Do people really think this guy is a good option for a system like the one we played against Cardiff? I desagree.
1) he's no near good enough to be a defensive midefielder, he has no passing quality nor positional intelligence to play such a role in a big team.
2) he's not decisive enough to play center forward as a plan B. How many times in his 5 seasons at United did he come in and change a game? With Ole and Chicharito you were almost sure they'll score when they came in, reason why they became key components in the team.
3)Big teams don't sub an attacker or midfielder to put a big man to play long ball in a desperate attempt for a gaol, what they do is push one CB forward to provide some presence. Fellaini as a plan B is not a good option for a big club like United.
We should sell at the 1st opportunity, sometimes it's better to admit our mistakes and correct them instead of hoping for average players to show some kind of positivity. Every player has his use, but not every quality is good enough for a big club.
Oh I agree you summed him up perfectly
Position for a DM? not up to speed
Prone to giving away fouls when our game is looking towards clever position, the DM needs that and fellaini cannot run that position, he’s going to be giving away cheap fouls, matic needs replacing but he is smart in that position now he knows he got legs around him.
Passing range? He doesn’t have that, makes him poor has a DM, matic is better but we will need to upgrade over matic and fellaini
He needs to be more mobile, he doesn’t have that mobility. He’s not going to be even having a sniff in those pogba and Herrera positions because he doesn’t have the creative, the passing, the mobility to press in the final third, ole knows the likes of pogba, Herrera and Fred hopefully will be doing that
The positivity? When we made the subs against Cardiff, ole subbed matic for fellaini, so atleast in the DM position it’s either matic or fellaini who will play and not together, which Jose some how thought that was a good idea playing both.