Fellaini Potentially Best In World

[GrandOldTeam]

Nevin: 'Fellaini Is Best In World' – News Archive – News – evertonfc.com – The Official Website of Everton Football Club

Former Everton winger Pat Nevin believes Marouane Fellaini has the potential to become the best player in Europe.
Nevin, now a pundit for BBC 5Live and the Five TV channel has seen plenty of potential in the big Belgian.
As the Blues' record signing at £15 million, there is a lot of pressure on 21-year-old Fellaini, but Nevin reckons the recognisable midfielder could be a bargain buy - although admitted he did have his reservations at the start of the season.
He particularly highlighted Fellaini's aerial prowess, the midfielder having scored four times with his head so far this term.
"I didn't used to be too big a fan of Fellaini," Nevin told evertonfc.com. "I used to think he had a lot to learn and didn't quite see what David Moyes had seen in him.
"But now I have figured out that Moyes is miles ahead of the rest of us.
"Fellaini bullies defenders in the air. When we played Manchester United he bullied Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand - he did not lose one header.
He is the best in the business in the air. No one is near him.
"Yes he's young, he's too raw, he gets booked too often and makes the wrong challenges sometimes, but I can tell you that if he fills his potential of what he's got physically and what he's got technically, he will be one of the best players playing in Europe - he is that good."
Due to his stature and physique, it is easy to forget that Fellaini is still a youngster, and Nevin thinks fans have to give the Belgian the time he needs to flourish at Everton.
"The fans have to stay patient with him. Some players are quite good at a, b, c and d. But few are absolutely world class at something and Fellaini is absolutely world class in the air. But he's also good at attacking the goal.
"When he figures out how to arrive in the box at the right time he will be incredible.
"Can you imagine if Fellaini learns how to arrive in the box in the same way that Tim Cahill does? He will be getting 30 goals a season or even more! So you get the feeling that Moyesey is the right guy to work with him.
"He's going to be very, very special."

 

[Goat]

2 years, best player in the world.

 

[chicoazul]

I must be missing something.

Hope Im wrong like.


Boss chip that though Pat.

 

[Brownie]

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[ToxtethBlue]

There's a reason why he's an Football analyst for Channel 5 and nowhere else.

 

[Neiler]

Everyone cant be wrong!

*walks of smugly!

 

[zero]

Nevin knows his football lid.

I'd wager in two years time there are going to be a few numpties on here saying I always said Fellaini was great.

 

[mikey]

Must be watching different games than me cos I havent been impressed at all with him,certainly not worth anything thats been mentioned

 

[Bruce Wayne]

I have to qualify this by saying that Nevin thinks MoFro will be the best in the world in the air, and he has a point there. He has a way to go with the rest of his game but hopefully he can do it.

 

[davek]

Pat's talking from a winger's perspective - he'd have loved someone like him to ping the ball in for. It's interesting that over here his height sees him bracketed as a target player and it seems impossible to think of someone like that as the ball winning midfielder his previous club saw him as - as he himself does. At the minute you have to say he's a nuisance in midfield - to Everton, that is. A bit of experience and discipline (and the rub of the green off card happy refs) and he could be ours (or some other club's) Vieira.

He's an enigma this lad, though, and he certainly has something out of the ordinary.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

I have to qualify this by saying that Nevin thinks MoFro will be the best in the world in the air, and he has a point there. He has a way to go with the rest of his game but hopefully he can do it.

He says he is already world class in the air.

He goes on to say that he will be one of the best players in Europe, due to his technique

"Yes he's young, he's too raw, he gets booked too often and makes the wrong challenges sometimes, but I can tell you that if he fills his potential of what he's got physically and what he's got technically, he will be one of the best players playing in Europe - he is that good."

 

[Andriy.EFC]

I must be missing something.

Hope Im wrong like.

Same here.

Well, that's an understatement. I'm still gobsmacked at how badly we've spent 15m.

 

[GhostOfDixie]

I must be missing something.

Hope Im wrong like.


Boss chip that though Pat.

I used to serve Pat Nevin every week back in the Deep Pan Pizza days. Infact last time we won a game at Old Trafford, I served Nevin that very night and he told me about the game.

 

[steevie]

Same here.

Well, that's an understatement. I'm still gobsmacked at how badly we've spent 15m.

That said £15 million is an investment lads, believe me.

 

[AdamTheGreatOneB]

You can say what you like but I rate Fellaini highly. Ok, Pat may have got a little over zealous there but I certainly am not gonna knock one of our best players.