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VAN GAAL CONFIDENT IN NEW SIGNINGS

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal is delighted with his summer purchases so far and feels his squad will be in good shape to challenge for honours in 2015/16.

At a press conference in Seattle to unveil Matteo Darmian, Morgan Schneiderlin and Bastian Schweinsteiger, van Gaal declared he was "proud" to have captured the trio and outlined his reasons for signing each of them.

"I'm very happy because, in my opinion, they are very good players," the boss said. "That's why we have bought them.

"I'm very happy they're here before the tour – we can prepare all the team elements with them. There's also Memphis Depay and now the three new signings. It's much better than last year.

"Our selection was not in balance [last season]. I wanted balance with my midfielders, so you could expect that I should buy two holding midfielders. Morgan is the type who I think can play in our system and in our philosophy.

"Manchester United only buy players who can make a contribution to that. We are not buying for buying's sake. Every player who is sitting here can make a contribution."

On Italian full-back Darmian, van Gaal said: "I always want a player who can defend in the first place. Matteo has very good orientation. He's also fast, he's a reasonable header of the ball – that's also a plus. And he can build up play."

And of Germany captain Schweinsteiger, who he managed at Bayern Munich, the manager added: "I'm not only looking to the qualities of the player but also how he is as a human being.

"I believe he will do his utmost best to perform in the same way he did at Bayern. I have a lot of confidence in him.

"Morgan has played in the Premier League. The question is with Bastian and Matteo: can they cope with the Premier League? I'm fully confident they can."

However, van Gaal warned that none of his new signings would be guaranteed a place in the side next season.

"They know already that they have to fight for their position," the Dutchman continued. "It's never secure. Morgan has to fight with Schweinsteiger, Carrick, Blind... these are the players who can play in the centre of midfield.

"Darmian has to fight with Valencia. He knows that and Valencia knows that also. And Michael Carrick knows as well – I told him at the end of last season. The difficulty is to get these players – it's not so easy – and I'm very proud, especially of Ed Woodward, that he's done that."

coogar:
breaking news

LVG just said in a press conference that valdes would be sold. valdes didn't follow LVG's philosophy as he refused to play in the 2nd team(reserves).

it seems de gea would stay!

bigkesh:
U have worse..... U av a player that slept with his brother's wife for years

bigkesh:
Hahaha,Another rubbish.....
Mourinho Visited Nigeria to Open an Academy.....
Mourinho has nothing to prove about his love for blacks...
United were invited for the pre season ,Has any Mourinho team been invited??
U just run ur mouth or hand saying rubbish, Telling me Chelsea is racist..... A Terry that played all his life with blacks at Chelsea is a racist? How dumb can one get?

weedtaker:
HEN's*ben..

PietroRico:
lol

U know say u no wise.. . U no go shut the stinking outlet to your indomie filled cranium and observe from a distance


Smh

SailorXY:
we paid £59.4m only 11 months ago, why should Woodward take an almost £20m loss a year later? even if money dey fall from him nose, who does that in business?

raumdeuter:
You dont want me to rain on your parade here regarding Schweinisteiger

Just enjoy. Remember the last player Bayern sold to you

Dorrobucci:
The way things are going am seeing united winning EPL by April next year, getting to semi final of champions league and winning either carling cup or FA cup.

King Eddy is a genius.

hensben:
I know your problem. chrisley024=weed addict.

hensben:
I have edited my post.

hensben:
simeone plays five midfielders and two strikers, Turan is not a proper winger, he is one of the five midfielders simeone deploy. Do you even understand football at all...rooney plays DMF/CM for man u.
You are the troll here @dopeSK.

hensben:
simeone plays five midfielders and two strikers, Turan is not a proper winger, he is one of the five midfielders simeone deploy. Do you even understand football at all...rooney plays DMF/CM for man u.
You are the troll here @dopeSK.

bigkesh:
Who is this mumu with the wrist watch on the right hand?

hensben:
Man u is still missing one thing- new coach.

“Schweinsteiger is not a sprinter any more. He is not the fastest player on the pitch and everybody knows it. But in the system of Guardiola he had to do these things. The system doesn’t suit him. The system of Van Gaal suits him much better. He can be a leader of the team.

SailorXY:
however we line up, it will be difficult keeping di Maria, Herrera or Mata on the bench.

Carrick & Schweini will hardly be on the pitch together. we now need two more - Otamendi & Schneiderlin.

dopeJemi:
Don't think we need our new players to gel... i'll put all our new signings in the line up

elampiro:
Na who be tiger?

It is understood the Germany midfielder's relationship with Van Gaal was a major factor behind his decision to accept United's offer of a contract believed to be worth £7.2m a year over three years, the same as his current deal with Bayern.

coogar:
against the bottom sides who would park the bus, they will work together. come to think of it, when scholes was 31, he was still a beast! that was shortly before his imperious showing in 06/07 with a young carrick.

tiger's number of apps in the last 4 seasons:-
36
45
36
28

and bundesliga plays only 34 league games per season unlike the PL that plays 38. i really don't think his age is a limiting factor. if he can get a proper preseason with us, i would be happy if we can squeeze 30PL games from him.

coogar:
----------------DDG--------------
ramos--smalling--otamendi--shaw
------------schnerderlin-------------
-------schweini------herrera---------
---mata--------rooney--------depay--