Ex-Manchester United midfielder, Morgan Schneiderlin has come out to say that he failed at the club because of strict Louis van Gaal.
Morgan recently revealed that LVG used to go as far as dictating the squad’s meal times, unlike Poch and Koeman that ensured their players were more free on and off the pitch.
According to him, Man Utd and Real Madrid are the two biggest clubs in the world but LVG made him lose his instinct as a player with his several rules with and without the ball.
He added that the pressure at Mufc was never a problem for him and the fans were very good to him on the street.
His words, “A couple of other teams called my agent, but when Man Utd were interested there was no other choice. Man Utd and Real Madrid are the two biggest clubs in the world.
“You can’t refuse Man Utd but if I was to listen to my heart, I would have signed for Spurs. I knew the manager and what he would want from me, his training style.
“He called me to ask me to go to Spurs. He wanted me 100 per cent. He [Van Gaal] wanted me too but we had less connection on the phone.
“So I signed more for the football club, Manchester United, than the manager.”
“[He had] a style which was too strict.
“We were told: ‘When you have the ball you have to do this’ instead of playing with my gut like I had done with Pochettino and Koeman.
“The worst thing for a football player is when you think too much. I started to think: ‘Ah, the manager wants me to do this’. You lose your instinct, you start to force things, you miss passes, you arrive too late for a challenge. Your confidence goes down.
“I would play a very good game and then a very bad game. I wasn’t confident enough. I started to complain to my wife. It hurts me even now that I couldn’t play freely at United.
“The pressure of the club was no problem to me. I like pressure, I need pressure and adrenaline. The fans were good to me in the street.”
“The problem was me because I knew I had so much to give but I couldn’t give it because I felt restricted. Looking back, I shouldn’t have been so upset, but at the time that’s how it was.
“You had to wait until the manager told you that you could eat. These things work when the players are 19 and 20, but not when you have older players.
“Van Gaal had proved that he was a top manager, but I don’t think we needed those ideas at the time.”
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