Van Gaal defended his players

The manager of Manchester United, Louis van Gaal, asked the team`s fans to direct their displeasure to him, not to the team.
The Dutchman is in the difficult position of several months, and his supporters saved the boos when the specialist football players forced to play defensively stressed. On Tuesday, similar episodes were also present in the game mentioned by football-capper against CSKA Moscow from the Champions League, won with 1:0. Then van Gaal felt the wrath of the crowd because of the fact that replace Antoni Marshal with Marwan Felaini.
So before the household against West Bromwich from the 12th round of the Premier League, the coach of the Red Devils ask the fans to get behind their favorites, in order not to subject them to even greater pressure.
`I think the fans are required to support the players or they will make it very difficult for the players to perform strongly at Old Trafford.`, van Gaal said.
`So far in the season they were fantastic, I can`t complain about the supporters. I can only advise them to criticize the manager, not the players. It`s not easy to play for United, when you`re under and the extra strain. When it is palpable at Old Trafford-with all that Razz, not a good influence on the players. It is better to osvirkva Manager, I can take it. I have a lot of experience behind us.`, he added.