The Ribery comments:
The Dutch manager helped German giants Bayern Munich to some important victories and he stands as one of the most successful managers for the club in recent times. However, he did not have a great relationship with most of the players in the team. LVG has always had a problem with big, established players, who he could not control. Though French international Franck Ribery is not of the naughty kind, he came to understand of the Dutchman in a short space of time. He revealed that though LVG is more than a decent coach that he is not a good man. The first contact with him was already poisoned. As a professional you lose your trust. He does great things on the pitch but the coach Van Gaal was a bad man. Our relationship was crushed,’ Ribery said a couple of years ago. This, till date, remains his biggest criticism from star players that he has managed over the years.