Louis van Gaal
said he tried hard enough to convince the management of Manchester United to
buy Bastian Schweinsteiger from Bayern Munich last summer.
Aged 31 years, the
players spent 17 years with the Bundesliga team and won eight league titles and
one Champions League - before coming to Manchester United in July.
But at Old
Trafford, he has more the injury and the problem of his knee lately, which is
why MU has kept him out of the team's last seven games.
Van Gaal told
Express that he had to convince management to buy it, as Schweinsteiger is a
very good player and Schweinsteiger always make the team more balanced.
Van Gaal was Desperately Influencing MU to Buy Schweinsteiger, however Schweinsteiger Disappointed when he was criticized by Van Gaal |
Van Gaal also said
that Manchester United had bought it even though he is aged 31 years. Bastian
is very unfortunate because he was injured when he played well. He played very
well in the duel against Wolfsburg ,
and he began to reach the level of his best game.
Meanwhile, Louis
van Gaal also wants to see Bastian Schweinsteiger played better. Got a
suggestion of Van Gaal as the senior midfielder from German, he is
disappointed.
Currently,
Schweinsteiger suffered an injury and has not played in the last seven matches.
Van Gaal brought Schweinsteiger from Bayern Munich last summer; in fact, many
expect it to improve team performance.
As quoted by the
Daily Star, Van Gaal also mentioned that since December he has told
Schweinsteiger wants to see him play better and Schweinsteiger disappointed as
Van Gaal said that. Schweinsteiger is so because the expectations were too
high.
Although until now
have not had a huge impact, Van Gaal believes Schweinsteiger is immediately
providing the best performance for MU.
Van Gaal added
that Schweinsteiger played very well in Wolfsburg
[in the Champions League qualifying] and Schweinsteiger began to show his level
when in Munchen. He suspected that Schweinsteiger will be back at that level
again.
This season,
Schweinsteiger recorded 25 appearances for Manchester United in all
competitions. 31-year-old midfielder never gives assists but he contributed one
goal.