Backpass, June 23 Part 1 Louis van Gaal has launched the kind of attack not unfamiliar to Manchester United supporters, accusing FIFA here of dirty ‘tricks’ and a lack of ‘fair play’ by claiming that the World Cup fixtures give Brazil an advantage. With echoes of Sir Alex Ferguson the Dutch coach, who will soon take charge at Old Trafford, complained that the host nation will play their final Group A match against Cameroon in Brasilia four hours after Holland meet Chile in Sao Paulo today. Van Gaal is angry that Brazil have played their first two group matches before Holland but will now have the advantage of knowing the identity of their likely second round opponents by the time they take on Cameroon. Question: Do the World Cup fixtures give Brazil an advantage?
Posted on: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 07:06:45 +0000