da esoccer bet： We’ve seen plenty of tactical madness from Louis van Gaal over the last twelve months.
da brdice： Playing Dirk Kuyt at wing-back and substituting on a goalkeeper for a penalty shoot out at last summer’s World Cup was pretty crazy from the former Oranje boss. But since taking the Old Trafford helm, he’s attempted to remodel Wayne Rooney into a deep-lying playmaker, Marouane Fellaini as a centre-forward and Angel Di Maria as an out-and-out striker.
Needless to say, not all of LVG’s tactical quirks have paid off – who remembers Manchester United’s horrendous 3-5-2 at the start of the season? So fans are quite rightly concerned regarding how his latest one will pan out.
When Luke Shaw came off injured against Crystal Palace, many assumed the ever-versatile Daley Blind would fill in at left-back – or failing that, Ashley Young, who performed well as an emergency wing-back earlier this season.
But proving he’s the most unpredictable manager in the Premier League, the United gaffer has gone for the audacious choice of right-footed centre-back Phil Jones.
Needless to say, Twitter erupted. Here’s some of the best responses:
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