When we signed the big Fella for a cool £15.9m a lot of fans were outraged at spending that sort of money on a 20 year old Belgian who not many had heard of. Now after going half a season with us what are peoples verdict?!
When I first saw him play for us you could see that he was a presence with a superb first touch that was going to give our midfield something different. He has had to play in a position he wasnt signed for and is doing a decent job is pretty much the 2nd striker to Cahill.
Our midfield has been crying out for a 'complete' midfielder. By this I mean someone who has got it all- can pass, shoot, tackle and has the strength to hold up play. In Fellaini I believe we have this. Im really excited by next season already- if we can keep all of our current squad and even add to it by the time all strikers are fit we could have a hell of a 1st eleven.
Arteta is flourishing in a central role and I think a pairing of Mikky and Fella could give any midfield in Europe a run for their money. With players like the Yak, Saha and Vaughan we will always get goals and add to that our newest 'striker' Cahill the attack looks good.
I honestly do not think we need to spend millions on another central midfielder now- maybe an older player for a couple of million to sit on the bench. The area I think that needs strengthening the most is on the wings- Pienaar is a cracking player and can do a job on the left Ossie is doing ok on the right but I dont think he is a natural wide player.
With Fellaini I think the team could take the next step- move away from the 4-5-1 that has served us so well in the past to grind 1-0 wins but for us to actually take the game to the opposition in a 4-4-2.
Fellaini has a bad disciplinary record, but I have no doubts that will improve when he gets used to the pace of the Premiership. Many of us on here have always said that we need a big presence in the middle, I remember suits in particularly commenting on this- Fellaini gives us the presence we need.
I am particularly disappointed he wont be able to play against the [Poor language removed] because I would have loved to see him boss Gerrard all over the park- but as Chico has said we arent a one man team and we are playing with confidence at the moment- I promise you we will get a win out of one of the games at Anfield- Bring it on!
When I first saw him play for us you could see that he was a presence with a superb first touch that was going to give our midfield something different. He has had to play in a position he wasnt signed for and is doing a decent job is pretty much the 2nd striker to Cahill.
Our midfield has been crying out for a 'complete' midfielder. By this I mean someone who has got it all- can pass, shoot, tackle and has the strength to hold up play. In Fellaini I believe we have this. Im really excited by next season already- if we can keep all of our current squad and even add to it by the time all strikers are fit we could have a hell of a 1st eleven.
Arteta is flourishing in a central role and I think a pairing of Mikky and Fella could give any midfield in Europe a run for their money. With players like the Yak, Saha and Vaughan we will always get goals and add to that our newest 'striker' Cahill the attack looks good.
I honestly do not think we need to spend millions on another central midfielder now- maybe an older player for a couple of million to sit on the bench. The area I think that needs strengthening the most is on the wings- Pienaar is a cracking player and can do a job on the left Ossie is doing ok on the right but I dont think he is a natural wide player.
With Fellaini I think the team could take the next step- move away from the 4-5-1 that has served us so well in the past to grind 1-0 wins but for us to actually take the game to the opposition in a 4-4-2.
Fellaini has a bad disciplinary record, but I have no doubts that will improve when he gets used to the pace of the Premiership. Many of us on here have always said that we need a big presence in the middle, I remember suits in particularly commenting on this- Fellaini gives us the presence we need.
I am particularly disappointed he wont be able to play against the [Poor language removed] because I would have loved to see him boss Gerrard all over the park- but as Chico has said we arent a one man team and we are playing with confidence at the moment- I promise you we will get a win out of one of the games at Anfield- Bring it on!
