adminMANCHESTER. — Louis van Gaal insists he still has the support of Manchester United’s frustrated fans despite claiming he can’t understand their plea for more attacking football during a dour 0-0 draw against West Ham.
United’s failure to score for the fifth time at Old Trafford this season means four of their last six home games have finished in goalless draws.
Van Gaal’s team, without injured top scorer Wayne Rooney, were guilty of poor finishing against a West Ham side who arguably had the better chances to have won for the first time in five Premier League matches.
Not for the first time this season, disgruntled United supporters chanted “attack, attack, attack” during the game and booed Van Gaal’s side off at the end as they remained unbeaten at home this season but slipped to fourth in the English Premier League.
Yet, asked about the mounting criticism of his conservative tactics, United boss Van Gaal said: “I don’t understand that they are shouting ‘attack, attack’ because we are the attacking team and not West Ham.
“That is not only today but in every game it’s like that because we are always more dominating than our opponents.
“When they don’t like the style of play for Manchester United everybody knows it didn’t fit. All the teams of mine are playing like that.” — AFP.
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