Apart from winning the Bundesliga and the DFB Cup with Bayern Munchen and the UEFA Champions League Final, Louis van Gaal also made several other contribution; the one that really pleases the DFB staffs and their current national team coach, Joachim Lowe; unearthing hidden talents of the Bayern Munchen's young German talents and revitalising Bastian Schweinsteiger's. Youngsters like Holger Badstuber and Thomas Muller has been given a chance to shine and they took their chance with both feet.Look at Thomas Muller now,he just won FIFA World Cup Golden Boot last summer.
Secondly, Bastian Schweinsteiger's revitalisation has come when Louis van Gaal played him back in his original position;centre-midfield.If you could remember, back in 2004, Bastian Schweinsteiger do played a defensive role in midfield,it is only when Felix Magath take charge of Bayern Munchen, did Bastian Schweinsteiger plays in an attacking role,in which the times when he often played under par.Luckily current coach Louis van Gaal noticed this and decided to do some experimenting with his team and let Bastian Schweinsteiger partnered team Captain Mark Van Bommel in centre of midfield.The position swap work and Bastian Schweinsteiger really shone throughout the season and put on an impressive performance for club and country.
The really best part of this story is the future of German football.Many of the great footballing nation struggled to find replacement for their aging veterans and many still relying on their more experienced but aging stars in their team; however, one thing is certain, many coaches in Germany are like Louis Van Gaal, mainly because they do not have a financial resources of Bayern's stature;using players from the their youth academy or preference of signing players under the age of 23 so that they could serve a lot longer for the club,which in long-term,promises success.Nearly all of the football club in Germany realise this,even a professional ones; they all decided to improve their youth academy programme and moulding the youngsters into super-athletes of the future. People like Louis van Gaal deserves a big and positive remarks from coaches and footballing association across the world for his advocate.
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