Ander Herrera Revisited

[Inigo Montoya]

He was talking about blind

He still wasn't anywhere near as good as Carrick

 

[Walters_19_MuFc]

Actually thought he did well tonight. Played a few cute balls and displayed his usual hard work off the ball.

 

[arnie_ni]

He still wasn't anywhere near as good as Carrick

Oh i wasnt agreeing. Just letting you know it was blind he was comparing to him

 

[arnie_ni]

Actually thought he did well tonight. Played a few cute balls and displayed his usual hard work off the ball.

2 assists on a different day

 

[Idxomer]

I still can never warm him to a player, half of his game relies heavily on theatrics.

Today he was very good and annoying as usual in the 1st half but faded and was kind of anonymous in the 2nd half. Fred would look better than him in the same team.

 

[Snuffkin]

He was exactly the same as he was with us. Lightweight and predictable.

 

[charlenefan]

It's shocking that so many still don't know the reason why he left, it was nothing to do with money or Ole not wanting him, the contract offer came too late

 

[Inigo Montoya]

I still can never warm him to a player, half of his game relies heavily on theatrics.

Today he was very good and annoying as usual in the 1st half but faded and was kind of anonymous in the 2nd half. Fred would look better than him in the same team.

Fred will be good for us next season

 

[Walters_19_MuFc]

2 assists on a different day

Definately. PSG were poor in front of goal.

 

[Volumiza]

So knee jerk.
Small wheel in a talented team in an odd year, and suddenly he was always superb?

Yep! I actually liked Herrera but looking back he was fairly average during his Utd career.

 

[Knux]

He had a decent game. He’s a decent player. But let’s be honest - he’s nothing special. And definately don’t walking into our starting XI. Good bench option though.

I guess he’s doing alright at PSG. like Bernat, Mbappé and Mouting did tonight.

 

[Walters_19_MuFc]

Fred will be good for us next season

Fred was good for us last season, too.

His game against Sevilla was a sign of what we'll see from the lad more often next season.

 

[Volumiza]

It's shocking that so many still don't know the reason why he left, it was nothing to do with money or Ole not wanting him, the contract offer came too late

None of that matters now, we have a much better midfield than we did back then.

Good luck to him but I don’t regret us letting him leave.

 

[RUCK4444]

Decent player, nothing exceptional but solid. That said, he would have been a very good option for rotation for us towards the end of this season when the fatigue kicked in.

 

[E-mal]

Dominated by Thiago

 

[RUCK4444]

It's shocking that so many still don't know the reason why he left, it was nothing to do with money or Ole not wanting him, the contract offer came too late

I seem to remember him being offered a high wage offer from PSG and his agent wanting us to match that, it was too much for a player of his age and ability.

 

[charlenefan]

None of that matters now, we have a much better midfield than we did back then.

Good luck to him but I don’t regret us letting him leave.

Well it does matter when people think it's because of wages that he's no longer here

 

[Idxomer]

Fred will be good for us next season

I agree, he adds something different to the midfield than Matic whom I also like, it will be interesting to see who'll start more between them next season.

 

[TrustInJanuzaj]

Another thing to thank Mourinho for... Herrera is and always has been a very classy player who is under appreciated by many.

 

[AaronRedDevil]

Fred was good for us last season, too.

His game against Sevilla was a sign of what we'll see from the lad more often next season.

If Ole ever fecking plays him

 

[ivaldo]

Herrera was perfect for midfield battles in cagey games and was a great nullified and good progressive passer for us but the wages he was demanding (or his agent) I can understand us moving him on.

I genuinely don’t see Herrera in our best XI now and I’m not convinced how he is now any better than Fred. Right decision to move him on not something I thought at first (he was one of the most likeable characters at the time)

The issue never was the wages offered by PSG at the eleventh hour. We had ample time to offer him a new contract for considerably less and we didn't. We gave Jones two extensions before we even considered offering Ander a new one. Instead, we notified him of the option we took out for an extra year by post.

Herrera absolutely gets in our first XI next to Pogba and behind Bruno. Having his mobility and tactical awareness would've solved do many issues we had this season.

 

[arnie_ni]

I seem to remember him being offered a high wage offer from PSG and his agent wanting us to match that, it was too much for a player of his age and ability.

He thought theyd have offered him a deal after the player of the year award.

They didnt offer him anything until a few months before it was up and it came by post.

 

[lsd]

The issue never was the wages offered by PSG at the eleventh hour. We had ample time to offer him a new contract for considerably less and we didn't. We gave Jones two extensions before we even considered offering Ander a new one. Instead, we notified him of the option we took out for an extra year by post.

Herrera absolutely gets in our first XI next to Pogba and behind Bruno. Having his mobility and tactical awareness would've solved do many issues we had this season.

No he doesn't and tactical awareness is not running round like a headless chicken which is all herrera does. By far the most overrated player we ever had

 

[mu4c_20le]

Herrera absolutely gets in our first XI next to Pogba and behind Bruno. Having his mobility and tactical awareness would've solved do many issues we had this season.

We'd be overrun with this midfield.

 

[arnie_ni]

The issue never was the wages offered by PSG at the eleventh hour. We had ample time to offer him a new contract for considerably less and we didn't. We gave Jones two extensions before we even considered offering Ander a new one. Instead, we notified him of the option we took out for an extra year by post.

Herrera absolutely gets in our first XI next to Pogba and behind Bruno. Having his mobility and tactical awareness would've solved do many issues we had this season.

In total agreement

 

[Walters_19_MuFc]

If Ole ever fecking plays him

He will, but the performances of Matic and Pogba made it hard for Ole to select him.

 

[ivaldo]

No he doesn't and tactical awareness is not running round like a headless chicken which is all herrera does. By far the most overrated player we ever had

No, it's being tactically aware. If you think he ran around like a headless chicken, it kinda proves he understood that aspect of the game far better than you ever will.

 

[Tel074]

If Ole ever fecking plays him

Yeah I know cause Ole only played him 48 times last season

 

[mu4c_20le]

No he doesn't and tactical awareness is not running round like a headless chicken which is all herrera does. By far the most overrated player we ever had

I assume he was thinking about the Herrera vs Chelsea, but yeah, he's nowhere near Matic's level and will never be. Based on tonight's performance, he'd have a shot at playing Bruno's role, or giving Pogba a rest from time to time.

 

[ivaldo]

We'd be overrun with this midfield.

By having someone who can tackle and intercept with the best of them? Nah.

 

[Walters_19_MuFc]

We'd be overrun with this midfield.

We seemed pretty solid against Sevilla with a pivot of Pogba and Fred, despite the loss.

 

[KeanoMagicHat]

Herrera was good in the first half but I didn’t see anything Fred can’t do. Was happy to see him in a CL final though, good servant for us. Would have been happy for him to stay but it’s not like he’s miraculously turned into a world beater, there was nothing new there.

 

[ivaldo]

I assume he was thinking about the Herrera vs Chelsea, but yeah, he's nowhere near Matic's level and will never be. Based on tonight's performance, he'd have a shot at playing Bruno's role, or giving Pogba a rest from time to time.

Not one game. His whole time here. Leagues above Matic during their respective stays here.

 

[Inigo Montoya]

I agree, he adds something different to the midfield than Matic whom I also like, it will be interesting to see who'll start more between them next season.

Think Fred showed in the semi that he’s a player that can step up to the challenge

 

[mu4c_20le]

By having someone who can tackle and intercept with the best of them? Nah.

We seemed pretty solid against Sevilla with a pivot of Pogba and Fred, despite the loss.

Because he and Fred are very similar, his passing is slightly better and Fred is defensively better. He was/is never a 6

 

[Volumiza]

Well it does matter when people think it's because of wages that he's no longer here

People will think what they want to think. For me it doesn’t matter, we’ve upgraded.

 

[Yagami]

Herrera's the midfielder we've had from a defensive POV since prime Carrick. We'd be a lot better off with him sitting behind Pogba and Fernandes than any of Fred, McTominay or Matic.

 

[Inigo Montoya]

If Ole ever fecking plays him

He played him in that key game and he was arguably our best player

 

[arnie_ni]

Because he and Fred are very similar, his passing is slightly better and Fred is defensively better. He was/is never a 6

Some of his best games came as a DM for us. In fact, didnt he win poty playing dm?

 

[Lay]

His pass to Di Maria was really good