Calling one of their own players the wrong name is embarrassing enough, but when they’re sitting right next to you when you do it and have to correct you in front of a room full of reporters, it becomes far, far worse. That’s what happened to Louis van Gaal, when he called Chris Smalling “Mike Smalling,” leaving Chris/Mike to correct him.

Van Gaal seems to be making a habit of changing the names of things since he arrived in England, though. Last season, he called QPR “Queen’s Park Raisins.”

https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ar-1xbM_gao

He also called Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino “Pochettini.”

https://www.youtube.com/embed/aGXp1aasnrs

This might just be his way of reminding everyone that he’s the boss and will call things what he wants to call them.

That awkward moment when someone forgets your name 👀 #mikesmalling #MUtour pic.twitter.com/THT9jSsm2u

— Chris Smalling (@ChrisSmalling) July 21, 2015