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Published 20:34 20 Mar 2015 GMT
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“The world is changing, it’s not the same world as twenty years ago,” van Gaal said today.
“Twenty years ago the English Premier League was up here, it had a lot of money. A lot of players came to the Premier League because you are paying well and the Premier League has a high standard.
“But the other countries are developing themselves but they always have a winter break.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtZKczn1EXIThis is the second time in the last three seasons in which no English team will compete in the Champions League quarter-finals and the Dutchman points to the jam-packed fixture list as way of explanation.
“We have to play four or five matches in two weeks and they have a break of two weeks,” the Red Devils manager said.
“How many matches have Bayern Munich played, for example? That’s the difference.
“They are much fresher than players of Arsenal or Chelsea. That, in my opinion, is the difference because players need rest.”
The man's got a point.
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