Maradona merciless against Manchetser United manager: – Van Gaal is a devil – Aftenposten

The Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona compares Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal with a devil for his treatment of Radamel Falcao.

Star striker, who came on an expensive loan to United from Monaco in the fall, has not infridd the great expectations and in four months in the team only scored four goals.

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The Columbian has been pushed out in the cold by Van Gaal, who has referred him to the bench in the last five games. Earlier this year, had Falcao also play in the reserves, something more thought was humiliating for the highly paid profile.

– Not a nice man

It gets Maradona to react. At a press conference in the Colombian capital Bogota, in conjunction with a charity match, was not World Cup winner gracious to Van Gaal.

– Van Gaal is not a kind man, said Maradona, according to The Daily Mail, when he was asked whether United manager’s treatment of Falcao.

– Van Gaal is more like a devil than anything else, he continued.

Tougher competition

Louis van Gaal myself have often had to answer questions about why Falcao not performing. Earlier this season, he said the following to the BBC:

– We are trying to find a solution to the problem. One may have been a fantastic player in a country, but not in the country you are in. Falcao is not the first example of it, and will not be the last.

Further justifying Van Gaal wreck of superstar in that there is stiff competition for tip position in the team, as opposed to how it was in Monaco.

– In a club like Manchester United, it is harder to get playing time than in a smaller club, because here he competition. .com Wayne (Rooney) on top, and he scores a lot. One must always compare players together, says Van Gaal.

Believes Falcao need time to adapt

Maradona, who was attending Old Trafford as United lost to Liverpool last year, believes that recovery after knee injury that kept Falcao sidelined much of last season, has made it harder for him to adapt to English football.

– He got a short time to recover from injury and he has not got time to adapt to the transition, said Maradona at the press conference that was shown on television station Canal Capitals YouTube channel.

Falcao started after all bask brands also on the bench for Sunday’s Manchester derby.

Published: 11.apr. 2015 12:50