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Hardly a surprise that a midfielder looks better when they have an actual partner. It's pretty hard to play in midfield by yourself which it basically is with Pogba there. But of course, no it's all Matic's fault and now when he plays good because he actually has some help like he's meant to have he'll still be called shit by idiots.
And Pogba would probably do the same if he were in there playing with Herrera, for the exact same reason. Matic and Pogba are both large, slow-to-react and slow to get going, and they don't really suit quick pressing. Having one or the other in there is fine as long as we've got enough other players in there pushing up and doing the charging around (Herrera obviously the most important), but both together will never work if we're trying to play that way.
Just what I said to my friend after the Arsenal game. He can trot about on his half pace while mad dog Herrera huffs and puffs all over.
Even funnier next when Mou will decide to drop Herrera for no good reason, wonder which next game. Won't be the first time.
Did I fecking say he was good all along? Wait no I didn't. Learn to read ffs. I said it's easier to play when you have actual midfield partners. Which it fecking is because Pogba offers feck all to a midfield battle. Fellaini is shit and there is no balance at all in a 3 with them so it's irrelevant. Matic has been poor and no surprise he looks better without Pogba strolling around doing nothing.
There was a moment around the 82nd minute where my stream dropped in quality and I saw Herrera slowly ambling around near the halfway line on the right side of the pitch while we were attacking up the left. Figured that even he doesn't have boundless energy and after such a huge workload it was understandable that he was taking it slow for a moment to catch his breath.
I know exactly what incident you are speaking of. Matic for me one of our biggest culprits this season he looks absolutely shot in terms of workrate. Sadly he also never picks up passes for our runners . But with a energetic workhorse he looks much better.There was a moment around the 82nd minute where my stream dropped in quality and I saw Herrera slowly ambling around near the halfway line on the right side of the pitch while we were attacking up the left. Figured that even he doesn't have boundless energy and after such a huge workload it was understandable that he was taking it slow for a moment to catch his breath.
Well, I thought it was Herrera as it looked like the number 21 on the back. Then the stream came good again and I realised it was Matic in the number 31, while Herrera was fully involved charging around up the left where we were attacking.
For the sake of argument, you could turn this around and argue that Pogba is made to look worse because he has to play with someone as slow as Matic too. He's not exactly Vidal in energy. We've known Pogba is not exactly some mobile midfielder. He chips in with the occasional tackle, and he can be the 2nd man behind the main passer. But he's not your primary source for this and seeing as he's been in a midfield 3, I'm not sure why that's a demand. It's his partners who should be providing that and Matic doesn't do that.
People have short memories and are easily brainwashed.
Top? Herrera is doing his job for him in the DM more like.
This, this and this. It's crazy to think Matic is improving because of Pogba's absence. I mean, wtf
Considering how shit he's been recently, he could only improve. Some are too easily fooledJust because he's not escorting players to our goal it's seen as top performance . Look how they've lowered the bar for him . I guess it's more an indictment of Matic season if anything
You guys really believe Pogba is the cause of our midfield woes?
This is fair.
Agreed. It is definitely both, it interconnects on both ends. It ties into the rhythm and flow of our offence as well as protection for the midfield and defence.
