Come on, Fletchinho

Every football team has their fan favorite player. A player that is part of the family, not just another furniture at the club. In United, I believe those who fit the criteria would be the class of 92. Luckily, the class of 92 has lived to its expectations and have become great servants for the club, making them legends. But what happens when a fan favorite stops performing at the level the club demands?

The first two league games for United fans were agonizing. They had to watch their beloved team be outplayed for 90 minutes by Swansea and Sunderland. The heart of the dreadful losses was the nervous and absent-minded center-midfielders. Fletcher-Herrera was the pairing that suffered the pain of being outclassed by Shelvey – Sirgudsson. Louis van Gaal then was forced – due to the injured Hererra –to start with a pairing that had no United fans excited,  Fletcher and Cleverly.

Fletcher, vice captain of Man United, has yet to perform, let alone shine from the two opportunities. Through almost a decade at the club, Fletcher has become a fan favorite. He has never been shy to show his passion for the club, especially on big games. Sir Alex’s big game player has succeeded to shine every time he is trusted to play in important games. The fight he puts in big games, is one of many reasons why he is many united fans’ favorite player. Players like him, are the kind that you would hate to leave. However, in these last two games, he has failed to deliver the minimum he is asked.

As a United and Darren Fletcher fan, it is heartbreaking to watch him under-perform. Like most relationships,it is hard to face the fact that it no longer works. Although the love is still there, it comes to a point where either party is getting nothing out of it.  Of course, United fans would love to see him do better, but at the moment it does not look likely. So what can United do? At the moment, nothing. With all the injuries they have, and the limited selection of decent center-midfielders, they will have to deal with Fletcher and pray that he gets back to his best.