I know about 99% of the Caf now hate him but there is no way he'd have been worse than either Fred or Pereira against Sheffield. I'm fine with Ole not fancying him and yes, he is declining. But he's better than Fred and he's better than someone who can play the defensive part of a #10 role and nothing else.
If Pogba and McTominay really are out for the next weeks still, surely he has to play.
He’s worse mate or He’s as worst as Pereira.
I just never understand why there is still some people think that Matic is even better than Fred at the moment. For the love of God, some people really need to pay attention on Matic and understand why the guy is deadwood.
A midfield should never ball watching, Matic is a ball watching while Fred is not, I know Fred has no quality but at least he’s trying to chase his man & follow his man not just standing on the pitch, being lazy and watching. Why can’t people see how lazy he’s been since 2018? If you got no pace to follow your man or chase your man then the very least you can do is having good positioning to intercept the ball like Carrick, but his positioning is also very poor.
Matic wouldn’t make any difference today and he would have been bulied by Sheffield player because they played high intensity and he won’t be able keep up. I would rather to see Axel & Fred against Aston Villa. Axel looks a bit rusty when he came on today but he’s a much better option than Matic right now.