[ZDwyr]

Really surprised by the negativity. I guess the fact it is Fellaini means he will come under some criticism though. He should have scored that chance Martial made for him but he also should have won a penalty in the first-half I thought. He hasn't had any continuity this season so it was a decent outing.

If Herrera had missed that chance I am sure he wouldn't receive the same criticism.

 

[stevoc]

It was frustrating as feck today to watch Fellaini play at no10 while Mata a much better no10 and left footed was stuck out on the right wing. To add insult to injury we actually had two actual right footed wingers sitting on their arse on the fecking bench. Baffling.

Fellaini is a good player and he has his uses, but he really shouldn't be playing up there unless there is literally no one else available.

 

[Amar__]

No one is mentioning his stamp from today? Another one of his specialties.

Really surprised by the negativity. I guess the fact it is Fellaini means he will come under some criticism though. He should have scored that chance Martial made for him but he also should have won a penalty in the first-half I thought. He hasn't had any continuity this season so it was a decent outing.

If Herrera had missed that chance I am sure he wouldn't receive the same criticism.

Herrera received much more criticism for games he was actually playing much better than Fellaini today. Even from his fans(me included). Herrera's worst performance this season was probably nothing worse than Fellaini's today and yet Fellaini got some praise today. He was absolutely terrible.

 

[YouOnlyLiveTwice]

I feel sorry for this guy, getting slated because he is a different kind of player which isn't suiting the precious Utd fans, he haven't been terrible at all.

 

[RooneyLegend]

We aren't taking ourselves seriously enough if a player like him is a forward at this club. Sounds like something west brom should do.

 

[ZDwyr]

It was frustrating as feck today to watch Fellaini play at no10 while Mata a much better no10 and left footed was stuck out on the right wing. To add insult to injury we actually had two actual right footed wingers sitting on their arse on the fecking bench. Baffling.

Fellaini is a good player and he has his uses, but he really shouldn't be playing up there unless there is literally no one else available.

Mata floated inside quite often and was shite. He has been shite for weeks now and done very, very little when played as a number 10. Maybe at Chelsea he was better than Fellaini in that role, but I would suggest that since both have been at United there is probably very little between them in terms of performances as the AM.

No one is mentioning his stamp from today? Another one of his specialties.



Herrera received much more criticism for games he was actually playing much better than Fellaini today. Even from his fans(me included). Herrera's worst performance this season was probably nothing worse than Fellaini's today and yet Fellaini got some praise today. He was absolutely terrible.

Except he wasn't? 88% passing accuracy, created 3 chances, had 2 interceptions and a block. Plus 4 shots (yes he should have scored). He wasn't brilliant, sure, but he was better than Mata and just as good as the other attackers.

 

[Man of Leisure]

Whike I've never been his biggest fan and I won't miss him when he's gone next season, we've got bigger problems than Fellaini right now.

 

[MAME DIOUF 32]

We have a problem here. Last season van Gaal essentially created a role in that Blind-Young-Fellaini triangle for him that played perfectly to his strengths and he did very well in it. Now that role no longer exists he's back to being as limited as we all thought he was. There are three or four roles available to him now and he's not good in any of them.

Thanks for helping dig us out of a hole last season but if that system's been abandoned then there's no place left here.

 

[JPRouve]

I feel sorry for this guy, getting slated because he is a different kind of player which isn't suiting the precious Utd fans, he haven't been terrible at all.

It has nothing to do with the precious Utd fans, he doesn't suit the team he is playing for. He has shown that he was a good player but for a different system.

 

[Hed Zitin]

So many football snobs.

He did more in that game than Rooney has for ages. He held the ball up very well to the point we could actually spend more time near the oppositions goal instead of on our half way line like most games.

He was a pest in the box. Look at how many scrappy clearances West Ham had to make that ended up landing at our players in the box because he was causing them trouble.

To have a go at him for that game is just mental. Unfortunately people have it out for him.

 

[Randall Flagg]

Thought he did OK and was one of our better players yesterday

I think he deserves a run in the team

 

[stevoc]

Mata floated inside quite often and was shite. He has been shite for weeks now and done very, very little when played as a number 10. Maybe at Chelsea he was better than Fellaini in that role, but I would suggest that since both have been at United there is probably very little between them in terms of performances as the AM.

Yeah i would disagree with that. Mata hasn't set the world alight but he has as i said been shunted out to the right 90% of the time but even out of position he's shown more than Fellaini for me. I would rather see Mata in there poor form or not than Fellaini who i don't think is a no10. And an actual winger out right, would have been a much more balanced team. When Depay came on and we had him left and Lingard right we were causing them more problems.

I like Fellaini and he has his uses but not as a no10 for me.

 

[Sam]

Absolute shite.

Still better then Rooney.

 

[LeftyBlaster]

Got away with that stamp

 

[limerickcitykid]

It wasn't a stamp.

 

[OJKernow]

I get that people don't want him as the future of the club but I seriously must have seen something different to a lot of you yesterday.

I thought he held the ball up really well which meant he was able to bring the other attacking players into the game, a couple of nice flicks and through balls, caused a few problems for their defence, should have done better with his only clear cut chance, but all in all, not a bad game for someone lacking match rhythm.

I would be all for giving him a run of games.

 

[prarek]

Only just noticed his avatar at the top of this thread.

 

[Born2Lose]

Played quite well yesterday, interestingly these are the chances created stats per 90 minutes played updated after yesterday's game.

Fellaini - 1.88
Mata - 1.87
Herrera - 1.39
Rooney - 1.03

Spoiler: Source

http://www.squawka.com/comparison-m...juan_mata/165/165/313/38/p#chances_created#90

 

[LeftyBlaster]

It wasn't a stamp.

Oh really? I think it was clear as daylight he knew exactly what he was doing. It was sneaky.

 

[Chaky_Best]

Provides much more than Rooney this year. He's a less talented footballer than Rooney was but in terms of performances he's ahead of him in the number 10 position.
Then, regarding the team, he's not the fastest man alive, and he slows it a lot.

I don't understand why LVG changed a formation when he used Herrera + Mata + Fellaini and Carrick in their top positions to a 4-2-3-1 where neither of them are confortable ?

Fellaini was top last year as a second 10 with the ball or second 8. He wasn't creative but supported the attacks so well.

LVG found how to use him efficiently but not anymore

 

[dcullivanio]

He’s a handy player to have in the squad for when things aren’t going well as he can provide another option. That said he is becoming the emergency option far too frequently in my view. He didn’t have a bad game on Saturday but he didn’t offer anything of any real substance (not that any of our team did). I commended him last season but he seems to have reverted back to his awkward self. Quite frankly we have better options for the 'number 10' position. I think the system we played last season when he thrived is the only way he could flourish in this team so unless LVG reverts back I can see Fellaini being a square peg to varying degrees wherever he's played. At least we've realised that he's not a DMF anyway because he was god damn awful playing in that role. He's much more suited to the attacking side of the game.

I’ve never thought he is a ‘United’ player and that isn’t being snobbish, it’s simply based on the types of player we’ve had in our recent past. The signing of Fellaini was against the grain of the players we were used to.

I don’t like this devilish side of his game like the stamp on Tomkins. We saw him do McShane last season and there is no doubt he left his foot well into that challenge with Tomkins knowing it would connect with him. I’m all for a hard tackling player with a bit of edge but don’t want someone who just decides to flirt with the prospect of outright injuring opposition players. There’s a lot said about his physicality and while he does use it I don’t think he’s a that great at heading the ball or indeed even winning aerial duels. I also think he’s too slow between first touch and passing it on. He sometimes seems to take an age to get the ball 100% under control and ready to do something with it. Maybe that’s simply down to his gangliness!....

Fellaini is Marmite for a lot of fans but I think he’s got something to offer given the right circumstances, which should only arise now and again. That’s said I think we have better options for our starting line-up and wouldn’t be disappointed if he ended up leaving the club

 

[.Rossi]

Jesus Christ

 

[Amadaeus]

How many times do I have to say Fellaini is not and will never be a decent midfielder. He is good at being a target man or a suffoco and anything beyond that, I would not have him anywhere in the team. I am baffled that he was choosen over Carrick.

 

[SilentWitness]

This isn't the type of game where you play him in a midfield 2.

 

[Roboc7]

He has to come off at half time if we are to have any chance in this game, he is constantly out of position and is leaving midfield wide open. He is tactically and positionally inept, he needs to be in a role where that doesn't matter.

 

[Speak]

How many times do I have to say Fellaini is not and will never be a decent midfielder. He is good at being a target man or a suffoco and anything beyond that, I would not have him anywhere in the team. I am baffled that he was choosen over Carrick.

He's not good at anything other than being awkward, tall, and chesting the ball under zero pressure.
He's not even good at heading the ball.

Needs three touches to do what good midfielders can do with one. And still does a worse job.

 

[Cheesy]

This isn't the type of game where you play him in a midfield 2.

I'm not sure it's the type of sport where you play him in a midfield two.

 

[Unlikely lad]

He's been so shit. Why him over Carrick, feck knows

 

[NK86]

He is absolutely woeful. Started off decently holding his position and then completely abandons his midfield role for the last 30 mins. What is that plank doing standing on the left wing!

 

[Eddy_JukeZ]

Awful move from LVG playing him in a midfield 2.

 

[Ash_G]

I don't know if it's tactical or not but he's pushing high on the left way too much for me in open play. I get it for a goal kick and he should definitely try and break in the box when he can but we're leaving ourselves needlessly open on the counter and having Mata needing to come short for no reason. Sometimes that tactic is useful but in today's game we don't need it and I we'll be quicker and more solid if he stays deeper.

 

[m1y2]

He's not good at anything other than being awkward, tall, and chesting the ball under zero pressure.
He's not even good at heading the ball.

Needs three touches to do what good midfielders can do with one. And still does a worse job.

very true

I dont fecking understand why we need to play him ahead of someone already better than him like Andreas pereira who add much more balance to our play and much more mobility with the actual ability, play him next to basti and he will in this kind of game control the game like he did against DOns in his debut..

 

[Speak]

He is absolutely woeful. Started off decently holding his position and then completely abandons his midfield role for the last 30 mins. What is that plank doing standing on the left wing!

He's a complete ball-watcher. He has zero intelligence as a footballer. Slow to react to everything, and slow to read the game.

 

[PvsNP]

What a terrible transfer he was. Fecking Moyes.

 

[NK86]

He's a complete ball-watcher. He has zero intelligence as a footballer. Slow to react to everything, and slow to read the game.

I don't understand where was he for their second goal? He was not on my television screen and I could see about half the pitch. Why the feck is he so high up when he is a holding mid?

 

[Jayvin]

Nearly scored from that corner early on but other than that he's been really bad, poor passing and giving the ball away too much.

 

[Randall Flagg]

I think he should come off for Carrick for sure

It wasn't really that he was poor today but failed to have any impact. He usually does a lot more when he starts a game

 

[kouroux]

He is not a very good footballer.

 

[NK86]

What a terrible transfer he was. Fecking Moyes.

Any manager, and I mean any manager, who gets rid of that useless sack of crap will have my backing irrespective of anything else.

 

[NK86]

I think he should come off for Carrick for sure

It wasn't really that he was poor today but failed to have any impact. He usually does a lot more when he starts a game

He has been poor. Completely abandoning your midfield role does not mean has had no impact. It only means his impact was negative because Wolfsburg are cutting through our midfield as only BFS is trying to hold the fort while Fellaini is meandering somewhere high up the pitch without the first clue of what he has to do.