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2014-15 Performances


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6.4 Season Average Rating
Appearances
31
Goals
8
Assists
5
Yellow cards
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I would rather have Herrera than Fabregas to be honest in their current guise for our side. I think the former is more dynamic and stands out in a poor side, whereas Fabregas needs to be carried to a certain degree these days. United needed a guy who could stamp his authority in high energy games and a really good personality .. Fabregas would have added an air of entitlement to the squad which with the likes of Falcao, Di Maria, Rooney, RVP.. we really don't need.
 
I shouldn't be doing this, and I'm usually against muppetry, but what the hell can you imagine a midfield three of Herrera and Pogba either side of Carrick, or better yet Herrera and Pogba either side of Schneiderlin? Dare I say sex in heaven with a goddess :drool:
 
He was a bit sloppy against Aston Villa at the start and struggled against Delph's tenacity and aggression, but he handled Villa's midfield's energy and aggression well, generally, and once again, he was very good on both ends of the pitch. He's such an enjoyable player to watch, and his intelligence is quite visible on the pitch.

I was very glad when I first saw him signed up last summer, and I'm still happy to see him play for us. He's been quite a revelation for us, and he's become one of our key players in the team.
 
I see what you're getting at but I think it's outrageous to suggest that Fabregas isn't the best midfielder in the league by a country mile this year. 22 assists as a no.8.
Fabregas is the Ronaldo of midfielders. Can be wank or phased out by strong opponents and still end up with 3 assists. We as United fans have generally always been a little bit sceptical about Fabregas, or should I say not as enthusiastic as others. Not to say we didn't want him in the summer, because we did badly. I just can't get over his multiple shite performances against United (watch him play a blinder later this season). Can't remember him having more than a couple of good games against us. Saw him dominated in his own backyard by Anderson and even this season - outperformed and more importantly outclassed by Marouanne Fellaini (still got the assist from a corner if the memory saves me right).

Ander is an all-rounder. He's everywhere and he isn't afraid of getting stuck in. He's not as classy and he may not be as talented as Fabregas for all we know but I can't see him throwing a towel against a physical opponent like Fabregas did against Fellaini. English football-based fans love that. Like jojojo suggested, he's got English engine but Spanish wheels. That is something I've been looking for in top midfielders and he's such a refreshing player to have in your ranks.

Needles to say he's much more loveable than Fabregas too, who's got such an obnoxious and punchable face imo.

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22 assists is crazy, though, and it should make him the best midfielder in the league for the time being. It's Giggs/Beckham's level but that's Fabregas for you, he would get you assists if he was told to walk on his hands.
 
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What happened next wasn't :annoyed:
You mean that great cross that Rooney tried to score spectacularly from (but failed to do so) ? Or you just decided that because his crossing has been poor for the last 3 years it had to be the case this time round as well?
 
I get the superstition thing but having the whole name on the back of his top just looks messy.
 
http://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/social/picture-man-united-supporting-girl-ander-herrera-viral/

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I really hope we sign her in summer.

And his sister too
 
You mean that great cross that Rooney tried to score spectacularly from (but failed to do so) ? Or you just decided that because his crossing has been poor for the last 3 years it had to be the case this time round as well?
It's the latter, I honestly don't recall how good/bad the cross was - I just thought it would have been bad invariably like his most crosses are.
 
Can anyone actually make out what's going on there? Why is it played at such a high speed?

You can go to their site and watching it but yes, I can make it out. Herrera receives the ball on the touchline with no space to move into, so he flicks it up in the air with one foot and knocks it over the defender to Valencia with the other foot. 9 times out of 10 the player in his position runs out of play with the ball, blasts it off the defender to win a throw or loses it. The quick thinking and confidence to pull that off...
 
You can go to their site and watching it but yes, I can make it out. Herrera receives the ball on the touchline with no space to move into, so he flicks it up in the air with one foot and knocks it over the defender to Valencia with the other foot. 9 times out of 10 the player in his position runs out of play with the ball, blasts it off the defender to win a throw or loses it. The quick thinking and confidence to pull that off...
I saw the match. And appreciated it at the time (especially the thinking part of it). I just can't make it out watching that.
 
My only annoyance is how we didn't get him earlier! Already 25 and will be 26 in August (though I can definitely see him becoming a that can play to their mid 30s).
 
My only annoyance is how we didn't get him earlier! Already 25 and will be 26 in August (though I can definitely see him becoming a that can play to their mid 30s).

I think it's lucky for us we couldn't get him last Summer. He's the sort of player who I think would play well despite Moyes and could have been a difference between 5th and another season for Smug Dave and 7th and the boot.
 
Good for them, we are ourselves interested in Messi to replace Ashley Young in 2016.
:lol: If they ever again make an offer for one of our good players I would love us to send that message back to them!
 


For anyone who reads Spanish the original Mundo Deportivo piece can be found here, interestingly its the main piece on the homepage of MD's site.

The piece claims Barca have been following Herrera since he was 11 years old...
 
For anyone who reads Spanish the original Mundo Deportivo piece can be found here, interestingly its the main piece on the homepage of MD's site.

The piece claims Barca have been following Herrera since he was 11 years old...
So it's taken then 14 years to decide he is any good?
 
Hands off our Ander! Bloody Barca:mad:
 
They were sniffing around him for quite a while. I am sure i read reports in 2012 and 2013 that they scouted him and wanted him as Xavi's replacement.
 
Hands off our Ander! Bloody Barca:mad:
It is typical of them and Real to try and unsettle a player as soon as they show any form. He will be 27 by the time the 2016/17 season starts. I would have thought they would want someone younger to get the years out of them. Also no doubt there will be another midfielder who will tickle their fancy by then.
 
Both Barca and Real can sod off.

Anyways Herrera looks happy here to even consider a move and there's transfer ban place on Barca so I wouldn't worry at all.
 
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