Pleased for him. Good goal. Hopefully it gives him some confidence, looked like a massive weight off his shoulders in his celebration. Was solid after the goal too. Still have some concerns against good opposition but if he isn't 100% responsible for defensive duties (i.e. has Blind behind him) then he could be handy. Might be could against Chelsea, would certainly give them something different. Though Cahill, Terry and Matic would be well equipped to handle his height.
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I'm usually one of the first to come in here and rip him to shreds when he's shit, so it's only fair I praise him when he's decent, and he was decent tonight. I wouldn't have him in the team if Herrera/Carrick/Valencia were fit/matchfit but needs must. Definitely his least offensive performance to date.
Exactly. A lot of people on here have been rating his performances based on last season. Fellaini is a class player. He scored goals like this often for Everton.
Great game from him. I'm glad that I always defended him and knew he would come good.
@.Rossi , would you like to tell me more how much you are disgusted by this useless player?
Fellaini in his Everton days has terrorized the best of defenders. From what I'm seeing he's a confidence player - when he lacks it he sort of fades away.
Are you going to continue to keep following me?
One goal and one good half of football, in over a year, for £27 million and you're having a pop at me?!
Tell you what, take on the rest of the forum that had a pop at him since you have the cape on.
He scored an amazing goal and done very well tonight....What else am I supposed to say here?
"I knew he would come good".....After 45 minutes of football....In a year....Good God
The goal was great, but he didn't do much more. I am happy for him and hope that he can continue like that, but no, he shouldn't start against Chelsea. Not as CM and I don't know how people can see him further up the pitch with our options, that's just nonsense for me.
Most people here who dislike him have not personally attacked him like you have. Then there are others who say he is not suited to play for this club. In any case, I don't need to 'take a pop' at those who have different opinions - just those who insult our players like you have. Why don't you just answer my question? I thought he was a useless piece of lump?
Wonder what Anders was going on about but look at the top tweet from WBA:
West Bromwich Albion ✔ @WBAFCofficial
Fellaini has now taken his tracksuit off, fortunately he has a Man Utd strip on underneath #WBAMUN
Anders Lindegaard ✔ @ALindegaard
Complete lack of knowledge, class and respect on Twitter from @WBAFCofficial on Fellaini!! #united #karma #keepbelieving
Well guess Fellaini got the last laugh!
West Bromwich Albion ✔ @WBAFCofficial
Fellaini has now taken his tracksuit off, fortunately he has a Man Utd strip on underneath #WBAMUN
Anders Lindegaard ✔ @ALindegaard
Complete lack of knowledge, class and respect on Twitter from @WBAFCofficial on Fellaini!! #united #karma #keepbelieving
Well guess Fellaini got the last laugh!Still got lots of love for Fellaini and that is what he is capable of. feck the haters.
Fellaini would be West Broms player which makes it even more idiotic.
I did not like it that Redcafe's official page Re-tweeted that (before he scored). Found it stupid from WBA.
Gimme a break. Besides the goal, Fellaini didn't do much. We need him to be a physical midfielder causing havoc and breaking up play, not in the box scoring goals. Nice goal, but still useless.
I'm going to ignore this post because you are really testing my patience right now.
I've answered your question nicely, I've said he was very good tonight and scored an amazing goal...But that does not justify his other terrible performances, in the last year, at his price tag.....I have no idea what other way I can respond to your post as it's ridiculous to even say, "he's come good" after 45 mins in over a year.
If he does this on a regular basis, I will be the first person to hold my hands up and admit I made an arse out of myself.
Other than that, I don't get your anger with me....But, feel free to PM me as you clearly feel that strongly about it.
I'm not arguing with someone, I don't know, on the internet, in public....This is a football forum, for discussing football
He was far from useless today.
Best take it up with the people who run the forum then
Let's be honest it was a class goal. Took it down, great second touch and a beast of a finish. Played well tonight.
Made me look like a mug today. Was watching with Dad (who does not follow football) and I spent the entire half time break telling him how shite and useless Fellaini was and then he does that
Pleased for him though.
Pleased for him though.
Made me look like a mug today. Was watching with Dad (who does not follow football) and I spent the entire half time break telling him how shite and useless Fellaini was and then he does that
Pleased for him though.
I think he made me, you and a hell of a lot of others feel like a mug tonight
He hasnt really done anything wrong this season. Came on in preseason and scored us a last minute winner, came on today and changed the game without a doubt. His physical presence offered us more of a threat than anything we had come up with in the first half, and sure enough he got his goal.
Thing is, regardless of what he does, there are plenty of "fans" on here and in OT who have nailed their colours so firmly to the anti-Fellaini mast, that they will point blank refuse to give him any sort of credit irrespective of performance. I find it pretty sad and frankly disgusting the amount of abuse he gets.
Here are some fachts;
1) Fellaini was signed by Moyes and thus is instantly associated with what was largely a very unsuccessful tenure.
2) Fellaini was signed instead of getting the world class midfielders such as Fabregas and Kroos, that we were linked with (I agree that we should have prioritised other players, by the way).
3) We paid over the odds.
4) Fellaini missed out on preseason last year and spent most of the first half of the season with a wrist injury, which he later had surgery on.
Now im not claiming that Fellaini is a world beater, nor am I claiming that he was/is the answer to all our problems last year or this. Fellaini offers us something very different to any other player in the squad, perhaps any other player in the league. He is a great option to have in the squad, and showed at Everton that in the right sort of setup he can be an incredibly dominant and influential player.
As I said, he isnt a world beater, but nor has he been given a proper chance yet to show what he is capable of. Fortunately, LVG isnt an idiot and seems to recognise the value of Fellaini, even if just to the extent of being prepared to give him a chance - which is more than a lot of the fans do. Fellaini didnt decide how much we paid, he didnt decide when we signed him and by and large he wasnt responsible for what happened last year. He didnt hit the ground running (but again, with no preseason and a wrist injury, is that really a surprise?) but the entire team was a shambles last season and you can pretty much write it off when assessing players.
Basically, he deserves to be given a chance without fans giving him abuse. So far this season he has played well when he has featured, and LVGs post-match comments imply that he [LVG] certainly sees a use for him in the squad.
Thing is, regardless of what he does, there are plenty of "fans" on here and in OT who have nailed their colours so firmly to the anti-Fellaini mast, that they will point blank refuse to give him any sort of credit irrespective of performance. I find it pretty sad and frankly disgusting the amount of abuse he gets.
Here are some fachts;
1) Fellaini was signed by Moyes and thus is instantly associated with what was largely a very unsuccessful tenure.
2) Fellaini was signed instead of getting the world class midfielders such as Fabregas and Kroos, that we were linked with (I agree that we should have prioritised other players, by the way).
3) We paid over the odds.
4) Fellaini missed out on preseason last year and spent most of the first half of the season with a wrist injury, which he later had surgery on.
Now im not claiming that Fellaini is a world beater, nor am I claiming that he was/is the answer to all our problems last year or this. Fellaini offers us something very different to any other player in the squad, perhaps any other player in the league. He is a great option to have in the squad, and showed at Everton that in the right sort of setup he can be an incredibly dominant and influential player.
As I said, he isnt a world beater, but nor has he been given a proper chance yet to show what he is capable of. Fortunately, LVG isnt an idiot and seems to recognise the value of Fellaini, even if just to the extent of being prepared to give him a chance - which is more than a lot of the fans do. Fellaini didnt decide how much we paid, he didnt decide when we signed him and by and large he wasnt responsible for what happened last year. He didnt hit the ground running (but again, with no preseason and a wrist injury, is that really a surprise?) but the entire team was a shambles last season and you can pretty much write it off when assessing players.
Basically, he deserves to be given a chance without fans giving him abuse. So far this season he has played well when he has featured, and LVGs post-match comments imply that he [LVG] certainly sees a use for him in the squad.
Wonder what Anders was going on about but look at the top tweet from WBA:
West Bromwich Albion ✔ @WBAFCofficial
Fellaini has now taken his tracksuit off, fortunately he has a Man Utd strip on underneath #WBAMUN
Anders Lindegaard ✔ @ALindegaard
Complete lack of knowledge, class and respect on Twitter from @WBAFCofficial on Fellaini!! #united #karma #keepbelieving
Anders definitely my favourite tweeter in our squad.
Great goal, decent performance playing ....wherever it was he'd decided to play today.
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Poor tweet from the WBA account. Glad Anders stuck up for him.
Happy for Fellaini but he still can't sh@g my wife … few more goals yet and we'll see!
He did well, and after Van Gaal's post-match comments on the importance of physicality in the Premier League, he's probably earned himself a place in Sunday's XI.
Hang on that's oppo fans - our 'fans' are much worse.
Pleased for him tonight - added the steal and presence we lack in the midfield and was a pain to there cb's.
Anyone still watching … look at Chicharito playing Kagawa in
What am I missing!
What am I missing!
Made me look like a mug today. Was watching with Dad (who does not follow football) and I spent the entire half time break telling him how shite and useless Fellaini was and then he does that
Pleased for him though.
. Really awkward when that happens. Happened to me and my Dad when we were watching the Spain vs Netherlands 2014 WC match as well. I was saying the Dutch have a poor team and Spain are going to rip them to shreds...Great goal and a decent performance to go with it for Fellaini.
I'm certain we'll hear it at some point this season. If the limited game time continues, can see him becoming a bit of a cult hero.
3:0 up surely we'd have to win from there!
Post match interview for anyone that missed it:
Exactly the kind of performance he was bought for. Great goal, dominant in the air and on the ground. Only committed 2 fouls I can think of (and one of them was a dodgy handball call). Seemed to cover a lot of ground with a lot of urgency as well.
I'm only half-joking when I say that based on today's game he looks a better option as a lone-striker than Van Persie does at the moment. Better hold-up play, better workrate and better in the air.
I'm only half-joking when I say that based on today's game he looks a better option as a lone-striker than Van Persie does at the moment. Better hold-up play, better workrate and better in the air.
It'll happen but I think he was a shoe-in for a starting place today's physical game … Sunday, not so sure. Hazard and Oscar will be falling like pins for the ref under challenges they'd never win anyway. Would have been better to start Janazaj next week than today IMHO but I'm sure we'll find a way to feck it up!
Wow what an unprofessional tweet from a football club who really should know better. Don't know why I'm surprised though, I've had to deal with their accounts department before and they're a complete joke too.
Don't jump the gun. He hasn't come good. This is so kneejerk. Good game from him though. Still not good enough for a title chasing team. We have stern tests coming up against Chelsea and City
Some refs would give a free kick to WBA, but it was a good goal. Felt he still was running around a bit clueless and he's really not what we need for a stronger first 11, but it was nice to see him finally get a goal.
Can be a real good plan B especially when we have Di Maria crossing the ball. Fantastic goal, glad a foul wasnt given on his nudge on Lescott.
Is that actually the official West Brom account? If so, that's fecking disgusting. Fecking had it with these small clubs trying to take the piss. Fecking out of order that is. Don't care what player it is.
Anyway, rant over. I thought Fellaini did very well when he come on and provided us with a different option. Changed the game for us. Glad for him.
It is the West Brom account. Clearly the interns running the account wanted to make some 'cheeky banter for the lads', good thing it backfired.
And Fellaini had the last laugh as he scored 2 minutes into his substitution.
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