Louis van Gaal, now in his fourth decade of management, has developed a universal reputation for eschewing coachspeak and diplomacy in favor of wielding words the way one might use a meat cleaver: bluntly and directly.

So perhaps it's not surprising that the new Manchester United manager spoke the way he did after his new team's opening day 2-1 home defeat against Swansea. None of it would find a place in the "How to address media and fans" section of a Coaching 101 course.

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