Amazing.
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Amazing.10:07
Mourinho explains Herrera's man-marking job
“I didn’t play him against Anderlecht because I wanted him totally focused on this job because it is a very difficult job,” he explained. “He did it very well.”
Mourinho explains Herrera's man-marking job
“I didn’t play him against Anderlecht because I wanted him totally focused on this job because it is a very difficult job,” he explained. “He did it very well.”
I love him tbh. I think he would be a good captain
He's the only midfielder who can consistently do that role well in our team. Not to be negative but I've been saying before, it's a real question who can do his role if he gets injured or suspended. We need a competitor for him or at least a young back up in the same mould.
After being benched almost the whole season under LvG I'm so happy for him! What a wonderful display yesterday and a great season for a lad with a huge heart!
Indeed! Deserved a proper chance and a few consecutive games. There's something similar in Ander and Evra.
11:44
When you score but can't celebrate...
Because you need to follow Hazard.
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When play has stopped for a goal but you still need to keep an eye on Hazard
10:55 AM - 17 Apr 2017
When you score but can't celebrate...
Because you need to follow Hazard.
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Dale @Dale_MUFC_When play has stopped for a goal but you still need to keep an eye on Hazard
10:55 AM - 17 Apr 2017
Haha I actually said this to my buddy yesterday!
What an amazing performance. I was very down on him after Stamford Bridge and yesterday thankfully has me singing his praises again. Stuck to Hazard like glue and didn't let him get a kick and nice to see him scoring as well.
Well I say 'nice' but in truth I was so ecstatic I jumped over a chair celebrating Im sure if I tried that today Id end up flat on my face
A man marking performance that should quite rightly be up there with Park/Pirlo, Anderson/Gerrard/Fabregas and Jones/Fellaini. If Anderson gets a song about it then so should Herrera.
Well I say 'nice' but in truth I was so ecstatic I jumped over a chair celebrating
Im sure if I tried that today Id end up flat on my face A man marking performance that should quite rightly be up there with Park/Pirlo, Anderson/Gerrard/Fabregas and Jones/Fellaini. If Anderson gets a song about it then so should Herrera.
It would be really amazing for him to win some major trophies with us before his time at "Old Trafford" is over.
CL and couple of EPL titles
CL and couple of EPL titles
Yep, that's the thing. He tried to acquire pieces for his Dutch World Cup setup and it didn't really pan out. Then we stumbled upon the 4-3-3 - which worked fairly well and got the best out of a lot of players at his disposal, but instead of being pragmatic and building upon it, he thought better to rip it apart and build a 4-2-3-1 - even though it didn't suit a lot of our players in terms of them being good fits for it. For reference, Carrick was already showing signs of being suspect in a pivot given his declining mobility and lower press resistance, unless the opposition sat deep and allowed him time and space on the ball. That's aside from the lack of a good point forward for his setup (Memphis was unsuccessfully tried, Rooney wasn't very impressive), or effective players out wide - especially with the sale of Di María.
As for Ander not being good in a pivot, he can certainly play in a midfield two depending on how you interpret the role. For example, if you use a 9½ type point forward in a counter-attacking system, Ander can play in a high press setup in a flat-ish 4-4-2 alongside another high press midfielder (a bit like Drinkwater + Kanté).
------------------9-------Griezmann
Forsberg-----------------------------------Di María
---------------Herrera-------Fabinho
He can also play alongside a more consistent passer with a playmaking point forward as a high energy box-to-box (of sorts). eg.
-------------------------9---------------------------
-----LAM-----------------------------------------RW
----------------------Dybala
------------Herrera------------Weigl------------
No, not for the Chelsea game specifically in terms of following Hazard around. More as in through the course of the season in a combative, all-action role. eg. here are his ratings from the City game in 2015:
Is Herrera available for the Europe game or is he still marking Hazard in London?
The way he followed Hazard, that would be really creepy outside the pitch.
first time I've ever given a player a full 10 out of 10.
Excellent performance!
For all the people that don't understand why this forum is in love with this guy it's because of games like this.
Excellent performance!
For all the people that don't understand why this forum is in love with this guy it's because of games like this.
I'm actually imaging Hazard seeing Herrera in his bathroom mirror when he woke up this morning and in his rear view mirror on the drive to training.
An average rating of 6.3 this season astounds me.
Saw this yesterday. This was his interview for NBCSN in the states.
Great representative for the club as always.
He's the joint 5th highest rated player on here alongside Carrick and Mata who are also on 6.3. 4th is Mkhitaryan, 3rd is Romero, 2nd is Bailly and 1st is Valencia. Zlatan is just behind Herrera in 6th with 6.2.
I'd say out of all of those, Valencia and Zlatan are the only ones you could argue has had a better season.
Romero hasn't, but I understand why his rating is higher, purely because when he has played he hasn't done anything wrong.
'He's not shellfish'
He's a clutch performer. Best performances are in the big games. Just about entered his prime as well, hopefully many more big game performances to come.
He's a clutch performer. Best performances are in the big games. Just about entered his prime as well, hopefully many more big game performances to come.
Yeah exactly, he's only played 13 games whereas Herrera has played 40.
To be fair most of the stuff on the pitch would be weird off it.
Why has no on talked about how productive he has been? He's there as a more defensive option but the guy has 10 assists this season. Thats absolutely great. Considering Pogba has been less productive yet his role is just to create it just shows how complete a player Herrera is.
Did his job so well yesterday. Sickening how fit he is. Nice of Luiz to duck out of the way of his shot too.
He's got an immense gas tank on him for sure. Would love to see the stats of which player covered the most ground for us this season, I'm thinking both him and Valencia would top that list for sure.
Such a solid player. Impressive performance yesterday.
9/10
9/10
Had one of the best players in the Premier League in his pocket. Probably his best performance in a United shirt, Mourinho used him perfectly yesterday.
I remember last season when plenty on here had convinced themselves that he was overhyped. Should be a warning to some that we should be showing a bit of patience, rather than writing off players after a poor season.
Strongly disagree that he was average in his first season.Yes because hes definitely not only now showing his potential and hasn't been average at best over the past 2 seasons.
I would even go as far as giving him a perfect 10. That is as perfect a performance you could possibly ask for, for a 'man-marking' midfielder - a goal, an assist, and completely nullified the best player in the league.
Yeah. He had a good first season and was woefully underused by Van Gaal for some reason.
Had a difficult second season culminating in his worst game for Utd at Upton Park but he's been absolutely magnificent this year.
Someone needs to teach him how to hold a microphone. You hold the mic steady with one hand and if you want to gesture, you use your free hand. He keeps moving the mic and completely fecking up the sound levels.
I don't know why that triggerred me so much but it sure did
I'm always amazed by the fact he's not a particularly "big guy" stature wise, he looks pretty slim, but the levels of energy he puts out every match is crazy. It's like he has 3 lungs or something.
Future prime minister
Lot of us were saying he was being ridiculously misused with all his best attributes neutralised by the ridiculously limited system. An all action CM told to stay put, not chase the ball, not to press, not to move from his position etc. Bizarre.
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