Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has taken Louis Van Gaal’s criticism of him up his chin like the gentleman that he is.
The Norwegian boss who got appointed as Manchester United’s permanent manager last week insisted that his playing style was flexible according to the quality of the oppositions.
He said, “Louis van Gaal is entitled to his opinion. Some games we’ve pressed really high and won the ball up there and dominated.
“He’s probably talking more about the PSG game, which was a game that we had to defend really well in the circumstances and counter-attack.
“It’s about where you win the ball. You want to defend to win the ball to go forward. You have to win the ball to attack and for me, there’s two ways.
“Can you attack quickly like we did [against Watford], why not? As long as your intention is, when you win the ball, to attack.”
Solskjaer further added, “The foundation in any team is to play well without the ball. If you can do that you’ve got a great chance. If that’s high pressure, low pressure, medium — sometimes we have to vary that.
“Players here — most of them – they’ve had Mourinho, they’ve had Van Gaal, they’ve had Moyes and Fergie so they’ve had a great education.
“I’m very happy and grateful I’ve inherited a team that’s been through that. They know both sides of the game.”
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