Watch: Memphis Depay’s bemused response when Louis van Gaal supplied to ‘kiss him on the mouth’

Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal is a unusual character to say the least and his press conferences are all the time newsworthy. On Thursday, he, together with striker Memphis Depay got here out to reply questions on Netherlands’s upcoming match in opposition to Argentina and van Gaal supplied to kiss Depay on his mouth. The Dutch striker had a bemused look on his face as everybody round them laughed their hearts out.

The incident was preceded by a query the place van Gaal was requested about his opinion about Argentina winger Angel Di Maria calling him the “worst manager he has played under.” Both of them shared the locker room in Di Maria’s one yr spell at Manchester United.

Van Gaal broke into peals of laughter, gathered his poise and stated: “He had a tough time there, burglars broke into his house, he found it difficult to settle in the city, but that’s rare, a player telling me that I am a bad coach. Usually, it’s the other way around, they all say I am a great coach,” he stated.

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“Here next to me sits Memphis [Depay]. He was also at Manchester [United]. And now we kiss on the mouth,” the coach stated to which Depay broke down laughing after wagging his finger indicating his intentions.

“We’re not going to do that. But that’s how it goes in football,” Van Gaal added.

“Am I not entertaining you? Then you say I am a boring coach.” Then he sought ratification: “Didn’t you see the goal we scored against USA (the first goal from a 20-pass sequence)? When Brazil scored a goal like that I read in the media of my friends that that was sparkling football. While we did that too. Actually, we play the same football,” he stated.