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Rio Ferdinand tells Man Utd boss Louis van Gaal how it IS possible to recover in 48 hours
RIO FERDINAND has told Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal that it IS possible to probably recover from playing a Premier League game in 48 hours.
Louis van Gaal bemoans festive schedule
Van Gaal yesterday bemoaned the busy Christmas period for his side's ability to overcome Tottenham.
Speaking after the game the Dutch tactician said: "We had the best performance of Manchester United's season in the first half, we could have scored four or five goals I think, but we didn't reward ourselves.
"In the second half, it was more of a struggle than football.
"You could see that the players could not recover in two days. It was an ugly match.
Louis van Gaal is not a fan of the festive fixtures
The festive period fixtures - recovery is key.. Ice baths/stretching/cryotherapy/food/fluids/sleep. The -160 cryotherapy chamber is testing!
— Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy5) December 29, 2014
The festive period fixtures - recovery is key..
"In the first half we played very, but when you do now score goals then you cannot win. I said already before the matches, it is the culture of England [to play twice in 48 hours].
"I think the human body cannot recover with 48 hours and in the second half it was a struggle."
But Ferdinand - who has plenty of experience of playing through Christmas - believes recovery is possible with the right levels of dedication.
He tweeted: "The festive period fixtures - recovery is key.. Ice baths/stretching/cryotherapy/food/fluids/sleep. The -160 cryotherapy chamber is testing!"
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