accent

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