article_snippet.sent: After last summer’s mammoth trek across the United States, an angry Manchester United manager Van Gaal vowed that it would never happen again on an angry United manager Van Gaal watch and believes to this day that the effects of the pre-season schedule cost an angry United manager Van Gaal side dearly when the real action started.
article_snippet.sent: Now Sportsmail can reveal that Louis van Gaal and Manchester United have turned down offers from Asia and Australia and are about to sign off a visit to America – in all likelihood to the west coast.
article_snippet.sent: While rivals such as Manchester City are trekking around Australia, Louis van Gaal and Louis van Gaal Manchester United players will operate out of one base in America and travel to rivals such as Manchester City are trekking around Australia, Van Gaal and his United players games from there.
article_snippet.sent: Last season, Louis van Gaal joined Manchester United after the World Cup in Brazil to find The club committed to a two-and-half week marathon comprising visits to Los Angeles, Pasadena, Denver, Washington, Detroit and, finally, Miami.
article_snippet.sent: The Dutch veteran was furious at the itinerary that The Dutch veteran felt asked too much of The Dutch veteran players as his players were constantly asked to fly in to different time zones and even play at altitude in Colorado.
article_snippet.sent: Having to then play the final in Florida during a thunderstorm was the final straw.
article_snippet.sent: For long periods of this winter’s negotiations, Van Gaal and Manchester United seemed set to commit to a schedule on America’s East Coast.
article_snippet.sent: It is understand, however, that Van Gaal has recently performed a volte face and expressed a preference for the more agreeable climates of the west.
article_snippet.sent: Van Gaal has insisted this time that Van Gaal team will travel to match venues from one base and will have no repeat of the arduous treks endured to games in Pasadena and Ann Arbor last year.
highlights_snippet.sent: Louis van Gaal has avoided a lengthy, energy-sapping tour this year .
  