He really needs a loan where he could play full time minutes.He'd be well suited to be loaned to a Anderlecht, Standard Liege, Genk, or PSV, Feynoord, mid table German squad, or even a mid table French squad. Of course if he's not given a new contract it won't really matter.
Andreas Pereira | 2014/15 Performances
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Think this guy could do a decent job in a deeper role, probably need someone with more experience though for tomorrow and as much as it pains me to say, it will probably be Darren Fletcher.
Hope he gets his PL debut today.
It's gonna be Mata, Januzaj and if no other injuries tough decision between Fletcher and Pereira. will depend on circumstances..
Hoped he got his debut but i guess the red card killed his chances.
Wonder if there's a chance he might start next week if Herrera is out ?
Wonder if there's a chance he might start next week if Herrera is out ?
I hope so, I'd rather "Trust the juice" than play Fletcher.
He could be starting until we get Carrick back. He'll play the next two hopefully and Carrick can start against Chelsea behind Di Maria and Blind.
yeah, here's to hoping he gets his chance now and that he makes the most of it.
He kicked the living shit out of about half a dozen Spurs players last night. Auditioning for the Herrera role?
I hope he gets the chance to start against Everton since Herrera is sadly out, he makes more sense in the role than Fletcher who doesn't have the legs to go box top box anymore.
I'll have give LVG credit if he starts this lad against Everton rather than Fletcher. It might not work but the easier option would certainly be to start Fletch.
Will be interesting if LVG throws him in.
Seems less likely though.
Seems less likely though.
I fecking love this lad. That through ball to Janko in the first half was exactly what we have missed since Scholes.
I also love the way he works space, he loves turning back and forth with a marker on him, very tricky to mark. Unlucky not to score with a great left foot shot that deflected.
I also love the way he works space, he loves turning back and forth with a marker on him, very tricky to mark. Unlucky not to score with a great left foot shot that deflected.
I'd accept that. Fletcher has a tendency to slow our play down, he's great to bring on when we need to become more defensive, I just don't think he has it in him anymore and I'd rather go with youth over experience in this case.
Could of been sent of twice yesterday which is some achievement to do in the U21's
I would love him to come in and replace Herrera while he's injured. I really think he would do a better job than any of our alternatives at present.
It's gonna be Fletcher, unfortunately.
Not going to happen, against Everton, City and Chelsea, I think .. we'll go with Fletch or Valencia unfortunately.
I fear for our next three games.. I think maybe 4 points might be the best we can hope for
I fear for our next three games.. I think maybe 4 points might be the best we can hope forMight be worth a try against Everton. In terms of providing moments of quality, he's the closest we have to Herrera, though I can't imagine him winning possession so often. High risk option but certainly worth considering.
It will but Fletcher won't complete 90mins IMO. Tbh there's a chance Fletch probably would have started anyway, what with our captain out and LVG admitting he always wants thr captain on the pitch.
It's almost a certainty that at least one of Pereira or Januzaj will get game time on Sunday, and the coming weeks. It's pretty exciting really. Definitely fun times to be a United fan, you never know what to expect from one match to another- performance wise of personnel wise!
Really enjoying this season so far if I'm honest, regardless of results.
Well LVG was given like 5 young players their league debuts in the first 6 league games, so maybe he'll want to keep his average up with Pereira soon enough.
It would be really interesting if Herrera stayed fit wheter van Gaal would put on Fletcher instead of someone - say Blind his fav player.. and who would be captain in that case. I think he over judged Fletcher little bit..
It all depends how he does in training, if he does better than other midfielders then he will get in. Lvg will play him, he doesnt have too much competition anyways, its valencia/fletcher or him. fletcher is a "6" lvg wont want to play him as an 8, valencia is nothing really these days. I think he will play on the weekend.
Indeed. I made it 3 challenges worthy of a yellow card and one that when seen in slow motion, should have been a straight red card. Thought he played pretty well overall but might want to keep his studs down if he gets a chance in the first team.
I'd still be tempted to give him 65 mins against Everton and hope he can come up with one or two moments of quality. That is unless he doesn't look quite ready when training with first team players.
Couple of nasty challenges from him in that compilation from the spurs game, but I think sometimes CM's in his mold feel they need to show they are not soft pushovers, he just needs to find a less over the top way of doing it as those would probably both be reds in a PL match.
I've not had a chance to watch him regularly, just the occasional game here and there but he does impress me. I know he's tenacious but what is his overall defensive game like? Can he play in a deeper role for first team without being a liability?
At 0.38 he gave away a ball and it can cost you a goal at PL level. Other than that very good.
And BTW who is number 8. His movement is really good.
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I'd love to see Pereira playing for Herrera but I think it will be Fletch
Josh Harrop. Best player on the pitch until he got injured.
Yep he was awesome that night, I haven't seen much of him but he looks a tidy player.
Harrop has been pretty good since stepping upto u21s so far.
Was seated suited in the West Ham game as well with Wilson and other injured first teamers which was interesting.
Was seated suited in the West Ham game as well with Wilson and other injured first teamers which was interesting.
Hard to believe he stayed on the field - do they play a different set of rules in the U21? If that's his usual approach he wouldn't make it to half time in a PL game. He also seems to dwell on the ball (even more than Fletcher, if that's possible). Be interesting to see if he can make the step up.
From that performance, well, he has all the technical skills but (apart from the very 1st pass he did), he was very staid with most of his passing, kept looking to get it wide to the fullback, get it back and recycle.
But nice composure on the ball and the 1st pass (and that brilliant Belgian u16 video) shows he has the vision too...
But nice composure on the ball and the 1st pass (and that brilliant Belgian u16 video) shows he has the vision too...
It was a very high tempo game, Tottenham were closing down very quickly and putting in a lot of niggly fouls themselves. I am not surprised that Pereira made a few fouls himself, as they were certainly giving it out too. You usually find tackling is a bit more relaxed in the u21 level, so you get away with a few.
Against Everton it would have to be.
How did he do tonight in the U21 game?
What do you guys think? Is he ready to go out on loan in the Championship/Premier League or playing for U21s and training with the first team would be better?
I'd like to see him stick around and get some playing time. We have no real back-up for Ander in the first team and ultimately I think Andreas will fit a similar mould. So I'd like to see him start the odd match against weaker opposition, especially if Ander has a knock or something and otherwise come off the bench a few times as well. It's a shame we don't have CL and we were knocked out of LC so early as it would have gave him some extra match time. If there is no chance of him getting a handful of appearances though, then I'd probably send him on loan at the end of January. He handled the LC match really well and I've been really impressed with his overall consistency over the last 6 months and his ability to take hold of a match. I would not send him to the Championship though, unless we are getting guaranteed of his playing time and not many Championship clubs are willing to throw out a young slender player of Andreas' style in important matches. Therefore, I think a short loan to the Eredivisie could be a good option, and van Gaal might have some good connections over there.
Don't think there's any need with him, Wilson or Januzaj to send them out on loan. They definitely all seem to be part of the special category that would benefit more with training in our first team every day, and getting the odd appearance here and there. For now he'll be in the reserves but he would have had a few more appearances for sure if we were in other competitions.
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