Pretty sure he plays as a holding midfielder most of the time, could be wrong though.
Fellaini
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Pretty sure he plays as a holding midfielder most of the time, could be wrong though.
Probably been mentioned here already, but here's his stats from 2011-12 when he was playing in a deeper role:
*I wasn't intending those images to be used for the comparison anyway, but ignore the 2012-13 stats, that was only up to Dec 2012.
Roger the Run man saying a deal to bring him in is getting closer.
£23M guys, £23 fecking M.
Those Videos remind you how good a player he is , i think some may have forgotten that while getting caught up in Thiago and Fabregas.
If we sell him, please sell him soon. I don't want another Arteta moment.
How well do you think Fellaini would do in a united shirt? And where do you think we would be able to get the best out of him and united?
He is literally one of the best players I have seen at bringing a high ball down and doing something with it.
That hair must give him a good touch at chesting it.
That hair must give him a good touch at chesting it.
Great. CM beside Carrick/Cleverley.
He can certainly bring our midfield to new heights.
Bale is potentially going for 100 million. Suarez for 50. Real Madrid have bought a young midfielder from Sociedad for 35 million, which is more than we've ever paid for a player.
Fellaini for 23 million isn't awful
Considering Everton bought him for £15m, and he's an infinitely better player now then he was when he arrived, I don't imagine they'd be looking for anything less then an £8million mark-up to be honest.
Also taking into account the size of fee's these days, £23m isn't too bad I don't think.
Also taking into account the size of fee's these days, £23m isn't too bad I don't think.
I think the 23m fee touted is simply his release clause
If he signs, this needs to happen!!
That's exactly what it is, and I see no reason why Everton would settle for any less.
Can we make him cut his hair if we sign him? I honestly think I'd like him a lot more if he'd just get a normal haircut.
I see this as a double signing. 40M for Felliani and Baines. Although I don't think that Felliani is the answer to win the Champions League he is a proven PL performer and will help us overcome the YaYa Toure effect when we play Shitty. Baines is an upgrade on Evra and a dead ball specialist.
If we were able to sign these two and Fabregas I would gladly sell Rooney to Chelsea for 35-40M.
If we were able to sign these two and Fabregas I would gladly sell Rooney to Chelsea for 35-40M.
i like fellaini, not the silkiest (though his chest control is top notch) but we've got plenty of silk already imo
A good strong presence in the middle would be most welcome, the likes of yaya wont be barging their way through him so easily
he's got goals in him too which is always a bonus, now just slot fabregas in beside him and were laughing
A good strong presence in the middle would be most welcome, the likes of yaya wont be barging their way through him so easily
he's got goals in him too which is always a bonus, now just slot fabregas in beside him and were laughing
Agreed, £23m is almost bog standard for the top tier of European clubs nowadays.
You think it's bad now, wait till he rejects us ala Thiago and Cesc.....It will cause the apocalypse on here
Most would rejoice if he turned us down.
I'll be genuinely happy if we get him. I don't understand why the Caf seemed to get so negative about him over the last few months. I am sure it wasn't like that before. Were people always more dreading than hoping that we would sign Fellaini? I think a lot of people underestimate what he would bring to the team. He'd be our second best midfielder right away, and let's not forget that Carrick wasn't as good as he is now when he first arrived. A 25 year old midfielder has a lot of scope for growth in Manchester United. Particularly since he'll get to play a lot, for obvious reasons.
I'd be content enough if we signed him, I just have this desire to see him being unveiled alongside someone else.
If we had signed him before all this Thiago and Fabregas talk I'm sure most would have been happy.
At some point, people will actually realise we didn't make as big as a move for Thiago that the press lead everyone to believe.
Everyone complaining about this signing (if it happens) will be eating their words by Christmas. How people can't understand the logic in signing him is incredible.
Man United midfield for season 2013/14 courtesy of twitter
Man United midfield for season 2013/14 courtesy of twitter
Rooney's having another hair transplant?
Whilst I do believe some are underestimating him, some defending him are overestimating him. He is essentially a fall back option, after all.
Well atleast we've got someone for Yaya.
Well this thread picked up.
Well, another Afro after Remi Moses.
I was at the International Champions Cup matches last night, and it makes me think that he has one foot out the door. He was non-existent most of the game, and hardly seemed to be trying to get involved, especially in the second half. Like he didn't want to be out there. I know it's a friendly, but if everyone played friendlies like that, there wouldn't be a match, just 22 guys standing around. I'm not saying that this makes him a shit player, just that it seemed like something was going on where he had no desire to play. If he's not on his way out the door, then Martinez should be pissed at the effort he showed.
The release clause has expired.
no it hasnt
About time we properly replaced the great man.
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