Manchester United news: Louis Van Gaal hits out at Red Devils chief Ed Woodward for knowing ‘zero’ about football

Manchester United news: Louis Van Gaal hits out at Red Devils chief Ed Woodward for knowing ‘zero’ about football
Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward knows nothing about football, former manager Louis van Gaal has claimed.Van Gaal replaced David Moyes in May 2014 but was sacked two years later.The Dutchman blamed Woodward for the majority of the problems he faced during his spell in charge of the Red Devils.Getty2

Louis Van Gaal won the FA Cup in his second season at Manchester United

The 67-year-old told German magazine 11 Freunde: At Bayern, the people in charge are football men. I always appreciated that.At Manchester United, on the other hand, Ed Woodward was installed as CEO somebody with zero understanding of football who was previously an investment banker.It cannot be a good thing when a club is run solely from a commercially-driven perspective.I dont hold it against the club. They wanted Mourinho and he was on the market.Getty2

Ed Woodward has been criticised by Louis Van Gaal

Van Gaal finished fourth in his first season in charge but missed out on Champions League football the following campaign and was ultimately sacked.He was heavily criticised during his reign at Old Trafford and was axed two days after winning the FA Cup. He was then quickly replaced by Jose Mourinho.“Appointing Mourinho was obviously interesting from a business point of view,” Van Gaal added. “He wins games. And for a club like United, the main thing is to win trophies.“How they are won isn’t the main priority, the English fans see it differently. They accept that the game is not all about attacking but it is also about defending.“I always tried to defend high up the pitch, to be in the opposition’s half and play the game there.”

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"There are some positives things happening and a lot of it is being based on James Maddison. "You go to Man United and the recent history suggests you're going to flatten out as a footballer. "You're not going to get better, there are no footballers getting better at Manchester United, with the exception possibly of Marcus Rashford.

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