adminLONDON. – Former Netherlands great Johan Cruyff has told Louis van Gaal he has no right to complain about the hectic holiday season programme in the English Premier League when he chose to go and work there.Writing in his weekly column in the daily De Telegraaf, Cruyff said the Manchester United manager had to accept the English way of running their league without a winter break.
“If you choose for (a job in) England, then you choose for their successful system, which is based on the proposition that the stadiums open as soon as the fans are available to watch, which is the holiday period,” Cruyff said.
“Playing football between Christmas and New Year is a war of attrition and thus in favour of physically stronger teams.”
“Any attempt by Van Gaal to try to change the system would be doomed to failure,” added Cruyff, who has had a strained relationship with his compatriot and has criticised Van Gaal’s organisation of the United team since taking over in July.
“It has been working (well) since time immemorial and in 100 years it will still be so,” Cruyff said. – AFP.
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