Louis van Gaal will struggle to win the Premier League in his first season as Manchester United manager despite being an accomplished and experienced coach, according to Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti.
The Italian, who led Chelsea to the Premier League and FA Cup
double in 2010, insisted that Van Gaal will do a “fantastic job” at Old
Trafford.
But he suggested that
the former Ajax, Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach faces a difficult task in
overhauling the club’s fortunes following a disappointing start to the
post-Ferguson era.
United have added Ander
Herrera and Luke Shaw to their squad over the summer, but Ancelotti believes
the fierce competition in the English topflight and the extent of the
revolution required at United could scupper their hopes of challenging for the
title.
“He is a very good and very experienced
manager,” Ancelotti said. “He has had fantastic experience in many countries
and I think he will do a fantastic job with Manchester United.
“He had a fantastic
World Cup with Holland and is a manager who has nothing to learn.
“After Alex Ferguson,
last year for United was more difficult and now they have to repeal the team.
They have signed really good players this year. But to build a team is not so
easy.
“The Premier League in
this moment is a very competitive league and will not be easy to win in the
first year because there are a lot of teams who are really competitive and want
to win.”
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