I want to say yes but you've got to factor in that this game essentially became a testimonial from the moment we scored.
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I want to say yes but you've got to factor in that this game essentially became a testimonial from the moment we scored.
How on earth will you get shot for saying he's better than Fellaini? That's like saying "I'll get shot for this, but I don't think Gengis Khan was very nice." Him vs Carrick is more arguable, but both are pretty good. Carrick looks more mobile and arguably the better passer of the two.
Hah! Maybe with Carrick, but I'd wager you're in the majority here wrt Fellaini. Myself included.
That's true.
I mean obviously not to start, but just be an option from the bench.
He looked good to me. Shouldn't be below Fellaini in the pecking order.
Well, yeah, I'm not even sure why I mentioned Fellaini. I suppose Carrick is the contentious one, primarily because of how his stock has risen with age. On the ball, I think Schweinsteiger is still that bit more classy, proactive and nimble in a tight spot.
Good cameo, class is permanent.
Basti playing only with his left and with a blindfold is a comfortably better footballer then Fellaini.
As for Carrick, think they are close now maybe Carrick edges it as is much better defensively, specially for our team where we need that protection behind Pogba and Herrera in most games.
As it was said many times here, best possible solution is to rotate the two but unfortunately so far it didnt happen
Felt surreal for a moment when he, Pogba and Ibrahimovic were passing it between themselves near the corner/sideline. What a group of players.
He looked much better in a 10 man side than Carrick did in a 11 man side tonight.. the guy just oozes class. Such composure on the ball and always looks for a forward pass..
The first 1:20 minutes are about Schweinsteiger
Locked it down when he came on, should be ahead of the tree in the pecking order, hopefully we use him on Sunday.
I think it's the fact that he doesn't see him here long term, combined with the fact he has no resale value.
I've got a sneaky suspicion that he's playing Fellaini more to help keep some of his value (in case of sale) and maybe give him a chance to get into the Belgium squad for the WC. Also Fellaini does whatever Mou asks of him so he's kinda like a teacher's pet and game time is his reward. On the other hand, he told Basti he doesn't need him and the latter decided to sit on his contract (his right, ofc) which is substantial on our wage bill, so there's a bit of sour grapes maybe from Mou about that.
Now the above is complete conjecture, but we can see it's not for footballing reasons. Quality wise there's a pretty big gulf in class and Mou is not an idiot, he can obviously see it.
I've got a sneaky suspicion that he's playing Fellaini more to help keep some of his value (in case of sale) and maybe give him a chance to get into the Belgium squad for the WC. Also Fellaini does whatever Mou asks of him so he's kinda like a teacher's pet and game time is his reward. On the other hand, he told Basti he doesn't need him and the latter decided to sit on his contract (his right, ofc) which is substantial on our wage bill, so there's a bit of sour grapes maybe from Mou about that.
Now the above is complete conjecture, but we can see it's not for footballing reasons. Quality wise there's a pretty big gulf in class and Mou is not an idiot, he can obviously see it.
Great little cameo, clearly in good enough shape to contribute something to this push. God knows why he hasn't been used more during this busy period, seems madness.
Did everything asked of him ... and then some. Very good option for us to have on the bench. As several here have said, the man is a class act; a true professional and prepared to give everything for the team! And another great example for our younger players.
We really ought to use him and TFM more.
I'll never understand how Fellaini starts ahead of Bastian
He should have started the game
Ask Mou, no one knows.
Mou has not forgiven him that he snubbed him twice.
I am a BFS fan but I thought he was pretty good when he came on.
So... are you a fan or not? I'm confused
Surely he missed out the word "not" else that post was a complete mind-feck.
He is a Basti fan
He's saying: "I may be biased but..."
He really should be playing a lot more often.
How Fellaini is picked ahead of BFS is astonishing and criminal by Mourinho, even in his small cameo he looked much better and he actually has a top quality football brain, something Fellaini doesn't, I just feel were making thing's harder for ourselves when we don't need to
Looked good tonight. Would like to see him more often against poor opposition.
This.
I somehow get the feeling Mourinho don't want LVG to be right about some players like TFM and Basti and therefor refuse to play them, all just to belittle the legacy.
It's also interesting to see Basti grab a 7,5 rating from the caf in 4 games while Ibra is a couple of steps behind with his 6,2 rating and 36(?) app. and a fair share of goals. Statistics!
It's also interesting to see Basti grab a 7,5 rating from the caf in 4 games while Ibra is a couple of steps behind with his 6,2 rating and 36(?) app. and a fair share of goals. Statistics!
Imagine if he nicked the winner for us on Sunday. Redemption.
Anyone of us could do a better job with the subtitles though. They are pretty bad.
How many minutes does a player have to play in order to be eligible for ratings @Successful? Before tonight Schweinsteiger has only had one match (his start v. Wigan) in which posters could rate him.
We should defo use him more to rotate with Carrick. Its good to see him more mobile and ready to be used going into this crunch period for United. Its worked out well for us. Credit to him for his professionalism after being challenged by Jose.
Also I think Jose was right to do what hes done (tell him the truth, let him work hard, and see that hes worked hard so reward him). Could have gone any number of ways, but the way it went is a benefit to United.
Also I think Jose was right to do what hes done (tell him the truth, let him work hard, and see that hes worked hard so reward him). Could have gone any number of ways, but the way it went is a benefit to United.
He should be taking all of them but Jose seems determined to use him as little as possible.
Looks fitter every time he played now. Get sharper as the game grew. If he can keep up with the improvement, that would help a lot for us.
Carrick + Bastian, may be too soft. Fellaini is a bit more aggressive to help out Carrick. Fellaini is definitely a better presence in defending set piece than both Carrick & Bastian too.
He's still really capable, an excellent footballer. Hopefully he can work his way back into the side, with the fixtures we have coming up it would be a massive boost to have him available.
Fellaini is a big clumsy oaf. We need aggression with actual football ability attached to it, not a towering bruiser whose technical ability is comparable to a pile of dog shit.
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