Celta Vigo ?
Scored a goal in the EFL cup also.
Jose Mourinho admits he is powerless to stop Marouane Fellaini leaving Manchester United
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
Scored a goal in the EFL cup also.
Take it you missed the run in the FA Cup in 15/16 and his goal in the semi final of the Europa last season? He’s scored a lot of big goals for us!
I thought you meant this season
If Fellaini is holding the club to ransom then we have big problems 
What’s considered an important goal? We won 2-0 against Leicester and he scored one. We won 4-0 against Palace and he scored two. Where do you draw the line?
These goals are not important if it doesn't count as the winner. All of his goals come late after United scored, we'd be fine without him. Martial goal for Spurs count it as important goals cos he scored a winner for United to earn 3 points. Lukaku's goal against Southampton is a really important goal which we needed it.
Without Fellaini's contribution to United, we would still have 32 points so far. Without Lukaku's contribution, we would drop 6 points, that's it. Fellaini can be upgraded by someone else better but like Lukaku, Pogba and Martial? No, they are important players for us as there are not a lot of quality player available like Lukaku or Pogba, would find it harder to replace them with better quality.
If Fellaini is holding United to ransom, he can feck off or accept that he'll be a squad player at best.
Now can we please sign talented CMs to play alongside Pogba and Matic and focus on finding Matic's replacement and Pogba's back-up in case he gets injured? After the crapfest of low midfield creativity over the past few months surely Jose realizes we can't depend on limited players on the team too. Please solve this issue during the next two transfer windows Jose. I can't wait until Fellaini leaves.
(yes I know he wont read this, I'm just venting.)
(yes I know he wont read this, I'm just venting.)
Who should we replace him with ?
Any updates here? No talk of him leaving.. I'm guessing he will sign the extension.
I hope he does. Very useful... and the manager clearly rates him.
I hope he does. Very useful... and the manager clearly rates him.
Agreed. Though i feel we are in the minority
Haven't heard a peep. If he goes, then they need two new CMs in the summer.
I'd like him to stay, for the record.
I'd like him to stay, for the record.
No way, he's currently one of the caf's biggest favorites.
Providing we bring in an additional midfielder to play the role Herrera plays in a 3 (with Herrera being an alternative and back up to Matic) I'm more than happy for Fellaini to stay. He might not be pretty, but he's effective sub. Hope Jose ties him down.
Yeah, I'd rather keep him than Herrera. Fellaini is useful over the course of a season.
He plays an important role off the bench and allows us to have a Plan C in tough matches. The other day his cameo was very effective and he won a few calls balls in midfield.
A solid squad option to have but he is deluding himself if he thinks he is eiThey going to be a starter or one of the highest paid players here. If he wants regular football then fair enough.
A solid squad option to have but he is deluding himself if he thinks he is eiThey going to be a starter or one of the highest paid players here. If he wants regular football then fair enough.
Get rid of the useless piece of p*ss.
I think he is leaving. Would probably get more money and a better role elsewhere.
I'm not really arsed either way.
If he goes he frees up a space for a decent combative midfielder and we stop lumping the ball about.
If he stays he's an option when we play West Ham, West Brom etc.
If he goes he frees up a space for a decent combative midfielder and we stop lumping the ball about.
If he stays he's an option when we play West Ham, West Brom etc.
Fellaini is a weapon that you'd like to keep in your squad. But that's exactly the type of role that he doesn't want, I guess.
Let him go and buy Sergej Milinkovic-Savic. His height won't be missed and we will have a much better player technically and aesthetically.
Bit harsh on the lad...
Shame, he's quite fond of you
Much better than saying "Fellaini is a tool, you'd like to have in the toolbox"
He's a good lad, but we will become a better club if he moves and we get a more energetic midfielder so we can give Pogba more freedom.
He’s 30, his agent will shop him around, realise that he has it quite well here and he’ll be forced to choose between a bit part role at bigger club or a greater role at a smaller one.
Personally I think we should be moving him on, getting in a top young player to fill his role, and preparing ourselves for the future. I’m sure he’s already on a wage that would easily facilitate a top young player or two.
Personally I think we should be moving him on, getting in a top young player to fill his role, and preparing ourselves for the future. I’m sure he’s already on a wage that would easily facilitate a top young player or two.
Kind of agree with this.
If he stays, it's a good thing as we won't have to go out looking for a extra squad-player.
If he goes the only negative way that impacts us is really the transfer fee of the replacement or the off-chance that we don't find one (which isn't the end of the world either with TFM/Pereira).
Don't think he'd get more money elsewhere, especially seeing as he is 30 now. Would be including signing bonus which he'd likely get with us anyway if he re-signed. We pay good money for squad-players (and rightly so). If he goes, I think it'll be down to wanting more playing-time or to be more than a part-timer in a team.
We overpaid for a player who was clearly not good enough for us and he couldn't even bother allowing us to sell him to recoup some of the fee we spent. I think he will be forever remembered as one of the most expensive squad player in our history.
I think the majority wants him to stay here as a squad player.
Or just one and bring back Pereira
That wouod be an amazing change of narritive on the caf that i have not yet realised
I'd be happy if he stayed, but wouldn't be gutted if he went, if that makes sense.
Behave bro, a very useful squad option, by no means a top top player but you cant have a squad of 11 world class players and bench of world class players. Its his right to ask a pay raise, its all up to the management to review it as he is currently still a club asset. Jeezz
I would not mind if he went as long as we bring in another midfielder. 2 midfielders wanted if he goes and Carrick finishes.
Thing is, Pereira doesn't play in that position.
Jose admits it's tricky with him as we can't create a position for him or expect him to play somewhere he's unfamiliar
No, as a free agent many clubs will be willing. 100K/wk for 4 years = 20m, which is much less than what you might have to pay if he has 2 years contract outstanding. So he can even ask for 200K and he is still very affordable.
Back to the thread. I like him as a squad player but equally happy to let him go. Use the combined wage of Carrick + Fellaini to get a decent MF, offering competition to Herrera. And promote Tom as the 5th MF.
Let‘s move on from the Fellaini saga imo. Good luck somewhere else
Move on, i'd rather we not hand a 3 or 4 year contract to a 30 year old Marouane Fellaini when there are so many good, young, talented midfielders out there, wouldn't mind some great technical midfielders instead, get 2 midfielders in the summer.
It deserves it's own thread.
Maybe A.Pereira “doesn't play” in that position (in Valencia, in someone's imagination, etc.), but that's precisely where Mourinho played him almost every time he featured.
