₦airaland Forum

Kagawa10:
lmao!

Who's watching games through charts btwn you and I?

Even his passing chart shows he wasn't playing as a no 8!

You watched the game with your open eyes and saw how we lumped the ball at Fellaini and you still proceeded in your foolishness to think Fellaini was playing as a no 8 with the few 20 passes he made? Dumbo!

PietroRico:
exactly, the city game incidentally is what exposed Fellaini and brought Herrera to the fore.


State the complete midfield 3 let me see who you'll leave out

Kagawa10:
Lmao!

It was only you who saw Fellaini playing in the central midfield! A player who had less than 20 passes and was used as a launching route was playing in the central midfield according to your faulty eyes?

I chose not to answer you because it was a foolish question worth no time of mine!

Kagawa10:
If you couldn't see that Pogba was almost playing as a no 6 in the game, then you need your eyes gouge


BTW, one of Pogba's best game was alongside Fellaini in a midfield 2. which was his first match.

Kagawa10:
Gini?

I'm just saying the truth as it is. A good replacement will be surely needed in the summer. Only few looks as good as Kante this season. Even the Bakayoko guy doesn't look that impressive to me..

Kagawa10:
Who started the insult if not you? Better get off your victim card game, it won't work with me.

Fellaini was used as a no 10 in front of a 2-man midfield. Kapish!

Kagawa10:
Will you shut up! Who doesn't know that Pogba and Herrera are often deployed in front of Carrick whereas Pogba was deployed beside Herera in a 2-man midfield yet a doofus like you is still contesting the notion.

eph12:
From your facts Hererra had over 100 forward passes, which is admirable yes. Which of those passes created chances for any of the forward players? Fellaini was pushed forward and because of that they were all in a haste to float the ball up bypassing the midfield. I can't blame Fellaini for that, i blame Mourinho instead.

I like Herrera because he is hardworking but that creativity you're castigating Fellaini for Herrera lacks too. By the way Fella has never been know to be one to use the ball with his feet often. Prefers the ball in the air and probably Jose is happy with that.

Kagawa10:
Carrick controls the midfield and makes more penetration through the middle than Herrera who relies on Pogba dropping deep for him. It's like you don't know that both Pogba and Herrera played in front of Carrick whereas Pogba had to be flatly aligned with Herrera! It's even stupid to compare Herrera to Carrick!

As for Fellaini, he did his job as a launching route and won most of his duels, what's more? What did Herrera do with all the space he had in the world? it wasn't even like Stoke threatened us all day!

Kagawa10:
What's this one saying? How many of Herrera's passes were made to Pogba who was just a yard in front of him and you called that forward passes? Lmao!

Only an ignorant fellow would see Herrera's display yesterday and liken it to what Carrick does on normal basis. For crying out loud, our midfield had all the time in the world and wasn't pressed but rather Stoke camped in their half yet we did nothing throughout.

Let me tell you now if you don't know that Fellaini isn't a no 10 but a SS or no 8. That's the best way to deploy him, not as a player expected to fashion out chances for the forward. Blame Mourinho for playing him as a no 10 instead of using him as a SS or no 8. And yes, Fellaini played as no 8 under Van Gaal and was far better than the useless Herrera last season and if Fellaini was to play as a SS, he needs the midfield to have a lot of control as well creating for him and the more reason, Carrick should have played instead of 'the no progressive' Herrera!

It's even quite funny when you expect someone who was hardly on the ball and used as a launching route to be the creative force when the likes of Mkhi, Mata, Pogba and Herrera did nothing with all their touches!

Stop spouting bullshite!

Kagawa10:
You dey mind dem?

Our midfield looked clueless yet Fellaini was blamed when he was played as a no 10? We my have dominated possession due to the way Stoke played but we did nothing with it. Herrera's route was to launch the ball high up, pass backward or pass to Pogba who goes looking for Mkhi on the left or Ibra who had dropped far deep or moved to the left in order to get more on the ball!

People kept blaming Fellaini when he was hardly on the ball and was only utilised when the ball were launched to him. Besides, he did okay with the little touches he had. Maybe he should have dropped deep to play as a no 8 but we don't know how Mourinho asked him to play. I wonder why people are not hammering on those that had lot of touches and did nothing with it.

That's why I kept hammering on a midfield of Carrick and Fellaini because Carrick wouldn't have done a Herrera and would have dictated the play provided he wasn't marked which wasn't the case today and Fellaini would have been involved a lot more.

chrisley024:
S'ton will likely regret their missed chances when they go to Anfield.

I hope our team show the hardwork S'ton showed yesterday on Sunday.

MRTA7:
I never like these sort of tables/stats. These tend to be pointless and used to fit any narrative desired.

Oasis007:


Kagawa10?!

Giving an Approval (green light) is different from sanctioning a Deal?!

In his first United presss conference on Thursday afternoon, Van Gaal said: 'Shaw and Herrera were already on the list. I gave my approval because I like them.

I’m grateful to him because he signed me and so gave me the opportunity to play more than 70 games, in two years, at arguably the world’s largest club.

Jose Mourinho’s phoney war with United’s under-performing and over-grumbling stars is over. Battle lines have been well and truly drawn.

Some of United’s biggest names have been told they can go and for a variety of reasons. The clearout is set to begin in January, depending on whether the players can find other clubs.

Wayne Rooney

The papers this morning are full of stories that Rooney has been told he can go and that United’s players are supposedly unhappy with training. It is no coincidence that every other time Rooney has faced questioning of some kind a story has then appeared in the papers where United stars are critical of their manager. We have been informed, on numerous occasions, about Rooney and his representative leaking stories to the press. In fact, he even sought to become more friendly with sections of the press during the summer. Foresight as to how events might pan out maybe? You may question his ability on the field but you can’t question his knowledge of how to work the system. It is worth noting that under Louis Van Gaal, a manager that bent over backwards to accommodate Rooney and his demands, it was the captain and his constant anonymous sniping that did for him.

We do know that it wasn’t originally for footballing reasons that Rooney was eventually dropped. Though we have been unable to confirm just how true the rumours are of him threatening and manhandling Marcus Rashford are.

Michael Carrick

Carrick is United’s vice captain, yet when Rooney was dropped it was Chris Smalling that took over the armband. This is no accident. As is the lack of playing time he has had this season despite his good performances when he has featured. Carrick also seems to suffer from the sort of loose lips that afflict the captain. Originally only kept on in the summer to help the new manager and the younger players he is now seen as a problem behind the scenes. When the class of 92 talk about United they all seem to wax lyrical about the qualities of Carrick. This is no accident.

Henrik Mkhitaryan

We first started to hear rumours of the Armenian’s unhappiness at United after the derby. The talk then was that he had burst into tears and asked to leave the club after his substitution. The staff at the club have been staggered at how mentally weak Mkhitaryan is and Mourinho has already decided he just doesn’t trust him. The current situation with his supposed injury is an interesting one. Notice just how much Mourinho bristles when he is asked about Mkhitaryan and the unconvincing way he talks about needing match sharpness. Already United are exploring ways to recoup the £26 million paid for him only a few months ago.

Matteo Darmian

At least this one is purely a football decision. Mourinho doesn’t believe Darmian is solid enough defensively for the role he wishes his full backs to perform at United. The plan is to offload Darmian back to Italy in the January window when United will go all out to sign Fabinho from Monaco. The Brazilian stands at 6ft 2 and is quick enough to be a threat down the flank too.

Jose Mourinho feels that many at United have let him down and although they might survive the original cull, once it begins, be assured that their card has been marked too. Losing weakly against his old foe Guardiola was bad enough for Mourinho but the way the team accepted a hammering at Chelsea caused serious alarm. He feels now that some are openly trying to sabotage his time at Old Trafford.

Standby for more fireworks as events play out in the coming months,

Founder and owner of theunitedpages.com. I mainly deal with the administration of the site but have provided some articles as well as the photoshop manipulations.

RooRuudRonSaha:
lvg beat lpool like 3/4 times, lost to chelsea just once not 0 4 like mou, didnt lose to city at OT, mou lost to city at OT, crushed everton 3 o at Goodison, mourinho drew everton, beat arsenal with kids 3 2 mou drew arsenal with 89 milla on the pitch, so mourinho hasnt done any better. Can u tell us how many matches he played for him to be compared with those with large sample space.

JayKayMaybachz:
The guy only excel wen we play weaker teams He acts like poacher most times rather than creating

JayKayMaybachz:
I wonder oooo... Iranu



SAF na him idol now

Diademk07:
I said he wasn't a factor in Van gaal's plan which was solidified by the fact that the average Fellaini replaced him as soon as he came back from injury after just 5 games. Care to tell me any Van gaal's signings that was showed such? Depay, Morgan and Rojo continued to play longer than that before they were benched.

Kagawa is an attacking midfielder, capable of playing as a 10 or in the attacking midfield role, similar to Fabregas/De bryune. You having problem with it shows you're just too stupid to grasp it!

Diademk07:
Herrera didn't get dropped he wasn't even a factor in Van gaal team. Action speaks louder than voice.

His action and Moyes's action showed that Herrera was the board decision. Same thing happened between Pep and Gotze.

The reality is the board gave Mourinho the power and backed him to bring the players he wanted but Kante was never in his plan not until he saw the imminent Chelsea deal with Kante. That's who Mourinho is. The same man hijacked Willian from Spurs at the last minute. Same with Mikel and Pedro but his skimming sneaky move was too late with Kante.

tess1:
Stop all these trash. Bring me your proofs that:

1. That Herrera's deal was almost done before Moyes was sacked. For now, I'll rather believe what Herrera said.

2. That your god LVG was actually interested in Kante. How can the board not be interested in a player that LVG and Mourinho wanted?

Herrera didn't go straight into his team or he got dropped the same way Scheinderlin and Memphis got dropped. Maybe he didn't sign the two as well.

Diademk07:
I said he wasn't a factor in Van gaal's plan which was solidified by the fact that the average Fellaini replaced him as soon as he came back from injury after just 5 games. Care to tell me any Van gaal's signings that was showed such? Depay, Morgan and Rojo continued to play longer than that before they were benched.

Kagawa is an attacking midfielder, capable of playing as a 10 or in the attacking midfield role, similar to Fabregas/De bryune. You having problem with it shows you're just too stupid to grasp it!

Diademk07:
You didn't realise that Pep constantly deployed a 3-man midfield set up or the fact that Muller was used as SS at times?

If you don't know jack, just shut up! You're stinking the whole place with your stupidity and wasting my time!

Diademk07:
He was dropped after 5/6 games, can you hear yourself?

Did you realise how many games the likes of Depay, Rojo, Schneiderlin played in spite of their average display before they were dropped?

If we hadn't been ravaged with Carrick and Fellaini injuries, he would have played little and it's no coincidence he found himself on the bench as soon as both players were fit. Did you think a Van gaal signing would have been quickly relegated to the bench by players just returning from injuries after few average early start? Continue in your delusion.

And regardless of whether he played Willian, Mikel or Pedro, the truth is they were hijacked by Mourinho. Furthermore, it was Willian who forced his way into Mourinho line-ups and not the other way round.

Diademk07:
You're stinking the whole place with your craziness.

The question is can Fabregas play great in the no 10 role as well as the attacking central midfield, just as Kagawa? But all you did is spouting irrelevant shite!

Let me also remind you that Kagawa left for first team football seeing that the new big money signing, Mata was the preferred choice in his role.