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2014-15 Performances

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Sad to watch him today. It brought back memories of Gary Neville's last few games for Utd where he looked completely and utterly past it.

I'm not even sure if he's good enough to be 3rd or 4th choice.
 
Getting embarrassing I'm afraid. 2nd half an improvement on the first but two awful performances to start the season. Can't seem to control the ball on a regular basis.
 
As some of us have been saying during illness, he had little ability before he was ill, but had nuisance value because of his work rate.

Now, he has no work rate, still has no ability and is a liability out there.

"He will be back to his best after a proper pre season!"

feck off.
 
Absolutely atrocious today and in the last game. And he's our best option there. Sigh...
 
a few years ago he was my favroite player, but really he shoudnt be in a million miles of the first team anymore, its sad but his illness has ruined him and he just can keep up with the pace of the PL

we cant spend as much money on di maira as we want, but unless we buy a top quiality mobile defesive midfilder we f**ked!!
 
Barely made the grade before his illness. Probably not good enough now to get in a PL midfield anywhere.
 
Feel a bit harsh slagging him off after what he's been through, and the fight he put in to return, but you can see that it has just taken it out of him. He is a yard slower, at least. He operates in slow motion, thinking he's got way more time than he actually has, and he ends up losing the ball stupidly, or make a forced hash of a pass. You can't control the midfield if your midfielder can't control the ball. We made Larsson and Cattermole look like Xavi and Iniesta. They strolled through.
 
He's just not up to it anymore. I hoped that Fletcher and Cleverley could become good squad players for us but, truth be told, how many teams would anyone be comfortable seeing them against?

Our midfield is absolutely grim, it really is.
 
At this stage Anderson would probably be better option.

His best attribute was that ability to keep running and bring energy. He has none of that left and also added poor passing to his game.
 
There's always something very, very suspect about a central midfielder who plays a match and makes 0 tackles and 0 interceptions. Even the most attack minded ones in the world. Thats coasting.

Darren Fletcher made neither a tackle nor interception today, something he did a bunch of times last season when it looked clear that he's not good enough to be a squad player at United.
 
Barca84 said:
Barely made the grade before his illness. Probably not good enough now to get in a PL midfield anywhere.
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That's harsh. He was absolutely phenomenal from 2008 to 2010. Very underrated player back then.
 
He was very good before his illness, but he should probably just hang up his boots. He's no where near good enough to play for United.
 
I really wanted to believe in him being able to come back to his best, especially after doing well in preseason.

But he looks done. No place in a club like this for passengers.
 
It's sad to see but he's not up to standard right now, might never be again. Hopefully we bring in another CM and he is just kept around for his experience and the odd run out.
 
OnlyTwoDaSilvas said:
Feel a bit harsh slagging him off after what he's been through, and the fight he put in to return, but you can see that it has just taken it out of him. He is a yard slower, at least. He operates in slow motion, thinking he's got way more time than he actually has, and he ends up losing the ball stupidly, or make a forced hash of a pass. You can't control the midfield if your midfielder can't control the ball. We made Larsson and Cattermole look like Xavi and Iniesta. They strolled through.
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It's not harsh to criticise him - there's no room for sentiment in football.

The fact is, he's arguably lost a bit of what he was, but it's not his illness or what it's done that's letting him down overall. He has perhaps lost a bit of engine which was valuable but his passing was never great. He was playing in a much better side a few years ago and looked a much better player for it. We don't have that now and need better players.
 
Yet again shows that pre season form means nothing. He's been a complete liability in the 2 prem games, and even that Valencia game where he somehow managed to feck up 5 yard passes when he wasn't even getting pressed. The guy is done, and wouldn't get into any other prem midfield (nor would Cleverley)
 
Barca84 said:
Sorry but no. I've said it elsewhere here he was a journey man at best. He's now done and wouldn't get into any other PL side that's going anywhere
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You're lost in the woods there, mate. Fletcher was a sure starter in one of the best squads we've ever had.
 
Barca84 said:
Sorry but no. I've said it elsewhere here he was a journey man at best. He's now done and wouldn't get into any other PL side that's going anywhere
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you ve"said it elsewhere"......so what?
i d prefer to rely on the opinion of someone like mourinho....
 
Barca84 said:
Sorry but no. I've said it elsewhere here he was a journey man at best. He's now done and wouldn't get into any other PL side that's going anywhere
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Strongly disagree. He was a colossal figure in our midfield 2008-2011. Huge engine, got stuck in, pressed and harried the ball, won it back and kept it moving. Chipped in with a few goals as well, a few of them were screamers n'all. The guts and engine Fletcher had in his prime is what we need right now. Teams are strolling through our midfield, swatting away any kind of physical presence we have to offer. Fletcher just doesn't have that in him anymore, which is saddening.
 
I like him, but it doesn't look like much has changed from last year, he looks done on this level. Maybe as 4th or 5th choice midfielder, but he shouldn't start games for us.
 
That was like watching Ferdinand, Vidić, and Carrick last season rolled into one. Completely off the pace and takes 10 extra touches of the ball.
 
Vice Captain or not, van Gaal won't tolerate people who aren't performing. I think we all want Fletch to come back to his best. Pre season he was excellent but we're now into the important stuff and on the evidence of the first two games, it's concerning. To very poor performances from him, although he's not alone.

Probably part of the problem rather than part of the solution at the moment. Certainly in terms of starting games.
 
Fletcher on current for should be nowhere near our first team...He wasn't even nearly as bad as Mata and Cleverley today but Fletch looks like he is over the hill...It's sad to see such a wonderful servant playing at a level that is miles lower than what he used to produce for us but he shouldn't be in the first team
 
Ducklegs said:
As some of us have been saying during illness, he had little ability before he was ill, but had nuisance value because of his work rate.

Now, he has no work rate, still has no ability and is a liability out there.

"He will be back to his best after a proper pre season!"

feck off.
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Awful post. Just truly awful. Fletcher does indeed look past it now but to say he had little ability before he was ill is laughably ignorant. Nuisance value was all he had. Jesus wept. There's so much wrong with this post I just don't know where to begin.

Barca84 said:
Barely made the grade before his illness. Probably not good enough now to get in a PL midfield anywhere.
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Either you never watched him or you're just clueless.

RooneyLegend said:
Just terminate his contract, no one is buying him after that performance.
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Forum rules dictate that one must attack the post, not the poster. So with that in mind, let me just say that your post is a cnut.
 
simonhch said:
Awful post. Just truly awful. Fletcher does indeed look past it now but to say he had little ability before he was ill is laughably ignorant. Nuisance value was all he had. Jesus wept. There's so much wrong with this post I just don't know where to begin.



Either you never watched him or you're just clueless.


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Harsh it may be, but its true.

He was the legs of an otherwise immobile midfield, and complimented it well.

What he wasn't, no matter how hard you want to believe it, was a particularly brilliant player in his own right.
 
Ducklegs said:
Harsh it may be, but its true.

He was the legs of an otherwise immobile midfield, and complimented it well.

What he wasn't, no matter how hard you want to believe it, was a particularly brilliant player in his own right.
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Saying his main strength was his work rate is a long way removed from saying he had little ability. Which is what you said. And which remains bollocks. Fletcher at his best was one of our most important players. His use of the ball, work rate, short and mid range passing, and goal scoring were all vital to our team. Memories are so short on here.
 
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