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Blind defends Man Utd boss Van Gaal over tactics

Daley Blind has defended the tactics of Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal.

United fans have criticised boss Van Gaal for tinkering with the team's formation and sacrificing the all-out attacking approach made famous by Sir Alex Ferguson.

But Blind said: "He is very honest and direct in what he wants. That is a good thing.

"He makes players better and he makes teams better.

"There have been games when we've been playing the ball forward and finding the man behind the defence.

"You have to make decisions in a game and it is not always easy to make the right ones. I don't think the whole philosophy of the club has changed in the way we are playing. This is what the manager wants and I agree with it.

"We all understand what he wants. If you have played another system for a long time you have to get used to a new one, but that isn't a problem.

"There are games we are doing it very well, but games when we can do it better. We are improving.

"It doesn't happen overnight. You can't always switch something in a day.

"It can take longer, but I feel we are improving every week and every game."

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