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Louis van Gaal raged at a Dutch journalist in a press conference on Monday after the reporter claimed he enjoys defensive football 'like Chelsea and Liverpool' play.
The Dutch national team boss was reinstalled as his country's manager for a third time earlier last month - after stints in the 2000s and 2010s - and has started his latest tenure with four points from a possible six in September's World Cup qualifiers.
Van Gaal used a 3-5-2 formation at times while as manager of Manchester United, his last managerial job before becoming Holland boss, and was slammed by Red Devils fans for not playing attacking football at Old Trafford.
Louis van Gaal raged at a Dutch reporter for accusing him of wanting to play defensive football
The 70-year-old is back as Holland manager for a third stint after being reappointed in August
Yet while he has used a back four in his two matches so far as Holland manager, journalist Valentijn Driessen accused the 70-year-old of wanting to see more defensive-minded football in the game.
'Look at the (others) results, Van Gaal told his press conference ahead of their next match with Turkey. 'Look at Italy, (they are) European champions, (they) have now drawn