Herrera Must Improve To Get Into My Team – LVG

“He’s a great guy, he’s a very great professional
also, so that’s not the problem.
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“His problem is that he has to compete with high-
level players and Rooney is also the captain, so he
has a privilege.
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“I have explained that, so then the other places are
for positions in this system that we are playing now
– the No.10 – and that’s Mata, that’s [Angel] Di
Maria.
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“That’s difficult to compete with, but that he already
knew the moment that he signed for Manchester
United – do you understand?
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“When you sign for a top club like he did, he knows
that he has to fight, but he is fighting. I said to him
this week that he was coming back. A lot of weeks
he was down [in performance level], but now he is
coming back.”
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Asked if he believed United were the best team in
the Premier League when everything clicks, Van
Gaal said: “That’s a difficult question, because I
think we can improve still on a lot of things in our
matches.
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“Then I divide into four head main moments: it’s
ball possession, also ball transition to ball
possession, it’s also transition to ball possession
opponent, and ball possession opponent.
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“In all main moments we can improve – and that’s
the process – but when I see where we are now –
yeah, still we are already third, and we have to
improve still a lot in my opinion.
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“At the end maybe we can see if we are the best
team. But it’s also dependable on the process of
Chelsea and Manchester City, because you have to
compare always.
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“In sport, second place doesn’t count. Only first
place counts, and that’s why you should always
compare with your competition and being first in
the country – there’s only one No.1.”