Louis van Gaal was happy to take the blame as his Manchester United reign started with a shock home defeat. Ki Sung-Yueng and a late Gylfi Sigurdsson strike cancelled out Wayne Rooneys leveller to stun Old Trafford and leave the Dutchman, taking charge for the first time, smarting. And with fans reminded of last years dismal campaign the new boss admitted to start in such fashion was a blow. It is very disappointing that we have lost our first home match, he said. We didnt reach the level we can play at. That is disappointing because we have done it much better and when you cannot do it in your first home match that is disappointing, especially for the fans. We were very nervous in first half, made the wrong choices and that is a pity. In the second half we never played as a team, therefore Im responsible. United struggled to create clear cut openings in the final third while at the other end looked decidedly shaky defensively. While he was happy with the amount of chances created Van Gaal had no qualms with the end result. We had more chances than Swansea but that shall say nothing about the result, he added. It is the goals that count. I thought we would win [at 1-1] but because we are not playing as a team in the second half we made the wrong decisions going forward. My players did their utmost best, which I said in the dressing room, but you also need to play as a team and reach your level.
Posted on: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 20:09:16 +0000
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