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Re: Ander Herrera
never been outside of europe? Ander ffs what you doing on your holidays?
he has such great demeanour and is so passionate when he speaks, you can tell his love for football and how happy he is to be at United, even after leaving a club so close to his heart like Bilbao
ffs i'm gonna end up buying his shirt.....and Vidals....and Hummels................................................and Reus
he has such great demeanour and is so passionate when he speaks, you can tell his love for football and how happy he is to be at United, even after leaving a club so close to his heart like Bilbao
ffs i'm gonna end up buying his shirt.....and Vidals....and Hummels................................................and Reus
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Gonna buy Herrera's shirt and get Vidal's haircut ffs
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"ffs" you guys
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Great interview in the Guardian. It was very long so I tried to only include the most interesting bits.
Ander Herrera: I would never have left Bilbao but for Manchester United
On Bobby Charlton
On the first day Ander Herrera walked into Carrington he was met by Sir Bobby Charlton. Just when he thought it could not get any better. The photograph is one of his prized possessions, his profile picture on Twitter, and Herrera looks almost offended when he is asked if he really knew anything about the man who won the European Cup and played 758 times for Manchester United, the club Herrera had just joined. “Of course,” he shoots back. “Those of us who like football know about him and I love football.”
On joining Man Utd, and what happened last season
Herrera continues: “I’m 25 tomorrow [Thursday] and I thought it was the right time. I wasn’t thinking: ‘The train’s leaving, the train’s leaving … ’ but United is an opportunity you can’t turn down.”
It is also an opportunity Herrera might have thought had passed him by: the train had already left once, last summer.
“Much more was said than really happened,” he insists. “From my point of view, it’s simple: United made an offer to Athletic, I told the clubs to talk, I would listen and Athletic turned it down. United offered a lot of money but not the buyout clause. Athletic said no and that’s it.”
On Louis van Gaal
“I didn’t talk to Louis van Gaal, I spoke to the club but I knew he was demanding, very sincere and direct, and he has shown that. He says things to your face. He protects you and supports you when you’re doing your bit. He’s very disciplined, the team always comes first and he doesn’t let you relax. Every training session has to count and I like that.
“One of the things I’ve liked about Van Gaal is that he gives mucha, mucha, mucha importance to the ball, to possession. He believes that if we have the ball it’s easier to attack. It’s not ‘ball or run’, they’re not separate things. Run, yes but with the ball. I prefer that; you don’t get as tired.”
“Van Gaal’s sessions have some similarities: he’s hands on. Bielsa made me a better player and I’m sure Van Gaal will, too.”
On where he can play
“I like to have the ball, to be available. I try to play and to defend. I’m aggressive. If the manager wants me in front of the defence, fine. If it’s at No10, No10. If right-back, fine but of course my qualities are: offer myself, distribute, construct and last year I worked on improving my llegada, the ability to arrive and join the attack.”
On his personality
Herrera may look slight, young, too, but there is something in his initial response: “winner”.Colleagues say he is pesado: relentless, tough, hard-working, always talking. A pain. He knows referees’ names, linesmen’s, too; he reads the game superbly, both tactically and emotionally. He knows football inside out and has, they say, an innate ability to empathise. He’s a players’ player. A leader.
“It’s very, very, very early to say that,” he counters. “I see myself as a worker, shoulder to shoulder with my team-mates. Responsibility? Yes, always but I don’t see myself as the saviour of anything or more than anyone else. A leader? ‘Leader’ is a big word at United. We have leaders like Rooney, Van Persie, Fletcher, Cleverly … I’m here to contribute. Maybe one day I can be considered a leader. Not now.”
On football owners and money
“I still enjoy football. I love football. I love my profession. What I don’t like is cases where owners prioritise their interests over the club’s. Football can’t be solely about profit. Look, no one’s stupid: no one wants to lose money but nor should it be about people getting rich off people’s dreams.”
On being a football enthusiast
Futbolero, forófo … There’s another Spanish word for people like him too: friki. A bit of an anorak, an enthusiast. The passion goes back a long way. It is not only Zaragoza players he mentions. He talks about Andrés Iniesta, Juan Román Riquelme and Memphis Depay. The PSV player’s first name momentarily escapes him, so Herrera looks it up. It matters.
“I watched a lot of football. A lot. I still do. Last season I watched some pretty friki games. Second division, Copa Libertadores, the Brazilian league, the Argentinian league. I like to watch Boca, for Riquelme. I’ve seen … ” there’s a pause. “Yeah, some friki matches. I watch a lot. I love it.
“I don’t know if my perspective is different because my dad played but I’ve always admired footballers: second division players, second division B players. When I was a kid anyone who played professionally I admired intensely – and now here I am at Manchester United. Imagine.”
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/aug/15/ander-herrera-athletic-bilbao-manchester-united-sir-bobby-charlton
Ander Herrera: I would never have left Bilbao but for Manchester United
On Bobby Charlton
On the first day Ander Herrera walked into Carrington he was met by Sir Bobby Charlton. Just when he thought it could not get any better. The photograph is one of his prized possessions, his profile picture on Twitter, and Herrera looks almost offended when he is asked if he really knew anything about the man who won the European Cup and played 758 times for Manchester United, the club Herrera had just joined. “Of course,” he shoots back. “Those of us who like football know about him and I love football.”
On joining Man Utd, and what happened last season
Herrera continues: “I’m 25 tomorrow [Thursday] and I thought it was the right time. I wasn’t thinking: ‘The train’s leaving, the train’s leaving … ’ but United is an opportunity you can’t turn down.”
It is also an opportunity Herrera might have thought had passed him by: the train had already left once, last summer.
“Much more was said than really happened,” he insists. “From my point of view, it’s simple: United made an offer to Athletic, I told the clubs to talk, I would listen and Athletic turned it down. United offered a lot of money but not the buyout clause. Athletic said no and that’s it.”
On Louis van Gaal
“I didn’t talk to Louis van Gaal, I spoke to the club but I knew he was demanding, very sincere and direct, and he has shown that. He says things to your face. He protects you and supports you when you’re doing your bit. He’s very disciplined, the team always comes first and he doesn’t let you relax. Every training session has to count and I like that.
“One of the things I’ve liked about Van Gaal is that he gives mucha, mucha, mucha importance to the ball, to possession. He believes that if we have the ball it’s easier to attack. It’s not ‘ball or run’, they’re not separate things. Run, yes but with the ball. I prefer that; you don’t get as tired.”
“Van Gaal’s sessions have some similarities: he’s hands on. Bielsa made me a better player and I’m sure Van Gaal will, too.”
On where he can play
“I like to have the ball, to be available. I try to play and to defend. I’m aggressive. If the manager wants me in front of the defence, fine. If it’s at No10, No10. If right-back, fine but of course my qualities are: offer myself, distribute, construct and last year I worked on improving my llegada, the ability to arrive and join the attack.”
On his personality
Herrera may look slight, young, too, but there is something in his initial response: “winner”.Colleagues say he is pesado: relentless, tough, hard-working, always talking. A pain. He knows referees’ names, linesmen’s, too; he reads the game superbly, both tactically and emotionally. He knows football inside out and has, they say, an innate ability to empathise. He’s a players’ player. A leader.
“It’s very, very, very early to say that,” he counters. “I see myself as a worker, shoulder to shoulder with my team-mates. Responsibility? Yes, always but I don’t see myself as the saviour of anything or more than anyone else. A leader? ‘Leader’ is a big word at United. We have leaders like Rooney, Van Persie, Fletcher, Cleverly … I’m here to contribute. Maybe one day I can be considered a leader. Not now.”
On football owners and money
“I still enjoy football. I love football. I love my profession. What I don’t like is cases where owners prioritise their interests over the club’s. Football can’t be solely about profit. Look, no one’s stupid: no one wants to lose money but nor should it be about people getting rich off people’s dreams.”
On being a football enthusiast
Futbolero, forófo … There’s another Spanish word for people like him too: friki. A bit of an anorak, an enthusiast. The passion goes back a long way. It is not only Zaragoza players he mentions. He talks about Andrés Iniesta, Juan Román Riquelme and Memphis Depay. The PSV player’s first name momentarily escapes him, so Herrera looks it up. It matters.
“I watched a lot of football. A lot. I still do. Last season I watched some pretty friki games. Second division, Copa Libertadores, the Brazilian league, the Argentinian league. I like to watch Boca, for Riquelme. I’ve seen … ” there’s a pause. “Yeah, some friki matches. I watch a lot. I love it.
“I don’t know if my perspective is different because my dad played but I’ve always admired footballers: second division players, second division B players. When I was a kid anyone who played professionally I admired intensely – and now here I am at Manchester United. Imagine.”
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/aug/15/ander-herrera-athletic-bilbao-manchester-united-sir-bobby-charlton
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He's injured. I just...I feel like breaking something, honestly. Our injury problems is so infuriating. There must be something in the water at Carrington.
FFS, we'll be starting with Cleverley and Fletcher on Sunday.
FFS, we'll be starting with Cleverley and Fletcher on Sunday.
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Soon as I saw someone commented in this thread knew he was injured
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It's the intense double training sessions. I think the number of injuries will decrease when the matches will be further apart. I don't think pre-season helped with the matches being in close succession. That's why I think LvG complained.
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Same ish happened in Fergie's latter years, and last season too. It's just ridiculous tbh.
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I think it was bad, but not this bad, because at least we had Rio and Vidic in defence now it was Lingard and Blackett. No Evra either, so Young at LB.
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Rumours floating about in Twitter that he is out for 6 weeks.
Emergency buys. Ed, get that cheque book out.
Emergency buys. Ed, get that cheque book out.
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Vidal, Kiedera, strootman, Scholes lol
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McDonnell says Herrera likely to be out for 2 weeks rather than the 6 weeks Twitter rumour.
There's an international break after 2 weeks anyway, so he should definitely be back and fit by the 4th match day. Thank goodness for the international break (never thought I'd say that) with all our injuries.
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now at least these guys wont be able to escape without buying CMs before window shuts. pay whatever they are asking for vidal and get it done you nuts.. we are in deep shite now
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United’s current midfield issues have been eased, however, with £28.8 million summer signing Ander Herrera returning to light training on Monday following an ankle injury.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/11055295/Angel-Di-Maria-closes-in-on-59.7-million-transfer-to-Manchester-United-from-Real-Madrid.html
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He talks about his goalscoring and yellow cards, which were both weaknesses of his last season. I think van Gaal has talked to him about this and is trying to improve this aspect of his game.
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Class performance.
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When we didn't get Kroos and Fabregas a lot of United fans complained, but they're not even similar players to Herrera. Quite clear they didn't fit the 'profile', not saying they would have come here if we came calling, just think there was nothing in the transfers when van Gaal arrived. Herrera still has a long way to go to be held as high as Fabregas and Kroos, but so far has had a great start. He was probably our most important buy, because we've been missing a player like him for years. Damn, great technique, and such high energy. Works his socks off.
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Herrera is a brilliant player, he has a better engine then kroos and fabregas which is why i think he was a target ahead of those players, and he has the technique that van gaal requires of his players.
btw....Song is a dreadful player wtf happened to him
btw....Song is a dreadful player wtf happened to him
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B-Mac wrote:
btw....Song is a dreadful player wtf happened to him
He got injected with Barca DNA but wasn't compatible as every ex-Arsenal player not named Thierry Henry.
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Manchester United @ManUtd 1h1 hour ago
INJURY UPDATE: Ander Herrera sustained a fractured rib vs West Ham. We'll continue to monitor his progress over the next few weeks. #mufc
Rumoured to be out for 3-6 weeks.
FFS Another injury to a crucial player. Just when he was getting into his stride and influencing games and dictating our play, this happens.
Looks like it may be Fletcher starting on Sunday ffs. What a massive drop in quality that will be.
Edit: Ogden on the Telegraph saying he is out for 3 weeks. If so, thank goodness for the international break coming up.
He should hopefully be fit for the Chelsea home game.
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Got to feel for the guy Del Bosque says he was close to getting called up for Spain last time can't because he was injured. Is in even better form right now, gets injured again.
Will miss the Everton game shame, but we have loads of match winners in the team right now, that we can still get a result. Great news if he's back for the Chelsea game. If he isn't, Carrick should be back by then anyway.
On the bright side, at least it's not his back, which could have been much worse.
He'll be a big miss regardless, though.
Will miss the Everton game shame, but we have loads of match winners in the team right now, that we can still get a result. Great news if he's back for the Chelsea game. If he isn't, Carrick should be back by then anyway.
On the bright side, at least it's not his back, which could have been much worse.
He'll be a big miss regardless, though.
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fracture is better then broken so his recovery is likely 2-3 weeks as i have had the injury before, then getting fitness back
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From a statistical standpoint, yeah he'll be missed.
He had a 7.2 rating against WHU and had 91% pass accuracy.
I hope he's not going to turn out as one of those guys who has massive potential and always gets hurt though.
He had a 7.2 rating against WHU and had 91% pass accuracy.
I hope he's not going to turn out as one of those guys who has massive potential and always gets hurt though.
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Daily Mail say he is targeting his return for two weeks, which would make him match fit for the West Brom game since he'd be back a week earier.
That dedication.
They also reiterate Jones is close to coming back and so is Carrick. Sounds like they won't make it for Sunday, though. I guess we'll know more on Jones in van Gaal's presser, with Carrick it seems very unlikely.
Fellaini is close to full fitness too.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2777208/Manchester-United-injury-boost-Marouane-Fellaini-training-Ander-Herrera-targeting-return-two-weeks.html
EDIT: The Guardian also say less than 3 weeks for Herrera
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/oct/01/marouane-fellaini-manchester-united-fitness-everton?CMP=twt_gu
United offered him the opportunity to have a break while he recovers, but the Spaniard has made it clear that he can be fit to play again in two weeks after the forthcoming international break.
That dedication.
They also reiterate Jones is close to coming back and so is Carrick. Sounds like they won't make it for Sunday, though. I guess we'll know more on Jones in van Gaal's presser, with Carrick it seems very unlikely.
Fellaini is close to full fitness too.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2777208/Manchester-United-injury-boost-Marouane-Fellaini-training-Ander-Herrera-targeting-return-two-weeks.html
EDIT: The Guardian also say less than 3 weeks for Herrera
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/oct/01/marouane-fellaini-manchester-united-fitness-everton?CMP=twt_gu
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In the games he played he was easily our 2nd best player behind Di Maria, arguably best in some of them. Van Gaal rushes him back from injury, plays poorly and is getting punished for it. Seems very unfair. LvG needs to drop RvP, all players should be equal in his eyes. Herrera deserves to play next match.
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Busby Babe wrote:In the games he played he was easily our 2nd best player behind Di Maria, arguably best in some of them. Van Gaal rushes him back from injury, plays poorly and is getting punished for it. Seems very unfair. LvG needs to drop RvP, all players should be equal in his eyes. Herrera deserves to play next match.
whats with all those ridiculous stories going around which says we are looking to sell him and shit. I mean what the fff.. Barely has played for us and whenever he played he was supreme.
Why do we want to sell him now.
Cant believe LvG is preferring Carrick over him and Fellaini who all of a sudden has become a key member of the first team. He should get back into the side ffs. He is better than both of them.
And seeing Shaw's foot right now its looking like the 3-5-2 is here to stay for a while. So a 2 man midfield is looking obvious for the near future and in that case it will be sucha shame if he cant get games over those 2.
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