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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2017 15:47:56 GMT
Ander Herrera has reflected upon a season at Manchester United which saw him scoop the club’s Player of the Year award.
The Red Devils may have finished in sixth place in the Premier League, but the midfielder still views the season as a success.
United captured two trophies; namely the EFL Cup and the Europa League, the latter securing qualification to the Champions League for 2017/18.
“Firstly, there are a lot of good things to take from this season. We’ve won trophies; the Community Shield against Leicester, who were probably the most famous team in the world at the time! What they did last season was amazing, of course,” Herrera begun.
“We also beat Southampton in the League Cup final, it was an amazing game, and it was great to win in the last few minutes.
“Of course, this club is about trophies – if I have to choose moments, I’d always choose trophies.
“In the league, I think Chelsea at home was maybe the most satisfying performance of the season. Not from a personal point of view, because I never think personally, but for the team.
“We were facing the league leaders and, at that time, they were scoring in every game and no-one could beat them – but we did it. It was a very good day, so if I could choose one game, I’d choose that one.”
United did go on a 25-game unbeaten run during the season, but Herrera was in no mood to celebrate the achievement.
“The unbeaten run we went on was very difficult, it was a record for the club. We could have won some of the games, particularly at home, where we had too many draws.
“I remember drawing away at Stoke in the last minute, for example, but in general I think we deserved more points that we had. But, no excuses. Sooner or later, football is fair, so there are no excuses from us.”
Herrera scooped the Player of the Year awards at the Manchester United end of season awards ceremony.
“I really did enjoy the Player of the Year awards evening. Winning the award is a big thing for me and I’m very happy to get it because, when you see the history of the winners, you realise the amazing players who won it.
“I’m happy to be a part of that; it’s not easy to win that trophy for a club like this one. The votes from the fans push me to keep fighting and giving everything for United.”
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Post by Sméagol on May 29, 2017 11:38:27 GMT
Ander Herrera is ready to turn down a move to Barcelona and commit his future to Manchester United. Ernesto Valverde, who is set to be confirmed as the new Barcelona head coach today, wants to sign Herrera to increase his options in midfield. The 53-year-old worked with Herrera at Athletic Bilbao for one season before United signed the Basque for a fee of around £29 million in the summer of 2014. Despite interest from his old manager, whom Herrera regards highly, it is understood that the 27-year-old midfielder has no intention of leaving Old Trafford this summer and is keen instead on extending his stay after enjoying his most successful season at the club yet. Herrera’s advisers are expected to hold preliminary talks with United officials this summer about the possibility of extending the player’s contract. His current deal has one year left to run, but the club have an option to extend it by one year. Herrera is expected to be handed a longer extension and is likely to earn in excess of £100,000 per week under the terms of any new deal. Herrera was voted United’s player of the year earlier this month, beating stiff competition from Antonio Valencia, the right back, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who scored 28 goals in his maiden campaign in English football. The Spain international claimed the man of the match award in the Europa League final win over Ajax in Stockholm and started 27 of the club’s 38 Premier League matches last season. The midfielder scored twice and assisted nine goals in all competitions. Herrera won his first international cap last November in Spain’s friendly draw against England at Wembley. www.thetimes.co.uk/article/96cedfec-445a-11e7-8996-351d013cd942 |
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Post by redcase on May 29, 2017 12:01:28 GMT
Ander Herrera is ready to turn down a move to Barcelona and commit his future to Manchester United. Ernesto Valverde, who is set to be confirmed as the new Barcelona head coach today, wants to sign Herrera to increase his options in midfield. The 53-year-old worked with Herrera at Athletic Bilbao for one season before United signed the Basque for a fee of around £29 million in the summer of 2014. Despite interest from his old manager, whom Herrera regards highly, it is understood that the 27-year-old midfielder has no intention of leaving Old Trafford this summer and is keen instead on extending his stay after enjoying his most successful season at the club yet. Herrera’s advisers are expected to hold preliminary talks with United officials this summer about the possibility of extending the player’s contract. His current deal has one year left to run, but the club have an option to extend it by one year. Herrera is expected to be handed a longer extension and is likely to earn in excess of £100,000 per week under the terms of any new deal. Herrera was voted United’s player of the year earlier this month, beating stiff competition from Antonio Valencia, the right back, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who scored 28 goals in his maiden campaign in English football. The Spain international claimed the man of the match award in the Europa League final win over Ajax in Stockholm and started 27 of the club’s 38 Premier League matches last season. The midfielder scored twice and assisted nine goals in all competitions. Herrera won his first international cap last November in Spain’s friendly draw against England at Wembley. www.thetimes.co.uk/article/96cedfec-445a-11e7-8996-351d013cd942Ducker is it ? Then we can believe it. Edit : Ah this isnt Ducker, but Ducker also has a similar article out, saying the same thing. |
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2017 12:30:45 GMT
I could've written that and we should all believe it.
Ander is Mancunian
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Post by redcase on May 29, 2017 12:40:07 GMT
I could've written that and we should all believe it. Ander is Mancunian But I don't trust you . |
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Post by RAZ on May 29, 2017 12:42:28 GMT
9 assists in all competitions? thats a lot considering his position. really looking forward to finally see the news about him getting a new long term contract
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Post by Stew on May 29, 2017 14:40:39 GMT
9 assists in all competitions? thats a lot considering his position. really looking forward to finally see the news about him getting a new long term contract 11 assists I read. |
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2017 15:05:30 GMT
Doesn't matter if he 0 assists. He needs to be our next captain.
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Post by Stew on May 29, 2017 15:31:02 GMT
Doesn't matter if he 0 assists. He needs to be our next captain. Valencia has signed a new contract. Ander won't be captain for 2 more years. |
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2017 15:38:08 GMT
Doesn't matter if he 0 assists. He needs to be our next captain. Valencia has signed a new contract. Ander won't be captain for 2 more years. Vice Captain, he can translate for Tony |
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Post by Stew on May 29, 2017 15:39:54 GMT
Valencia has signed a new contract. Ander won't be captain for 2 more years. Vice Captain, he can translate for Tony Precisely. |
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Post by Monty on May 29, 2017 16:47:51 GMT
I made the mistake of wandering into the Reddit thread about the Barca/new contract rumours. Some absolute drivel being spouted, including more than one person saying Henderson is better. I honestly think Ander is the most underrated player in the league.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2017 17:14:37 GMT
Doesn't matter if he 0 assists. He needs to be our next captain. Valencia has signed a new contract. Ander won't be captain for 2 more years. Vice will do, at least he'll be stepping into the position. |
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Post by RAZ on Jun 11, 2017 20:27:25 GMT
‘Pogba and I can drive Man Utd to glory’, says Herrera Ander Herrera has hailed midfield partner Paul Pogba and says they can drive Manchester United’s quest for trophies. Herrera operated from a deeper position while Pogba enjoys a more roaming brief as Man Utd won the League Cup and Europa League last season, and the Spaniard believes there is plenty more to come. “It is easy to play with him, he [Pogba] is a top player.,” Herrera told Sport 360. “He likes to attack more than me so when we both play together I have to protect the defence more. “I try to keep my position more because you know Paul has the ability to score; the ability to head, to shoot, to dribble – he has everything. “I think we have a good partnership, hopefully we can play together for a long time and win trophies for the club.” www.teamtalk.com/news/pogba-and-i-can-drive-man-utd-to-glory-says-herrera |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2017 16:32:12 GMT
www.joe.co.uk/sport/why-mourinho-rates-herrera-so-highly-and-how-he-defied-joses-instructions-to-secure-europa-glory-129261?Quite how Ander Herrera failed to hold down a regular starting role during Louis van Gaal's time at Manchester United remains a mystery. Having played his part in Athletic Club's Europa League victory over United a couple of seasons beforehand, many of the club's supporters were already well aware of Herrera's quality. Here was a player that not only had an eye for a pass - something United's midfield badly lacked when Michael Carrick wasn't on the field - but was also dynamic and eager to play at pace. When his side were not in possession, he was determined not to let opponents stop for breath, chasing down everything he could possibly chase down. On top of all this, he badly wanted the move to Old Trafford, too, and had waited a year to complete the transfer after the farcical nature of United's first attempt to sign him under David Moyes. In short, it seemed like Van Gaal's first major signing at United was an important one. Except it wasn't. Not for Van Gaal, anyway. It quickly became clear that although the Dutchman had been manager at the time of Herrera's arrival, the deal to sign the Spaniard had probably been agreed before his appointment. Although he featured in the first few games of Van Gaal's first season, it soon became clear that Herrera would never be considered a regular starter under this manager. The former Ajax, Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss was hell-bent on bringing his patient, possession-focused brand of football to United, and the sense of urgency Herrera brought to their midfield and his willingness to try a risky pass once in a while didn't seem to fit in with this ethos. Things have changed considerably under Jose Mourinho. Having replaced Van Gaal a year ago, Herrera has become an important cog in Mourinho's United machine. Instead of making appearances from the bench to play on the wing (this happened on several occasions under Van Gaal), the Spaniard has been a mainstay in the centre of United's midfield. The high tempo, eager-to-play-it-forward Herrera that bossed the two Europa League games against United a few years ago has returned, and United are undoubtedly a better side when he's on his game. His value to his manager has also been evident from a defensive point of view. Not only did he have a key role to play in United's goals against Chelsea in April, he was also trusted to nullify the threat of Eden Hazard by man marking him out of the game entirely. He's also gained recognition this season for his quick-thinking and intelligence, and there's no better example of this than his actions immediately before Henrikh Mkhitaryan's goal in the Europa League final against Ajax. With United earning an early second-half corner, Mkhitaryan had originally stood outside of the penalty area while Herrera entered the Ajax box. Then, Herrera was picked up by cameras instructing the Armenian to swap places with him. After doing so, the former Borussia Dortmund player prodded home United's second goal. Initially, it was assumed that Herrera had done this purely because Mkhitaryan boasted more of a goal threat than he did. However, it's now emerged that this wasn't the only reason Herrera acted in this way. Young Norwegian coach Petter Skogsletten recently attended a coaching seminar given by Jose Mourinho in which he talked at length about his preparation for the game against Ajax. Now, in an interview with Jonas Giæver (worth a follow if you don't already) in Nettavisen, Skogsletten has revealed that Mourinho was angered to see Herrera going against his orders by instructing Mkhitaryan to switch positions with him ahead of the corner. However, it later became clear to the United boss that Herrera had acted in this way after realising that Mkhitaryan had already picked up a yellow card in the game. By occupying a space on the edge of the Ajax area, Mkhitaryan would have been expected to be on defensive duty if Ajax had defended the corner and launched a counter attack. In doing so, his chances of picking up a second yellow card would have been increased. Were this to have happened, United would've been holding on to a slender one goal advantage with ten men for the remainder of the game. Herrera's quick thinking ended up paying off in an entirely different way, but his manager is said to have praised his intelligence and ability to react to a situation. Fascinating stuff.
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