Roddy B wrote:
I think Everton would struggle to get a big price for Fellaini. He's an effective player but not the type of player that would fit in at a big club IMO. If you compare him to other midfielders that big clubs have spent about £30m on, you'll see the likes of Alonso, Fabregas, Silva, Hazard and you'll be able to throw Modric in there soon. These are fabulous players, technically stupendous. Fellaini's a solid player but it's hard to sell his attributes to a big club, unless you're a desperate club with £50m burning in your pocket.
I always felt Fellaini would have been a good fit at Arsenal, he's come on technically over the years but I can't see him fitting in anywhere if he stays in this 'advanced position'.
I actually agree with this - I was only thinking today about who, out of the so-called big clubs, would want Fellaini and be able to fit him into their style of play and I couldn't think of one....He is a bit of a one-off and actually suits Everton's style, which is a fast paced, hustling type of game, which, once in possession, usually reverts to utilising a target man, which is where Fellaini comes into his own.
I don't think his talents are limited to being a targetman, far from it, but as Phil Neville said after the game, he is most effective in the last third of the field, where he can unsettle defenders with both his heading abilities and his neat footwork - However, seeing as most of the top sides like to play a short passing game, I can't see how Fellaini could be accommodated without a massive overhaul of a team's playing style.
