Looks awkward and has awkward technique.
He'll end up our #10 for the majority of games this season I bet. He'll be used to bring Martial and Memphis into play.
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Looks awkward and has awkward technique.
He'll end up our #10 for the majority of games this season I bet. He'll be used to bring Martial and Memphis into play.
He's such an effective player. He's been our get-out-of-jail card on numerous occasions for the national team. That chest control on the turn was awesome.
Well that's because usually he's brought on late because of his ban. If we play Depay and Martial on the wings, suddenly we have options to stretch teams so it should be a good mix - but we'll see. Fact is, playing as we have we've created little.
Depay & Martial wouldn't benefit Fellaini playing CF as he wants balls into the box, the two prefer to cut in..
When he was in form last season it wasn't even the way we were playing. He was operating with tight control on the left and interplaying with the wing back/fullback really well. People seem to forget this the minute we go to hoofball. I hate it, we all hate it and I agree I have no idea why we do it.
The guy is a really good footballer under all the abuse he cops.
I completely disagree that he could do a decent job up front, he doesn't have the back to goal ability to hold the ball up like a striker (but I suppose he would do better than Rooney as he has more physicality). Sure he can operate okay in that situation but you can tell he doesn't have the explosiveness and the instinctive quick touches needed to survive. He's much more effective when we free his role and allow him to move around between the lines and operate with players coming at him. Up front you just stick a body on him and you essentially make him tussle for the ball and I don't really think that is his strength. His strength is making the defenders come to him and try and spot defend him (if that is such a thing as in not just camp on him and beat him to the ball?) he seems to win a lot of tussles when he is moving to a ball and controlling it, fighting off a challenger and then moving it on (and moving into the box).
I won't mind if he starts above Herrera vs Liverpool. He can cause them more damage than Herrera.
Nah, I think he has great technique compared to other 6'4 players, and he has a decent technique compared to normal sized midfielders.
His technique on his chest/head is world class though.
Never said he didn't have good technique, just that he looks awkward lol.
The Peter Crouch effect. Stick a big man up front and nobody can resist hoofing long balls towards him. I agree and it's actually quite annoying. Everyone just loses all their composure when they have such an obvious target in their eyeline. The big hair doesn't help.
Well said.
Fellaini 9. Are you ready?
Fe9i?
Fronaldo.
Il Fellameno.
Il Fellameno.
Fellaini vs Benteke lump off.
When we had the run in with like all the big teams right one after the other last season, Fellaini was hugely instrumental in those matches
Can we swap our Belgian for theirs?
Marouzidane Fellaini would score a goal (probably a header from a Memphis cross), if he starts tomorrow.
I would like to see him up top tbh. I think he will be good there, he's proven that before at Everton when he occasionally played there.
Was good for Belgium vs Bosnia(he had to do well vs us lol)
Looks like he's starting tomorrow according to some reports. Hopefully does well.
lol)Looks like he's starting tomorrow according to some reports. Hopefully does well.
He's actually not a bad #10 but he's not a #9, simple as that. I'd much rather see Martial play up front but I don't think LvG will chuck him straight in. Having said that, I do want Fellaini to start as he will definetly cause Liverpool problems and I can see one of Can/Lucas man marking him (to no avail).
Ready? Been waiting all season for this.
He can't play 9 effectively, not in our system anyway. He's no where near mobile enough for that.
I'd much rather see him number 10 where he's a proven asset. Martial, Memphis or Wilson can play up front and do all the running.
I'd much rather see him number 10 where he's a proven asset. Martial, Memphis or Wilson can play up front and do all the running.
I want to see him at the end of Memphis crosses. This might work. Don't think he's worse than Rooney up front anyway, at least he's a constant threat, and you need two players to take care of him. His movement is underrated IMO.
There are things Rooney is better than him but it's been a while since I saw him do it.
There are things Rooney is better than him but it's been a while since I saw him do it.
I have been saying for ages but I think Fellaini could be effective as a 9 in this system.
Ordinarily (eg last season) I was very much opposed to having him up front, and thought he was best deployed alongside Herrera as advanced box-to-box midfielders, with a holding player behind them.
In the current system however, our #10 has mostly been playing almost as a second striker, rather than a playmaker. Additionally, the wide men act as inside forwards. All three players behind the striker therefore are (or should be) making runs, overlapping and basically - scoring goals. In this system, I think some of the key attributes you look for in the striker are the ability to hold the ball up, the ability to bring others into play via flick-ons, and the ability to press the opposing defenders. Fellaini is very good in all of these areas.
What I dont want to happen however, is what happened against Swansea, which is that as soon as Fellaini was on the pitch, we abandoned all efforts to actually play the ball, or work the ball into good crossing positions (what we had been doing for the majority of the game) and instead started lumping it up from anywhere on the pitch. If we are planning on doing that then I would rather just play with 10 men - and I say that as one of Fellaini's most vocal supporters on here.
Ordinarily (eg last season) I was very much opposed to having him up front, and thought he was best deployed alongside Herrera as advanced box-to-box midfielders, with a holding player behind them.
In the current system however, our #10 has mostly been playing almost as a second striker, rather than a playmaker. Additionally, the wide men act as inside forwards. All three players behind the striker therefore are (or should be) making runs, overlapping and basically - scoring goals. In this system, I think some of the key attributes you look for in the striker are the ability to hold the ball up, the ability to bring others into play via flick-ons, and the ability to press the opposing defenders. Fellaini is very good in all of these areas.
What I dont want to happen however, is what happened against Swansea, which is that as soon as Fellaini was on the pitch, we abandoned all efforts to actually play the ball, or work the ball into good crossing positions (what we had been doing for the majority of the game) and instead started lumping it up from anywhere on the pitch. If we are planning on doing that then I would rather just play with 10 men - and I say that as one of Fellaini's most vocal supporters on here.
Can we swap you for Jonnowhite?
He will score.
Provided we don't just pump long-balls to him and actually pass the ball.
Provided we don't just pump long-balls to him and actually pass the ball.
You think Fellaini is a better striker then Benteke yeah?
Fellani is 194 cm but that doesn't include his hair right? That would get him over 2 meters surely.
You think too much.
Great work avoiding the question.
Would you rather have Fellaini or Origi? or Ings?
Fellaini has more goals for Belgium then benteke does....
Fellaini is obviously far from ideal as a striker, but benteke is pretty average so I'm glad we didn't go for him really.
i have him to start tomorrow. I think he will tear up liverpool.
Ings is certainly a better centre forward than Fellaini to be fair.
As a striker? Preferably none of them really.
Ings or Origi because they're not very good. And Fellaini because, well, he's not a striker.
Is he? I'd figure they'd both get about 10-12 goals upfront in a full season for us as a main striker (30-32 starts, 4-5 sub apperances), but Fellaini would probably give you better hold up play and knock down for others. Less threat in behind than Ings so the other team can push up a bit more. I think at gunpoint I'd take Fellaini.
Why is he set to start today? Did the manager say so? Why not martial?
Since you mentioned "Belgian" specifically, please go ahead and check the scoring record of Fellaini and Benteke FOR Belgium in the past 10 games and let us know who has scored more.
OK?
And a better run of goals over a certain amount games makes one player better then the other? I guess that means Mahrez must be a better player then Aguero?
Am I doing this right?
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