Walters_19_MuFc
Full Member
FOSU-MENSAH'S FUTURE IN MIDFIELD?
"It is dependable on vacancies in your squad. You have seen that players in my squad are playing in different positions than what they are used to in their former careers. When there is a vacancy and you think a young player has the quality to play there, you give him the chance and he takes it. You can ask Bastian Schweinsteiger who, at Bayern Munich, played on the right side. I made him a centre midfielder because I looked at his profile and I thought he can better play in the middle and he enjoys it more."
People take the mick out of Van Gaal for playing players out of position, but moving Schweinstieger to centre midfield was one of the best conversions I can remember. He's easily been one of the best midfielders of his generation.