05 Nov 2013 22:10:35
In summer when analysing Fellaini I pointed out that he was big and clumsy and would give too many fouls away particularly in Europe. No one should therefore be the least bit surprised at his dismissal. Watching him tonight you just waited for the final little foul that would bring the second yellow. Entirely predictable.
The opposition were very ordinary tonight yet we couldn't score and we were limited in our efforts to do so. It is worrying that our clubs most exciting player is 18 and the result of not playing him is a very dull performance. Was anyone really entertained by that? in fact have we entertained very much at all in the last three years? Whisper it quietly but across Manchester another team who have already qualified are free scoring and playing the sort of football we used to be renowned for.

1.) 05 Nov 2013
Red Man
Spot on, they also play with pace, can keep the ball and look dangerous at all times.

Who did that remind you of.

Roll on January and Summer as we need serious investment.

2.) 06 Nov 2013
Fellaini was always going to be a disaster for us. Looks as lost as Remi Moses in the team. No pace, slow to react, no footballing brain at all. This lummox cost £27 million! And Young should never wear the shirt again. Ever.
Moyes has been handed a bowl of cold spew unfortunately and to compound matters he has neither the wherewithal nor character to do anything other than impose the Everton model on the team. There is no quick fix but a new, dynamic manager will be required sooner rather than later.

3.) 06 Nov 2013
I'm starting to think we need our other youngsters back. They have the right attitude to attack and attack. Lingard I reckon would have done just as well as Adnan. Powell would be handy too and it would be nice if Zaha was played.

4.) 06 Nov 2013
Perhaps if Moyes had spent less of his time briefing the press about Adnan needing "protection" from nasty CDM players and defenders he could have advised his own players to be equally "soft" and they would have stayed on the pitch!
I know Fergie was very successful with this approach in the past, and I know I am an outsider looking in, but it seems to me that Moyes should distance himself from past tactics and be his own man, otherwise he starts to look pretty foolish when it goes pear shaped.