Manchester United defender Chris Smalling has paid tribute to former manager Louis van Gaal for helping him become England quality. Though Van Gaal was not a popular figure at Old Trafford, with rumours of a number of first-team players being unhappy with his playing style overall but .
A fifth-place finish last season led to the former Ajax boss being replaced but Jose Mourinho, but English football could yet benefit from his influence if Smalling can have a strong Euro 2016.
‘Louis is very tactically aware,’ Smalling is quoted on BBC Sport.
‘He really drilled us from the front to the back in terms of how we move, how we shift, and that’s helped me.’
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