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Battle of Geniuses: Messy left foot v LVG's Abracadabra

In his whacky element after Tim Krul saved Costa Rica's two penalties when he replaced Jasper Cillessen despite having played zero minutes prior, Dirty Tackle's Brooks Peck, wrote of Louis Van Gaal thus:

"After this, it's difficult to predict what other tricks Van Gaal will pull out. Defenders walking on their hands? Players wearing their kits backwards? Arjen Robben staying on his feet? We cannot know what systematic madness he has in store next. We can only plead for mercy."

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