We’re not even going to pretend that we comprehend what Louis van Gaal is talking about 90% of the time.
The man is an enigma so when we heard that he believed that Manchester United’s signing of PSV Eindhoven sensation Memphis Depay could have a negative impact on the team, we were surprised.
But we kind of see where he’s coming from.
The Red Devils boss reckons that the imminent arrival of Depay won’t energise all of his squad.
He said: “For some players it’s not like that – it’s too much pressure and they cannot cope sometimes. It always affects them. It’s not always very good. Now we have to give more balance in our selection. It is not always good for every player because they have to cope with the pressure of not playing, to accept it and to train very hard in spite of that.”
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And the Dutchman revealed that he felt his hand was forced to sign the youngster, adding that he didn’t want to sign Depay before the end of the season.
“I have been forced to sign him. I don’t want to sign him before the end of the season; we have to focus on our games. When you sign a player you disturb the focus of your present group of players. The coming matches are very important for Manchester United and for all of the players. But because of the market I must handle it because otherwise he would have signed for PSG. That is why I signed Memphis. But we have to speak about Crystal Palace, not Memphis Depay or David de Gea or something like that.”
