Marouane Fellaini | 2013/14 Performances
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15km chasing his first touch.
second touch a tackle!
His so awful 
cut our losses and sell him.
cut our losses and sell him.I am wondering if he was playing for a rival, if anyone out of those who are defending him would still do the same? Hmm ...
It doesn't matter how often Wilmots and the Belgian players say they know how to use him and United don't. Well, dear Kompany and Vertonghen, why don't you then just convince your clubs to take him and then they could show us how to use him? No? Belgium don't have Mata, Kagawa or Rooney, whereas we already with those three have to find out how to integrate them, let alone considering Fellaini for that role. Because believe it ot not, in a quality team a No 10 should be there to provide creativity, and not to be available as a target man who could chest or head the ball ffs!
He not a quality player at all for who United need to find a role! If he was a quality player but still wouldn't fit, one could argue that we need to find a system to fit that player in because he is just too good. Whereas with Fellaini it's the complete opposite. In a desperate move we need to find a role for him because we sadly bought him and now he is just there!
And btw, he only gets into a Belgium team with a really average midfield, it's not like he is a permanent fixture for Spain. Arbeloa (a much better footballer than Fellaini but still average has been a permanent fixture for Spain for years when they were on top, but that still doesn't make him a top class right back, does it?). So that argument really doesn't hold, if there's no competition in your position, then of course "the best among a bad bunch" will get the nod! Nothing Special about it.
Anyway, I hope we just give him away, I don't mind for how much, cut our losses now and save the ridiculous wages. But if LvG thinks otherwise and can make him look anything close to a decent footballer, then LvG not only is a world class manager, but a magician and in the end everyone will be happy!
It doesn't matter how often Wilmots and the Belgian players say they know how to use him and United don't. Well, dear Kompany and Vertonghen, why don't you then just convince your clubs to take him and then they could show us how to use him? No? Belgium don't have Mata, Kagawa or Rooney, whereas we already with those three have to find out how to integrate them, let alone considering Fellaini for that role. Because believe it ot not, in a quality team a No 10 should be there to provide creativity, and not to be available as a target man who could chest or head the ball ffs!
He not a quality player at all for who United need to find a role! If he was a quality player but still wouldn't fit, one could argue that we need to find a system to fit that player in because he is just too good. Whereas with Fellaini it's the complete opposite. In a desperate move we need to find a role for him because we sadly bought him and now he is just there!
And btw, he only gets into a Belgium team with a really average midfield, it's not like he is a permanent fixture for Spain. Arbeloa (a much better footballer than Fellaini but still average has been a permanent fixture for Spain for years when they were on top, but that still doesn't make him a top class right back, does it?). So that argument really doesn't hold, if there's no competition in your position, then of course "the best among a bad bunch" will get the nod! Nothing Special about it.
Anyway, I hope we just give him away, I don't mind for how much, cut our losses now and save the ridiculous wages. But if LvG thinks otherwise and can make him look anything close to a decent footballer, then LvG not only is a world class manager, but a magician and in the end everyone will be happy!
Yes and last season when he had more formidable opposition against him in midfield, he floundered and looked like he didn't belong here.
He played as a forward and his domination of us consisted of bullying a midfielder playing at centre back with long balls punted at him.
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I don't think he ever played for Burnley.
Lol, delivers the dagger. Good call.
Thank feck we have other central midfielders that make it in Spanish squad. Herrera who wasn't called up for WC, Carrick and Cleverley who couldn't make it into dire English midfield and Darren Fletcher.
People were creaming themselves over Dembele back in the days and he doesn't get ahead of Fellaini. If he was as shit for them as you try to make it out, he'd be dropped, Witsel would be moved to his position and they'd probably play either Dembele and de Bruyne or de Bruyne and, say, Defour. Neither of them is forcing Fellaini out of the squad because picking the right team is not about picking the best player, but players that fit right into the system, and he obviously fits better than those 'better' players Belgium have.
If LVG decides that Fellaini does not fit his system, he'll flog him, it's painfully obvious and nobody will cry really. That's why I can't really understand the constant moaning about him, especially when it's 'backed up' by bullshit like yours.
Jeez, noone said they have to make it into the Spanish squad, but making it into the Belgium midfield is not a reason at all to praise Fellaini. There are tons of players who don't make it into the Spanish squads but who are miles better than most players most of the other national squads have, Belgium included. Fellaini is not even better than Cleverley or Carrick, which already is a poor midfield. Carrick at least has done a good job over the years for us, whereas Cleverley is a youth product and came for free. His wages are also half of Fellaini's. No matter how ppl want to make it out, Fellaini is a disasterous signing from every single point of view.
Oh and Belgium want a target man, shame that Dembele or another average player doesn't offer Fellaini's height. At United we don't need that kind of role.
But that's a ridiculous comparison. Spain have a wealth of midfielders ahead of Herrera in the pecking order. That will soon change after their failure as some will retire. Carrick and Cleverley were passed up for who exactly, Gerrard, Lampard, Henderson and a poor Wilshere? That really worked out for Woy, didn't it? And who cares if Wilmots prefers Fellaini over Dembele or whoever That's his funeral. Like you said, international football is different to club football.
I have to admit, he's not had a bad world cup. I would rather him sold though, I can't see him improving.
Im glad he had a good WC... surely there are a few mid table teams would wouldnt mind bidding 12-15M for a player of his calibre?
Not so depressing Felling gifs:
But please sell him for a good price.
But please sell him for a good price.
Why is he wearing his little sisters t-shirt?
New haircut new player. Maybe he will be the reverse Samson.
It's about time he shaved that monstrosity off.
I'm surprised he kept that style going for so long given that he's a professional footballer, I don't believe for a second that it didn't obscure his peripheral vision to some degree.
Does this mean people start to like him now? A lot of people seem to hate his afro.
If he has done his hair, he needs to talk to his eyebrows now.
Unless he's in possession of a compound eye I suspect it was fine.
Does this mean people start to like him now? A lot of people seem to hate his afro.
He could have hair the size of Mount Kilimanjaro. If he was good at football, none of that would matter.
How do you mean? I'm by no mean an expert and maybe I've used the wrong terminology. But assuming I'm not some kind of freak and that we can all see slightly behind us to the left and right, if you've got hair coming out even a few inches from the side of your head it's going to limit your field of vision?
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He's finally looking like a proper player.
I don't think he understood what Van Gaal meant when he told him that he wasn't cut out for a club like Manchester United.
Take a bow.
Absolutely hate his new haircut, fecking hell, why would you do that to such tremendous hair.
he looks MUCH better in my opinion.Absolutely hate his new haircut, fecking hell, why would you do that to such tremendous hair.
The main question is, will he just go ahead and grow one again, or get regular haircuts? it better be the latter.
Any noises about a club bidding for him? QPR? West Ham? Stoke?
He hasn't actually had it cut though, it looks like it's braided like Ferdinand has his once. Haircut aside, he's a lot of work to do if he wants to be deemed worthy of a place in our squad in the long term. Can't remember seeing such an underwhelming debut season from a new signing.
Sooooo klutz...
Unfortunately no. And really, we can't expect any bids for him. No club would pay his wages. Even if van Gaal doesn't play him, he will be happy to collect the money Moyes put him on for another year or two.
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