We were overrun against Arsenal because we were playing 2 against 3 there. Not Fellaini's fault.
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) was joined by comedian Ali Woods to look back at the best and worst moments of a rollercoaster season with the annual United Hour Awards.
Has Ten Hag been sacked yet? We're not sure and we hope not, but it's looking more likely as the days pass.
Who should replace him and why is it taking so long to make a decision?
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We were overrun against Arsenal because we were playing 2 against 3 there. Not Fellaini's fault.
His reaction to Wilshere's headbutt was hilarious 
Fast becoming a **** hero this guy.
Overall he did ok yesterday. He's way to easy to run past for him to ever be a good enough DM for us I think but he does offer a lot in a midfield three. Still don't see him as a certain starter. Happy for him that he's made this turnaround. The boos and sarcastic cheers aimed at him before the season started is one of the worst experiences I've had as a United fan.
Fast becoming a **** hero this guy.Overall he did ok yesterday. He's way to easy to run past for him to ever be a good enough DM for us I think but he does offer a lot in a midfield three. Still don't see him as a certain starter. Happy for him that he's made this turnaround. The boos and sarcastic cheers aimed at him before the season started is one of the worst experiences I've had as a United fan.
He is doing what is asked of him, however I would prefer to see Herrera start ahead of him. I think the ball speed will be higher with herrera in the side.
I don't know if anybody said it already but his pass to Di Maria for our second was very good. He could easily pass it sideways or kick it away but he looked up and tried to open defense wall infront of him which he did beautifully.
Felt he did well, and has done well the last few weeks.
It is your right but for me we have a better balance with a player like Fellaini at the moment.
And until we get the right player i am happy to stick with him.
Herrera has never even had a chance in a 4-1-4-1 3 man set up yet, his games before the rib injury were when we played 3-5-2 and the Diamond.
At this stage I suspect it's mostly about what they show in training. Without seeing what LvG sees, it's hard to second guess him. We're certainly way passed the time when you could say that Fellaini shouldn't be anywhere near the team.
Indeed. The kind of pass it would be nice to see him look for a bit more often, as Ander would
If he can keep those coming it'll help us a lot
How is Fellaini getting the credit for Fletcher's work in there? Fletcher caused Arteta (?) to make that rubbish first touch allowing Fellaini to just pick up the ball
We were too lightweight in midfield, Fellaini has added a bit of physicality.
Until we find a better option we should stick with him.
Herrera is not fragile, he's tenacious and offers a lot more on the ball, we have seen a downturn in the quality of our attacking play since the switch. We should at least try Herrera with Carrick and see how that works.
Of course we're going to be overrun if we're playing a two (and a half) man midfield of Carrick and Fellaini, with Rooney helping out too. Herrera should come in as the third midfielder with Van Persie dropping to the bench.
Herrera deserves a chance back in the starting line-up, but Fellaini doesn't deserve to be dropped either. Maybe we can have Carrick, Di Maria, Herrera and Fellaini as a midfield diamond. With Rooney dropping back to help out if needed, that might work.
Scored against West Brom; his header led to the goal against Chelsea; similar header cleared off the line against City was the closest we got there; on Saturday, his harrassing Gibbs led to the first goal and his (excellent) outlet pass to Di Maria led to Rooney's goal. Are we starting to see a theme here?
We certainly are.
Yes, he was average against Arse overall. He was much better against the chavs, now that was a great performance.
He had some good moments, but was over run a bit too easily. Improved as the game went on, and once we took the lead, Arse were playing a ridiculously high line. Picked a good pass to Di Maria to exploit that space.
Am I the only one who likes the "doo doo doo Marouane Fellaini" chant?
I dreamt of Felliani last night. Must be a good thing.
I suggested a chant for Fellaini a few weeks back when he came into the team, and frankly I think it is excellent.
Tune - "Macho Man" by The Village People
"Afro, Afro Man
I wanna be, an Afro Man!"
simple but effective.
Enjoyed this.
Yep, nice compilation.
Everything people have said Fellaini can't do, he did in the video. Guess they just see what they want.
Flair - 0:34, 2:17
Drive with the ball - 0:44, 2:32
Good passing range (weaker foot) - 2:11, 3:21
Comfortable on the ball - 2:21
When he took Toure out (which isn't easy) at 1:50. Love that!
He's not just a big lump. The lad can actually play. So glad for him. Long may his good form continue.
Great video.
Flair - 0:34, 2:17
Drive with the ball - 0:44, 2:32
Good passing range (weaker foot) - 2:11, 3:21
Comfortable on the ball - 2:21
When he took Toure out (which isn't easy) at 1:50. Love that!He's not just a big lump. The lad can actually play. So glad for him. Long may his good form continue.
Great video.
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I think the theme is he's our lucky charm. He's had numerous decisions go his way, had they gone against him he'd still be getting criticism. Namely a push on Lescott for the goal, should have given away a penalty against City, the push on Gibbs which caused our goal against Arsenal. He's gotten away lightly for the incidents with Aguero and Wilshire too.
Wish he had a bit more sense. He seems high risk high reward at the minute.
The incident with wilshere?
Fellaine hype train on full motion here. He is still as bad as last season, only our expectations shifted that much we actually like what we are seeing.
Okay pal
Good quote bait this post of yours. I will give you that.
He can play, but unless he has a playmaker alongside him, our attacks and possession play won't be incisive and troublesome for the opposition. That video showed his strengths and hid his weaknesses, and unless we make up for Fellaini's weaknesses, our attacks will remain quite disjointed.
That pass to Di Maria is just perfect
I'm not even on a wum. I just really think that the expectations of many on here shifted during the season. If we drop points tomorrow, we could be 7-9th by the ending of the weekend (after 13 games!), like last season and everyone was writing Fellaini off. When I see him play I see the same Fellaini as last season and the same at Everton. Last season we expected to have a go at the title and he was not good enough. Now we hope for top 4 and he suddenly is our lucky charm. There is a reason why no other clubs were interested in him, let alone good clubs. I'm glad he is performing at his top level, though I really think if we want to be back at the top he has to be dropped.
He is doing good job of what is asked of him and that's all that matters. Last season he wasn't doing that plus was injured. He is not most technically gifted but his strengths are important in premier league.
Must be an incredibly bitter pill to swallow for some of our supporters. Not only is Fellaini playing well, but it's LVG picking him. The master tactician that some thought wouldn't have time for such a big useless lump.
The same Fellaini as last season and at Everton? Did you watch him for Everton? Even in his current form, he's not yet playing as well as he did for Everton.
Considering he is not being played in his best position I'd say he is playing on the best level he can or atleast have shown he could.
I have nothing against him, and as long as LvG thinks he is needed I'm glad he is here. But again if we want to belong to the top of the world, there is no room for Fellaini. Maybe, at most, as a squad player.
I get that some people still might not rate Fellaini, especially if they didn't see much of him at Everton and are only really going off last season (although even then he wasn't as bad as was made out), but to claim that his performances this season haven't been an improvement on those of last season is mind-boggling.
You mean like when we had Mata against West Brom who did nothing more or less all game?
As for disjointed attacks, again, that's just a myth that's always going to be stuck into the heads of the people who already had a preconceived view on Fellaini. If it's disjointed, it's because we can't make it stick up top or players are trying to do too much in the final third.
Fellaini's in the team to keep the ball ticking over when we're in possession (which I feel he's been doing well) and break up play when we're not. We have Rooney, Di Maria, Van Persie and Januzaj/Mata to give us the creativity.
Herrera hassles players. He's far from lightweight.
Herrera does get around, but hassling is different to having a physical presence.
Oscar at Chelsea also hassles players well, but he is a bit lightweight.
At 6ft4, Fellaini is a tall, strong, imposing player, who possibly intimidates his opponents (except Wilshere) by just looking at him, nevermind what he actually does to players in a physical battle.
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