Fellaini misses Norwich game

[billycopper]

Booked today so it's a 1 match ban according to the OS.

Will Moyes go for Naismith in the hole? Maybe call Junior up and push Ossie forward? Perhaps he'll go 4-4-2 with Vellios partnering Jelavic?

 

[ianefc]

and they are good at the back too, going to be tough

 

[toffee-fellaini]

The good news is he won't miss the Arsenal game now.

 

[chicoazul]

He needs to start watching them elbows like.

 

[FTY]

I think its likely he did it on purpose.

 

[Tubey]

I know this sounds stupid, but this could be good news. He's not mixing with Jelavic at all and it means we try a different option in the hole and if we play well against Norwich it gives Moyes the reason to drop him back into midfield where he belongs.

 

[chicoazul]

Fellaini = six goals.

 

[neil999]

oviedo or mirralas will start and naismith behind jelavic

 

[Tubey]

Fellaini = six goals.

Problem is other teams have cottoned on to him and are sticking men tight to him to keep him out of the game. Leigertwood dominated him today.

He's much better deeper.

 

[billycopper]

I know this sounds stupid, but this could be good news. He's not mixing with Jelavic at all and it means we try a different option in the hole and if we play well against Norwich it gives Moyes the reason to drop him back into midfield where he belongs.

Neville's out for 6-8 weeks and, even if Gibson started light training this week, it will probably take him 2-3 weeks to get his fitness back. We looked vulnerable anyway and I can't see a Hitzlsperger-Osman combination offering the defence much protection, so Moyes is going to have to look at the situation.

 

[chicoazul]

Problem is other teams have cottoned on to him and are sticking men tight to him to keep him out of the game. Leigertwood dominated him today.

He's much better deeper.

I disagree mate. I like him in midfield but the game passes him by more often than not. If teams are focusing strongly on him then when Jelavic hits form he'll benefit. Both of them on form would be superb up front like.

 

[billycopper]

I disagree mate. I like him in midfield but the game passes him by more often than not. If teams are focusing strongly on him then when Jelavic hits form he'll benefit. Both of them on form would be superb up front like.

It sounds like when teams have figured out how to deal with Felli (West Brom and Reading) we've struggled. In that situation maybe Moyes needs to change things around and see if Osman can give them a different problem.

 

[KirwanEFC]

Wouldn't mind seeing a 4-4-2 with Vellios and Jelavic up front, but I can see us struggling in midfield without Fellaini and Neville and Gibson might be out too...Sooner have Fellaini out for Norwich than Arsenal though!

 

[Tubey]

I disagree mate. I like him in midfield but the game passes him by more often than not. If teams are focusing strongly on him then when Jelavic hits form he'll benefit. Both of them on form would be superb up front like.

When we moved Fellaini back to midfield the other day (when Neville came off and Vellios went up top with Jelavic) he inspired the comeback.

I don't even think Jelavic is off form, I just think that Jelavic and Fellaini both lack mobility and overlap eachothers jobs. I think you need a player who will do the legwork for Jelavic but won't be the focal point of attacks.

I think Fellaini is far better getting the ball deeper and driving on rather than playing with his back to goal as he is at present. It's wasting his footballing ability.

It'd be interesting to see Naismith played off Jelavic, or even Osman. Somebody who will force us to play to Jelavic's natural movement off the shoulder rather than to the chest of a big guy like Fellaini who is too easily crowded out of the game if that's the only way we're going forward.

I'd go for Hitzlsperger and Osman in midfield, Coleman right wing, Oviedo left, Naismith and Jelavic up top for the Norwich game.

 

[Kanchelskis17]

I'd rather he missed Norwich than Arsenal like, just hope we get Gibson & Mirallas back because the midfields looking a bit short on numbers.. Can we recall Barkley?