Why Fellaini should be dropped against Liverpool
- United Damu
- Jan 14, 2016
- 2 min read
Marouane Fellaini played a full 90 minutes against Newcastle in a game where Ander Herrera was subbed for Juan Mata after 75 minutes.
In that game, Fellaini was lucky not to have been sent off in the first half for after a string of needless fouls saw him booked by Mike Dean and on the verge of a red card. 
👊 After a disastrous first season - where he was bought for no reason at all by David Moyes and ended up being unused, Fellaini enjoyed a mini resurgence last season with some kick-ass goals during United's fight for top 4 until he was 'discovered' by Chelsea under Mou, and since then, it seems like he was totally found out - where all you need to do is wait for the ball to come down and take it off his fee, literally!
👊 This season, with United full of talented forwards, Fellaini was strung back into #10 role, in central midfield and defensive midfield.
However, it has been a total disaster as he's been unable to string up to passes or tackles - becoming the bottleneck for United's game.
Even worse, in DM, his lack of speed and defensive discipline has caused him many fouls.
👊 Because he lacks speed, creativity and ability to deal with the ball on his feet (basic football stuff, really); he's not good in central or defensive midfield... and he's hurting the team.
👊 Just before you get pissed off, check the stats for United's performance with and without Fellaini - and you'll be hard pressed to find a reason why he should play so long let alone be in the starting line-up.
👊 In his career at United, so far, he's demonstrated he's incapable of playing neat football, breaking up opposition and keeping to the rhythm of the game... he's been effective coming on in the last 15 minutes as a striker when United's creative juices have been stifled by crowding 11 players in defence and he can use his chest to manage those long balls from De Gea - but if chest stopping was the ability needed for a Manchester United player to get 90 minutes of a game (in DM) at the expense of Ander Herrera... then there's a problem.
👊 While there are many problems at Manchester United, Fellaini is one BIG Problem and he should be dropped against Liverpool. Totally dropped.
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