Van Gaal looks for excuses, Pochettino doesn't
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal looked for excuses to justify only getting a point at Tottenham who had exactly the same recovery time as the opposition.
Mauricio Pochettino pointed out that Tottenham have had less recovery time between games than anyone else in the Premier League this season and that he doesn't use that as an excuse for any dropped points.
Regardless of whether it is scientifically proven that players can not recover within 48 hours, it was exactly the same for both sides and Manchester United had the added advantage of being able to take players off and take it easy in the second half against Newcastle to prepare for this game.
To suggest that Tottenham only won the second balls in the second half because United players were tired is suggesting that Mauricio Pochettino is incapable of changing things at half-time to solve a clear problem. All it took was for the defensive midfielders to stop going awol and leaving United players with space outside the box centrally.
It is frequently seen that one half differs from another and often a team simply not in a game in one half can take over in the second half. Clearly managers have an impact when they change things, to simply put it down to fatigue doesn't give your opposite number the respect he deserves.
Mauricio Pochettino pointed out that Tottenham have had less recovery time between games than anyone else in the Premier League this season and that he doesn't use that as an excuse for any dropped points.
Regardless of whether it is scientifically proven that players can not recover within 48 hours, it was exactly the same for both sides and Manchester United had the added advantage of being able to take players off and take it easy in the second half against Newcastle to prepare for this game.
To suggest that Tottenham only won the second balls in the second half because United players were tired is suggesting that Mauricio Pochettino is incapable of changing things at half-time to solve a clear problem. All it took was for the defensive midfielders to stop going awol and leaving United players with space outside the box centrally.
It is frequently seen that one half differs from another and often a team simply not in a game in one half can take over in the second half. Clearly managers have an impact when they change things, to simply put it down to fatigue doesn't give your opposite number the respect he deserves.
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