Louis van Gaal Gives Dossier to Journalists to Try Disproving Long-Ball Critics

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Van Gaal very indignant. Ended up telling us to take it off him. "Copy it and present it to Big Sam." Here is one: pic.twitter.com/kHsc4gjU9s

— Daniel Taylor (@DTguardian) February 10, 2015"

Louis van Gaal is clearly not happy with Manchester United being called a "long-ball team."

After Daley Blind's late strike earned them a 1-1 draw with West Ham United, Hammers boss Sam Allardyce said, per the BBC:

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In the end, we couldn't cope with the long balls Manchester United kept putting in the box.

It was just, thump it forward and see what they could get. In the end, it paid off for them.

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Perhaps knowing that lots of questions were going to come up about his side's style of play, Van Gaal came to Tuesday's press conference prepared with a dossier that tried to disprove Allardyce's theory. 

It was an interesting power play by Van Gaal, but one that is unlikely to dispel the story or the criticism.

 [Twitter]