Louis van Gaal raises laughs at press conference as he pats HIMSELF on the back for leaving Memphis Depay on the bench for Wout Weghorst – with the Burnley striker then scoring a stoppage-time winner against Wales
- Louis van Gaal caused widespread laughter at a Wednesday press conference
- The Holland boss discussed his decision to leave Memphis Depay on the bench
- Striker Wout Weghorst, who he left on, scored a stoppage-time winner vs Wales
- And post-match, Van Gaal literally patted himself on the back for the decision
- Journalists broke into laughs at the former Manchester United manager’s antics
Louis van Gaal had journalists laughing at his post-match press conference on Wednesday night after giving himself a pat on the back – literally.
The eccentric Holland manager saw his side beat Wales 2-1 thanks to a stoppage-time Wout Weghorst winner.
And after the game, former Manchester United manager van Gaal discussed the decision to leave Memphis Depay on the bench and leave Burnley striker Weghorst on – before giving himself an actual pat on the back.
Louis van Gaal raised laughter at a press conference by patting himself on the back (pictured)
The Holland boss was discussing his decision to leave Memphis Depay (above) on the bench
He said: ‘I don’t know if Memphis has had more warm-ups than other players. I don’t think so. It’s the structure in our selection to warm up and then sit down, warm up and sit down, so that we can change instantly, like the change Guus Til for Noa Lang.
‘Sometimes, of course, in a moment I tell the man warming up ‘OK, Memphis now’, because maybe I will change him.
‘Weghorst had (a) blood (injury) and he had to go off. I thought he was injured, but he was not injured. Memphis was with me and I said to him “No no, if he is fit, I don’t change”.
Wout Weghorst (above), who was left on, scored a stoppage-time winner to beat Wales 2-1
Van Gaal added: ‘You know who scored the winning goal. Weghorst! Yes! And I think…’, before patting himself on the back.
The 70-year-old, who named an experimental line-up in the Nations League clash at the Cardiff City stadium, saw his side go in front via 50th-minute goal by Teun Koopmeiners.
Rhys Norrington-Davies thought he snatched a late draw with a 92nd minute equaliser for Wales, but 6ft 6in target man Weghorst had the final say two minutes later.
