Manchester United's PR Woman Is Sorry for Louis van Gaal's Stats Handout

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Manchester United's PR Woman Is Sorry for Louis van Gaal's Stats Handout

Louis van Gaal felt insulted about his team being labelled "Long Ball" United, so he created an informational handout which his press officer grudgingly passed around.

That feeling when your boss goes off the rails and you have to stick around to pick up the pieces.

The backstory here is that West Ham manager Sam Allardyce took a little shot at Manchester United while explaining a 1-1 draw, saying in a post-game interview that his club couldn't cope with "Long Ball" United. This prompted Louis van Gaal to respond, but before he did, he ran the numbers and, boy, did the numbers do in Big Sam.

West Ham played 71 percent long balls to the forwards, and Manchester United played only 49 percent. What say you to that, Sam? Van Gaal's got color-coded charts and everything, my man. You want to dance? Louis has his dancing shoes laced up and double-knotted.

No one really knows what Big Sam has to say yet, but we know what United's PR woman thinks. It's written all over her face.

h/t ESPNFC