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Everton had 11 players out there, you know.
Whaaaat? Sorry Akash but you don't half make sweeping statements and once again, that is complete nonsense.
Think your logic regarding Mourinho is a bit off. Man marking a player doesn't necessarily mean he bosses the game. It could just mean that the opposition game plan is very dependent on him, or that he's a threat very easily nullified by man marking. For example, Scholes regularly bossed games without anyone man marking him as they probably knew he'd be too difficult to man mark and/or the rest of the team would find a way around it. Neither was true in Fellaini's case.
It's almost a widely held belief round here that Bastian, Morgan and Herrera have been vangled. You don't even need to look too hard to find such posts. I'd have a look if I were you.
They should have. That's how we beat Milan. Just ask Pirlo.
Right. So why do you think the likes of Modric, Iniesta etc. aren't always man marked either? After all, if it worked on Pirlo....
Any thread involving them will have most posters claiming 'I am sure he will thrive under a proper manager'
Ferguson once played Phil Neville on the right wing against Sunderland, when asked after the match why he did this. He said Michael Gray was their biggest attacking threat on the left, so he nullified it and we won 5-0.
You need players like Park! Only him can run that much in a game.
This didn't happen at all. We played arguably our most attractive football in the last 2 years during those games.
So in that run of games De Gea or the defenders never hit it long to Fellaini when we were being pressed? Be serious mate please.
I'm not saying they are, but they're not Italy, and not a side managed by Conte.
They would have of course but nothing like the way you mention it when you say 'humping it up to fellaini'. We had triangles all over the pitch with Blind Young and Fellaini on the left side and mata Herrera and Valencia on the right.
We'd been hitting it long all season under pressure, the reason why it looked better with Fellaini in the team was because we were actually getting something out of it rather than staying under pressure.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/roy-keane-defends-marouane-fellaini-8214531
There are countless examples of his strolling around the pitch while the game had gone forward. Never understand this supposed "great attitude" of his
Me too.
Hitting it long or humping it whats the difference? It's just another way of describing a long high pass up the pitch.
I don't disagree with that at all mate. During that period of games it was very effective. Which is why Mourinho as explained in my earlier post was looking to stop that out ball for us.
That isn't what I mean by hiding on the pitch. It more refer to when things are going bad, or even well, some players do not show for the ball of shirk or going in for challenges against tough players. Fellani doesn't do that. That is a terrible lapse in awareness and application in the clip that you posted rather than him hiding.
Keane likes him because Fellaini is a bit dirty haha, but seriously mostly he's backing him because he's a contrarian who likes to go against popular opinion. The Nani red card being a classic example.
Pretty sure SAF manmarked him in his last season too, with Jones playing at CM.
Yes, because he caused us a lot of damage in the previous fixture.
You'll have to ask the managers. Not necessarily man marking, but if, as a team, you press high up, it gives these midfielders very little space to operate in. If not, like you said, they'll dominate.
Everyone else gives a well thought out reply, then theres you.
All he does is shitposting in this thread so what's new.
Ah right, that's slightly different. You're right, as a team they're stupid if they don't do that, especially when a team depends on that one key player. Man marking like we did to Pirlo is slightly different though. It only really works with certain players in certain teams.
I am referring to the 90 other minutes in the game and what the experts have been saying.
Except Everton did not play long ball football and Fellaini dominated teams over there.
Probably because they did thrive under proper managers.
He played very well that night no doubt and was hard to handle, but saying he destroyed us single handedly is overstating it a bit mate. The game finished 1-0.
If only you had a well thought out post.
Am I wrong then? Didn't Sir Alex and Mourinho specifically put in players to man mark Fellaini?
And what was the point you were trying to make ?
