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Marouane Fellaini | 2013/14 Performances
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Jeez, Fellaini fans will tell as in a few months how Wenger wanted to buy him AGAIN, yes based on caughtoffside!
Wenger has made some bad mistakes, but an idiot he is not!
Wenger has made some bad mistakes, but an idiot he is not!
Caughtoffside is literally a bunch of teenagers who make up transfer 'stories.' The fact that the BBC Gossip Column includes their bullshit is hilarious.
Truth is that he'll be better in a midfield three playing quick football than in our poor style.
I'm not trying to defend him, but our style doesn't suits him, and it's true that I see him in a midfield three, when he can bomb forward, be the box to box player he was at everton, if he's surrounded by two play maker like Arteta and Ramsey (or others).
I'm not trying to defend him, but our style doesn't suits him, and it's true that I see him in a midfield three, when he can bomb forward, be the box to box player he was at everton, if he's surrounded by two play maker like Arteta and Ramsey (or others).
@SolidState is more reputable than Caught offside.
He'd be better off at a club that would play him up top like he did for his best season at Everton.
That's all good in theory but he thinks he's a dominant centre mid player. He said he didn't like playing up front and always having the ball coming to him in the air.
Just a pity he's absolutely mince with the ball at his feet.
hahaCould never see Wenger going for Fellaini. He's the antithesis of a Wenger type player.
Im arguing with a guy right now who actually thinks Fellaini is our best midfielder. Even Cleverley has been statistically better than him this season, particularly with chances created, duels won (man of steel huh) and pass completion. How can anyone say Fellaini is the best midfielder here?
Stat from Robbie Savage's Awards on BBC, and he also labels him the Biggest Flop of the season. I believe our other central midfielders have been almost as ineffective. But it's disappointing to know we spent a fair bit of money and haven't improved that position at all. Our new manager has to be a lot smarter this summer.
It doesn't apply to him because he's played under Moyes for years. The other players were used to a higher standard of coaching and that is why they suffered.
He's more of a Hodor then a Jon Snow.
There has been some other poor signings like Aspas but he was only £6m, Van Wolswinkle £8m, even Lamela has potential at his age but Fellaini is the worst for me, just doesn't and was never going to fit in to the club or the way we want to play.
Anyone who comes in with £10 Million can have him. Lets just cut our losses.
His release clause could have been triggered at any time by arsenal if their interest was serious.
I don't believe Wenger would ever buy him.
I think the interest was all Fellaini's.
A big 'scoop' from our reliable friends at CaughtOffside !
http://www.caughtoffside.com/2014/0...8m-bid-for-man-united-flop-marouane-fellaini/
Nobody wanted to buy him, it was a panic buy of the worst order by Moyes, and now we are lumbered with the useless twonk.
Yea-he's been crap all season, but he's not a crap player. (Not saying he's a world beater either). But we all know he's capable of playing at a decent level.
I think under a new manager, we can get him playing back to his Everton levels and he could prove to be a useful squad member.
I think under a new manager, we can get him playing back to his Everton levels and he could prove to be a useful squad member.
Are you speaking on the premises that since Everton is now above us, therefore a better team, and hence once he achieves Everton levels, he's good for United to keep as well? Really?
Who knows, van Gaal might convert him into another position and he might be a revelation. Perhaps CB? CF? Goalpost?
Do you mean we can send him forward when we need a goal and hoof it up to him?
What I mean is that he's not a totally useless player and he can prove to be a useful member of the squad.
If you look at some of our squad members down the years, they weren't world beaters, but they proved to be very useful in the course of a season. I think Fellaini can prove to be in that same category (although a lot more expensive).
He's no improvement on our midfield so what else can he do? Those squad members could always do a job for us. Fellaini might do ok against poor sides but that's about it. Just doesn't fit in with our style of play and a constant reminder of our worst season for 20+ years.
How do you know he won't fit into our style of play? The only style of play we have seen him in is in Moyes', and pretty much no-one properly fitted in there. He is a quick passer of the ball, and is one of the only positive passing CMs we have to be honest, so it would be interesting to see how he does in a team with a more positive thinking philosophy and quick-passing football.
Quick positive passer? What games have you been watching then? He's technically poor, slow, cumbersome and fails to dominate a game. Never a top midfielder and was always the wrong signing.
And you would also think that he knew something about Moyes' style of play and his role in the team after working with him for a few seasons at Everton.
I've been watching the games where he has been a positive passer for us, funnily enough.
His role in Moyes' team at Everton was completely different to his role here, you must surely know this. If he had stuck him to one role rather than changing it constantly from holding to box-to-box, then we could have seen more consistency. He started badly, got into good form after his injury then went to shit again, I'll admit that. But in a positive team I am sure he could do a good job, even if it means only featuring against the weaker teams then fair enough.
What games are they? Were they against poor opposition? And what good form are you talking about?
Moyes stuck him in midfield for Everton where he did OK but not that consistent, and up front when they needed a goal. How do you know he can do well in a positive side? Like Moyes, he made a big step up and has failed to show he could do it.
I don't agree we should keep him and hopefully the new manager thinks so too! Fingers crossed
If he stays, I think he will make a lot of you eat your words.
He hasn't been though? Despite what people on here say he has actually put in some good performances. Certainly of a higher quality than Cleverley has. Probably on par if not higher than Fletcher and Carrick. His short-coming is that he has failed in some big games. Not that he is the only one to do that this season though. I hope he stays and is given a chance.
First, we got rid of Gollum. Next to be sent away for good will be Rubeus Hagrid.
We were serious and we didn't activate his release. Actually, we ended up paying more.
Maybe Arsenal were monitoring his price to see if they could get him for cheaper than his release clause.
They didn't bid at all though. Even after it expired. Don't forget we didn't get him until the 11th hour (literally). They did bid for Cabaye even if it was a penny pinching bid. I refuse to believe Wenger would ever buy Fellaini.We were serious and we didn't activate his release. Actually, we ended up paying more.
Maybe Arsenal were monitoring his price to see if they could get him for cheaper than his release clause.
This past season is a write-off. Everyone should be given a fresh start, Fellaini included. I personally think he's technically better than what most people believe, but was just terribly off-form like so many of the other players. So I wouldn't be surprised if he finds a place in the squad under the new manager.
Sweet Lord, is this a joke? A quick passer of the ball? No. Not in the slightest. Useless lump needs at least 3 touches to get it under control. He's far too expensive to be a squad player. We need to recoup whatever we can, now, no matter how great the loss .
He can actually release the ball quite quickly, getting the ball out of his feet etc,
He may not be good enough for United, and/or better to sell him now and recoup what we can but making him out to be a complete hammer throwing troglodyte in every sense is over the top.
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