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Selling Fellaini was a mistake
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Looks like they get huge crowds
Mandatory gif:When you consider Pereira got a goal an assist (should have had 2 assists with Lukakus missed header in 1st half) this thread is just... bizarre.
Made even worse as when we do eventually drop points it'll get bumped by those and they'll do the old "told you so" bullshit despite ignoring the fact that we've won 13 of 16 games. Thirteen of sixteen games for fecks sake!
But what we really need is Fellaini picking up the ball in midfield and running the ball out for an opposition throw in.
nothing epitomizes our banter era like this moment did.Mandatory gif:
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Chong's hair is far better.
The thread that keeps on giving
How did we mount yet another comeback without Fellaini?
Wasn't he supposed to be our saviour?
Wasn't he supposed to be our saviour?
World class has moved to China now, serious football there
Ridiculous when United fans start attributing our misfortunes to a lack of hoofball
Thankfully, I've forgotten he played for us.
Needed him yesterday, couldn't park the bus effectively. Had to change tactics.
Legend. Getting everton out of his system for a Man Utd equalizer against fulham. We were lucky he didn't slide on the pitch. That would have been unforgettable for next 50 years.Are you sure?
There is so much to choose.
What’s with the bump?
Perhaps it would’ve been easier for us had we had Fellaini, just look at how they struggled with Lukaku’s size.
It’s not like we played some expensive dominant football last night.
It doesn’t matter though, because we’ve fecking won!
Ever since he and his master left the club we can't stop winning. Also note that it makes sense to have a striker with some physicality upfront to spice things up (RVN, Shearer, Batistuta, Sheringham, Vieri the list go on and on). However having a midfielder whose more renowned for being good with his head and his elbows rather then with his feet is silly. I can't remember any top midfielder being like that. Which kind of explains why the guy was the first deadwood Ole wanted to get rid off and why he ended up in China instead of Real, Barcelona or Juventus.
Can't we just enjoy things without smearing someone who, by all means, was a good pro and servant?
Yes, you don't like the style associated with him, it's clear. Not his bloody fault though.
Yes, you don't like the style associated with him, it's clear. Not his bloody fault though.
Close this thread forever.
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*vigorous applause*
He is a poor midfielder, always has been. But as a utility/plan b player he is very special.
PSG don’t get to face players like him every weekend, a player like that gives them a completely different challenge.
We’ve been winning games under Ole before he left, it has got nothing to do with it, and Fellaini has got nothing to do with Jose, they are seperate people.
I don’t think we would’ve been in the QF if not for his presence in the box against Juventus.
Top clubs can't afford bypassing midfield which explains why you won't see a midfielder like Fellaini at any top club unless of course, that club is managed by idiots.
Fellaini is a symptom of a team that's not functioning correctly. To his credit the guy will always stick to the manager and give his 100% no matter the crap thrown at him which explain why managers under pressure loves him.
We would have done way better this season if we were managed properly from day 1. There again if the team functioned correctly then Fellaini wouldn't be in it. As said no top club would play a midfielder like Fellaini.
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The best thing we did was sell Fellaini and I'm not just talking about his lack of technical ability on the pitch.
The players at any top team will look around them in the dressing room and take inspiration from the names they play with. It's also a indication of where the club stand and what they want to achieve. It forces you to step up, you don't want to let your team mates.
In my opinion, being a top player and having to start a match with Fellaini alongside you, doesn't doesn't inspire success. You know you're not playing fast pace, pressing football or getting any Xavi style GPS passes.
A few more mediocre players move on now and we can finally get back to being one of the top 3 teams in the World.
The players at any top team will look around them in the dressing room and take inspiration from the names they play with. It's also a indication of where the club stand and what they want to achieve. It forces you to step up, you don't want to let your team mates.
In my opinion, being a top player and having to start a match with Fellaini alongside you, doesn't doesn't inspire success. You know you're not playing fast pace, pressing football or getting any Xavi style GPS passes.
A few more mediocre players move on now and we can finally get back to being one of the top 3 teams in the World.
I remember one poster insisting to me that Fellaini is a technical player. I just wanted to bring that up again because it still sticks out as so odd to me.
Because he shouldn’t be played in midfield, at all. No.10 yes, deeper than that is a waste of his qualities as a unique player.
He should be played only as some sort of a target man and that’s it, shall I remind you how he completey shat on us twice when he played for Everton?
Yeah, no top club would be persisting with Jones, Smalling, Young and Valencia for all those years either. And no top club would be playing a bunch of kids in midfield in a CL QF neither.
No top club would be playing Carrick and Cleverley in a midfield two for an entire season.
We’re Manchester United, it is not just a top club, it’s a special top club.
I liked Fellaini and I think he would’ve been a useful squad player under Ole and could’ve always help us out and contribute in difficult situations.
You’re glad he’s gone, that’s fine, your opinion and outlook on things.
We’ve had worse footballers than Fellaini when we used to win titles in the squad, people just associate him with th Moyes-LvG-Era for some reason, as if he was the only under performing player during those times.
Well, his chest control is comfortably the best ive ever seen, so there’s that.
You're failing to explain why no top club use a Fellaini as their no 10. The answer to that is pretty simple. A number 10 should offer more then just a good header and the occasional elbow. He needs to have good technique, great passing skills and a superb football intelligence to split defences wide. As said Fellaini is the consequence of our bad management rather then a solution. Moyes/LVG/Mou stuck to him because they had no idea of how to move this club forward and they lost the dressing room. To his credit Fellaini had always been loyal to the oafs who managed him.
PS: I agree with you regarding the likes of Jones, Young and Valencia (not Smalling).
The Moyes, Van Gaal and Mourinho era is thankfully drawing to a close, the symbol of that era, Fellaini, has been rightfully moved on, close the thread.
In 2014/15, he played 37 games (mostly in midfield) under LVG. So the notion that he can only play as target man, and not suit to passing football, is silly.
The only game where I felt like we were missing him was against Burnley at home when we were behind. We were putting crosses into the box to nobody and I was thinking he would have got on the end of one. We got the draw without him. Anyway, That’s about it. As you were!
Maybe that was also a factor for doing feck all with the ball. If you are a possession side and Fellaini is one of your midfielders, then you are fecked.
Van Gaal was a weird manager at times. Fellaini can do the basics of course, but if you are an oppo team, you will be happy to see him in midfield. Slow and cumbersome, useless on the ball going forward and you can pass and run rings around him if you are a decent side. He may smack you with his elbow and put in a shift, but if you surrender possession to him, you have nothing to fear in central midfield where he cant hurt you with the ball at his feet. Having said that, he had some very good games here and for Belgium at times, but i never felt he was good enough to be a starter here or to occupy a central midfield spot when we wanted to attack.
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Maybe. It's hard to judge players from previous managers. But I've seen him dominating the midfield.
Speaking of which, by selling him then we are forced to buy an established CM for next season. So that's a positive.
Don't you find it strange that Ole himself doesn't agree with you? And he decided to get rid of him without getting anyone else or even a significant sum of money for him?
This deal could have been well advanced before Ole even got the job to be fair.
I don't believe for a second that Ole came in, said "get shot rapido stylee" and Woodward just did it.
Fellani only even signed for us on a reduced wage because no other bugger was willing to match his previous wages.
I think he was poor in a midfield 2 or as a defensive midfielder in a 2 yes. But i think he was a good player when given a specific job in a 3 man midfield either breaking up play like vs Ajax, or as out ball to beat the press. He was decent behind the striker too.
But as a plan B he was nothing special. In fact for the amount of times he was used in the role when we were chasing games he was pretty ineffective.
Such as?
Am certain a lot of us would argue strongly that the examples you gave are better footballers.
No, it was a pain to watch him play football. You might say it's not his fault and the club signed him but the same can be said about the supporters. They never had a say in Fellaini playing for the team although very few wanted him here but they gave him decent support while he was playing here. It's perfectly fine to poke some internet fun now that he's left. Don't forget that being a good pro is a requirement not an achievement.
Are you kidding? The only that can be argued to be more limited technically than Fellaini is Phil Neville.
Jonny Evans. fecking hell. Guy had more range in his passing with his weaker foot than Fellaini ever did.
This. So very easy and binary to smear a player like Fellaini and make easy conclusions after our current advance. Also feels very ungracious as he made us go through from the group stage in the first place. Simply wouldn't enjoy that PSG game without what he did.
Jesus Christ. I made a mistake clicking on the spoiler.Are you sure?
There is so much to choose.
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