Everton’s over-reliance on Marouane Fellaini bordered on ridiculous against Manchester United

Jonny Boyle, The Independent , 11 February, 2comments | Jump to most recent

It was clear from the opening five minutes at Old Trafford that Sir Alex Ferguson had paid huge respect to the threats of the Everton team, and in particular, the presence of Fellaini. Jones would literally have gone to the toilet with the Belgian had his manager told him to.

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Anto Byrne
1 Posted 11/02/2013 at 20:15:20

So what did Moyes do about it? Well he could have dropped the Bbig Fella into a deeper position, replaced the ineffective Pienaar with Jelavic and put Oviedo on the wing in place of the anonymous Osman.

What would have Jones done then if we went to a 4-3-3 formation? Ten years and still fucking clueless when it come to the big games.

Nick Entwistle
2 Posted 11/02/2013 at 21:45:46

Said all week Fellaini should have partnered Gibson and Osman play behind the striker. Touch me if you want to.

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