Van Gaal: United played their best match of the season at Chelsea

The Dutchman did not take kindly to a
reporter's line of questioning following
a 1-0 loss at Stamford Bridge in which
his side dominated possession


Louis van Gaal was in a bad mood with a
BBC interviewer following Manchester
United's 1-0 defeat by Chelsea at Stamford
Bridge on Saturday.



The Dutchman, who had earlier given a
calmer interview to Sky Sports, took on a
spikier approach later on when questioned
about his feelings on United's display.
VAn Gaal claimed that his men produced
their best performance of the season so far
but, when his adversary asked if he really
rated it so highly, he found that the tables
had been turned and it was the United boss
asking the questions.

Here is a full transcript of the two-minute
exchange between the journalist (BBC) and
Van Gaal (VG):

BBC: Louis, do you feel unlucky not to have
won this game?

VG: It doesn't matter how I feel, I think.

BBC: But on possession, and on the amount
of time you spent in Chelsea's half, you
would say that you were at least as good as
they were?

VG: I don't have to say it. In football it's only
counting the goals and they scored one goal.
It was the first shot on the goal and, against
Crystal Palace, I believe it was in the 90th
minute, so they did better today.

BBC: Are you frustrated by what you've
seen?

VG: I am not frustrated, I am very proud of
my team. Why do I have to be frustrated?

BBC: Just at losing the game...
VG: We played the best match of the season.

BBC: Is that how highly you rate the
performance, yeah?

VG: Yeah, you don't?

BBC: No, I'm just interested in how you see
it...

VG: Okay, that's good ... that you are
interested.

BBC: You changed things around today
because you had to. Did it work exactly as
you intended it to, with Wayne Rooney back
in midfield?

VG: When I say that we played the best
match of the world, and is this a rhetorical
question, I think.

BBC: What about the incident at the end?
Should you have had a penalty?

VG: When you want to evaluate the referee
then also you have to evaluate the first goal.
In my opinion, that's the main decision of the
referee.

BBC: Are you taking issue with what you feel
maybe is a foul on [Radamel] Falcao?

VG: Maybe you can watch on television.
Repetition, maybe.

BBC: Do you think it was a foul on Falcao in
the build-up?

VG: So! You know that?! Okay...

BBC: Thanks, Louis.