louis van gaal, former Barcelona coach and current Netherlands coach, revealed this Sunday night that he is suffering from an aggressive form of prostate cancer and has undergone 25 radiotherapy sessions. “The possibility that you die of prostate cancer is not that great. In general, it is the diseases underlying the cancer that one dies from,” explained the 70-year-old technician in an interview with the Dutch network RTL4 for present ‘Louis’, a documentary about his life.
“I had the option to ask myself, ‘Do I want to show it to people or not?’ He had told the national team players about his illness and that he was going to radiotherapy sessions at night, after training.
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“You don’t tell people you work with that because it influences them, so I thought they shouldn’t know,” Van Gaal said. “They saw my red cheeks and thought “what a healthy guy & rdquor ;, but that’s not the case.” And since he had not made it public until now, he entered the hospital where cancer was treated through a back door. “Of course I have told my friends and family, but my surroundings have kept it quiet and that has been beautiful.”
Despite the illness, Van Gaal said that his intention is to remain the coach of the Netherlands during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The “Orange & rdquor; they face Senegal, Ecuador and the hosts, Qatar, in the group stage.