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2018-19 Performances


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5.1 Season Average Rating
Appearances
38
Goals
1
Assists
0
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When some were saying it’s awfully short term planning when we bought him, others were defending his transfer. Now what? We go and splash another 40m on fabregas?
Is he approaching or already in his 30s? If so, yes! we go for it!
 
He's so done. I cannot believe we are still persisting with him. Even Giggs at age 40 was a better midfielder than what Matic is now.
 
Hate him with a passion, his defending for the 3rd goal was nothing short of pathetic, just letting the ball go over his head and just let Gundogan wonder off the back of him is undefendable, but being Jose’s bitch he be the 1st name on the team sheet vs Palace
 
Today was actually one of his better games until the last goal.

Yes, his passing and distribution was sloppy all game but he actually repelled the City attack a number of times. Herrera in the same position was a lot worse. Could've been beat by a few more if not for Matic.

However, on the whole, he needs to leave along with a few more of our players in a squad in which 90% are deadwood.

That was Fellaini not Matic.
 
He is absolutely embarrassing. To switch off like that on your own penalty spot as an experienced defensive midfielder is shocking. Well, it would be shocking if not for the rest of his performances this season.
 
There were people claiming this guy as better than prime Carrick at the start of last season. Not even close to Carrick ffs.
 
He needs to go. So far off the pace it’s a joke but he seems to be one of those untouchable players in Jose’s team.
 
His legs have gone. It's not his fault and I'm sure he's trying his best but he needs to be dropped immediately and sold in the summer.
 
Never should have been signed, factse have a manager who wants height and physicality above mobility, pace and passing range shows we are heading i the wrong direction.
 
He is very bad at tracking runners, and marking them. He is one of the biggest reasons for us leaking goals, he provides no help to the CBs. I would play any of our other CMs over him at this moment, he is so bad.
 
He had a good half season and has been poor ever since.
Honestly, it wasn't even half a season. By the time we were getting into late September-November there was already a lot of talk about how he was looking tired and should be rested. He was still decent at that stage so it was often overlooked until later in the season, but in reality he's slowly but surely gotten worse the longer he's been here.
 
His legs have gone. It's not his fault and I'm sure he's trying his best but he needs to be dropped immediately and sold in the summer.
Does that excuse him standing in the box between 2 centre backs and failing to even make a challenge on a guy 2 yards away from him? No.

I dunno what’s up with him but he’s just not good enough anymore.

Mourinho bangs on about us being easy to get at, well he’s a massive reason!
 
Needs a rest, desperately. I’d like to think he’ll come back a better player after a break.

As it stands, 15% of what he does is OK, 75% is far, far from good enough. The rest is shambolic and costs us.
 
Honestly, it wasn't even half a season. By the time we were getting into late September-November there was already a lot of talk about how he was looking tired and should be rested. He was still decent at that stage so it was often overlooked until later in the season, but in reality he's slowly but surely gotten worse the longer he's been here.
It's not even a surprise. Everyone poeple worry about signing ageing players we get others frantically circling like vultures as if age is completely irrelevant. It isn't.
 
The only things he was missing for their third goal was a blanket and a pillow.
 
I am gonna stop having a go at him, who the hell why he is in current state, one thing for sure is that he was forced back into first XI vs Spurs totally not ready and unfit after his operation or injury. Who knows did he 100% recover or he is gassed or just done, dunno, dont care, he has no place in starting XI for weeks and weeks and weeks, yet he is still there and thats on JM.
 
Posted the below in Fred thread:

His kind of composure is meaningless because all it does is slows down our play and allows opposition to regroup. Don’t mistaken needless amount of touches for composure as this basically says he is not aware of the surroundings and needs several touches to evaluate the situation he’s in (he knows he can shield the ball alright to give himself time for this) but this is no use for us at all as it makes us very pedestrian and predictable.

Yeah composed and passing backwards is one thing. Carrick was propercomposed and could inject pace into the play by playing one touch football night and day difference
 
This "he was good for half a season is a myth". He literally had about 2 good months. We should never of went near him.
 
I have genuinely grown to hate him. I actually hate seeing him nowadays, and his gormless fecking face with his mouth open. I never noticed how stupid the man looks before, but since he's bottomed out in terms of performance I'm paying attention to other aspects of him. I can't stand him and cannot wait until he's no longer a first team player (ie - when Jose leaves).
 
Never should have been signed, factse have a manager who wants height and physicality above mobility, pace and passing range shows we are heading i the wrong direction.


See, I dont even think he's physical. He's a 6ft 3in unit who somehow gets done in pretty much every physical battle he has - he literally offers NOTHING to the team anymore.
 
See, I dont even think he's physical. He's a 6ft 3in unit who somehow gets done in pretty much every physical battle he has - he literally offers NOTHING to the team anymore.
He even got beaten by Bernardo silva in a push fight in the corner :lol: I couldn’t believe that.
 
I like Matic but he's knackered. Played last season, went to Russia, and now he's getting picked every game. He needs a rest but who'll cover? Ander might do the job well enough but doesn't shield the defence anywhere near as well as Matic does when he's playing well. It's too bad we don't have cover for his position. Our midfield has been a shambles for years now.
 
He is finished at the top level.

That was his Gary Neville West Brom moment.
 
Can’t defend him anymore, it was hilarious that Lindelöf even told him to pick up Gundogan and he still didn’t do it. This is where Jose needs to act.
 
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