Manchester United manager, Louis van Gaal has confessed he does not know if he will be retained as United manager, If he should fail to lead his team to a top four finish in the current campaign.
The Dutchman seems to have held the ship since the turn of the year with only one defeat in eight games, with the likelihood of securing a top four finish, to be able to get an attractive place in the Champions League, which still seems distant.
With this speculation consistently surrounding his future – and the shadow of Jose Mourinho not yet far from discussions concerning the Old Trafford job – van Gaal is clearly not able to guarantee his survival should his team miss out on the lucrative Champions League places.
“It is not a question for me, I think,” said van Gaal. “It is a question of United board, you have to put that question to them. I have a contract for three years.”
Not minding the uncertainty surrounding his position in charge of the club, van Gaal does not expect any clarification from his employers over his status.
Van Gaal has spoken of his strong relationship, not only with executive vice chairman Ed Woodward but also with American owners the Glazers, and does not feel they need to respond to speculation over whether or not he will see out the third and final year of his United contract.
United have responded to the disaster of a home defeat to Southampton last month, which resulted in outright hostility from Reds’ supporters, with two wins and a draw and still retain interest in two cup competitions and the United manager believes his players are handling the pressure well given the turmoil around the club and surrounding his own job security.
“I have to say that we are doing great in that respect,” he said. “Because we have lost four matches in a row in December but when you see us playing now you can only say that we are mentally very strong.
“We can cope with the pressure but that is not enough. We will have to improve our results and consistency and also have to win a lot of matches in a row now because we have to minimise the gap between we and our competitors.”
However, United manager is not inclined to make a prediction about how many of their remaining matches United will have to win if they are to bridge that gap to the four leading clubs.
“It’s also dependent on your competitors,” said van Gaal.
“At the end of the competition the pressure is rising for everybody. Then you have to cope with that pressure and Manchester United is more or less used to that pressure.”
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