Louis van Gaal did not hide his disappointment after the match against the "Chelsea" team ended in a tie, after his team led for almost half an hour.
During the press conference, the head of Manchester United shared his thoughts.
About United's performance and result:
"I think we played great matches except for the last period. We did not hold the ball and did not attack as I think we should have. We were unlucky to concede a goal, it was unbelievable. We did not reward ourselves."
Reasons why Diego Costa stood out at the end of the match:
"It happened because Chelsea pressed us playing a passing-based game. They also outclassed us with their aggression, but despite that, you must keep the ball and we should have remained more organized defensively. We have to play in a way that avoids meaningless ball pushing. I think there were many opportunities where we could have kept and played the ball. We could have also scored after the first goal, but we did not reward ourselves. When you play such matches against a team like Chelsea, you must reward yourself."
About his mood after the match:
"It disappoints me greatly, because we were the better team. And yet again, we did not win, even though we created chances, but failed to win."
About things the team could have done better:
"Organization in defense. We should have been more solid. When you control the ball, you must control it and play, not just remember it, because immediately after that a new Chelsea attack would start. I do not think all the mistakes should have been blamed, but the referee allowed them to make many penalty kicks at the end of the match. Also, in the second half, added time had already expired, but Chelsea was allowed to take a corner kick, but when we started a counterattack, he announced the end of the first half. I do not think the refereeing was entirely objective."
About United's goals and ambitions this season:
"When your goal is to be third or second or first, then you have to win because the gap is already significant and after today it has increased even more and that is not good. I know that before playing against Chelsea we have to play aggressively. Of course, I have to admit that my players' performance was fantastic until the last moments, as I have already mentioned, but we have to maintain the advantage, as this has happened more than once now."
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