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Rafael: "Van Gaal killed my love for United"
Just wow, no wonder the players stopped playing for him around 2015....
http://www.espn.co.uk/football/club/...lks-to-espn-fc Rafael spent nearly eight years at Old Trafford and became a fan favourite under Sir Alex Ferguson. While he's happy playing for Olympique Lyonnais, whom he joined in 2015, his eyes tighten and his head begins to shake when he talks of life under Louis van Gaal. "When it was announced that Van Gaal was taking over, four or five people, including players, called me to say that he doesn't like Brazilian players," Rafael told ESPN. "They pointed out what had happened with Rivaldo at Barcelona, but I didn't believe it." After Van Gaal took charge in 2014, Rafael started six straight Premier League games between September and October, but following an injury that kept him out for two months, he would make Van Gaal's starting lineup just once more, for an FA Cup tie at Yeovil the following January. Another injury meant he was substituted at half-time. "In his first season, Van Gaal called me to his office and said: 'You can leave,'" Rafael said. "The meeting lasted one minute. That was it: 'You can leave.' It took time for me to go, but I was desperate to leave when I did, and that saddens me because I loved everything about Manchester United. "Van Gaal is not a bad coach, but I didn't like his character," Rafael said. "One day, I was in the canteen waiting to eat. Van Gaal used to speak to us after we'd eaten each day. I had a head injury after a game at Yeovil -- one of the few games I played in that season -- and I was touching my injury. After three or four seconds, he touched my head and said: 'Why don't you respect me?' (WTF ) "I stood up and said: 'I always respect you. I've never said anything which was disrespectful to you.' I am a patient guy, but I got angry then. I had done nothing wrong. Antonio [Valencia] later said to me: 'You're not going to play again.' Players didn't speak back to Van Gaal. Antonio was almost right; I barely played again. I love Manchester United, but I was so desperate to leave United. Only one man did that because I liked everything about the place. I couldn't handle him anymore." () more: Then Van Gaal arrived, which marked the beginning of the end for Rafael at United. Three days after he left for Lyon in August 2015, he received a message. "Van Gaal texted me to say: 'You know how football is.' I couldn't believe it. He didn't speak to me and then texted me to wish me well." Did he reply? "I did. I said: 'Thank you.' I was being polite. But I was angry". ------ Real shame we lost this lad, would be our starting RB these days had he stayed. |
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Rafael coulda been a Mou project. |
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Genuinely pleased to see Saffers back, I don’t agree with everything he says but he’s a valuable forum member who’s missed when he doesn’t post. Unlike certain nothing posters..... |
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Lyon have as good as signed Dubois from Nantes in that position for next season though, so there’s talk of Rafael moving on. |
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Bailly has a bit of Rafa to his game, the same lovable madness, hopefully it turns out a little better in the long term. Mou not really a lover of attacking full backs anyway, could sign Marcelo and he would not be fully released. |
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Great attitude Best right back we’ve had since Nev got injured at home to Bolton |
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Me & saffers haven't agreed on much United wise lately, but there's never any cross words. Too much water under the bridge. Too much RooRep exchanged down the years. Quote:
Proper little characters who wore the shirt with pride nqat |
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