Netherlands head teach Louis van Gaal insisted his "mind nonetheless works" following a motorcycle coincidence left him quickly in a wheelchair.
Van Gaal suffered a hip harm after falling off his bicycle on Sunday and oversaw Monday's education consultation from a golfing buggy in advance of the Netherlands' vital World Cup qualifier towards Norway.
The Netherlands require at least a draw from their Group G decider on Tuesday to clinch a berth at Qatar 2022.
Van Gaal, who could be capable of educate his nation while the Netherlands and Norway conflict in Rotterdam, turned into keen to pressure his brain stays intact following the incident.
"Physically, I'm awful. But my brain nevertheless works," former Manchester United, Bayern Munich and Barcelona boss Van Gaal told newshounds through video link.
Asked if it harm a lot, Van Gaal answered: "Yes, a lot. That's why I'm in a wheelchair. That's why I led the education consultation from my buggy.
"Look, it's the lesser trochanter, that’s a bone, and that is damaged. And the iliopsoas, that’s a muscle, is connected to that. That's a stabilising muscle. I hope you could all understand what I'm saying.
"I needed to learn about each unmarried bone in the human body once I used to look at for gymnastics teacher. That is available in reachable now."
"I can do everything, because my mind works. There are things I can use, which includes that buggy and my wheelchair. I look silly, I realize that too," the 70-year-old delivered. "But coaching is verbal, and you operate your mind to accomplish that. And the presentation has to convince the squad."
Netherlands big name Virgil van Dijk brought: "It's just unhappy and unfortunate for him. He now has to get better the next weeks.
