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Diademk07:
Nope. Point of correction, he wasn't useless with Fellaini. In fact, his best display was with Felliani against Southampton.

That the whole team had a poor match against City, a match where Felliaini was actually our best player but instead got blamed for Pogba's poor performance means jack! Prior to the match, we had plenty of good games. In fact, Fellaini allowed Pogba to express himself much more than Herrera did

And let me remind you that we have been playing little expansive football with Herrera in the team. We often have the whole team camped in our fuc.kking half. That's why Ibra often had to drop deep to help to initiate the attack with Pogba. That's why our wing forwards (Mkhi and Martial) had problem in the attck because they were more or less wingbacks in the setup!

The point is it's not like Herrera has been this defensive warlord that people make him out to be, the fact is the team defends as a whole. Come to think of it, I have hardly seen Herrera take out an opponent and win the ball all alone, I often see him in group of 2 or 3 players cornering an opponent where he eventually wins the ball after much harassment by himself and others.

eph12:
Erm if you observed you will know that 2 man midfield never worked for us against daring teams whether it is Pogba and whoever. And if you recollect it was the return of Carrick that brought sanity to our midfield.

Diademk07:
Lmao..

Smalling also won the POTY last year. It doesn't mean jack!

I would start taking him serious if he can do without Pogba getting all the attention. We played some few matches without Pogba this season and Herrera looked pathetic in all of these matches just like he did under Van gaal. Tell me what has changed?

Diademk07:
At least, my "under canopy watch" solidified the claim that Herrera is simply rubbish without Pogba. For example vs Arsenal etc

He should thank his star that opposition see him as a clown and would rather concentrate their attention on the 89mil man unlike under Van gaal where there was no place to hide.

Diademk07:
Bullshit!

Herrera was rubbish under Van gaal because he was touted as the creative midfielder which he's not! Now he's found a midfielder in Pogba who can shadow him and gets all the attention and man-marking while he waltz around doing his defensive hustling!

Who were the creative players that suffered under Van gaal? Rooney? Martial? Rashford?

I guess you were living under rock.

Diademk07:
Age doesn't determine how one cares for his loved ones. My grandma is close to 100 and my father still love her like say there's no tomorrow.

Diademk07:
Did Pogba's papa really die? He doesn't look it based on the way he kept dancing on the pitch. It's good he was able to pull through.

elampiro:
Herrera was the only one who held the ball with confidence and did meaningful thing in the first half when every forward player and midfielders were shaking. In the second half Fellaini joined him and we used the ball a bit on the right side with Valencia's support.

Herrera was the only one going for direct tackles instead of shielding players

eph12:
Give Arsenal $100m they will release Sanchez. That is a better option

elampiro:
Coogar used to suggest Laccazete and we all laughed at him. But the guy is still scoring. Although I don't know his price.

Bas Dost scored 34 goals in 30 league matches for Sporting, the next in Portuguese league scoref only 16 goals. His goals per minutes for Wolfsburg was not bad at all. I don’t know his price tag.

But transfer market has it this way:

Bas Dost €10m
Laccazete €30m
Griezmann €80m

We can buy both and add to Rashford. Bas Dost is more like Crouch pouncing on crosses and loose balls so he might not be very attactive. But he scores.


There are still players even in Serie A scoring over 20 goals

Diademk07:
Lmao!

I guess Tess1 has finally abandoned Smalling.. I hardly see him defend him these days except for the alleged creative turned workhorse Herrera.. Let's see how long it last!

elampiro:
How many times did freekick beat Van Der Sar?

Odunharry:
Nakumura Comes to mind.

elampiro:
This young keeper could save this ball, the kind that beat DeGea twice this season.

elampiro:
Some (a section) of the fan based who voted no know ball. Don’t forget that.

It is not also by chance that Valencia won 3 players of the month awards this season. The fans screwed it.

elampiro:
And it is happening for the first time?

Anyway, to me the Players votes are the most important and most dependable because they are the real professionals who understand the game.

The PFA player of the year is voted by Premier league players. Not fans. Fans can be carried away by sentiments and looks.

elampiro:
I know this, but it used to be the one voted by players that is the ultimate- sir Busby. Why a shift of the goalpost?

Valencia won it in 2011, DeGea last three years with players votes used

elampiro:
I understand it now

Valencia won the one voted by players.

Herrera won the one voted by fans.

I thought it used to be just one voted by players. That is how I have understood it over the years. It has always been Players' Player of the year.

Anyway, both are our players.

'HE MADE ME INTO A ROBOT' - FORMER MAN UTD BOSS VAN GAAL SLAMMED BY SCHNEIDERLIN

The France international has opened up on his testing spell at Old Trafford, with a move to Everton required to bring enjoyment back to his game
Morgan Schneiderlin has accused Louis van Gaal of turning him into “a robot” at Manchester United by removing all freedom from his game.
The France international was taken to Old Trafford by the Dutch coach in a big-money transfer in the summer of 2015.

He arrived as one of the most highly-rated midfielders in the Premier League, but left for Everton in January 2017 having struggled to make the expected impact.
Schneiderlin believes that is down to the methods of a manager who tried to stifle him, with Van Gaal seeking to turn him into a different player than the one he signed.
Speaking to French newspaper
L’Equipe , the 27-year-old said: “This first year with Louis Van Gaal sticks in the throat.

“I didn’t take any pleasure on the pitch. He left me little freedom in my game, even though I have quite a lot of experience in the Premier League.
“With him, I felt like playing a robot. They said to me, ‘You must never go and get the ball in this part of the pitch, you must not do this, that’. These instructions may have disturbed me a little.

“When a player wonders during a game – ‘But what does the coach want me to do in this situation?’ – he begins to be less efficient. Especially at Manchester United, in a context where all matches are scrutinised by the media and where one can quickly be criticised from everywhere.”
Schneiderlin made 39 appearances in all competitions under Van Gaal in the 2015-16 campaign, but was an unused substitute in United’s FA Cup triumph.
He then failed to break into the side once Jose Mourinho inherited the managerial reins, with a £20 million move made to Everton during the winter transfer window.

http://m.goal.com/s/en/news/8/main/2017/04/09/34443532/he-made-me-into-a-robot-former-man-utd-boss-van-gaal-slammed

SIRcumalot:
I hope we no just dey buy the finest player for market instead of what we actually need. that na were wahala go start.

Oasis007:
I really don't understand why some Peeps do not want him at United. He's an upgrade on Mata and Mkhtaryan as a RW/RMF/AM.

He can also score Free kicks and fantastic Goals. I hope the Club sign him.

hensben:
a lw should be running backward when opponent player, a defender for that matter is holding the ball in his half ah!

hensben:
Good you said when your team is been attack, in martial's case, Eric Dier was holding the ball close to his 18 yard box, instead of Martial to press him he was running backward to join LB. mou effect. Stop denying the fact mou play coward football, mostly against top team.

hensben:
They think quality players is their problem, mou tactics is. He set up hid team to play like stoke city just to get one or two trophies for self aggravation. When the players are tired of his exhaustive tactics they rabel against him by under performing, just for him to get sacked.

I saw martial against Tottenham running back to join LB in defense when Eric Dier was with the ball in their half, I just laugh and shake my head.

eph12:
With quality chances we can work with Rashford. You don't expect Rash to form superman with all those aerial balls. Give him balls on the ground that he can run to and he will leave defenders behind. With quality guys behind him he will perform much better. Unless Mourinho sticks to his aerial balls.

eph12:
Yes we have the money for everybody but we should have priorities. This is same position we bought best player in Germany for. Competition is good but it's no use having unhappy players especially when we are just returning to the top. The CM RW and explosive LB should be the priority now. Nothing exciting here at all. We still have Mata and Mkhi that can fit in well into that number 10.

MetaHuman:
if you had asked if it's 2013/ 2014 and not 2012/2013 which we all know was faggotson last premier league after losing to mancity on 2013/2014 on goal difference, then I would have taken my L and leave quietly?

By the way, do you still remember that awesome last minute aguero goal that shattered faggotson's dream?