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The week in Qatar has simply flown by. How would you sum up this year’s winter training camp?
Louis van Gaal: I think it was an excellent training camp. We’ve become a lot stronger. We spent the week building up stamina, but we also worked on technique and tactics. Hamit Altintop and Mario Gomez, who were both injured, are back again and fit, and Arjen Robben, who’s not played for six months, made a very good impression. We’ve also avoided any new injuries, so I can’t be anything but satisfied.
It was a good end to the week with the 4-0 friendly victory over Al-Wakrah. What’s your take on the match?
We played a decent standard of football. But the result wasn’t important, it was about playing time and confirming we’d trained well. The conditions were excellent in Qatar, but it was important the players confirmed that. Al-Wakrah were decent opposition, they played five in defence and were very well organised, so it was a tough challenge. But we made 16 chances and scored four goals, which wasn’t an easy thing to do.
Arjen Robben made a comeback after six months out and played half the match, although he’d like to have played longer. What was your impression of him?
Every player always wants to play for longer than I think he should, but we can’t take any risks. Nor can we expect everything to work out immediately. I think we can be very satisfied with his performance and simply be glad he’s fit and playing again. I think he’ll help us a lot in the second half of the season.
New signing Luiz Gustavo also played a half. How would you rate his debut?
We think he’s a good player who’ll help us. There are a lot of options with him, I call him multi-functional. He played at left-back against Al-Wakrah. I was pleased, and I thought he linked up well with Franck Ribéry.
Could Robben and Gustavo make the matchday squad for next week’s fixture away to Wolfsburg – or might they even start the game?
They’re both options for the squad, and I believe they’re both in contention for the starting line-up.
How are you feeling now, with the second half of the season less than a week away?
The first game is always immensely important, but after this training camp, I’m feeling good.
Did you have any chance at all to see anything of Doha apart from the training facility?
No. I know it’s hard to believe, but I didn’t have a single minute to spare. I’d like to have rested when the players were resting, but I couldn’t. I was constantly giving interviews or holding face-to-face talks with individual players. But I think it’ll all pay off in the second half of the season.
The temperature was 25 degrees in Qatar, but it’s pushing up towards eight degrees in Munich. That’s much warmer than of late, so might that help the process of re-acclimatisation?
Yes. But there’s one thing I know: Once Van Gaal’s back in Munich, the sun comes out (laughs).
The week in Qatar has simply flown by. How would you sum up this year’s winter training camp?
Louis van Gaal: I think it was an excellent training camp. We’ve become a lot stronger. We spent the week building up stamina, but we also worked on technique and tactics. Hamit Altintop and Mario Gomez, who were both injured, are back again and fit, and Arjen Robben, who’s not played for six months, made a very good impression. We’ve also avoided any new injuries, so I can’t be anything but satisfied.
It was a good end to the week with the 4-0 friendly victory over Al-Wakrah. What’s your take on the match?
We played a decent standard of football. But the result wasn’t important, it was about playing time and confirming we’d trained well. The conditions were excellent in Qatar, but it was important the players confirmed that. Al-Wakrah were decent opposition, they played five in defence and were very well organised, so it was a tough challenge. But we made 16 chances and scored four goals, which wasn’t an easy thing to do.
Arjen Robben made a comeback after six months out and played half the match, although he’d like to have played longer. What was your impression of him?
Every player always wants to play for longer than I think he should, but we can’t take any risks. Nor can we expect everything to work out immediately. I think we can be very satisfied with his performance and simply be glad he’s fit and playing again. I think he’ll help us a lot in the second half of the season.
New signing Luiz Gustavo also played a half. How would you rate his debut?
We think he’s a good player who’ll help us. There are a lot of options with him, I call him multi-functional. He played at left-back against Al-Wakrah. I was pleased, and I thought he linked up well with Franck Ribéry.
Could Robben and Gustavo make the matchday squad for next week’s fixture away to Wolfsburg – or might they even start the game?
They’re both options for the squad, and I believe they’re both in contention for the starting line-up.
How are you feeling now, with the second half of the season less than a week away?
The first game is always immensely important, but after this training camp, I’m feeling good.
Did you have any chance at all to see anything of Doha apart from the training facility?
No. I know it’s hard to believe, but I didn’t have a single minute to spare. I’d like to have rested when the players were resting, but I couldn’t. I was constantly giving interviews or holding face-to-face talks with individual players. But I think it’ll all pay off in the second half of the season.
The temperature was 25 degrees in Qatar, but it’s pushing up towards eight degrees in Munich. That’s much warmer than of late, so might that help the process of re-acclimatisation?
Yes. But there’s one thing I know: Once Van Gaal’s back in Munich, the sun comes out (laughs).
Once Van Gaal’s back in Munich, the sun comes out
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