Louis Van Gaal

Louis van Gaal has said he cannot imagine that Johnny Evans spit at Papiss Cisse. Well Louis, that’s too bad, because the incident was caught on tape.

Louis van Gaal has acknowledged United's lack of balance in the face of all the creative talent it boasts. So why on earth is a creative midfielder his admitted priority this summer?

We get it. People want to feel like they are informed and up-to-date with the world around them. That is why journalism exists. The news, and the journalists that contribute to it, keep the general public “in-the-know.” It is a noble cause when you think of it in such a way. It is a public service. 

Journalists have a privilege and a responsibility to ask the questions that need to be answered. If they ask the right question to the right person, even a lack of a answer can sometimes be enough to inform the world about what is really happening. 

The18 considered titling this article “The Master vs. The Apprentice,” but, knowing what an avid reader of ours he is, we feared Jose Mourinho would spectacularly lose his sh*t at even the mildest suggestion of deference towards Louis van Gaal. Neither man, however, could quibble at being labelled a Super Ego: how else are we to describe two managers who refer to themselves without the slightest hint of irony as “The Special One” and “The Best Coach in the World?”