Mirallas with some nice play, a good run but a poor cross. He'd be a better signing than Fellaini imo
Fellaini
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Interception from Fellaini! Bad play from Parejo but Fellaini won it and joined with the attack
Missed a good headed chance before that and now beaten by little Juan Bernat inside Everton's box
Missed a good headed chance before that and now beaten by little Juan Bernat inside Everton's box
Finished 1-0 Valencia, a dominant performance but the end shots werent always the best. Valencia just passed through Everton's midfield like they werent even there for most of the match
Why not forget about Fellaini and go for Ross Barkley instead?
Yes, Fellaini can do a job but Barkley looks like a potentially very special player...and not too far in the future.
Yes, Fellaini can do a job but Barkley looks like a potentially very special player...and not too far in the future.
I get the impression Moyes was always going to go for him. Nowhere near good enough or fitting to our style. Why we aren't going for Gustavo or Kondogbia over this useless lump is beyond me.
How very fecking annoying. The Fellaini rumours are gathering pace now. As far as I'm concerned, he'd have been underwhelming had we not been in for Fabregas. That we have been makes this a huge let down. We wait God knows how many years to 'fix' midfield, and this is reportedly our solution. Extremely disappointed if true.
If we do end up with Fellaini, then it'll put our very public pursuit of Fabregas into greater focus - as I've said all along, was there any need to create such expectations? Incidentally, how have ST sales gone?
If we do end up with Fellaini, then it'll put our very public pursuit of Fabregas into greater focus - as I've said all along, was there any need to create such expectations? Incidentally, how have ST sales gone?
I haven't got a problem with signing Fellaini at all. Gives us good options IMO.
My instant reaction, beyond thinking he's hugely average, is to wonder why we have waited until so late in the window to secure such a gettable player? Surely it'd have been to allow him to settle in by signing him early.
The rumours dont mean anything. We were rumoured to be after Thiago and Strootman
'Woody, make sure you keep that one up your sleeve in case nothing else comes off mate'
Still, it's not even happened. It's all still in the big fantasy pond of media bullshit.
I sincerely hope you're right.
Have said it all summer long - if Fellaini is the only option, I'd rather give Anderson one more chance and allow Cleverley the chance to make a real impression.
Please no, he's a decent player but he's not good enough for what we need to compete with the best
Forget any aspirations of matching Bayern if Fellaini's the type of player we're after.
He's just wrong for United.
And he better cut that fecking ridiculous barnet.
He'd improve the squad. He'd be enough to help us win the league, but like others stated he wouldn't really be that midfielder we need to challenge the big boys in Europe. Obviously signing Fellaini doesn't mean, we won't sign another CM like Modric. Moyes did say we need two midfielders, I recall.
I can't see us securing two midfielders given how slow off the mark we've been this summer. There's an annoying air of inevitability about this. We are going to get Fellaini, he is average, this is all VERY disappointing.
We won't be competing with the best this season. The goal, it would seem, is to be the best of the English prem, not Europe. Massive difference between the two.
Arguably Positive:
1) Would slot straight into our first XI
2) Will be our second best midfielder
3) Will give us different options, versatile enough to play DM and Attacking Midfielder
Arguably Negative:
1) Elbows people
2) Not good at passing
3) We're gonna see loads of afro headed twats at OT
4) Not Good enough
1) Would slot straight into our first XI
2) Will be our second best midfielder
3) Will give us different options, versatile enough to play DM and Attacking Midfielder
Arguably Negative:
1) Elbows people
2) Not good at passing
3) We're gonna see loads of afro headed twats at OT
4) Not Good enough
I don't see how Fellaini would even make the difference domestically. If he's the only option, let's just stick with what we have. Why spend £20m-plus on a third or fourth choice?
Point number 2 in the positives is an extremely back handed compliment.
Point number 4 in your list of negatives is the most salient issue.
Belgian newspapers saying it's close. I am over the fecking moon, sun and universe. My summer is fulfilled, was afraid for asecond since there were no solid articles linking us to him apart from a few token mentions because of the Moyes link.
Mark my words, a mOuthwatering improvement in midfield and general play is awaiting us.
Mark my words, a mOuthwatering improvement in midfield and general play is awaiting us.
Wouldn't Gustavo be a much better option for DM for us?
Yes he would
Get this guy and do a freaky Friday type brain/body swap with Paul Scholes. That's the only way that this won't end in long balls and fans in stupid wigs.
I actually expected us to go for him and someone else. The mistake Moyes has made is flirting with Thiago/Fabrgas/Modric and building the fans expectations up. Making it if we sign Fellaini it will be a let down, when it should have been no surprise.
It's happening chaps.
I might be the only one, but I would really like this signing. Gives us a good option in CM and will be extremely useful at set-pieces (both attacking and defending wise), and furthermore he actually has the ability to stay fit, unlike Cleverley and Anderson. He should, of course, not be the only CM signing, unless we plan to slot in Powell and Petrucci, but Carrick, Fellaini, Anderson & Cleverley sounds decent enough for me. Maybe I'm just tired of transfer sagas and our inability to spot the right talent (still extremely pissed off that we didn't go for Vidal when he was available for £10m two years ago) in CM, but I think Fellaini will be a valuable addition to our squad. Fellaini, Carrick and Kagawa could be an excellent midfield three (combining defensive discipline, steel, goal threat, incisive passing and link-up play), with Nani, RVP and Zaha ahead.
He's basically our transfer 2am girl.
Hope we're in for him, but I'd bet we aren't.
Can't understand why we wouldn't be.
He'd still be a good buy. The time to judge him is in a United kit in a proper game. For all we know, his mind might have been elsewhere but even if we did sign him, it doesn't automatically mean we wouldn't sign another.
I agree, I think that until Moyes proves he can carry on Sir Alex's work this summer was always going to be difficult. Players were not going to leave successful clubs for a club in so much transition. If we carry on how we were it will get easier for him.
Where Fellaini could make a difference is providing cover for, or partnership with, Carrick and being a useful target in late game situations on those cold nights v Stoke. We're pretty solid as is (but the Rooney question looms large) and we only need a tweak or two to strengthen the squad sufficiently to keep Chelsea and City at bay IMHO.
Of the 19 other prem sides we'll face twice throughout the season, only four of them come close to being our peer -- Chelsea and City, of course, and I'll grant Arsenal and Spurs. Fellaini probably would be of minimal usefulness against those four, but he could be very useful against the other 15 squads which we should crush every time we play them but frequently have to grind it out to get the ugly win. Fellaini should do very well against the likes of the Liverpools, Stokes and Villas -- clubs who will claw away at us before they park the bus to get the draw. Having someone like a Fellaini, who will have everything to prove and has sharp elbows and can get up for crosses -- on the pitch against the more pedestrian clubs below the top five would be very helpful. At least that's how I see it.
I don't like the idea of spending 20m on him, but I do like the idea of using Fellaini in midfield rather than Jones. But I'd also like to poach Ross Barkley before someone else does. But I am aware that we already have Powell, Januzaj and Lingard, so I'm not sure if there's a football case to be more for acquiring Barkley as well.
After watching Fellaini this summer my opinion of him has dimmed. It's only pre-season, but he seems disinterested. Maybe he's just trying to avoid injury...who knows. But what I'm increasingly concerned about is that we're running short on time to get a mid integrated into the squad soon enough to be fully prepared for a difficult early season schedule. If we can't do any better, let's do Fellaini for now and keep a close eye on Cleverley's development this season.
We don't need a target man for games against Stoke. We usually eventually break those teams down by playing our football anyway. I hate the 'but he offers something different' line, which is one of the only arguments going for him. What he offers isn't something we need. We won plenty of aerial duels and scored plenty of headed goals last season. Fellaini is going to commit a lot of needless fouls in our midfield considering he committed the most in the league last season, despite mainly playing in a more advanced position.
I'd rather play Jones in CM and I'm not a massive fan of Jones there.
I'd rather play Jones in CM and I'm not a massive fan of Jones there.
He's not bad. But certainly not the top class midfielder we should be aiming for. Could and should do better than him
Gustavo is a much better player, far more suitable for us, who will be available for a lot less than Fellaini's release clause.
Anyway I'm going to work. Scanning people's hearts should distract me from my imminent Fellaini meltdown.
Anyway I'm going to work. Scanning people's hearts should distract me from my imminent Fellaini meltdown.
I like the job Jones has done in midfield but I still can't see how Jones would be a better option than Fellaini in midfield. The truth is we have gotten overrun in midfield at times. And so long as Fellaini doesn't commit fouls just outside the box I view his edginess as a virtue, not a vice. We need a bit more of that.
I suspect our collective judgment about Fellaini would be a lot different if his price tag were 10m, not 20m. that's what I think he's worth in the open market, but because we are who we are, we'll get stuck having to pay well over his fair price tag. If the difference between 10m and 20m made the difference in who else we could get I'd have a problem with 20m. But that's not really an issue, is it?
This is something many has predicted. Neglecting midfield issue forced us to get an average player (average in terms of United quality).
I believe this is a stop gap solution, he gives us time to secure our main transfers.
I believe this is a stop gap solution, he gives us time to secure our main transfers.
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