Chris Smalling has been on of Manchester United’s most consistently impressive players over the past year. After his disastrous sending off in derby day at the Etihad, Smalling has gone from strength to strength, and he credits the manager for this.
Yeah I think he has improved me, all the coaches I’ve worked with have helped me, especially Louis van Gaal. We work hard and tirelessly on the training ground with our tactics, we do 11 versus 11s a lot so we know our positions and our roles down to a tee. The repetition has really improved my game and a lot of the other players as well. The manager said at the start of the season that once you’ve been with him for six months and got used to the repetition of drills, the tactics and you know your role that we will get better.
