Van Gaal: I wanted Krul in the penalty shootout

Van Gaal was hailed as a genius after bringing on Krul for regular goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen in Netherlands' penalty shootout victory over Costa Rica in the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup but did not repeat the move versus Argentina, having already used his three subs.

Cillessen has never saved a penalty in his professional career and failed to stop one in Sao Paulo, as Argentina won the shootout 4-2, after the game remained scoreless through 120 minutes.

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