MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has produced a dossier of statistics to respond to claims by West Ham that the team relies on long balls.
After the 1-1 draw in the English Premier League on Sunday, West Ham manager Sam Allardyce described Van Gaal's team as "long-ball United." But Van Gaal said Allardyce's "interpretation" was incorrect, and the Dutch manager produced a pamphlet filled with statistics at a media conference on Tuesday to back his stance.The pamphlet said 71.1 percent of West Ham's long passes — over 25 meters — went forward, whereas United's percentage was just 49.9 percent. Diagrams showed United's passes went sideways or diagonally, rather than forward.
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