mav_9me
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Its not really a fair point with Matic at all I don't think. Rangnick is known for wanting to press and has repeatedly said since taking the job that we need to "transfer the game away from our own box"
I'm genuinely baffled what version of Matic people watch to think he fits into that at all. Matic is the master of forcing you to play the entire game on the edge of your own box. Of all the players in our squad I think he's by some way the least suited to how we'll be expected to play...well to be frank how any PL team should be expected to play. Honestly what do people see when Matic plays? Do they just ignore the fact he is 20 yards deeper than he should be all the time and takes 3x as long to do things as the opposition midfield?
McTominay does need to step up but he's not going to be getting dropped for Matic unless that latter's fitness level and sharpness/speed over go some kind of science defying upturn.
Sorry for the random rant but it genuinelyt astounds me people still want him in the team after literally years of him consistently and visibly playing like a crippled old man. Ole's failure to recognise obvious things like this was one of his biggest undoings.
I agree that Matic doesn't have the legs to play this style but perhaps Rangnick can set up around that weakness? Cuz he does bring strengths like passing and carrying the ball.