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Manchester United: Louis van Gaal’s 5 Strangest Tactical Decisions

By Chris Fleming

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MARCH 17: Manager Louis van Gaal of Manchester United walks off at halftime during the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 Second Leg match between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford on March 17, 2016 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by John Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MARCH 17: Manager Louis van Gaal of Manchester United walks off at halftime during the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 Second Leg match between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford on March 17, 2016 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by John Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images) /
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – MAY 02: Robin van Persie of Manchester United takes a penalty which is saved by Boaz Myhill of West Brom during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford on May 2, 2015 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – MAY 02: Robin van Persie of Manchester United takes a penalty which is saved by Boaz Myhill of West Brom during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford on May 2, 2015 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) /

3. Manchester United 0-1 West Bromwich Albion

This game ended with Wayne Rooney, Robin van Persie, Angel Di Maria, Radamel Falcao, Ander Herrera, Mata and Fellaini all on the pitch – and United still couldn’t beat West Brom, or even score.

What was so, so odd about the match was that Rooney and Van Persie played the final stages of the game in attacking midfield, with Fellaini up front.

Granted, it wasn’t Van Gaal’s fault that Van Persie missed a penalty or that United missed some good chances to score, but to play two of the Premier League’s most potent forwards of all time in midfield was quite something.

Van Gaal, who has a won one, lost two record against Tony Pulis – a sackable offence in itself for a United manager – ran out of ideas and ended up throwing all of his attacking players onto the pitch at the same time, hoping for something to happen.

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