He played well but he looks very uncomfortable on the ball. Would prefer a passer in there personally.
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Another great performance.
My man of the match again.
He is a starter, nothing else to say.
Played very well again. Him and Pogba were absolute monsters in midfield today.
I'm impressed. After 3 seasons, he's suddenly clicked. What went right ?
I have been impressed by his discipline - staying back and allowing his midfield partner to get forward. I have always said that Fellaini's best position is playing box to box with a holding player like Carrick behind him, but had another cracking game tonight in a midfield two.
That said, I dont think he is playing much differently to how he normally has (aside from being a bit more disciplined). He is the same player and doing the same sorts of thing as always, its just that now the team as a whole is playing better so suddenly the anti-Fellaini mist seems to have been lifted for some folk.
I find it quite funny after year upon year of "We will never win anything with Fellaini as a starter" from a lot of posters on here.
That said, I dont think he is playing much differently to how he normally has (aside from being a bit more disciplined). He is the same player and doing the same sorts of thing as always, its just that now the team as a whole is playing better so suddenly the anti-Fellaini mist seems to have been lifted for some folk.
I find it quite funny after year upon year of "We will never win anything with Fellaini as a starter" from a lot of posters on here.
Looks a different player, then again all of the players have been pretty good so far. A good manager makes all the difference.
Also, another clean game, the focus he has shown so far is great.
Also, another clean game, the focus he has shown so far is great.
Schneiderlin is a very good player as well, but we can't play with 20 men unfortunately. In most Prem teams (probably all apart from Tottenham) Schneiderlin would be a sure starter, if not the star in the team.
Did very well today.
Possibly his best game for us IMO.
Looks a completely different player to last season. On this form he is undroppable and rightly so.
He looked quite disciplined tonight, did the simple stuff well and stuck to his task. He's got the physical attributes for a Mourinho midfielder. There are still massive questions about his technical ability and mentality, though. It's encouraging at least.
What he had in his favour in this game was that he was never really isolated 1-on-1 - when that happens it's always an arse-twitching moment! He didn't bomb on indiscriminately either - though I suppose Pogba can add that height now so it's not unsurprising.
What he had in his favour in this game was that he was never really isolated 1-on-1 - when that happens it's always an arse-twitching moment! He didn't bomb on indiscriminately either - though I suppose Pogba can add that height now so it's not unsurprising.
No stupid clearances, straight to opponents. Extremely balanced performance.
I am definitely not the only one, but I like to think I have probably been his most stalwart defender on here over the last 2-3 years.
I think he can be excellent in the DM role against the smaller teams. I remember in Moyes' season where he came back from injury to dominate the midfield vs crystal palace west brom and all before struggling vs city.
Another good game. Happy for him. My man of the match.
He does not look a different player. He has always been like that. It is just CAF mood is changing.
He is a very decent player for the role he plays atm. Of course having better players around helps.
He is a very decent player for the role he plays atm. Of course having better players around helps.
Played very well he looks a revitalised player under mourinho much like Tony V
Agreed
Mourinho has taught Fellaini how to play the Makelele role, the man is a genius.
The role requires a person to have positional discipline, to not commit silly fouls, to not dive into tackles, to pass the ball to a team mate..
These are all things the normal Fellaini can't do.
Amazing..
The role requires a person to have positional discipline, to not commit silly fouls, to not dive into tackles, to pass the ball to a team mate..
These are all things the normal Fellaini can't do.
Amazing..
I agree. He's the same player, just doing a more disciplined job.
Very impressive. I can still see him being savaged by a better forward line though. Southampton's quality this season is all midfielders, not attackers. We'll need to see him against a Mané or Mahrez before judging whether he's really good enough in that position.
No he hasn't. We have limited his responsibility to shield the defense only and he intercepts left, right and centre. Great to see. He's a limited player but looks really good with great players around him.
I have always liked fellaini
But his role is definitely different and he is performing it to a tee
What is Mourinho feeding him?
Brilliant again today.
Brilliant again today.
Mourinho has taught Fellaini how to play the Makelele role, the man is a genius.
The role requires a person to have positional discipline, to not commit silly fouls, to not dive into tackles, to pass the ball to a team mate..
These are all things the normal Fellaini can't do.
Amazing..
The role requires a person to have positional discipline, to not commit silly fouls, to not dive into tackles, to pass the ball to a team mate..
These are all things the normal Fellaini can't do.
Amazing..
Is he going to get another 5.0 rating for this game? 
He's brilliant again today. Pogba and Fellaini in midfield are so solid. Good combination (not just the hair)
He's brilliant again today. Pogba and Fellaini in midfield are so solid. Good combination (not just the hair
)You really have. At times it looked really futile. I'd read this thread and you were leading the defense against wave after wave of hate against Marouane.
But I'm just glad a lot of people are appreciating him now.
An animal in there tonight, complemented Pogba very well.
Haven't seen the match yet, but I'm chuffed for him. He never let his head drop despite the stick he gets
Really good again. Chuffed for him.
Nah that's not true, Fellaini is normally rash with challenges , ill disciplined in his positional play and sloppy on the ball, he also normally chases the ball around.
Don't think this is the cafe "changing mood".
That's my worry..
Say Pogba is joinging the attack and we are caught on the break, we're back to Fellaini 1v1 on the counter and that is basically a yellow card in waiting. CBs will need to help out, Bailly looks likely, but again on a counter it's a fine line between proactive and rash.
It'll be exciting at least!
He gave plenty of room to Tadic to run onto and pass/cross/shoot. As a defensive midfielder you need to close down attackind midfielders and block shots from outside the box. He also won ball couple of times and made some decent tackles covering for Valencia. A 6.5/10 performance.
his discipline so far is the most impressive that ive seen from him under jose and his team, may it continue
One of our best players today. He got on with his job i.e. ball winning and doing the water carrier role. One of the reasons why we didn't get pushed around in midfield. Happy for him
He's always had it in him... it's just that some people are quick to tell us he can't play there, using 12/13 as evidence for this, as though Fellaini hasn't played as a defensive midfielder before. In 2014, I argued that he can play in this role, and that was mostly based on what I seen from him in 11/12 and the games he played under Martinez (see Norwich game below). There was also one of the few games he played as a "defensive midfielder" for us, which was back in 13/14 against Everton at home. Did a really good job in the first half, despite having Giggs partner him. Think @Walters_19_MuFc argued the same point at the time. He definitely looks physically better than any point in his United career and he's actually alert off the ball, which is a massive contrast to the poor discipline we've been used to since he joined. Not entirely sure he's first team material, but he's done a good job in the last three games, so can't really argue with that.
You are talking about when he has a bad game.
This is Fellaini having a good game and this is how he has always looked like when he has one.
This role he is playing in this team suits him more coz he does not have to come out to do everything anymore unlike the previous 2 United teams where he had to sprint to cover the likes of Carricks, be a threat up front after passing the ball to the wings, be dirty etc.
He does not have to do it all now. But, nothing has changed with his ability to play simple and keep the ball moving around.
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