This looks interesting. Louis Van Gaal: The Biography by Maarten Meijer, out in July.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0...tpmanunblog-21
“He wants to be the best, so he also he wants to speak the language, so he takes a course to speak the language quickly. It’s the same in Spain, Germany, because he’s devoted in everything he does. He wants respect, of course, but he wants to have no doubts and express himself in the native language. He is such a perfectionist, he wants everything well organised – his planning, his training sessions. United are getting one of the best managers in the world so the chance of success is high. Especially when you have patience, because he will get success because he’s so determined to do well but also he has a great vision. On his tactics, he will know the weak points of the opponents, and what the team needs, so he can really make a very strong team and a team that believes in each other. Sometimes it takes time to get that belief from the players, some will not accept that and will drop off, but when you have everybody together, believe me, you will have great success. I’ve seen so many coaches and he stands out so far ahead.”
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0...tpmanunblog-21
“He wants to be the best, so he also he wants to speak the language, so he takes a course to speak the language quickly. It’s the same in Spain, Germany, because he’s devoted in everything he does. He wants respect, of course, but he wants to have no doubts and express himself in the native language. He is such a perfectionist, he wants everything well organised – his planning, his training sessions. United are getting one of the best managers in the world so the chance of success is high. Especially when you have patience, because he will get success because he’s so determined to do well but also he has a great vision. On his tactics, he will know the weak points of the opponents, and what the team needs, so he can really make a very strong team and a team that believes in each other. Sometimes it takes time to get that belief from the players, some will not accept that and will drop off, but when you have everybody together, believe me, you will have great success. I’ve seen so many coaches and he stands out so far ahead.”