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Van Gaal noted that it was he who taught him to stop penalties Sergio Romero.
The Dutch coach Louis van Gaal admitted he had wanted to replace their goalkeeper Tim Krul by Jasper Cillessen to penalties, as it did successfully against Costa Rica, but regretted having remained unchanged in a semifinal won by Argentina from the spot .
"I would have done (the change) but had already used my three changes, so I could not," said Van Gaal after the match.
In the quarter, with the score at 0-0, Van Gaal ordered the court to enter Krul in the final minute of extra time to be a major specialist on penalties that Cillessen.
The Newcastle goalkeeper English responded by arresting penalties Bryan Ruiz and Michael Umana, giving the ticket to the Dutch semifinals, becoming the hero of the small European country.
But in the semifinals, Van Gaal made three changes did not replace Cillessen, that did not stop any of the four Argentine Albiceleste releases and qualified for Sunday's final against Germany at the Maracana.
The hero of the penalty shootout was the Argentine goalkeeper Sergio Romero, who saved shots from Ron Vlaar and Wesley Sneijder.
Interestingly, Romero came to Europe in 2007 after signing for AZ Alkmaar who ran then ...Van Gaal: "It was I who taught him to stop penalties, why it hurts," joked the coach after the game.
