This looks interesting. Louis Van Gaal: The Biography by Maarten Meijer, out in July.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0...tpmanunblog-21
“My principle is the overall picture. The total person. The player. His brain and his psyche plays a part. And the psyche is influenced by his environment. So on Thursday and this morning I gave permission for the wives to visit the hotel and so the players could be happy. But that doesn’t mean this is the reason for our victory. I told the players I would make sure there would be points in time where the wives and families would visit them.”
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0...tpmanunblog-21
“My principle is the overall picture. The total person. The player. His brain and his psyche plays a part. And the psyche is influenced by his environment. So on Thursday and this morning I gave permission for the wives to visit the hotel and so the players could be happy. But that doesn’t mean this is the reason for our victory. I told the players I would make sure there would be points in time where the wives and families would visit them.”