Former Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has revealed that Jose Mourinho’s tactics and those of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer are similar noting that the two use “park the bus” system.
Since taking over from Jose Mourinho back in December, Solskjaer has overseen tremendous transformation at United guiding them to the Champions League quarter-finals at the expense of Paris Saint Germain. van Gaal was sacked at Manchester United at the end of the 2015-2016 season, just days after guiding the club to the FA Cup.
Speaking to BBC Sport, van Gaal revealed that Mourinho and Solskjaer’s tactics are similar, “The coach after me [Mourinho] changed to park-the-bus tactics and played on the counter. Now there is another coach who parks the bus and plays on the counter. The main difference between Mourinho and Solskjaer is that Solskjaer is winning.
“I am not there but there does look to be a change and the atmosphere seems to be better. It is also true that Solskjaer has changed Paul Pogba’s position and put him into an area where he is much more important.”
