Sorry I grew up watching Bryan Robson Roy Keane and Paul Scholes. If you all think Fellaini is a 'decent squad player'then we really have drifted into mediocrity and will remain stuck 4th 5th or 6th. Would Barca Real Bayern hell Man City entertain buying Fellaini?? This thread embodies the sad demise of a great footballing team -
You make out like fellaini is a first 11 for our team, yet the current gen are watching guys like herrera pogba and hopefully matic in our team, so Jose knows his place. He is a squad a player, nothing more, nothing less. How is it a great sad demise? when fellaini has pogba, herrera and matic above him in the pecking line, for a so called demise of a great team they have some pretty good players to use for a club in a sad demise, idiot
Robson, Keane and Scholes were not decent squad players, they were captains/first teamers integral to our midfield.
You are comparing apples and oranges. Why not compare him with other squad players, like Gibson, Djemba, Kleberson etc?
The problem with most haters in this thread is that they are talking as if Fellaini is a first teamer that the manager is going to build the team around.
He is simply an outlet for different tactics, he has more technique than people give him credit for, he puts in a good shift, doesn't complain despite the shameful treatment by fans and does what the manager wants. I mean SAF even played OShea upfront and Rooney as right back before.
Does Real, Barca, Bayern or Man City have a squad player like Fellaini who can provide something quite different from our usual tactic?
Well to be fair now we do have 3 outstanding CM players in pogba, herrera and matic, while the lack of depth could rip my hair out, if Pererira is taken serious by Jose and is a big part of the team, think our depth will be greater. Think PPL last season had a problem with him as he was a week in week out player mostly because we had no proper anchor man for our team. Think we do have possible depth in our engine room now with matic signed, and pererira seems to becoming a big part of the squad.
If I was going to pinpoint our main options, and our backup options it looks like this for our CM
Matic
Carrick
Pogba Herrera
fellaini Pererira
I do think snapping up matic has helped the balance and depth of the team ten fold, fellaini while would like to see a midfielder who can challenge herrera and pogba, signing matic has helped give Mourinho rotation and plans A and B for 433 and 4231, so it will be great going into big games with matic, pogba and herrera in the heart of the battle, not very often do we have a strong no6, no8 and the more complete midfielder in pogba who can play no 8 and 10. Its impossible to have quality players beyond matic, herrera and pogba, but if Pererira steps up and can fill the void when herrera has to rest or is injured, would be a huge bonus