Rodgers predicts Van Gaal will be shocked by Premier League

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers, has said that new Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal, could struggle with the unpredictable nature of the Premier League.
The Dutchman has not lost a game since he took over the Old Trafford outfit and defeated Liverpool 3-1 in the final of the International Champions Cup.
Rodgers however believes that Van Gaal has not seen anything like th Premier League, despite coaching Barcelona and Bayern Munich.
“I think what he’ll find is the competition in this league will be different from any other league that he’s worked in,” he said. “In a lot of the other leagues there are one or two teams and those are the teams that are expected to win.
“This is a league where the top team plays the bottom team and on any given day you can lose. You don’t get that a lot in the other leagues. I think the competition will probably take him by surprise and that’s from foreign managers I have spoken to over the years.
“I’ve worked closely with foreign players who have come in and that real physical competitive nature will be different from anywhere else he’s worked before.”
Rodgers, who came very close to winning the EPL last season, but lost it in the last three games to Manchester City, also conceded that it would be harder to win it this year.
“I think it’s going to be really as competitive,” the Liverpool boss continued. “Last season was great and right the way through there were four or five teams right up there, and then in the closing months it narrowed down a wee bit.
“The Premier League historically shows that it’s a very competitive league. Man United will want to bounce back, Chelsea will be strong, Manchester City are the champions so they’ll be the favourites.
“The likes of Tottenham have been up there the last couple of seasons. When Harry Redknapp was there they were a Champions League team. So the numbers are there to make it really competitive again and difficult to forecast.”

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