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2014-15 Performances

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6.4 Season Average Rating
Appearances
31
Goals
8
Assists
5
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JPRouve said:
110 touches that's a lot, he is turning into a real playmaker.
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Yep, definitely.

And scary part is that he was a relatively weak (by his standards) tackler today. A lot of matches he totals 100 touches, a goal/ assist and 5+ tackles won. While there might be some truth to the argument of him being similar to Scholes, actually he's more like a lovechild of the Ginger Prince and Keano with his high octane style of play and work-rate combined with an eye of goal (something he never fully harnesses at Zaragoza or Athletic club) and technical flair.

@jojojo has compared him with a younger Gerrard on several occasions, and that all-action play-style comp is quite apropos from a stylistic perspective, apart from the him being wayyy more like-able part.

Once he gains more experience in the league and we get more quality midfield help around him, he has a good chance to become one of the Top 3, if not the outright best central midfielder in the league, especially with the recent decline of Toure while leaves a vacancy waiting to be filled.
 
bosnian_red said:
Some of his passes today were wankworthy. Class today all around. What a signing he's turned out to be... And to think so many on here were doubting him and comparing him to Kagawa :lol:
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I'm chuffed to bits. Had so many raging arguments with morons on here after his initial failed transfer... "not worth the money", "not good enough", "not what we need".

Bollocks.
 
@Invictus
@jojojo is totally right with Bilbao(under Valverde) he had the game of Gerrard but without the end product, but now he is playing like a very good playmaker who scores goals, and I can't find any good comparison maybe a less skilled Juventus's Zidane.
 
Invictus said:
Yep, definitely.

And scary part is that he was a relatively weak (by his standards) tackler today. A lot of matches he totals 100 touches, a goal/ assist and 5+ tackles won. While there might be some truth to the argument of him being similar to Scholes, actually he's more like a lovechild of the Ginger Prince and Keano with his high octane style of play and work-rate combined with an eye of goal (something he never fully harnesses at Zaragoza or Athletic club) and technical flair.

@jojojo has compared him with a younger Gerrard on several occasions, and that all-action play-style comp is quite apropos from a stylistic perspective, apart from the him being wayyy more like-able part.

Once he gains more experience in the league and we get more quality midfield help around him, he has a good chance to become one of the Top 3, if not the outright best central midfielder in the league, especially with the recent decline of Toure while leaves a vacancy waiting to be filled.
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Interesting that Robbo commented on Herrera midweek because Ander is almost a less powerful, less dominant, more tippy tappy version of Bryan Robson. Dynamic, gets stuck in, sets up goals, scores goals, keeps things ticking over: Herrera is everything you could ask from an #8 and he's still years away from hitting his peak...:drool:

Once Ander develops the ability to really drive the team forward from the centre of the park, we'll finally have a midfielder in the mould of the classic Man Utd box-to-box player.
 
JPRouve said:
@Invictus
@jojojo is totally right with Bilbao(under Valverde) he had the game of Gerrard but without the end product, but now he is playing like a very good playmaker who scores goals, and I can't find any good comparison maybe a less skilled Juventus's Zidane.
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scholes
 
He's been quietly bossing that inside right channel like Fellaini is doing with the inside left. Him and Mata combining to release Valencia into space has been beautiful.
 
mu77 said:
scholes
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Scholes, Riquelme, Gerrard, Zidane, he is just brilliant. :D

Edit: He changed his game, though. The time where he wasn't playing was clearly a period where he was adapting to a new game.
 
7 goals and 5 assists in 1,239 minutes in all competitions.

Goal/assist every 103.25 minutes. Not bad, Ander.
 
Didn't get a ten from me because he decided to just hoof the ball back into our side of the pitch at one point.
 
JPRouve said:
Scholes, Riquelme, Gerrard, Zidane, he is just brilliant. :D
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Sounds about right !

#07 said:
Interesting that Robbo commented on Herrera midweek because Ander is almost a less powerful, less dominant, more tippy tappy version of Bryan Robson. Dynamic, gets stuck in, sets up goals, scores goals, keeps things ticking over: Herrera is everything you could ask from an #8 and he's still years away from hitting his peak...:drool:

Once Ander develops the ability to really drive the team forward from the centre of the park, we'll finally have a midfielder in the mould of the classic Man Utd box-to-box midfielder.
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Ok let's include Robbo in the hybrid too then. :devil:
 
A lot of United's best players have had to overcome time on the bench/not being in the team!

It is how you react and overcome that to prove you belong in the team. Herrera is doing that right now and it is great to see.

Fellaini has shown that quality as well tbf.
 
So fecking glad that finally after how many years we don't have to hear how shite our midfield is. He's a fantastic player that seems to love the club already. Seems a great lad aswell
 
And to think while rvp was fit we were shoe horning rooney into midfield instead of him.

I keep thinking where we would be if Herrera stayed in midfield, or if RVP never got injured and rooney stayed there. He really has made such a difference to us!
 
kundalini said:
Had Herrera not sat on the bench for 10 games, he would probably be a genuine contender for our player of the season. He is the only out-field player putting in performances at De Gea level on a regular basis.

Fabregas 0.08 goals + 0.65 assists per 90 mins = 0.73

Herrera 0.36 goals + 0.29 assists per 90 mins = 0.65
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the best thing about the stats is that he it is not the main thing what is so great about him. His defensive contribution (tackles, interceptions, pressing) and hardwork overall is what Fabregas can never offer. That's why I think Ander is better than him already even though Fabregas did fantastically well in the first half of the season, no doubt about that.
 
Not even surprised, he's been playing excellently for some time now. Delighted he's going to get the recognition he deserves after scoring twice.

Looking ahead this should be a great example to any players that van Gaal wishes to modify or develop, they can simply ask Herrera if it's worth it. :drool:
 
He is a delight to watch.

I'm very happy for him that he's settled in the team and made his mark. Clearly loves the club and gives it his all. What a player.
 
96% pass completion. He's now playing exactly the way Van Gaal likes his midfielders to play.
 
Mali_Zeus said:
Its great that its obvious he loves to play for us.
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This.

I'm sure if you search this thread you will find people saying Herrera isn't up to it and we should buy someone like Pogba. They seem to forget that Pogba was offered a contract by United (just not the terms he wanted) and left for the cash.

I prefer signing players like Herrera (and Mata) who seem to care about United, its history, its fans and the city its based in, over bigging up mercenaries to do down our own players.
 
#07 said:
This.

I'm sure if you search this thread you will find people saying Herrera isn't up to it and we should buy someone like Pogba. They seem to forget that Pogba was offered a contract by United (just not the terms he wanted) and left for the cash.

I prefer signing players like Herrera (and Mata) who seem to care about United, its history, its fans and the city its based in, over bigging up mercenaries to do down our own players.
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I agree with you on the general idea. But Pogba left us for less money, he wanted to be a 'guaranteed' starter which has been refused.
 
JPRouve said:
I agree with you on the general idea. But Pogba left us for less money, he wanted to be a 'guaranteed' starter which has been refused.
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I think Pogba was too impatient in the grand scheme of things. If he had waited another season I think he would have started playing regularly for us.

Oh well, it's in the past.
 
I stand by my post earlier in this thread that he's got some important goals to score for us. He's just fecking wonderful.
 
pseudo_canadian said:
I think Pogba was too impatient in the grand scheme of things. If he had waited another season I think he would have started playing regularly for us.

Oh well, it's in the past.
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TBH if I was him, all the signs showed a lack of faith by the manager. I think he has made the best move for his own personal career in fairness.
 
pseudo_canadian said:
I think Pogba was too impatient in the grand scheme of things. If he had waited another season I think he would have started playing regularly for us.

Oh well, it's in the past.
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Yeah, I feel the same, it was his season, at least to me Ferguson was doing what he did with every other young players, regularly on the bench for one season with the odd start in cups and then brusquely played the next season.
 
#07 said:
This.

I'm sure if you search this thread you will find people saying Herrera isn't up to it and we should buy someone like Pogba. They seem to forget that Pogba was offered a contract by United (just not the terms he wanted) and left for the cash.

I prefer signing players like Herrera (and Mata) who seem to care about United, its history, its fans and the city its based in, over bigging up mercenaries to do down our own players.
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Exactly. Another player who loves it with us too is Rojo. Mata too. It's always better to have those kind of players.
 
Really good player he's got everything you want from a creative midfielder and adds his work rate/tackling to the side as well, he's been good in almost every appearance so far, it just goes to show how LvG was mad to leave him out for all those months everybody could see his ability. Oh well at least he's getting the games now and taking his opportunity with both hands.
 
Worth every penny that boy! Has everything we wanted to see in a midfielder for years!
 
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