Manchester United made a bold move bringing in the hot-headed Louis van Gaal, and one thing that he certainly wasn’t afraid of doing was letting go of key figures in the squad. Rafael da Silva was shipped out over the summer, ad he’s admitted he didn’t enjoy playing under the Dutchman.
“Consistency is everything in football. You get games, you feel better,” Rafael began.
“You enjoy it more and your fitness is better. When you’ve not played for a long time it’s very hard for the player.
“When Van Gaal arrived I could see I wasn’t in the plan. When you’re a player you can feel it, you can see that.
“To be honest I didn’t really enjoy playing when Van Gaal was there.
“I like to enjoy myself, to try things and do stuff. Last year I wasn’t doing that.
“The 10 games I played I thought I played very well apart from Leicester [a 5-3 away defeat]. It’s hard to know.
“I had some choices to go in England, but in the end I wanted to try something different. It’s good to challenge yourself.”
It was a real shame when Rafael left the club. He had been a fan favourite since the get-go, and when he left many felt it wasn’t the best thing to happen, given the lack of defensive options in the squad.
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