Hopefully he never plays another minute for us in any capacity again.
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Are you joking? He was easily one of our best players tonight. But of course it's Fellaini so he'll just get fecking destroyed by everyone as usual
One of the more effective players on the night.
He did ok I thought. One of the few who kept going
Should have buried that header at the end
This performance will split opinion and then some.
Lots of good moments, lots of appalling ones. He wasn't very good at all, to be honest. He's a much better player than that.
Lots of good moments, lots of appalling ones. He wasn't very good at all, to be honest. He's a much better player than that.
Comfortably our best player - was driving us all night.
No i'm not, I'm not really concerned about his individual performance as it was decent today. I'm more concerned with the issue that our football suffers so much when he is on the pitch, creativity is lost and its constant garbage balls into his path (which he isn't great at dealing with to be honest). Also, he takes ages to make decisions when he has the ball at his feet, a few times today he stifled our counter attacks by taking ages to play the ball out his feet.
I'm not concerned with him playing 'his best' when we are playing overall shit football, that really doesn't mean much. When he's on the field the team lacks, accompany that with Rooney and feck me its horrendous.
Yes he did do okay tonight, but as I said earlier, him playing 'okay' during an appalling team performance doesn't really account to anything. He looks okay in a shit set up, that cant be accepted at Manchester United.
He was ok I thought, not particularly threatening or creative but he at least got about the pitch and could hold onto the ball when pressured.
His pass to Rooney on that counter attack was a joke, too.
He should have played Martial in over the top in extra time yet dallied around with it.
Both noticeable moments of shite play that frustrated me.
He should have played Martial in over the top in extra time yet dallied around with it.
Both noticeable moments of shite play that frustrated me.
Why do we treat him like he's fecking Messi? The idea behind him being useful is that we mix it up and not be one dimensional but when he's on the pitch he becomes the sole player we go to! Players that are great with the ball at their feet like Pereira just punting the ball at him and overhitting crosses, so tedious.
He did ok. He had some good moments, and some bad moments which kinda resulted in being ok.
He did decently today.
I actually think he was a good player to have for this kind of game.
I actually think he was a good player to have for this kind of game.
he did decently I actually think the same while everyone should probably ask how in the hell he didn't score 9 goals? I can tolerate those three missed headers but how in the hell can Manchester United player hit a ball like he's 13year old after getting drunk for the first time wth a patch over his eyes. that is disgraceful and his horrible finishing cost us a game too
No end product at all can't shoot or make a pass in the final third, even his heading is over rated. He's a good impact sub though and should be kept around for that.
Not as effective as the end of last season 
I was really frustrated by Fellaini during last night's performance. I can't fault him for effort, but our whole game plan seems to go to pot when he's on the field.
A few things happen with Fellaini on the field. A) We play it long trying to pick him out. B) When we try to counter with pace he picks up the ball and fails to move it on quickly. This happened a couple of times yesterday and we would have been in if he had found the right ball quick enough. C) Every cross/corner is played far too deep in the hope that he can head it back across goal.
Our whole game plan changes when he's around, and it doesn't change for the better.
A few things happen with Fellaini on the field. A) We play it long trying to pick him out. B) When we try to counter with pace he picks up the ball and fails to move it on quickly. This happened a couple of times yesterday and we would have been in if he had found the right ball quick enough. C) Every cross/corner is played far too deep in the hope that he can head it back across goal.
Our whole game plan changes when he's around, and it doesn't change for the better.
You lot surely can't be surprised that in terms of footballing, technical and passing ability, Fellaini isn't good enough for a team trying to win things? Surely?
He's a plan B, he'll hinder our game if we try to play football at a high level along the ground, but it isn't like he was anywhere near the biggest culprit yesterday.
He shouldn't be a starter for a team trying to win things as even Van Gaal has realized.
He's a plan B, he'll hinder our game if we try to play football at a high level along the ground, but it isn't like he was anywhere near the biggest culprit yesterday.
He shouldn't be a starter for a team trying to win things as even Van Gaal has realized.
Thought he was excellent last night, and I'm far from his biggest fan. That's the most 'football' I've seen him play in a United shirt ever. He was bullying opponents, winning arial balls as he doesn, but he was also spinning and turning away from players and driving the team forward centrally. Never knew he had it in him.
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He was one of our better players. Total commitment to the cause and drove us on all game. When he was moved up top he was far more effective than Rooney. Fellaini is absolutely not the problem, since we don't rely on him as a regular starter these days anyway.
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Bring him on.
I feel like he could so something in this game. Although hopefully he would bring his finishing boots with him.
He's awful in the air. He is only perceived to be good thanks to his height.
True. He does not jump that high, but just positions himself well and uses his physicality to win the duels.
Didn't really affect the game one way or another when he came on, I think constantly hitting it high to him makes us to predictable, he's not incapable of passing it on the floor but we seem to go into autopilot when he comes on.
Is it me or has he already peaked for us? I feel like he is becoming less and less useful each passing game this season.
Is he good at anything besides 'Chesting'? He is completely useless when it's not total hoofball. And then when we do hoof if, we do not have enough players around him to take advantage. Weird.
It's like, okay, we are shit, there is no game changer on the bench, you go Chester, do your thing and may be we'll get lucky.
It's like, okay, we are shit, there is no game changer on the bench, you go Chester, do your thing and may be we'll get lucky.
He's actually fine with the ball at his feet despite what I'm reading here. He's just not a top quality midfielder. Midfielder - he's not a striker or a no.10. He's a midfielder with a different set of attributes.
He's still better on the ball than our captain, which isn't much brag about but he's not the biggest problem we have right now.
He's still better on the ball than our captain, which isn't much brag about but he's not the biggest problem we have right now.
Yep. Losing out to Gayle in the air was ridiculous. He's very easily marked in the air. If you put someone on him then he never does a thing. We did it with Jones in Fergie's last season and Jose with Zouma at the Bridge last season. Others have done the same effectively. Also during Moyes' tenure he was awful in the air most of the time.
i'd say so, nothing against the guy but my heart sinks at the sight of him coming on. Even more than the long ball tactic my biggest annoyance of him is he cannot make a challenge without fouling or giving a freekick away. Just a clumsy brawler
Why do people get so depressed when he comes on? Sure, we are a little more direct at times, but it is better than constant sideways passing. At least we move the ball toward the opposition goal.
I have no real issue with him coming on to win headers in the opposition area late on aside from the fact that £27m seems a lot to pay for that. But I wonder how he feels. Even if he's not good enough for us for 90 minutes, he's better than that.
People say the same about Peter Crouch. I think when you're as tall as the two of them you don't need to learn how to jump, as you can win so many headers without needing to. They're both still very dominant in the air, so it's not just about how they are perceived.
It's a real shame because having an advantage is one thing and working on it to completely dominate your opponent would be even better.
Last season, when Felli would come on, he went right up top and we just bombed the ball towards him, either from deep, or back post crosses. Then he had a good run of form playing as a more attacking midfielder in a three, and the left hand side of Blind, Young and Fellaini caused all sorts of problems. This season, he comes in as a deep #8 and doesn't really get in the box all that often. It seems a strange sub to make, as usually he comes on for Schweinsteiger. I do like Fellaini, but you can't really say he does what Schweinsteiger does to a better degree.
Even when he played up front against Liverpool, we didn't play a very direct game. I think he was used very effectively last season, but this year, his impact has been quite minimal, which is more down to how he's been used rather than him himself.
Even when he played up front against Liverpool, we didn't play a very direct game. I think he was used very effectively last season, but this year, his impact has been quite minimal, which is more down to how he's been used rather than him himself.
Has very good chest control but his heading accuracy is poor.
Because it's true...It's piss funny watching Crouch give away a freekick for using his arms to win a header against midgets.
The problem isn't Fellaini. It's how he's utilised. Last season, he was most effective on the left side of a midfield three, and we played some of the best football you'll see us play (even if it lasted less than a month). With Blind (an intelligent passer), Fellaini (physical powerhouse), and Young (pacey winger), we had a great combination of different attributes from three different players. We were far too hot to handle.
This season, the potatoe that is van Gaal refuses to acknowledge any of his strengths other than his height, which has seen us lump to ball up to more often than not. In the game against Boro, where started in a slightly deeper role, he was one of the better players on the day and he isn't as shit as many perceive. You'd think people (including van Gaal) would know this by now.
This season, the potatoe that is van Gaal refuses to acknowledge any of his strengths other than his height, which has seen us lump to ball up to more often than not. In the game against Boro, where started in a slightly deeper role, he was one of the better players on the day and he isn't as shit as many perceive. You'd think people (including van Gaal) would know this by now.
Agreed, the balance just isn't right with Martial/Herrera/Mata. I'd be tempted to drop Herrera on current form and stick Fellaini in there or Young with Mata as a 10.
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