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2014-15 Performances

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31
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7
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If we're going to keep him out there, he should be moved forward, not further back.

He's having a horrendous half and looks like their best chance to exploit our dire backline.
 
First and foremost, he's been by no means the only poor performer out there. Having said that...

This is the return of last season's Fellaini. Poor passing, losing the majority of physical challenges against anyone even half his size, getting mugged off by the opponent's attackers all game, all at sea with his positioning. Its a mess.

Hopefully its a 45 minute relapse and he'll get back to his recent form after half time.
 
Yeah he's been poor. But the tactics are crap and he needs clear direction and a defined role to perform well.
 
Shit Fellaini is well and truly back with a bang. That was beyond woeful.

His bottom level seems to be somewhere between pub player and rugby player..
 
Fellaini has been poor, Mata invisible. Wayne and RvP are fairly static in attack. Herrera needs to start being a bit selfish and shoot more.
 
Fellaini should not play in CM - his passing technique is absolutely horrible and incredibly infuriating! Every pass he plays is under hit or wayward (as if he scuffs the ball every time) not to mention usually backwards. He should be ashamed of the pass that lead to their goal, even schoolboys would have done better. Play him further forward if you want to keep him on the pitch LvG!!
 
Having a bad game but the comments in the match day thread show how many people have been waiting eagerly for him to have an off day

Herreras first touch was a ridiculous back pass which may have led to a goal on another day, but I barely saw a single comment about that.

Additionally he is now apparently playing the holding role with Carrick at CB which seems a very poor tactical choice on both counts and won't help matters.

I do think a couple of his passes have been the fault of the receiver - like when he played it out thinking Valencia would be making a run. He should have looked yes, but Valencia at WB should have been making that run.

Regardless he is having an off day although most of the team seems poor - we need to revert to the diamond for the second half.
 
He's having a bit of a shocker today. Not only is he passing poorly, but he's losing out in the majority of the aerial duels. He shouldn't be losing the aerial battle against Wanyama and certainly not against Bertrand.

Him and Paddy seemed to have a competition in that half for who could screw up the most.
 
Dreadful so far. Tactics have no impact and players giving it away so needlessly like he has done time and time again that half. Just been shite.
 
It actually makes me angry watching him play. I never thought I could dislike a United player so much. He's just so shite and yet LVG seems to rate him ahead of Herrera (an actual footballer). As I said in the match thread he has little or no footballing ability. Watching him reminds me of that huge 14 year old kid with no talent who would just dominate teams purely because of his size. Really should have come off instead of McNair.
 
Poor from Felli for sure. Negative tactics from ourselves are putting too much pressure on himself/mcnair/evans/rojo. Hopefully herrera will alleviate that and we can keep the ball better
 
He's a limited footballer and is useful in some matches. Against a high energy pressing team he is useless.
 
I don't think Fellaini was even this bad last season. Easily his worst game for us so far. He's been absolute gash today.
 
He's been getting a lot of praise recently for not very much. He's been pretty shite, not even mentioning his fault for their goal he has no idea where to be in a two man midfield and has been slow on the ball.
 
I don't know what's worse, his performance or van Gaal's decision to move him to holding midfielder position. But we aren't supposed to criticise our Marouane, right?


Walrus said:
Having a bad game but the comments in the match day thread show how many people have been waiting eagerly for him to have an off day

Herreras first touch was a ridiculous back pass which may have led to a goal on another day, but I barely saw a single comment about that.

Additionally he is now apparently playing the holding role with Carrick at CB which seems a very poor tactical choice on both counts and won't help matters.

I do think a couple of his passes have been the fault of the receiver - like when he played it out thinking Valencia would be making a run. He should have looked yes, but Valencia at WB should have been making that run.

Regardless he is having an off day although most of the team seems poor - we need to revert to the diamond for the second half.
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You are definitely my agenda poster of the year, you must be Fellaini's brother or something like that, and plus you hate Herrera, or you simply love Fellaini that much that you need to downplay Herrera to praise him.
 
Fellaini should have been subbed and not McNair IMO looking back. McNair was shite but fellaini, that was seriously one of the worst halves ive seen from a player. Constantly gave it away, lost headers, caught out of position.
 
Passing is poor today. Nothing coming off for him.

Playing him at the base of the midfield is also asking for trouble. He doesn't have the distribution or speed to play there.
 
Amar__ said:
I don't know what's worse, his performance or van Gaal's decision to move him to holding midfielder position. But we aren't supposed to criticise our Marouane, right?

You are definitely my agenda poster of the year, you must be Fellaini's brother or something like that, and plus you hate Herrera, or you simply love Fellaini that much that you need to downplay Herrera to praise him.
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I said he is having a bad game, but the reaction after their goal in the match thread was ridiculous and over the top. Watching the half time analysis you can see that yes, Fellaini gives the ball away, but at that point they are 3v6 and we should have easily defended it.

Similarly I don't hate Herrera, I use him as a comparison as he is a fan favourite whereas Fellaini is anything but. Herrera gave the ball away in a very bad position and it was largely ignored, but when Fellaini makes a lesser mistake he MUST BE BURNED WITH THE FURY OF A THOUSAND SUNS.
 
I hope people don't completely hate the crap out of Fellaini. He's been poor that first half, but the game's not over. He's had a few really good games. Time for him to justify our slowly improving faith in him (or as it was before this game and is yet to be decided).
 
Poor game for Fellaini so far tonight, but this 352 doesn't do him, or the whole team for that matter, any favours. Lack of options of the ball. All we're doing is hoofing it.
 
Walrus said:
Having a bad game but the comments in the match day thread show how many people have been waiting eagerly for him to have an off day

Herreras first touch was a ridiculous back pass which may have led to a goal on another day, but I barely saw a single comment about that.

Additionally he is now apparently playing the holding role with Carrick at CB which seems a very poor tactical choice on both counts and won't help matters.

I do think a couple of his passes have been the fault of the receiver - like when he played it out thinking Valencia would be making a run. He should have looked yes, but Valencia at WB should have been making that run.

Regardless he is having an off day although most of the team seems poor - we need to revert to the diamond for the second half.
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His passing has been awful and he is only one to blame no one else, valencia had no chance of getting on the end of that because it was a bad pass, he got plenty of good praise for one good game against Chelsea so he is going to get criticised when he has a shocker. As well as being awful on the ball his positioning has been terrible today and he is running around like a headless chicken.
 
We are just asking for it if we play him at the base of the midfield. He's like a headless chicken there and isn't the most defensively astute player or has the reading of the game to play there.

Wasn't great before his switch to the base of the midfield mind and seems to be having an off game. Saying that his recent performances should allow him a teeny bit of leeway so far. Hope we go with 4 at the back, with Carrick at the base and Fellaini pushed further up. Seriously......
 
Either shunt him to the right of the midfield or play him as a second striker. He is not a central midfielder in a 100 years.
 
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His passing has been awful and he is only one to blame no one else, valencia had no chance of getting on the end of that because it was a bad pass, he got plenty of good praise for one good game against Chelsea so he is going to get criticised when he has a shocker. As well as being awful on the ball his positioning has been terrible today and he is running around like a headless chicken.
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Nobody, literally nobody is making himself available for the ball for nobody, thus so many mistakes from Rojo, McNair, Evans charging with the ball. Even Carrick is playing sideaways.
 
Roboc7 said:
His passing has been awful and he is only one to blame no one else, valencia had no chance of getting on the end of that because it was a bad pass, he got plenty of good praise for one good game against Chelsea so he is going to get criticised when he has a shocker. As well as being awful on the ball his positioning has been terrible today and he is running around like a headless chicken.
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The entire team is looking rubbish. For me that typically points towards bad tactics. Fellaini has been one of the worst but as @Kostur said I don't think players are making themselves available enough, and tthatis at least partially a result of formation.
 
What on earth is he doing today?

He's been losing his man, slowing play down, second to every ball and losing every physical challenge.
 
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