Man Utd might not be used to thanking Louis van Gaal but he did them a solid in the summer. A focused Cody Gakpo has been good for everyone.
There are two sides to the Netherlands head coach: the trouser-dropping, email-loving, Nick Powell-substituting, Brazilian-hating, Neil Custis-baiting sex masochist; and the trophy-hoarding, touchline-marauding European champion, philosopher and revolutionary.
in the summer was invaluable at a time when most would have simply massaged the neck of a player who was having his head turned by the Premier League.There was an element of selfishness as a national team manager simply wanted to prevent one of his more important squad members from playing less frequently in the build-up to the tournament. Gakpo was a guaranteed PSV regular but the adaptation to a new club in a different country could have drastically reduced those crucial minutes.
In England particularly, more clubs have been linked with him than haven’t. Eighteen goals and assists each in 32 games this season will do that. With that deft combination play, the individual excellence and a seamless ability to flit between the two, slotting into a system while breaking out when necessary, Gakpo has the attributes needed to dominate in a modern, fluid attack.
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