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2014-15 Performances

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5.9 Season Average Rating
Appearances
31
Goals
7
Assists
2
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KiD MoYeS said:
Ridiculously harsh assessment.
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Well I don't think he was particularly poor or anything. Alright performance, but goals always get players more credits I guess, it has always worked this way.

But if I watch back the match, I think I can find at least 5 moments of him that would make most football fans a) laugh and b) say that's 'not the United standard' or something like that.
 
Pogue Mahone said:
I'd swap "harsh" for "retarded".
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How is it retarded? Because he didn't lose the ball for Stoke's goal, faking a neck injury as a cover up? Because he didn't miss two good chances and wasted some good moments? Or because he didn't elbow Pieters for no reason (might not have been intentional, but after what happened for Belgium it's a huge risk for him)?
 
Henrik Larsson said:
Well I don't think he was particularly poor or anything. Alright performance, but goals always get players more credits I guess, it has always worked this way.

But if I watch back the match, I think I can find at least 5 moments of him that would make most football fans a) laugh and b) say that's 'not the United standard' or something like that.
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He was our best midfield player in the first half and even scored, the second half he was played further wide, which I thought was strange, yet he still performed quite well. He had a very good game and is looking more and more a capable player for us by the week, dare I say it, he's even becoming an important player for us.
 
I never would have thought he'd be an important player for us, he's just everywhere on the pitch. Intercepting, dispossessing and just creating possession for United.

I'm happy he starts for us now!
 
DJ Jeff said:
Thought he was superb in the first half and below par in the second half.
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he was superb in the first half as was the match before in the first half, faded little bit and did some mistakes in the second but still good performance, him and de Gea have got a great understanding he chested the ball from a keepers kick many times. I loved that. That is a good option in setting up attacks. Could have scored another two goals, he needs to sort out his shooting from longer range, his instinctive shots and volleys are great but not much shots hes got time for. He's like very rushed all of a sudden.. but I am glad for him that he is becoming a good player for us in the end. He is currently turning the first important corner. Van Gaal seems to know how to work with players and how to use them. I think Valencia and Young very have been very solid as fullbacks so far under LVG...
 
As Gandalf himself said: "My heart tells me that Fellaini has some part to play, for good or ill, before this is over. The pity of Moyes may rule the fate of many."
 
He's becoming a focal point in our play.. very instrumental. Not sure if many will like that but it can't be denied. He's growing on me, will we win the CL with a guy like him in midfield? Maybe not but he's doing very well and he's earning himself a long term future here if he carries on like this.
 
That moment at the end when he controlled the ball and then just let Valencia run with it was brilliant
 
Raees said:
He's becoming a focal point in our play.. very instrumental. Not sure if many will like that but it can't be denied. He's growing on me, will we win the CL with a guy like him in midfield? Maybe not but he's doing very well and he's earning himself a long term future here if he carries on like this.
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I agree. He's grown on me too. He reminds me a bit, style-wise at least, of Mick Martin who played for us in the Docherty years. I was as bad as most last season when it came to criticizing him but he's made me eat my words and I'm glad he has.
 
He's playing well, so a massive fair fecks to him. I'm not convinced about this central midfield/right wing hybrid role we've got going for him though.
 
Some mixed moments but nice goal. Capable of scraping into double figures
 
Sam said:
He's playing well, so a massive fair fecks to him. I'm not convinced about this central midfield/right wing hybrid role we've got going for him though.
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I think with everyone fit I would like to see Herrera own that role with possibly Blind taking up the position on the other side. If we adopt the diamond long-term though Fellaini will get a lot of opportunities with rotation and injuries.
 
ZDwyr said:
Just curiously, how do Everton supporters feel toward him? Are they bothered he left?
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Can only speak for myself and the people i know but no one holds any grudges against him for wanting to leave. Everyone understands United is a step up and that is what happens. I wish him good luck as i still like him a lot personally. It was the same with Moyes until he started coming out with twattish comments ever other week. Rooney is the exception though he was a Evertonian and he could of given us a few more years.
 
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I thought he was shite tonight apart from his goal obviously. Gave the ball away way too much!
 
I just love the way Van Gaal says Fellaini....Fellanni

On a more serious note, he has been nothing short of fantastic ever since West Brom considering the stick he has had and the ever changing starting XI's. He has proved many people including myself wrong that he is indeed Man Utd quality and long may that continue.
 
Henrik Larsson said:
But if I watch back the match, I think I can find at least 5 moments of him that would make most football fans a) laugh and b) say that's 'not the United standard' or something like that.
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Are you planning on the same exercise for Herrera in today's game? Or do you not have the same pathetic drive to find fault in him?
 
Henrik Larsson said:
How is it retarded? Because he didn't lose the ball for Stoke's goal, faking a neck injury as a cover up? Because he didn't miss two good chances and wasted some good moments? Or because he didn't elbow Pieters for no reason (might not have been intentional, but after what happened for Belgium it's a huge risk for him)?
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Oh another one..:rolleyes:
 
charleysurf said:
Are you planning on the same exercise for Herrera in today's game? Or do you not have the same pathetic drive to find fault in him?
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Exactly. You could find 5 clips on any of the players barring De Gea. Herrera was shocking today but that's a different thread. As for Felliani he was our best player for 60 mins, faded but was playing all over the pitch.

There could be an argument he has been one of our better performers since the WBA game. Look he was shite last season, but to be fair he is looking a good asset this year - maybe those street sellers might make their money back on those wigs after all....
 
He's helped out Valencia quite a bit in the last two games. There's been little pressure down our right.
 
Well taken goal, and really good timing for the run into the box.

Though what was that horrible pretending in the lead up to there goal. Hope LVG has a word to him over that, because I don't want to see any of our players doing things like that.

Had a number of other good chances where he really should have done better with as well.
 
Good goal, only decent performance besides that though IMO. I know their goal came about by him losing the ball but I don't think he can be blamed at all, he seemed to be genuinely hurt.
 
Why are people being so harsh with him? I thought he was excellent for the most part last night and has been for the past few games. Plays the pivot for playing flicks to players moving around him, good close control and short passing, wins aerial battles, and scored a goal
 
LeftyBlaster said:
Why are people being so harsh with him? I thought he was excellent for the most part last night and has been for the past few games. Plays the pivot for playing flicks to players moving around him, good close control and short passing, wins aerial battles, and scored a goal
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Some will never take to him, doesn't matter though because our manager recognizes how good he's been and continues to play him.
 
I thought he did rather well. Good goal. Won the ball in good places. Didnt give away the ball much. He needs to step up his distribution though. Most often he looks for the safer sideways/backpass. He needs to try to and make more offensive passes.
 
kiristao said:
I thought he did rather well. Good goal. Won the ball in good places. Didnt give away the ball much. He needs to step up his distribution though. Most often he looks for the safer sideways/backpass. He needs to try to and make more offensive passes.
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I wouldn't really expect Fellaini to play those offensive passes that players like Mata and Herrera play from midfield. It's just not his game. This is where an upgrade on Fellaini would allow for this, but for now, we're stuck with him, and at least he can create chances from the right with his decent crosses. Plus, he draws players away, creating space for our attacking players, so if he doesn't play them through with incisive passes, at least he gives attacking players the freedom to play their game.

Now, if we had Strootman, for example, then we'd see more of those incisive passes, which would make us much more dangerous on the attack whilst making us more secure defensively.

In terms of Fellaini's defensive contribution, I've noticed that he's starting to read the game better than he used to. I still don't think he can be a defensive midfielder, but at least his spatial awareness has improved, he recognizes danger better, and his overall reading of the game has also improved.
 
Was very good in the first half today, but a little lazy in the last 25 minutes or so. I remember that one time when Stoke were attacking us at 2-1, and Valencia won the ball and passed it to Fellaini, expecting him to get on his bike! Lazy Fellaini just passed it back to Valencia and asked him to run. Hahaha
 
Dargonk said:
Well taken goal, and really good timing for the run into the box.

Though what was that horrible pretending in the lead up to there goal. Hope LVG has a word to him over that, because I don't want to see any of our players doing things like that.

Had a number of other good chances where he really should have done better with as well.
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Pretending? He went down clutching his neck, after no contact with a Stoke player. Surely the more obvious explanation was that he pulled a neck muscle.
I've read a newspaper report saying this same stuff about pretending he was kicked in the neck. Be doing well to reach his neck!
 
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It's amazing what van Gaal has gotten out of him so far this season. He's really getting him back to his Everton form. Fellaini has genuinely been one of our most important players in these past 4-5 games. He's really improved and clearly has a lot more confidence in his overall game.

I'm happy for him and I hope his good form continues. He really is making an impact in the team when he plays. Fair play to the guy.
 
charleysurf said:
Pretending? He went down clutching his neck, after no contact with a Stoke player. Surely the more obvious explanation was that he pulled a neck muscle.
I've read a newspaper report saying this same stuff about pretending he was kicked in the neck. Be doing well to reach his neck!
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Only going off the replay. But in modern football, sadly the more obvious expanation in that situation is he was trying to get a free kick. All I saw was a foot being semi high, fellaini losing the ball and then going down. I would have expected if he had actually hurt his neck to have come off. Neck injuries are not exactly the sort of thing you mess about with, particularly when part of your role in the team is dealing with high balls.
 
I thought some of the praise he received after the CHelsea/City games was really unwarranted. He just stopped being useless for those games.

But these last 3 games he's been very very good. Does everything you want from your midfielder. Delighted for him!
 
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