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when he does well the people that think hes shite will post, when hes not the people that appreciate what he brings will post.
To be fair, he said he was playing like an absolute donkey. And he was, for the first 20 minutes or so. He turned it around fully after that though and ended up having a good game. But early on, all he kept doing was giving away stupid fouls.
He only looks like hes playing like a donkey because hes Fellaini. he isnt judged the same way as others. But the point of my post is rarely is something negative said and then the original poster comes back and say ... feck hes no longer a donkey, hes actually rather good now.
Why wasn't he playing before November? Fellaini was.
You just said it was November.
My initial point was simply that our manager clearly rates Fellaini which due to the fact that he's chosen to keep him at the club, plays him all the time and has even made him captain seems fairly self-evident. I'm a little baffled as to why you seem to want to have a huge debate about it.
And this.
I never really wanted to discuss Schneiderlin. I was talking about Fellaini and you rather strangely said that Mourinho has to play him because 2 other midfielders left. I'm assuming you meant Schneiderlin and Schweinsteiger.
But that's simply nonsense.
, so am i by the way.I'd throw that question back to you. If my quite simple initial point was that Mourinho quite clearly rates Fellaini and you agree with that why are saying that despite rating him he only plays him (42 times so far) because he's forced to due to lack of options?Again you don't seem to properly read other peoples posts, if you go right back to my first post in response to you i was saying he couldn't sell him in January even if he wanted to because of the situation with the other two midfielders. I made no mention of the summer window to my recollection.
So i've no idea why you are still waffling on and trying to argue with someone on a topic that they aren't even really trying to disagree with you on. You definitely are from Belfast
and ask you to re-evaluate who has kept this now very tedious conversation going.
But what's your point? He was playing regularly before January.
But why would you even think that there was any intention of selling someone who's been a first team regular since the start of the season and who the manager clearly rates in January? Seems a strange thing to say.
Yes, Fellaini is here because Mourinho wants him to be here. In August, Mourinho said "Marouane is a special guy for us in our defensive work". Also in August: "Because I told him just simply, 'Forget everything you read, forget everything, with me you don't leave for sure.' "
I never went as far as Championship level, but have called him everything from an "industrial toilet brush" to a "donkey" to a "midtable player at best." And yea I don't really regret saying any of that after a few good performances. Happy he's contributing of course but still see quite clearly that, on average, he's just a silly wild card to throw at someone and see if they can handle it, and not anything that's enjoyable to watch.
Fairplay for saying it when he's in good form at least. And you're right, saying we won't miss pogba is a bit rich
I pretty much agree with this. Average player I've called him many a time, and that we should aspire for better, even as squad members. I stand by it. Have seen flashes of decent performances at times from him, but ultimately he'll usually go back to a lower level. Hopefully this time will be different. Hated seeing him booed that time.
Yea, despite my own lack of perspective with the way I criticize people on message boards, I can't imagine myself ever booing one of our own at a game. That didn't sit well at all.
