Louis van Gaal handed Timothy Fosu-Mensah his full Manchester United debut against Watford on Wednesday, meaning the young defender is now the most experienced player in the Red Devils squad.
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Speaking about the former Ajax youngster’s impact, LvG said:
“…Timothy has saved us three times I think because of his speed and I was very pleased he was on the pitch. I let him stay on the pitch in the second half because he was the player who always closed the door for us.”
Translation: “He made up for his errors on three occasions, which is good, I suppose. I’m annoyed with myself for forgetting to take him off at half-time.”
“I think he is a better full back than a central defender but he is from origin at Ajax always playing right centre midfield or right centre half. This is his position.”
Translation: “He’s an awful centre-back, but I was out of options so I decided to play him and just crossed my fingers.”
“But he has to play against (Watford striker) Ighalo who is a handful for a centre half. He did it fantastically and certainly when he gets a yellow card after 20 minutes then it is not so easy to play against a striker like Ighalo or Deeney. He was very good.”
Translation: “How shit must Deeney and Ighalo be to not score against Timothy, tonight?”
