Kag
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That is Pogba and Fred job to link up attack.
Matic is also good at defending corners with his height.
Jesus.
That is Pogba and Fred job to link up attack.
Matic is also good at defending corners with his height.
You haven’t got a clue what you’re talking about. He’s our most important player.
No he is not our most important player. He is only important if we continue to play a formation that requires a DM - this is not an issue when its so batantly obvious that 352 is the most suited formation to our squad & that formation does not require a CDM, nor a RW, nor a makeshift target man. A 352 requires just two standard CM's and 2 strikers - yet Jose continues to use a formation we are a complete dud in.
We do not need Matic & only need him in a 4231/433 - that was not the reason we lost today; we lost today because Jose creates holes in the squad due to his tactics.
Would you prefer a 352 formation instead of 4312?No he is not our most important player. He is only important if we continue to play a formation that requires a DM - this is not an issue when its so batantly obvious that 352 is the most suited formation to our squad & that formation does not require a CDM, nor a RW, nor a makeshift target man. A 352 requires just two standard CM's and 2 strikers - yet Jose continues to use a formation we are a complete dud in.
We do not need Matic & only need him in a 4231/433 - that was not the reason we lost today; we lost today because Jose creates holes in the squad due to his tactics.
There are some rumors about Matic being used as a CB. Initially, I found that absurd but coming to think of it, it's not the worst idea if Jose feels he has lost too much pace to play the DM role effectively. Mascherano's shift to a CB role comes to mind when I think of similar examples. Matic has the physicality and the height to handle aerial pressure. His only weakness is pace but we sit pretty deep so there's not much fear of being caught too high. His excellent passing will solve the main problem in our backline. If the plan is to play with 3 CBs, then it's even better as he'll feel more comfortable.
That was horrid.
Passenger. Gamewatching.
Not sure if he's just unfit, or is this what we are getting from him this season.
this guy looks finished
You just can't throw a player like that (old and slow) coming back from a serious issue like that, in a game this big.
Mourinho doesn't help himself with dumb decisions like that. Matic is a good player and I like him but last night he was understandly terrible.We saw tonight that you can, its not even a throw, the moment he was able to walk, he went in, regardless of other options being more fit or in better form, condition w/e. Similar shit happened to Shaw last season, examples as much as you like.
Old man Matic. Too slow for the frantic pace of the PL these days.
Thrown in against Spurs with no pre season and no match fitness. What was Jose thinking