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Isn't he injured?
Oh come on, there is bugger all in that - he doesn't even move his elbow towards Allan for feck sake...
He got the ball first.
Yep a nothing collision of 2 players.
Had to chuckle. What the heck is this. It's like a steamtrain controlled by an idiot, and Allen is unfortunate to be so short and be right under it
For those who are shocked about Fellaini clattering Allen, Allen actually elbowed Fellaini in the ribs earlier on in the game, so I guess that's why he got him back. Does it make it right, no, but that's football. Happens all the time, although Fellaini doesn't normally need an excuse. 
Seriously, though, I know he can be dirty at times, but every, or most teams have their tough players who can mix it, and he's that player for us.
Seriously, though, I know he can be dirty at times, but every, or most teams have their tough players who can mix it, and he's that player for us.
Elbowing a kopite in the face, what a guy.
For those who are shocked about Fellaini clattering Allen, Allen actually elbowed Fellaini in the ribs earlier on in the game, so I guess that's why he got him back. Does it make it right, no, but that's football. Happens all the time, although Fellaini doesn't normally need an excuse.
Seriously, though, I know he can be dirty at times, but every, or most teams have their tough players who can mix it, and he's that player for us.
Yep, he's the footballing equivalent of a goon in ice hockey. That Allen collision is nasty.
We've never had a player I like watching less, ugh.
Valencia since last season is still worse
He's a physical player but he's not the bloodthirsty pantomime villain a lot of people like to think he is. Half the time he's 'elbowed' someone it's hardly seemed intentional, it's more that he's a bit clumsy and that his arms are basically permanently at other players' head heights because he's a giant. He's not intentionally throwing elbows at people like Alan Shearer used to, if he was he'd be causing a lot more damage that he is.
The video that's going around looks bad but Allen gets caught by a forearm not an elbow and if you replace a 6' 4" Fellaini and a 5' 6" Allen with two 6 footers it's a nothing collision which no-one talks about. It's just a shame for Allen that the guy who clatters him had 10 inches on him.
edit - also (going on the evidence of the Vine clip as I can't find a longer one), despite the outcome, Allen's the one who was reckless and committed a foul. Fellaini plays the ball past Allen, Allen obstructs him and Fellaini's momentum wipes Allen out.
The video that's going around looks bad but Allen gets caught by a forearm not an elbow and if you replace a 6' 4" Fellaini and a 5' 6" Allen with two 6 footers it's a nothing collision which no-one talks about. It's just a shame for Allen that the guy who clatters him had 10 inches on him.
edit - also (going on the evidence of the Vine clip as I can't find a longer one), despite the outcome, Allen's the one who was reckless and committed a foul. Fellaini plays the ball past Allen, Allen obstructs him and Fellaini's momentum wipes Allen out.
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I'd say his passing has been pretty loose in general. I love his energy, close control and willingness to get stuck in but I wouldn't say passing or ball retention are a strong point. He doesn't look like a player that really strikes the ball particularly well whether passing or shooting. It's always just a little bit loose which results in more stray passes than you'd expect from a player of his calibre. That said I still like him a lot as a player. The positives greatly outweight the negatives. He's going to have a very good career at United imo.
I think Allen's height (lack of) makes that clip look worse than it is, as it is more of a clash between two players than anything else.
With Blind out we will be seeing more and more of Fellaini. Long balls to the big lad!
Arsenal never do well against long ball merchants!
Arsenal never do well against long ball merchants!
Oh dear. Good thing Allen was moving his head back to absorb the momentum of Fellaini's forearm, or else....
Fellaini is a massive cnut. That's three separate elbow / forearm smash incidents I can remember since he joined us.
Its not Fellaini's fault Allen is so short he basically ran into his elbow.
Its sad to see some United fans cant wait for an oportuninty to get on his back and call him a cu.t..
Its sad to see some United fans cant wait for an oportuninty to get on his back and call him a cu.t..
I'll never understand how he only has two red cards in his career.
I'm the first to criticise a Fellaini elbow as I know just how damaging a deliberate elbow can be. However, with this one, I truly believe it was unintentional. It was a hard challenge and it was just an unfortunate collision.
He didn't push his arm out into his head, he purely held his forearm out for protection. Unfortunately for Allen he is a ridiculously small man child, so running into a giant Fellaini was a bad choice.
As others have mentioned, Fellaini has been guilty of doing silly stuff before, but on this occasion it was made to look worse because he is so much bigger.
As others have mentioned, Fellaini has been guilty of doing silly stuff before, but on this occasion it was made to look worse because he is so much bigger.
Nowt wrong with what he did there, it was just unfortunate. Some proper idiots in this thread once again.
It's nearly as bad as the "spitting" claims
As was said, Fellaini is huge, his shoulders are the height of other players faces which means that if Fellaini is going shoulder to shoulder with someone, he does occasionally end up catching them in the face, but he isn't actually doing anything much different to any other player.
As was said, Fellaini is huge, his shoulders are the height of other players faces which means that if Fellaini is going shoulder to shoulder with someone, he does occasionally end up catching them in the face, but he isn't actually doing anything much different to any other player.
It's nearly as bad as the "spitting" claims
As was said, Fellaini is huge, his shoulders are the height of other players faces which means that if Fellaini is going shoulder to shoulder with someone, he does occasionally end up catching them in the face, but he isn't actually doing anything much different to any other player.
He got the ball, Allen didn't. If the sizes were reversed then we'd be complaining about Allen clattering Fellaini.
He should keep his fecking elbows down.It's nearly as bad as the "spitting" claims
As was said, Fellaini is huge, his shoulders are the height of other players faces which means that if Fellaini is going shoulder to shoulder with someone, he does occasionally end up catching them in the face, but he isn't actually doing anything much different to any other player.
His elbows are no higher in relation to his height than Allen's are. It's not his fault Allen missed the ball completely and is a midget.
If Fellaini doesn't protect himself, he loses 1 or 2 ribs on that collision. Allen needs to control himself.
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Unless he finds a way to make his upper arms 6 inches longer I'm afraid that's not really possible.
Fellaini very rarely does anything with his arms that you'd pull a shorter person up for. Him being tall doesnt mean that he should be penalised for not having his arms glued to his sides at all times when challenging for a ball.
Looking at the video it looks like an unlucky collision, however I read that Allen did clatter into Fellaini earlier in the game so there could well be a bit of 'afters' involved
and lets face it, the more scousers you can elbow in the face, the better
and lets face it, the more scousers you can elbow in the face, the better
Boban doesn't rate him, does he? "Seriously, he can't play football"
Hard to argue with that.
Hard to argue with that.
I'd be all up for Fellaini being more of a nasty bugger like that. Arsenal don't deal with physicality well, let Fellaini bully them.
I still can't see anything wrong with what he did. Got the ball first and Allen ran into him.
The clip was only made worse because it shows Allen bleeding in the end. Otherwise it was just a nasty collision that happens all the time, Fellaini did not look like he was aiming for the guys head, he had his arms out to protect himself. Should he have led with his elbow? Probably not, he's clumsy but not dirty.
Boban doesn't rate him, does he? "Seriously, he can't play football"
Hard to argue with that.
Boban! Now there was a midfield player of the highest caliber.
Heh. Looks like a really late challenge from Allen. He got what he deserved.
Boban doesn't rate him, does he? "Seriously, he can't play football"
Hard to argue with that.
Boban! Now there was a midfield player of the highest caliber.
How many elbow incidents has he had since signing with us?
Was it elbow or arm?
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