Was loving seeing him play today. He definitely adds more to our play in general.
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Why would we sell for half the price?
Crazy idea that ain't gonna happen. I could see Mata going as he does not seem to fit the formations but Herrera has a great future with us.
Predictably excellent. While Carrick was the ringleader of our dominance today, you simply can't do it without players like Herrera and Mata in there who know how to pass and move and play it through the middle.
I'm warming to Fellaini and there's no question he was good today, but if it's between him and Herrera then it should be Herrera except in very particular circumstances.
I'm warming to Fellaini and there's no question he was good today, but if it's between him and Herrera then it should be Herrera except in very particular circumstances.
Top performance when he came on. Very precise with his passing and even when he did misplace a pass he did all he could to win the ball back.
agreed. Herrera was literally everywhere. May put something in here about his performance later
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Reminds me of Blackadder's procedure on stepping on a landmine - leap high into the air and spread yourself over a wide area.
Herrera's probably my favourite player, alongside De Gea. He's just a joy to watch, particularly as his own passion for the game shines through ever second he plays.
He moves the ball around so fast he has a fantastic footballing brain. Start him every game boss.
Got this from RoM - quote from LVG
Seems to suggest he's been fine to play, just hasn't wanted to use him for recent games for whatever reason. Regardless, Saturday's performance and hopefully a start against Stoke will give LVG some hard decisions to make - it's really nice to have options for CM.
FWIW, I think van Gaal just wanted some continuity in midfield, especially when the defence is changing every game. Don't fix what's not broken etc.
And yes, it's really lovely to have midfield
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By the way, he was playing as a number 10.
It's where I think he's at his best. If we stick with the diamond I would have him and Carrick at opposite ends, with two from Mata, Fellaini, Di Maria and Januzaj competing for the slots on either side of the diamond (obviously, right now, Fellaini and Mata don't deserve to be dropped).
so ADM up front?
That was Van Gaal's intention, apparently.
Great performance this weekend against................Hull.
Let's see him build on that and put some similar performances in against tougher opposition.
Let's see him build on that and put some similar performances in against tougher opposition.
Just what worries me... I'd rather he was influencing games further up, if we insist with the diamond of Fellaini and Mata flanking Herrera up top and Carrick at the base, why not play the striker off Herrera and give ADM a free role in the middle of the diamond? kind of B2B..
Despite generally being pretty vocal about wanting AdM back in the midfield, in games like Saturday's I don't mind him nominally starting up top. He's got the pace to keep defenders on their toes and when we're as fluid as we were against Hull he can pop up as and when he likes.
If we're playing possession football it also makes sense to keep him higher up the pitch, he's our best player but he's also one of our most direct and LvG might not want him making risky decisions in the middle of park
Man Utd 2:1 Stoke
He is embarassing
Well looks like he'll be on the bench for the next 4 weeks on this showing.
Says the guy who supports AC Milan.
Assist. Good job making me look like a dick Ander.
He's created 50% of our last 4 goals. #stats
Embarrassing cross and assist too.
That was a shot.
Yeah, an embarrassing assist.
Glad he got that assist. Was looking out of sorts earlier
Great cross. Been defending very well but really poor on the ball apart from that one moment. Hopefully just early game jitters.
Great cross for the goal, but he has been terrible other than that.
He seems in too much of a rush when the ball comes to him tonight, needs to calm down a bit.
Been very sloppy, needs to improve in the second half. Good cross for the goal.
Seems to have a habit of giving the ball away then immediately win it back. Disappointing half from him considering his performance vs Hull
Second the other opinions here so far. Amazing cross for the goal, but absolutely shocking game otherwise. Sloppy in passing and possession, and the less said about that finish, the better.
He really should have scored from that forced error. He probably had time to take a touch, though he probably wasn't to know that. Still, a poor strike when Begovic was in no mans land.
He gives it back way too quickly at times whereas he has time and space to move forward with the ball.
Not his best performance, started pretty slowly but finished fairly well. Even after his assist Herrera still looked off the pace. It wasn't until 10 or so minutes into the second half that he really started to move the ball well. I thought we lost an outlet when he went off. After Herrera left the field Stoke started their onslaught. Coincidence? I think not.
Sloppy.
Really good 2nd half. Sloppy in the first but still a great assist.
I thought he was very good in the second half. His linkup with Mata was a joy to watch at times.
Didn't do enough tonight to displace Fellaini. Did well with his assist but he was poor at times.
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