a football game?
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a football game?
I was actually pleased before the game that he was in midfield because it meant we'd play Martial up top, but he's really not given me any confidence that he's going to find form in midfield either.
Just facepalm. He's a plan B to throw on in the 70th minute. Not a starter for a CL team
Is it tactical though? I haven't seen anyone shouting at him to stay deeper and it's similar to what we've seen before from him, albeit typically when he plays as the spare man. Either way we don't need it in this game whether it's tactical or him just going awol.
He has no concentration at all, quite clearly.
Other than 'nuisance factor', he's below par at everything. He's sometimes tidy, but still needs three touches for things midfielders should do in one.
He's an awful midfielder but it's Van Gaals fault for playing him there. Did he not watch the second half against PSV?
So that wasn't just me. Schweinsteiger was appalling for that goal for sure but where was Fellaini? It's not like it's him pressing the CB's, it's Mata and Schweinsteiger that are doing that.
One of the most useless players I have seen pull on a United shirt. What is he?
Thank but no thanks, David..
Thank but no thanks, David..
Waste of a shirt, dont know why he gets so much gametime considering LvGs objectives. Offers an option from set pieces but other than that he's a liability on the ball and off it.
A turd that needs flushing.
Where else is he going to play him? Fellaini's not a striker, and any decent form he has had for us has generally come in some sort of midfield position, whether it be a more defensive or attacking minded one.
I'd rather we weren't playing Fellaini at all, but if we're going to play him anywhere then you'd expect it to probably be midfield.
Don't see that as tactical as he was doing just fine for the first 10 mins. I have mo fecking clue why he has to stay up as the farthest man when even Martial was tracking back. Once noticed that Wolfsburg sprang a counter while Fellaini was ambling back as he was the farthest forward for us. He is playing exactly like he was under Moyes. A fecking disgrace.
It's hard to see a reason of keeping him beyond this season. He's not a player that should be starting for Manchester United. Had his purple patch last season but everything else has been bang average.
I agree it's odd, just think it's odder that none of the coaching staff/players were telling him to stay deeper/more central. It's questionable either way.
I'm going to dump this all on Fellaini. He's to blame for everything. We were the champions, he is our only signing and we finish 7th. We've changed managers, we've made a lot of transfers and tactical changes but the common denominator for our worst period of football in the PL era is Fellaini. We need to sell him purely for superstitious reasons.
First half was as lazy and poor tactically as I can remember from a utd midfielder, should never play in a midfield two again. He was better in the second half but that wasnt much of an achievement.
Dude is in his third season with us. Hasn't scored 10 goals in total, is worse in CM than Tom Cleverly. Seriously what the feck is he still doing here
He's shite. That's it. Shouldn't be at united.
Probably about time to stop trying to polish this particular turd. Maybe Stoke would be interested?
He was our biggest attacking threat chansing the game.
Which is more of a indictment of our play under LVG than anything.
Which is more of a indictment of our play under LVG than anything.
Absolutely terrible first half. Improved in the second, but was still no better than average at best.
It wasn't obvious to me what his instructions were. If he was meant to be playing as a holding midfielder then his first half performance was bizarre, as there was a gaping hole where our midfield was meant to be.
His shit. I never seen a player who has such slow thought process as him.
He's not a midfielder. And the amount of times he surrenders possession/attacking pressure by making a silly foul is so frustrating. He was good in the last 10 minutes, but he is just all over the place tactically, there isn't a single position on the field you would be 100% content on playing him in.
Nah, Mata and Martial offered more.
4.4 in the match rating. Load of bollocks.
He was one of two or three to come out of that match with some credit. He created about 4 or 5 decent chances and set up the second.
There's plenty to criticise about him but not tonight.
He was one of two or three to come out of that match with some credit. He created about 4 or 5 decent chances and set up the second.
There's plenty to criticise about him but not tonight.
Almost all of our best chances came from Fellaini winning a header or causing nuisance in the box or around it.
I don't feel we are any more likely score with him on the pitch
From set pieces he was good but that was about it. Would gladly never see him start a game for us again but he will probably have to start at a the weekend.
Nah, not sure I can really agree with that. His aerial threat wasn't always all there tonight, and "causing a nuisance" seems to involve him giving him away fouls half the time.
4.4 seems high to me.
He tries hard bless him but it's like watching an Ent play football.
Trying to see reason in the Fellaini thread is a lost cause on Redcafe. I gave it up after last season.
When he is that poor you just have to take it on the chin.
Its easy to make a scapegoat out of him - an opportunity that few seem to pass up.
What was his position today? He was listed as a midfielder but he completely abandoned Schweinsteiger.
He's not a scapegoat though when you consider that he's hardly the only one getting criticised. Rooney was getting slaughtered, as has Darmian on a regular basis. Schweinsteiger's been getting plenty of criticism for tonight's performance. Then there's the criticism going in LVG's direction.
Fellaini's not a scapegoat - just someone performing incredibly poorly, and getting criticised for it.
Scapegoat or not his first half performance was shocking, no one can say otherwise with a straight face.
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