I see. I didn’t realize this was an either/or. Yes, Maquire is a much better player.No, I'm saying Harry is much better because he can actually play football, you know, like contribute to the team rather than making dirty fouls, giving up the midfield and making us play Burnley/Stoke route one football.
As if your defending him by claiming 2 goals a season while being utter sh*te is better than 1 goal a season being one of the top CB's in the league.
The decision to sell Fellaini
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It's a sign of how bad we are this is a legitimate question.
Not a mistake in trying to move the style of football forward.
Was a mistake in getting rid of him before Matic and if the llorente rumours are true, was a mistake in not keeping hold of him and using as a back up striker instead
Was a mistake in getting rid of him before Matic and if the llorente rumours are true, was a mistake in not keeping hold of him and using as a back up striker instead
It's not a legitimate question. It's people being hysterical.
Strangely, I actually miss this guy.
Agree. Fellaini never fits into our team so it was a bad mistake right from the start. LVG and Mourinho somehow made the best of him but you would never call that FIT IN. The worst possible example is that we replace him with even worse players, making our academy boy "dearly missed" is a joke.
Well, Ole can't dodge the Smalling and Lukaku decisions, they were purely his. How they don't fit into his plan....
He hasnt once tried to dodge them, has he? Lukaku had to go, and Smalling I believe went not because we didn't rate him, but because we had 400 centre-backs and he was the only one anyone was showing serious interest in.
Selling Fellani and Lukaku were the right decisions. Not replacing them is an unforgivable mistake And piss poor management.
Fellaini shouldn't be even signed in the first place in perspective of ever playing quick, attacking football.
It was the right decision to sell Fellaini. But to let both Fellaini and Herrera leave without replacing at least one of them was really stupid.
Just because his replacement is trash doesn't mean we should have kept Fellaini. It was the right move to sell him. If anyone should have stayed, it should have been Herrera.
Selling Fellaini is one of the best pieces of business we've done in years. It was the right time for him to go.
Worth remembering Fellaini wanted to leave, he threw the towel in and went to China because a caretaker manager wasn’t picking him.
We sold the wrong mophead. Should have gotten rid of Chong instead.
Pogba wants to go as well why didn't we let him go for free? We kept Rojo and Jones, finally get rid of Darmian, then let the best backup (if you think Smalling is behind Lindelof) on loan?
Lukaku is another big joke. Did he not perform at PSG? Did he not able to score when Rashford was injured? He may not be a Lewandoski but at least a pacy, powerful striker who will be very expensive to replace. By the way who do you think should be the replacement, say at 80m, under 28y old? So how can Ole tell Lukaku he is not part of his plan? This is as bad as how Conte handle DC.
Worst decision ever
Have a word with yourself, amol. FFS.
We don't miss him. We miss a potential replacement / improvement. As things stand, shockingly, none of our 4 primary CMs from last season are playing that too without any replacements. If we were today to see any of our squad players (Lingard, Mata etc.) and we don't replace them, then suddenly we'll start missing them too.
If anything, we should miss Lukaku who was on fire the other night. And if he wasn't a player we had already sold, I'd be praying for signing him.
If anything, we should miss Lukaku who was on fire the other night. And if he wasn't a player we had already sold, I'd be praying for signing him.
Oh I don't really miss Fellaini. Never liked him as a footballer. But watching Periera start for us never stops amusing/irritating me. Makes Fellaini seem genuienely great. Says more about Periera though
It was 100% the right decision. In no circumstances should Fellaini have been given an improved contract, and that is essentially what he wanted. 100k+ is too much to pay someone whose main contribution / skill was "being a handful". If we wanted that, we could have signed Troy Deeney for £20m and paid him 50k a week or something.
He had to go.
However, not replacing him with a better midfielder, or not replacing him at all actually, was a ridiculously poor decision and still is.
He had to go.
However, not replacing him with a better midfielder, or not replacing him at all actually, was a ridiculously poor decision and still is.
He's clumsy and not a player you'd expect to be at United.
But I think people forgot about how many times He scored and saved us points during his time here. I'd still play him over Pereira to be honest. Both aren't fit to be a ManUnited midfielder mind you.
But I think people forgot about how many times He scored and saved us points during his time here. I'd still play him over Pereira to be honest. Both aren't fit to be a ManUnited midfielder mind you.
Too much turkey and wine, then?
Yeah Perreira isn't good enough but he wouldn't be playing if Pogba was available.
At least he isn't a red card waiting to happen, mind.
Selling him wasn't the problem. Not replacing him is
Fellaini has more quality and attributes useful to any football team than Andreas Pereira. Also, Pereira was partnering Pogba early-on at the start of season. He was first-choice CM.
He picked up 2 red cards in 177 appearances at the club over 6 seasons, no where a red card casualty as you seem to portray.
I don't know i don't see much difference between them, as a central midfielder (in a midfield two) both are mediocre.
How many times did he save points during his time here?
Selling Fellaini, Lukaku and letting go Sanchez, Herrera were all good decision but not replacing them with adequate quality is the reason we are struggling.
Pogba, McTominay, Fred, Matic and Pereira 'should' (under normal circumstances) have been enough cover for a double pivot midfield.
Fellaini shouldn't have ever been signed. Herrera shouldn't have been allowed to leave. But neither needed replacement.
What we actually need is a good midfielder. Not more midfielders.
Fellaini shouldn't have ever been signed. Herrera shouldn't have been allowed to leave. But neither needed replacement.
What we actually need is a good midfielder. Not more midfielders.
Finally someone who see the root of the problem. Signing Fellaini and letting go of real midfielder like Kroos is exactly the reason why United can't keep up even to this day.
Getting absolute crumbs on the market like half senile Schweinsteiger is another example.
If Pogba was available now he'd be partnered with McTominay (when he's fit) or Fred, who wasn't match fit at the start of the season. Pereira got his chance and didn't take it.
Just because he only received two red cards doesn't mean he wasn't a constant risk. Was he generally unfairly treated by referees? Yes, but those elbows were always a danger.
Regardless of Pogba, Periera has been designated as an important midfielder for us this season. One player doesn't change that I'm afraid. Woeful decision by Ole.
And yes, while Fellaini wasn't great and not the kind of player I wanted to see play for us, he was better than Periera and by a margin.
Let’s not pretend like him and his elbows couldn’t have had a fair few more. And most of his appearances were off the bench.
I'm not sure I agree. Pereira is more mobile, has a better range of passing, shot and dead ball skills. Fellaini was stronger and better in the air. His chest control was a thing of beauty, of course. With the exception of that miracle chest, neither of them are able to apply their abilities consistently. Fella, being older, was a logical choice to go. Pereira, somehow, still retains a bit of potential to improve, although I don't see it happening.
We're in a serious rebuild after a bunch of other managers gave us a squad like a shanty town and it will take a bit of time to sort out.
People still saying we shouldn't have got rid of Fellaini 
His minutes have been taken up by a player that can actually play in midfield properly in McTominay
His minutes have been taken up by a player that can actually play in midfield properly in McTominay
From what I can see he scored twelve goals in 119 premier league games.
Edit: seems we won three games in the premier league by one goal difference when he scored.
I was looking at our players injuries in the last 5-6 years and Fellaini was often in the physio room. It's weird how I don't remember it that way.
Solskjaer has played 4231 for majority of this season where Pereira has either played as an AM/CM or RM. He's been a regular fixture in our side this season in different roles, it has little to do with Pogba. I mean, he has literally started in 11 PL matches out of 13 so far this season.
He knew how to use his physicality, you can rough your opponents up until you pick up a booking after which you can reign yourself in. It's called being smart. Also, I hope you realize that retrospective punishment has been in play for years in PL, if his elbows were that much of a risk. He would've been suspended on many more instances. To sum up, Fellaini being a liability is one of many myths which is regularly repeated on this board.
In the end he only ever got sent off twice in over 150 appearances for the club, the poster made it sound like Fellaini was a total liability on the pitch. Far from it, even with his technical shortcomings he was a very useful player. But, that never prevented our 'fans' from piling on abuse on Fellaini both on social media as well as on pitch.
Believe it or not, all good moments we've had post Fergie years. Fellaini played a vital role. Be it a league cup SF goal, or an FA Cup SF goal or a EL SF goal. He saved our asses on many instances.
Are you imagining things? No one is saying we should have never sold Fellaini. Selling him was the right call, but not replacing him was foolish. Especially when another mid in Herrera was already leaving.People still saying we shouldn't have got rid of Fellaini
His minutes have been taken up by a player that can actually play in midfield properly in McTominay
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Like I said, I don't think that stat represents the whole truth. Him and Rojo are two players who made me worry about us winding up with 10 men.
I TOTALLY agree on the abuse from fans, though. I mean, I was really pissed off when he got subbed on and cost us a win against Everton by immediately clumsily fouling in our box and giving them a penalty, but booing your own players and the vitriolic abuse he got on social media is definitely not on. We still see that with Ashley Young, for example.
How did this joker manage 5 years at our club?! Absolutely unbelievable, car crash of a signing.
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