Right now with the players we have available, he should be starting. Don't know how anyone can disagree with that.
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Given how many games Herrera has had I am not sure how that judgment can be made.
Made a real difference. Scored a goal and was physical in MF. Should start on one side of a diamond with AdM on the opposite side.
It's close, but Fellaini scores goals, which is the most valuable trait in the game. Considering our lack of goals from midfield, I'd have him in the team on that alone.
Blind is a #6 though, and really if we actually played Rooney where he belongs we wouldn't need to worry about goals. I mean look how crazy that is, we have Rooney, RvP, and Falcao, yet Fellaini is needed for his goal threat? Just shows what a mess we are in if that's the case.
Well, so you agree that he should be in our best XI then, and he should start in every game as his contribution is better than any 'CM' we have so far. Glad you can see that as well.
We had Fellaini-Mata-Rooney in midfield against Liverpool, and we won 3-0. I don't think Blind would do equal job.
Who said anything about Herrera? They should both start.
He's not needed solely for his goal threat, I was just making a point that it's a valuable trait in a midfielder. He's a good player, tidy in possession and disrupts the opposition. I'd start him all day at the moment, but you don't have to agree of course.
Fellaini should start because there is no competition for him in the squad he is a high energy and physical box to box midfielder and the only one in our squad. Carrick and Blind are both defensive midfielders who is best when they sit deep and dictates play Rooney, Mata, Herrera, and Di Maria are all offensive midfielders, all of them might be better players than Fellaini but he brings something to the midfield that none of them can offer and thats why he should start.
One of our most important players this year...
Of course he should start. Made an impact in every cameo he's had since being out injured. If only we could say that about every player. Sick of putting up with poor form for several games after an injury. Blind and Fellaini have shown that's not an excuse.
Spot on. There have been discussions about our lack of tenacity, or our lethargic approach but he's offered this once he got back to full fitness again. You see the difference as he's an all-round midfielder who can offer defensively and in attack, can tackle, get in people's faces whereas a Carrick is more someone who intercepts and keeps it simple, Herrera pass and move. You need a balance in midfield and Fellaini provides it. Is he in the top quality to challenge in Europe? No. That's why we looked at Vidal. Has the same strengths but less of his weaknesses, but while Fellaini is here we need to utilize him.
Fair balls to him. Fair f*cking balls to him.
That's all I've to say really.
That's all I've to say really.
Should be starting every away game and against the better sides at Old Trafford. Fair play to him because I can't recall many peak age players we have bought from other English clubs who have recovered from a poor first season. You can argue that United might not win the Champions League with him in midfield but first you have to earn the right to compete in that competition and he is what we need right now.
An ideal impact sub and option. Mix him and Herrera into one man and you've got a great midfielder.
Helped turn the game today. Another special moment for him. He's making a habit of these.
Helped turn the game today. Another special moment for him. He's making a habit of these.
Louis van Gaal identified the lack of balance in the squad from day one but somehow made it even less balanced.
Strootman?
I don't know really, haven't seen enough of Strootman, just from what people have been saying sounds like it to me.
Yeah some of the stuff written about him on here last season from some posters was absolutely ridiculous.
You have to say he's one of our better players.
Fair play to Bogbrush, he came on and made a real difference. Deserves to be starting, not least because he adds a physical dimension to our otherwise flat midfield.
During our 6 game winning run Carrick took all the plaudits but Fellaini was our most important player in some of those games. It's no coincidence that we've just gone through our worst run when he was out injured or not picked. He gives us so m6ch power defending and attacking set pieces and his pace can be electric. It's frustrating that he is not a player that can really make a defense splitting pass but his over all play and energy in central midfield is miles better than anything herrera, mata or blind offer currently...blind looked more at home on the left of a back 3 against southampton than central midfield
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After defending Fellaini last season (and getting so much stick for it), he has finally made a lot of people eat their words, i was always under the impression that letting a 6 ft 3 giant that has a strong physical presence in games, leave for a mere 15m pounds to Fiorentina would be a terrible decision, especially when our team hasn't thrived in the physical department in the midfield since Keano.
Felliani should be the 2nd name on the team sheet( 1st being jesus .. i mean De Gea of course) during away ties and against big teams.
Felliani should be the 2nd name on the team sheet( 1st being jesus .. i mean De Gea of course) during away ties and against big teams.
This is the Fellaini that destroyed us at Goodison Park .
No, he wouldn't start for me, Blind and Carrick would start behind a trio of Rooney/Di Maria/Herrera with one of the #9's up top.
I think Blind would have quite easily done an equal job with his superior technique and positional intelligence.
Fellaini is our key to finishing in top 4. Of course he's no Pogba or Scholes and you can even argue that he's not suited to central midfield but he gives the team presence, pace and power awhich is what we lack. Opponents hate facing him. I was his biggest critic last season but his passing in tight spaces, although not great, is way better then any of us first thought. To finish in top 4 Fellaini simply has to be in the team ahead of Herrera, Mata and Blind in central midfield
We'd get overrun with Blind and Carrick in midfield, they're both too similar and too slow. Only one should start.
The funny thing is that we seem so soft even now without him that if he played against us he would murder us again
Pleased for him, but still I see posts 'he shouldnt start for us' or 'if we want to do good he shouldnt be a starter' and similar nonsense.
Its hard to pay respect where the respect is due for some people.
Its hard to pay respect where the respect is due for some people.
He'll become a fan favourite at this rate. Likely to finish the season with as much credit as any outfield player.
He is our only real b2b midfielder, and should be a starter for the rest of the season. I think LvG wants that too.
People that wants him sold are crazy.
People that wants him sold are crazy.
He could scored a hattrick blindfolded, arms tied behind his back and a dildo up his ass and some people will still say that because he was bought by Moyes and only plays long-ball.
This.
Maybe they think they would die if they would just write - he has been very good this season, fair fe.ks to him.
I love the guy
He is also becoming a bit of a cult hero, I couldn't be happier for how it's turned out compared to last season
He is also becoming a bit of a cult hero, I couldn't be happier for how it's turned out compared to last season
It's all very strange. I honestly don't think that some can accept that he's performing better than their 'favourites'.
Carrick and Blind are no slower than Fellaini and technically and positionally much better, which would compensate for them not being big.
The suggestion that some would have Herrera over him in our starting 11 is laughable. Fellaini has outperformed Herrera by a country mile this season, it's a no brainer. Herrera may well turn out to be a far superior player in the future (the jury is still out on that) but at the moment there's no question who should start. That said, they needn't be mutually exclusive. A midfield diamond with one of Blind or Carrick behind those two, with Mata or Di Maria (preferably Di Maria for the pace injection) in front of them should work well too.
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