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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Josh O'Brien

Louis van Gaal issues blunt response after Virgil van Dijk questions tactics

Virgil van Dijk has conceded he personally thinks his Netherlands side are playing the wrong formation under the guidance of Louis van Gaal even though his national team toppled Denmark 4-2 on Saturday.

The Liverpool stalwart was deployed in the middle of a back three as Van Gaal opted to set-up in a 3-4-1-2 system against the Danes, but Van Dijk was not all smiles come full-time at the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam. The win ensures Van Gaal's unbeaten start to life as national team boss in his third stint continues, with the former Manchester United boss overseeing six wins in eight games.

The 70-year-old has also managed the Oranje from 2000 to 2001 and again in 2012 to 2014, where he guided the Netherland to a third-placed finish in the Brazil World Cup and will get the chance to take charge of his country on the world's biggest stage once again in Qatar later this year.

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