Matuidi was a beast 2 seasons ago. If he can find that form back for 2-3 years here, he would boss the league
Blaise Matuidi
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Don't they have the same agent, so not likely.
Do you mean the agent of Matuidi wants to scare the agent of Pogba?
Or do you mean the agent of Zlatan wants to scare the agent of Ibrahimovic?
Don't know what to say really, most of it has been said already. When Matuidi goes into proper beast mode, he's a force to be reckoned with for sure.
Would've loved him two years ago, now I guess it would still be a good transfer because at the moment he's miles ahead of midfield options like Fellaini, Schneiderlin, Herrera and Blind. And I also think we could expect a bit more from him than from Carrick and Schweini who look old and crocked.
Usually it's tough for players to have a consistent season after going deep into a summer tournament though, and in combination with him having to settle in a new country and his age it might not be the optimal transfer. But looking at the short term (next 12-18 months) I actually think he's more what we need than Pogba.
Would've loved him two years ago, now I guess it would still be a good transfer because at the moment he's miles ahead of midfield options like Fellaini, Schneiderlin, Herrera and Blind. And I also think we could expect a bit more from him than from Carrick and Schweini who look old and crocked.
Usually it's tough for players to have a consistent season after going deep into a summer tournament though, and in combination with him having to settle in a new country and his age it might not be the optimal transfer. But looking at the short term (next 12-18 months) I actually think he's more what we need than Pogba.
And they currently are in the same team.
Different club, different expectations.
Schniderlin has been below expectations in every game he has played. All of it cant be blamed on the manager and the system. I was a big Schniderlin fan and was gassed with him joining us, but its clear he is not the man our midfield needs.
I would personally prefer if we now went for players in a 23-26 age range.
He was one of the best midfielders in the league. That doesn't get ignored after one season.
Bit like Matic - terrible last year but the jury is still out on him.
I hear you but Matuidi and Schneiderlin are different, Matuidi was the player in charge of linking the midfield and the attack, he was also in charge of organizing the pressing for PSG. Schneiderlin is more a jack of all trades, if Mourinho wants Matuidi I suppose that it's because of his very peculiar characteristics, Schneiderlin will never be a specialist at what Matuidi does.
The one thing that makes me skeptical is that ideally you play him in a midfield three which means that Rooney and Ibrahimovic will compete for the same spot.
How is his contract situation? Is he not angling for a new contract?
No, he has renewed his contract last summer. End of contract: 2018.
He can't have a pay rise given his current salary.
And he has always acted graciously with the club, he rubbished all the rumours very early last year way before seating around the negotiation table.
Hope we are not for him. He takes about 5 touches to bring the ball under control. And he looks like his back will give in to his massive hunchback any second now.
I understand people being weary about a player at Zlatans age, but 29?, nothing to worry about there, not in this day and age. We would probably get 3-5 good years out of him.
Its still a dissapointing drop down from Pogba though.
Its still a dissapointing drop down from Pogba though.
I've seen him play quite a bit due to PSG having two of my favourite players in Pastore and Verratti, so I'm always on the look out for PSG matches I can watch. He's just never stood out to me, and it's not like he has much competition in France. Toulalan and Diarra are just two players off the top of my head I'd have above him from france. He's like a less effective Owen Hargreaves and I think we have better options than him currently for the role he'd most likely play at the club.
Starting wonder if Matuidi was just recently offered to United by Raiola. Possible Matuidi handed in his transfer request and PSG granted it but aren't willing to accept less than €25m.
Could be going for both Pogba and Matuidi. Midfield still needs 2 players IMO even if we got Pogba. Carrick and Schweinsteiger should be nothing more than backups/rotation. Fellaini should be sold. Rooney isn't a midfielder. Leaves Herrera and Schneiderlin which neither had the best season last year but for now i'm positive that was due to the stupid philosophy stuff and both will be better under Mourinho.
Could be going for both Pogba and Matuidi. Midfield still needs 2 players IMO even if we got Pogba. Carrick and Schweinsteiger should be nothing more than backups/rotation. Fellaini should be sold. Rooney isn't a midfielder. Leaves Herrera and Schneiderlin which neither had the best season last year but for now i'm positive that was due to the stupid philosophy stuff and both will be better under Mourinho.
Did he think Pogba at 18 was good enough to play ahead of Park and Rafael in central midfield in that Blackburn game?
I think it was hard to respect your opinion when you said you'd rather fellaini over matuidi but each to their own my friend
Ha, I can understand that! I'm by no means a fan of Fellaini's style of play and I personally hope we sell him this window but I do prefer him to Matuidi.
Jesus, matuidi isn't half as bad as people are making out here you'd think we were close to signing Lee cattermole or something.
Yes it's a come down from pogba but it's still not a bad option at all.
Yes it's a come down from pogba but it's still not a bad option at all.
Mother of god who are we discussing a French international who has won loads or a bum from league 1 get a hold of yourselves some of you.
That was more like an attempt to ground Pogba, but it didn't end up well at all.
Fellaini over Matuidi? ffs
Matuidi is not a bad player, but If we consider that other clubs have signed players like Gundogan, Pjanic, Renato Sanches, Krychowiak, etc; we could aim higher than Matuidi.
IMO the problem is not that he is almost 30, the problem could be that we have a similar player (Schneiderlin). Also, Matuidi wouldn't be a massive improvement in our midfield compared with other midfielders we could sign. I'm not against him but I prefer someone more creative or younger.
I don't think either should be considered as starters for us but in the role they'd most likely play in the team (a box to box midfielder) I think Fellaini would offer a lot more than Matuidi would.
Matuidi isn't much of a goal threat and isn't creative in his play either, so his only asset would be his pressing and we should aim for a lot more than that for a starting midfielder. His pressing is risky too as sometimes he's too aggressive, goes in for the wrong challenges, and leaves a lot of space behind for teams to exploit, but that goes with the territory I guess. The Ramires example from another poster was quite apt, imo.
With Fellaini however, at least he offers something different to a Schneiderlin/Herrera and is difficult for some teams to handle despite being quite limited as a player.
But our aim is to get Pogba.
i have to say the reports of him having a medical at the French training ground make no sense. If I (or anyone with any logic or sense) was in charge of the French national team and a club came to do a medical on a player I would tell them where to go. Not ideal preparation and could increase the chance of an injury.
Player gets injured in training-fine it happens. Player on international duty gets injured doing a medical for a club-idiotic.
Plus France could be out tomorrow night so let him do the medical Friday morning on his own time.
It just doesn't make sense.
Player gets injured in training-fine it happens. Player on international duty gets injured doing a medical for a club-idiotic.
Plus France could be out tomorrow night so let him do the medical Friday morning on his own time.
It just doesn't make sense.
He obviously didn't think so, but he didn't mind bringing them young and then selling them as they passed their peak. Ince,27. Hughes,30. Kanchelskis, 26. Beckham, 28. Van Nistelrooy, 30.
Dont really see the point in this one. would be like the schweinsteiger signing. Afterwards you think 'well he's a good player that we probably didnt need'.
Blaise Matuidi is waiting for offers from the Premier League
PSG central midfielder Blaise Matuidi is currently waiting for Premier League offers, but has yet to receive a single concrete one, according to Le Parisien.
The player at the time of writing is officially counting on staying at PSG next season, even if unofficially he knows that his time could be up, having heard the rumours that suggest that Unai Emery is not counting on him next season.
Manchester United, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal and Manchester City are the only sides that he is interested in who play in the Premier League.
PSG central midfielder Blaise Matuidi is currently waiting for Premier League offers, but has yet to receive a single concrete one, according to Le Parisien.
The player at the time of writing is officially counting on staying at PSG next season, even if unofficially he knows that his time could be up, having heard the rumours that suggest that Unai Emery is not counting on him next season.
Manchester United, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal and Manchester City are the only sides that he is interested in who play in the Premier League.
Mourinho has made 3 very good signings, but? I just hope Mourinho is not going for a player we want, than the player we need. He needs to scout a bit better than Matuidi, for the level Jose Mourinho wants to get to, signing Matuidi I can see add more pile to the scrap heap, if we add mata, fellaini, bastian, young, possibly Herrera, memphis and morgan, and a few more. Jose needs to get the 4th signing right, because Matuidi is not what will solve our engine room problems. I would rather Jose Mourinho scout more and get that right no8, and not a underwhelming signing like Matuidi, not convinced we will get Pogba at all
How reliable are Le Parisien?
In France, let's say you only have 2 reliable sources of information regarding PSG: L équipe & Le Parisien.
Matuidi has to prepare a game against Germany: so he can't be involved in negociations.
IMHO, it means Raiola is creating an artificial buzz to make things happen because he hasn't denied the 'so-called meeting with United'.
The link to us could well be a Mino Raiola/PSG tactic to let clubs know he is available.
I know Man United have a terrible medical staff but even they could not injure a player during a medical!
Thanks, I wonder if we were happy for Raiola to use the United name to get Matuidi's name out there as available.
It has been clear from the start that this guy is looking for a move. Maybe the new coach has told him to find a new club and what a better way to tout yourself than linking yourself with a move to United.
He is a decent player and will probably do well in PL but as for United there are better options at the Club already
I agree. It doesn't have to be a Pogba-esque superstar signing at all; just someone who will improve the team. Or, a player like a Herrera or Schneiderlin to be given the chance to step up.