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Then there's the case of his public fallout with Angel Di Maria. The two worked together at Manchester United in which the winger joined from Real Madrid but left after one underwhelming season. In the build up to the fixture, Di Maria labelled the 71-year-old as the 'worst coach he had ever seen."
In true Van Gaal style, the former United boss laughed off that suggestion, claiming that Di Maria was in the minority when it came to that opinion.
Finally, there's his battle with Messi. At full time the captain of Argentina appeared to instigate a heated discussion after their win and during his celebrations, the number 10 cupped his ears after he scored - just like Riquelme did all of those years back.
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After the game it was Messi who had the last laugh and took one final dig at the opposition manager after criticising their style of play.
"Van Gaal says that they play good football but what they did was put on tall people and play long balls."For Van Gaal, Friday's quarter final exit will most likely be his last game in charge with Ronald Koeman reportedly set to take over from the ex-Ajax boss imminently. Argentina meanwhile are gearing up for a semi final against Croatia and are still dreaming that Messi can finally lift the coveted World Cup trophy. Related links:
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