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2014-15 Performances

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Completely off the pace for the opening 20 or so minutes today, got better after that though. We should still buy someone there but he's a good option to have, good to have him back playing at this level.
 
That's exactly what the problem will be with him. He is a very good footballer no doubt, but I doubt he can play week in week out during the whole PL after such a long time out.

We need a CM.
 
He was poor. But we have to remember he played 90 mins on Saturday and he looked tired today.
 
Godfather said:
That's exactly what the problem will be with him. He is a very good footballer no doubt, but I doubt he can play week in week out during the whole PL after such a long time out.

We need a CM.
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We need a new CM but he would hardly have to play 4 games in space of 10 or so days in the Prem right now with us out of Europe as well.

Not to forget he played the full 90 vs Madrid 2 days ago.


Looked tired today and shouldn't have started. Shows LVG trusts him enough already though to start him in the strongest available team time and again or doesn't trust Cleverley enough.

Still that first time pass to Young for that Cheech chance early on was just :drool:.
 
He was beyond poor today, he must have misplaced 50% of his passes in the first 20 minutes given away possession each time. Arguably our top 3 player throughout the tour but today his head just wasn't in the game. Hopefully this is a once off and he can continue his great form.
 
FromTheBench said:
We need a new CM but he would hardly have to play 4 games in space of 10 or so days in the Prem right now with us out of Europe as well.

Not to forget he played the full 90 vs Madrid 2 days ago.


Looked tired today and shouldn't have started. Shows LVG trusts him enough already though to start him in the strongest available team time and again or doesn't trust Cleverley enough.

Still that first time pass to Young for that Cheech chance early on was just :drool:.
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It shows trust but also a lack of options which is exactly the point.
 
Don't understand why he started. Crazy decision. Reminds me of Rio playing twice a week last season. You just knew he would be awful. Certainly deserved to be substituted at half-time. Having said that, he's had a good tour. Performing well one game a week is fine for us this season. Indeed 15-20 starts in the season would be perfectly acceptable so long as his performances were good enough.
 
Not happy with his performance today. Probably just toot tired after Real Madrid game
or Alonso and Modric are just getting too old which make Allen, Gerrard and Henderson look superior than them. :lol:
 
He certainly looked like a player who just completed 90 minutes a couple of days ago. A lot of tired and misplaced passes.
 
Agree with the comments on here. Not too concerned about the performance really. It was poor but the scheduling of the matches didn't help him. Disappointing that his last tour match was that bad though.
 
Looked tired but still showed signs that he could play a big role for us. Great to see him doing what he is doing though.
 
Difference today was he was pressed when in possession and he can't deal with it. Never has been able to.

He's been arguably one of the best players pre season but in every other game he's been allowed time on the ball.
 
Yeah, it was another kind of tempo for this match and it showed.

I'm still reserving judgement until he's tested in competitive matches. I've seen so many players shine in pre-season before only to wither away when the real fun begins.
 
Fletcher has played 90 minutes more often than anyone else on the tour and it showed last night. He was well off the pace and made errors that were shocking based on his form going into the game. However, I'm quite confident with a few days down time he'll be back to his best. I also think, looking at the team, that a lot of them played the occasion and not the opposition: They all desperately wanted to beat Liverpool and they looked nervous all the way up to our first goal. I guess the games last year when Liverpool rolled us up with ease left some mental scars.
 
Bojan11 said:
He was poor. But we have to remember he played 90 mins on Saturday and he looked tired today.
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The different time zones are wrecking my head but am I right in thinking the gap between our last two games was shorter than we would ever usually face? It's still early in the season to expect anyone to play 90 minutes then another game just a few days later.

Obviously, with the season that's ahead of us, recovery times during a packed schedule of games is not going to be an issue!
 
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The different time zones are wrecking my head but am I right in thinking the gap between our last two games was shorter than we would ever usually face?
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Yeah, its like playing a game on Saturday at 1pm and then another on Monday at 8pm. Not often you get that turnaround, save for the odd hellish end of season fixture pile up.
 
Godfather said:
That's exactly what the problem will be with him. He is a very good footballer no doubt, but I doubt he can play week in week out during the whole PL after such a long time out.

We need a CM.
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We'll only have a game every 7 days next year. He played twice in 48 hours in severe humidity with a plane journey in between in pre season, when no one is fully fit. Wouldn't read too much into it. He has more minutes than anyone on this tour and has done really well.
 
Yeah and we hardly going to play on a Saturday, then travel and play Monday. Must have been tiring for the lads. And most players would have struggled with the situation Fletcher was in by playing 90 mins Saturday.

And I don't know why people are saying we shouldn't play him because he can't play 2 games a week. It's like they forgotten a very important fact about next season.

Yes, I still think we should sign another CM. I'm just glad Fletcher has shown a bit of his old form and hope he keeps it up.
 
Not really bothered by his poor performance. Didn't watch the game, but considering what he's been through, I doubt he'd ever really be able to play Saturday - Monday for us anyways (not that we'll be doing that anytime soon if ever).

These games are all about fitness and getting used to LvG tactics. Results aren't the most important thing.
 
His first preseason in 3 years. Because of the tour United have had limited preseason training between the games. How many games in the last 10 days and people are passing judgements on his ability to play a couple of games in a row????? mental.
 
He looked very tired. Was a big ask for him to maintain his form against Liverpool after just a couple of days' rest. Having said that, it didn't look good and Herrera was doing the job of two men in that midfield which made him look quite ragged at times. I am just not confident in our options after Herrera and Fletcher. Think Van Gaal will sign a cm and a central defender after last night's horrendous first half. Has he said anything to the press about the display yet? I bet he wasn't happy with most of what he saw.
 
Man Utd 1:2 Swansea
Awful today. He cannot be our main midfielder this year. Too many people went overboard due to our pre season performances and results.
 
Pre-season means feck all.

He can't handle high intensity football and he's going to be a massive burden if he continues to get games.
 
shaggy said:
Awful today. He cannot be our main midfielder this year. Too many people went overboard due to our pre season performances and results.
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Yep, think people just wanting Fletcher to do well even more-so because of his troubles etc.(not that that's a bad thing) mean people overrate his performances too. Shouldn't be anywhere close to being a starter for us.
 
Fantastic testament to the guy for what he's been through but he is not good enough anymore, he is finished at this level.
 
I'm done with him and I'm done with those who defend him. I was adamant in saying that the guy is finished but others were adamant in saying that he can make it here. I don't ever want to see him in a United shirt again, he is a liability to the club and no other club would tolerate this. This situation epitomises why we are in the position we are
 
One game doesn't prove he's finished.

That said, we should never have been depending on him in the way we are. Fletcher being back should've been seen as nothing more than a bonus.
 
His passing has been nothing short of pathetic. Very lazy casual passes giving the ball away.
 
He's clearly not good enough.
 
sullydnl said:
One game doesn't prove he's finished.

That said, we should never have been depending on him in the way we are. Fletcher being back should've been seen as nothing more than a bonus.
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Absolutely. Appalling that it's gotten to this situation really. Manchester United, one of the giants of club football, so reliant on Fletcher is nuts.
 
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