Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho praise Netherlands boss Louis Van Gaal
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has said Netherlands boss Louis van Gaal was the best coach of the recently concluded 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Mourinho and van Gaal are on course to go head-to-head for the EPL title this season with the 62-year old Dutch manager assuming the managerial post at Manchester United left vacant by former manager David Moyes.
The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich manager lead a young Netherlands team to a third-place finish in the World Cup. They comfortably beat the hosts Brazil 3-0 in the third-place playoff. Mourinho said the Dutch deserved to go beyond the semi-final.
“Vahid Halilhodzic, Miguel Herrera, Jorge Sampaoli, Jorge Luis Pinto, Jurgen Klinsmann, Jose Pekerman - all of them fantastic,”
“But if I had to choose one because I think he did a fantastic job with a team that, in my opinion, was not strong enough to arrive where they arrived, I would choose Louis van Gaal.”
The 51-year old picked Juventus youngster Paul Pogba as the player to look out for in the future.
"I would say Pogba, because he had also a good World Cup and in spite of the fact his team didn't reach the last four,”
“I think he showed that he is a big player for the next World Cup for sure" he finished.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was not far behind in singing the Dutchman’s praises. Wenger said the introduction of van Gaal to the Premeir League would make it more interesting.
"He is going to be a fantastic manager in the Premier League,"
"I liked how the decisions he made were clear, how the timing of his decisions were always right and in my opinion it was the right decision every time.”
"I am sure that Manchester United will be competitors this year for the championship and that will be more interesting.”
"Because he can beat maybe Arsenal but then he might lose to Chelsea, then you've got Manchester City as well as Liverpool. So yes, it's going to be an interesting league."