Netherland head coach Louis Van Gaal has revealed that he is battling acute prostate cancer and has undergone twenty-five different radio treatments.
Van Gaal, who could not no longer keep it a secret ahead of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup in November, stated that the type of prostate cancer is difficult to overcome despite its high chances of survival rate The Trumpet gathered.
Th Dutch who coached Emmanuel Amuneke in Barcelona decided I divulge the news to his players after the World Cup groups have been created with the Netherlands in the same group A with Senegal, Qatar, and Ecuador.
According to the former Ajax head coach, he would sneak out at night without the players knowing to the hospital to attend to his health.
Van Gaal, who never wanted his players’ psyche to be affected said he was given preferential treatment at the hospital as he would enter the hospital through the backdoor to prevent prying eyes from noticing his presence.
He said: “In each period during my time as manager of the National Team I had to leave in the night to go to the hospital without the players finding it out until now.
“While thinking I was healthy. I think you don’t tell people you work with like that because it might influence their choices and their decisiveness. So I thought they shouldn’t know.
“You don’t die from prostate cancer, at least not in ninety percent of the cases. It is usually other underlying diseases that kill you. But I had a pretty aggressive form, got irradiated 25 times. Then you have a lot of management to do to go through life. I did have preferential treatment in the hospital. I was allowed in through the back door when I went to an appointment and was immediately pushed into another room.
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“I have been treated wonderfully. You will, of course, tell your friends and relatives about it. The fact that nothing has come out yet also says something about my environment. That’s great,” he added.
Louis Val Gaal, during his reign in Ajax, coached the likes of Kanu Nwankwo and George Finidi in 1995 where they won the Champions League; defeating AC Milan 1-0 in the finals.
