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Van Gaal unhappy with fairweather fans

The Dutchman said that the Allianz arena crowd often resembled a theatre audience, something they shared with supporters at his previous clubs Barcelona and Ajax Amsterdam.

"It's very bad," the often volatile Van Gaal told reporters on the eve of a potentially decisive Bundesliga match at home to VfL Bochum.

"It's like Barcelona and Ajax, a theatre public.

"Of course, in the last three weeks it has been a surprise but when we win everything, it's easy to have voices.

"I think the public must get behind the team when things go badly, and that is something I haven't experienced," added Van Gaal, who exempted the South Curve supporters from his criticism. "They are always getting behind the team," he said.