* Netherlands – Argentina: 2:00 a.m. Saturday, December 10, on VnExpress.
Di Maria was Man Utd’s record signing in the summer of 2014, when Van Gaal took office at Old Trafford.
The animosity between the two has been smoldering ever since, and was blown up yesterday, December 8, when Di Maria was asked by TyC Sport channel (Argentina) about his former coach before the 2022 World Cup quarter-finals. `He is the worst coach in the world.`
Van Gaal and Di Maria did not see eye to eye during the Argentine midfielder’s last time at Man Utd.
Not long after, at the press conference of the Dutch team, Van Gaal admitted that he did not like being called the worst coach of his career by Di Maria.
Van Gaal later affirmed that he still considered Di Maria a good player, but the fact that his student could not stay at Man Utd was a personal matter, not related to him.
Also attending the Dutch team’s press conference was Memphis Depay – a striker who also played for Man Utd in the 2015-2017 period, including the first season under Van Gaal, and was also unsuccessful.
Di Maria was injured before the match against Australia in the 1/8 round.
On the Dutch side, Van Gaal said he had a plan to stop Messi.
This will be the sixth time the Netherlands and Argentina face off at the World Cup.
