Recent content by Count Duckula

I don't think he is good at CM due to his defensive weaknesses, it's got nothing to do with where Moyes chooses to play him. I just think it is strange that we are playing Neville and Osman in midfield whilst the next Zidane is also available to us. If he was playing so well, why didn't we...

If articulating my opinion makes me a 'tool' then so be it. Instead of resorting to abusive language, why don't you try and articulate your opinion, if that isn't too difficult for you?

You are correct. But how long is this going to go on for? When was the last time Fellaini started a premier league game in CM? When will be the next time? For me it boils down to a number of things: Who is better at protecting our defence? Who is better at creating opportunities? Whose name...

Where is the statistic for losing your runner and not protecting your defence adequately enough? And what position was Fellaini playing in when those statistics were recorded? The simple truth is that if Fellaini was half as good as some people believe he is in the CM position, then Moyes...

Oh yeah, I remember him previously playing in midfield, he just wasn't very good there. The extreme hype, and drastic over valuation of Fellaini is a result of him mastering the second striker role. Nobody was interested in him when his contract was running down, and valuations of 35million...

He's that good that he doesn't even play in midfield, and when he does, our team looks far weaker for it.

The CM position has never been a 'flat' one, as you describe it. A truly proficient central midfielder (like Darron Gibson, or Steven Gerrard) is able to master both parts of attacking and defensive CENTRAL MIDFIELD play. It just so happens that some central midfielders are more proficient in...

He was destroying everyone in midfield for a year and a half, that's why Everton had to knock back all those bids that were being made when his contract was running out. Just how many bids did we turn down again? It must have been at least 5.

In the case of having a second striker they take up different positions on the pitch. Phil Neville is a central midfielder who is more defensive in his play, whereas Lampard is a central midfielder who is more attacking in his play, but both are central midfielders. Fellaini plays the second...

He is so great in central midfield that he hasn't played a full game in that position for months, and when he has dropped back we have fell apart and conceded.

The second striker is not an orthodox position. The reason it is referred to as being a second striker is because they play every bit as close to the striker as they do to the midfield. It certainly isn't a CM role. Whereas, I disagree that there are specific positions for defensive or...

It makes perfect sense. You think Fellaini is a great central midfielder, I don't. I think Gibson is better than Fellaini in central midfield, you don't. There is no madness, just a difference in opinion.

It is nonsense to differentiate between DM and CM as if they are two separate positions. They aren't separate positions, a DM is just a CM who tends to be more defensive in their play. Just like an AM is a CM who is more attacking in their play. Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard play as Central...

I'm saying he is our best central midfielder, as in he is the best player we have who can play CM. He isn't the only CM in our squad at all. Supposedly, Fellaini is a CM, as is Osman and Neville. However they can also play other positions such as the second striker in Fellaini's case, and...

Gibson will never receive the same ridiculous hype as Fellaini does. Nobody is saying he is unreal (like people do with Fellaini), they're saying that he is our best central midfielder, including Fellaini. It is a bit ridiculous to try and compare a winger to a central midfielder, despite them...