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> [I think the team is always better than the individual player.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-van-gaal/i-think-the-team-is-always-better-than-the-individual-player/)

[Louis van Gaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-van-gaal/)

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## More by Louis van Gaal

> [I watch the Premier League, the Spanish and Dutch leagues, and a little bit of the German league.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-van-gaal/i-watch-the-premier-league-the-spanish-and-dutch-leagues-and-a-little/)

[Louis van Gaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-van-gaal/)

> [I have no ambition to be a technical director or TV pundit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-van-gaal/i-have-no-ambition-to-be-a-technical-director-or-tv-pundit/)

[Louis van Gaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-van-gaal/)

> [Players count for nothing. The team is everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-van-gaal/players-count-for-nothing-the-team-is-everything/)

[Louis van Gaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-van-gaal/)

> [I am amazed when people say I am single-minded.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-van-gaal/i-am-amazed-when-people-say-i-am-single-minded/)

[Louis van Gaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-van-gaal/)

> [Success at United doesn't depend on money but about which players we bring in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-van-gaal/success-at-united-doesn-t-depend-on-money-but-about-which-players-we/)

[Louis van Gaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-van-gaal/)

> [When I buy, I buy players for the long term, not the short term because I do respect the club a lot and also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-van-gaal/when-i-buy-i-buy-players-for-the-long-term-not-the-short-term-because/)

[Louis van Gaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-van-gaal/)

> [In the football world, you have to deliver. However, as an ex-player, you always have more credit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-van-gaal/in-the-football-world-you-have-to-deliver-however-as-an-ex-player-you/)

[Louis van Gaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-van-gaal/)

> [I criticize the media for inventing stories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-van-gaal/i-criticize-the-media-for-inventing-stories/)

[Louis van Gaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-van-gaal/)

> [I am more open than other coaches with all of my players.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-van-gaal/i-am-more-open-than-other-coaches-with-all-of-my-players/)

[Louis van Gaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-van-gaal/)

> [You need always guts to put youngsters in the squad and also in the line-up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-van-gaal/you-need-always-guts-to-put-youngsters-in-the-squad-and-also-in-the/)

[Louis van Gaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-van-gaal/)

> [We need to learn that in the Champions League, the referees are vigilant and quick to whistle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-van-gaal/we-need-to-learn-that-in-the-champions-league-the-referees-are/)

[Louis van Gaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-van-gaal/)

> [Sometimes players are very fed up with my communication, but that's what I do, and they know how I think. But they know I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-van-gaal/sometimes-players-are-very-fed-up-with-my-communication-but-that-s/)

[Louis van Gaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-van-gaal/)

> [I had to follow Bobby Robson at Barcelona. He had won three titles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-van-gaal/i-had-to-follow-bobby-robson-at-barcelona-he-had-won-three-titles/)

[Louis van Gaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-van-gaal/)

> [Having coached Ajax, Barcelona, the Netherlands, FC Bayern, and Manchester United like I did, it is difficult for any offer to be interesting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-van-gaal/having-coached-ajax-barcelona-the-netherlands-fc-bayern-and/)

[Louis van Gaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-van-gaal/)

> [It's not always the fault of the manager when a player is not performing well, I can tell you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-van-gaal/it-s-not-always-the-fault-of-the-manager-when-a-player-is-not/)

[Louis van Gaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-van-gaal/)

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