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- Goals
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- Assists
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- Yellow cards
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Playing well. Just wish he'd shave the fro.
Why does a guy care how another guy has his hair?
If you need to screw up three or four times in order to succeed once, then you shouldn't do it. He's a good player as long as he keeps it simple and leaves the flashy stuff to the flashy players.
He looked like a wannabe gangster without the afro. I hope he never shaves it.
Pain would have to be genuine. Didn't make any sense at all to go down there.
Exactly. Without getting touched either.
He's done 'the flashy stuff' twice, one ended behind the sideline as he tried to release Valencia and he had nobody to pass it in any other direction, with the other one he's released Herrera.
It's funny how people complain ( not exactly you though, mind ) about his 'lack of technique' and other shit yet complain when he's doing things that do require the mentioned technique.
And yea, I wouldn't mind our flashy players doing some of it today as they're doing feck all so far in.
His neck spasm (or whatever the feck it was) is one of the stranger things I've seen on the football pitch, that's for sure. With Marouane, is always polemic.
He's got a half decent cross when he feels like it.
He's been quality neck spasm aside. Putting Herrera to shame.
Walking goat.
Hassling Stoke all over the pitch, LeBron-esque goal, could've had more, another great performance.
Hassling Stoke all over the pitch, LeBron-esque goal, could've had more, another great performance.
Man, i feel like an ass, because i wanted him out.
Right now, he looks like the real deal. Ads some sorely needed steel to our midfield, plays with real swagger and even has goals to his name
Right now, he looks like the real deal. Ads some sorely needed steel to our midfield, plays with real swagger and even has goals to his name
Another cracking game. His hold up play and composure is great.
His chest control is ridiculous. Another good game, very happy for him.
I thought this was his worst game for a while yet he still bagged a goal and looked threatening. Long may his form continue.
Went missing in the 2nd half I thought. Very good in the first
Wtf 
Another good game from Marouane! Was a little sloppy in possession in the 2nd half but that could be fatigue. The guy runs 12km a game and with a packed schedule he must be stuffed. Decent cross on him too.
Another good game, but because we've reverted back to a diamond, as we saw tonight and against Hull, he'll often find himself in wide areas, which doesn't really suit him, although he did put in a few Beckham-esque crosses.
Glad he got another goal. Was a great trademark header. Can only keep his confidence going.
Glad he got another goal. Was a great trademark header. Can only keep his confidence going.
I've always said he's better than our other midfield options and heck hem.... I was right !!
How many times did he brought the ball down with his chest from a DDG goal kick? I swear his chest control is otherworldly.
Still managed to get 86% accuracy with his passes.
Other stats: 5/6 tackles, 2 fouls, 1 interception, 4/5 aerial duels won, 3/4 clearances, 0/2 take-ons and I think it was 2 chances created with those crosses.
Oh, and he's a great help for DDG to re-start his game, he's available for all the chest-downs David throws him which helps the team and DDG himself.
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Nah, his hair genuinely adds to his performance. Would you remove Messi's left leg?
I always said he'd make it. Legend*
*me, not him.
*me, not him.
Good header for the goal and solid all round performance in the second half after a sloppy first half.
Pleasure reading this thread after suffering last seasons 'posters'.
He has turned it around and deserves credit. Playing himself into the team and although he tired he put in another good performance and a fantastic goal.
LVG shares the credit, great management to get him doing the things he does well, and minimising his weaknesses.
He has turned it around and deserves credit. Playing himself into the team and although he tired he put in another good performance and a fantastic goal.
LVG shares the credit, great management to get him doing the things he does well, and minimising his weaknesses.
MOTM for me today, he bossed the first half and was good in the second. The thing that impresses me the most is when everyone was against him and writing him off (mostly our fans incl myself) he kept fighting for game time and when he got it he made sure to be noticed. He has been one of our best players since coming on against West Brom as a sub.
Another good game,got in more goalscoring position than Rvp and Wilson combined.
Very good first half till their goal, didn't really stand out in the second but did alright.
Thought he was poor today, except for the goal.
I'm with you on this. I never thought he was a 30 million signing..but that wasn't his fault, but a club fault. He was an unpopular signing, came into a team that was managed by a new manager for the first time in 27 odd years, got injured and then melted into a team that was shorn of confidence, management and direction. I take my hat off to LVG for giving him time. No he's never going to be world class, but what he gives us is steel, aggression and power. We used to have a lot of that with quite a number of Fergies teams regardless of the skill and it paid off consistently. Perhaps LVG recognises that...or perhaps he has just reivigorated a player to play to his strengths..
He was responsible for the Stoke goal, wasted some very good chances and he could've been sent off after elbowing Pieters. Some of his moments were laughable (his 'shot' in the 75th minute 
), mixed with some decent and some excellent ones. He scored, so apparently that means he was good and because he also helped to score an offside goal vs. Arsenal he is proving all the haters wrong. Fine by me, as long as we are winning.
), mixed with some decent and some excellent ones. He scored, so apparently that means he was good and because he also helped to score an offside goal vs. Arsenal he is proving all the haters wrong. Fine by me, as long as we are winning.Ridiculously harsh assessment.He was responsible for the Stoke goal, wasted some very good chances and he could've been sent off after elbowing Pieters. Some of his moments were laughable (his 'shot' in the 75th minute
The big guy still has too many poor moments; getting disposessed on the ball seems to be the most frequent. The wide CM role helps nullify these lapses as its less dangerous to lose the ball there than the center of the pitch. He's just not nimble enough on his feet which means he must do a better job of passing the ball early enough before he is put under pressure.
Played well again, arguably our most improved player this season.
P.s am I the only one that has noticed his Afro has gone Ginger? Surely not dyed it that way
P.s am I the only one that has noticed his Afro has gone Ginger? Surely not dyed it that way
He's going rusty.Played well again, arguably our most improved player this season.
P.s am I the only one that has noticed his Afro has gone Ginger? Surely not dyed it that way
Played well again, arguably our most improved player this season.
P.s am I the only one that has noticed his Afro has gone Ginger? Surely not dyed it that way
Yea, I think that his oldschool black afro was a lot better.
@KiD MoYeS it's not harsh, it's fecking rubbish.
I'd swap "harsh" for "retarded".
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