Louis van Gaal has a huge ego? Well, that’s not news to anyone. All joking aside, the claims that he disgraces his wife when he’s been drinking are rather troubling. Excerpts from O, Louis: In Search Of Louis van Gaal by author Hugo Borst were serialized by The Times in London today. He is not portrayed in a very favorable light.
The reports about the verbal abuse Louis van Gaal allegedly heaps upon his players isn’t exactly going to win hearts and minds either. Van Gaal is having a PR nightmare of a day today:
Rummenigge accuses former Bayern boss Van Gaal of having ‘huge ego’ https://t.co/E3WRrl85oo
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) November 11, 2014
Louis van Gaal once shouted at a player so fiercely his dentures came out and treats his wife ‘disgracefully’ when… https://t.co/lN1TPU5TNP
— SirAlexStand (@SirAlexStand) November 11, 2014
New Louis van Gaal biography alleges disgraceful treatment of wife Truus https://t.co/seswaA8eJn #MUFC pic.twitter.com/jBJjI2XSK4
— Independent Sport (@IndoSport) November 11, 2014
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