The dust has just about settled on the Dutch World Cup campaign and you might have thought that Van Gaal would have needed a couple of days off to put his feet up and think about something else for a while.
Nothing of the sort.
He has checked in to Manchester United and is raring to go..
“That is no problem for me, I don’t need a holiday. It’s great to have such an exciting challenge. To work daily with young people is something that I don’t need time off to rest for.
I hope the group in Manchester will become like this [Holland] one. We have to sing from the same hymn sheet. I hope at Manchester United I can do my best. I will do my best. Whether that’s enough for the fans I will wait and see, but I genuinely hope that will be the case. I’m looking forward to it.”