He's useful but limited and detracts from the team most days. I don't see why people have issue with him staying as a squad player. Unless he hampers a youth product coming through I don't.
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Good game. One of our better players on the night. Should start most away games. Not so much hatred in the stands away from OT.
For how tough and rugged West Ham are said to be, they let this guy get away with murder, don't they? Anyhow, this was probably his best game this season. I think it's dumb playing him in a holding role when he should be nowhere but in front of goal, but he made use of a tough situation and won the game for us.
He's still not good enough. If we can recoup even 30% of his transfer fee I'll call that good business. One game doesn't change that
I see him like the midfield equivalent of Chicharito. Not good enough to start for the top teams because of a limited skillset, albeit it's something he is very good at. Ideally, he'd only be used when needed and not as a main option. He HAS come through in some big matches and rarely goes missing like some of his more talented teammates so I think for that at least he deserves credit. Plus he's the closest thing we have to a hardman at the moment.
Every time I see his name on the team sheet I die a little bit inside. Yes, he can be effective and yes, there is a begrudging flicker of respect for him rising above the constant criticism but he is just not good enough to be a United player. Nowhere near good enough.
Fvcking this
There are plenty of players in the squad who isn't quite good enough to be a United player. Fellaini is just one of them but disliked much more than others who get comparatively an easier ride.
Fellaini was very good vs West Ham it is a shame even after he plays well he will still get abuse for starting. I think Carrick has been far worse than him this season.
hasn't played wingback yet has he
Sir Alex won several titles by being re-active to other sides.
Good for him, he's the best manager the game has ever had.
You can name Bayern, Barca etc starting 11 every week assuming everyone is fit.
Even Leicester don't panic about other sides players.
Fair play to him, it was actually a very very astute finish. Until I saw it, the radio and everyone I spoke to made it out like it was a total fluker. The ghost inside and position he took up was very intelligent and the stab with his knee, I think it is a very intelligent finish.
edit: Have we stopped with the threadmarks?
Man Utd 1:0 Aston Villa
Doesn't half get stuck in, does he? Good half from Fellaini.
Good performance from him so far, winning a lot of tackles and defensive headers.
He's a nuisance if you like that sort of thing.
A decent performance against a championship side.
Was better against West Ham - a team pushing for top four.
He's not good enough. Fact.
Fact, is it? Good enough for what? Anyway, not going into the that. What is fact is that he had a good game against West Ham, yet you only decide to add your snidey comment today.
Thought he was shit in the second half and his passing is abysmal.
best game in ages- nobody got elbowed today.
Was better than Schneiderlin. Passing was a bit poor, ruined a decent opportunity to break but was okay overall. It's not like we have worldbeater options at midfield.
Dont try to argue with the fachts.
I'm not going to argue with you. In my view Fellaini is a poor player and not good enough to play for a team that is challenging for top 4, the fact that you're disagreeing with me is amazing/worrying.
My comment isn't "snidey", you're reading too much into it. It was a decent performance against a Championship side.
Why does he never make a pass further than 10 yards? It kills me to see opening after opening wasted because of his lack of creativity
It is snidney. You called Aston Villa as a championship side which is true but did you give him a proper credit against WHU? When he was talking about WHU performance you decided to ignore it and mentioned that he's not good enough for the club but the fact is 70% of our current players are not good enough.
Feckin jump man. So frustrating how he has this height advantage, but doesnt jump like 90% of the time.
What @Mike09 said.
BTW, the only reason I quoted you and singled you out was because I remembered you criticizing him very harshly. You weren't the only one. This whole forum was (and to great extent still is) on his back but just remembered your name.
Ha don't worry about it. But, I did praise him when he done well last season tbf
He was good against the Hammers. A very average performance last evening. Overall, want him sold this summer.
Ok, if it makes you both feel any better. He had a decent game against West Ham. My original point still stands.
The reason i spoke of him and not the other 70% of our squad as you rightly say aren't good enough for the club, is because this is the Fellaini thread.
He's the very symbol of our decline in quality post-Fergie.
The fact that some fans think it's acceptable to play him on a regular basis for Manchester United just shows how far standards have dropped.
The fact that some fans think it's acceptable to play him on a regular basis for Manchester United just shows how far standards have dropped.
I'd actually have Rooney as that poster boy, he's the very essence of our decline in quality and standards. At least when Fellaini gets injured he doesn't come back overweight.
Whoscored - Fellaini 7.1 - Rooney - 6.8.
That is a load of yesterdays garbage really. He's been at times this season and last season like the only one who actually gives a shit about playing for the club. Besides, there are hundreds of reasons with management alone before it even comes to the playing group.
People can keep going around talking this kind of rubbish and agreeing with each other and it won't make it any more true.
Would he get anywhere near our side during Fergie's reign? No he wouldn't. Why? Because he isn't a particularly good footballer at this level.
Just because he at times looks like he give a damn (and by God, he sure has looked disinterested for a large portion of his matches here as well) doesn't mean he's any good.
I didn't say he's the reason for our decline, but he's the symbol of it: Moyes's first signing, severely lacking in quality, and playing regularly for a team that's miles off being what we should be. It's not coincidence that he's getting into our side, it just shows how far we've fallen.
There is no correlation to one single player and the league position of the club, stature of the club, general fictional target benchmark of the club. It was an empty and pointless claim and you're trying to continue to peddle it. It means absolutely nothing what sides he could or might play for in the future.
He's here, he's being selected and he's playing well when in form. Nothing more to be said really.
Yep. He would never be a starter for Fergie team, even the last one when Cleverley was regular for us. In fact, he couldn't get in a side ahead of Cleverley even in Moyes' season.
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