Virgil van Dijk has promised to make the 2022 World Cup an unforgettable one for Louis van Gaal after the Netherlands boss revealed he's affected by prostate most cancers.
On Sunday night, the 70-year-old introduced on Dutch TV present Humberto that he had been receiving remedy over the previous few months however had elected to maintain the information from his gamers through the March worldwide break.
Van Dijk, who captains the Netherlands, solely discovered when he tuned in to observe Van Gaal’s interview and was surprised by the information, instantly texting his supervisor and pledging to make him proud in Qatar later this yr.
Requested if it was a mark of the person that Van Gaal hid his analysis from the gamers through the current worldwide break, Van Dijk responded: ‘Yeah undoubtedly. I used to be in shock final evening once I heard his interview.
‘Clearly he’s getting his movie out subsequent week so I used to be simply questioning how he would put it on the market somewhat bit and discuss his life after which clearly that was a giant shock.
‘I messaged him after the interview. Nevertheless it undoubtedly says quite a bit about him. I stated to him as properly that he’s not that sort of man that wants a whole lot of sympathy, that’s how he's.
‘However I informed him as properly that we're undoubtedly going to be there for him as a gaggle at any time when he wants it, and hopefully we will additionally make it for him a World Cup to always remember.’
Van Gaal is at present in his third spell as Netherlands head coach, having completed third on the 2014 World Cup earlier than taking up at Manchester United, and remains to be anticipated to stay in cost for the event in Qatar.
Talking about his analysis, Van Gaal informed Humberto: ‘I believe you don’t inform folks you're employed with like that as a result of it would affect their selections, their decisiveness, so I believed they shouldn’t know.
‘You don’t die from prostate most cancers, no less than not in ninety per cent of the circumstances. It's normally different underlying illnesses that kill you. However I had a fairly aggressive type, obtained irradiated 25 occasions. Then you've a whole lot of administration to do to be able to undergo life.
‘I did have preferential remedy within the hospital. I used to be allowed in by the again door once I went to an appointment and was instantly pushed into one other room. I've been handled splendidly.
‘You'll in fact inform your folks and kinfolk about it. The truth that nothing has come out but additionally says one thing about my atmosphere. That’s nice.’
The Netherlands are in the identical group as Qatar, Ecuador and Senegal, that means Van Dijk will tackle Liverpool teammate Sadio Mane on the opening day of the event.
On his upcoming face-off with Mane, Van Dijk added: ‘We joked that we have been going to be in the identical group and it occurred. It’s going to be so exhausting, they’re clearly African champions. Opening sport…I don’t know who determined 11am kick-off, nevertheless it’s going to be troublesome.’
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