Bonds coach Louis van Gaal is considered vain and idiosyncratic, many decisions cause heads to shake. The fact that the “tulip general” put Andries Noppert in goal once morest expectations proved to be spot on at the World Cup.
One has to go home – that’s what knockout phases are like at every sporting event. The World Cup in Qatar is no different. In the historically charged quarterfinals between Netherlands and Argentina On Friday evening (8 p.m., live ORF1) it is also regarding whose World Cup era will be over following the game: that of the cult coach Louis van Gaal or that of the brilliant footballer Lionel Messi.
Van Gaal, 71, has repeatedly stated that he is only going to Qatar out of “gratitude” to the Dutch FA. The “tulip general” studiously swept under the rug that the quality of the Oranje game suffered badly as a result. And Argentina’s superstar, 35, also made it clear: “There will be no more World Cup with Lionel Messi.”