Van Gaal wants United fans to be patient

London - New Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has
warned fans not to expect instant success, saying it will take
three months for his players to get used to his style and
methods.
The Dutchman, brought in following the sacking of David
Moyes less than 10 months after taking the job at Old
Trafford, is introducing a new 3-4-1-2 formation and
increasing the technical demands on his players.
United, who finished outside the European places in seventh
last season, play Swansea City, Sunderland and Burnley in their
first three Premier League matches but despite a relatively
comfortable start, Van Gaal warned against immediate
success.
"Every club where I have been, I have struggled for the first
three months," Van Gaal told reporters on the club's pre-
season tour in the United States.
"After that, they know what I want, how I am as a human
being and also as a manager because I am very direct.
"I say things as they are, so you have to adapt to that way of
coaching. It's not so easy and also the way I train and coach is
in the brains and not the legs.
"A lot of players are playing intuitively and I want them to
think and know why they do something. That's a process that
is difficult at first.
"When we survive for the first three months, it will be the
same as at Bayern (Munich). After three months there, we
were seventh (in the Bundesliga) and third in the Champions
League (group stage).
"We had to win at Juventus, we did and that was the turning
point."
NO MIND GAMES
Van Gaal, who led the Netherlands to third place at the World
Cup in Brazil, said he turned down an approach by Tottenham
Hotspur before taking the United job, and would not engage in
verbal sparing with Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho.
The Portuguese recently hit out at the wage demands of new
United defender Luke Shaw, but Van Gaal said he would not let
him get under his skin.
"He shall not do that with me," Van Gaal, who appointed
Mourinho as his assistant while at Barcelona, said.
"I play against Chelsea and not against Jose Mourinho. My
team and his team are playing against each other."
United reportedly spent close to 60 million pounds ($101.59
million) on Shaw and Spanish midfielder Ander Herrera last
month but van Gaal said he was determined to give
opportunities to the young players already at the club.
"When you see Ajax, I had the youngest team to win the
Champions League with 17, 18, 19-year-old players. And the
way you see Barcelona still playing with six players from my
time is because I gave a lot of chances to the youth players.
"The structure and the culture of the club is Xavi, (Andres)
Iniesta, (Carles) Puyol, (Victor) Valdes. Thiago Motta, I also
gave his debut and he is playing in Paris St Germain, not a little
club.
"At Bayern Munich, it was the same. You can see that in
(Thomas) Mueller, (David) Alaba, (Toni) Kroos, that kind of
player, so I am always for the long term not the short term.
"When I buy, I buy players for the long term, not the short
term because I do respect the club a lot.