Came on with some fire that rallied the team I felt, and his urgency and passing helped us get back onto the front foot and push for the equalizer.
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Despite giving it the whole "it's the Europa, and it's only last 16" face saver to Pool fans at work, I'd love us to have a deeper run into the competition.
Just can't see it. We look all tidy with the ball but no real flair.
Also that last home game was against a Rodgers team that was probably their poorest team in 20years here.
He really wasn't. It was a decent performance at best with his best contribution being a foul that wasn't called by an inept ref. Fellaini was terrible today though so Bastian didn't look as bad and slow as he normally does.
No surprise to see people flower him with ridiculous praise though. He could score 5 OG's and people would still praise his "drive" and "character" and so called "winning mentality" for no apparent reason.
He changed the game when he came on for that hairy lamppost.
Fully expect him to start vs the Scousers. He's got the winning mentality running through his veins. Surely he's a bit tubby but he's easily the most influential midfielder we have at the club, should be captain if he stays fit, in my opinion.
Fully expect him to start vs the Scousers. He's got the winning mentality running through his veins. Surely he's a bit tubby but he's easily the most influential midfielder we have at the club, should be captain if he stays fit, in my opinion.
Looks overweight, Runs around like a bulldozer, doesn't bother tracking his man, makes a couple decent passes...Bastian fecking Schweinstegier.
He needs to start!
Everything changed when he came on.
Had he been on for longer, i would've given him MotM.
Everything changed when he came on.
Had he been on for longer, i would've given him MotM.
A midfielder that can move and has passing range.
He was very good when he came on and changed the game for us today, hopefully we will see him starting ahead of Fellaini for the reminder of the season.
One thing I will never understand is why he wasn't made captain last summer, he is the only real leader in our squad and I think a big problem this season has been the lack of players with a similar mentality in our squad.
One thing I will never understand is why he wasn't made captain last summer, he is the only real leader in our squad and I think a big problem this season has been the lack of players with a similar mentality in our squad.
He's physical, can tackle and has good range of passing. Nice to see a player that has all of those qualities. Sorely lacking everywhere else.
He's proper grey too.Looks overweight, Runs around like a bulldozer, doesn't bother tracking his man, makes a couple decent passes...Bastian fecking Schweinstegier.
He was really good today.
Was interesting seeing him come into that more attacking midfield role today. Is that the first time he's played there since joining us? Normally he's one of the deeper midfielders, but he was quite good pushed up in a more attacking role today.
He should start against Liverpool.
Gamechanger, fact.
People who could not see how good he was needs glasses. He changed the game when he came on.
Yeah, him + Herrera with Carrick behind was better than him + anyone with one in front.
He really should be the captain.
He should. Mourinho to name him captain?
A fat Bastian is better than all our midfielders unbelievable but true!
In the advanced role you actually had some belief in the attacks again
Think that's been half the problem. You can only play so many defence splitting passes in a game when you're being told to play so deep.
Love him, the longer he's around the better.
Best player we've signed since van Persie, football god.
I bet Mourinho can't wait to work with him!
I bet Mourinho can't wait to work with him!
Bloody hope not
while schweini may be past his best his experience is much needed for most of our squad who hasn't had experience playing for a (supposed) top club.
why not?
He isn't good enough to be a starter next season. 'Club captain' or whatever, sure.
With the lack of experience we have in the squad now he is so important to us. I thought he was good when he came on, really got stuck in.
Just so much quality comes with him. . Anyone who doesn't see that needs to have a trip to Specsavers and pick up a two for one deal asap.
Real leader for us. He dictates tempo and play for us and did so earlier in the season. I still see no problem with going back to him and Carrick swapping for each other whilst we have Herrera and Morgan playing ahead of one of them. It really should be what we need to do for every game until the end of the season (and what we all thought / wanted when the season started).
Martial and Shaw are miles better than him.
Top player and should start every game when fit. Will be needed for the replay.
Some of that pointing he did when he came on was first rate.
He was good in the minutes he played, he was always showing for the ball and most importantly he understood it was up to him to lead the youngsters on the pitch. It's also understandable why the most of our fans where delighted with his performance, they saw in him the character and the personality we severely lack nowadays on the pitch.
But i'm afraid this advanced role in the midfield won't work for us in the long term. Bastian, right now, is a rather 'heavy' footballer whose feet don't allow him to run up down the pitch and cover all the right spaces quickly enough. It's ok to try him in that role for a few minutes when we're chasing a goal and the opponent has dropped deep but under different circumstances it's a choice that will create more problems than the ones it will solve.
I'm saying this because LvG is constantly reshuffling the deck with the hope he will stumble across a working formula again. And i think that the right place for Bastian at his age is in front of the back four and not in the final third.
But i'm afraid this advanced role in the midfield won't work for us in the long term. Bastian, right now, is a rather 'heavy' footballer whose feet don't allow him to run up down the pitch and cover all the right spaces quickly enough. It's ok to try him in that role for a few minutes when we're chasing a goal and the opponent has dropped deep but under different circumstances it's a choice that will create more problems than the ones it will solve.
I'm saying this because LvG is constantly reshuffling the deck with the hope he will stumble across a working formula again. And i think that the right place for Bastian at his age is in front of the back four and not in the final third.
Shaw?
Shaw played a handful of games for us this season before injury, and whilst he looked good, he couldn't get into the side last year. I'm a massive fan of his but Schweinstegier when fit is on a different level to him.
He played just about every game he was fit for last season. Schweinsteiger has been largely poor for us, some 15 minute cameo doesn't change that. He is on a completely different level to Shaw, easily a few levels down.
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