Gerard Pique: Van Gaal told me I was not tough enough to be a centre-back
Gerard Pique believes Manchester United's new boss Louis van Gaal will be a success, remembering a time when the Dutchman taught him a tough lesson at a young age.
"I think he will be great," said the Spanish centre-back. "I didn't know him a lot because I was really young when he was Barcelona's coach, but he had a really good relationship with my grandfather, the former vice-president of the club.
"I had the chance to see him one day at my grandfather's house when I was 12 or 13 years old.
"He arrived at the house and he knew I was playing for the Barcelona youth team. He pushed me and I fell to the floor, and he said 'you are not tough enough to be a centre-back'.
"So, yes, he really is a disciplinarian, and I think he will do brilliantly here."
