Van Gaal\\\'s \\\'secret weapon\\\' in masterminding latest Dutch comeback

Van Gaal has almost seemed capable of turning water into wine during this World Cup, but it was a simple drinks break that was the key as his Holland side moved into the quarter-finals.
The 'cooling breaks' can be called by the referee once temperatures go over 89.6F (32°C) in the stadium. These breaks can only take place after the 30th minute and 75th minute mark in a match respectively.
Trailing Mexico 1-0 with just 15 minutes remaining, the searing heat in Fortaleza came to Holland's rescue rather than proving their undoing, as so many thought it might, according to Eurosport.
His side was almost out of ideas, being frustrated as they were by another astonishing performance from Guillermo Ochoa in the Mexican goal.
So as his players took on fluids and prepared themselves for one last assault, Van Gaal made the bold decisions he has never shirked from during his impressive career. Decision of the cooling break allowed him to lay down clearly and articulately, rather than shouting desperately across the arid pitch.
Chief among them was his call to replace his captain Robin Van Persie, with Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.
Van Persie had not played well but few expected Van Gaal, who will of course take over at Manchester United at the conclusion of the World Cup, to make such a move.
 Van Gaal became the first coach in history to come from behind to win three matches without extra-time in the same World Cup, and it is the perfect illustration of the pragmatism he has shown in taking the Dutch to an eminently winnable quarter-final against Costa Rica.