Diademk07:


Pirlo wasn't consistent throughout that season though because he was ageing. He's also the better player between him and Carrick.

chrisley024:
Pirlo na even Scholes' father not to talk of Carrick in the midfield.

elampiro:


He said Van Gaal made the team looked better than it really was.

Have! Kagawa10

Gaal inherited the same team SAF passed to Moyes. Chicharito, Kagawa, Mata, Fellaini, Carrick, Fletcher, Cleverley, Anderson, Di Maria, Herrera, Nani were all in the hands of Gaal. What did he do?

tess1:


I totally disagree with " our problem is not in the midfield we have a very strong midfield".
Our midfield yesterday was very poor. We lacked creativity and pace in that midfield. A midfield where Pogba and Rooney who were the most advanced in the three couldn't create any chance in open play. Fellaini as limited as he is created two chances from open play. Does this not tell is where the problem lies? None of them can play make. One is always making the simplest things look difficult.

JM needs to make a tough decision in that our midfield if our play is to improve. We have Carrick and Teiger who can dictate play and easily rotate them because of age and injury. I can't blame the defence so much because of the combination of the midfielder he's using.

weedtaker:
seems my write up was a bit confusing, i was not trying to say that the midfield trio of afro man, wazza and pogba weren't poor, am just saying that we've good options in the midfield that [if combined right] would make our midfield good

Funlordjnr:




"UEFA chief technical officer Ioan Lupescu, who led the panel of technical observers that
named Griezmann as the BEST PLAYER of UEFA Euro 2016, said that "He works hard for his team and possesses technique, vision and quality finishing" and branded him "a threat in every game he played. A quick, modern, and versatile left-footed forward, with an eye for goal."


"Griezmann has been described as a "TEAM PLAYER", and is capable of occupying
several offensive positions in or behind the
main attacking line, due to his technical skills,
ability to drop deep and link-up play between
the forwards and midfielders, or score many
goals with both feet as well as his head: he has
been deployed as a main striker, in a central
role as an attacking midfielder, or as a winger,
on either flank."


"In addition to his ability to BOTH SCORE and CREATE GOALS, he has also been praised for his work rate, attacking movement, positional sense, and ability to interpret the game, which, combined with his pace, mobility and energy, enables him to make effective attacking runs to beat the defensive line. He is also accurate from penalties and set-pieces."


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine_Griezmann



I won't even bother with his club statistics, But to you na fraud him be abi? With this your love for the term fraud you suppose just go join efcc!

sinizia:


Mourinho has no tactics whatsoever for now. Give Mourinho Man City and he'd probably bench KDB and play 3 defensive midfielders.

eph12:

That guy just hate Fellaini for no reason. Too bad. If it's because of his previous poor performance for us then he needs to have a rethink because that's the only guy in our midfield that has been trying to keep it together. Because Pogba cost whatever he has refused to criticise Pogba but putting all the blame on Fellaini. Rubbish

Diademk07:




He's got good movement,

Same Fellaini that can't even draw defenders away from the box or same Fellaini that blocks half of Martials space

Diademk07:


Funny enough I'm supposed to be one of those that often lambast Fellaini because of the way I was against his signing and I was even lambasted for my negative views.

On the other hand, I welcomed Herrera signing although I was of the opinion that Koke would have been a better signing for us but one Basque fanatic convinced me Herrera has better potentials than Koke. I couldn't claim otherwise because I've only seen little of him whereas I had seen plenty of Koke at the euros u21, super cup vs Chelsea and some other matches. But then, I was aware that Herera had a good game against us in the europa, so I had no problem with his signing.

Looking at the way things turned out, I'm supposed to support Herrera while gleefully lambasting Fellaini, right?

MourinhOUT:



Same Fellaini that can't even draw defenders away from the box or same Fellaini that blocks half of Martials space

Oasis007:
We need to take it easy on Pogba! He's gonna come good for the Team as soon as possible!

eph12:

Kikikiki
So Fellaini is the cause of Martial loss of form? This is embarrassing How do you want someone that's supposed to be a DM to be drawing out defenders? Chai
Just stick with your MourihoOut campaign

Lana1:
Considering our manager was Mourinho and considering he spent 89m on one player and got all the tranfers he wanted, was it too much to hope for 13 points from our first 5 games??

eph12:

Yeah that's true I remember you used to criticise Fellaini a lot then. Tbh I was doing the same two seasons ago even last season but he is currently the only midfielder that has performed. I haven't seen enough of Hererra under Mouriho to form an opinion. And I wouldn't go about forming an opinion based on someone else views but mine only. Anyone that says Fellaini is the problem in the midfield does not know what he's saying.

MourinhOUT:


Who is this thing, who brought up Martials form now.


I addressed where Diadem said he has good movement, What's a DM's business with Movement, I was addressing when he was placed higher up the pitch...





Besides this account is a parody, I detest Mourinho, doesn't mean I want him out the door...yet

Diademk07:


It's like you hardly watch our game. Fellaini is often used that way whenever we want to get in a quick goal as fast as possible. During that time, His aerial strength becomes a lot more important in our long ball tactic. Even Smalling was seen in the final third against Feyenoord

Well done, just keep slithering your way round questions

The prompt was Fellainis movement off the ball is nowhere good enough for a club of Man Utd's caliber,

Yes, he's deployed forward when we are desperate,even defenders move up it's common tactic




But the prompt was how is his ball movement good enough and aerial strength doesn't equate good movement.

MrTA:


Sorry, forgot to post the link.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/row-zed/lazy-man-united-jose-mourinhos-8867582

eph12:

How do you start attack? Is it rocket scienc? How does a Busquet or whoever starts attack? Is it not by releasing it to a player in a forward position or am I missing something? Win ball back or receive from the defender and pass to a player forward abi no be so? Which of this is Fellaini not doing?

MourinhOUT:


Well done, just keep slithering your way round questions

The prompt was Fellainis movement off the ball is nowhere good enough for a club of Man Utd's caliber,

Yes, he's deployed forward when we are desperate,even defenders move up it's common tactic




But the prompt was how is his ball movement good enough and aerial strength doesn't equate good movement.

eph12:

Maybe when it dawns on him that he's no Iniesta or Silva and releases the ball when pressed.

eph12:
What we do with the ball is so poor and it's affecting what we do without the ball. If Jose sets up his team to make proper use of the ball we wouldn't be having these discussions.

Diademk07:


Did you watch him at Everton when he was used as a SS under Moyes?

Also, watch our game against City, he did a good man-marking job on Silva. He was always at the right place at the right time and was even helping to curb out the runs of De bruyne who was Pogba's man. He was doing the works of 2 men in the midfield while Pogba was nowhere to be found.

No one is saying Fellaini is the best thing since slice bread but he's put in a good shift for us even though I would have preferred a more visionary quick thinking technician in that role.

MourinhOUT:



What does Movement have to do with Man Marking...WE ARE TALKING ABOUT MOVEMENT...YOU SAID HE HAS GOOD MOVEMENT and Many pundits don't share your view.


And how can you compare Everton to Man Utd, What was their position in the league when we bought him...We bought him for a Midfield role.




Keep dancing round the question

Funlordjnr:


SOLUTIONS:





The only man I feel should be put to play alongside pogba and someone else in a 3 man midfield set up is "marco veratti"...we should do whatever we can to get him next summer!




As for the wings, attack or supporting striker roles we should just break the bank and get "griezmann"....he recently ditched his agent so he would be willing to negotiate a fair deal for himself even in january!



As for central defence, smalling and blind are just not world beaters.....real may prove stubborn but we should try to get "raphael varane"...we chased him the hardest when he was leaving france but real used their normal dagbo to scatter that deal for us and now the guy na warmer! Jose has been trying for him and he is a natural no nonsense defender even though he can still improve!



My 10 bucks.........