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2015-16 Performances

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33
Goals
4
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1
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Crashoutcassius said:
fellaini wouldn't have got near that fergie team. He just tore it to shreds whenever we played vs him
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What a lot of old bollocks. He's one great game against as a centre forward against Michael Carrick at centre back. He's never been a midfielder.
 
JPRouve said:
The "wut" is still very pertinent though because Milito is everything but a target man, he isn't tall nor powerful.
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Yep, I still don't get his comparison to be honest mate. Milito was more of a discount version of Batistuta in terms of being a #9, but he was a proper clinical striker and a good one at that - evidenced by his record at Genoa, Zaragoza and early on at Internazionale when he was fit. And he didn't even have any special physical attributes in terms of being a target but he was a very effective and cunning goalscorer in the mid to late 2000s. As for Fellaini, he is.. is.. err I dunno what he is actually. A deadbeat hobo's version of Gullit maybe?
 
acnumber9 said:
What a lot of old bollocks. He's one great game against as a centre forward against Michael Carrick at centre back. He's never been a midfielder.
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were you not at the 4-4? He ruined us and was unplayable that day
 
Sandikan said:
were you not at the 4-4? He ruined us and was unplayable that day
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He had some joy for part of the game as a forward. At no time has Fellaini ever destroyed our midfield. It isn't something he's capable of. Every attribute he has is that of a target man.
 
acnumber9 said:
He had some joy for part of the game as a forward. At no time has Fellaini ever destroyed our midfield. It isn't something he's capable of. Every attribute he has is that of a target man.
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I don't remember specifying what area he destroyed. But having said that I don't remember anyone being able to deal with him that day.
In the end we'd just let him bring the ball down and not even compete.

If only Evra's header had gone in at 4-2 up!
 
Sandikan said:
I don't remember specifying what area he destroyed. But having said that I don't remember anyone being able to deal with him that day.
In the end we'd just let him bring the ball down and not even compete.

If only Evra's header had gone in at 4-2 up!
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It all stemmed from him supposedly destroying us according to a post in defence of him as a midfielder. Jelavic was giving us bigger problems and he's shite too.
 
Sandikan said:
Not as much to us though. Fellaini was always very hard for us to deal with.

Probably wasn't the answer to buy him though!
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Always ? The one "infamous" match where he was unplayable was when he drifted between midfield and defence and no one tracked him. Which meant that he either kept dragging a midfielder or defender out of position.

The next time we played Everton a certain Cleverley and Anderson duo ran circles around him.

Morten Gamst Pedersen had a couple of decent matches against us for Blackburn...
 
MThomas said:
Always ? The one "infamous" match where he was unplayable was when he drifted between midfield and defence and no one tracked him. Which meant that he either kept dragging a midfielder or defender out of position.

The next time we played Everton a certain Cleverley and Anderson duo ran circles around him.
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the 4-4 and he scored the winner in a 1-0. That's just 2 games I'm quoting from memory now. Will be plenty of others.
 
He was good yesterday, and was our biggest goal threat, which is why I, along with others, were confused he was taken off. I'd still like him in the position he played in at the back end of last season, though.
 
Get In Scholesy said:
Define perform. If performing as our main outlet in a team devoid of any free flowing or cohesive football is your definition then so be it, I suppose we have different conceptions of performance.
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Would scoring in every game be 'performing' in your opinion? I would consider that to be performing. Yet even if he did that you would think he is shite. Would he have to score a hat-trick, make 30 clearances, 4 assists and win 50 headers every game for him to 'perform' in your opinion? Would you not think he was shite then?
 
Useless. I couldn't care less if he scored. He's mid table type player more suitable for a mid table club (which based on our last few games we're not far off from becoming...)
 
At best clumsy but his consistency of acquiring stupid cards for petty offences is as tedious as his stupid denials. He misses more chances than he takes and at Bournemouth was often slow in attacking loose balls in the box. A Moyes type player which is why we ended up with him and Arsenal got a world class midfielder.
 
limerickcitykid said:
If you're scoring a goal a game then there really isn't, goals win games and scoring one a game instantly makes you one of the greatest players ever. See that isn't rational at all, there is nothing wrong with Fellaini or anyone being the best offensive output, as long as they are producing and scoring a goal a game would be extraordinary output, that is irrational personal hatred on your side. How would it be wrong for someone who scores every single game to be the best offensive output? How could someone who breaks records and is instantly the greatest goalscorer to ever grace the Premier League be shite? So, yes that is clearly irrational and no one in they're right mind would think scoring every game makes you shit. Some of the greatest strikers ever built their games around scoring and not offering much else and they still weren't scoring a goal a game. It was an idiotic statement and it deserved to be called out on.
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A long winded post about strictly hypothetical scenarios, yet he calls me the idiot? Interesting.

Perhaps if we focus on the times he played (particularly the times he scores goals) and think "Is that the type of player we need at Manchester United?" You could understand my post a little bit more. The issue I am trying to convey is that even the games he scores goals for us, he has never really turned heads with his performances. He stands out because we play dire football, is that what you want?

ZDwyr said:
Would scoring in every game be 'performing' in your opinion? I would consider that to be performing. Yet even if he did that you would think he is shite. Would he have to score a hat-trick, make 30 clearances, 4 assists and win 50 headers every game for him to 'perform' in your opinion? Would you not think he was shite then?
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It certainly would!
But he hasn't done that, using the term 'performance' is said in the context of the way he has played for us since he arrived. Even at his best 'performances' he was still shite. How is that so hard to grasp? Why get into hypotheticals when you can clearly judge him off his performances, NONE of which have been United quality.
 
Had a great year last year as he was utilised very well. That's what he needs to succeed, have the play built around him. However Manchester united should never ever build a team around fellaini.

He's big and powerful, gets the odd goal and tries hard. That's all he has, poor passing and is quite slow are 2 of his main weak areas.

He's not an awful player but he isn't a great player either.
 
he can do very little with the ball..a very very limited player. what hes doing at united i do not know.
 
No idea why he was taken off on Saturday he was the only one who really had chances on goal.
 
What is his role? What is he offering us in it?

Defensively he's appalling. Easily drawn to the ball, one pass and he's not only too slow to intercept, but it clears a huge space in front of the back 4.

Offensively he's in completely impotent areas. He gets the ball 40 yards from goal on the left side. He can't dribble, pass or cross, so what's the f*cking point?

It's like playing with 10 men. I don't blame him, presumably he's sticking rigidly to the tactics LVG has sent him out with, but it's a joke.
 
Nevermind his defending, he's one of three players this half I would genuinely described as pointless going forward.
 
Beachryan said:
What is his role? What is he offering us in it?

Defensively he's appalling. Easily drawn to the ball, one pass and he's not only too slow to intercept, but it clears a huge space in front of the back 4.

Offensively he's in completely impotent areas. He gets the ball 40 yards from goal on the left side. He can't dribble, pass or cross, so what's the f*cking point?

It's like playing with 10 men. I don't blame him, presumably he's sticking rigidly to the tactics LVG has sent him out with, but it's a joke.
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I don't know, in terms of position he's a liability. Caught too far up the field and then he is too slow to get back. Long balls aimed to him should never a tactic to start matches with, at least wait for the defenders to have gotten tired in the last 10-15 minutes. Tactically, what he's asked to do is completely pointless.
 
Beachryan said:
What is his role? What is he offering us in it?

Defensively he's appalling. Easily drawn to the ball, one pass and he's not only too slow to intercept, but it clears a huge space in front of the back 4.

Offensively he's in completely impotent areas. He gets the ball 40 yards from goal on the left side. He can't dribble, pass or cross, so what's the f*cking point?

It's like playing with 10 men. I don't blame him, presumably he's sticking rigidly to the tactics LVG has sent him out with, but it's a joke.
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He reminds me of an 8-year old playing at his local sports centre, just running around the field without any sort of position. His discipline is horrendous.
 
Cheesy said:
He reminds me of an 8-year old playing at his local sports centre, just running around the field without any sort of position. His discipline is horrendous.
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Well to be fair our captain does the exact same thing and gets praised for it.
 
He was unlucky to come off last week but he should be off at half time, been useless and is a liability defensively, same can be said of mata to be fair.
 
NinjaFletch said:
Goal was his fault.

AWOL as usual.
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He's clearly been told to get forward and support the attack at every opportunity. It's a direct response to the criticism of not having enough men in the box. Now we do but it leaves us more open. It's exactly the kind if risk taking that people have been asking for.

What he can be blamed for is being consistently offside and, when he is deeper, being completely useless defensively. I can't remember a worse centre mid defensively. He's worse than Liam Miller in that sense - players ghost past him for fun.
 
Our defending with him in midfield is terrible, you can't blame our defenders. Players are allowed to run through on them however they want in last three games, and barely anyone is mentioning it. His positioning and tracking back is embarrasing for a a premierleague player, let alone for a title contender team. I remember when we first paired Carrick and Schweinsteiger in fecking preseason game people immidiately decided they aren't good pair because of that even though they are on different level in comparision with any pairing with Fellaini.
 
Brwned said:
He's clearly been told to get forward and support the attack at every opportunity. It's a direct response to the criticism of not having enough men in the box. Now we do but it leaves us more open. It's exactly the kind if risk taking that people have been asking for.

What he can be blamed for is being consistently offside and, when he is deeper, being completely useless defensively. I can't remember a worse centre mid defensively. He's worse than Liam Miller in that sense - players ghost past him for fun.
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Thing is, it would be excusable if he sometimes got caught out of position because of that. But he doesn't. He always gets caught out of position sometimes it costs us, sometimes he doesn't. But he is completely incapable of playing alongside a single midfield partner.
 
Brwned said:
He's clearly been told to get forward and support the attack at every opportunity. It's a direct response to the criticism of not having enough men in the box. Now we do but it leaves us more open. It's exactly the kind if risk taking that people have been asking for.

What he can be blamed for is being consistently offside and, when he is deeper, being completely useless defensively. I can't remember a worse centre mid defensively. He's worse than Liam Miller in that sense - players ghost past him for fun.
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It's a stupid response then. Ideally you want your midfielder to make late runs (like Lampard at his best) so that defending on him would be a lot more difficult. Now it's just too easy, he has little movement and he always expects long balls. The idea is right but the execution is retarded.
 
NinjaFletch said:
Thing is, it would be excusable if he sometimes got caught out of position because of that. But he doesn't. He always gets caught out of position sometimes it costs us, sometimes he doesn't. But he is completely incapable of playing alongside a single midfield partner.
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I don't think he's playing alongside Carrick. He's playing ahead of him alongside Mata.
 
Surely if his role was as a #8 then he is required to get back and help Carrick, but in truth he doesn't have the mobility or speed for that, so LvG asking him to play so high up but expecting him to also help out in CM is at fault.
 
I dont blame him for playing I blame the guy that keeps relying on him (and seems to be starting him in a 2 man midfield with Carrick) but then looking like telling him to push forward and stay there.

One thing I do blame him for is how he doesnt actually jump when crosses are put in. He really shouldnt be losing headers yet he somehow does.
 
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