Boss Addressing Concerns Over Injury List

Louis van Gaal has revealed he is making tweaks behind the scenes at Manchester United as his managerial philosophy continues to evolve over time.

The boss has made alterations to his training schedule in an attempt to address the injury problems that have dogged his opening spell in charge.

"I have always said I am not only evaluating the players but I am also evaluating myself and my staff," he stressed. "Now, we have a lot of injuries so I’m evaluating why and I've changed my preparation scheme because of that, for example, and I’ve also changed what we have to do after the match. I have changed the schedule of times.

"It [the injury situation] is a big concern. I think it is not nice that I cannot compare all the players and, of course, we have evaluated how we train but, for the level what I demand as a coach, we need to train like that and the players have to adapt to that level. That is the crucial thing. What can we do to adapt to a certain level the players can fulfil but also so that we also improve our level?"

Van Gaal's philosophy is continually focused on achieving success and he hinted at some of the many elements that form the basis of his idealogy.

"It would take four hours to speak about the philosophy and we don’t have the time for that," he instructed the press. "It’s not only the mode of play, it is also the way we are treating players, the way we are building up training sessions, the way we have to prepare for games, the way we have to do our rehabilitation, the process and the steps that you have to make. It’s a lot of things. One of the most important things is I’m seeing the players not only as football players but as human beings."