Feast of Boredom: Van Gaal Confesses He has Also Been Affected

Louis van Gaal,  Photo: Telegraph UK

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has confessed to been bored by some of the football his side has played this season. The Old Trafford outfit has been criticised by ex-players and the media for their lack of attacking verve in most of the matches they have been involved in.

Louis van Gaal's side has been lacking in excitement and entertainment especially at Old Trafford where they have failed to score a first half goal in 10 of their last home matches.

Now their manager has claimed to have been affected by the boredom brought about by some of the matches involving his side.

Firstly, he stated that there have been matches he has enjoyed while some have been a feast of boredom.

"There are matches that I have enjoyed," he said. "And there are also matches where I'm very bored or angry because we are not disorganising our opponent's defence, but that is football."

Following the latest feast of boredom involving Manchester United in the FA Cup third round match against Sheffield United last weekend, where it took a last minute penalty from Wayne Rooney to win the tie, Paul Scholes pull the strings of criticism out yet again, when he said the team and the manager looked bored. The winner of eleven Premier League titles at Old Trafford has been one of the club's fiercest critics this season. 

It remains to be seen whether Manchester United can turn that boredom into excitement when they visit St. James Park as guest of Newcastle United on Tuesday night in one of three Premier League games in the midweek programme of league football in England.