Mechromancer 262 Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 I love Matic but offensively, Vidal and Toure are on another level.And defensively too. I mean, Yaya is in the basement and Nemanja is in the penultimate floor.Matic does more and can do more than the others. Is true, right? Yeah, i don't know. Maybe Pogba is the most complete! But his creativeness is poorly and tactically is average. Yeah, who knows. But our serb is more handsome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekin 835 Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Matic is one of the best defensive midfielders in my opinion. Excellent heading, good positioning, strong tackle and ability to read the game and intercept.The problem though is him being very slow. No player that has defensive duties while trying to contribute higher up in the pitch can make up that ground unless he is quick. Matic has more than once been just outside the opponents penalty box when they break, and he has had no chance of getting back and helping out. He also has a habit of sometimes overcommitting and again being caught out opening a huge gap for the opposition. It is a shame, as he actually has all the tools for being a complete midfielder. His technique is criminally underrated, and add to that a great passing range and a thundering shot and it is a player the other team correctly fears. He/we must accept that with Fabregas next to him, he is even more responsible for shielding the back four, and it is necessary that he stays back and do what he does best from there, even though it limits him. The team will be better off from it. Immense player either way, really happy that he is on our side. Dion, killer1257 and Bluelsthecolour 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NishC300 1,865 Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 I'd like to request to remove the 'New Signing' tag since he's not a new signing anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilvorak 3,734 Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Watched Serbia-France today and he completely bossed their midfield especially in the first half. MrExcalibur100 and sdrcfc 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chels 2,502 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 He/we must accept that with Fabregas next to him, he is even more responsible for shielding the back four, and it is necessary that he stays back and do what he does best from there, even though it limits him. The team will be better off from it.I think we should try a midfield three of Mikel (anchorman) Matic (box-to-box instead of Ramires) and Fabregas. kellzfresh and stroey 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stroey 2,525 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I think we should try a midfield three of Mikel (anchorman) Matic (box-to-box instead of Ramires) and Fabregas.Think we will see that combo in some big matches this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chels 2,502 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Think we will see that combo in some big matches this season.I'd hope so but I think it will be Matic (DM) Ramires (B2B) and Fabregas which is a weaker midfield imo. stroey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAB 1,030 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Rami is faster than Mikel, therefore he will be preferred in big matches instead. Mikel works better when we decide to close the shop imo. I'd like to see Mikel+Matic+Fab though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeboii 1,844 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Rami is faster than Mikel, therefore he will be preferred in big matches instead. Mikel works better when we decide to close the shop imo. I'd like to see Mikel+Matic+Fab though.Maybe Mikel might get some more playing time after his impressive performance against Everton (no, not just DAT BACKHEEL ASSIST, but also he did good at the other stuff as well). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea? 892 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 LOL. Oscar would not get into Liverpool startin 11, but gets on Chelsea 11 and brazil... He would lose out to a team of all brits minus mario for a spot right? Come on... Oscar would have no chance at liverpool's starting 11. doesn't mean they have a better 11 than us. But on performance wise: Sterrling, Courtinho have been much better. For our system though, I dont think any of their mids would replace Oscar here either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mufilika 101 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Come on... Oscar would have no chance at liverpool's starting 11. robsblubot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea? 892 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Come on... Oscar would have no chance at liverpool's starting 11. doesn't mean they have a better 11 than us. But on performance wise: Sterrling, Courtinho have been much better. For our system though, I dont think any of their mids would replace Oscar here either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dion 2,476 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 And here I thought I had just closed the Oscar thread tab on chrome. Barbara and Hybrid Angel 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLyon 9,359 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Happy bday Oscar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid Angel 2,130 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Oscar here, Oscar there, Oscar everywhere. iseah100, TheIceMan and Barbara 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! BlueLyon 9,359 Posted September 9, 2014 Popular Post! Share Posted September 9, 2014 Oscar here, Oscar there, Oscar everywhere.Not for DiCaprio though Madmax, CHOULO19, Mufassir08 and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Armour 4,439 Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Played with a poor tempo at the start of the match, and it was no surprise to see him give the ball away for their first goal.Much better in the second half though, with Ramires also brought on to keep up the pace alongside him. Needs to keep it going that way. Barbara 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmax 9,219 Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 It's not fair to single him out too much. He hasn't been excellent but today he was a victim of our muddled thought processes and actions on the pitch. The team was set up to be progressive and forward thinking but the front 3 never pressed in the first half hour. With no pressure on the ball, Swansea (who are very good at this anyway) kept running rings around him and Fabregas. You can't hop on to their backs for not doing their jobs when their teammates did nothing to help them out. When we did step it up and closed down early and in numbers, he was back to looking comfortable. Blue Armour and The Skipper 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Didn't know how and when to press in the first half and looked terrible. Second half was much much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didierforever 7,349 Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 is starting games very very slowly!!! Blue Armour and Barbara 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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