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Had mentioned this when #MUFC got Donny van De Beek. Didn't make much sense given Bruno (& at the time Pogba) were in team. VDB was never a deep playmaker or transition defending DM & Bruno simply being super fit & super good made it tougher. Another case of poor tactical fitment 
https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1666168558202548224
VDB's best role is as an AM/SS who utilize his great off-the-ball movement to get into good spaces. Paired with playmakers who can feed him & attackers who can move to generate space for him, he can score or provide good final balls (cutbacks, lay-offs, short through balls).
We never played that style of AM given Bruno was a playmaker largely. There was a time when Martial & Cavani were unfit where I felt VDB could have been played as CF ahead of Bruno with the pair & Rashford exchanging places but Rashford at CF + Bruno at AM was simple a sure bet.
It feels like another move where the opportunity to grab a good player for decent fee was made available to #MUFC, player was recommended by ex-United & we just went for it without much thought to tactical fitment. Hope VDB finds a new club that can give him the role he deserves.
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