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HE'S Manchester United-bound, just masterminded a 5-1 trouncing of World Cup champions Spain and now Louis van Gaal's sophisticated tactical web must be untangled by Ange Postecoglou and his Socceroos.
The Dutchman with a modest playing career announced himself in 1995 when he led a young Ajax to Champions League glory and since it's been a mixed bag.
Perhaps unfairly, he was identified by his two bitter divorces with Barcelona plus failing to qualify an outrageously talented Dutch side for the 2002 World Cup.
But turning 63 in August, he appears to be in his prime.
Australian-born keeper Joey Didulica was signed by van Gaal for $3m in 2006 and was his no.1 until a shocking collision saw him miss almost two years.
"I've had some good coaches but he was the only one who could pick apart a game and then change it in a five-minute half-time speech,'' said Didulica, whose former coaches include Germany's Joachim Loew and Ronald Koeman.
"He's a master of the game, a tactical genius. He knows football on a different level to most coaches.
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"He's a perfectionist, he's hard working and he's big on the minor details.
"Some call him a dictator. From the gear steward to lady making the dinners, he want to be in control.''
It's this stubborn streak which has led to most of his conflicts and raised questions about his coaching longevity.
He quit after his first stint at Barcelona, where he displayed his famous disdain for journalists: "Friends of the press, I am leaving. Congratulations.''
There he butted heads with some of the stars, including Brazilian Rivaldo.
Louis van Gaal celebrates with Robin van Persie after the star striker scored against Spain. Picture: Manu Fernandez. Source: AP
His 2002 World Cup failure was followed by a second stint at Barcelona - he lasted half a season before he was sacked.
He was then appointed technical director of Ajax, a role that was never going to work.
The last straw was when he sanctioned the sale of Zlatan Ibrahimovic to Juventus on the eve of the 2004-05 season, leaving coach Ronald Koeman furious.
Next season he joined AZ, where he started coaching as a playing-assistant in 1986.
"He can't be a sports director and I think he realised he needs to be on the pitch making decisions,'' Didulica said.
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"When he came to AZ, it wasn't the last straw but there were a lot of questions about whether he his time was up and if he could handle the new generation.
"But when he won the league at AZ (2008-09) that got him back on the map.
"We scored over 100 goals and conceded 24, then going to Bayern Munich got him back on the world map.''
Van Gaal, who will be replaced by Guus Hiddink as Dutch national team coach after the World Cup, signed fellow Aussie Brett Holman at AZ from NEC Nijmegen in 2008 for $5m.
Holman, who retired from the Socceroos on the eve of the World Cup, said his training sessions were spectacular.
"It was a tough time, I didn't play a lot, but I still learnt so much,'' Holman said.
"His sessions were unbelievable, he's a manager I actually sat there and took notes from they were that good.
"He makes players better and he changed and won games with his tactics.''
Questions were still raised a week before the World Cup, when the Dutch produced a lackluster performance against Wales.
"After Euro 2012 they put in a whole new generation and a lot of these guys won the U17 Euros a couple of years ago,'' FFA technical director, Dutchman Han Berger said.
"There was a lot of criticism about that in Holland because he abandoned the traditional playing style.''
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While van Gaal cares little about popular opinion, his style is abrasive and he's fallen out with many in his time, he does form special bonds.
He and Arjen Robben were tight during their time together at Bayern Munich, where van Gaal won the German League-Cup double and got to the 2009-10 Champions league final.
And despite talk of tension between he and Robin van Persie, it did not seem that way in the win over Spain.
"I think he'll go well at Man United. Bayern were at crossroads, but he got things back on track,'' Didulica said.
"I think van Persie will play a big part in that. You saw with the high five with van Gaal after the goal, that was a signal of respect.''
While United fans might be beaming, happy Dutch stars do not augur well for the Socceroos ahead of tomorrow's clash in Porto Alegre.
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