The on loan Schalke winger has compared the former Ajax boss with the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Netherlands-c753 boss, and has insisted that the two Dutch trainers are both very demanding in their own way.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ibrahim-Afellay-c16547 has revealed that the Netherlands head coach, Louis van Gaal, is working extremely hard to guide the Oranje towards success after recent disappointing performances under the leadership of Bert van Marwijk.
After playing under the tutelage of the new Flying Dutchmen coach, the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 attacker, who joined Schalke on a season-long loan deal earlier this summer, has admitted that Van Gaal and Van Marwijk are both extremely passionate about their side to succeed.
“Van Gaal and Van Marwijk are both demanding, each in their own way. They really work towards a goal and they don't let anything deviate from that. They are both very passionate”, Afellay was quoted as saying to the media.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Romania-c2990, went on to express his ambition about returning to Camp Nou and make a strong impact.
“It is my goal to return to Barcelona. I have developed at Barcelona, both footballing and mentally. I think I have proved that I can handle adversity well”, Afellay added.
The 26-year-old, who represented the Catalan giants in only 20 La Liga games before moving to Veltins-Arena on a season-long loan deal in the summer of 2012, remained sidelined due to a cruciate ligament injury for most part of the 2011/12 campaign.
The Dutchman was criticised heavily for not cementing his place in the playing XI, but the former PSV attacker insisted that he featured regularly for Barca during his first six months at Camp Now.
“There are people who say that I failed at Barcelona. But for the first six months, as a new player, I pretty much played regularly. If you then get a cruciate ligament tear, can you say that you have failed”, Afellay concluded.
The Dutch midfielder-c*m-winger has thus far represented Schalke in six league games.
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