Manchester United have a strict regime in place before matchdays but the boring, strict and repetitive approach is said to be not popular with the United players.
Louis van Gaal is facing a potential backlash from his Manchester United players after reports emerged that they might be unhappy with the pre-match routine. |
| Reaction: United players have not offered positive feedback to Van Gaal's methods |
Now the Daily Mail claim that the squad are fed up of their ritual of meeting the night before and strict curfew.
After eating tea at Carrington around 5pm, the players then leave for the Lowry and have to attend a series of meetings before toast and cereal at 10pm and bedtime half an hour later.
A source told the paper: "There’s no fun, no banter — just lots of meetings. The body language of the players isn’t right, and there’s no expression when they go out to play."
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| Strict: United players are forced to stay at the Lowry hotel before matches |
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| Backlash: But players are not thought to be enjoying it |
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| Man in the middle: But Louis van Gaal is set to stick with his methods |
While the manager expressed his concern at the time, he indicated that it would take 'good arguments' from the players to change up the routine.
"I have read there are a lot of meetings, but that’s the philosophy," he said.
"You have to analyse opponents, then you need a meeting to show that. Then you have to make a game plan, then you have to hold a meeting about the game plan.
"Then you have to practise, then we have to discuss with the players, on the pitch, how they feel. Then you have to evaluate a performance. Maybe we then have to change — and when they have good arguments, we change."
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