The Manchester United manager has shown a penchant (a tendency, partiality, or preference) for positional tinkering – Ashley Young’s deployment up front against Tottenham was just the latestThe sight of Ashley Young lining up at centre-forward for the second half of Manchester United’s 3-0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur was the latest head‑scratching positional slip by Louis van Gaal.
A feature of his rollercoaster tenure has been his penchant (a tendency, partiality, or preference) for trading places. Since summer 2014 the demand has been for players to expect a peripatetic existence in which they slip across defence,into midfield, on to the wing and up front to lead the attack: as has been Young’s experience.
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Source: theguardian.com