Louis van Gaal reveals he bizarrely decided Holland's World Cup squad numbers 'based on the age of the players'... before insisting Dutch fans are right to boycott Qatar over human rights concerns

Daily Mail | November 16, 2022

Louis van Gaal revealed the strange way that he decided on his World Cup squad's shirt numbers, deciding to allot them based on player ages.

Rather than give any insight into who his preferred first team might be, the former Ajax, Barcelona and Manchester United manager chose to give out shirt numbers in order of age.

As a result goalkeeper Remko Pasveer will wear the No 1 shirt in Qatar, although by Van Gaal's system that is not indicative of his place in the side's hierarchy.

Louis van Gaal has allotted Holland's World Cup shirt numbers according to players' ages

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