If there was contact it was to his hand. The player was in front of him. Everyone saying he pretended he was kicked in the neck must have a pretty low opinion of his intelligence. If he wanted to fake being kicked he picked exactly the least likely place to receive it. Pulling a neck muscle seems a hell of a lot more likely.
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If there was contact it was to his hand. The player was in front of him. Everyone saying he pretended he was kicked in the neck must have a pretty low opinion of his intelligence. If he wanted to fake being kicked he picked exactly the least likely place to receive it. Pulling a neck muscle seems a hell of a lot more likely.
Thought last night he was just ok. In the City game I thought he was excellent.
First time in a United shirt I have seen him attack a ball like that in the box. When the cross was floating in, the feeling was 100% goal. Something that was the norm during his Everton days but never in a red shirt. More of that please.
In regards to his performance, average. Good and bad moments but did his job.
In regards to his performance, average. Good and bad moments but did his job.
Bit unfair regarding the City game. We were up against it with 10 men. I thought he did more than was expected in those circumstances.
I agree but I didnt like that he was on the right of our midfield
Never judge a person by his fair. Never judge a mop stick by the first.
Still gives away posession far to many times.. His passing is to limited and slow as feck. But that said he has his uses and is doing ok this season. But in here it's a bit to much on or off for my liking.. Last season terrible, this Messi reborn. He is doing ok for us and I have nothing to add to that, great goal.
He played his role last night - and well at that. I agree his general passing isn't the greatest, but simply breaking up play and moving the ball short distances effectively means he can be useful. A goal on top and we're laughing. Played better recently for sure, but the whole team have which certainly has helped him I think. Still not sure he'll cut it against top opposition, but there's a lot to be said for a team full of confidence and the way players feed off one another.
He played well against Chelsea and City, and unfortunately we will have to wait a while to play the Bayerns and Barcas...
Yeah, obviously, but I do think his game is more suited to the premier league than it is to the champions league. I wasn't as impressed as you seem to be with his perfromances against Chelsea or City though. Not saying he was bad, but he wasn't great.
Doesn't bother me right now if he is not suited to the CL. I hope it's a problem we will face. Fellaini is looking an asset to help get us back there, that's the main thing . VG can sort it out if we need something else once we actually get back.
Well put. He's never going to be a great passer but that doesnt matter - he's not in the side to do that. he gives us an edge in midfield that we've lacked for years. We're no longer getting overran and his being in there is a big part of that for me. He's not fashionable, but does the ugly things well and offers a threat going forward. If we set up right and have a system that fits the players we have tghen his average passing wont make a great deal of difference.
His stats from last night's game are immense, at both ends of the pitch.
3 shots, 2 on target, 1 goal
86% pass completion )(61/71)
3/5 crosses completed
10 ball recoveries
5/6 tackles
1 interception
3/3 clearances
4/5 aerial duels
3 shots, 2 on target, 1 goal
86% pass completion )(61/71)
3/5 crosses completed
10 ball recoveries
5/6 tackles
1 interception
3/3 clearances
4/5 aerial duels
Cina rules.
I thought he was outstanding last night and the stats back that up. He can feck off though with the elbows and the feigning injury.
I don't like the idea of him hanging out on the right-wing putting crosses into the box tbh.
Another good performance, good to see him do well after all the stick he was getting before.
He was playing on the right of a diamond, same as against Hull, so he's bound to find himself in those positions sometimes. He actually put in a couple of decent crosses too. I reckon Van Gaal would have preferred to see more crosses coming in from the other wing, with Fellaini looking to get on the end of them but it just happened that Stoke were more vulnerable down the right.
He played well, needs to be a bit more careful with the ball though, as to Herrera.
I think he was very good against Chelsea. Last night he gave the ball away needlessly trying some fancy flicks when we were in a good position to attack. He did the same once/twice when nearer our penalty box. Think yesterday, apart from the goal, his general play was poorer than his last few appearances for us.
Yea I appreciate that, and agree that his crosses were also pretty decent.
I think we are getting closer and closer to finding the ideal composition in the team though.
One complaint though is that he should not be the one crossing the ball but still had decent delivery.
He should be smashing crosses into the net.
He should be smashing crosses into the net.
I think he jarred his neck or something as the way he went down was in agony. I have not seen him play act like that before, and it would be an odd moment to try it then.
Typical all action performance from him really. Yes his passing was a little sloppy especially early on, but I think he made some great interceptions and his goal was exactly what we expect of him. I wish we stood more crosses like that up to the back post, as 9/10 he will win them with a running jump.
For all his Critics he has been the 1 constant in the team since West Brom away in which he grabbed us a point. Really glad for him that he has managed to turn his career around.
Typical all action performance from him really. Yes his passing was a little sloppy especially early on, but I think he made some great interceptions and his goal was exactly what we expect of him. I wish we stood more crosses like that up to the back post, as 9/10 he will win them with a running jump.
For all his Critics he has been the 1 constant in the team since West Brom away in which he grabbed us a point. Really glad for him that he has managed to turn his career around.
Were people suggesting he faked that injury? It looked like he was genuinely in pain, and yeah it would've been really odd to simulate at that moment.
Yes. After spending an entire season slagging him off as a pub footballer, I guess they're still desperate to find something to have a go at him about.
I think he's crucial to us at the moment. His physicality in the middle of the park is vital and he's a constant aerial presence at either end. I think the likes of Mata and Herrera need someone like him so that teams don't set out with a particular style of play to get in their faces, as Fellaini stops that sort of thing from working.
Just watched the highlights from yesterday, as many have predicted yesterday, it must've been some muscle cramp or a neck twist. You can see him rubbing his neck all the time since that injury.
But yea, it's pretty rich to see some complain about him not getting up and chasing the ball when you still've got two or even three midfielders and a back four to defend.
But yea, it's pretty rich to see some complain about him not getting up and chasing the ball when you still've got two or even three midfielders and a back four to defend.
Those saying he 'feigned injury' are pathetic. He, nor anyone else, complained about the incident and he quite blatantly pulled a muscle in his neck.
I think with him in the side we get decent balance. The 4 of Herrera, Mata, Carrick and Fellaini is what I want to see with Di Maria Coming in for either Mata Or one of the forwards. He adds grit and also adds an out ball. De Gea seems to pick him out quite often like he used to with Valencia when Valencia used to be good.
Well to be perfectly fair I slagged him off plenty last year as I thought he was crap. He's really turned it around though this year.
In any case, suggesting that was a faked injury is bizarre, it looked so genuine.
I'm not to sure if they're included there or not somewhere (probably are) but De Gea aimed 3/4 long range kick-outs in a row to him in the 2nd half and he got his head on them all, finding one of our on with the ball each time too. I thought he put in a mighty shift again last night. He's turning out to be what must be a real pain in the hole for the opposition with the way he's operating lately.
Yeah, he's a great target for De Gea to pick out when he needs to go long. The hair probably helps.
Thats one thing I really like about Fellaini - not that he just wins a lot of headers, but when he heads the ball it actually tends to be to one of our teammates.
One of my pet peeves in the game is how players (often CBs) will just blindly head the ball forwards without any real target. If they are under pressure or it is a difficult aerial duel then fair enough, but you seem times when a player isnt even under any pressure and could bring the ball down if they wanted, but they just head it randomly back up the pitch without a thought to who it actually goes to.
Fellaini is not only excellent at winning the ball in the air, but he actually seems to aim his headed passes towards a teammate, and finds them more often than not.
He's growing on me...
You should get that checked out by a doctor.
I think Fellani's been very good this year, and happy for his turnaround from last season. One quibble I have from yesterday's game is that he sometimes left his position chasing the ball, leaving the right side exposed. Would like to see him have a little more discipline in that department.
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